Patents Issued in January 25, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240026220
    Abstract: Proposed are luminescent nanoparticles and a method of preparing the same. The luminescent nanoparticles include a core-shell composite and a polymer brush grafted on the surface of the composite, in which the composite is composed of a core containing porous silica nanoparticles and CsPbX3 (X is a halogen) perovskite nanocrystal supported in the porous silica nanoparticles and a lead-containing silicate shell formed on the surface of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC)
    Inventors: Jihoon CHOI, Min-Gi JEON
  • Publication number: 20240026221
    Abstract: An europium activating ?-type sialon phosphor contains at least one kind of element selected from the group made of yttrium, titanium, and gadolinium, wherein the total content of the at least one kind of element is more than 0 ppm and less than 1000 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Denka Company Limited
    Inventors: Noriyoshi SAKAI, Ryousuke KONDO, Tomohiro NOMIYAMA, Keita KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240026222
    Abstract: A semiconductor nanoparticle includes a cluster consisting of a first semiconductor compound, a core covering at least a portion of the surface of the cluster and including a second semiconductor compound, and a shell covering at least a portion of the surface of the core and including a third semiconductor compound. The first semiconductor compound and the third semiconductor compound each include zinc (Zn), the second semiconductor compound includes Zn, tellurium (Te), and selenium (Se), the first semiconductor compound and the second semiconductor compound are different from each other, and the second semiconductor compound and the third semiconductor compound are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Sunyoung KWON, Wanki BAE, Hakjune LEE, Youngsoo KWON, Keunchan OH, Hyeokjin LEE, Junhyuk CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240026223
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device thereof. The liquid crystal composition comprises at least one compound of general formula I and at least one compound of general formula II. The liquid crystal composition has a larger vertical dielectric constant (??), a larger ratio of the vertical dielectric constant to the absolute value of dielectric anisotropy (??/|??|), a larger Kave value and a higher transmittance while maintaining an appropriate clearing point, an appropriate optical anisotropy, and an appropriate absolute value of the dielectric anisotropy, such that the liquid crystal display device comprising the same has a better contrast, a faster response speed and a better transmittance while maintaining an appropriate range of operating temperature and an appropriate threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yunyun LIU, Di HE, Shuang XU, Haibin XU, Lifang YAO, Yafei YANG, Zhenting ZHOU, Dike PAN, Fei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240026224
    Abstract: Provided are: a flame retardant agent composition which has excellent flame retardancy as well as an excellent balance of dust suppression and powder flowability; a flame-retardant resin composition containing the same; and a molded article thereof. The flame retardant agent composition contains at least one phosphate compound represented by Formula (1) or (2). When the loose bulk density of the flame retardant agent composition is defined as d (g/cm3), and the 10% cumulative particle size and the 50% cumulative particle size of the flame retardant agent composition in a volume-based particle size distribution are defined as D10 (?m) and D50 (?m), respectively, d, D10 (?m), and D50 (?m) satisfy 0.030?d/(D50?D10)?0.110.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei ASAI, Michio NAKAMURA, Genta KOKURA
  • Publication number: 20240026225
    Abstract: A method for forming mesophase pitch can include applying a stimulus to a first amount of coal tar to form a first amount of mesophase pitch. The stimulus can include one or more of an electromagnetic field (“EMF”) or a magnetic field. The method can further include evaluating a characteristic of the first amount of mesophase pitch, changing a parameter of the stimulus in response to evaluating the characteristic of the first amount of mesophase pitch, and applying the stimulus exhibiting the changed parameters to a second amount of coal tar to form mesophase pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Charles Agee Atkins
  • Publication number: 20240026226
    Abstract: This invention relates to a power recovery process in waste steam/CO2 reformers in which a waste stream can be made to release energy without having to burn the waste or the syngas. This invention in some embodiments does not make use of fuel cells as a component but makes use of exothermic chemical reactors using syngas to produce heat, such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. It also relates to control or elimination of the emissions of greenhouse gases in the power recovery process of this invention with the goal of producing energy in the future carbonless world economy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Raven SR, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry R. Galloway
  • Publication number: 20240026227
    Abstract: A vacuum distillation unit and process for separating components of reduced crude oil by operating the vacuum distillation unit. The process includes feeding reduced crude oil in a vacuum column by a feed line, supplying a stripping stream at a lower portion of the vacuum column by an ejector, receiving an overhead vapour stream by the ejector from an upper portion of the vacuum column, creating the stripping stream in the ejector by mixing the overhead vapour stream into a steam, and supplying part of the stripping stream at the lower portion by the ejector to re-circulate the overhead vapour stream from the upper portion to the lower portion of the vacuum column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Engineers India Limited
    Inventors: Ashwani MALHOTRA, Ravi Kant GUPTA, Alka SHARMA, Ameya Krishna DHOK
  • Publication number: 20240026228
    Abstract: A process for regenerating catalyst from a fluidized catalytic process comprising is disclosed. The process comprises providing an oxygen stream and a preheated carbon dioxide recycle stream and mixing the oxygen stream and the preheated carbon dioxide recycle stream to provide a carbon dioxide rich oxidation stream. The carbon dioxide rich oxidation stream is passed to a regenerator unit to provide a carbon dioxide rich flue gas stream. One or more of a sulfur-containing compound, a nitrogen-containing compound, or both in the carbon dioxide rich flue gas stream is reacted with a reactant in a decontamination reactor to form a reactor effluent stream comprising reactant salt. The reactor effluent stream is filtered to remove the reactant salt and catalyst fines to produce a filtered reactor effluent stream. A carbon dioxide recycle stream is taken from the filtered reactor effluent stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Anil Nivrutti Pachpande, Yogesh Kumar Gupta, Jan De Ren, Sakthivelan Maadasamy Durai
  • Publication number: 20240026229
    Abstract: Aqueous treatment compositions for crude oil and/or petroleum distillates to remove sulfur compounds therefrom and treatment methods using such compositions are disclosed. The composition has less than 0.5% wt/wt di- or tri-benzohydroxy compound, a strong base, less than 1% wt/wt divalent metal gluconate, a balance of water, and a pH that is 9 or greater. The treatment method includes adding said treatment composition to crude oil or a petroleum distillate to form a mixture having 0.001% to 0.02% wt di- or tri-benzohydroxy compound/wt oil and 0.001% to 0.03% wt divalent metal gluconate/wt oil and mixing the same together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Ripcord Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Linda Esther Schweitzer, Bobby Burkes, SR.
  • Publication number: 20240026230
    Abstract: Solid absorbent compositions and methods for the removal of mercaptan sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams are provided. The compositions may include porous granulated activated carbon particles with internal pore surfaces containing bound trinuclear basic iron (III) acetate complex containing the [Fe3(?3-O)] core structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jack VEAL, Jefferey ST. AMANT
  • Publication number: 20240026231
    Abstract: A method for enhancing the recovery of styrene includes feeding a hot liquid residue stream to a stripping vessel from a styrene monomer purification finishing system. The hot liquid residue stream includes styrene and compounds less volatile than styrene. The method includes introducing a gas to the stripping vessel to strip a portion of the styrene as vapor, generating a vaporized styrene portion, returning the vaporized styrene portion and the gas to the styrene monomer purification finishing system, recovering at least a portion of the vaporized styrene portion into a styrene monomer product, and producing a final liquid residue stream from a bottom of the stripping vessel with a lower concentration of styrene than the hot liquid residue stream feeding the stripping vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas S. Hubbell, Slawomir A. Oleksy
  • Publication number: 20240026232
    Abstract: A broad aspect of the disclosure relates to a process for hydroprocessing of a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock stream comprising the steps of directing said hydrocarbonaceous feedstock stream to contact a material catalytically active in hydroprocessing thus providing a hydroprocessed stream separating said hydroprocessed stream in a purified hydrocarbon stream, sour water and a separation off-gas, separating said sour water in a purified water stream and sour stream, directing said sour stream as a liquid sour recycle stream either to contact said material catalytically active in hydroprocessing or to be combined with said hydroprocessed stream prior to step b, said material catalytically active in hydroprocessing comprising at least one base metal from Group 5, 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table in sulfided state. This has the benefit of minimizing or even avoiding the need for addition of sulfur to keep the catalytically active material in the active sulfided state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOPSOE A/S
    Inventor: Stefan ANDERSEN
  • Publication number: 20240026233
    Abstract: A process and system for reducing contaminants contained in a contaminated feedstock comprising mixing the contaminated feedstock with water and at least one of metal scavengers or reactants, to form a feedstock-water-reactant mixture, feeding the mixture under pressure into a hydrothermal purification reactor, wherein the mixture is subject to heat, pressure, and turbulent flow conditions to cause rapid reaction of the inorganic contaminants with the metal scavengers or reactants to form inorganic salts that partition into an aqueous phase and maintaining the temperature, pressure, and turbulent flow conditions of the feedstock-water-reactant mixture for a predetermined space time to prevent the organic portion of the feedstock in the mixture from undergoing a conversion reaction and to form a hydrothermal reactor effluent; and separating the effluent into the aqueous phase containing salts of the inorganic contaminants and an organic phase that contains a lower concentration of inorganic contaminants than t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Edward N. Coppola, Sanjay Nana, Charles Red, JR., Jocelyn Marie Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20240026234
    Abstract: A process for catalytic production of olefins comprises contacting a first hydrocarbon stream and a first stream of fluid catalyst in a first riser to produce a first cracked product stream and a spent catalyst stream. The first cracked product stream is separated in a main column. An overhead stream from the main column is separated into a second hydrocarbon stream. The second hydrocarbon stream is contacted with a second stream of fluid catalyst in a second riser to produce a second cracked product stream and a first stream of cool catalyst. A third hydrocarbon stream is obtained from the overhead stream and/or from the second cracked product stream. The third hydrocarbon stream is contacted with a third stream of fluid catalyst in a third riser to produce a third cracked product stream and a second stream of cool catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Sakthivelan Maadasamy Durai, Jan De Ren, Ling Zhou, Pelin Cox, Sathit Kulprathipanja
  • Publication number: 20240026235
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydrocarbon composition containing isomerized paraffins having specific cut-off points in a distillation curve, a density from 768.0 to 772.0 kg/m3, a freezing point of equal to or lower than ?40° C., and an amount of isomerized paraffins of over 90 wt-% as calculated from total paraffinic content of the hydrocarbon composition. The hydrocarbon composition can be used in combination with a fuel or fuel component, especially a jet fuel. Disclosed is also a method to produce a hydrocarbon composition. The isomerized paraffins in the hydrocarbon composition can be from a renewable source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Neste Oyj
    Inventors: Kati SANDBERG, Väinö SIPPOLA, Janne SUPPULA, Jesse VILJA
  • Publication number: 20240026236
    Abstract: A process and plant for producing an olefin stream, comprising passing a feedstock stream comprising oxygenates over a catalyst thereby forming an olefin stream; using a first reactor set including a single reactor or several reactors for the partial or full conversion of the oxygenates; and in series arrangement with the first reactor set, using a second reactor set including a single reactor or several reactors, for the further conversion of the oxygenates, and a phase separation stage in between the first reactor set and the second reactor set, for thereby forming the olefin stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOPSOE A/S
    Inventor: Pablo BEATO
  • Publication number: 20240026237
    Abstract: Process for gasifying an organic material, comprising the following steps: subjecting an organic material to a drying phase to reduce its humidity content and obtain dry organic material and steam, and extracting said steam; subjecting the dry organic material to pyrolysis and generating a pyrolysis gas and a carbonaceous solid residue from the dry organic material, the pyrolysis gas containing a tar fraction; separating the pyrolysis gas from the carbonaceous solid residue, wherein separating the pyrolysis gas comprises extracting the pyrolysis gas and conveying it separately from the carbonaceous solid residue generated by the pyrolysis; subjecting the pyrolysis gas to a thermochemical treatment; and, after the thermochemical treatment, causing the treated pyrolysis gas to penetrate through a reducing bed (31) composed of the carbonaceous solid residue generated by the pyrolysis, and producing a synthesis gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: ERS Engineering S.R.L.
    Inventor: Paolo Carbè
  • Publication number: 20240026238
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing biodiesel (Methyl Ester) from any kind of oil, vegetable or non-vegetable oil or used cooking oil. Further, it relates to a method for preparing biodiesel (Methyl Ester) with 100% purity which can be directly used as a fuel in cars, trucks, buses industrial and domestic purpose without any need to blend with any petroleum diesel. The present invention also discloses the biodiesel having improved cold flow properties, flash point and 57 cetane number with reduced exhaust emission where CO2 emits approx. 2.96% v/v and CO emits approx. 0.2 ppm % v/v.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Mohammed Idris AHMED
  • Publication number: 20240026239
    Abstract: A fuel composition is described. The composition contains gasoline and an aryloxy alkylamine additive. The structure of the aryloxy alkylamine additive is given by where the aryloxy alkylamine additive is present in about 10 to about 750 ppm by weight based on total weight of the fuel composition. X is a hydrocarbyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms. R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or substituted hydrocarbyl group having up to 36 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC, CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Man Kit NG, Richard Eugene CHERPECK, Carrie Y. CHAN, Kriston George MENDENHALL, Andrew M. ICKES, Peter A. FUENTES-AFFLICK, Justin WANG
  • Publication number: 20240026240
    Abstract: A system and method for conditioning fuel gas comprises a separator to receive rich gas and to separate NGLs from the rich gas to produce lean fuel gas. A first valve is coupled before the separator to receive the rich gas to expand the rich gas in a throttling or Joule-Thomson effect to reduce the pressure and temperature of the rich gas for the separator. A heat exchanger is coupled before the first valve to transfer heat from the rich gas to the lean fuel gas. The system can further comprise another separator to receive rich gas to separate water from the rich gas to preprocess the rich gas. The system can further comprise a temperature control loop utilizing a slip stream from the separator, a second expansion valve, and another heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: David MONEYHUN, Bernie CLAYDON, Evan VISSER
  • Publication number: 20240026241
    Abstract: A foam control agent and method of controlling foam for metal working fluids by use of a foam control agent, wherein the agent comprises at least a branched alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Xue Chen, Lixin You
  • Publication number: 20240026242
    Abstract: A lubricating oil additive composition that is suitable as a load bearing additive, and is excellent in wear resistance, extreme pressure property, and thermal stability, and a lubricating oil composition containing the lubricating oil additive composition. A lubricating oil additive composition containing a poly(meth)acrylate-based copolymer (X) containing a structural unit (a) derived from a particular alkyl (meth)acrylate (A), a structural unit (b) derived from a particular hydroxy group containing (meth)acrylate (B), and a structural unit (c) derived from a particular phosphorus-containing (meth)acrylate (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio YOSHIDA, Shota KATO, Hideto KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240026243
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of operating transmissions and for providing bearing pitting protection and a passing static friction performance according to Caterpillar TO-4 SEQ 1221 in a transmission including lubricating the transmission with a transmission fluid composition comprising: greater than 50 wt. % of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; an amount of one or more overbased calcium sulfonate detergent(s) to provide from about 2000 ppm to about 5000 ppm of calcium; an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) to provide from about 700 ppm to about 1500 ppm of zinc; and an amount of one or more molybdenum-containing compound(s) to provide from about 5 ppmw to about 300 ppmw molybdenum, and the one or more molybdenum-containing compound(s) is selected from the group consisting of molybdenum dithiocarbamates, molybdenum phosphorodithioates, organomolybdenum complexes, molybdenum dialkyldithiophosphates and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bryan Rock
  • Publication number: 20240026244
    Abstract: Provided is a lubricating oil composition including a lubricating oil additive and a lubricating oil, the lubricating oil additive having nanodiamonds, of which a surface is hydrophobically modified by a surface treatment, dispersed in a base oil. The lubricating oil composition retains dispersibility over a long period of time and thus can ensure storage stability. Machines to which the lubricating oil composition is applied may have improved abrasion resistance as well as improved fuel consumption and reduced noise, and high thermal conductivity of the lubricating oil composition may also increase cooling efficiency and the service life of machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: KONASOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon Joo BAE, Keum Cheol HWANG, Im Joo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240026245
    Abstract: Metalworking formulations and corrosion inhibitor formulations are provided. The metalworking fluids have excellent performance as coolants in the manufacture of thin-walled metal containers such as aluminum beverage cans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Howard WONG
  • Publication number: 20240026246
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning composition comprises water; one or more organic acid; at least two surfactants wherein the first type surfactant is a diphenyl disulfonic surfactant, the second type surfactant has a surface tension of less than 50 dynes/cm at 0.01 wt % concentration in water, and the second type surfactant is not the first type surfactant; and optionally fluoride compounds, polymers, corrosion inhibitors, biological preservatives, pH adjusting agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Dnyanesh Tamboli, HEE MING HWANG, JEONG YUN YU
  • Publication number: 20240026247
    Abstract: A solid block detergent composition is described which can be dispensed with a water spray to form an aqueous detergent for cutting and removing grease, removing and suspending soils and rinsing easily leaving cleaned ware. The solid block detergent contains a neutralized sulfonated anionic surfactant in combination with various processing aids to optimize soil removal in a formulation that can be pressed for form a solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Wendy Lo, Erik C. Olson, Thomas Muller, Jeffrey John Biggs, Angela Sivanich, Katherine Molinaro, Kelsey West, Matthew Paul Molinaro
  • Publication number: 20240026248
    Abstract: The disclosure includes undecyl alcohol extended surfactants according to the general formula: R-(EO)x(PO)y(EO)z, wherein x is either 0 or 1, y is from 2 to 25, and z is at least 1 and R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted, or unsubstituted, aliphatic, or aromatic alcohol with 11 carbon atoms. The disclosure also includes cleaning compositions comprising the undecyl alcohol extended surfactants described above, methods of cleaning using the cleaning composition comprising the novel, readily biodegradable surfactants disclosed herein in particular the removal so oily and/or greasy soils from a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Gang Pu
  • Publication number: 20240026249
    Abstract: Detergent compositions designed to prevent aluminum discoloration while providing high cleaning performance on soils and stains are disclosed. Detergent compositions substantially free of nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) are disclosed. Methods of using the detergent compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: John Mansergh, Lisa M. Sanders, Carter M. Silvernail
  • Publication number: 20240026250
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid detergent composition (F) for domestic or industrial use, comprising at least one detergent surfactant and, as thickening agent, a polymer (P) in the form of a pulverulent solid consisting of monomeric units derived from partially or totally salified glutamic acid (GA), and monomer units of at least one crosslinking agent (AR) having at least two glycidic functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Miruna BODOC, Stéphane MONTEILLET
  • Publication number: 20240026251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to solvent compositions and processes for inhibiting the generation of peroxide in glycol ether solvents. In one aspect, a solvent composition comprises at least one glycol ether, at least one antioxidant, wherein the at least one antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of L-ascorbic acid-6-hexadecanoate, pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate), and mixtures thereof, wherein the amount of the antioxidant in the solvent composition is less than or equal to 1,000 ppm by weight based on the total weight of the solvent composition and a peroxide, wherein the amount of the peroxide in the solvent composition is less than 20 ppm, based on the total weight of the solvent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Felipe A. Donate, Daniel R. Mayfield
  • Publication number: 20240026252
    Abstract: Soap composition comprising (i) saponified fatty matter made from a fat blend comprising lauric fatty acid and saturated and unsaturated non-lauric fatty acids, the iodine value being from 44 to 58 g iodine per 100 g of said saponified fatty matter; and (ii) a hydrogel which is non-thermoreversible at 70 to 140° C. Disclosed is also a bar of soap comprising the soap composition and a process of preparing the soap composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Sivakumar ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN, Prashant Popat BABAR, Ganesh Ankush PAWAR, Anal PUSHKARNA
  • Publication number: 20240026253
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a device for cleaning a sleeve of an ultraviolet light source, including: the ultraviolet light source for the disinfection of a fluid, wherein the sleeve surrounds the ultraviolet light source; a cleaning composition encapsulated in a polymer material to form a compound; a canister around and in contact with the sleeve and encapsulating the compound against the sleeve thereby placing the compound in a location adjacent to the sleeve, wherein the polymer material dissolves at a pH above a target value above the polymer material dissolution point releases the cleaning composition. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Michael R. Sasges, JR., Anthony Martin John Porter
  • Publication number: 20240026254
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning liquid for a semiconductor substrate, which has excellent cleaning performance and excellent ruthenium oxide dissolving ability in a case of being applied as a cleaning liquid after a CMP treatment of a semiconductor substrate including a metal film. A cleaning liquid for a semiconductor substrate according to the present invention is a cleaning liquid for a semiconductor substrate, which is used for cleaning a semiconductor substrate, where the cleaning liquid contains at least one purine compound selected from the group consisting of purine and a purine derivative and a compound represented by Formula (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shimpei YAMADA, Tetsuya KAMIMURA, Naoko OUCHI, Naotsugu MURO, Nobuaki SUGIMURA, Yuta SHIGENOI
  • Publication number: 20240026255
    Abstract: A method for removing a set of impurities in an alcoholic beverage is described herein. The steps comprise providing a water solution including approximately 96% or less, of pure water and at least 4% or more of honey by volume, creating a mixture from approximately 50% the water solution by volume and approximately 50% by volume of a spirit base that includes a set of impurities and at least 80% alcohol by volume, adding approximately 1% of a set of extracts by volume to the resultant product to achieve desired taste, adding approximately 4% or more of a sugar by volume, and and adding approximately 0.5% of a sediment by volume to create two phase colloidal mixture and catalyze sedimentation, adsorbing the set of impurities into the sediment, and separating the sediment from the resultant product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Yakov Shteyman
  • Publication number: 20240026256
    Abstract: A system and method for aging an alcoholic beverage, having a first housing, a second housing holding a liquid therein, the second housing having a wooden wall and positioned inside the first housing, and a gas transfer system fluidly coupled to the interior of the first housing, the gas transfer system executing a method, the method including (A) execute a complete pressurization cycle, the complete pressurization cycle comprising (i) causing a gas within the gas transfer system to pressurize the interior of the first housing to a first pressure for a first period of time, and, (ii) after the first period of time, causing the gas to pressurize the interior of the first housing to a second pressure less than the first pressure for a second period of time; and (B) repeat the complete pressurization cycle a plurality of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Brian T Bolton
  • Publication number: 20240026257
    Abstract: A system and method for growing microalgae capable of mixotrophic metabolism, preferably Chlorella sp. Microalgae grown in the system using the method are able to survive and grow in dark refrigeration, which allows the algae to be stored and transported for application as a live culture. In addition, the microalgae can be grown in sufficient quantities to be sold commercially for application to crops as a biostimulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: George Jesse Taylor, IV, Christopher Spaulding, Andrew Shuler, Steve Morton
  • Publication number: 20240026258
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for reducing cost and space requirements and increasing ease of cleaning/harvesting of algae scrubbers and seaweed cultivators by utilizing illumination domes, macroalgal settlement structures, reservoirs including overflowing and pole mount, repositionable water outlet structures, 3D printed macroalgal attachment materials, and submersible macroalgal illumination devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Bryan Harold Farrish
  • Publication number: 20240026259
    Abstract: A microphysiological platform described herein includes a fluidic synthesizer with a first fluid input selectively coupleable to a source of a first input fluid solution and a second fluid input selectively coupleable to a source of a second input fluid solution. The fluidic synthesizer further includes a fluid output. The microphysiological platform further includes a fluid addressing system with a fluid input fluidically coupled to the fluidic synthesizer fluid output. The fluid addressing system further includes a first fluid output and a second fluid output. The microphysiological platform further includes a first microphysiological device with a fluid input fluidically coupled to the first fluid output of the fluid addressing system and a second microphysiological device with a fluid input fluidically coupled to the second fluid output of the fluid addressing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Dongeun Huh, Andrei Georgescu
  • Publication number: 20240026260
    Abstract: The present inventors succeeded in culturing thick three-dimensional muscle tissue in which the muscle fibers are oriented in the same direction by providing channels for transporting a culture medium inside a hydrogel containing skeletal myoblasts. The three-dimensional muscle tissue produced according to the invention is expected to have a steak-like texture. Additionally, in regenerative medicine applications, damage in extensive and thick muscle tissue is expected to be healed with a single treatment by using thick three-dimensional muscle tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji TAKEUCHI, Yuya MORIMOTO, Ai SHIMA, Yasuaki ISHII, Yusuke HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20240026261
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter provides techniques for culturing organoids or cells. A device for culturing organoids can include an access port configured to receive a solution, a loading chamber, wherein the access port is located in the loading chamber, and a plurality of culture chambers, wherein the culture chambers are radiated from the loading chamber so that the solution injected into the loading chamber through the access port is distributed into the plurality of culture chambers, wherein the plurality of culture chambers are open to an external environment and comprises a protruding edge at an opening of the plurality of culture chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Dongeun HUH, Sunghee Estelle PARK
  • Publication number: 20240026262
    Abstract: Methods and devices for ex-utero mouse embryonic development are provided. Accordingly, there is provided a method of ex-utero culturing a mouse embryo at a zygote stage under conditions that allow developments of the embryo to organogenesis or any developmental stage therein-between. Also provided a fetal incubation system, and methods of using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yaqub HANNA
  • Publication number: 20240026263
    Abstract: Gravity-driven microfluidic system provides unidirectional physiological flow in cells, organs, multi-organs and organoids culture. Such gravity-driven flow is integrated in multi-organ system on a plate or multi-organ system on a chip to provide recirculations that simulates blood flow in humans. In addition, mechanical actuations on the organs provide true human on a chip or true human on a plate platform. Stretching of the organ substrate using gas at controlled pressure profile provides muscular stimulation and culturing the stretched organ at air/media or gas/liquid interface is useful for organ simulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: John Collins
  • Publication number: 20240026264
    Abstract: A bioprocess apparatus is disclosed that is capable of efficiently disconnecting large bioprocess tubes in a bioprocess system. The bioprocess apparatus includes a separating collar made from a malleable and rigid material that can be placed over large bioprocess tubes. In one aspect, the separating collar includes a pair of adjacent separating edges that allow the collar to be slidably mounted onto a bioprocess tube. Once positioned on the bioprocessed tube, a cutting operation takes place that goes through the separating collar and the bioprocess tube resulting in a sterile disconnect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Julianna Cannell
  • Publication number: 20240026265
    Abstract: An apparatus for collecting or culturing cells or cell colonies includes: a common substrate formed from a flexible resilient polymeric material and having a plurality of wells formed therein; and a plurality of rigid cell carriers releasably connected to said common substrate, with said carriers arranged in the form of an array, and with each of the carriers resiliently received in one of the wells. A method of collecting or culturing cells or cell colonies with such an apparatus is carried out by depositing a liquid media carrying cells on the apparatus so that said cells settle on or adhere to said the carriers; and then (c) releasing at least one selected carrier having said cells thereon by gradual application of release energy to each carrier from the cavity in which it is received (e.g., by pushing with a probe).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Nancy L. Allbritton, Christopher E. Sims, Yuli Wang, Pavak Kirit Shah
  • Publication number: 20240026266
    Abstract: A cell culture bag is provided. The cell culture bag includes a plastic bag body and a hydration layer. A culture space is formed in the plastic bag body. The plastic bag body has a zwitterionic polymer plastic surface facing the culture space. A material forming the zwitterionic polymer plastic surface includes a zwitterionic polymer. The hydration layer is attached onto the zwitterionic polymer plastic surface, and the culture space is surrounded by the hydration layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: TE-CHAO LIAO, Min-Fan Chung, CHING-YAO YUAN, CHIA-JUNG CHANG
  • Publication number: 20240026267
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for microfluidic devices, systems, kits, and methods of using multi-stage microfluidic devices are provided for high throughput sorting, separation/enrichment of target rare cells from a sample, and can additionally provide for characterization/phenotyping of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and other unlabeled rare cells in a biological sample such as blood, where the rare cells do not need to be labeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Leidong Mao, Yang Liu, Wujun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240026268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microfluidic hanging drop culture device for culturing cell aggregates, and organoids/spheroids cultured in the device of the present invention have greater stem cell activity and higher differentiation than organoids/spheroids of a conventional culture technology. The present invention can be reused repeatedly, and can be utilized as platforms according to various uses by changing the size and number of wells, and by using a rocker in the device, a culture solution located in wells in a reservoir and a culture chamber is allowed to continuously flow through microchannels so that the environment of all of the wells is maintained to be the same, and thus cell aggregates can be cultured with high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Seung Woo CHO, Jin KIM, Su Kyeom KIM, Baofang CUI
  • Publication number: 20240026269
    Abstract: A cell culture device includes: a holding member including a main body cylindrical portion extending in a cylindrical shape in an axial direction and a holding portion provided at an axially intermediate portion of the main body cylindrical portion and holding a culture membrane; a first cylindrical member detachably mounted on one axial side with respect to the holding member, extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction, and protruding from one axial end of the holding member toward the one axial side when being mounted to the holding member; and a second cylindrical member detachably mounted on another axial side with respect to the holding member, extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction, and protruding from another axial end of the holding member toward the other axial side when being mounted to the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Masateru YAMAZAKI, Yasuhiko SHINODA, Seitaro TAKI, Shinji OGUCHI