Patents Issued in March 19, 2019
  • Patent number: 10232305
    Abstract: A vacuum chamber (2) for a direct air capture process and enclosing an interior space (13) for housing an adsorber structure (1) is given comprising a contiguous circumferential wall structure (115) along an axis (15), which circumferential wall structure (115) in an axial direction is closed by an inlet and an outlet axial wall (116), respectively. Both axial walls (116) comprise at least one closing stainless steel lid (6) allowing for, in an open position, gas to be circulated through the vacuum chamber (2) for passing an adsorber structure (1), and, in a closed position, to close the interior space (13) and to allow evacuation of the interior space (13) down to pressure of 500 mbarabs or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CLIMEWORKS AG
    Inventors: Christoph Gebald, Werner Meier, Nicolas Repond, Tobias Ruesch, Jan André Wurzbacher
  • Patent number: 10232306
    Abstract: A sorption drying system for dehumidification of a moist gas stream, includes a mass of absorbing material, a moist gas stream arranged to flow through at least a part of the absorbent mass, and a heated stream of regeneration gas arranged to flow through at least a part of the absorbent mass. The sorption drying system further includes structure for deflecting a part of the dehumidified gas stream after flowing through the absorbent mass, a cooler for cooling the deflected dehumidified gas stream, and structure for returning the cooled deflected dehumidified gas stream to the moist gas stream at the inlet into the absorbent mass. At least a part of the cooled deflected dehumidified gas stream is arranged to flow through the absorbent mass in a channel separated from the moist gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CTT SYSTEMS AB
    Inventor: Robert Helin
  • Patent number: 10232307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for capturing carbon dioxide from a gas stream. The gas stream is contacted with solid adsorbent particles in an adsorption zone. The adsorption zone has at least two beds of fluidized solid adsorbent particles, and the solid adsorbent particles are flowing downwards from bed to bed. The solid adsorbent particles comprise 15 to 75 weight % of organic amine compounds. The gas stream entering the adsorption zone has a dew point which is at least 5° C. below the forward flow temperature of the coolest cooling medium in the adsorption zone. Carbon dioxide enriched solid adsorbent particles are heated, and then regenerated. The desorption zone has at least two beds of fluidized solid adsorbent particles, and the stripping gas is steam. The regenerated particles are cooled and recycled to the adsorption zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Gerald Sprachmann, Gerardus Antonius Franciscus Van Mossel, Hendrik Dathe, Tobias Proell, Gerhard Schoeny
  • Patent number: 10232308
    Abstract: In order to heighten the recovery of activated carbon by separation in a flotation device and stably inhibit mercury from being re-emitted in a desulfurization/absorption tower and from coming into gypsum to be recovered, a method is provided, the method comprising: adding activated carbon to an absorption liquid to be sprayed into the desulfurization/absorption tower to thereby remove mercury components from the flue gas simultaneously with desulfurization of the flue gas; sending the absorption liquid used for the desulfurization to the flotation device to thereby form a foam bubble layer; reducing the drainage volume so that the physical properties of the bubble layer are within given ranges, in such an amount that the concentration of chlorine ions in the absorption liquid does not exceed a given value; and simultaneously adding Ca and/or Mg ions and a frothing agent to the absorption liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Wakako Shimohira, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Atsushi Katagawa
  • Patent number: 10232309
    Abstract: Method for cool drying gas, whereby the cool dryer is characterized by curves that show the setpoint for the evaporator temperature or evaporator pressure for a load as a function of the lowest gas temperature, whereby the method comprises the following steps:—the determination of a curve and Tset or pset as a function of the load that is required to cool the gas to LATset; the control of a supply of coolant from the compressor to an injection point (P) downstream from the expansion means and upstream from the compressor in order to make the evaporator temperature or evaporator pressure equal to Tset or pset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP
    Inventors: Maarten Kooyman, Johan Hendrik R. De Herdt, Frank Jacques E. Roelants, Frits Cornelis A. Baltus
  • Patent number: 10232310
    Abstract: A multi-function duct for a dry scrubber system useful for processing a gas stream, such as a flue gas stream produced by a fossil fuel fired boiler, a combustion process or the like, is provided. The multi-function duct is useful for a circulating dry scrubber (CDS) dry flue gas desulfurization (DFGD) system operable for dry or moistened reducing agent distribution into a flue gas stream flowing therethrough. As such, the distributed dry or moistened reducing agent reacts with acid gas in the flue gas to produce a dry reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Bennie Randolf Hubard, IV, Mark Albert Fiedler
  • Patent number: 10232311
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for removing H2S from gas streams containing H2S, the processes comprise contacting gas streams with a mixed metal oxy-hydroxide media comprising two or more metals selected from the group consisting of magnesium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, zinc and copper. Also disclosed are processes for removing H2S from gas streams containing H2S, the processes comprise contacting the gas streams with a mixed metal oxy-hydroxide media comprising one or more metals selected from the group listed above plus one or more metals selected from the group consisting of aluminum, silicon, titanium and zirconium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GUILD ASSOCIATES INC.
    Inventor: Joe Rossin
  • Patent number: 10232312
    Abstract: A device and process for fluorine recovery from smoke after phosphorus absorption by hydration in KPA, wherein the device comprises a first-stage and second-stage fluorine absorption tower, which are both fluidized counter-current washing towers. The device according to the present invention has simple structure, low investment cost, high raw material utilization rate, and good fluorine recovery effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SICHUAN KO CHANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yonghe Hou, Shifa Wei, Chenjuan Wei
  • Patent number: 10232313
    Abstract: A duct can be configured to receive a denuding gas flow. A solid denuding surface that is connected to a drive system can be configured to move the solid denuding surface within the duct while the solid denuding surface is continuously concentrating one or more gas-phase species from the denuding gas flow on the denuding surface. Also, a denuding gas flow can be passed along a denuding surface to concentrate one or more gas phase species from the denuding gas flow onto the denuding surface with a diffusion denuding action. The denuding surface can be moved while continuing to concentrate the one or more gas phase species from the denuding gas flow onto the denuding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: John Arthur Cooper
  • Patent number: 10232314
    Abstract: A method for removing heat stable base salts, such as amine salts, is disclosed. The method of the present invention can be used to reduce the level of heat stable salts in a solvent gas stream in an acid gas removal process. A solvent in which the lean acid gas loading is high is first stripped to achieve an acceptable lean gas loading. The lean solution is then reclaimed using one or more methods. The purified base or amine solution can be used again to remove acid gases from a gas stream. A process for recovering acid gas from an acid gas stream is also disclosed. The process also comprises a reduction of the level of heat stable salts in the solvent gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Electrosep Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Parisi
  • Patent number: 10232315
    Abstract: A seawater desalination system for desalinating seawater by removing salinity from the seawater and an energy recovery apparatus which is preferably used in the seawater desalination system. The energy recovery apparatus includes a cylindrical chamber being installed such that a longitudinal direction of the chamber is placed in a vertical direction, a concentrated seawater port for supplying and discharging the concentrated seawater, a seawater port for supplying and discharging the seawater, a flow resistor provided at a concentrated seawater port side in the chamber, and a flow resistor provided at a seawater port side in the chamber. Each of the flow resistor provided at the concentrated seawater port side and the seawater port side comprises at least one perforated circular plate, and each perforated circular plate has a plurality of holes formed in an outer circumferential area outside a circle having a predetermined diameter on the perforated circular plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Goto, Tamami Takahashi, Motohiko Nohmi, Masanori Goto
  • Patent number: 10232316
    Abstract: Provided is a reciprocating submerged membrane filtration apparatus including: a membrane tank comprising a submerged membrane and configured to intake influent wastewater to be treated, the influent wastewater being filtered through the submerged membrane to produce treated water; and a reciprocation apparatus configured to move the membrane to create an inertia force which shakes foulants off from the submerged membrane under oxygen-deficient conditions, wherein the submerged membrane comprises a microfiltration (MF) membrane or an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyung Keun Roh, Jaeho Ho
  • Patent number: 10232317
    Abstract: A novel positive traction permeate tube and fittings therefor are described for use in spirally wound membrane filtration elements for filtration and separation applications. Membrane filtration elements incorporate the novel permeate tube. Methods of making the novel positive traction permeate tube are also disclosed, as are the preferred sanitary stainless steel materials used for the sanitary tube and fittings. The novel permeate tube involves a sanitary tubing having two open ends, each with an end fitting. The end fittings engage a positive traction drive for high tension spiral winding of a membrane element spirally around the novel permeate tube. Membrane filtration elements made with the novel permeate tube are less subject to slippage and breakage during manufacture and can withstand higher pressure drops and flow rates during use without failure of the spirally wound membrane element. The positive traction permeate tube facilitates membrane replacements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: COTT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Pedro J. Tortosa
  • Patent number: 10232318
    Abstract: Each cell is pressurized with gas from outside of the cell, the amount of permeation of the gas permeated into each cell is measured, and a cell having the amount of permeation greater than (average value of all cells+A) (wherein A is a predetermined value of ? to 6?, where ? is the standard deviation) is considered to be defective. Alternatively, pressure is reduced for each cell, the degree of vacuum in each cell is measured, and a cell having the degree of vacuum worse than (average value of all cells+A) is considered to be defective. Then, a polymer compound is poured into the defective cells of the monolithic separation membrane structure and cured so that the defective cells are sealed. Alternatively, the polymer compound formed in advance as the sealing member is inserted into the defective cells to seal the defective cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Miyahara, Makiko Ichikawa, Kenji Yajima, Shinji Nakamura, Ryujiro Nagasaka
  • Patent number: 10232319
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for a CO2 gas separation membrane containing: at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal bicarbonate, and an alkali metal hydroxide; a crosslinked polymer in which a polymer having a carboxyl group has been crosslinked; and a non-crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerization of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, RENAISSANCE ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yudai Ota, Yoshihito Okubo, Osamu Okada, Nobuaki Hanai, Peng Yan, Yasato Kiyohara, Atsushi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10232320
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hollow-fiber membrane blood purification device obtained by filling a container with a hollow-fiber membrane, in which the hollow-fiber membrane contains a hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic polymer and a lipid-soluble substance; the amount of the lipid-soluble substance on the inner surface of the hollow-fiber membrane is 10 mg/m2 or more and 300 mg/m2 or less; and the oxygen transmission rate of the container is 1.8×10?10 cm3·cm/(cm2·s·cmHg) or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Hata, Chiharu Kawano, Ryoko Hori
  • Patent number: 10232321
    Abstract: A blood purification membrane capable of adsorbing creatinine which is a uremic toxin in the blood and purifying the blood, the blood purification membrane including fibers and particles adhered to the aforementioned fibers, wherein the aforementioned fibers are composed of a polymer insoluble in water, the aforementioned particles contain SiO2 and Al2O3, and pores capable of incorporating at least a portion of the aforementioned uremic toxin are provided in the aforementioned particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Ebara, Koki Namekawa, Takao Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 10232322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite separation membrane including a graphene oxide coating layer. The composite separation membrane of the present invention has both high carbon dioxide permeability and high selectivity for carbon dioxide over nitrogen, hydrogen or methane gas, is free of surface defects, and exhibits remarkably increased selectivity for carbon dioxide over other gases (hydrogen, nitrogen, methane, etc.) without any change in carbon dioxide permeability, particularly even when exposed to water. Due to these advantages, the composite separation membrane of the present invention can be applied to industrial fields involving carbon dioxide separation and recovery processes. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the composite separation membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Ho Bum Park, Hyo Won Kim, Hee Wook Yoon, Byung Min Yoo
  • Patent number: 10232323
    Abstract: The invention provides a membrane suitable for dewatering acidic mixtures, comprising a bridged organosilica directly applied on a macroporous support in the absence of an intermediate mesoporous or finer layer. The bridged organic silica comprises divalent C1-C9 organic groups A2 and/or trivalent C1-C9 organic groups A3 directly bound to the silicon atoms of the organosilica. In particular, the membrane comprises bis-silylmethane or bis-silylethane groups. The membranes effectively separate water from acidic mixtures at high temperatures and without decrease in performance for at least several months.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND
    Inventors: Marc Matheus Antonius Van Tuel, Maria Dirkje Anna Rietkerk, Henk Martin Van Veen, Jaap Ferdinand Vente, Johannis Pieter Overbeek
  • Patent number: 10232324
    Abstract: Embodiments of gas mixing apparatus are provided herein. In some embodiments, a gas mixing apparatus may include a container defining an interior volume, the container having a closed top and bottom and a sidewall having a circular cross section with respect to a central axis of the container passing through the top and bottom; a plurality of first inlets coupled to the container proximate the top of the container to provide a plurality of process gases to the interior volume of the container, the plurality of first inlets disposed such that a flow path of the plurality of process gases through the plurality of first inlets is substantially tangential to the sidewall of the container; and an outlet coupled to the container proximate the bottom of the container to allow the plurality of process gases to be removed from the interior volume of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kartik Shah, Kalyanjit Ghosh, Scott McClelland
  • Patent number: 10232325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid premixer for mixing a first fluid and a second fluid by aspirating the second fluid into the first fluid by Venturi effect. The premixer comprises a pipe which has a first inlet for the first fluid at a first pressure and a second inlet for the second fluid to be mixed into the first fluid to form a mixture. The pipe also has an outlet for the mixture at a second pressure and a shutter movable between several positions where each position defines a distinct degree of shutting of the pipe. The premixer also includes a control element to control the position of the shutter as a function of the difference between the first pressure and the second pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPE LEADER
    Inventors: Thierry Patrick Gérard Delerue, Michael Jacques Gérard Steen, Michel Lebey
  • Patent number: 10232326
    Abstract: An adhesive-air infuser comprises a hollow body through which adhesive and air flow. The air is directed into the hollow body at an upstream end of the hollow body through an air nozzle positioned within the hollow body, and the adhesive is directed into the hollow body at the upstream end of the hollow body such that the adhesive flows around at least a portion of the air nozzle as the adhesive flows through the hollow body. The adhesive and air are directed by adhesive supply pressure and air supply pressure to flow through the hollow body toward an output port. In various embodiments, adhesive and air flow along a tortuous path that causes the air to mix into the adhesive to form an adhesive-air solution having a density less than the adhesive supplied to the upstream end of the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Simchem Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond Columbus Simmons
  • Patent number: 10232327
    Abstract: A static mixer includes at least one flow inverter baffle. The flow inverter baffle includes a first dividing panel to divide the fluid flow into a first flow portion adjacent a first side of the first dividing panel and a second flow portion adjacent a second side of the first dividing panel. The flow inverter baffle also includes a dividing element to divide the second flow portion into first and second perimeter flow portions. Additionally, first, second and third inversion elements to invert the flow layers of the at least two components by shifting the fluid flow to a different portion of a flow cross-section within the mixer while maintaining the general orientation of the flow layers as the fluid flow moves progresses through the flow inverter baffle. The flow inverter baffle also reduces backpressure by limiting the total amount of movement to cause the inversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew E. Pappalardo
  • Patent number: 10232328
    Abstract: A gas mixing arrangement for mixing a process gas (MF) of a process plant, which arrangement comprises a gas duct (10a) for flow of said process gas, a mixing plate section (24) arranged in the gas duct (10a) and comprising at least one mixing plate (42, 44) arranged at an angle with respect to a main flow direction (C) of said process gas flowing through the gas duct (10a). The arrangement further comprises a guide vane section (22) arranged upstream of said mixing plate section (24) to cooperate therewith in mixing the process gas (MF) flowing through the gas duct (10a), the guide vane section (22) comprises a first group of guide vanes (26) arranged to direct a first gas flow portion (GP1) in a direction towards a first side wall (34) of the gas duct (10a), and a second group of guide vanes (28) arranged to direct a second gas flow portion (GP2) in a direction towards a second side wall (36) of the gas duct (10a), said second side wall (36) being opposite said first side wall (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Ali Tabikh, Anders Hjelmberg
  • Patent number: 10232329
    Abstract: A generating method for generating one of mist and fine-bubbles or fine-bubbles is provided. The generating method includes arranging a piezoelectric substrate equipped thereon with an excitation source in a liquid, generating a flow of the liquid using a liquid flow generator that generates the flow of the liquid relative to the piezoelectric substrate, exciting a surface acoustic wave on the excitation source, propagating the excited surface acoustic wave so as to generate mist on a gas side and to generate fine-bubbles on a liquid side of the piezoelectric substrate, carrying the generated fine-bubbles away from the piezoelectric substrate with the generated flow of the liquid, and drawing the liquid containing the fine-bubbles from a liquid container which contains the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Okano, Shigeki Fujiwara, Youhei Ishigami
  • Patent number: 10232330
    Abstract: An apparatus for dye dispensing is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a controller and a tray. The tray communicates with the controller and is configured with at least one opening. At least one canister is configured with an identifier and a dye. The dye is associated with the identifier. A reader communicates with the controller. A dispenser comprises an actuator communicating with the controller and a lever arm. The lever arm is coupled to the actuator and configured with a projection. The reader, based on the identifier, identifies a selected dye in a selected canister associated with a dye formulation. When the selected canister is aligned with a dispensing area, the dispenser applies a downward force on the selected canister and dispenses the selected dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CLiCS, LLC
    Inventors: Leilani M. Macedo, Charles D. Brown, Jeffrey F. Macedo, Stuart D'Alessandro, Christopher Munz
  • Patent number: 10232331
    Abstract: A system for receiving a single-use vessel containing a mixing device has a support structure adapted to receive the single-use vessel and a drive-unit adapted to power, to control, or to power and control a mixing of contents of the single-use vessel when the single-use vessel is arranged in the support structure. The support structure and the drive-unit are provided as separate components that may be arranged both in an operating position, where the drive-unit is connectable to the mixing device of the single-use bag in the support structure, and in a separated position, where the drive-unit is separated from the support structure. The drive-unit comprises a tag reader that, in the operating position, is arranged to read a vessel tag of the single-use vessel arranged in the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Boettcher, Jonathan E. Cutting, Sharon D. West, Martin Oschwald
  • Patent number: 10232332
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a hydraulic fracturing system that includes a blender unit. The system includes an auger and hopper assembly to receive proppant from a proppant source and feed the proppant to the blender unit for mixing with a fluid. A first power source is used to power the blender unit in order to mix the proppant with the fluid and prepare a fracturing slurry. A second power source independently powers the auger and hopper assembly in order to align the hopper of the auger and hopper assembly with a proppant feed from the proppant source. Thus, the auger and hopper assembly can be stowed or deployed without use of the first power source, which is the main power supply to the blender unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: U.S. Well Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Oehring, Brandon N. Hinderliter
  • Patent number: 10232333
    Abstract: An apparatus for membrane emulsification. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a membrane defining a plurality of apertures connecting a first phase on a first side of the membrane to a second phase on a second, different side of the membrane, such that egression of the first phase into the second phase via the plurality of apertures creates an emulsion, and wherein the membrane is an oscillating cylindrical membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MICROPORE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Bruce Williams, Richard Holdich, Iain Cumming, Pedro Silva, David Hayward
  • Patent number: 10232334
    Abstract: A grid module (2a, 2b) for a catalyst support comprising one or more sides arranged with a module connecting part (11) to engage in a tongue/groove connection with a matching receiving connecting part (8a, 8b) on an external structure (7a, 7b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/S
    Inventor: Jesper Rune Bergstrøm
  • Patent number: 10232335
    Abstract: The ?-eucryptite fine particle production method of the invention includes spraying, into an atmosphere at 50° C. to a temperature lower than 300° C., a solution containing a water-soluble lithium salt, a water-soluble aluminum salt, and colloidal silica, in such amounts that the mole proportions among lithium atoms, aluminum atoms, and silicon atoms (Li:Al:Si) are adjusted to 1:1:1, to thereby dry the solution, and, subsequently, firing the dried product in air at 600 to 1,300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kato, Tadayuki Isaji, Yoshiyuki Kashima, Jun-ichi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10232336
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to a high-throughput flow apparatus. The apparatus is used with an array of wells, and is configured to impart a predetermined shear stress on cells cultured within each of the wells of the array of wells. The apparatus includes a plurality of mechanical tips. The plurality of mechanical tips each includes a head with a hemispheroid shape. The apparatus also includes a motor associated with at least one of plurality of mechanical tips. The motor is configured to drive the plurality of mechanical tips to impart the shear stress pattern in each of the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Guillermo Garcia-Cardena, Peter Mack, Jeffrey T. Borenstein, Ahmad S. Khalil, Eli J. Weinberg, Jason O. Fiering, Ernest S. Kim, William J. Adams, Jr., Mitchell Hansberry, Stephen Bellio
  • Patent number: 10232337
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for using a flow cell array are provided herein. A method includes determining placement of one or more reaction sites on a first component; providing a material for the one or more reaction sites in one or more surface channels of the first component; connecting the first component to a second component to form an array, wherein the one or more surface channels of the first component connect the one or more reaction sites with one or more vias, and wherein the second component comprises the one or more vias connected to multiple sub-surface channels; and aligning the one or more surface channels of the first component with the one or more vias of the second component to form a connection between the first component and the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Evan G. Colgan, Alexey Y. Lvov, Stanislav Polonsky
  • Patent number: 10232338
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a micro-channel reactor formed by placing a planar upper plate and a planar lower plate, each having a channel formed therein, such that the upper plate and the lower plate face each other, wherein the channel includes one or more introduction channels, into which different fluids are introduced respectively, a mixing channel, along which the fluids introduced into the introduction channels flow in a state in which the fluids join each other, and a discharge channel, from which the fluids joining in the mixing channel are discharged, the mixing channel includes a stem channel extending from the introduction channels to the discharge channel and one or more branch channels that diverge from the stem channel and are then interrupted, and, when the fluids are mixed through repetitive diverging and joining, the fluids diverge in upward and downward directions and then join each other in leftward and rightward directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seokhyun Yoon, Young Chang Byun, Jae Hoon Choe, Taehun Yoon
  • Patent number: 10232339
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and processes which prevent fouling of a reactor inlet of an oligomerization reactor. The systems and processes involve placement of an inlet sleeve around at least a portion of a reactor inlet such that a curtain of inert material flows through an annular space coaxially with respect to an outer surface of the end of the reactor inlet and into the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventors: Steven M. Bischof, Orson L. Sydora, Jared T. Fern, Uriah J. Kilgore
  • Patent number: 10232340
    Abstract: A MEG stream having a first pH level is contacted with a CO2-rich gas stream to yield a MEG product having a second different and lower pH level. The system and method can be readily incorporated into a slipstream MEG recovery package, with a source of the MEG stream being a MEG regeneration section of the package. The CO2-rich gas could be a vented CO2 stream from the MEG reclamation section of the package. Unlike hydrochloric and acetic acid overdosing, CO2 overdosing of the lean MEG stream does not lead to rapid acidification of the MEG product to be stored or injected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Cameron Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian E. Messenger
  • Patent number: 10232341
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing polyethylene glycol dinitrate. The apparatus includes providing continuously an acid composition and a glycol composition to a reaction apparatus; reacting the acid composition and the glycol composition in the reaction apparatus in a continuous manner to generate a reaction composition; using an alkaline composition to at least partially neutralize the reaction composition to cause at least a portion of the polyethylene glycol dinitrate to deposit from a solution of the reaction composition; and extracting the deposit of polyethylene glycol dinitrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: AVOCET IP LIMITED
    Inventors: James Robert Jennings, Glyn David Short
  • Patent number: 10232342
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to materials for CO2 adsorption at pressures above 1 bar, where the materials include a porous material with a surface area of at least 2,800 m2/g, and a total pore volume of at least 1.35 cm3/g, where a majority of pores of the porous material have diameters of less than 2 nm as measured from N2 sorption isotherms using the BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) method. The present disclosure also pertains to materials for separation of CO2 from natural gas at partial pressures of either component above 1 bar, where the materials include a porous material with a surface area of at least 2,200 m2/g, and a total pore volume of at least 1.00 cm3/g, where a majority of pores of the porous material have diameters of greater than 1 nm and less than 2 nm as measured from N2 sorption isotherms using the BET method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, APACHE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saunab Ghosh, Andrew R. Barron, Jason Ho
  • Patent number: 10232343
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of capturing CO2 from an environment by hydrating a porous material with water molecules to the extent thereby to define a preselected region of a plurality of hydrated pores and yet to the extent to allow the preselected region of a plurality of pores of the porous material to uptake gas molecules; positioning the porous material within a CO2 associated environment; and capturing CO2 by the hydrated porous material. In some embodiments, the pore volume of the hydrated porous material includes between 90% and 20% of the pre-hydrated pore volume to provide unhydrated pore volume within the porous material for enhanced selective uptake of CO2 in the CO2 associated environment. In some embodiments, the step of capturing includes forming CO2-hydrates within the pores of the porous material, where the CO2.nH2O ratio is n<4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Almaz S. Jalilov
  • Patent number: 10232344
    Abstract: Solid sorbent materials have been prepared by combining polyethyleneimine (PEI) with silica precursors. The solid sorbent materials can be used, for example, for acid gas separation, gas purification, and water purification applications. Advantageously, such materials can be water stable and the capacity of such solid sorbent materials does not diminish substantially after repeated use and regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Mustapha Soukri, Luke Coleman, Marty Lail
  • Patent number: 10232345
    Abstract: Methods and materials for the generation of amikacin antibiotic-derived microbeads, (FIG. 3). These beads may function as anion-exchange resins for use in pDNA purification as well as in situ capture of DNA from mammalian cells. New microresin and macroporous monolith based materials also are disclosed and may function for plasmid DNA binding and purification, mammalian whole cell genomic DNA extraction, and in-vitro cell culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kaushal Rege, Taraka Sai Pavan Grandhi, Thrimoorthy Potta
  • Patent number: 10232346
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an alumina in the form of beads with a sulphur content in the range 0.001% to 1% by weight and a sodium content in the range 0.001% to 1% by weight with respect to the total mass of said beads is described, said beads being prepared by shaping an alumina gel having a high dispersibility by drop coagulation. The alumina gel is itself prepared using a specific precipitation preparation process in order to obtain at least 40% by weight of alumina with respect to the total quantity of alumina formed at the end of the gel preparation process right from the first precipitation step, the quantity of alumina formed at the end of the first precipitation step possibly even reaching 100%. The invention also concerns the use of alumina beads as a catalyst support in a catalytic reforming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Malika Boualleg, Aurelie Dandeu
  • Patent number: 10232347
    Abstract: A preparation method of hollow mesoporous carbon nanosphere composite material loaded with gold nanoparticles includes the following steps: (1) in the presence of an initiator, aniline and pyrrole are polymerized in deionized water containing a surfactant to form hollow carbon precursors, and then calcined to obtain hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres, (2) said hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres are immersed in a chloroauric acid solution, stirred and then centrifuged to remove the liquid, finally, hollow mesoporous carbon nanosphere composite material loaded with gold nanoparticles are obtained by reduction treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Dongyun Chen, Jun Jiang
  • Patent number: 10232348
    Abstract: A catalyst support material (D-CZMLA) with oxygen storage capacity corresponds to the formula vD:x(Ce1-wZrwO2):yM:zL:(1-v-x-y-z)Al2O3, wherein w is a molar ratio between 0.1-0.8 and v, x, y, and z are weight ratios, such that v is between 0.005-0.15, x is between 0.05-0.80, and y and z are between 0.001-0.10. M is an interactive promoter for oxygen storage, L is a stabilizer (L) for the Al2O3 support; and D is an oxidizing dopant. The catalyst support material can be incorporated into a wash coat that combines platinum group metals (PGM), an adhesive, and a mixture of (?)RE-Ce—ZrO2+(?)CZMLA+(1????)RE-Al2O3, wherein RE-Ce—ZrO2 is a rare earth element stabilized ceria zirconia having a weight ratio (?) between 0-0.7; CZMLA is the doped catalyst support material having a weight ratio (?) between 0.2-1, such that (?+?)?1; and RE-Al2O3 is rare earth element stabilized alumina having a weight ratio equal to (1????).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Pacific Industrial Development Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wu, Yunkui Li, Jeffery Lachapelle, David Shepard
  • Patent number: 10232349
    Abstract: This invention relates to a catalyst for preparing a cyclic hydrocarbon, which is a non-noble-metal supported on zirconium phosphate, and to a method of preparing a cyclic hydrocarbon, including preparing a cyclic hydrocarbon from a lignin derivative through hydrodeoxygenation and hydrogenation using the catalyst for preparing a cyclic hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Kwan Young Lee, Geun Ho Han, Young-Hoon Cho, Min Sung Kim, Myung-gi Seo
  • Patent number: 10232350
    Abstract: A photocatalytic functional film has a structure of a substrate, a barrier layer and a photocatalytic layer stacked one on another. The barrier layer is a SiO2 film, the photocatalyst layer comprises an amorphous TiO2 film, and particles of visible light responsive photocatalytic material formed on the surface of the amorphous TiO2 film. A method for producing a photocatalytic functional film includes: adding an alcohol solvent and an acid to a silicate precursor to obtain a SiO2 sol by dehydration and de-alcoholization reaction; applying and drying the SiO2 sol on a substrate to form a barrier layer; adding an alcohol solvent and an acid to a titanium precursor to obtain a TiO2 amorphous sol by dehydration and de-alcoholization reaction; and applying and drying a composition formed by mixing particles of visible light responsive photocatalyst material with the TiO2 amorphous sol on the barrier layer, to form a photocatalyst layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LG HAUSYS, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Il Lee, Joo-Hwan Seo, Hyun-Jae Kim, Hye-Youn Jang, Seong-Moon Jung
  • Patent number: 10232351
    Abstract: To produce a core-shell catalyst with high catalytic activity for a short period of time. Disclosed is a method for producing a core-shell catalyst comprising a core containing palladium and a shell containing platinum and coating the core, the method comprising: supplying palladium-containing particles and a copper-containing material to an acid solution; stirring the acid solution with introducing an oxygen-containing gas into the acid solution; coating at least a part of a surface of the palladium-containing particles with copper by applying a potential that is nobler than the oxidation reduction potential of copper to the palladium-containing particles in a copper ion-containing electrolyte after the stirring; and then forming the shell by substituting the copper coating at least a part of the surface of the palladium-containing particles with platinum by bringing the palladium-containing particles into contact with a platinum ion-containing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kitao, Nobuo Honma
  • Patent number: 10232352
    Abstract: Ceramic candle filter and use of the filter in the removal of particulate matter in form of soot, ash, metals and metal compounds, together with hydrocarbons and optionally nitrogen oxides being present in process off-gas or engine exhaust gas, wherein a noble metal comprising catalyst is arranged on the permeation side of the filter and/or on the dispersion side of the filter and/or within wall of the filter, said noble metal comprising catalyst contains a noble metal in an amount of between 20 and 1000 ppm/weight of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
    Inventors: Joakim Reimer Thøgersen, Francesco Castellino, Lars Storm Pedersen
  • Patent number: 10232353
    Abstract: Catalysts for oxidative esterification can be used, for example, for converting (meth)acrolein to methyl (meth)acrylate. The catalysts are especially notable for high mechanical and chemical stability even over very long time periods, including activity and/or selectivity relatively in continuous operation in media having even a small water content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Lygin, Steffen Krill, Matthias Groemping, Andreas Tepperis
  • Patent number: 10232354
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of catalysis. More particularly, the present invention is directed to supported precious metal, preferably palladium and/or gold metal catalysts, having a high degree of dispersion and a high degree of edge-coating. The present invention is further directed to a process for producing these catalysts, as well as to the use of these catalysts in chemical reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Witte, Erica Nollen, Robert Terorde, Lei Zhang