Patents Issued in January 3, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190001251
    Abstract: An air cleaner arrangement or assembly is provided. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. The air cleaner assembly also includes an arrangement for positioning the filter cartridge into a preferred, sealing, orientation and for securing the filter cartridge in that location. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are provided, as well as methods of assembly and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Randall Allen Engelland, Thomas Richard Olson, Gary Ray Gillingham, Jim C. Rothman, Richard Lawrence Suydam
  • Publication number: 20190001252
    Abstract: A subject of the present invention is the use of a compound having the general formula (I): (I) wherein V, W, X4, X5, X6, X7, X?4, X?5, X?6, X?7, Y, Y?, R3, R?3, R4 and R?4 are as defined in any one of claims 1 to 11, for the detection, capture and/or separation of polluting gases, in particular those selected from the group comprising carbon dioxide, methane, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, linear hydrocarbons, linear mono-olefins and their mixtures, and preferably carbon dioxide. Another subject of the invention is a compound of formula (I) wherein V, W, X4, X5, X6, X7, X?4, X?5, X?6, X?7, Y, Y?, R3, R?3, R4 and R?4 are as defined in any one of claims 12 to 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientique -CNRS-, Université d'Aix-Marseille
    Inventors: Jean-Manuel Raimundo, Vinicius Demétrio da Silva, Philip Leslie Llewellyn, Julien Rodriguez, Olivier Yves Claude Siri
  • Publication number: 20190001253
    Abstract: The invention describes a filter medium (10), in particular for an air filter, in particular an interior air filter or for a fuel cell, including at least three active layers: a catalytic active layer (12) comprising catalytic activated carbon particles (12a), a second active layer (14) comprising impregnated or catalytic activated carbon particles (14a), a third active layer (16) comprising impregnated or catalytic activated carbon particles (16a), wherein at least one active layer comprises impregnated activated carbon particles and the three active layers (12, 14, 16) differ from one another. The invention further discloses a filter media body including the filter medium; a filter element including the filter media body or the filter medium; an air filter including the filter element or the filter media body or the filter medium, and a production method for producing the filter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph Hitzke, Matthias Heinzmann, Christoph Krautner, Thomas Pemsel
  • Publication number: 20190001254
    Abstract: The invention relates to a set for separating two or more gases from each other, including: a first adsorption column set comprising at least two columns in series; an optional number of additional column sets comprising additional columns; connectors connecting each parallel additional column to the column; auxiliary equipment feeding a gas mixture to the columns and additional columns jointly and discharging separated gases according to pressure swing adsorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: BioGTS Oy
    Inventors: Mika RAUTIAINEN, Annimari LEHTOMÄKI
  • Publication number: 20190001255
    Abstract: A system is disclosed in which water-saturated desiccant in a dehydration unit, having previously been used to dehydrate natural gas, is regenerated in a closed loop process using liquid petroleum gas (LPG). LPG is pumped from a storage tank, vaporized and superheated. The superheated LPG gas enters the dehydration unit such that the hot gas passes over the desiccant thereby regenerating the desiccant. An overhead stream from the dehydration unit passes to a condenser where the temperature of the hot gas from the dehydration unit is dropped to form a fluid stream containing LPG, water and non-condensable gases. The fluid stream passes to a three phase separator for separating the fluid stream into a gas stream, a water stream, and a liquid stream containing LPG which is then returned to the storage tank for reuse in the closed loop process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Saham Sam Tafreshi, Piyush Balkrishna Shah, Kamalkumar Ishwar Gursahani, Craig Charles Manion
  • Publication number: 20190001256
    Abstract: Solvent absorption processes for separating components of an impure feed gas are disclosed. The processes involve two stages of gas purification. The acid gases including hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and other sulfur compounds are simultaneously removed from the feed gas by contact with a physical solvent in two stages. The subject matter disclosed provides improved processes to reduce the operating costs of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Xiaoming Wen
  • Publication number: 20190001257
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and processes for controlling free ammonia in wet flue gas desulfurization processes in which an ammonia-containing scrubbing solution is used to produce ammonium sulfate. Such an apparatus includes an absorber having a contactor region through which a flue gas comprising sulfur dioxide is able to flow and a reaction tank containing a scrubbing solution containing ammonium sulfate. The tank has a sidewall and bottom wall that define the perimeter and bottom of the tank. Lance-agitator units are distributed around the perimeter of the tank, each having a lance that injects a mixture of oxygen and a dilute ammonia-containing fluid toward the bottom of the tank and an agitator that agitates the mixture and propels the mixture toward the bottom of the tank. The apparatus includes a source of the mixture of oxygen and dilute ammonia-containing fluid, and recirculates the scrubbing solution from the tank to the contactor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Lyn Mengel, Amy P. Evans
  • Publication number: 20190001258
    Abstract: A carbon-dioxide-reducing film includes, an electrically conductive material, a carbon-dioxide adsorbent, and a proton-permeable high-molecular-weight material. The electrically conductive material includes at least one selected from a group consisting of carbon nanotubes, nanographenes, and carbon paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshio MANABE, Yoshihiko Imanaka, Toshihisa Anazawa, Hideyuki AMADA
  • Publication number: 20190001259
    Abstract: The absorption agent of the present invention contains water, an amine compound, and an organic solvent, and a value obtained by subtracting a solubility parameter of the organic solvent from a solubility parameter of the amine compound is 1.1 (cal/cm3)1/2 or more and 4.2 (cal/cm3)1/2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.), NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akira MATSUOKA, Akira KISHIMOTO, Hiroshi MACHIDA, Hirotoshi HORIZOE
  • Publication number: 20190001260
    Abstract: A liquid having oxygen absorbing ability, comprising a cobalt-salen complex or a derivative thereof and an ionic liquid formed from an anion having an amine structure and a cation of an aliphatic quaternary phosphonium or ammonium having alkyl chains with each 2-20 carbon atoms, wherein the anion of the ionic liquid is coordinated to a cobalt ion of the cobalt-salen complex or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yasunori NAKANISHI, Hideto MATSUYAMA, Eiji KAMIO, Atsushi MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20190001261
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a CO2 absorption part 141 including a first absorption section 141A for absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas and a second absorption section 141B that is located below the first absorption section 141A, arranged vertically within a CO2 absorption tower 14 for absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas 11B containing CO2; and a first absorption liquid extraction line L11 that is provided between the first absorption section 141A and the second absorption section 141B, and that is for extracting, from the absorption tower 14, a CO2 absorption liquid that has absorbed CO2 in the exhaust gas at the first absorption section 141A, and for resupplying the CO2 absorption liquid after being cooled to the second absorption section 141B within the absorption tower 14, wherein an extraction position X of the first absorption liquid extraction line L11 for extracting the CO2 absorption liquid from the absorption tower 14 has both a peak liquid temperature in a reaction temperature distribution for the CO2 ab
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo, Takahito Yonekawa, Osamu Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20190001262
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a gas separation membrane comprising a furan-based polymer, an apparatus comprising the gas separation membrane, and a process for separating a mixture of gases using said gas separation membrane. The process comprises contacting one side of a gas separation membrane comprising a furan-based polymer with a mixture of gases having different gas permeances, whereby at least one gas from the mixture of gases permeates preferentially across the gas separation membrane, thereby separating the at least one gas from the mixture of gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Beth Ann Elliott, Ken-Hsuan Liao, Mark Brandon Shiflett
  • Publication number: 20190001263
    Abstract: A method for producing biomethane by purifying biogas from non-hazardous waste storage facilities involves compressing the initial gas flow, introducing the gas flow to be purified into at least one adsorber loaded with adsorbents capable of reversibly adsorbing the VOCs, and subjecting the VOC-depleted gas flow to at least one membrane separation step in order to partially separate the CO2 and O2 from the gas flow. The method also involves introducing the retentate from the membrane separation step into at least one adsorber loaded with adsorbents capable of reversibly adsorbing the major portion of the remaining CO2, subjecting the CO2-depleted gas flow exiting the adsorber loaded with adsorbents capable of reversibly adsorbing the major portion of the remaining CO2 to a cryogenic separation step in a distillation column in order to separate the O2 and N2 from the gas flow, and recovering the CH4-rich flow from the cryogenic separation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Guénaël Prince, Mathieu Lefebvre, Pierre Briend, Nicolas Paget
  • Publication number: 20190001264
    Abstract: A method of producing inert gas uses an electrochemical gas separator with a proton exchange membrane to produce oxygen-depleted air and a water vapor transport module to dehumidify oxygen-depleted air. A drying mechanism is leveraged in conjunction with the water vapor transport module to dry the oxygen-depleted air. The dried oxygen-depleted air is then used in a location requiring inerting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Rheaume, Michael L. Perry
  • Publication number: 20190001265
    Abstract: A process and system are disclosed for capturing carbon dioxide from a gas stream. The process and system comprise a first stage, in which a metal silicate is reacted with nitric acid to produce a metal nitrate. The metal silicate can be one or more of: an alkaline-earth metal silicate, in particular magnesium or calcium; or an alkali metal silicate, in particular lithium. The process and system also comprise a second stage, in which the metal nitrate from the first stage is heated to a temperature sufficient to decompose the metal nitrate to a metal oxide. The process and system further comprise a third stage, in which the metal oxide is mixed with water to convert the metal oxide to a metal hydroxide solution. The process and system additionally comprise a fourth stage, in which the gas stream is scrubbed with the solution from the third stage such that the metal hydroxide reacts with the carbon dioxide to form a metal carbonate/bicarbonate product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Richard HUNWICK
  • Publication number: 20190001266
    Abstract: A catalyst bed comprising a ceramic or metallic foam comprising one or more NOx reduction catalysts is described. Further, a method for reducing the concentration of NOx in a dust containing gas stream comprising: a) passing a first gas stream containing NOx into a contacting zone; b) contacting the first gas stream with a ceramic or metallic foam catalyst bed having one or more flow paths through the catalyst bed wherein the ceramic or metallic foam comprises a NOx reduction catalyst to produce a second gas stream with a reduced NOx concentration; and c) passing the second gas stream out of the contacting zone wherein the first gas stream has a dust concentration of at least 5 mg/Nm3 and the second gas stream comprises at least 50% of the amount of dust in the first gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Guido SENG, Wassim KLINK, Wenzhong ZHANG, Andreas KLEMT, Paul Benjerman HIMELFARB
  • Publication number: 20190001267
    Abstract: A desulfurization absorption tower, a method for setting up the same and a method for operating the same. The tower may include an internal anti-corrosion layer that may be used for contacting the flue gas and the desulfurization absorption liquid, may define the tower chamber, and may include stainless steel plate whose thickness is 1.0 mm to 6.0 mm. The tower body may include an external supporting layer that may be used for supporting the anti-corrosion layer and may include carbon steel. The supporting layer and the anti-corrosion layer may be designed to jointly bear a load, wherein the supporting layer may be designed to bear a large part of the load, and the anti-corrosion layer may be designed to bear a small part of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jing Luo, Congzhi Zhang, Yongying Luo
  • Publication number: 20190001268
    Abstract: A catalyst article including a substrate with an inlet side and an outlet side, a first zone and a second zone, where the first zone includes a passive NOx adsorber (PNA), and an ammonia slip catalyst (ASC) comprising a platinum group metal on a support and a first SCR catalyst; where the second zone includes a catalyst selected from the group consisting of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and a diesel exotherm catalyst (DEC); and where the first zone is located upstream of the second zone. The first zone may include a bottom layer with a blend of: (1) the platinum group metal on a support and (2) the first SCR catalyst; and a top layer with a second SCR catalyst, the top layer located over the bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hai-Ying CHEN, Joseph Michael FEDEYKO, Dongxia LIU, Jing LU
  • Publication number: 20190001269
    Abstract: A selective catalytic reduction system may include a single housing defining a single centerline axis. The selective catalytic reduction system may also include a diesel particulate filter disposed within the single housing and having a DPF center axis aligned with the single centerline axis. The selective catalytic reduction system may also include an SCR catalyst disposed within the single housing and having a center axis aligned with the single centerline axis. In some implementations, the diesel particulate filter may include one or more SiC filters. In some implementations, the SCR catalyst may include one or more extruded SCR catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Randolph G. Zoran, Ryan M. Johnson, David M. Sarcona, Carl A. McDonald, Kenneth R. Federle, John G. Buechler, Scott Lubenow
  • Publication number: 20190001270
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a diesel oxidation catalyst in exhaust gas receiving communication with an engine. A selective catalytic reduction catalyst on filter (SCR on filter) is positioned downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst. A hydrocarbon doser is configured to inject hydrocarbons into a flow of the exhaust gas upstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst. A reductant doser is configured to inject reductant into the flow of the exhaust gas upstream of the SCR on filter and downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst. An aftertreatment controller is operatively coupled to the hydrocarbon doser. The aftertreatment controller is configured to control a dosing rate at which the hydrocarbon doser injects hydrocarbons into the flow of the exhaust gas so as to cause regeneration of the SCR on filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Ancimer, Michael J. Cunningham, Michael Haas, Yuhui Zha, Mert Zorlu
  • Publication number: 20190001271
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel hydrophilic and compressible aerogel as draw agent for purification water in forward osmosis (FO), which belongs to environmental pollution control engineering technical field. The improved performances are obtained by optimizing regeneration process of drawing and producing water by using this aerogel as a draw agent in FO technology. Herein, the aerogel complete avoid the draw solution's reverse diffusion and maintain a higher water flux that compensates for its structure characteristics. Moreover, the regeneration of the draw agent and production water should be accomplished through human compression without a complicated physical and chemical method. Simultaneously, this draw agent presents other advantages of wide raw material sources, low cost, wild preparation process, low poison and good film compatibility. It is an innovation as FO technology in portable water purifying device, especially in areas of military and emergency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hanmin ZHANG, Mingchuan YU
  • Publication number: 20190001272
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, systems for processing silk. Provided systems purify silk fibroin solutions without inducing conformational changes in the silk proteins. Provided systems concentrate silk fibroin solutions. The present disclosure also provides methods of purifying and concentrating silk fibroin solutions. Provided systems and methods are useful for processing silk fibroin for any application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Gary G. Leisk, David L. Kaplan, Benjamin P. Partlow, Tim Jia-Ching Lo
  • Publication number: 20190001273
    Abstract: A composite membrane for selectively pervaporating a first liquid from a mixture comprising the first liquid and a second liquid. The composite membrane includes a porous substrate comprising opposite first and second major surfaces, and a plurality of pores. A pore-filling polymer is disposed in at least some of the pores so as to form a layer having a thickness within the porous substrate. The polymer is more permeable to the first liquid than the second liquid but not soluble in the first liquid or the second liquid. The composite membrane may be asymmetric or symmetric with respect to the amount of pore-filling polymer throughout the thickness of the porous substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jinsheng Zhou, Kazuhiko Mizuno, Moses M. David
  • Publication number: 20190001274
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a spiral membrane element that can make a composite semipermeable membrane high in effective membrane area, and that can restrain the composite semipermeable membrane from being lowered in rejection ratio by a deformation of this membrane while ensuring the flow rate of a permeation liquid flowing in a permeation-side flow-channel sufficiently. The spiral membrane element comprises a layered body which comprises a composite semipermeable membrane, a supply-side flow-channel member, and a permeation-side flow-channel member; and the permeation-side flow-channel member comprises a tricot knitted fabric having a plurality of ribs each formed by repeating loops in a linear form in a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of grooves present between the ribs; has a membrane support index of 60 to 135, the membrane support index being calculated in accordance with the specified numerical relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mieko Nishi, Yuha Okazaki, Masashi Echizen
  • Publication number: 20190001275
    Abstract: A membrane assembly for the permeative separation of a fluid from fluid mixtures includes a porous, fluid-permeable, metallic support substrate, a membrane that is disposed on the support substrate and is selectively permeable to the fluid to be separated off, and a connecting part which is formed, at least on the surface, of a fluid-tight, metallic material. The support substrate is cohesively bonded along a peripheral section thereof to the connecting part. A ceramic, fluid-permeable, porous, first intermediate layer is disposed between the support substrate and the membrane. At least one ceramic bonding layer is disposed directly on the connecting part and the material bond and extends at least over the cohesive material bond and an adjoining section of the connecting part. The first intermediate layer ends on the bonding layer and has a greater average pore size than the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: MARKUS HAYDN, STEPHAN HUMMEL, MARCO BRANDNER
  • Publication number: 20190001276
    Abstract: A carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane is made by pyrolyzing, to a peak pyrolysis temperature TP, a hollow fiber membrane having a polymeric sheath surrounding a polymeric core, anti-substructure collapse particles present in pores formed in the polymeric core help prevent collapse of pores formed in the hollow fiber membrane before pyrolysis. The anti-substructure collapse particles are made of a material or materials that either: i) have a glass transition temperature TG higher than TP, ii) have a melting point higher than TP, or ii) are completely thermally decomposed during said pyrolysis step at a temperature less than TP. The anti-substructure collapse particles are not soluble in a solvent used for dissolution of the polymeric material of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Dean W. KRATZER, Madhava R. Kosuri, Canghai Ma
  • Publication number: 20190001277
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an effluent treatment device including in one embodiment a skid configuration. The method and apparatus of the present invention can use only two fluid pump units and including individual or multiple membrane modules in a stacked longitudinally arranged configuration. The stacked or in series modules can be either vertical or horizontal forming a column. The membrane modules are contained in large diameter pipes with enough space around each module so that filtered permeate water collects in the pipe and backwash water can flow in the pipe to backwash the modules and contained membranes. The present invention includes one or more hollow fiber ceramic membrane modules which each includes multiple hollow fibers bundled together by end or band caps (e.g., ceramic, epoxy of glass material end caps) to form a complete membrane module. A complete hollow fiber membrane module can comprise multiple symmetric individual hollow fibers between about 2.0 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: WATER RECOVERY SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Kyle Anthony WOLFF
  • Publication number: 20190001278
    Abstract: A porous support includes a base body, a supporting layer, and a topmost layer. The supporting layer is disposed between the base body and the topmost layer, and makes contact with the topmost layer. A ratio of a porosity of the topmost layer to a porosity of the supporting layer is greater than or equal to 1.08. A ratio of a thickness of the topmost layer to a thickness of the supporting layer is less than or equal to 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto MIYAHARA, Kenji YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190001279
    Abstract: The present invention relates to shaped bodies comprising a composition (Z1), wherein said composition comprises at least one polymer having an elongation at break of >30% and at least one porous metal-organic framework material, to processes for producing shaped bodies of this kind and to the use of a composition (Z1) comprising at least one polymer having an elongation at break of >30% and at least one porous metal-organic framework material for production of a film, membrane or laminate having a water vapor permeability according to DIN 53122 at 38° C./90% rel. humidity of greater than 1000 g/(m2*d), based on a film thickness of 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dietrich SCHERZER, Frank PRISSOK, Lena ARNOLD, Juergen AHLERS, Martin WEBER
  • Publication number: 20190001280
    Abstract: The monolithic separation membrane structure includes a monolithic base, an intermediate layer and a separation membrane. The monolithic base has a plurality of filtration cells extending from a first end face to a second end face. The intermediate layer is formed on an inner surface of the filtration cells. The separation membrane is formed on an inner surface of the intermediate layer. An inner diameter not including the intermediate layer and the separation membrane of the plurality of respective filtration cells is greater than or equal to 1.0 mm to less than or equal to 2.0 mm. A partition wall thickness not including the intermediate layer and the separation membrane of the shortest portion of two adjacent filtration cells of the plurality of filtration cells is greater than or equal to 0.05 mm to less than 0.2 mm. A thickness of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 20 ?m to less than 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro FURUKAWA, Kei TANAKA, Aya MIURA
  • Publication number: 20190001281
    Abstract: The invention provides polymer-grafted and functionalized nonwoven membranes adapted for use in bioseparation processes, the membranes including a nonwoven web of polyester fibers having an average fiber diameter of less than about 1.5 microns, each of the plurality of polyester fibers having grafted thereon a plurality of polymer segments constructed of a methacrylate polymer, each polymer segment carrying a functional group adapted for binding to a target molecule. The invention also provides a method of bioseparation comprising passing a solution comprising the target molecule, such as a protein, through the nonwoven membrane of the invention such that at least a portion of the target molecule in the solution binds to the nonwoven membrane. A method for preparing a polymer-grafted and functionalized nonwoven membrane adapted for use in bioseparation processes is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Leonard Heller, Ruben G. Carbonell, Behnam Pourdeyhimi
  • Publication number: 20190001282
    Abstract: A control circuit for automatically stopping the flow of a gas in a primary circuit, includes a valve, a sensor and a controller. The valve is couplable with a primary pressure-regulator that controls the flow of another gas in a primary circuit. The valve has an inlet operable to receive a gas and an outlet operable to distribute the gas. When the valve is open the pressure of the gas at the valve's outlet equalizes with the pressure of the gas at the valve's inlet. When the valve is closed the pressure of the gas at the valve's outlet is prevented from equalizing with the pressure of the gas at the valve's inlet. The sensor is positionable in the primary circuit and operable to sense a parameter of the flow of the gas in the primary circuit and generate a signal that represents the sensed parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Richard E. Parks
  • Publication number: 20190001283
    Abstract: A mixing tee assembly suitable for phosphate acid attack reaction is described. The mixing tee assembly comprises an outer pipe having a mixing end and a tee end, wherein a tee structure is formed near the tee end to connect with additional piping; an inner pipe comprising a nozzle end connected to a nozzle and a open end; wherein the inner pipe is lined with a corrosion-resistant material on its inside surface; wherein when the inner pipe is assembled within the outer pipe, the nozzle extends beyond the mixing end of the outer pipe by at least ? of the inside diameter of the outer pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Floworks International LLC
    Inventor: Charles Jeffrey Witemyre
  • Publication number: 20190001284
    Abstract: The disclosure extends to systems, methods, and devices for mixing a fluid. The system comprises a tank conduit suspended in a tank for receiving a mixture comprising a liquid, wherein the tank holds the mixture. The system comprises a rigid casing configured to surround the tank and a pump attached to the rigid casing. The system includes a suction inlet and a discharge outlet attached to the pump, wherein the pump creates a negative pressure that draws the mixture into the pump through the suction inlet and the pump creates a positive pressure that dispels the mixture out of the pump through the discharge outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Snowie LLC
    Inventor: Carl A. Rupp
  • Publication number: 20190001285
    Abstract: The invention relates an extrusion device (100) for extruding a semi-finished product made of elastomeric material, comprising an extrusion body (10) extending along a feeding direction (A) and a pump (20) arranged downstream of the extrusion body (10) along said feeding direction (A). The extrusion body (10) comprises a hopper (30) for loading an elastomeric material and an extrusion screw (50) extending along said feeding direction (A) and having an inlet portion (50a) arranged close to the hopper (30) and an exit portion (50b) arranged close to the pump (20). The extrusion body (10) also comprises a motorised roller (40) arranged at the inlet portion (50a) of the extrusion screw (50) and configured to receive the elastomeric material from the hopper (30) and feed it to the extrusion screw (30). The extrusion screw (50) has a length and a diameter such that the ratio between length and diameter is comprised between 4 mm and 8 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Cesare Emanuele AMURRI, Gaetano LO PRESTI
  • Publication number: 20190001286
    Abstract: The present invention describes a rotating mixing/stirring device that includes a shaft (1) connectable to a rotational drive element, the rotating shaft (1) having sufficient length to accommodate at least one integral, substantially orthogonal blade or impeller (5). The blade or impeller (5) is driven to rotate by the rotating shaft (1) and thereby mix and stir any liquid in which the device is used. The blade or impeller (5) includes a plurality of apertures (6) arranged perpendicular to the rotating shaft (1) and these apertures are tapered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Courtenay Merchant, Philip Allinson-James
  • Publication number: 20190001287
    Abstract: An interlocking method and blending apparatus is provided which includes a base, container, and lid. The apparatus comprises light emitters, light sensors, and light reflectors. Light is emitted by the light emitters from the base, through the container, and toward the lid. Light reflectors in the lid reflect the light back through the container and toward the base. The light sensors detect the reflected light and can be used to control operation of the blender and illumination of the container. Light may be in the visible spectrum, or sub-visible spectrum. The light emitters and light sensors may be at the base and/or the bottom of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Mark Frederick Fleming
  • Publication number: 20190001288
    Abstract: A blending system includes a blender base and a container. The blender base includes a housing that houses a motor. The container is attachable to the blender base. The blending system includes a user device that communicates with the blender base. The user device may communicate with a remote computing device. The user device generates instructions and recipes for the blender base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony Ciepiel, David Kolar, Ken Zhang, Chad Markovich, Judson Cummins, Mark Fleming
  • Publication number: 20190001289
    Abstract: A method and device with an interface for manufacturing a customised product by mixing. The present invention concerns a device for manufacturing a customised product, and preferably a customised cosmetic product, by mixing at least two components housed in respective containers, at least one of the containers being a capsule (103), and at least one other container being a pot (11) comprising a nozzle, preferably a pump nozzle, at least one of said containers comprising an identification code, said device comprising an interface for collecting customised data, for example on a mobile phone or tablet. The invention also concerns a method for manufacturing a customised cosmetic product by homogeneously mixing components, using customised user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: AC&B SAS
    Inventor: David LELOUP
  • Publication number: 20190001290
    Abstract: An automated method includes providing a dry ingredient to be reconstituted into a liquid bioprocess solution and controlling, by a processing circuit, all automated system including at least one mixing chamber, an array of tubing for fluid flow within the system, and a plurality of valves provided within the tubing, to automatically prepare the liquid bioprocess solution from the dry ingredient. Controlling the auto system may include performing a series of sequential mixing steps, the series of sequential mixing steps causing the preparation of the liquid bioprocess solution. The method mixing include taking one or more measurements during the preparation of the liquid bioprocess solution, wherein each step is triggered by at least one of a measurement decreasing below, equaling, or exceeding a measurement threshold. Each step may also include opening or closing, by the processing circuit, at least one of the plurality of valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Irvine Scientific Sales Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Reid Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20190001291
    Abstract: A method for the heat treatment of granular solids includes initially introducing solids into a first reactor configured as a flash reactor or fluidized bed reactor where they are brought into contact with hot gases at temperatures in the range 500° C. to 1500° C. Next, the solids are passed through a residence time reactor in which they are fluidized. The residence time reactor is configured in a manner such that it has various regions which are separated from one another, from which the solid can be withdrawn in a manner such that it is provided with a variety of residence times in the residence time reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Edgar Gasafi, Bertold Stegemann, Bernd Reeb
  • Publication number: 20190001292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for gas-liquid distribution. More specifically, the present invention relates to a gas-liquid distribution device that may be used in an ionic liquid co-current gas and liquid up-flow reactor designed to distribute gas uniformly across the reactor cross section through restriction orifices on distributors located across the distribution tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Zhanping Xu, Daniel A. Kauff, Robert J. Sanger, Sathit Kulprathipanja, Emadoddin Abbasi
  • Publication number: 20190001293
    Abstract: Disclosed is an aerogel, having, on the surface of the aerogel, at least one type of dialkyldisiloxane bond serving as a hydrophobic group, and/or at least one type of crosslinked disiloxane bond serving as a hydrophobic group. Further disclosed is a material serving as at least one material selected from among a heat-insulation material, a sound-absorbing material, a water-repellant material, and an adsorption material, and this material includes the above-mentioned aerogel. Yet further disclosed is a method for producing the above-mentioned aerogel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUMA OIKAWA, KEI TOYOTA, TAICHI NAKAMURA, SHIGEAKI SAKATANI
  • Publication number: 20190001294
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for colloidosome-type microcapsules elaboration from solid particles microcapsules obtained by ionic gelation. In the process, an (O/W) type emulsion is initially generated stabilized with the solid particles microcapsules, and then the particles are fixed to the interface by adsorption of polyelectrolytes, cross-linking, heat treatment or fatty coating, generating the colloidosome with the water-insoluble phase encapsulated in the core and covered by the shell particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Herley Casanova, César Augusto Pérez Zapata
  • Publication number: 20190001295
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a chemical reaction which creates a product, wherein at least one reactant that is present in a liquid phase is subjected to a pressure change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: LSG Landwirtschaftliche Sanierungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Christian HEINE, Andreas HEINE, Anton LEDWON
  • Publication number: 20190001296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to calibration and normalization systems and methods for ensuring the quality of radiopharmaceuticals during the synthesis thereof, such as radiopharmaceuticals used in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Torgrim Engell, Julian Grigg, Ingvil Gausemel, Knut Dyrstad, Jonathan R. Shales
  • Publication number: 20190001297
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for optimizing a hydrogen producing system is provided. The method of optimizing the hydrogen producing system comprises producing hydrogen gas using a hydrogen producing formulation and removing a chemical substance that reduces the hydrogen gas producing efficiency. Further, the hydrogen producing system comprises a hydrogen producing catalyst, a hydrogen generating voltage applied to the hydrogen producing catalyst to generate hydrogen gas, and a catalyst regenerating device to regenerate the hydrogen producing catalyst to a chemical state capable of generating the hydrogen gas when a hydrogen generating voltage is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: 6 M. Carey
  • Publication number: 20190001298
    Abstract: Proposed is a cylindrical reactor (1) having a vertical longitudinal axis for continuous hydroformylation of a C6-C20-olefin or a mixture of C6-C20-olefins with synthesis gas in the presence of a homogeneously dissolved metal carbonyl complex catalyst, having a multiplicity of Field tubes (2) which are oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reactor (1) and welded into a tube plate at the upper end of the reactor (1), having a circulation tube (3) open at both ends which envelops the Field tubes (2) and at its lower end projects beyond said tubes, having a jet nozzle (4) at the bottom of the reactor (1) for injecting the reactant mixture comprising the C6-C20-olefin, the synthesis gas and the metal carbonyl complex catalyst, wherein the Field tubes (2) are configured in terms of their number and their dimensions such that the total heat exchanger area of said tubes per unit internal volume of the reactor is in the range from 1 m2/m3 to 11 m2/m3 and the cross sectional area occupied by the Field t
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Rainer PAPP, Oliver Christian GOBIN, Oliver BEY, Jens RUDOLPH, Hans-Günter THELEN
  • Publication number: 20190001299
    Abstract: A cellulosic carbon pyrolyzate material is disclosed, having utility as a gas adsorbent for use in gas storage and delivery devices, gas filters, gas purifiers and other applications. The cellulosic carbon pyrolyzate material comprises microporous carbon derived from cellulose precursor material, e.g., microcrystalline cellulose. In adsorbent applications, the cellulosic carbon pyrolyzate may for example be produced in a particulate form or a monolithic form, having high density and high pore volume to maximize gas storage and delivery, with the pore size distribution of the carbon pyrolyzate adsorbent being tunable via activation conditions to optimize storage capacity and delivery for specific gases of interest. The adsorbent composition may include other non-cellulosic pyrolyzate components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Edward A. Sturm, Shaun M. Wilson, Melissa A. Petruska
  • Publication number: 20190001300
    Abstract: A method of treating a liquid for removal of organic acid anions which comprises contacting a liquid containing organic acid anions with an adsorbent comprising calcium alginate-kaolinite or calcium alginate-quartz and a method of treating a liquid for removal of organic acid anions, heavy metal ions and thermally degraded organic products which comprises contacting a liquid containing organic acid anions, heavy metal ions and thermally degraded organic products with an adsorbent comprising calcium alginate-activated carbon are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Fawzi Banat, Priyabrata PAL, Anjali Achazhiyath EDATHIL