Abstract: An armor includes a core that, in turn, includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion and a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements. An armor includes a strike face sheet, a rear face sheet, and a core disposed between the strike face sheet and the rear face sheet. The core includes a first layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion, a second layer of prismatic elements arranged in a tessellated fashion, and a strain isolation layer. The first layer of prismatic elements is nested into the second layer of prismatic elements with the strain isolation layer disposed between the first layer of prismatic elements and the second layer of prismatic elements.

Abstract: The present plate carrier includes front and rear panel sections with internal pockets for supporting ballistic plates and inserts, but positions the rear panel section to provide improved thoracic protection. The front and rear panel sections are suspended by shoulder straps, which connect to the rear panel section at a mid point below the top edge of the rear panel section. The mid point connection of the shoulder straps causes the rear panel section to ride higher than the front panel section and higher on the wearer's back thereby positioning the ballistic plate inside high on the wearer's back and providing better ballistic coverage of the wearer's upper thoracic area. One of the internal pockets of each panel section has facing strips of hook and loop material sewn around its inner periphery that adhere together around a ballistic plate to center and hold the plate in place within the pocket.

Abstract: The present plate carrier includes front and rear panel sections with internal pockets for supporting ballistic plates and inserts, but positions the rear panel section to provide improved thoracic protection. The front and rear panel sections are suspended by shoulder straps, which connect to the rear panel section at a mid point below the top edge of the rear panel section. The mid point connection of the shoulder straps causes the rear panel section to ride higher than the front panel section and higher on the wearer's back thereby positioning the ballistic plate inside high on the wearer's back and providing better ballistic coverage of the wearer's upper thoracic area. One of the internal pockets of each panel section has facing strips of hook and loop material sewn around its inner periphery that adhere together around a ballistic plate to center and hold the plate in place within the pocket.

Abstract: 1911-100 linkless barrel system is modified drop in barrel and spring guide assembly for colt 1911 style pistol platform. It uses angled teeth machined in to the lower barrel lug and in the groove of recoil spring guide assy to lock and unlock the barrel from slide in pistol cycling process. This improves consistency, longetivity, strength, accuracy and simplicity in colt 1911 style pistols. As drop in barrel system 1911-100 can be installed in a brand new or any already produced colt 1911 pistol, which gives it very big marketability potential.

Abstract: A semi-automatic or automatic rifle. The rifle has a receiver having a receiver frame, a barrel removably connected to the receiver frame and a cover coupled to the barrel. A removable hand guard section extends over and generally surrounds the barrel, the removable hand guard section removably connected to the receiver. The removable hand guard section has a locating feature adapted to engage with the cover and locate the hand guard relative to the cover. The barrel has a locking collar adapted to removably position and lock the removable hand guard section relative to the receiver frame and the barrel. The removable hand guard floats in position relative to the barrel.

Abstract: A cylinder bore for minimizing the friction loss may include a plurality of oil pockets formed on stroke sections that contact a piston on an interior circumference of the cylinder bore. The oil pockets may be formed by a laser honing method, and may have different shapes over the stroke sections or different shapes over the stroke sections according to stroke speeds. Moreover, the oil pockets may have a structure such that more oils can be supplied to an upper stroke section or to a lower stroke section than to a center stroke section of the cylinder bore. Furthermore, the oil pockets may be formed symmetrically with respect to a center stroke section of the cylinder bore.

Abstract: A dew point temperature sensor detects and sends the dew point temperature of the supply air to a dry area, as a supply air dew point temperature, to a controller. The controller has a speed of rotation of the regenerating side fan (the regenerating air flow rate) to control, and determines a control value (the regenerating air flow rate) that causes the supply air dew point temperature to go to a target dew point temperature, and determines a supply air processing pre-cooling coil exit temperature setting value in accordance with this control value (where if the control value is in the direction of reducing the regenerating air flow rate, the supply air processing pre-cooling coil exit temperature setting value is increased). Note that what is controlled is the speed of rotation of the desiccant rotors, or the exit temperatures of the air heated by the hot water coils.

Abstract: An air purification system comprises a chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, a plurality of flexible wires hanging from a ceiling of the chamber, a spray mechanism configured to spray droplets in the chamber, and a sound wave generator configured to generate a standing sound wave in the chamber. During operation of the air purification system, the plurality of flexible wires are elastically deformed by the standing sound wave generated by the sound wave generator such that portions of the plurality of flexible wires converge at nodes of the sound wave, and also the droplets move to the nodes of the standing sound wave, while trapping particles in the air during the movement to the nodes. The droplets collide against and are adsorbed to the plurality of flexible wires at the nodes of the sound wave.

Abstract: Condensable vapors such as carbon dioxide are separated from light gases in a process stream. The systems and methods employ a particle bed cooled by an in-bed heat exchanger to desublimate the condensable vapors from the process stream. The condensable vapors are condensed on the bed particles while the light gases from the process stream, which are not condensed, form a separated light-gas stream. The separated light-gas stream can be used in a recuperative heat exchanger to cool the process stream.

Abstract: A method of making a sorbent of an activated carbon substrate having a metal sulfide, which may be useful, for example, for removing a contaminant from a fluid stream.

Abstract: An apparatus for mass transfer of a gas into a liquid, including a tank that defines a chamber for receiving the gas, and at least one surface provided within the chamber. Each surface has an inner region, an outer region and an edge adjacent the outer region. Each surface is configured to receive the liquid at the inner region and rotate such that the liquid flows on the surface from the inner region to the outer region, and, upon reaching the edge of the surface, separates to form liquid particles that move outwardly through the gas in the chamber. The liquid particles are sized so that the gas is absorbed by the liquid particles to produce a mixed liquid saturated with the gas during a brief flight time of the liquid particles through the chamber.

Abstract: A mist eliminator including a substrate and a plurality of frusto-conical shaped protrusions disposed on the substrate is provided. The plurality of frusto-conical shaped protrusions have a geometry and are positioned at intervals that provide coalescence and retention of water particles from moisture containing air contacting the substrate and frusto-conical shaped protrusions. A moisture removal system and a method for removing water particles from inlet air with the mist eliminator are also disclosed.

Abstract: A filter element, a particle filter, a method for marking a filter element, a method for producing a particle filter and the use of a filter element are described. With such methods and filter elements, individual filter elements can be securely adhered in a simple manner to form a filter. An identification means is applied to the end surfaces of each filter element for producing a particle filter, thus enabling the defined orientation of the filter elements for the adhesive process and preventing erroneous adhesion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for removing debris from an air cleaner of an internal combustion engine. The method includes receiving a flow of air from a source of air flow associated with an internal combustion engine at a first end portion of a conduit and passing the flow of air towards a second end portion of the conduit. The method also includes passing the flow of air into a scavenging conduit of the air cleaner towards an exhaust end of the scavenging conduit and creating a suction pressure at an end of the scavenging conduit connected to the air cleaner. The suction pressure results in a drawing in of the debris from the air cleaner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dry carbon dioxide capture apparatus with improved carbon dioxide capture efficiency through preventing gas backflows into vertical transport lines. The dry CO2 capture apparatus includes a capture reactor having a capture buffer chamber on the bottom side, a capture diffusion plate on top of the capture buffer chamber, and adsorbent particles in a space above the capture diffusion plate; a first separator connected to the capture reactor through a vertical transport line; a regenerator having a regeneration buffer chamber on the bottom side, a regenerating diffusion plate on top of the regeneration buffer chamber, and adsorbent particles in a space above the regenerating diffusion plate; a second separator connected to the regenerator through a gas separation line; and a second particle transfer line connected to the regenerator at one end and connected to the capture reactor at the other end.

Abstract: A separator tank (1) for separating oil and gas from water comprises an essentially cylindrical vertical tank with at least one separator tank unit. The separator tank unit has an inlet for fluid (2) and a first inner annular wall (5) a first conical portion (9) and a first central opening (8). A second inner annular wall (15) is positioned at a distance from the first inner annular wall and has a second conical portion (19) and a second central opening (18). A first flow opening (10) is provided at an end of said first inner annular wall (5) and a second flow opening (20) is provided at an end of second inner annular wall (15).

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for regenerating a carbon dioxide absorption solution that regenerates an absorption solution for absorbing carbon dioxide contained in a combustion exhaust gas emitted during a combustion process of a vehicle, thereby reducing energy costs while simplifying its configuration.

Abstract: An infused beverage storage container to enable a person to create a fruit infused alcoholic beverage within the same container used for storage and dispensing. The infused beverage storage container includes a holding box with a plurality of sides, where the plurality of sides compose a peripheral edge of the holding box, a set of handle acceptors attached to a set of opposing sides, a top attached to an upper portion of the holding box, and a set of handlebars engaged within the set of handle acceptors to lift the infused beverage storage container. The infused beverage storage container further includes an infusion jar resting within the holding box, a lid fastened to the infusion jar and extending from an opening within the top, and a combination of ingredients to create an infused beverage wherein the infused beverage is housed within the infusion jar and dispensed after removing the lid.

Abstract: A device for cooking with a combination of steam and smoke. This device employs a burner for heating a material to create smoke, a container to hold such material; a water pan to catch drippings and also having an aperture to direct the flow of the smoke; a tapered pipe having its inlet attached to the water pan with the taper of the pipe accelerating the speed of the flowing smoke; optionally, a substantially flat plate at the exit of the tapered pipe to cause the smoke to spread farther from the center of its flow through optional apertures in the tapered pipe; optionally, fins attached to the exit in order to cause the smoke to rotate as it rises; and a means for injected steam into the intended path of the smoke.

Abstract: Provided is an improved bidirectional heating cooker having a cooking pan including a first pan portion whose one portion is cut out open in order to form an incision portion and a second pan portion that is placed at the incision portion of the first pan portion, in a manner that the cooking pan is not formed into a fitting method being fitted with a central supporting pillar through a center hole formed at the center of the cooking pan but formed into a seating method being seated on the upper portion of a lower heating unit, to thereby enable the cooking pan to be easily attached on or detached from the lower heating unit to thus be easily washed, and to thereby allow various types of cooking pans to be easily combined to thus enhance conveniences of use and to be easily replaced with new ones and to be easily combined with other types of cooking pans to thus enable the various types of cooking pans to be used in combination and to accordingly cook different kinds of foods simultaneously.

Abstract: The invention is in particular directed to a processing chamber (1) of a household cooking oven. For dehumidification of ambient air, a sorption cartridge (2) is provided which is arranged inside the processing chamber (1).

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking grid that is positionable on a top opening of a grill. The grid includes a frame, a plurality of bars, and a shield section. The bars and the shield section are arranged inside the frame, and the bars form therebetween a plurality of openings. The shield section is arranged to correspond in position to a burner unit set up inside the grill, whereby when the cooking grid receives foodstuffs positioned thereon for grilling, the shield section provides a shielding function that prevents liquid substances of grease and juice of the grilled foodstuffs and sauce applied to the foods from dropping on the burner unit to cause flaming and smoke, and thermal energy emitting from the burner unit is directly applied to the cooking grid to thereby provide functions of health, environmental protection, and energy conservation.

Abstract: A chocolate heating and conveying apparatus is disclosed. The chocolate heating and conveying apparatus has a heater jacket that is attachable to and detachable from an inner surface of a container and is formed of a lightweight and flexible heat insulating mat having at least one planar portion, the planar portion having a temperature-controllable heater embedded therein. The chocolate heating and conveying apparatus also has an electric heating board that is provided at a bottom inside surface of the container and has a heater that is embedded therein.

Abstract: A husk removing device includes a screen body having an inner surface and an outer surface, and formed with a plurality of protrusions, and a plurality of elongated holes extending through the inner and outer surfaces. Each of the protrusions includes a flat portion distal from the inner surface and having a peripheral edge, and a surrounding portion that extends and tapers from the inner surface to the peripheral edge of the flat portion. A height of the flat potion from the inner surface is not greater than 1 mm. Each of the elongated holes passes through the flat portion and the surrounding portion of at least one of the protrusions so as to form a pair of opposing first shaving edges at the flat portion and pairs of second shaving edges at the surrounding portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for tying a wire around one or more objects such as concrete reinforcing bars is disclosed. It comprises means for passing the wire in a loop around the bars and a rotatable head for twisting the ends of the loop together. The head has at least one clamping member for clamping the wire. The clamping member provides a higher clamping force when tension in the wire is increases.

Abstract: A round baler has a bale chamber that is partly covered by a gate, which is journaled in a frame via a gate bearing which is coaxial to a roll bearing of a roll. The gate bearing has a radial slot to release the roll and/or the roll bearing.

Abstract: A round baler is provided having a bale chamber that is partly covered by stationary side walls assuming the size and shape of the bale chamber and by a gate having a skirt which can be brought into an overlapping relationship with the side walls when the gate is closed.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming bundles of printed products includes a lift element that moves vertically inside a holding area. The printed products are deposited on the lift element when the lift element is in an upper position. The lift moves the deposited printed products downward into the holding area so that the printed products are in position to subsequently be compressed into a bundle by pressing the printed products with an upward movement against a pressing element. The lift transports the compressed bundle to a lower position in the holding area where the lift element moves out of the holding area to a position in which the bundle is released to drop onto a support element. The lift element thereafter is moveable from the lower position to the upper position for the depositing of additional printed products. An ejection element conveys the compressed bundle out of the holding area.

Abstract: A printing form precursor comprises a printing surface which comprises an inorganic metal compound, the printing surface being hydrophobic and capable of being made hydrophilic by energy but capable of becoming hydrophobic again, for reuse, if desired. An associated method of printing includes steps of subjecting the printing surface imagewise to energy so as to locally increase its hydrophilicity sufficient to make the surface differentiated in its acceptance of an oxophilic a printing ink; applying the ink to the printing surface and printing from the printing surface; causing or allowing the printing surface to undergo a reduction in hydrophilicity sufficient again to make the printing surface uniform in its acceptance of a printing ink; and,if wished, repeating these steps on multiple occasions. Thus the invention achieves the goal of providing a printing form precursor which does not need a chemical developer, and which can be used multiple times, to print different images.

Abstract: An image transfer blanket usable with an image forming apparatus includes a main blanket body, a plurality of release layers configured to receive and transfer an image, each release layer disposed across from opposites sides of the main blanket body, and a plurality of soft layers configured to conform to a substrate onto which the image is transferred, each soft layer disposed between a respective release layer and the main blanket body.

Abstract: A device and method are described for the easy and rapid loading and unloading of flexographic sleeves from flexographic processing machines. The device includes internal chucks that hold on to the end of a sleeve or sleeve adapter. The chucks are rotatably mounted within a flexographic processing machine to permit sleeve processing. In addition, the chucks may move to accommodate a large range of sleeve or adapter diameters and lengths. The method permits the loading and unloading of sleeves with a minimum amount of sleeve handling and without additional end pieces or adapters.

Abstract: Doctor blade assembly for rotogravure printing units, having a support structure for a doctor blade, a holding device of the support structure and a moving device for moving the holding device. The holding device includes a mounting suitable to fix either a chambered doctor blade or a non-chambered doctor blade to the moving device.

Abstract: An explosive device using a semiconductor explosion initiator device provides an MOS capacitor formed on a semiconductor substrate and including a silicide layer formed over a doped silicon layer formed over an oxide layer. The oxide layer is formed on an N-well formed in a semiconductor substrate. A voltage source applies a voltage which may be a pulsed voltage, across the MOS capacitor sufficient to cause the avalanche breakdown of the oxide layer and the diffusion of metal from the silicide layer into the doped silicon of the N-well formed in the substrate. The chemical reaction between the metal and the doped silicon causes the generation of a plasma which ignites a pyrotechnic material or ignites or detonates other explosive material in contact with the semiconductor explosion initiator device.

Abstract: An inertial igniter for igniting a thermal battery upon a predetermined acceleration event is provided. The inertial igniter including: a base having a first projection; a striker mass rotatably connected to the base through a rotatable connection, the base having a second projection aligned with the first projection such that when the striker mass is rotated towards the base, the first projection impacts the second projection; and a rotation prevention mechanism for preventing impact of the first and second projections unless the predetermined acceleration event is experienced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a combustible sleeve for accomodating propellant charge powder, to munitions designed using such a sleeve, and to a production method for such sleeves. The sleeve (6) according to the invention is designed for accomodating propellant charge powder (4) and has a jacket wall made of combustible felted fibrous material (23) and an inlay (5) of intersecting threads (5) in the jacket wall. The threads (5) are displayed therein at a distance from one another such that felted fibrous material (23) reaches through the regions between the threads (5). The method comprises the following steps: preparing a jacket wall made of combustible felted fibrous material (23) and inserting an inlay (5) made of intersecting threads (5) into the jacket wall. The threads (5) are disposed therein at a distance from one another such that the felted fibrous material (23) extends through the regions between the threads (5).

Abstract: A primer composition that includes red phosphorus having an acid scavenger and a polymer thereon. The primer composition includes at least one other component that is substantially free of lead. The other component is at least one oxidizer, or at least one oxidizer and at least one of at least one secondary explosive composition and at least one energetic binder. The primer composition optionally includes at least one element having an ionic charge to ionic radius ratio of 4 or of 8, such as magnesium, zirconium, aluminum, silicon, titanium, tungsten, alloys thereof, and combinations thereof. The red phosphorus and the at least one oxidizer are present in the primer composition at approximately stoichiometric amounts. An ordnance element including the primer composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: An irritation body (100, 100?) is proposed, which is formed by at least two modules (101, 102). The upper module (101) serves for acceptance of an ignition head (1) with tilt lever (3) and comprises upper blow-out apertures (8, 9). The lower module (102) is intended for acceptance of an effect-charge (11) with the effect-charge (11) being integrated in a central chamber (10) of a module (102). The chamber (10) itself is functionally connected with the upper blow-out apertures (8, 9) and also with the lower blow-out apertures (12, 18, 19, 20) in the lower module (102). The chamber (10) in the lower module (102) can, depending upon module (102), be selected in different sizes, which produces, under concomitant volume variability, output variability with defined increase in output.

Abstract: A reaction component or plate for a linear induction motor incorporates a flexibility increasing feature and a wear resistant feature.

Abstract: A method of providing a weather-proof high-speed transportation system including an underground tunnel tube within which a high-speed vehicle moves. Presenting visual images to a person on the vehicle in coordination with the instantaneous location of the person. Providing visual images with or without accompanying audio to a person on the vehicle including correlating the visual images to a predetermined location of the person.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing compound exhibiting excellent surface tension-reducing ability despite the absence of perfluoroalkyl group having a chain length of 8 or more which had been the cause of the PFOS and PFOA problems and use of a fluorine material with low environmental load is provided. Also provided are a fluorine-containing surfactant and a composition thereof, an aqueous resin emulsion and a floor polish composition containing such surfactant. The fluorine-containing compound is represented by the following formula (1): Rf1—CpH2p—CH(OH)—CqH2q—NR—CrH2r—(O)n—SO3M??(1) wherein Rf1 is a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, p, q, and r are independently an integer of 1 to 6, M is a cationic atom or atomic group, n is 0 or 1, R is hydrogen atom, a C1-12 alkyl group, or a group represented by the following formula (2): Rf2—CsH2s—CH(OH)—CtH2t—??(2) wherein Rf2 is a C1-6 perfluoroalkyl group, and s and t are independently an integer of 1 to 6.

Abstract: Dental material is provided with at least one antimicrobial active substance that is applied onto inorganic particles or organic polymer beads and is bound non-covalently to the particles or polymer beads. This results in a dental material on which plaque colonisation is prevented.

Abstract: Method comprising: applying uncured pre-gel (UP) to surface; contacting UP with cross-linking agents; allowing applied UP to cure, increasingly adhere to first surface, source of agents: solid support comprising agent, or insoluble agent salt in UP, wherein trigger compound is added to UP, or spraying/coating agent, with solid support added.

Abstract: A method for the coating of a substrate in which a starting material (P) is sprayed onto the substrate in the form of a process jet by means of plasma spraying, with the starting material (P) being injected into a plasma which defocuses the process jet and being melted partly or completely into a liquid phase there at a low process pressure which is at most 20,000 Pa, wherein a gas flow for the process jet is set such that the substrate is coated by deposition from the liquid phase in at least one region which is located in the geometric shadow with respect to the process jet.

Abstract: A modifier of a lithium ion battery includes a clear solution fabricated from a phosphorous source having a phosphate radical, a trivalent aluminum source, and a metallic oxide provided in a liquid phase solvent. A molar ratio of the trivalent aluminum source, the metallic oxide, and the phosphorous source is set by (MolAl+MolMetal):Molp=about 1:2.5 to about 1:4. MolAl is the amount of substance of an aluminum element in the trivalent aluminum source, MolMetal is the amount of substance of a metallic element in the metallic oxide, and Molp is the amount of substance of a phosphorous element in the phosphorous source.

Abstract: Core-shell type composite oxide fine particles are described in which the core particles are oxide fine particles or composite oxide fine particles that do not contain silicon and/or aluminum as main components, and the surface of the core particles is covered with a shell including a composite oxide that contains silicon and aluminum as main components, the shell containing silicon and aluminum in a weight ratio in terms of oxides, SiO2/Al2O3, in the range of 2.0 to 30.0. A dispersion liquid of the core-shell type composite oxide fine particles exhibits very high stability.

Abstract: A diffusing agent composition of an aspect of the invention contains: a condensation product (A) made from a starting material that is an alkoxysilane represented by the following general formula (1): [Chemical Formula 1] R1mSi(OR2)4-m ??(1) where R1 and R2 are an organic group, a plurality of R1s and R2s included in condensation product are identical or different, and m is 0, 1 or 2, the condensation product including an alkoxysilane where m=0 also including at least one alkoxysilane where m is 1 or 2; an impurity diffusion component (C); and an organic solvent (D).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a concentrate composition suitable for melt blending of nano particle size additives into polymers or polymer blends, said composition comprising a waxy matrix carrier material having an melting point of at least 40° C., in an amount of 10 to 99.9 wt. %, based on the weight of the composition and metal or metaloxide primary nanoparticles having a particle size substantially between 1 and 500 nm, wherein the metal oxide nano particles are zinc oxide or silver oxide.

Abstract: A method for the production of an alkali activated hydraulic binder, with the binder comprising slag, natural aluminum silicates, and an alkali activator, and the binder being free of CaSO4. The slag is provided in amounts greater than or equal to 20% (w/w), and the natural aluminum silicates are different from furnace slag, and are provided in amounts from 5 to 75% (w/w). The alkali activator is provided in an amount which corresponds to a Na2O equivalent defined as (Na2O+0.658K2O) (ASTM C 150) between 0.7 and 4% (w/w). The method includes the step of heat treating a mixture of the slag, the natural aluminium silicates, and the alkali activator at temperatures between 40° C. and 50° C. for 4 to 6 hours.

Abstract: A method for producing cement clinker in a plant that includes: a first cyclone preheater and a second cyclone preheater for preheating first and second portions of a raw material, respectively; a precalcinator using a combustion gas for burning a fuel, the fumes released by the precalcinator being directed to the second cyclone preheater; a rotary furnace provided with a fuel burner, the fumes released by the rotary furnace being directed to the first cyclone preheater; and a clinker cooler that blows cooling air across the clinker at the outlet of the rotary furnace. According to the method, the precalcinator combustion gas contains between 90 and 100 vol % of oxygen. The precalcinator may consist of a fluidized bed, the fluidization gas being the combustion gas. The invention also relates to a plant as such.

Abstract: A portable table includes a pedestal arranged to be penetrated into the ground and a tray member arranged to be selectively supported on a top end of the pedestal so as to remain readily separable for transport or storage. A beverage holder arranged to be slidably supported on an upper portion of the pedestal. The pedestal has an offset portion arranged to prevent downwardly sliding of the beverage holder below the upper portion of the pedestal. The tray member includes an upper supporting surface and stiffening ribs therebelow having a matching profile for nested stacking of a plurality of tray members separated from their respective pedestals.