Patents Issued in May 30, 2019
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Publication number: 20190160445Abstract: The present invention generally relates to microfluidic droplets and, including forming gels within microfluidic droplets. In some aspects, a fluid containing agarose or other gel precursors is transported into a microfluidic droplet, and caused to harden within the droplet, e.g., to form a gel particle contained within the microfluidic droplet. Surprisingly, a discrete gel particle may be formed even if the fluid containing the agarose or other gel precursor, and the fluid contained within the microfluidic droplet, are substantially immiscible. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to techniques for making or using such gels within microfluidic droplets, kits containing such gels within microfluidic droplets, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryInventors: David A. Weitz, Huidan Zhang, Nai Wen Cui, Fengyang Lei, Eleftherios Paschalis llios
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Publication number: 20190160446Abstract: A wet gel granule of aerogel is prepared by the following steps: mixing step: mixing with an organic mixed solvent to form a mixed solution; hydrolysis step: adding an acid catalyst to the mixed solution for carrying out a hydrolysis reaction, and adding a dispersion solvent during the condensation reaction, and agitating to gel the mixed solution during agitation and produce multiple hydrophilic or hydrophobic wet gel granules of aerogel. The overall preparation speed can be shortened quickly and at the same time the hydrophilic or hydrophobic wet gel granules of aerogel wet glue particles are prepared to increase the production efficiency of the wet gel granules of aerogel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jean-Hong CHEN, Shiu-Shiu CHEN
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Publication number: 20190160447Abstract: A method for forming polymer microparticles is disclosed. The method comprises spraying a liquid comprising a thermally-gelling polymer from a first orifice of a nozzle into air to form gelled microparticles, and collecting the gelled microparticles with a collecting device. The nozzle is positioned to have a central axis of the first orifice at a tilt angle in a range from about 10 degrees to about 170 degrees relative to a direction of gravity. The collecting device comprises at least two collecting units at different distances from the first orifice of the nozzle in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of gravity. Each of the collecting unit is loaded with a liquid collecting medium. A system for forming polymer microparticles is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Lin Chen, Jie Gao, Qiongqiong Huang
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Publication number: 20190160448Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Steven M. BISCHOF, Orson L. SYDORA, Jared T. FERN, Uriah J. KILGORE
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Publication number: 20190160449Abstract: A method of preparing an adsorbent for removing siloxane, in which the method includes mixing a silica particle and an OH compound to bond OH functional groups to the silica particle; measuring percentage by weight of OH bonded to the silica particle; calculating a bonding number and spacing of the OH functional groups by the percentage by weight of OH bonded to the silica particle; performing an evaluation of an adsorption rate and desorption rate of the silica particle to which the OH functional groups, of which the bonding number and spacing are calculated, are bonded; and adjusting the bonding number of the OH functional groups in the silica particle according to the evaluation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jong-soo Jurng, Hyoun-duk Jung, Young-haeng Lee
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Publication number: 20190160450Abstract: Provided is a zeolite-based adsorbent in the form of agglomerates, where the adsorbent having a tortuosity factor, calculated from the pore distribution determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry, of greater than 1 and less than 3. The adsorbent also has a porosity as determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry of between 25% and 35%. The adsorbent is useful in the field of separations in particular in a process for separating para-xylene from aromatic hydrocarbon isomer fractions containing 8 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicants: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Arkema FranceInventors: Catherine Laroche, Philibert Leflaive, Ludivine Bouvier, Cécile Lutz
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Publication number: 20190160451Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of making a polymeric material for selective adsorption of a gas. The method comprises dissolving a monomer comprising a functional group having an affinity for the gas in a solvent with a cross-linker and an initiator; emulsifying the solution in a liquid which is immiscible with the first solvent; and agitating and heating the emulsion to cause polymerization of the monomer into a cross-linked polymer having nanocavities with functional groups covalently-incorporated on walls thereof. Also disclosed are polymeric particles, an apparatus for forming the particles and a method of adsorbing a selected gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Seyed Ali Nabavi, Goran Vladisavljevic, Vasilije Manovic
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Publication number: 20190160452Abstract: There are disclosed systems and processes that substantially prevent scaling in the treatment of a spent carbon material in a wet air oxidation (WAO) system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Bryan J. Kumfer, Eric Martin, Simon Larson, Chad L. Felch
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Publication number: 20190160453Abstract: The invention discloses a binder-free high strength and low steam-to-oil ratio ethylbenzene dehydrogenation catalyst, which is characterized by comprising the following components in percentage by weight: (a) 60-85% Fe2O3; (b) 3-25% K2O; (c) 0.1-5% MoO3; (d) 3-20% CeO2; (e) 0.1-5% CaO; (f) 0.1-5% Na2O; (g) 0.1-5% MnO2, wherein the weight ratio of sodium oxide to manganese dioxide is 0.1-10, and no binder is added during the preparation of the catalyst. The low steam-to-oil ratio ethylbenzene dehydrogenation catalyst provided by the present invention contains no binder and maintains high strength, and has high activity and stability at low steam-to-oil ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Suzhou Toreto New Material Ltd.Inventors: Shijie LIAO, Qun TANG
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Publication number: 20190160454Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a metal catalyst (Ni, Co, etc.)-supported porous silicon carbide structure having meso- to macro-sized pores, high porosity and superior mechanical properties. Unlike the existing method wherein a porous silicon carbide structure is prepared and then the metal catalyst is infiltrated therein, the preparation of the porous silicon carbide structure and the supporting of the metal catalyst occur at the same time by the mixing metal catalyst material and starting materials. As a result, the metal catalyst is distributed uniformly in the porous silicon carbide structure and it is possible to locate a desired amount of the metal catalyst inside the porous silicon carbide structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Sang Whan PARK, Mi Rae YOUM, Sung Il YUN
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Publication number: 20190160455Abstract: A slurry composition for a catalyst and a method for producing the same, a catalyst and a method for producing the same using the slurry composition for a catalyst. The method omits many heretofore required treatment steps and reduces catalyst production cost. The method comprising the steps of providing a slurry composition for a catalyst, comprising at least an aluminosilicate, Cu, and water, and having a solid concentration of 0.1% by mass to 90% by mass, wherein a component for a catalyst has composition represented by Al2O3.xSiO2.yT2O.zCuO (wherein T is a quaternary ammonium cation, and x, y and z are numbers that satisfy 10?x?40, 0.1?y<2.0, and 0.1?z<2.0, respectively) in terms of molar ratio based on an oxide; coating at least one side of a support with this slurry composition; and heat-treating at 350° C. or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CorporationInventors: Yukio TAKAGI, Kiyohiko SAITO, Yasuyuki BANNO, Makoto NAGATA
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Publication number: 20190160456Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls, wherein a value of a porosity of the partition wall in a partitioning wall portion between the two cells is defined as a porosity A, a value of a porosity of the partition wall in an intersecting portion that is a region connecting two or more wall portions is defined as a porosity B, a value of A/B obtained by dividing the porosity A by the porosity B is from 0.5 to 0.95, and the porosity A is from 10 to 40%.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Kato, Takahiro Kondo, Junki Matsuya
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Publication number: 20190160457Abstract: A processing method of a base material sheet includes winding out the base material sheet wound up by a first core and a first porous sheet wound up by a second core, winding up by a third core the base material sheet and the first porous sheet to be overlapped with each other, and processing the base material sheet by a first processing liquid held in the first porous sheet; and winding out the base material sheet and the first porous sheet overlappingly wound up by the third core, winding up the first porous sheet by the second core, and winding up the base material sheet by the first core.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: AGC Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tamao OKUYA, Junichi Tayanagi
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Publication number: 20190160458Abstract: A method for detecting the type of an exchangeable piston-cylinder unit for a dispenser, to a piston-cylinder unit having at least one radially oriented information carrier section, and at least one axially oriented information carrier section, both of which at least partially specifies the type of piston-cylinder unit, and to a dispenser having an acquisition device for automatically identifying the type of piston-cylinder unit arranged on the dispenser. The method has at least the following steps: a) detachably mounting the piston-cylinder unit on the dispenser by at least an axial movement; b) detecting completion of a successful mounting of the piston-cylinder unit on the dispenser with a sensor device; c) detecting an information of the axially oriented information carrier section; d) detecting an information of the radially oriented information carrier section; and e) determining the type of the piston-cylinder unit mounted on the dispenser from the detected information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: BRAND GMBH + CO KGInventors: Daniel SETZER, Jürgen SCHRAUT, Renate REMPT, Rainer FELDMANN
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Publication number: 20190160459Abstract: A fluid analyzer manifold for facilitating flow of a fluid through at least one surface mounted component for analysis by a fluid analyzer. The exemplary fluid analyzer manifold can include an analysis chamber for connection with the fluid analyzer, a first flow channel having a first surface opening and a second flow channel having a second surface opening on the fluid analyzer manifold, and a mounting area on the fluid analyzer manifold. The mounting area can include the first and second surface openings of the first and second flow channels, and facilitates surface mounting the at least one surface mounted component to the fluid analyzer manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: John Paul Sanroma, Mariah Inez Hake
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Publication number: 20190160460Abstract: The present invention relates to a microfluidic assay system and associated reading device, as well as the individual components themselves. The present invention also relates to methods of conducting assays, using a disposable system and associated reading device, as well as kits for conducting assays.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: LumiraDx UK Ltd.Inventors: Steven Alexander Keatch, Phil Lowe, Brian McGuigan, Andrew Peter Phelan, Aman Khan
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Publication number: 20190160461Abstract: In order to induce aging while cutting the costs associated with adding cytokines at different aging stages, in a system for aging induction including a first culture chamber for perfusing, with a culture medium, a subject of aging-induction, the subject of aging-induction being derived from a living organism; a second culture chamber for perfusing, with a culture medium, a secretor that secretes a cytokine; and a control device for aging induction including a detection unit, a memory unit and a control unit, a protocol for aging induction defining a procedure of aging induction is stored, and in the control unit, an aging state of the subject of aging-induction is detected with a detection unit, and based on the protocol for aging induction, a flow rate at which the culture medium containing the cytokine secreted by the secretor is supplied to the subject of aging-induction is controlled according to the aging state of the subject of aging-induction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Yuki HANYU, Ikko KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20190160462Abstract: Structure and assembly of fluidic sensor devices are disclosed. A fluid sensor in some possible embodiments comprises a unitary/monolithic base body structure, or a base body structure assembled from two or more separate body elements configured to attach one to the other, and the base body structure having a fluid channel passing along the base body structure, an opening formed in said base body structure and fluidly communicating with the channel, and a sealing element comprising one or more sensing elements patterned thereon and sealably attached over the at least one opening such that its one or more sensing elements become located over the at least one opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Tsvi SHMILOVICH, Nicola MOLINAZZI
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Publication number: 20190160463Abstract: The present invention relates to the manipulation and, more particularly, to the sorting of particles. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to the use of acoustic waves, including surface acoustic waves, for the manipulation and sorting of particles. In an example, the present invention may be used for the sorting of cells. In an aspect of the invention, there is provided a device for manipulating a particle in a fluid suspension, the device comprising: (a) a substrate having a surface; (b) an acoustic source configured to generate and deliver an acoustic wave within a region of the substrate surface; and (c) a pillar disposed on the surface of the substrate and the pillar is configured to receive a channel, the channel configured to receive the fluid suspension, wherein the acoustic wave delivered within the region of the substrate surface is delivered to the fluid suspension in the channel through the pillar. A method using the device of the invention is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Ye Ai, Zhichao Ma
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Publication number: 20190160464Abstract: The disclosed technology includes devices and methods for detecting rare cells in whole blood samples using a microfluidic device. Such devices include a housing with a microfluidic chamber having first and second microfluidic layers, each microfluidic layer having an array of microscale structure. Other disclosed devices also include a housing including a chemically functionalized hydrogel matrix and a pump connected to the housing. Disclosed methods include constructing, with an additive manufacturing device, a microfluidic device having a microfluidic chamber, removing, by a thermal release process, at least some of the sacrificial support material deposited by the additive manufacturing device, and chemically functionalizing at least a portion of the microfluidic chamber. Other disclosed methods include chemically functionalizing a hydrogel matrix and connecting the chemically functionalized hydrogel matrix to a pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Ali Fatih Sarioglu, Chia-Heng Chu, Ruxiu Liu, Tevhide Ozkaya-Ahmadov
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Publication number: 20190160465Abstract: Various systems, methods, and devices are provided for focusing particles suspended within a moving fluid into one or more localized stream lines. The system can include a substrate and at least one channel provided on the substrate having an inlet and an outlet. The system can further include a fluid moving along the channel in a laminar flow having suspended particles and a pumping element driving the laminar flow of the fluid. The fluid, the channel, and the pumping element can be configured to cause inertial forces to act on the particles and to focus the particles into one or more stream lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Mehmet Toner, Dino DiCarlo, Jon F. Edd, Daniel Irimia
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Publication number: 20190160466Abstract: The present invention provides a tool that can analyze a target in a sample with simple operations and can be downsized, and an analysis method using the same. The analysis cell of the present invention includes: a main substrate: a sample inlet cover member; and a gas outlet cover member. The main substrate includes a flow path, an inlet for a sample, and a gas outlet, and the inlet and the gas outlet communicate with an outside. The inlet communicates with an upstream end portion of the flow path and the gas outlet communicates with a downstream end portion of the flow path. The flow path has a shape that expands from an upstream side toward a downstream side of the flow path. The sample inlet cover member is a liquid-tight member and can be fixed to the inlet when the sample inlet cover member is in use. The gas outlet cover member is a liquid-tight and gas-permeable member and can be fixed to the gas outlet when the gas outlet cover member is in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Yutaka YAMAGATA, Hiroyoshi AOKI, Kengo USUI, Yuki TANAKA, Norihiro MATSUYAMA, Kanji MITA
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Publication number: 20190160467Abstract: A reagent kit in which a brief measurement result is readily associated with subject information by suppressing erroneous input without using an integrated management system. This reagent kit 100 includes a container 10 used for measuring a sample by the sample measuring apparatus 300, a first identification label 30 including first identification information 31 associated with the measurement result 51 of the sample, and a second identification label 40 including second identification information 41 associated with the first identification information 31.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Koji IKEDA, Hiroyuki FUJINO, Mieko ASADA
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Publication number: 20190160468Abstract: A nucleic acid analysis apparatus includes a casing, a main frame, a fluid delivery unit, a thermal unit, a driving unit, and at least one optical unit. The casing has an upper casing and a lower casing. The main frame is disposed in the lower casing and has a chamber for mounting a cartridge therein. The fluid delivery unit is adapted to transport reagents within the cartridge for sample purification and/or nucleic acid extraction. The thermal unit is adapted to provide a predefined temperature for nucleic acid amplification. The driving unit is disposed in the lower casing and connected with the main frame, and includes a motion control unit capable of pressing the cartridge during sample purification and/or nucleic acid extraction and rotating the cartridge with a predefined program during nucleic acid amplification and/or detection. The optical unit includes plural optical components for detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Qian Liang, Hao Yu, Haoyu Wei
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Publication number: 20190160469Abstract: A system for thermocycling biological samples within detection chambers comprising: a set of heater-sensor dies, each heater-sensor die comprising a heating surface configured to interface with a detection chamber and a second surface, inferior to the heating surface, including a first connection point; an electronics substrate, comprising a first substrate surface coupled to the second surface of each heater-sensor die, an aperture providing access through the electronics substrate to at least one heater-sensor die, and a second substrate surface inferior to the first substrate surface, wherein the electronics substrate comprises a set of substrate connection points at least at one of the first substrate surface, an aperture surface defined within the aperture, and the second substrate surface, and wherein the electronics substrate is configured to couple heating elements and sensing elements of the set of heater-sensor dies to a controller; and a set of wire bonds, including a wire bond coupled between theType: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Sundaresh Brahmasandra, Thomas Haddock, Patrick Duffy, Jeffrey Williams
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Publication number: 20190160470Abstract: A method and system for reducing the unfermentable solids content in a protein portion, via a counter current wash, at the back end of a corn dry milling process for making alcohol is disclosed. The method can include separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a stillage (centrate) portion, which includes protein. Thereafter, the stillage portion can be separated into a water soluble solids portion and a protein portion. The protein portion may be mixed with clean water to wash and dilute the protein portion. The diluted protein portion may be dewatered to form a dewatered protein portion and a centrate. A portion of the centrate may be used as a protein counter current wash when the protein portion is being separated from the stillage portion. The protein counter current wash reduces the amount of unfermentable solids in the protein portion and the centrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Michael Hora, John Kwik, Neal Jakel
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Publication number: 20190160471Abstract: A protection device for tools for cutters and shredders and the like, arranged on a tool-holder seat for a tool-holder rotor rotatable about the axis of the rotor, said tool being housed in a seat arranged on the tool-bolder rotor, and formed by a first surface arranged at the front in the cutting direction and a second surface onto which the tool is fixed with its opposite surface to the cutting direction, the tool having a body that has a front surface in the rotation direction of the rotor, and a rear surface opposing the front surface. The tool and/or the seat having lateral projections and a protection device is dismountable connected to the seat of the tool, laterally as a protection for the tool and the plates being arranged partially between the lateral projections, of the tool and/or the seat of the tool, and the tool-holder rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Seppi M. spaInventor: Seppi Lorenz
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Publication number: 20190160472Abstract: A comminution device (2) for laboratory operation is presented and described, particularly a laboratory mill, especially particularly a centrifugal mill, comprising a milling tool arranged in a milling chamber (3), a housing assembly and a milling material channel (12) running through the housing assembly and opening into the milling chamber (3), for supplying milling material to the milling chamber (3) and/or for discharging milled material from the milling chamber (3), particularly wherein the milling material channel (12) is open to the environment and/or can be opened, especially particularly for successively supplying a milling material to the milling chamber (3) during the milling operation. According to the invention, at least one system for passively reducing noise emissions is situated in the region of the milling material channel (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Frank JANETTA, Ralf EISENBACH, Alexander HOEHNE
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Publication number: 20190160473Abstract: A solid-core ring-magnet having one or more cavities is provided. The magnet can have an overall cylindrical shape or a rectangular-prism shape. In either case, a portion of cavity walls of the magnet are ring shaped, causing the magnetic field lines to emanate from the magnet in the shape of a ring. The diameter of the ring shaped cavities can be constant throughout, constant through a portion of the cavity, variant throughout, or variant through a portion of the cavity. The cavities open to the end of the magnet, and terminate toward the core of the magnet. Also provided are systems and kits having solid-core ring-magnets. Methods of purifying a macromolecule using the solid-core ring-magnets are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Alpaqua Engineering, LLCInventor: Olaf Stelling
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Publication number: 20190160474Abstract: A device for separating a metalliferous, lumpy mixture, with a conveyor belt and with a rotating drum in which a fixed magnet system with at least one magnet line is arranged. The separating effect of the device is improved and its complexity is reduced where it is provided that the magnets of the at least one magnet line are arranged such that their poles have the sequence NS SN or SN NS in the circumferential direction, as a result of which the ratio of the maximum radial magnetic flux density to the maximum tangential magnetic flux density on the belt surface, facing the material, in the region of the magnet system is greater than one and, owing to this, the electrically conductive particles are separated out into the first partial stream by radial force action (repulsion).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Christian KARL
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Publication number: 20190160475Abstract: An electrostatic air filter connected to a high voltage source, comprising an air flow channel (1) having an inlet and an outlet, in which at the side of the air inlet there is an ion generator (2) comprising at least one corona electrode (3) and at least one cumulative electrode (4), both the corona electrodes (3) and the cumulative electrodes (4) being electrically connected to each other, while the cumulative electrodes (4) are insulated from the corona electrodes (3), so that corona discharges may occur between the corona electrodes (3) and the cumulative electrodes (4) due to a potential difference (U1), causing the ionisation of contaminant particles present in the air flowing through the channel (1), characterised in that behind the ion generator (2) in the air flow channel (1) there is a separator of contaminant particles (6) comprising an input electrode (7) and an output electrode (8) spaced apart from it, both these electrodes enabling the flow of air through them in a direction away from the inputType: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Krzysztof Cwik
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Publication number: 20190160476Abstract: A flotation line for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry, including at least three flotation units arranged in fluid connection with each other for allowing gravity-driven slurry flow between flotation units, and a feed inlet for supplying slurry into a first flotation unit; wherein at least three flotation units are configured to be uniplanar, each flotation unit includes at least one flotation cell; and wherein the launder lip height of each uniplanar flotation unit is lower than the launder lip height of the preceding uniplanar flotation unit in the direction of the slurry flow, so that an angle of sloping between a first uniplanar flotation cell, equipped with a launder lip and being larger than 150 m3, and a last uniplanar flotation cell, equipped with a launder lip and being larger than 40 m3, is formed; and the angle is 1.5 to 10 degrees relative to horizontal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Peter Gerard BOURKE, Antti RINNE, Rob COLEMAN
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Publication number: 20190160477Abstract: A centrifugal separator for cleaning gas containing contaminants includes a stationary casing, enclosing a separation space through which a gas flow is permitted, a gas inlet extending through the stationary casing and permitting supply of the gas to be cleaned, a rotating member including a plurality of separation members arranged in said separation space and being arranged to rotate around an axis of rotation, a gas outlet configured to permit discharge of cleaned gas and including an outlet opening through a wall of the stationary casing, a drainage outlet configured to permit discharge of liquid impurities separated from the gas to be cleaned, and a drive member, for rotating the rotating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Alfdex ABInventor: Anders ÖRTEGREN
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Publication number: 20190160478Abstract: A system for fluid transport is provided where a quantity of fluid is held in a reservoir. A droplet generator is employed to generate droplets from the fluid, for example a nozzle-based system or a nozzleless system such as an acoustic ejection system. A generated droplet has a trajectory whereby it arrives at a target. A circuit is used to modify one or more characteristics of the generated droplet in a way which increases the likelihood that the droplet will not splash or bounce when it arrives at the target. The circuit may in different embodiments control the speed of the droplet or the Weber number of the droplet. The circuit may create an electric field in an area of space where the droplet passes. The circuit may charge the droplet by causing it to contact ions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Richard G. Stearns, Stephen J. Hinkson
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Publication number: 20190160479Abstract: This rotary atomizing head used in a rotary atomizing head type painting device is provided with: an atomizing head main body formed in a bell shape or a cup shape; an attachment part which is connected to the atomizing head main body and attaches the atomizing head main body to a motor rotary shaft of the rotary atomizing head type painting device; and a resin mold in which an IC tag containing unique information about the rotary atomizing head stored therein is embedded, and which is attached to the attachment part, wherein the attachment part can have a prescribed structure, the resin mold is attached to the attachment part through a prescribed method, and the IC tag is embedded in the resin mold such that the surface of an embedded coil antenna adopts a prescribed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Shigeru YAMAUCHI, Masaaki SARUYAMA, Masaaki KITAGAWA, Shinya NOMURA
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Publication number: 20190160480Abstract: An inverted squeeze sprayer for dispensing liquid product is a spray mist includes a squeeze bottle and a squeeze sprayer closure (22) attached to the squeeze bottle. The squeeze sprayer closure includes a cap (26) which defines a chamber (70) for receipt of air and liquid and further defines an outlet (64). Further included as a part of the squeeze sprayer closure is a valve (28) which is assembled into the squeeze sprayer cap and a dip tube (30) which is received by the squeeze sprayer cap. The dip tube is constructed and arranged to provide air to the chamber and the squeezing of the bottle forces air and liquid into the chamber and from there through the outlet to be dispensed as a spray mist.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Yen Kean LEE
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Publication number: 20190160481Abstract: A discharge head (30) of a liquid dispenser (10), comprising a pump device or pressure accumulator, is known for selectively discharging liquid, on the one hand, in the form of an atomized spray jet and, on the other hand, in the form of a non-atomized liquid stream or in the form of individual droplets. The discharge head (30) is provided for fastening to a base unit (20) of the liquid dispenser (10), said base unit comprising a liquid reservoir (22). The discharge head has a housing (32) which is configured for the stationary or linearly movable or linearly and rotatably movable fastening to the base unit (20) of the liquid dispenser (10). The discharge head (30) has a liquid outlet (34) through which liquid may be discharged from the liquid reservoir (22) into a surrounding atmosphere, and a liquid inlet (38) through which liquid may be conducted out of the liquid reservoir (22) to the liquid outlet (34). It is proposed that the liquid outlet (34) has an outlet channel (36) penetrating the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Tobias BAUMANN
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Publication number: 20190160482Abstract: The present invention provides an automated system for spraying an wall of a building. The automated system comprises a carrier; a robotic mechanism mounted on the carrier, the robotic mechanism further having an end effector adapted to support a spray nozzle thereon; a visual monitoring system configured to scan structural characteristics and profiles of the wall; a computing device disposed in communication with the visual monitoring system and the robotic mechanism, wherein the computing device is configured to receive the scanned structural characteristics and profile of the wall from the visual monitoring system; and a controller communicably coupled to the computing device, the controller configured to independently control operation of respective ones of the robotic mechanism, and the spray nozzle according to the scanned structural characteristics and profiles of the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Hui Eng Lim
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Publication number: 20190160483Abstract: A coating pattern formation method includes adjusting lyophilicity of a pattern region provided on a substrate, and forming a coating pattern having a shape of the pattern region by applying a coating liquid to the pattern region after the adjusting of the lyophilicity of the pattern region. The lyophilicity of the pattern region is adjusted such that the pattern region is divided into a plurality of small pattern regions in at least one division direction, such that adjacent small pattern regions have different lyophilicity, such that a small pattern region spaced away from an end of the pattern region has the lowest lyophilicity among the small pattern regions in the at least one division direction, and such that the lyophilicity of the small pattern regions increases from the small pattern region having the lowest lyophilicity toward the end of the pattern region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Kenichi SHIMATANI, Satoshi TOMOEDA
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APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING A THICK MATTER, REPLACEMENT PART THEREFOR AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD
Publication number: 20190160484Abstract: The disclosure concerns an applicator for applying a coating agent (e.g. thick matter) to a component (e.g. motor vehicle body part) with a nozzle with a nozzle opening with a certain nozzle geometry, in particular for applying a thick matter bead to a component surface. The disclosure provides that the nozzle geometry of the nozzle opening can be adjusted without replacing the nozzle, in particular by a relative movement of two nozzle parts. Furthermore, the disclosure comprises an exchange part for such an applicator and an operating method therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Frank Schnur, Martin Wolf -
Publication number: 20190160485Abstract: A slot coating apparatus having an improved coating bead region is disclosed. An embodiment of the invention provides a slot coating apparatus configured to coat a coating liquid containing a high concentration of particles over a substrate, where the slot coating apparatus includes: a first slot die that is arranged at a downstream side of the coating liquid; a second slot die that is arranged at an upstream side of the coating liquid and is positioned facing the first slot die; a coating bead cover that extends from one side of the first slot die along a movement direction of the substrate; and a pressure adjustment device that is disposed at the second slot die side and is configured to form a pressure gradient between the downstream and the upstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATIONInventors: Hyun Wook JUNG, Byoung Jin Chun, Kwan Young Lee, Jin Seok Park, Gi Wook Lee, Won Gi Ahn
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Publication number: 20190160486Abstract: Disclosed is an agitator lid suitable for different paint pot openings, comprising a paint outlet mechanism for controlling paint pouring, and at least two compression mechanisms compressing a paint pot with the agitator lid, each compression mechanism involving: a through-hole provided on the agitator lid, a compression rod passing through the through-hole, a sealing sleeve sheathed on the outside of the compression rod, an up-turned edge of the sealing sleeve pressing on the agitator lid, the periphery of the compression rod between the up-turned edge of the sealing sleeve and a handle on an upper end of the compression rod being sheathed with a compression spring, a lower end of the compression rod being a presser foot, a face of the presser foot being a fan ring shape, a vertical face being provided on a connecting line between two arc-shaped lines along the fan ring shape, and the vertical face dividing a fan ring face into two step-shaped presser foot faces of different heights.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Hanlu ZUO, Yiyang YU
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Publication number: 20190160487Abstract: This disclosure relates to electromagnetic absorbing materials, and, more particularly, to a flocked carbon fiber composite material and methods for forming thereof. The flocked carbon fiber material comprises electrostatically applied carbon fibers, having a Z-plane component; electromagnetic modifiers; a substrate; a bonding agent; and an encapsulation agent. The method for forming said flocked carbon fiber composite material comprises preparing carbon fiber strands; separating carbon fiber strand clumps into carbon fiber strands; separating carbon fiber strands into carbon fibers; applying a bonding agent to a substrate; and electrostatically applying the carbon fibers to the substrate. The flocking device used to perform this method comprises an insulative section; a high voltage power source; a container attached to the insulative section; and a filtering section attached to the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Robert L. Doneker, Kent G. R. Thompson
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Publication number: 20190160488Abstract: A device which prints an electrically conductive pattern on a downhole tool using electrical ink includes a print head assembly and gripper claw assembly to print and manipulate the downhole tool during printing, respectively. The electrically conductive pattern may be an antenna coil, circuit or other desired pattern. After printing, the accuracy of the pattern is verified by the system and an impact resistant coating is applied to the pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Robert L. Reynolds
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Publication number: 20190160489Abstract: The present application provides a color register edging method for an aluminum alloy hub. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (I) a first pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; (II) a body powder and paint spraying and respective curing step; (III) a second pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; (IV) an edging color register spraying and curing step, wherein a color register paint is squeezed onto a surface that needs color register by using an injection needle; (V) a third pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; and (VI) a high-gloss transparent powder spraying and curing step. The method breaks the conventional shielded protective color register process, the designed grooves can be in a full circle or partial, meanwhile, the size of the grooves can also be changed in the width.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: CITIC Dicastal CO., LTDInventor: Guangcai CHEN
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Publication number: 20190160490Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer includes a membrane, a bottom electrode, and a plurality of cavities disposed between the membrane and the bottom electrode, each of the plurality of cavities corresponding to an individual transducer cell. Portions of the bottom electrode corresponding to each individual transducer cell are electrically isolated from one another. Each portion of the bottom electrode corresponds to each individual transducer that cell further includes a first bottom electrode portion and a second bottom electrode portion, the first and second bottom electrode portions electrically isolated from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Butterfly Network, Inc.Inventors: Susan A. Alie, Keith G. Fife, Joseph Lutsky, David Grosjean
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Publication number: 20190160491Abstract: A multi-element, capacitive, ultrasonic, air-coupled transducer includes a membrane having an electrically conductive face; and a plurality of electrically separate conductive elements, consisting of a central disc and a plurality of rings arranged concentrically with the central disc, the conductive elements each having a face arranged facing the membrane and the faces of the conductive elements being of the same surface area; wherein the central disc has a radius of between 10 mm and 15 mm and wherein the number of conductive elements is between 12 and 18.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Christine BIATEAU, Michel CASTAINGS, Mathieu RENIER
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Publication number: 20190160492Abstract: Disclosed is an inclined mobile screen for processing road building materials which provides for easy reconfiguration of the screen from operation configuration to a transport configuration and to a maintenance configuration, which allows for increased clearance between the screen and a feed conveyor without requiring a hydraulic actuator disposed therebetween. Nested telescopic supports are selectively coupled together in an offset connection to allow changes in the orientation of the screen to result in changes in the separation between the screen and the conveyor so as to allow for more clearance therebetween during time of maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jordan Clarence Kruse, Christopher Reed, Ryan Anthony Mumm
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Publication number: 20190160493Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus (10) and associated method for sorting a plurality of items includes a plurality of sort destinations and a plurality of delivery vehicles (200/400) for delivering items to the sort destinations. Each vehicle (400) includes a surface (406) for supporting items to be delivered and an edge-detection assembly (402,404) for detecting an edge of an item when the item is conveyed onto or discharged from the vehicle. The edge-detection assembly (402,404) includes an emitter for emitting a beam of light toward the surface. The emitter (104) is positioned below the surface so that the beam of light is projected transverse the surface. The emitter edge-detection assembly also includes a plurality of detectors for detecting the beam of light, wherein an object on the surface of the vehicle affects the beam of light received by the detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Samuel Gardner GARRETT, Robert R. DEWITT, Monty MCVAUGH, Alexander STEVENS, James WALSH, Gregory WILSON
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Publication number: 20190160494Abstract: Systems and methods for sorting an electronic device undergoing a final test operation in accordance with a test program, into one of a plurality of bins. In one embodiment, an evaluator defines the binning of the electronic device while the device is still socketed, and the defined binning may or may not concur with the binning assigned by the test program.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Reed Linde, Gill Balog