Patents Issued in August 16, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180229972
    Abstract: A lock assembly for an elevator car door is provided including a car mechanism configured to move from a first position to a second position upon detection of a known condition. A contactor is mounted adjacent a lower portion of the elevator car door and is operably coupled to the car door mechanism. The contact is movable in response to movement of the car door mechanism to lock and unlock a portion of the elevator car door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Richard E. Kulak, Michael J. Tracey
  • Publication number: 20180229973
    Abstract: An elevator car is provided having a floor, an elevator car door, and a sill, wherein a gap forms between the sill and a landing when the elevator car is positioned at the landing. A recuperator is connected below the elevator car, wherein at least a portion of the recuperator is configured to automatically move from a first position to a second position such that the at least a portion of the recuperator spans the gap. The recuperator is configured such that the at least a portion of the recuperator moves from the first position to the second position when the elevator car door opens and the at least a portion of the recuperator moves from the second position to the first position when the elevator car door closes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Frédéric BEAUCHAUD, Franck DOMINGUEZ
  • Publication number: 20180229974
    Abstract: A plate lifting hook which is capable of being used across a number of varying industries, ranging from large-scale industrial use to that of small-scale personal use. The plate lifting hook retains the structural stability associated with other hooks of a similar capacity, while substantially decreasing the overall weight of the hook. The plate lifting hook is capable of being manufactured from a lesser amount of material while retaining the capability of supporting the same loads as that of similar lifting hooks. The process of fabricating the plate lifting hook may comprise the use of lower alloy materials, in the absence of further heat treatment, affixed to a supporting structure so as to sufficiently support the required load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Dan Sherwood, Clyde Shetler, Liliana Radu
  • Publication number: 20180229975
    Abstract: A transportation platform for an underwater towing device, including: a main frame; a support frame; a movable base; operation decks; ladder stands; and main lifting lugs. The main frame includes upright posts, basal tubes, longitudinal tubes, transverse tubes, and diagonal tubes. The support frame includes cushion blocks, transverse beams, stand columns, carrier bars, and stiffeners. The ladder stands include stand pipes and a plurality of deformed bar. The main lifting lugs are disposed on the upright posts of the main frame. The support frame is in the form of a door frame and disposed in the lower part of the main frame. The carrier bars cross over the basal tubes. The stiffeners are disposed between the upright posts of the main frame and the transverse beams. The cushion blocks are disposed on the carrier bars. The movable base is disposed between the carrier bars of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Yan LIN, Xiaoning JIANG, Yanyun YU
  • Publication number: 20180229976
    Abstract: Disclosed is a winch control apparatus for a crane, which comprises: a first compensation torque value calculation section which calculates, when a hoisting manipulation being input, based on a difference speed between a detected rotational speed and a target speed according to a manipulation amount of the hoisting manipulation, a first compensation torque value for enabling an electric motor to generate a reverse-rotation-preventing torque which is a torque in a hoisting direction and corresponding to the difference speed; and a second compensation torque value calculation section which calculates, when the hoisting manipulation being input, based on a detected load value, a second compensation torque value for enabling the electric motor to generate a load bearing torque which is a torque in the hoisting direction and necessary for bearing a load of the load value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki KAWAI, Takashi TOKUYAMA, Toshiaki SHIMODA, Koji INOUE, Tetsuya OGAWA, Shintaroh SASAI
  • Publication number: 20180229977
    Abstract: An assembly of a controller is to be arranged on a hydraulic lifting device, and a mobile control module can remotely operate the controller. Sensor data can be fed to the controller via signal inputs, and a processor of the controller calculates first information characteristic of the current position of the lifting device from the sensor data and from data specific to the lifting device stored in a memory. The controller has an operating mode in which parameters for a further position of the lifting device and/or for a lifting load can be input at the mobile control module. Second information characteristic of the further position and/or the lifting load is calculated from the parameters, and the stored data is compared with the first information and/or the specific data. The mobile control module and the controller communicate with each other in a wireless and/or wired manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Michael HANGOEBL
  • Publication number: 20180229978
    Abstract: A crane system includes crane with a load hook that can be raised or lowered via movable crane elements, and moved within a crane working area by operating drive units associated with the crane elements. The crane system further includes a control unit and a mobile transponder that can be variably positioned in the crane working area, and one or more transmitting/receiving units communicatively coupled to the control unit and configured to receive signals transmitted by the mobile transponder. The control unit is configured to automatically determining the current position of the mobile transponder relative to the load hook and/or a crane element based on the signals received from the mobile transponder, and automatically control the drive units in such that the load hook is automatically moved to the mobile transponder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver FENKER, Roman HOFMANN
  • Publication number: 20180229979
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement of a control system arranged, or to be arranged, on a hydraulic lifting device, and of a mobile control module, via which the control system can be remote-controlled. The control system can be supplied with sensor data via signal inputs, and a processing unit of the control system is configured to calculate from said sensor data and from stored lifting device-specific data information, which is characteristic for the current lifting load situation and/or the allowability of work processes on the lifting device, optionally in the given current lifting load situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Michael HANGOEBL
  • Publication number: 20180229980
    Abstract: An overhead crane has first and second runway rails that extend parallel to a generally horizontal runway axis and a bridge that extends along a bridge axis that is generally horizontal and perpendicular to the runway axis and that is movable on the runway rails along the runway axis. The bridge includes a first bridge reinforcement member pre-loaded under tension to provide an upward deflection of the bridge rail. The first bridge reinforcement member may have at least two upwardly extending struts and a common upper end where the at least two struts meet, the at least two struts having lower ends mechanically connected to the bridge rail at positions longitudinally spaced apart with respect to the bridge axis. The lower ends of the at least two struts are longitudinally translatable along the bridge rail to adjust the tension on the first bridge reinforcement member to thereby adjust the extent of upward deflection of the bridge rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Raymond D. Givens
  • Publication number: 20180229981
    Abstract: A counterweight device including a base plate having a mounted counterweight, a hydraulic cylinder that raises/lowers the counterweight mounted on the base plate, a detachable frame connecting the base plate and a cylinder rod of the hydraulic cylinder, a first pin pivotably supporting the detachable frame with respect to the cylinder rod, a guide coupling portion guiding a free end side of the detachable frame to the rear end portion side of a turning frame in response to a stretching/shrinking state of the cylinder rod, and coupled to the turning frame below an upper end of the rear end portion, and a rail (guide member) guiding the free end side of the detachable frame in a direction parallel to a stretching/shrinking direction of the cylinder rod. The mounting table and the hydraulic cylinder may be supported by a rear end portion of a machine body frame of a construction machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Kazunori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180229982
    Abstract: The present invention provides a powered winch retrieval system for harvested big game that can be configured either as a small trailer attachable to a vehicle via a hitch, or as a cantilevered unit couplable to a standard vehicle receiver hitch. The winch incorporates a frame that supports an internal combustion engine having a centrifugal clutch or constant velocity transmission (CVT) mounted thereon, a jack shaft chain driven by the centrifugal clutch or CVT for speed reduction and torque amplification, an output shaft on which is mounted a cable take-up spool, a norm ally-on disc brake assembly mounted on the final output shaft, a combination brake release and throttle lever, and an optional oscillating level-wind assembly. The level-wind assembly, which incorporates a linear ball-bearing bushing, ensures that the cable used to retrieve harvested game winds evenly on the take-up spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew J. Limb
  • Publication number: 20180229983
    Abstract: A winch assembly (10) comprising a winch pedestal (12), a winch drum motor (14) mounted on a winch drum drive shaft (15) and configured to be driven to rotate on the winch pedestal about a winch axis and a spooling carriage (20) supported by at least one support arm (22, 24). The at least one support arm is pivotally connected to the winch pedestal via a hub. The hub surrounds the winch axis and pivotal movement of the at least one support arm rotates the spooling carriage relative to the winch pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: John Isherwood
  • Publication number: 20180229984
    Abstract: A chain tensioning arrangement for a column pipe which is configured to house a submersible pump. The chain tensioning arrangement includes a radially extending cross beam, a spring arrangement connected to the cross beam, at least one spring member, and an arm that is movably connected to the cross beam. The arm includes an engagement member configured to optionally engage a chain connected to the pump. The arm is displaceable in the axial direction between a lower position and an upper position. The spring member is arranged to displace the arm in the direction from the lower position towards the upper position. Also described is a pump station including a column pipe, a submersible pump arranged in the column pipe and an axially extending chain connected to the pump and configured to move the pump in the column pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Xylem IP Management S.à r.l.
    Inventor: Jens REIMER
  • Publication number: 20180229985
    Abstract: An inflatable air wedge has a tool channel that is inserted between a vehicle door and a vehicle body for allowing an operator to effectively unlock the vehicle door without damaging the vehicle (door and/or body and/or weather stripping). The inflatable air wedge includes a selectively inflatable bladder capable of being intercalated between the existing vehicle door and the existing vehicle body, a pneumatic mechanism in operable communication with the bladder for selectively introducing and releasing air from the bladder, and a conduit engaged with the bladder. Advantageously, such a conduit is suitably sized and shaped for guiding an existing unlocking tool therethrough while the bladder is at an inflated state and seated between the vehicle door and the vehicle body. Notably, the conduit is spaced from the pneumatic mechanism and manually distended when the unlocking tool is positioned therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Xtreme Air Wedge, LLC
    Inventor: Bruce Urff
  • Publication number: 20180229986
    Abstract: A lockable floating forklift tine system including a lift carriage having at least one cross bar to mount at least one forklift tine, the at least one cross bar having a number of abutment shoulders spaced there across and at least one forklift tine having a mounting portion to mount the at least one forklift tine relative to the at least one cross bar, the mounting portion having a locking member movable relative to the mounting portion between an engaged condition in which the locking member engages at least one of the abutment shoulders preventing lateral movement relative to the at least one cross bar and a free condition in which the locking member is free of the abutment shoulders allowing the forklift tine to be moved laterally along the at least one cross bar, the locking member biased into the engaged condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Stewart James WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20180229987
    Abstract: Apparatus for transport of a transport item for arranging at a lifting vehicle, especially at a transportation unit of a fork lifter, especially of a commissioning package, especially with a load lower than about 50 kg, comprising a means for at least temporarily picking up of the transport item by a vacuum means and/or a transportation belt, whereas the vacuum means is to be attached to the transport item essentially in the horizontal, and/or the transportation belt at a lower edge of the transport item, whereas the vacuum means and/or the transportation belt is attached to an pivot arm with a pivot point, which allows a handling of the transport item with the vacuum means and/or the transportation belt, especially a pivoting, especially in a defined pivoting angle, especially about +/?90°, in the horizontal, and/or allows dropping of the transport item, especially in the horizontal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Otmar Kaup
  • Publication number: 20180229988
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring the dynamic load moment and stabilization of a lifting vehicle is provided. The system is adapted for monitoring the stability of the vehicle on a real-time basis, and displaying the real-time dynamic load moment of the vehicle/cargo combination on a continuous scale on a user interface. The system may also include an object detection device oriented for determining the presence or absence of a floor surface within a specified distance from the vehicle in order to detect drop-offs in the floor surface surrounding the vehicle and alert the operator of same. A method for calibrating the system is also provided. The calibration method can include a series of lift and acceleration steps for collecting static and dynamic data in order to determine one or more coefficients associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Ross T. Gault, Terrence S. Melvin
  • Publication number: 20180229989
    Abstract: Provided is a forklift capable of recognizing an approximate weight of an object to be conveyed supported by a fork without adding special parts. A control unit includes a storage unit which stores load/time information indicating a relationship between a delay time required for an angle of rear wheels to reach an angle corresponding to an angle of the steering wheel and a weight of the object to be conveyed supported by the fork at that time, a delay time detection unit which detects the delay time required for a steering angle of the rear wheels to reach the angle corresponding to the angle of the steering wheel, and a weight identifying unit which identifies the weight of the object to be conveyed supported by the fork on the basis of the delay time detected by the delay time detection unit and the load/time information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: DAISUKE GOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20180229990
    Abstract: An ergonomic apparatus for handling a hinged lid that reduces force required to open the hinged lid and bending by a user, maintains the lid in an open position to prevent accidental closure of the lid, and assists with closing the lid. The apparatus has a horizontal member with an attachment means for removably coupling the apparatus to the hinged lid, a vertical member extending from a proximal end of the horizontal member, and a handle in operable communication with the vertical member. The vertical member and handle are configured relative to the horizontal member such that when the vertical member is positioned on a flat surface, the handle is raised above the flat surface by about 10° to 25° and the hinged lid is maintained in an open position having an angle greater than 90° relative to an opening the hinged lid was covering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gary W. Schmidt, Edward Laggart
  • Publication number: 20180229991
    Abstract: A method of controlling a drinking water includes allowing a user to input a water discharge signal through an input lever, opening a first valve when a channel is closed by a water discharge valve to supply drinking water to a mixing tank, when the amount of drinking water supplied to the mixing tank reaches a first predetermined amount, opening a second valve to supply minerals to the mixing tank, and, when the amount of drinking water supplied to the mixing tank reaches a second predetermined amount, opening the water discharge valve to discharge mineral water to the outside through a spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Kiwon YU
  • Publication number: 20180229992
    Abstract: A material distribution system for efficiently distributing a material such as molasses products into one or more containers. The material distribution system generally includes an auger for conveying a material and a hopper connected to the auger. The hopper is adapted to receive the material from the auger. A distributor is rotatably connected below the lower opening of the hopper such that the material may flow through the lower opening into the distributor. A cutter is slideably connected between the hopper and the distributor, wherein the cutter is adjustable between a first position covering the lower opening of the hopper and a second position not covering the lower opening of the hopper. The cutter is adapted to cut through the material such that a portion of the material exits the distributor via an outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Michael G. Reinke
  • Publication number: 20180229993
    Abstract: This invention pertains to the field of fuel storage and transport and, more particularly, to an assembly employed to transport at least two different fluids, comprising means to heat and maintain the temperature of at least one of the fluids, independently of the temperature of the other fluid. The assembly may include a container for each of the different fluids, and means to heat may include an active heater or simply employ heat provided by operation of an associated motor, combined with a conduit positioned along a surface of one of the containers. The assembly further comprises means to load and to off-load each fluid, separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Loren Van Wyk
  • Publication number: 20180229994
    Abstract: A system for confirming that a liquid product is to be dispensed into a storage tank from a tanker compartment before dispensing the liquid product is disclosed. A wand computing device generates a liquid product identification signal that identifies the liquid product contained in the storage tank when positioned within proximity of a storage tank tag associated with the storage tank. A dispense monitoring computing device attempts to match the liquid product identified by the liquid product identification signal to the liquid products identified as contained in tanker compartments. The dispense monitoring computing device generates a signal to notify the operator that an appropriate tanker compartment contains liquid product that is the same as the liquid product contained by the storage tank and can be dispensed into the storage tank when the liquid product contained by the storage tank matches the liquid product contained by the appropriate tanker compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Dixon Valve and Coupling Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Koeninger, Brian DeYoung, Garth L. Dexter
  • Publication number: 20180229995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to incorporating a RFID chip and at least one sensor which contains a universal safe fuel transfer code and enable pumping the fuel only using the RFID Chip and the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor detects whether the dispensing unit is connected to the receiving unit and further authenticates the universal fuel transfer code to signal a safe and leakage-free fuel transfer path for the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: LUIGI PICCIONE
  • Publication number: 20180229996
    Abstract: The apparatus and methods of the current invention utilize a container having an interlock that prevents filling the container, dispensing from the container, or both, as well as a detecting mechanism that senses a unique identifier associated with a particular product allowing its use in conjunction with the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180229997
    Abstract: A flow control valve is provided including a valve aperture in a valve body configured to convey fuel from an inlet to an outlet, a valve element configured to close the valve aperture to block flow of the fuel, a valve actuator configured to shift the position of the valve element between a closed position and an open position, and an antifraud circuit. The antifraud circuit is configured to receive a signal to open the flow control valve, determine if the signal is legitimate based on a signal characteristic, cause the flow control valve to shift to the open position in response to determining that the signal is legitimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Joseph Daniel Long
  • Publication number: 20180229998
    Abstract: A distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump, first and second manifolds fluidly connected with the pump, reels, hoses, valves, fluid level sensors, and a controller. Each hose is connected with a different one of the reels. A portion of the reels are connected to be fed from the first manifold and another portion of the reels are connected to be fed from the second manifold. Each valve is situated between one of the first or second manifolds and a respective different one of the reels. Each fluid level sensor is associated with a different one of the hoses. The controller is configured to individually open and close the valves responsive to the fluid level sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Ricky Dean Shock
  • Publication number: 20180229999
    Abstract: This document discloses a connector for use in equestrian equipment, such as bridles, reins, saddles and the like. The connector comprises an outer loop, and an inner loop, which is arranged inside the outer loop. The inner loop is more resilient than the outer loop, such that a connecting member received in the inner loop is resiliently moveable and limited by the outer loop. The inner loop is formed by an inner loop forming strap comprising a resilient portion which is formed of an elastically resilient material and a non-elastic portion which is formed of an essentially non-resilient material. The resilient and non-resilient portions are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the inner loop forming strap. The part of the inner loop forming strap contacting the connecting member is formed by the non-resilient portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Karin Bjarle, Sofia Oberg
  • Publication number: 20180230000
    Abstract: A composite cushion includes a first cushioning element and a second cushioning element. The second cushioning element is formed in a manner that engages a peripheral engagement are of the first cushioning element to interlock the second cushioning element onto the first cushioning element. The second cushioning element may surround an outer periphery of the first cushioning element. In addition, a portion of the second cushioning element may be superimposed over a central cushioning area of the first cushioning element. Superimposed portions of the first and second cushioning elements may have an unsecured relationship (i.e., they are not directly secured to each other).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Joseph T. Nilson
  • Publication number: 20180230001
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an anti-stiction layer and at least one metal layer. The first substrate includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) structure. The second substrate is bonded to the first substrate and disposed over the MEMS structure. The second substrate comprises at least one through hole. The anti-stiction layer is disposed on a surface of the MEMS structure. The at least one metal layer is disposed over the second substrate and covers the at least one through hole of the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Kai-Fung Chang, Lien-Yao Tsai, Len-Yi Leu
  • Publication number: 20180230002
    Abstract: A device and method utilizes interconnecting layers separated by an insulating layer. A layered structure comprises a first and a second layer of electrically conductive material, and a third layer of electrically insulating material between them. A via trench is fabricated that extends from the second layer through the third layer into the first layer, a surface on the first layer of electrically conductive material forming a bottom surface of the via trench. An ink-jetting set-up for a mixture of liquid carrier and nanoparticles of conductive material is formed, and a specific process period is determined. Capillary flow of nanoparticles to peripheral edges of an ink-jetted blob of said mixture is induced. The mixture is ink-jetted into a blob on the via trench; the layered structure is heated to evaporate the liquid carrier. The interconnection element is higher at a certain point than between opposing side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Heikki KUISMA, Matti MANTYSALO
  • Publication number: 20180230003
    Abstract: An embodiment method includes forming a first plurality of bond pads on a device substrate, depositing a spacer layer over and extending along sidewalls of the first plurality of bond pads, and etching the spacer layer to remove lateral portions of the spacer layer and form spacers on sidewalls of the first plurality of bond pads. The method further includes bonding a cap substrate including a second plurality of bond pads to the device substrate by bonding the first plurality of bond pads to the second plurality of bond pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chen, Ping-Yin Liu, Chung-Yi Yu, Yeur-Luen Tu
  • Publication number: 20180230004
    Abstract: Conventional package for integration of MEMS and electronics suffer from profiles that are undesirably high to due to the thickness of the glass. Also in conventional package manufacturing, the MEMS and electronic devices are first individualized, and the individualized MEMS and electronics are combined into a package, and thus can be costly. To address these and other disadvantages, a panel level packaging is proposed. In this proposal, plural MEMS devices are integrated with plural semiconductor devices at a panel level, and the panel is then individualized into separate packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: OBSIDIAN SENSORS, INC.
    Inventors: Yaoling PAN, Omar BCHIR
  • Publication number: 20180230005
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical vibration and stress isolation system is provided. The system includes an isolation platform configured to support a transducer and having an outer perimeter. A frame surrounds the isolation platform and has inner edge surfaces that are spaced from and face the outer edge surfaces of the platform. A spring connects the isolation platform to the frame. The spring is generally L-shaped, having a first leg that connects one inner edge surface to an outer edge surface while extending around a corner of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Sangwoo LEE, Jay MITCHELL, Onnop SRIVANNAVIT
  • Publication number: 20180230006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the catalytic thermal decomposition of ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen by contacting ammonia at a temperature of at least 500° C. with a porous ceramic layer which comprises nickel. Also disclosed is a reactor for carrying out the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Gennadi FINKELSHTAIN, Michael LERNER, Ziya RAMIZOVICH KARICHEV, Leonid TITELMAN
  • Publication number: 20180230007
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for generating hydrogen; the apparatus comprising: (a) a reactor vessel; (b) first and second reactant containers linked to the reactor vessel, the first and second reactant containers containing, respectively, first and second reactants which, when mixed, react to form hydrogen gas; (c) one or more pumps for pumping the first and second reactants from the reactant containers to the reactor vessel so that the reactants mix and react to form hydrogen gas, the pumps being selected or set to provide a maximum pumping pressure in the range from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: IHOD LIMITED
    Inventor: Mark COLLINS
  • Publication number: 20180230008
    Abstract: The apparatus described herein comprises a first reaction chamber having an inlet for a hydrocarbon medium, particularly a gas having the composition CnHm, and an outlet. Means for decomposing the hydrocarbons into carbon particles and hydrogen by introducing heat are provided between the inlet and the outlet in the first reaction chamber. The apparatus also comprises a second reaction chamber having an elongated configuration and having a first inlet at one end and an outlet at the opposite end, wherein the first inlet of the second reaction chamber is connected with the outlet of the first reaction chamber, and wherein the second reaction chamber comprises a widening flow cross-section (measured perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the second reaction chamber) between the inlet and the outlet. In addition, at least one second inlet into the second reaction chamber is provided, wherein the second inlet can be connected to a source for CO2 and/or H2O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Olaf KUHL
  • Publication number: 20180230009
    Abstract: The present invention relates a steam methane reformer tube outlet assembly and a method of assembling or retrofitting same. More specifically, it relates to an exposed flanged tube outlet of a reformer designed to mitigate metal dusting corrosion, dew point condensation-related metal fatigue and cracking, and over-temperature induced metal failures such as hydrogen attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: KWAMINA BEDU-AMISSAH, TROY M RAYBOLD, BOBBY L RANSON, KANG XU
  • Publication number: 20180230010
    Abstract: A method of producing heat for industrial purposes such as power generation can use at least one, if not two exothermic reactions. First, methane may be produced from carbon dioxide and hydrogen in a reactor. This reaction produces heat. The methane may be burned, or oxidized (which is also an exothermic reaction) to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Oxygen and/or hydrogen may supplement the process as could be produced from the electrolysis of water. Carbon dioxide may be obtained from a variety of sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Forrest A. King
  • Publication number: 20180230011
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object the provision of an ozone generator that can generate ozone with high efficiency. The ozone generator of the present invention includes: source gas supply means for supplying a source gas containing oxygen; a gas flow channel forming member for forming a gas flow channel through which the source gas from the source gas supply means flows; and an ultraviolet light source for emitting ultraviolet light, the ultraviolet light source being disposed in the gas flow channel. The ozone generator irradiates the source gas flowing through the gas flow channel with the ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet light source to cause the oxygen in the source gas to absorb the ultraviolet light and thereby generate ozone. The ultraviolet light source comprises an excimer lamp for emitting ultraviolet light with a wavelength of not more than 200 nm. A flow rate of the source gas in a region where the ultraviolet light source is disposed in the gas flow channel is not lower than 0.1 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keisuke NAITO, Nobuyuki HISHINUMA, Shinji SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180230012
    Abstract: A method of producing a spherical boron nitride fine particle includes reacting ammonia with an alkoxide borate at an ammonia/alkoxide borate molar ratio of 1 to 10 in an inert gas stream at 750° C. or higher within 30 seconds, then applying heat treatment to a reaction product in an atmosphere of ammonia gas or a mixed gas of ammonia gas and an inert gas at 1,000 to 1,600° C. for at least 1 hour, and further firing the reaction product in an inert gas atmosphere at 1,800 to 2,200° C. for at least 0.5 hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Fumihiro KUROKAWA, Seitaro KOBAYASHI, Takashi KAWASAKI, Go TAKEDA, Yoshio BANDO, Dmitri GOLBERG
  • Publication number: 20180230013
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include a feeder configured to feed a thin-film material through the system, and a cutter configured to cut out of the thin-film material a pattern associated with a shape of the structure at a particular layer within the structure. The system may also include a placer configured to place the pattern in at least one of a desired location and a desired orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: CC 3D LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Lyle Tyler, Ryan C. Stockett, Trevor David Budge
  • Publication number: 20180230014
    Abstract: A method of chemical oxidation and exfoliation of graphite ore using inorganic oxidizing potassium-type agents in an acid medium is disclosed. The product of the claimed method, according to electron microscopy analysis, is sheets or nanoscale graphene oxide plates with thicknesses less than 100 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Abraham Jalbout
  • Publication number: 20180230015
    Abstract: Novel methods for processing fumed metallic oxides into globular metallic oxide agglomerates are provided. The methodology may allow for fumed metallic oxide particles, such as fumed silica and fumed alumina particles, to be processed into a globular morphology to improve handling while retaining a desirable surface area. The processes may include providing fumed metallic oxide particles, combining the particles with a liquid carrier to form a suspension, atomizing the solution of suspended particles, and subjecting the atomized droplets to a temperature range sufficient to remove the liquid carrier from the droplets, to produce metallic oxide-containing agglomerations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Michele Louisa Ostraat
  • Publication number: 20180230016
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems include a composition for a metal alloy comprising tungsten (W), tantalum (Ta), and boron (B) crystallized in an orthorhombic phase, wherein the composition satisfies the formula W1-xTaxB wherein x has a value within the range 0.01 to 0.99, inclusively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard B. Kaner, Sarah H. Tolbert, Michael T. Yeung, Jialin Lei, Reza Mohammadi
  • Publication number: 20180230017
    Abstract: Provided is a production method by which an AEI zeolite is obtained without inducing a structural transformation in a crystalline aluminosilicate having a Y-structure and without using fluorine or phosphorus, the method including a crystallization step of crystallizing a composition containing an alumina source, a silica source, a structure directing agent, a sodium source, and water, a weight proportion of crystalline aluminosilicate relative to a total weight of the alumina source and the silica source being from 0 wt. % to 10 wt. %, and the crystallization step satisfying at least one of the following conditions: a molar ratio of hydroxide ion to silica in the composition is 0.45 or greater, the composition contains a cation represented by (CH3)3RN+ (R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbons, and the alkyl group may contain at least one substituent), and the crystallization time is 80 hours or longer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya ISHIKAWA, Hidekazu AOYAMA, Mitsuaki YOSHIMITSU, Seiji MAEHAMA, Takayoshi MISHIMA, Yasuyuki TAKAMITSU
  • Publication number: 20180230018
    Abstract: A process for producing crystalline sodium bicarbonate, comprising: providing an aqueous sodium-bicarbonate containing liquor originating from a reactive crystallization step in which first sodium bicarbonate crystals are produced and recovered; feeding at least a portion of said aqueous sodium-bicarbonate containing liquor to a cooling crystallization unit to form second sodium bicarbonate crystals and produce a crystals slurry comprising the second sodium bicarbonate crystals; and withdrawing a portion of the crystals slurry from the cooling crystallization unit for the withdrawn second sodium bicarbonate crystals to be further processed. A portion of the second sodium bicarbonate crystals withdrawn from the cooling crystallization unit may be fed to a sodium bicarbonate reactive crystallization unit, to a caustic unit, or may be separated and dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: James C. KISIELEWSKI, David M. HANSEN, Keith O. HAYES, Mayra MUCI-CASTANEDA, Alain VANDENDOREN
  • Publication number: 20180230019
    Abstract: Activated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (AASCH) powders prepared by (a) diluting the concentrated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (ASCH) solution to from about 10% to about 25% by weight, (b) heating the diluted solution to obtain a Band III polymer concentration of at least about 20% and a Band IV polymer concentration of at least about 15%, (c) drying the heated solution to powders, and (d) optionally screen or light mill the powders to free flowing spherical particles are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Gulbrandsen Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Zijun Li
  • Publication number: 20180230020
    Abstract: An alumina sintered body of the present invention has a degree of c-plane orientation of 5% or more, which is determined by a Lotgering method using an X-ray diffraction profile in a range of 2?=20° to 70° obtained under X-ray irradiation, and an XRC half width of 15.0° or less in rocking curve measurement, an F content of less than 0.99 mass ppm when measured by D-SIMS, a crystal grain diameter of 15 to 200 ?m, and 25 or less pores having a diameter of 0.2 ?m to 1.0 ?m when a photograph of a viewing area 370.0 ?m in a vertical direction and 372.0 ?m in a horizontal direction taken at a magnification factor of 1000 is visually observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi MATSUSHIMA, Morimichi Watanabe, Kei Sato, Tsutomu Nanataki
  • Publication number: 20180230021
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an alpha alumina powder having a specific surface area, a specific crystallite size, and a specific particle size distribution for use in abrasive polishes, and method of making such powder. The method of making the alpha alumina powder can include calcining an aluminum oxide precursor powder at a temperature of 800-1500° C. and milling the calcined powder to the specific particle size distribution. The alpha alumina powder disclosed herein can quickly enable high removal rate with undiminished aesthetic quality when used in abrasive polishes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Carlijn Lucinde MULDER, James BERBERIAN, Stephen BOTTIGLIERI, James A. SALVATORE