Patents Issued in February 29, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240067524
    Abstract: Sustainable upcycling method of preparing an electrocatalyst, the method including: providing an electrode material obtained from a lithium-ion battery, wherein the electrode material includes LiFePO4@N-doped carbon core-shell particles; contacting the electrode material with an aqueous solution comprising an acid thereby forming the electrocatalyst; and optionally drying the electrocatalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence Yoon Suk LEE, Mengjie LIU
  • Publication number: 20240067525
    Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method of porous sodium iron phosphate used as a sodium ion battery cathode material, which includes: mixing ferrous nitrate, silver nitrate and a reducing agent to prepare a mixed solution, adding the mixed solution dropwise to a carbonate solution for reaction to obtain a precipitate, mixing the precipitate with sodium dihydrogen phosphate and sodium iodide and then grinding, sintering the ground material under the condition of air isolation, and soaking the sintered material in an organic solvent to obtain porous sodium iron phosphate used as a sodium ion battery cathode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haijun YU, Yinghao XIE, Aixia LI, Xuemei ZHANG, Changdong LI
  • Publication number: 20240067526
    Abstract: An arrangement of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is disclosed. The arrangement includes: a substrate (100); a first CNT block (110) rising up from the substrate (100); a second CNT block (120) rising up from the substrate (100), the first CNT block (110) and the second CNT block (120) being spaced apart from each other; and a CNT link (130) connecting the first CNT block (110) to the second CNT block (120). The CNTs of the CNT link (130) are aligned in a same direction as the CNTs of the first CNT block (110) and the second CNT block (120), and the CNT link (130) is configured as a CNT bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Inventors: Oktay YILMAZOGLU, Sandeep YADAV, Jörg SCHNEIDER, Yasaameen AL-MAFRACHI, Sascha PREU
  • Publication number: 20240067527
    Abstract: The present disclosure provide for methods of reforming a hydrocarbon such as methane. In an aspect, when the method is driven via renewable energy (e.g., use of solar energy, wind energy, or other renewable energy) and coupled with zero-energy input product gas separation, this enables the capture of pure CO2 (i.e., carbon sequestration) and carbon-neutral utilization of methane can be achieved. As a result, the present disclosure can provide for a method to reform methane with zero-energy input product gas separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Scheffe, Kent J. Warren
  • Publication number: 20240067528
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for producing reduced silicon nanopowder, comprising: a housing having an inlet port on its top and an outlet port on its bottom; a motor installed in the housing; an annular raw material container installed inside the housing with raw material powder including silica and carbon being loaded and provided with an outer surface spaced apart from an inner surface of the housing, the raw material container rotating by receiving rotational force from the motor; and a laser beam generator for generating laser beams irradiated to the raw material powder of the raw material container through the inlet port. It is possible to load a large amount of raw material powder and thus produce more silicon nanopowder in a continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Seong Beom KIM
  • Publication number: 20240067529
    Abstract: Provide is a porous spherical silica useful as a polish and as a cosmetic material. The porous spherical silica is such that less impurities are contained therein, the particle size distribution thereof is narrow, the D50 thereof is within a predetermined range, and the pore volume thereof is within a predetermined range, the D50 thereof is 2 to 200 ?m, the D10/D90 thereof is at least 0.3, the pore volume thereof is 0.5 mL/g to 8 mL/g, the arithmetic mean value of the breaking compressive test forces of specimens of ten particles is 1.0×101 to 1.0×102 mN, and the alkali metal content thereof is at most 50 ppm. The porous spherical silica can be produced by forming a W/O emulsion using a fumed silica dispersion as an aqueous phase, and pH-adjusting or heating to gelate this emulsion, and thereafter collecting and drying the resultant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriko YOSHIMURA, Tadahiro FUKUJU
  • Publication number: 20240067530
    Abstract: Systems and methods using solar evaporation to preconcentrate lithium containing brines to at or near lithium saturation, followed by a separation process to separate lithium from impurities. A separated impurity stream is recycled to a point in the evaporation sequence where conditions are favorable for their precipitation and removal or disposed in a separate evaporation pond or reinjected underground, while a lower impurity stream is transferred to one or more of the removal location, to a subsequent pond in the sequence, or to a lithium plant or concentration facility. Further concentration of lithium by evaporation can then take place because impurities are removed, thus eliminating lithium losses due to co-precipitation and achieving significantly higher concentrations of lithium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Amit Patwardhan, Teague M. Egan
  • Publication number: 20240067531
    Abstract: A method for continuously preparing nano zinc oxide using carbon dioxide. The method includes: step 1, determining experimental materials and experimental instruments; step 2, preparing a raw material and processing the raw material; step 3, oxidizing the preprocessed emulsified zinc slurry; step 4, carbonizing the zinc-free emulsified zinc slurry; step 5, filtering and washing; and step 6, drying and calcining By using carbon dioxide as a transformation precipitant and using the carbonization method to prepare industrial by-products such as zinc slurry into alkaline zinc carbonate, the nano zinc oxide is obtained through liquid removal, impurity removal, drying, and calcination. Compared with traditional nano zinc oxide preparation methods, the method has a simple and green process flow, a wide source of raw materials, and can prepare nano zinc oxide products with different purities and particle sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jun Zhu, Chao Luo, ZhiLin Huang, XinYe Tu
  • Publication number: 20240067532
    Abstract: Provided are particles convertible to a lithium transition metal composite oxide that can reduce an initial resistance of a lithium ion secondary battery. The particles disclosed here are particles convertible to a lithium transition metal composite oxide by firing. Each of the particles includes lithium and a transition metal element. The particles have an average particle size of 2.0 ?m or more. In the case of obtaining a reflected electron image of the particles with a scanning electron microscope, a domain observed as a brightest region in the particles has a maximum diameter less than 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji YAMAMOTO, Shinya SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240067533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode active material and a method for manufacturing the same, and in particular, to a cathode active material capable of accelerating charge transfer and lithium ion diffusion by shortening a distance of lithium diffusion through electrospinning a mixture solution for manufacturing the cathode active material, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Tae SON, Hae In KIM
  • Publication number: 20240067534
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and discloses a cathode material and a preparation method thereof, a cathode plate and an O3-type layered sodium ion battery. The chemical formula of the cathode material is NaM1-x-y-zNixFeyMnzO2, wherein M comprises a first metal element, and the first metal element has at least one f electron orbital. Ni, Fe and Mn elements in the cathode material are elements containing a d electron orbital. By doping the element M, on the one hand, the f electron orbital and the d electron orbitals are mutually entangled, properties of the cathode material are synergistically improved, so that the structure and air stability of the material are improved; and on the other hand, interaction of all elements in the material can be facilitated, so that ions can move away from original positions to generate vacancies, ion diffusion channels of sodium ions are enlarged, and the rate capability of the material is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Di WANG, Yingnan DONG, Qi YANG, Xiangxiang WANG, Jizong ZHANG, Fengkai DONG, Yimeng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240067535
    Abstract: A water purifier includes: a filter module for providing purified water by filtering raw water; a fitting valve module detachably fastened to the filter module to provide at least one of a flow path for a flow of raw water supplied to the filter module and a flow path for a flow of the purified water discharged from the filter module; and a frame including a valve support for movably supporting the fitting valve module to be movable. The fitting valve module is selectively placed in a separated state in which the fitting valve module is separated from the filter module by moving in a direction away from the filter module, or a coupled state in which the fitting valve module coupled to the filter module by moving toward the filter module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: COWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hong MIN, Man Uk PARK, Yong Yeon NOH, Dae Hwan KIM, Doo Won HAN
  • Publication number: 20240067536
    Abstract: A purification device includes a housing and a liquid storage tank. The liquid storage tank is detachably placed in a placement cavity in the housing. A rotary member is located on the liquid storage tank, and the rotary member is rotatably connected to a top end of a side wall of the liquid storage tank. A first snap-fit portion is located on the rotary member, a second snap-fit portion matching the first snap-fit portion is located at a top end of the placement cavity. In response to determining that the liquid storage tank is located in the placement cavity and the rotary member rotates to a horizontal position, the first snap-fit portion and the second snap-fit portion match each other to clamp the liquid storage tank in the placement cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Ruihua ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240067537
    Abstract: A combined vessel comprises a stripping section for removing acid gases from a sour water stream and a direct contact heat exchanger section for heating a graywater stream in order to improve heat and mass transfer in the treatment and recycle of water streams for a gasification process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yanlai Zhang, Xukun Luo
  • Publication number: 20240067538
    Abstract: An enhanced water cleaning net device for removing debris and algae from a body of water includes a frame having a rectangular shape. The frame is a metal material having a pair of lateral beams, a tip beam, a base beam, and a center cutout. Furthermore, the frame has a pair of mounting holes. A net is positioned within the center cutout and has a mesh pattern. A plurality of fasteners retains the net within a fixed position relative to the frame. A rod is secured to the frame by a pair of mounting fasteners nested within a pair of apertures of the rod and the pair of mounting holes of the frame. In addition, a pole is coupled to the rod and has a telescopic handle for adjusting a length of the frame relative to the pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Rebecca Fassett
  • Publication number: 20240067539
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for operating a demineralization apparatus provided with a plurality of demineralizing lines arranged in parallel and having demineralizers, the method comprising passing through some of the demineralizing lines water to be treated to produce demineralized water while passing through another demineralizing line(s) dilute water from a dilute water tank to perform washing of the line(s), and returning water used for said washing back to the dilute water tank, and being characterized by, when the water quality of the dilute water is on the high salts concentration side past a predefined value, discharging part of the dilute water so as to let said part join the water to be treated and providing a new supply of dilute water for replenishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki ISHII, Kunihiro HAYAKAWA, Junichi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240067540
    Abstract: An electrode for electrocoagulation, a method of obtaining it, and an electrocoagulation method using the electrode. Wherein, the electrode allows reducing energy consumption kWh/kg due to the fact that it has a reduced grain size obtained through a heat treatment that gives it the characteristic sought for the reduction in energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: WET ARGENTINA S.A.
    Inventors: Gustavo Luis BIANCHI, Carlos Javier SEIJAS, Juan Martín ALVAREZ
  • Publication number: 20240067541
    Abstract: Data related to biofilm and Legionella in cooling tower coolant is detected, collected and used to treat the biofilm and Legionella.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Reverse Ionizer Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Desmond A. Fraser, Patrick J. Hughes, Hossein Ghaffari Nik, Akrem Hassen Adem Aberra, Richard B. McMurray, Shelley Marie Grandy
  • Publication number: 20240067542
    Abstract: An example of an apparatus and method of operating the apparatus to treat produced water. The apparatus includes a cavitation chamber. In addition, the apparatus includes an inlet to receive produced water with a microorganism. The apparatus further includes a pump to pump the produced water from the inlet into the cavitation chamber at a predetermined pressure. The apparatus also includes an injector to inject a biocide to the produced water to control a population of the microorganism. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a micro-bubble generator disposed within the cavitation chamber. The micro-bubble generator reduces a pressure of the produced water below a fluid vapor pressure to create micro-bubbles which collapse to generate a micro shockwave to enhance the efficacy of the biocide at reducing the population of the microorganism. The apparatus further includes an outlet to release the produced water after the population of the microorganism is lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Avonlea Technology Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Ronald Otto Lincz, Douglas James Brett
  • Publication number: 20240067543
    Abstract: A method and system treat contaminated water. In one embodiment, the method comprises treating contaminated water by introducing a methylmorpholine-N-oxide solution to a vessel. The vessel contains the contaminated water and iron oxide. The contaminated water comprises contaminants. In addition, the methylmorpholine-N-oxide solution comprises methylmorpholine-N-oxide and water. The method further comprises contacting the methylmorpholine-N-oxide solution with the contaminated water. In addition, the method comprises treating the contaminated water by allowing the methylmorpholine-N-oxide to react with the contaminants in the presence of the iron oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: United Laboratories International, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen D. Matza, Jack G. Frost
  • Publication number: 20240067544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for refinery wastewater treatment. More particularly, the present invention relates to an automated process for treatment of refinery wastewater. The process of the present invention provides complete automation for controlling different critical parameters that enhance biological activity of activated sludge process (ASP) and helps in significant reduction in sludge recycling that increases the treatment efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Manoj KUMAR, Srikanth SANDIPAM, Ravi Prakash GUPTA, Debasis BHATTACHARYYA
  • Publication number: 20240067545
    Abstract: A method for constructing a dynamic-like membrane to control membrane fouling of MBR includes: determining a critical pore size of a base material according to an average size of activated sludge in a membrane tank. The base material is detachably fixed on the outer layer of a conventional MBR module, which is placed into the membrane tank of a wastewater treatment system. Then the aeration rate of a membrane area in the MBR module is reduced. With the assistance of the driving pressure of the MBR module itself and the physical interception of the base material, the inherent activated sludge in the membrane tank is used to form a dynamic-like membrane on the surface of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Xi’AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Rui Miao, Yupeng Wang, Lei Wang, Haoxue Ran, Chengshu Yang
  • Publication number: 20240067546
    Abstract: A device and method for enhancing nitrogen and phosphorus removal based on a multistage AO partial denitrification coupled with Anammox process in combination with a sludge hydrolytic acidification mixture belong to the technical field of active sludge method wastewater treatment. A system includes a water tank, a water pump, a biochemical reaction zone, a hydrolytic acidification tank and other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yongzhen Peng, Qi Zhao, Ruitao Gao, Jianwei Li, Liyan Deng
  • Publication number: 20240067547
    Abstract: A method of treating selenium-containing wastewater comprises performing anoxic biological treatment of the selenium-containing wastewater to produce a first liquid including a residual dissolved selenium species, introducing an oxidant into the first liquid to form an oxidant-treated first liquid, introducing a coagulant into the oxidant-treated first liquid to form a second liquid having selenium-containing solids, and removing the selenium-containing solids from the second liquid in a solids-liquid separation operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Black, Luke Halverson, Timothy Pickett, Rebeccah Chapman
  • Publication number: 20240067548
    Abstract: The present invention is a system for treating effluent from robotic equipment used to remove marine biofouling, primarily targeting organisms such as orange cup coral, which collect on hulls of floating units for transporting oil and derivatives thereof, or on production and exploration platforms. The system involves separating the flow into two elemental phases: solid and liquid. In the solid-phase flow, treatment is carried out in steps essentially comprising particle-size reduction, direct oxidation, oxidation residence, separation, drying, temporary hermetic storage, packaging, and automatic transportation for final storage. The liquid phase includes a step of centrifuging, adsorption, inerting, and discharge of treated effluent into the sea in accordance with environmental law. The entire system is automated to minimize manual actions and interventions, and is programmed to run without interruption as a function of the flowrate of raw effluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Marcelo Luiz LIGEIRO BARBOSA, Edisiene DE SOUZA CORREIA, Lucas SARMENTO NEVES DA ROCHA, Edna DOS SANTOS ALMEIDA, Mateus DOS SANTOS DE MENEZES, Carlos Eduardo DA SILVA JORGE, Frederico GARCIA DE OLIVEIRA, Luis Carlos MORENO LEDEZMA, Alexandro QUIRINO DA SILVA, Joaquim RANYERE SANTANA DE OLIVEIRA
  • Publication number: 20240067549
    Abstract: A domestic waste incineration fly ash treatment system is provided, suitable for clean and efficient treatment of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash, and includes a three-stage water washing subsystem, a filtrate post-treatment subsystem, an MVR evaporation salt production subsystem, a pressure filtration subsystem, and a filter cake post-treatment subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yuezhao ZHU, Wenqi ZHANG, Zhenjie ZHANG, Lei WANG, Yinfeng WANG
  • Publication number: 20240067550
    Abstract: Provided herein is a process for treating water containing natural organic matter (NOM) to produce potable water, the process comprising a plurality of oxidation steps for degrading NOM, wherein the plurality of oxidation steps comprise one or more of subjecting water to inorganic oxidant, oxygenation, catalytic oxidation, and catalytically advanced oxidation (CAO). Also provided herein is a process for treating water for producing potable water, the process comprising a plurality of oxidation steps; wherein the plurality of oxidation steps comprise one or more of fragmentation of NOM with ozone, homogeneous catalytic oxidation with ozone, and catalytically advanced oxidation using granular metal oxide catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Infinite Water Technologies Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Gheorghe Emil DUTA, Kalaruban MAHATHEVA
  • Publication number: 20240067551
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present inventive concept provides a water treating device for treating a circulating water including a storage tank configured to store the circulating water, a first filter configured to filter the circulating water discharged by the storage tank, a phosphorus removing device configured to remove phosphorus contained in the circulating water, and an ultraviolet ray irradiation device configured to irradiate an ultraviolet ray to the circulating water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: David Kim, Seoktae Kang, Seunghyun Lee, Donghoon Choi, Junho Kim, Daeseon Park
  • Publication number: 20240067552
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a device and a method for large-scale flow solidification treatment of dredged sediment in a pipeline without a yard. The device includes a dredger, a treatment unit and a use terminal that are communicated in sequence, where the dredger is connected with the treatment unit by adopting transportation units, a mud pump is arranged between the transportation units and the dredger to provide power, a plurality of transportation units are communicated in sequence by adopting relay pumps, the treatment unit includes a mixing system, a monitoring system and a data processing and control system, and the device is also provided with an air pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yinghao Huang, Chan Dong, Guojun Cai, Shuo Wang
  • Publication number: 20240067553
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for improving solid-liquid separation performance of sludge by in-situ crystallization of water. The method comprises the following steps: adding sludge into a pressure vessel, intermittently introducing high-pressure carbon dioxide at a low-temperature condition to generate a carbon dioxide hydrate until a partial pressure of the carbon dioxide is stable, releasing the pressure, and stirring the sludge until no gas escapes, thus obtaining the treated sludge. Compared with the prior art, the method and system provided by the present disclosure are simple and easy to implement, has no consumption of sludge dewatering conditioning agents, and can achieve the recycling of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Tongji University
    Inventors: Boran Wu, Xiaohu Dai
  • Publication number: 20240067554
    Abstract: A method of forming a glass-based article comprises depositing molten glass onto a first molding member and pressing the molten glass between the first and second molding members by moving the first molding member and the second molding member towards one another. The pressing of the molten glass comprises moving a portion of one of the first and second molding members relative to a remaining portion thereof to form a first reduced-area pressing zone and, after formation of the first reduced-area pressing zone, moving the portion relative to the remaining portion to form a second reduced-area pressing zone where the molten glass is compressed between the first and second molding members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Roy Burdette, Patrick Michael Thornton
  • Publication number: 20240067555
    Abstract: Proposed are a method of manufacturing a sapphire cover window, which includes: preparing a sapphire wafer; forming a cell edge processing portion on the sapphire wafer with a laser beam; forming an etched portion on the sapphire wafer by selectively performing wet etching on the cell edge processing portion; and separating a cell from the sapphire wafer by compressing the sapphire wafer on which the etched portion are formed, and a sapphire cover window manufactured thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: UTI INC.
    Inventors: Jae Young HWANG, Hak Chul KIM, Hyunho KIM, Yong Bae NA
  • Publication number: 20240067556
    Abstract: A glass/quartz composite structure may comprise aggregate including glass grit, nano-glass crystals, and/or amorphous silica that may be produced from crystalline quartz. The aggregate may be in an amount greater than any other single material by weight of the composite structure, which may further include quartz powder and/or alumina as well as a binding resin. The glass/quartz composite structure may be devoid of crystalline silica. The structure may be formed into a 1.2-1.5 cm thick slab for countertops using standard cabinet perimeter support. The slab may be made by mixing the aggregate, the quartz powder and/or alumina, and the binding resin, pouring the mixture in a mold, and compacting the mixture in the mold. Specific natural mineral components, decorative chips, and/or wet mixture pieces may be added to the composite structure to provide aesthetics of specific natural stones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Alexander Luis Alvarez
  • Publication number: 20240067557
    Abstract: An optical glass, wherein components thereof are represented by weight percentage, including: 1-12% of SiO2; 3-18% of B2O3; 45-65% of La2O3; 1-13% of Y2O3; 1-13% of ZrO2; 3-18% of Nb2O5; 5-20% of TiO2. Through rational component design, the optical glass has excellent chemical stability while having desired refractive index and Abbe number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: CDGM GLASS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Bo KUANG
  • Publication number: 20240067558
    Abstract: A glass comprising titania and silica is disclosed. A plot of average hydroxyl concentration of each segment of a plurality of segments vs. distance along the glass is provided by: y=Ax2+Bx+C, wherein A (in ppm/mm2) is in a range from about 0.0 to about ?0.1, B (in ppm/mm) is in a range from about ?10 to about 10, C (in ppm) is about 450 or less, y is the average hydroxyl concentration (in ppm), and x is distance (in mm) such that the hydroxyl concentration of each segment is measured using a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in transmission and the plot extends a distance of about 50 mm or more along the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Michael John Campion, Alex Gabriel Duran Buchsbaum, John Edward Maxon
  • Publication number: 20240067559
    Abstract: A glass rod includes: a glass including a glass composition, wherein the total relative length variation of the semi-major axis tlvmajor is determined as an absolute difference between (a) a smallest semi-major axis length Imajor(n) and (b) a largest semi-major axis length Imajor(n), normalized by the average semi-major axis length lmajor(a); wherein the 50 equidistant cross-sections are positioned along the length lrod of the glass rod, starting at a position of 0.01*lrod as a first position and employing a plurality of additive increments of 0.02*lrod for each subsequent position; wherein the relative local area variation lav is determined as an absolute difference between (c) a cross-sectional area that has the largest semi-major axis length Imajor(n) and (d) an average value of the cross-sectional areas, normalized by an average value of the cross-sectional areas; wherein the quality index (tlvmajor+lav) is 0.090 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Heinl, Rainer Eichholz, Christoph Bäumler, Hans Lippert, Csaba Debreczeny, Volker Trinks
  • Publication number: 20240067560
    Abstract: An aqueous treating medium may include water; an acid selected from the group consisting of: HCl, HBr, HNO3, H2SO4, H2SO3, H3PO4, H3PO2, HOAc, citric acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, EDTA, methanesulfonic acid, toluenesulfonic acid, and combinations thereof, wherein a concentration of the acid in the aqueous treating medium is from 0.5 M to 1.5 M; a salt, wherein a concentration of the salt in the aqueous treating medium is from greater than 0 M to 2 M; a fluoride-containing compound selected from the group consisting of: HF, NaF, NH4HF2, and combinations thereof, wherein a concentration of the fluoride-containing compound in the aqueous treating medium is from 0.026 M to 0.26 M; and silica, wherein the aqueous treating medium is saturated with silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Gabriel Pierce Agnello, Dane Alphanso Christie, Richard Michael Fiacco, Eric Emil Leonhardt, Adam Robert Sarafian, Bryan Henry Smith
  • Publication number: 20240067561
    Abstract: Proposed is a method of manufacturing a flexible cover window containing a flat portion disposed on a flat area of a flexible display and a folding portion formed in connection to the flat portion and disposed on a folding area of the flexible display. The method is characterized by including: preparing a glass substrate; placing the glass substrate onto a carrier substrate; forming a first coating layer on the glass substrate containing the folding portion; forming a second coating layer on the first coating layer; and separating the glass substrate from the carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: UTI INC.
    Inventors: Jae Suk OH, Seok Pil JIN, Kukhyun SUNWOO
  • Publication number: 20240067562
    Abstract: Ion-exchanged alkali aluminosilicate glass articles with a ratio of peak compressive stress value to Young's modulus value of 15 or more. The glass articles may include Al2O3 mol %+RO mol %?17 mol %, where RO mol %=MgO mol %+CaO mol %, and be substantially free of ZnO, SrO, BaO, B2O3, P2O5, Li2O, and K2O. The glass articles may have a peak compressive stress value in a range of 500 MPa to 1300 MPa. The glass articles are suitable for various high-strength applications, including cover glass applications that experience significant bending stresses during use, for example, cover glasses for flexible displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: PETER JOSEPH LEZZI
  • Publication number: 20240067563
    Abstract: An apparatus for production of burnt lime or dolomite has: a shaft furnace having a preheating zone, a reaction zone, a separation zone and a cooling zone; a first feed apparatus for CO2 at the boundary of the separation zone to the reaction zone; a first removal apparatus at the boundary of the cooling zone to the separation zone; a second removal apparatus for CO2 at the start of the preheating zone; and at least one heating apparatus. The shaft furnace also has a third removal apparatus for CO2 above the reaction zone; the third removal apparatus opens into the second removal apparatus outside the shaft furnace and upstream of the at least one heating apparatus; the second removal apparatus opens into the at least one heating apparatus; and the first feed apparatus is formed by the at least one heating apparatus for the shaft furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Tino REDEMANN, Gerrit DOMBROWSKI, Henning WEBER
  • Publication number: 20240067564
    Abstract: A method for preparing a cementing material by sintering and activating coal gangue is provided. The method includes the following steps: (1) crushing coarse-grained coal gangue to predetermined particle size; (2) fully and evenly mixing the crushed coal gangue, the composite additive and water according to a set proportion, and granulating the obtained mixture; (3) distributing, igniting and exhausting the granulated pellets in the sintering machine to obtain decarburized coal gangue sinter; (4) cooling the decarburized coal gangue sinter in a cooler; (5) crushing and finely grinding the cooled coal gangue sinter to obtain a coal gangue active mixture; and (6) mixing the coal gangue active admixture, the fly ash, the quicklime and the gypsum according to a predetermined ratio, and then carrying out injection moulding, mold removal and curing to obtain the coal gangue-based cementitious material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhengqi GUO, Jian PAN, Deqing ZHU, Congcong YANG, Siwei LI, Qihou LI
  • Publication number: 20240067565
    Abstract: A method for converting a starting material containing at least 40 wt.-% of calcium silicon (hydr)oxide phases and calcium aluminum (hydr)oxide phases into an SiO2 rich SCM and a calcium carbonate additive includes the steps: providing the starting material with a D90 of ?1 mm, mixing the starting material with water or adjusting the water content to provide a starting material slurry having a solid:liquid weight ratio from 2:1 to 1:100, passing the starting material slurry together with carbon dioxide into a gravity separation reactor, subjecting the starting material slurry and carbon dioxide to centrifugal motion inside the reactor, and removing a heavy slurry from a first outlet of the reactor, removing a light slurry of lower density particles from a second outlet of the reactor, and removing liquid at a third outlet of the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: HConnect 2 GmbH
    Inventors: Maciej ZAJAC, Nicolas PATO, Jan SKOCEK
  • Publication number: 20240067566
    Abstract: A method for preparing Portland cement includes: respectively weighing iron slag, copper slag, vanadium slag, and nickel slag and grinding, to yield prefabricated iron slag, prefabricated copper slag, prefabricated vanadium slag, and prefabricated nickel slag; weighing mica and kaolinite, mixing, and grinding to obtain aluminous raw materials; evenly mixing the prefabricated iron slag and the aluminous raw materials, and calcining, to yield an iron-aluminum eutectic mineral; weighing the marble, fluorite, dolomite, and quartz, evenly mixing the marble, fluorite, dolomite, and quartz with the prefabricated copper slag, prefabricated vanadium slag, and prefabricated nickel slag to yield a first mixture; grinding the iron-aluminum eutectic mineral to yield powders, and calcining a second mixture of the first mixture and the powders, to yield the cement clinker; and cooling the cement clinker, and grinding a third mixture of the cooled cement clinker and the gypsum, to yield the Portland cement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kunyue ZHANG, Xiao ZHI, Min WANG, Zhaijun WEN, Xiaopeng AN, Wen HUANG, Guang YAO, Yang YU, Xin SHEN
  • Publication number: 20240067567
    Abstract: An alumina-based ceramic tool material with low thermal expansion and a preparation process thereof, accordingly, the ceramic tool material may have both the high hardness of alumina ceramics after the hot pressing sintering, and reduces the thermal expansion coefficient of the overall ceramic material by adding the Sc2W3O12 as the negative thermal expansion phase, which improves the thermal shock resistance of ceramic tools in high-speed cutting engineering and meets the requirements of large temperature range during the machining of nickel-based superalloys. Moreover, the composite material does not use metal binder and has strong thermal stability even in the high-speed machining under extreme heat-force-chemistry coupling, so it has a high machining compatibility for nickel-based superalloys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY, YANSHAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chuanzhen HUANG, Zexin LI, Hanlian LIU, Zhenyu SHI, Peng YAO, Dun LIU, Hongtao ZHU, Bin ZOU, Jun WANG, Zhen WANG, Longhua XU, Shuiquan HUANG, Meina QU, Zhengkai XU
  • Publication number: 20240067568
    Abstract: A two-component microwave ferrite material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The two-component microwave ferrite material comprises a first microwave ferrite material and a second microwave ferrite material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing a first microwave ferrite material and a second microwave ferrite material according to a formula amount, and then performing wet ball milling to obtain a ball abrasive; (2) drying the ball abrasive, sieving, and granulating; and (3) sequentially forming and sintering the granulated particles obtained in step (2) to obtain a two-component microwave ferrite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yuanzhen WANG, Yangzhong DU, Likang ZHANG, Feiyu LV
  • Publication number: 20240067569
    Abstract: A composition comprises a zirconia powder, in which 55% or more thereof is monoclinic, and a stabilizer capable of suppressing phase transition of zirconia. An average particle diameter of zirconia particles and particles of the stabilizer is 0.06 ?m to 0.17 ?m. At least a portion of the stabilizer does not form a solid solution with zirconia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
    Inventor: Yoshihisa ITO
  • Publication number: 20240067570
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pre-sintered body for obtaining a zirconia sintered body that can satisfy both high strength and high translucency, and a method of production of such a pre-sintered body. The present invention relates to a zirconia pre-sintered body comprising a secondary aggregate having an average particle diameter of 275 nm or less, the secondary aggregate comprising zirconia, and a stabilizer capable of preventing a phase transformation of zirconia, the secondary aggregate comprising a larger particle having an average primary particle diameter of 100 nm or more and 200 nm or less, and a smaller particle having an average primary particle diameter of 10 nm or more and less than 60 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.
    Inventors: Kirihiro NAKANO, Nobusuke KASHIKI, Yasutaka KUDO, Yoshihisa ITO
  • Publication number: 20240067571
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing composite electroceramics comprises obtaining recycled capacitors, coils, resistors, conductors circuit boards, and/or other recycled electronic components. The components may be grinded into a particles having a particle size below 2 mm, and mixed with NaCl powder or Li2MoO4 or other watersoluble ceramic powder having a particle size of 5-200 microns, in a ratio of 10-40 vol-% optionally grinded components, and 60-90 vol-% NaCl powder or Li2MoO4 or other ceramic powder. The obtained solids mixture is mixed with aqueous solution of NaCl, Li2MoO4 or said other ceramic, in a ratio of 70-90 wt-% solids mixture, and 10-30 wt-% aqueous solution. The obtained homogeneous mass is compressed in a mould for 2-10 min, in room temperature, in a pressure of 100-400 MPa. The compressed mass is removed from the mould, thereby obtaining electroceramic composite material. Alternatively to the use of the water soluble salt an organometallic precursor compound can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Heli JANTUNEN, Jari JUUTI, Mikko NELO, Tuomo SIPONKOSKI
  • Publication number: 20240067572
    Abstract: The present invention discloses potassium sodium bismuth niobate tantalate zirconate ferrite ceramics with non-stoichiometric Nb5+ and a preparation method therefor. A ceramic powder with a general formula of (K0.45936Na0.51764Bi0.023)(Nb0.89958+0.957xTa0.05742Zr0.04Fe0.003)O3 (?0.01?x?0.04) is prepared by a traditional solid phase method; and then piezoelectric ceramics are prepared by traditional electronic ceramic preparation processes such as granulating, molding, binder removal, sintering and silvering test. An excessive amount of Nb5+ doping improves the temperature stability of the ceramics by providing a domain wall pinning effect. This result demonstrates the promise of potassium sodium bismuth niobate tantalate zirconate ferrite ceramics for a wide range of applications, including sensors, actuators, and other electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jianguo Zhu, Hongjiang Li, Jie Xing, Zhi Tan, Lixu Xie
  • Publication number: 20240067573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ceramic material for a thermal barrier coating and a manufacturing method thereof. A chemical composition of the ceramic material is LaYbZrCeO7. The ceramic material is manufactured by doping LaO1.5, YbO1.5 and CeO2 into ZrO2. A mole ratio of LaO1.5, YbO1.5, CeO2 and ZrO2 is 1:1:1:1. The manufactured ceramic material is in a composite phase structure mainly including a pyrochlore phase and a fluorite phase. The ceramic material according to the present disclosure can effectively inhibit corrosion penetration of molten CMAS in a high temperature environment, which reduces or avoids ceramic cracking and peeling. This better maintains microstructural integrity of the ceramic surface, thereby extending service life of ceramics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Haizhong Zheng, Pengsen Zhao, Yongxiang Geng, Xinpeng Cao, Peifeng Zhou, Yixin Xiao