Abstract: A portion of a simulated element of a graphical simulation available for modification is identified in view of a cursor location associated with a user input device. The identified portion of the simulated element is selected for modification. The selected portion of the simulated element is then modified according to a direct manipulation of a display of the selected portion of the simulated element by a user using the user input device.

Abstract: A method and system for playing a fantasy sport competition among a plurality of Users, includes instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for transmitting User selections to suitably order Players in the User roster. Any User requests to commence a draft. An order of the draft selection is generated. A user is granted an opportunity to request an assertion of an Enhancement. Enhancements are selected from a list comprising a blocking enhancement to move a User-selected User to the end of the generated order of selection and an immunity enhancement to move a User to the beginning of the generated order of selection. If a User generates such a request for assertion of an Enhancement, the order of selection of Players is changed to add, in turn, to each User's roster of Players.

Abstract: Methods for hosting and operating a twitch service and systems are provided. One method includes running a twitch video game or real-time application at a hosting service center. The twitch video game or real-time application is configured to be played or used by a user on a client device remote to the hosting service center via compressed streaming interactive video. The hosting service center processes input received from the user, wherein the compressed streaming interactive video is compressed with a worst-case, round-trip latency from a user control input to display of a response to the user control input on the client device of the user. The method further includes broadcasting the twitch action video game or real-time application in one or more streams of real-time compressed digital video from the hosting service center to one or more viewing client devices over the Internet. The method also includes selectively overlaying, by the hosting service center, feedback data (e.g.

Abstract: A game apparatus includes a micon, and the micon measures step counts in correspondence with the magnitude of accelerations indicated by acceleration data from an acceleration sensor when a user carries the game apparatus in a sleep mode in which the apparatus is closed. The step counts are converted into earned coins. In each of a plurality of games executed by the game apparatus, by using the earned coins, a special item is purchased, playing in a special course is permitted, a hint is displayed, and a game is played in fast-forward.

Abstract: Video games created and distributed have software that track decisions made by the user within the game and are uploaded via the Internet to a system (e.g. Playstation Network or Xbox Live, PC, iOS, Android) and the decisions are compiled on a server. This compilation is monitored and can view which decisions are made most frequently by each user per game-unit sold. This data is used to determine the path of a plot of a video that is created based on that statistical information, as well as music choice and characters.

Abstract: A first graphical asset and a second graphical asset associated with a simulated character of a video game are received. The first graphical asset and the second graphical asset that share a same physical location on the simulated character are paired together. Graphical conflicts between the first graphical asset and the second graphical created as a result of the pairing are then resolved.

Abstract: Methods and systems for using a position of a mobile device with an integrated display as an input to a video game or other presentation are presented. Embodiments include rendering an avatar on a mobile device such that it appears to overlay a competing user in the real world. Using the mobile device's position, view direction, and the other user's mobile device position, an avatar (or vehicle, etc.) is depicted at an apparently inertially stabilized location of the other user's mobile device or body. Some embodiments may estimate the other user's head and body positions and angles and reflect them in the avatar's gestures.

Abstract: A first display control unit displays an item selecting screen, which receives a selection of at least one of a plurality of items, on a display unit. A second display control unit displays a setting screen on the display unit in response to a first operation for selecting at least one of the items in a case where the item selecting screen is being displayed, the setting screen receiving a change of content of the selected item. The item selecting screen includes an area displaying information on content of a specified item among the plurality of items. A change control unit changes the content of the specified item displayed on the area in response to a second operation that is different from the first operation, in a case where the item selecting screen is being displayed.

Abstract: A game system includes a character setting section that sets a plurality of characters selected by a player from among a plurality of characters possessed by the player to be battle characters, a game processing section that executes a battle between the characters that have been set to be the battle characters and an enemy character that appears in a stage selected by the player, and an information presentation section that, when a number of times that the player failed to clear the stage has reached a predetermined number, extracts a plurality of characters recommended to be the battle characters from among the characters possessed by the player when the number of times that the player failed to clear the stage has reached a predetermined number, determines whether or not the player can clear the stage when the extracted characters are set to be the battle characters, and presents information that corresponds to the determination result to the player.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for integrated computer-related and physical game play interactions between a game player, a physical game piece and an electronic device are defined. The physical game piece transmits a unique alphanumeric identifier to an electronic device game application while the game application either waits to receive a recognized unique alphanumeric identifier before switching to a video game where a character battles and waits to receive a recognized unique alphanumeric identifier before switching back to the waiting state.

Abstract: The present invention describes, in part, a virtual game that provides real-world prizes for online game participation. The game allows users to access an online website having multiple versions of a game that depend upon the type of music the gamer chooses. The online game is able to track and monitor online participation and award points that are redeemed for real-world prizes.

Abstract: A multiplayer fishing game with a casting interface, comprising a processor and a user interface device coupled to the processor and configured to generate user-selectable controls in response to data received from the processor. A casting user interface operating on the user interface device and the processor, the casting user interface having a first indicator for selecting a casting power and a second indicator for selecting a casting accuracy. The casting user interface is configured to allow a user to activate a control a first time to stop a dynamic feature of the casting user interface to select the casting power and to activate the control a second time to stop the dynamic feature of the casting user interface to select the casting accuracy.

Abstract: Disclosed are a virtual world processing device and method. By way of example, data collected from the real world is converted to binary form data which is then transmitted, or is converted to XML data, or the converted XML data is further converted to binary form data which is then transmitted, thereby allowing the data transmission rate to be increased and a low bandwidth to be used, and, in the case of a data-receiving adaptation RV engine, the complexity of the adaptation RV engine can be reduced as there is no need to include an XML parser.

Abstract: A gift holder of a container caddy or like receptacle attached to or detachably coupled with a stuffed animal, doll or figurine, with which a gift card, prepaid gift certificate, cash, check or other endearment is presentable as a collectable item.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new type of suction cup toy for children and associated methods of use thereof, and, more particularly, to a teether, a play toy, a construction toy, and/or a combination teether and toy.

Abstract: Musical toy building elements to make a plurality of combination of sounds comprising of a plurality of walls, a top lid and a bottom cap to make an inner space between them, wherein at least two of said walls, said lid and said cap having releasable couplers, and wherein said releasable couplers selected from a group of male and female couplers, hook and loop couplers or magnetic connectors, and wherein said block having percussion musical instruments to produce sounds, said musical instrument being installed on the lid, or on the walls or in the inner space of the block and said musical instrument being detachably mounted on the block or being an integral element of the building block.

Abstract: A play center including a number of frames secured to each other to at least partially define substantially vertical walls of the outdoor play center, each frame having two or more openings, and a number of panels, each panel having a body thereof, the panels being receivable in selected ones of the openings. Each of the openings is partially defined by one or more elongate side walls of each frame. Each panel includes one or more flanges extending from the body over at least a receiving portion of the side wall. The play center also includes a number of fasteners for fastening the flanges to the receiving portions.

Abstract: The distillation reactor consists of a reactor apparatus with corresponding method of upstream distilling and purification of carbon based liquid or liquidized streams for use as fuels, lubricating oils and or gaseous energy and electricity production. The distillation reactor consolidates the atmospheric and vacuum distillation processes along with desalting, defueling, deasphalting, fractionation, thin/wiped film evaporation and Hydro finishing into an advanced high velocity, high volume single reactor system. Carbon based feed streams include either a single stream or preferably, a combined stream of liquefied coal slurries, crude oils, spent oils, Pyrolyic oils and or peat or other plant carbon derived liquids, vapors, mists or gases. The method further consists of controlling the mix ratio, flow velocity, sequential fractionation and filtration technology and processing atmospheres of the carbon feeds with the reactor apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for separating a mixture comprising a compound of formula I: and a compound of formula III: comprising distilling the mixture, wherein A is a C6-C10 alkene chain with at least one double bond, R1 is a C1-C10 alkyl, and R3 is an oxygen-containing functional group.

Abstract: An atmospheric water generation system, including a casing into which an air treatment unit and a chiller unit are located, the air treatment unit being provided with a first air inlet for ambient air and a first air outlet, the chiller unit being provided with a second air inlet and a second air outlet, wherein a respectively closing member is directly associated to each first and second air inlet and outlet. The system thus can additionally be used as an air conditioning unit, when the cooled and demoistured air from the air treatment unit is directed to a closed work space. The system may additionally include a water treatment unit and a power generating unit for stand alone purposes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing salt, and more particularly to an apparatus for manufacturing salt, which is capable of obtaining mineral salt containing a high concentration of minerals, manufacturing salt at relatively low cost in a relatively small space, and exhibiting maximum efficiency of drying or evaporation since seawater is heated and sprayed onto a cloth or net.

Abstract: The invention provides a system that automates the extraction of a liquid substance from a material. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: Separating sand from an input stream comprising a mixture of oil, gas, water and sand. A unitary vessel comprises a spherical portion and a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a proximal end and a distal end and the spherical portion and cylindrical portion joined at the proximal end of the cylindrical portion. An inlet for the input stream is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel. A first outlet for an outlet stream comprising oil, water, and natural gas is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel and below the inlet. A second outlet is positioned adjacent to the distal end of the cylindrical portion of the unitary vessel. Sand can be removed from the unitary vessel via the second outlet.

Abstract: A water filtrating system may include a plurality of filters vertically disposed inside a shell, which is used to protect the filters therein. The shell can be single-layered or multi-layered. In one embodiment, the water filtrating system may be coupled with an RO system having controls, a plurality of membranes. The water filtered by the filtering system can be further purified by the RO system. The present invention is advantageous because the filters are vertically disposed inside the shell, so the filters are protected from being damaged and able to survive extreme weather conditions and/or external environmental conditions such as moisture, vibration, shock, etc. Moreover, the size of the entire system is significantly reduced because the filters or filtering components are all vertically disposed inside the shell, so the user can use more than one systems to increase the water output or filtration efficiency.

Abstract: A portable pre-filtering fuel filler device is described herein. The portable pre-filtering fuel filler device includes a fuel inlet opening, an interior fuel conduit in fluidic communication with the fuel inlet opening, and a water chamber positioned vertically below the interior fuel conduit. The portable pre-filtering fuel filler device further includes a fuel filter in fluidic communication with the water chamber and positioned vertically above the water chamber and a fuel outlet opening in fluidic communication with the fuel filter.

Abstract: A suspended solids filter system including a container for receiving contaminated liquid, and a filter assembly disposed within the container for filtering the contaminated liquid so that contaminants separated from the liquid remain in the container.

Abstract: A cartridge forming part of a fluid filter includes a filter element, an end cap overlying one end of the filter element, a central tube having one end secured to the end cap, a biasing element, and a relief valve having a valve piston with a head that is biased by the biasing element into engagement with a valve seat formed by an underside of the end cap. The valve seat is configured so that it has a curvature that is larger than that of the head of the valve piston. In the particular arrangement disclosed, a second end cap overlies another end of the filter element, axially opposite the end cap mentioned, and is also secured to the central tube. Preferably, at least one of the central tube and the valve piston defines a depending pilot for supporting an end of the biasing element.

Abstract: A water filtration system utilizes a housing configured to utilize various types of filter media and having a press-sealed closing system. The closing system includes a head portion defining a head opening, a lock member, and a lid member. The lock member releasably engages the head portion such that an abutment section of the lock member projects into the head opening. The lid member is received by the head portion to cover the head opening, and has an outward-facing press section configured to abut an inward facing portion of the abutment section of the lock member when the lid member is covering the head opening. Pressure generated within the housing during water filtration presses the lid member in an outward direction and causes the lid member press section to press against the abutment section of the lock member to substantially prevent disengagement of the lock member from the head portion.

Abstract: A filtration system comprises a malleable compartment and a handle. The malleable compartment has a permeable fabric forming an exterior of the malleable compartment. The exterior at least partially faces a contaminated fluid. The permeable fabric has a pore size that defines the permeability of the fabric. The malleable compartment also has an interior that holds an interchangeable microfiltration medium. The microfiltration medium has a pore size that is smaller than the pore size of the permeable fabric. The filtration system also comprises a handle that is affixed to the malleable compartment.

Abstract: Described herein are peripherally enriched fibrous media. The peripherally enriched fibrous media are nonwoven media including at least one peripheral region that is enriched in one or more binder resins, and at least one bulk region that is significantly or substantially free of binder resin, the regions being present in a single fibrous media layer. Methods of making the media and performance advantages of the media in one or more filtration applications are also described.

Abstract: A filter element has a filter media hollow body with a hollow interior circumferentially enclosing an outflow passage. A second filter as a bypass filter element is arranged at or integrated into the end cap the filter element. The bypass filter element is configured as an ambient airflow restriction device providing a significantly higher pressure drop relative to the in the filter media of the filter element, the significantly higher pressure drop is operable to limit or prevent airflow through the auxiliary inflow path. When the primary inflow path is obstructed, the ambient airflow restriction device operates to provide auxiliary airflow into the outflow passage, bypassing filtering of the filter media hollow body of the filter element.

Abstract: Described is a housing (18) for a separating device (12) for separating fluid from a gas, a housing cover (28) and a connecting part (16) of a device (12) and a device (12) for separating a fluid. The housing (18) has at least one first gas passage (82), which is centrally disposed relative to an axis (30) on a connection device (14). The housing (18) has at least one second gas passage (52), which is disposed radially outside the at least one first gas passage (82) with respect to the axis (30). The housing (18) has at least one fluid outlet (36, 48, 64) for fluid separated from the gas, which is disposed radially between the at least one first gas passage (82) and the at least one second gas passage (52) with respect to the axis (30).

Abstract: An air filtration system that comprises a filter assembly having a magnetic seal mounted in a holding frame. The magnetic seal is disposed between the filter assembly and the holding frame to prevent air from bypassing a filter media of the filter assembly. The magnetic seal is disposed between an outer shoulder of a filter frame of the filter assembly and an inner shoulder of the holding frame.

Abstract: An air filter has a housing, a filter core, a resilient abutting element, a sleeve, a threaded rod bracket, a threaded rod and a nut. The axial sealing is achieved by axially compressing the resilient abutting element, such that the user does not have to apply much physical effort to compress the resilient abutting element. The user can easily push the filter core into the housing, and then rotates and tightens the nut, which can axially compress the resilient abutting element. It is easy to apply force on rotating the nut, and better still, the nut can be rotated by an electric tool, which further facilitates the convenience in assembling. Besides, the nut only abuts the sleeve, and the threaded rod bracket does not abut the filter core. Consequently, the filter core is not blocked, thereby making the air smoothly pass through the filter core.

Abstract: A dust filter barrel includes a sheet filter cylinder, a mesh cylinder and a fixation base. The sheet filter cylinder has two end faces, an inner layer and an outer layer laminated on the inner layer; wherein the inner layer has a plurality of pores having a first pore diameter, the outer layer has a plurality of pores having a second pore diameter, and the second pore diameter is smaller than the first pore diameter. The mesh cylinder is non-contact with the outer layer of the sheet filter cylinder and sleeved outside the sheet filter cylinder and has two end faces. The fixation base has a first and second cover bodies disposed on the two end faces of the sheet filter cylinder and the mesh cylinder respectively, and the second cover body is formed with at least one opening communicated with the sheet filter cylinder.

Abstract: An improved air filter assembly for removing particles from air flow across the filter assembly utilizing a tackifier material. The air filter assembly comprises a peripheral frame adapted to be supported in communication with an intake opening in a residential return air duct; and a filter media mounted within the frame for removing particulate from air flowing from an upstream side of the filter assembly to a downstream side of the air filter assembly. The downstream side of the filter media comprises a layer of filter media treated with a tackifier material or a sticky oil.

Abstract: A rotating separator has a housing preventing separated liquid carryover. A plenum between the annular rotating separating filter element and the housing sidewall has one or more flow path separating guides minimizing the flow of separated liquid to the outlet. The flow path guides may include one or more fins and/or swirl flow dampers and/or a configured surface.

Abstract: An air filter unit has a pleated filter medium with a zigzag shape in which a fibrous filter medium has been folded multiple times. The coefficients of linear expansion of the space-supporting members provided in each of the multiple folded spaces of the pleated filter medium are equal to or greater than the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal filter frame of the filter unit. The linear expansion coefficients of first space-supporting members are smaller than the linear expansion coefficient of a second space-supporting member. The first space-supporting members are provided in side portion regions including both side portions positioned at outermost sides of the pleated filter medium in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second space-supporting member is provided in a central portion region sandwiched between the side portion regions.

Abstract: Layered filtered cartridge systems with an End of Service Life Indicating system include a filter cartridge that includes filter media. The filter media includes a multi-layer construction, of a first sorbent layer, a second sorbent layer, and a sensing element adjacent to the first and second sorbent layers such that an indicating element of the sensing element is located at the interface between the first and second sorbent layers. The first sorbent layer has a higher adsorption capacity and/or higher adsorption rate than the second sorbent layer. The sensing element indicates the passage of an adsorption wavefront through the filter cartridge.

Abstract: A process for component separation in a polymer production system, comprising (a) separating a polymerization product stream into a gas stream and a polymer stream, (b) contacting the polymer stream with a purge gas to yield a purged polymer and a spent purge gas comprising purge gas, ethylene, and ethane, (c) contacting the spent purge gas with a temperature swing adsorber contactor (TSAC) to yield a loaded TSAC, wherein at least a portion of the ethylene is adsorbed by the TSAC at a first temperature to yield TSAC-adsorbed ethylene, wherein a portion of the ethane is adsorbed by the TSAC at the first temperature to yield TSAC-adsorbed ethane, (d) heating the loaded TSAC to a second temperature to yield a regenerated TSAC, and (e) contacting the regenerated TSAC with a sweeping gas stream to yield a recovered adsorbed gas stream comprising sweeping gas, recovered ethylene and recovered ethane.

Abstract: A particulate form carbon pyrolyzate adsorbent, having the following characteristics: (a) CO2 capacity greater than 105 cc/gram at one bar pressure and temperature of 273° Kelvin; (b) CO2 Working Capacity greater than 7.0 weight percent; (c) CO2 heats of adsorption and desorption each of which is in a range of from 10 to 50 kJ/mole; and (d) a CO2/N2 Henry's Law Separation Factor greater than 5. The carbon pyrolyzate material can be formed from a polyvinylidene chloride-based polymer or copolymer, or other suitable resin material, to provide an adsorbent that is useful for carbon dioxide capture applications, e.g., in treatment of flue gases from coal-fired power generation plants.

Abstract: An improved method of CO2 capture is described. Typically, CO2 is absorbed by an aqueous solution of amines at a first temperature to form a CO2-amine reaction product, and desorbed at a second higher temperature. The improvement described herein adds a catalyst to the CO2-amine reaction product in an amount such that the CO2 desorption occurs at a lower temperature than the second higher temperature.

Abstract: A process capturing CO2 from a CO2-containing gas stream, contacting a CO2-containing gas stream with a CO2-absorbing agent in an absorption step in a vessel with maximum temperature T1 resulting in absorption of CO2. The CO2 absorbing agent comprising a polymer dissolved in an aqueous medium, the polymer, a thermoresponsive copolymer, comprising amine monomer distributed through the copolymer, subjecting the CO2-containing absorbing agent to a desorption step in a vessel with maximum temperature T2, releasing CO2, wherein T1 is below LCST of the thermoresponsive polymer at maximum CO2 loading, and T2 is above LCST of the thermoresponsive polymer at minimum CO2 loading. CO2 absorbing agent comprises amine component dissolved in the aqueous medium. Use of the specific polymer dissolved in an aqueous medium at T1, wherein amine monomer, distributed through the copolymer with an amine component, improves net CO2 sorption and high absorption speed, allowing a relatively small absorption reactor.

Abstract: A gas absorption tower for performing gas absorption with improved efficiency by bringing a gaseous matter and fluid into contact with each other, the gas absorption tower includes an introducing portion into which the gaseous matter and the fluid are introduced from outside; an absorbing portion for performing gas absorption by bringing the gaseous matter and the fluid, which are supplied from the introducing portion, into contact with each other, the absorbing portion having defined therein an internal space into which the gaseous matter is supplied from the introducing portion; and a spray device for spraying the fluid into the gaseous matter in the internal space; and a discharge portion for discharging the gaseous matter, subjected to the gas absorption, outside of the gas absorption tower. Preferably the absorbing portion has a cylindrical piping component which is divided into a plurality of parts in a central axis direction thereof.

Abstract: A flue gas-treating method for treating acid tail gas by using an ammonia process, comprising the following steps of: 1) controlling the concentration of sulfur dioxide in an acid tail gas entering an absorber to be ?30,000 mg/Nm3; 2) spraying and cooling with a process water or/and an ammonium sulfate solution in the inlet duct of the absorber or inside the absorber; 3) providing an oxidation section in the absorber, wherein the oxidation section is provided with oxidation distributors for oxidizing the desulfurization absorption solution; 4) providing an absorption section in the absorber wherein the absorption section achieves desulfurization spray absorption by using absorption solution distributors via an absorption solution containing ammonia; the absorption solution containing ammonia is supplied by an ammonia storage tank; 5) providing a water washing layer above the absorption section in the absorber, wherein the water washing layer washes the absorption solution in the tail gas to reduce the slip of

Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Bacteria that reduce oxidized nitrogenous species (13) may be used to supply reduced nitrogenous compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).

Abstract: A diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) catalytic converter for at least the conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, removal of a fraction of particulate matter, and decrease of sulfur trioxide emissions within exhaust gases from an engine and consequently of sulfuric acid, is disclosed. The DOC may include any suitable configuration including at least a substrate and a washcoat, where the substrate has a plurality of channels, suitable porosity, offers a three-dimensional support for the washcoat, and is made of any suitable material. The washcoat may be deposited on the substrate by any suitable method, and may include a mixture of at least one or more carrier material oxides and one or more catalysts. Suitable materials for the carrier material oxides may include titanium dioxide, tin dioxide, and zirconium dioxide, among others, excluding aluminum oxide (Al2O3), which may serve for a decrease of sulfur trioxide emissions and consequently of sulfuric acid mist.

Abstract: A tank for selective catalytic reduction purification of exhaust gases of a combustion engine of a vehicle, the tank is mounted on the vehicle and includes: a container configured to contain an ammonia precursor, and a system configured to decompose the ammonia precursor of the container into ammonia gas and storing it, the system being located at least partially inside the container and/or on a wall of the container.

Abstract: An energy recovery apparatus which is used in a seawater desalination system includes a cylindrical chamber (CH) being installed such that a longitudinal direction of the chamber is placed in a vertical direction, a concentrated seawater port (P1) for supplying and discharging the concentrated seawater, a seawater port (P2) for supplying and discharging the seawater, a flow resistor (23) provided at a concentrated seawater port (P1) side in the chamber (CH), and a flow resistor (23) provided at a seawater port (P2) side in the chamber (CH). The flow resistor (23) provided at the concentrated seawater port (P1) side and the flow resistor (23) provided at the seawater port (P2) side comprise at least one perforated circular plate, and the perforated circular plate has holes formed at an outer circumferential area outside a predetermined diameter of the circular plate.

Abstract: A filter module for dead-end and cross-flow filtration processes is provided comprising: a frame element comprising two substantially planar faces defining first and second openings at opposite sides thereof; a first and a second filter medium in the form of a sheet material, said filter media each having a first side and a second side; the first and second filter media being attachable in a fluid tight manner to the frame element and fully cover its first and second openings, respectively, a space defined and delimited by the frame element and the two filter media, said second sides of the filter media being arranged to face said space; and said frame element comprising one or more frame sections accommodating one or more ports providing a fluid flow path from said space to the exterior of the filter module.