Patents Issued in May 7, 2024
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Patent number: 11975955Abstract: The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.Inventors: Nolan Lunscher, Enrique Fernandez Perdomo, James Servos, Ryan Christopher Gariepy
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Patent number: 11975956Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments, aspects and features a multifunction, intelligent telescoping boom system. The system may comprise a hydraulic circuit with a continuous, circulating flow through a circuit that includes a hydraulic pump and a configurable valve bank. Valves in the valve bank may be designated to given components of any of a multitude of implement attachments. In this way, the continuous flow of hydraulic fluid through the valve bank may be distributed, via the valves, to the hydraulic components of implements. Hydraulic flow in excess of the demand created by the hydraulic components moves on through the valve bank and returns to the pump to continue the circulation. Also returning to the pump from the valve bank is any hydraulic fluid returning to the valve bank from the hydraulic components.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Teletrax Equipment, LLCInventor: Tim Ourada
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Patent number: 11975957Abstract: An apparatus for grasping a jar and aiding in lid opening includes a base element that may be placed on a surface, and a top housing that is rotatably secured to the base element. The top housing includes a raised outer periphery having at least one recess extending at least partially through the raised outer periphery, each recess allowing an increased maximum outward movement of a corresponding movable jaw member compared to a raised outer periphery lacking the recess.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Inventor: Romek Figa
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Patent number: 11975958Abstract: An automatic fluid replacement device is adapted to be mounted on an opening of a storage barrel. The automatic fluid replacement device includes a robotic arm, at least one fluid convey joint and a controller. The robotic arm has a gripper. The fluid convey joint includes a convey pipe, a sleeve and a sealing bag. The convey pipe is configured to deliver a fluid. The sleeve is sleeved on the convey pipe. The gripper clamps the sleeve. The sealing bag is sleeved on the sleeve. The controller is configured for automatically controlling the robotic arm to move the fluid convey joint into the opening and controlling the sealing bag to be inflated to seal the opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Cheng-Han Tsai, Wei-Lung Pan, Chih-Ta Wu, I-hsin Lin
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Patent number: 11975959Abstract: A beverage system that produces a fermented beverage from two or more liquid streams, includes a first source including an ultra-high gravity beverage at a pressure of 82.7 kPa to 1034.2 kPa; a second source including a carbonated and/or nitrogenated water at a pressure of 82.7 kPa to 1034.2 kPa and and a temperature of 0° to 8°; a mixing point that allows mixing of the ultra high gravity beverage to blend with the carbonated and/or nitrogenated water to produce a fermented beverage; and a fluid line fluidly coupled to the mixing point and configured to allow the fermented beverage to flow to a dispensing tap. The fluid line has a length of 0.3048 m to 45.72 m and an inner diameter of 3.2 mm to 15.9 mm for at least a portion of the line.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ALFA LAVAL COPENHAGEN A/SInventors: Ronan McGovern, John Cataldo, Natalie Ciaccia, Adam Weiner, Ricky Ma
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Patent number: 11975960Abstract: A method and computer program product for defining a PWM drive signal having a defined voltage potential. The PWM drive signal has a plurality of “on” portions and a plurality of “off” portions that define a first duty cycle for regulating, at least in part, a flow rate of a pump assembly. At least a portion of the “on” portions of the PWM drive signal are pulse width modulated to define a second duty cycle for the at least a portion of the “on” portions of the PWM drive signal. The second duty cycle regulates, at least in part, the percentage of the defined voltage potential applied to the pump assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Russell H. Beavis, James J. Dattolo
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Patent number: 11975961Abstract: An optical micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) system is disclosed. The optical MEMS system includes a printed circuit board (PCB), and a MEMS optical integrated circuit (IC) package mounted to the PCB. The IC package includes a MEMS optical die, and a plurality of leads electrically and mechanically connected to the MEMS optical die and to the PCB. The optical MEMS system also includes one or more elastomeric grommets contacting one or more of the leads, where the grommets are configured to absorb mechanical vibration energy from the contacted leads.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Beijing Voyager Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youmin Wang, Anan Pan, Henghui Jiang
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Patent number: 11975962Abstract: A hermetically sealed package includes: at least one cover substrate and a substrate arranged so as to adjoin the at least one cover substrate, which together define at least part of the package, the at least one cover substrate being in a thermally prestressed state and bonded to the substrate adjoining the at least one cover substrate in a hermetically sealing manner by at least one laser bonding line, the at least one cover substrate being made of a material which has a different characteristic value of a coefficient of thermal expansion than the adjoining substrate and a thermal prestress is established in the package; and at least one functional area enclosed in the package.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Jens Ulrich Thomas, Thomas Zetterer, Yutaka Onezawa, Antti Määttänen, Kurt Nattermann, Robert Hettler
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Patent number: 11975963Abstract: A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a MEMS die and an electrical circuit electrically connected to the MEMS die. The electrical circuit includes a first capacitor that produces a first output signal based on a signal received from the MEMS die, and a second capacitor that produces a second output signal based on a signal received from the MEMS die. The electrical circuit is configured to determine a nominal capacitance of the MEMS die based on a ratio of the first output signal to the second output signal and a ratio of the capacitances of the first and second capacitors.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Inventors: John J. Albers, Jorge Grilo
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Patent number: 11975964Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microelectromechanical structure. The method includes: forming a first and a second functional layer including recesses, a third functional layer, and three insulating layers situated therebetween, a structured lateral area of the third functional layer defining a movable structure, the insulating layers and the first and second functional layers each including a lateral area situated beneath the structured lateral area of the third functional layer and corresponding to a perpendicular projection of the structured lateral area; etching the insulating layers to remove the lateral area of the third insulating layer, and expose the movable structure, all recesses of the first functional layer situated in the lateral area of the first functional layer being formed by narrow trenches, the first functional layer being formed to include an electrically insulated segment in the lateral area which is separated from the remainder of the first functional layer by trenches.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ROBE IT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Jochen Reinmuth, Ralf Boessendoerfer
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Patent number: 11975965Abstract: Multiple degenerately-doped silicon layers are implemented within resonant structures to control multiple orders of temperature coefficients of frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SiTime CorporationInventors: Charles I. Grosjean, Nicholas Miller, Paul M. Hagelin, Ginel C. Hill, Joseph C. Doll
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Patent number: 11975966Abstract: Provided are modified sulfur and a production method thereof, the modified sulfur including sulfur and a modifier, wherein the modifier is an unsaturated fatty acid-based modifier.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Inventor: Phil Ho Ahn
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Patent number: 11975967Abstract: Provided are a device for hydrogen production from water photolysis and a method therefor, which belongs to the field of photocatalytic solar hydrogen production. The device for hydrogen production from water photolysis comprises: a catalytic reaction unit for water photolysis comprising a light-transmitting surface, and a light condenser component with a light-concentrating surface facing the light-transmitting surface of the catalytic reaction unit for water photolysis; the light condenser component comprises a solar concentrating cone and a reflector for reflecting and concentrating sunlight into the solar concentrating cone.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Qibo Jia, Dongping Duan, Xiaodong Zhang, Ke Gan, Yan Li, Yuzhi Ren
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Patent number: 11975968Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing ammonia. A heater may heat reformers, where the reformers comprise ammonia (NH3) reforming catalysts in thermal communication with the heater. NH3 may be directed to the reformers from storage tanks, and the NH3 may be decomposed to generate a reformate stream comprising hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2). At least part of the reformate stream can be used to heat reformers. Additionally, the reformate stream can be directed to a hydrogen processing module such as a fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: AMOGY, Inc.Inventors: Young Suk Jo, Gregory Robert Johnson, Hyunho Kim
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Patent number: 11975969Abstract: A molten carbonate fuel cell-powered system for capturing carbon dioxide produced by a steam methane reformer system. Tail gas from a pressure swing adsorption system is mixed with exhaust gas from the fuel cell anode, then pressurized and cooled to extract liquefied carbon dioxide. The residual low-CO2 gas is directed to an anode gas oxidizer, to the anode, to the reformer to be burned for fuel, and/or to the pressure swing adsorption system. Low-CO2 flue gas from the reformer can be vented to the atmosphere or directed to the anode gas oxidizer. Reduction in the amount of CO2 reaching the fuel cell allows the fuel cell to be sized according to the power demands of the system and eliminates the need to export additional power output.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: FuelCell Energy, Inc.Inventors: Fred C. Jahnke, Stephen Jolly, Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh
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Patent number: 11975970Abstract: High quality carbon nanochains or carbon nanotubes are produced by methods that include mixing a carbon-containing feedstock with a catalyst to form a feedstock/catalyst mixture, or coating a catalyst with a carbon-containing feedstock, and subjecting the feedstock/catalyst mixture or feedstock-coated catalyst to irradiation with a laser to convert the feedstock into carbon nanochains or carbon nanotubes in the presence of the catalyst. In some instances, the feedstock is converted to a char by pyrolysis and the char is instead subjected to laser irradiation. The carbon-containing feedstock can be a biomass or a carbonaceous material. In some instances, the catalyst is a metal salt, preferably a transition metal salt. In some instances, the catalyst is an elemental metal, an alloy, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: The George Washington UniversityInventors: Michael J. Wagner, Nathan A. Banek, Dustin T Abele, Kevin R. McKenzie, Jr.
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Patent number: 11975971Abstract: A graphene manufacturing apparatus includes a reaction chamber a substrate supporter configured to structurally support a substrate inside the reaction chamber; a plasma generator configured to generate a plasma inside the reaction chamber; a first gas supply configured to supply an inert gas into the reaction chamber at a first height from an upper surface of the substrate supporter in a height direction of the reaction chamber; a second gas supply configured to supply a carbon source into the reaction chamber at a second height from the upper surface of the substrate supporter in the height direction of the reaction chamber; and a third gas supply configured to supply a reducing gas into the reaction chamber, wherein the first to third gas supply units are disposed at different heights at a third height from the upper surface of the substrate supporter in the height direction of the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sangwon Kim, Kyung-Eun Byun, Hyeonjin Shin, Eunkyu Lee, Changseok Lee
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Patent number: 11975972Abstract: Provided is a carbon material that is large in specific surface area, and moreover, capable of easily forming an electrode film even when any binder is substantially not contained. Provided is a carbon material that has a BET specific surface area of 100 m2/g or more, with the weight of the carbon material remaining on a sieve after shaking being 90% by weight or more with respect to 100% by weight of the carbon material put in the sieve, when 0.2 g of the carbon material packed in a cylindrical syringe of 2 cm in diameter is compressed at a pressure of 16 kN, the whole of the compressed carbon material is taken out from the syringe and put in the sieve with an aperture of 4.75 mm, and the sieve is shaken for 1 minute.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Wada, Naoki Sasagawa
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Patent number: 11975973Abstract: A method of synthesizing a gel may include dissolving resorcinol and formaldehyde to form a homogenous medium. The method may also include subjecting the medium to nitrogen gas flow. The method may further include subjecting the medium to a vacuum procedure at a room temperature. Thus, the medium is subjected to the melting temperature of resorcinol. In addition, the method may include cooling the gel and subjecting the formed gel to the vacuum procedure at the temperature lower than the melting temperature of resorcinol.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: QATAR UNIVERSITYInventors: Ahmed Awadallah-F, Shaheen A. Al-Muhtaseb
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Patent number: 11975974Abstract: An activated carbon fiber is obtained by activating: a polyphenylene ether fiber that contains a polyphenylene ether component having a rearrangement structure connected by a bond at an ortho-position in a repeating unit continuously bonded at a para-position; an infusibilized polyphenylene ether fiber obtained by infusibilizing the polyphenylene ether fiber; a flameproofed polyphenylene ether fiber obtained by flameproofing the polyphenylene ether fiber or the infusibilized polyphenylene ether fiber; or a carbon fiber obtained by carbonizing any of the polyphenylene ether fibers.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TOYOBO MC CORPORATIONInventors: Takemasa Okada, Akifumi Yasui, Kenta Hojo
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Patent number: 11975975Abstract: A method of producing advanced carbon materials can include extracting a coal sample from a location, performing a spectral analysis on the coal sample, determining one or more desired advanced carbon materials based at least in part on spectral analysis, extracting an amount of coal from the location, beneficiating the amount of coal, and processing the beneficiated amount of coal to produce the one or more desired advanced carbon materials from at least some of the amount of coal.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CARBON HOLDINGS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLCInventors: Charles Agee Atkins, Garrett W. Lindemann, Matthew Targett
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Patent number: 11975976Abstract: A process for removing metallic impurities from halogenated silicon compounds, such as chlorosilane monomers and/or chlorinated polysilanes is disclosed. The process involves treating a halogenated silicon compound with a tertiary amine and thereafter a suitable grade of activated carbon.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Reza Hagh Panah, Michael Depierro, Barry Ketola
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Patent number: 11975977Abstract: The present application relates to a method for producing a silica film, which includes a step of contacting a silica precursor layer formed of a silica precursor composition having a pH of 5 or less with a Lewis base, where the silica precursor composition includes a silica precursor formed from a silane compound and an acid catalyst. The present application can provide a method capable of forming a silica film having excellent resistance to a vertical load and a tangential load without going through expensive equipment or a high temperature process.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventor: Kwang Seung Park
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Patent number: 11975978Abstract: The invention relates to the use of carboxylic acid during the preparation of precipitated silica or a suspension of precipitated silica and to the precipitated silicas thus obtained, particularly with low water uptake, which can be used, for example, as a reinforcing filler in silicon matrices.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: RHODIA CHIMIEInventors: Remi Valero, Jean-Noel Jas, Joel Racinoux, Kyu-Min Hwang, Youn-Kwon Yoo, Soline De Cayeux
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Patent number: 11975979Abstract: A method for growing bulk boron arsenide (BA) crystals, the method comprising utilizing a seeded chemical vapor transport (CVT) growth mechanism to produce single BAs crystals which are used for further CVT growth, wherein a sparsity of nucleation centers is controlled during the further CVT growth. Also disclosed are bulk BAs crystals produced via the method.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMInventors: Zhifeng Ren, Fei Tian, Gang Chen, Bai Song, Ke Chen, Li Shi, Xi Chen, Sean Sullivan, David Broido, Navaneetha Krishnan Ravichandran
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Patent number: 11975980Abstract: A molecular sieve of MFI structure has a ratio of n(SiO2)/n(Al2O3) of more than 15 and less than 70. It has a content of phosphorus of 1-15 wt %, calculated as P2O5 and based on the dry weight of the molecular sieve and a content of the supported metal in the molecular sieve 1-10 wt % based on the oxide of the supported metal and the dry weight of the molecular sieve. The supported metal is one or two selected from lanthanum and cerium. The volume of mesopores in the molecular sieve represents 40-70% by volume of the total pore volume of the molecular sieve by volume, measured by a nitrogen adsorption BET specific surface area method, and the volume of mesopores means the pore volume of the pores having a diameter of more than 2 nm and less than 100 nm.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPECInventors: Yibin Luo, Ying Ouyang, Li Zhuang, Jianqiang Liu, Minggang Li, Xingtian Shu
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Patent number: 11975981Abstract: The present invention provides zeolite hollow spheres in which zeolite crystals grow to form a framework of macropore through a hydrothermal crystallization process using the hydrophilic surface of a carbon sphere as a hard template, wherein the zeolite framework is an ordered, porous crystalline zeolite material with a number of channels or pores interconnected, which has pore structures including mesopores and micropores. The zeolite hollow spheres of the present invention can be used for various purposes such as catalysts and adsorbents.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONInventors: Kyoung-Su Ha, Chanwoo Kim, Hyunjin Shim, Dongmin Lee
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Patent number: 11975982Abstract: Method and apparatus for preparing at least one metal chloride from metal oxide containing material comprising calcining the metal oxide containing material under temperature conditions sufficient to obtain a calcined product comprising at least one metal oxide; and selectively chlorinating the calcined product to form at least one metal chloride.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KEYSTONE METALS RECOVERY INC.Inventors: Richard I. Chaifetz, Gregory William Matusewitch, Corey Clague Morton, Jason Michael Phillips
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Patent number: 11975984Abstract: The present invention refers to a process for the preparation of a surface-treated magnesium hydroxide-comprising material, a surface-treated magnesium hydroxide-comprising material as well as the use of the surface-treated magnesium hydroxide-comprising material in polymer composition, in paper making, paper coatings, agricultural applications, paints, adhesives, sealants, composite materials, wood composite materials, construction applications, pharma applications and/or cosmetic applications as well as surrounding materials, wherein the surface treatment agent of the surface-treated magnesium hydroxide-comprising material is undergoing a reaction with the surrounding material.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Omya International AGInventors: Fabio Ippolito, Sarah Gysin, Jamal Ftouni
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Patent number: 11975985Abstract: Disclosed are a functional material for synchronously stabilizing multiple metals and a preparation method thereof, and a method for rehabilitating soil or wastewater contaminated by heavy metals (metalloids). The preparation method includes: mixing a ferrous salt, a ferric salt, a manganous salt, water, a dispersing material, and a phosphate to obtain a first mixture, and subjecting the first mixture to a first precipitation reaction to obtain a first reaction mixture containing the phosphate; adjusting a pH value of the first reaction mixture containing the phosphate to 10-12 by adding an alkali thereto to obtain a second mixture, subjecting the second mixture to a second precipitation reaction to obtain a second reaction mixture; and subjecting the second reaction mixture to a solid-liquid separation to obtain a solid, washing the solid, and drying to obtain the functional material for synchronously stabilizing multiple metals.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITYInventors: Qian Li, Rui Xu, Shengming Jin, Tao Jiang
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Patent number: 11975986Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of preparing an electrode material for lithium-ion batteries comprising the steps of preparing a mixture of precursors taken in predefined stoichiometric ratios for synthesis of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), adding niobium pentoxide as a precursor for doping of niobium at Li+ site of LiFePO4 for synthesis of niobium doped LiFePO4 and ball milling operation provides nano sized powder particles. Now, a precursor of carbon is added to said mixture of precursors for synthesizing and obtaining carbon coated niobium doped LiFePO4 nano sized powder particles. Pellets of required size are prepared and sintered. The obtained pellets are structurally characterized.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CHAIRMAN, DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (DRDO)Inventors: Srinivas Kumar Adapaka, Satyavani Triumala Venkata Sesha Lakshmi
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Patent number: 11975987Abstract: Single crystals of a new noncentrosymmetric polar oxysulfide SrZn2S2O (s.g. Pmn21) grown in a eutectic KF-KCl flux with unusual wurtzite-like slabs consisting of close-packed corrugated double layers of ZnS3O tetrahedra vertically separated from each other by Sr atoms and methods of making same.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: University of South Carolina, National Institute For Materials ScienceInventors: Hans-Conrad Zur Loye, Yoshihiro Tsujimoto
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Patent number: 11975988Abstract: The determination of hydroxyl radical scavenging capacity of contaminated water can be achieved by developing an external calibration model. The model can be prepared using standard solutions where scavenging capacities are determined, and then the solutions are treated with addition of an oxidant and a dye, followed by UV treatment to form hydroxyl radicals that are scavenged by species in the standard solution. The residual dye content can then be measured using absorbance. The absorbance and the scavenging capacity data for the standard solutions are used to build the model, which can then be implemented to determine scavenging capacity of contaminated water. Water samples can be subjected to the same treatment as the standard solutions, the absorbance of the water sample is then obtained, and then the model is used to determine the corresponding scavenging capacity. Determining scavenger capacity of contaminated water can aid in advanced oxidation processing (AOP).Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOInventors: Ronald Hofmann, Chengjin Wang, Erik Rosenfeldt
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Patent number: 11975989Abstract: An integrated method for clearance, collection and capture of internal pollutants and algae at the bottom of a lake include the following steps: selecting areas where the pollution level is high, and organic or inorganic particulate matter is prone to accumulation and carrying out trenching operations at the bottom of the lake to form a plurality of traps; and removing the sludge and algae inside the traps and clearing the sediment inside the traps, for subsequent internal pollution control when the surface-layer sludge on both sides of the traps almost fills up the traps. This method makes use of the hydrodynamic disturbances of waves formed by natural wind energy and lake currents to continuously transport sludge with a high pollution level and a small specific gravity and algae in the surface layer of the lake bottom, which are rich in organic debris, to artificially built traps.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY & LIMNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Weiping Hu, Yihui Zhang, Jiancai Deng, Weiwei Xu
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Patent number: 11975990Abstract: A non-biological, visible light photoreactor is provided, the photoreactor comprising: a fiberglass sheet, which includes fibers and interstitial spaces between the fibers; and a low iron oxide content, iron-doped titanium dioxide film on the fibers, the film containing about 0.5 atomic percent iron and an iron oxide content of less than about 0.075 atomic percent iron. The photoreactor may be configured as a tube with a light emitting diode housed therein, a cap at one end of the tube that has inlets to accept pressurized air and a plate at the other end of the tube, such that the air is forced through the photoreactor.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Inventor: Rodney Herring
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Patent number: 11975991Abstract: A neutralization/water separation device for an esterified product including: a neutralization tank in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation tank disposed below the neutralization tank to divide the neutralization mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a partition wall extending downward from a ceiling of the water separation tank to provide a lower passage in the water separation tank; and a transfer line that transfers the neutralized mixture from the neutralization tank to the water separation tank, where the water separation tank includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization tank through the transfer line; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, where the first water separation part and the seconType: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Yeon Uk Choo, Sung Kyu Lee, Hyun Kyu Kim, Chan Hyu Jin, Hyoung Jun, Jin Sung Park
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Patent number: 11975992Abstract: The present application discloses a method of producing an aqueous rinsing liquid in an electrochemical cell having an anode chamber with an anode and a cathode chamber with a cathode, the anode chamber and cathode chamber being separated by a cation-selective membrane, wherein the method includes the steps of (a) feeding an aqueous anode chamber feedstock into the anode chamber (b) feeding an aqueous cathode chamber feedstock comprising at least one electrolyte through the cathode chamber; and (c) applying an electrical voltage to the anode and cathode to form rinsing liquid in the cathode chamber; and wherein steps a, b and c are performed, at least in part, simultaneously. Also disclosed is apparatus suitable for carrying out such methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: LAM RESEARCH AGInventors: Angela Hecke, Hongzhi Wang, Guenther Zerza
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Patent number: 11975993Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to the use of an ozone oxidation process to remove azoles and azole-type compounds from wastewater. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a chemical treatment system for wastewater, including: an oxidation module receiving wastewater input and outputting an effluent; wherein the oxidation module removes azole-type compounds from the wastewater; and wherein the effluent has a reduction in azole-type compounds greater than ninety percent (90%).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Suez Treatment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Barbara Schilling, Antonio Lau, Bruno Heiniger
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Patent number: 11975994Abstract: An automated descaling system can be integrated into a tankless water heater or can be a separate system that is connected to a tankless water heater. The automatic descaling system comprises a cleaning media chamber and a valve with a motor. The descaling system can be set on an automatic cleaning schedule.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Rheem Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Troy Trant, Robert D. Brown, Edward D. Turner
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Patent number: 11975995Abstract: A wash water processing apparatus of reusing wash water includes: a washing processing part washing a subject to be washed; a wash water accommodation part into which processed water used in a washing process in the washing processing part is once accommodated; a sterilization and purification unit causing, while acting with an ozone supply function, ozone water to be contained in the processed water flowing through the wash water accommodation part in a circular manner; and a filtration mechanism part configured to include a filter and an ion-exchange resin and sequentially filtrating the processed water to be reused as wash water in the washing processing part, as the ozone water is supplied as the processed water is mixed to dilute an ozone concentration in the wash water accommodation part. In a state where the ozone concentration is adjusted, the processed water is passed through the filter and the ion-exchange resin.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: KITZ CORPORATION, TOYO VALVE CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuhisa Yata, Takako Sakurai, Satoshi Ito, Toshiharu Tanaka
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Patent number: 11975996Abstract: A resin composition for inorganic molded article production use, which is provided with inorganic particles each containing amorphous SiO2 and a photocurable resin composition, in which the photocurable resin composition contains a photocurable resin precursor and a photopolymerization initiator, the content of the inorganic particles is 60% by mass or more with respect to the total amount of the photocurable resin composition and the inorganic particles and is 60% by mass or more with respect to the entire amount of the resin composition for inorganic molded article production use, and the viscosity of the composition for inorganic molded article production use is 10000 mPa·s or less.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATIONInventor: Shigeru Fujino
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Patent number: 11975997Abstract: A method of producing a glass structure includes forming a green body having an inner layer of a first powder of a first glass composition in a first organic material matrix and an outer layer of a second powder of a second glass composition in a second organic material matrix, the outer layer covering at least two opposing major surfaces or all surfaces of the inner layer, the first glass composition being different from the second glass composition, the first and second powders having respective first and second sintering temperatures, the second sintering temperature being within 0 to 30° C. of the first sintering temperature; and debinding and sintering the green body to remove the organic materials and to sinter together the first and second glass powders to produce a sintered glass structure having an inner layer of the first glass composition and an outer layer of the second glass composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Soon-yong Choi, EunHwa Kim, Hyung Soo Moon
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Patent number: 11975998Abstract: A component of glass or glass ceramic having predamages arranged along at least one predetermined dividing line is provided. The dividing line has a row of predamages lying one behind the other. The predamages pass continuously through the glass or the glass ceramic with at least 90% of the predamages being cylindrically symmetrical. The glass or the glass ceramic has a material compaction of at least 1% relative to an actual material density in a radius of 3 ?m about a longitudinal axis of respective pre-damaged points. The relative weight loss per pre-damaged point is less than 10% and the component has a thickness of at least 3.5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Jens Ulrich Thomas, Frank-Thomas Lentes, Andreas Ortner, Jonas Schatz, Michael Kluge
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Patent number: 11975999Abstract: A method for further processing of a glass tube semi-finished product includes: providing the glass tube semi-finished product, along with tube-specific data for the glass tube semi-finished product; reading the tube-specific data for the glass tube semi-finished product; and further processing of the glass tube semi-finished product including a step of thermal forming carried out at least in sections. At least one process parameter during the further processing of the glass tube semi-finished product including the step of thermal forming carried out at least in sections is controlled as a function of the tube-specific data for the glass tube semi-finished product. In this way, the further processing can be matched more efficiently to the particular characteristics of a glass tube semi-finished product to be processed or a particular subsection thereof, and the relevant characteristics of the particular glass tube semi-finished product do not need to be measured again.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: André Witzmann, Andreas Wirth, Ulla Trinks
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Patent number: 11976000Abstract: The present disclosure concerns expandable silica particles having a coating comprising talc powder and kaolin powder provided on the outer surface of the expandable silica particle and expandable and expanded silica particles comprising silica fume and/or ultrafine quartz silica sand beneath the surface of the particles. Methods for producing expandable and expanded silica particles are disclosed, including a method using a vibration plate and a furnace having a vibration plate for carrying out that method. The expanded silica particles have high compressive strength, substantially uniform cell size and distribution, low water absorption, and low porosity on the outer surface. They are useful as a filler in matrix materials, like concrete or epoxy, as insulation material with various binder materials, and as water filtration medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: VALUNOR AGInventors: Finn Erik Solvang, Norman Blank
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Patent number: 11976001Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid storage body which hardly causes short and defects in a formed wiring board in a case where a chemical liquid stored in the chemical liquid storage body is used in a wiring forming process including photolithography after the chemical liquid storage body is preserved for a certain period of time.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Kamimura, Masahiro Yoshidome, Yukihisa Kawada
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Patent number: 11976002Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to encapsulated optical devices and methods for fabricating the encapsulated optical devices. In one or more embodiments, a method for encapsulating an optical device includes depositing a metallic silver layer on a substrate, depositing a barrier layer on the metallic silver layer, where the barrier layer contains silicon nitride, a metallic element, a metal nitride, or any combination thereof, and depositing an encapsulation layer containing silicon oxide on the barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Alexia Adilene Portillo Rivera, Andrew Ceballos, Kenichi Ohno, Rami Hourani, Karl J. Armstrong, Brian Alexander Cohen
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Patent number: 11976003Abstract: A method of marking an optical fiber includes forming an ink stream, moving an optical fiber over a fiber path adjacent the ink stream, and intermittently deflecting the ink stream with a gas jet so that the optical fiber at least partially enters the deflected ink stream so that the ink from the deflected ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the optical fiber outer surface. An optical fiber marking apparatus is also disclosed that includes payout and take modules that move the optical fiber over the fiber path, a marking unit configured to form an ink stream adjacent the fiber path, and an ink stream deflection device that causes the ink stream to deflect and overlap the fiber path so that ink from the ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the outer surface of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Krishna Prasad Ambuga Keshavamurthy, Aditya Kaimal, Kelvin Nguyen
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Patent number: 11976004Abstract: Glasses containing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and/or boron oxide (B2O3) as glass formers and having a refractive index nd of greater than or equal to 1.80, as measured at 587.56 nm, a density of less than or equal to 5.5 g/cm3, as measured at 25° C., and a high transmittance to, particularly to blue light, are provided. Optionally, the glasses may be characterized by a high transmittance in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum and/or good glass forming ability.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Paulo Jorge Gaspar Marques, Antoine Marie Joseph Lepicard, Jian Luo, Lina Ma, Alexander I Priven
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Patent number: 11976005Abstract: Making a glass-based article having a coating and a target shape which comprises a planar central portion and a perimeter portion which borders at least part of the planar central portion and extends out of the plane of the planar central portion, the perimeter portion having a perimeter edge and a target edge-to-opposite edge dimension. The method includes forming a glass-based part to provide an initial formed part having an initial three-dimensional shape that is different from the target shape for at least the target edge-to-opposite edge dimension. Applying a coating to the initial formed part to form the glass-based article having a coating, the coating imparting a stress to the initial molded part that causes a calculated, warp-induced change to the initial shape.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Izhar Zahoor Ahmed, Jason Thomas Harris, Guangli Hu, Sam Samer Zoubi