Material Is An Input To Contact Zone Patents (Class 422/111)
  • Patent number: 11918712
    Abstract: A bacteria treatment mechanism and a bacteria treatment method capable of reliably sterilizing an exterior of an article are provided. A bacteria treatment mechanism includes: a bacteria treatment unit that has a space for performing bacteria treatment; a radiation irradiation unit that irradiates the bacteria treatment unit with radiation for performing the bacteria treatment; an air supply duct that supplies air to the bacteria treatment unit; a decontamination treatment fluid supply unit that supplies a decontamination treatment fluid to the air supply duct during initial decontamination of the air supply duct; and an exhaust duct that exhausts molecules in the bacteria treatment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: JGC JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Kojima
  • Patent number: 11905172
    Abstract: A novel concept for a high energy and material efficient nitric acid production process and system is provided, wherein the nitric acid production process and system, particularly integrated with an ammonia production process and system, is configured to recover a high amount of energy out of the ammonia that it is consuming, particularly in the form of electricity, while maintaining a high nitric acid recovery in the conversion of ammonia to nitric acid. The energy recovery and electricity generation process comprises pressurizing a liquid gas, such as air, oxygen and/or N2, subsequently evaporating and heating the pressurized liquid gas, particularly using low grade waste heat generated in the production of nitric acid and/or ammonia, and subsequently expanding the evaporated pressurized liquid gas over a turbine. In particular, the generated electricity is at least partially used to power an electrolyzer to generate the hydrogen needed for the production of ammonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventor: Maximilian Warner
  • Patent number: 11891301
    Abstract: Disclosed are ruthenium-based catalyst systems, hafnium-based catalyst systems, and yttrium-based catalyst systems for use in ammonia decomposition. Catalyst systems include ruthenium, hafnium, and/or yttrium optionally in combination with one or more additional metals that can be catalytic or catalyst promoters. Hafnium-based and yttrium-based catalyst systems can be free of ruthenium. The catalyst systems also include a support material. Disclosed catalyst systems can decompose ammonia at relatively low temperatures and can provide an efficient and cost-effective route to utilization of ammonia as a carbon-free hydrogen storage and generation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Inventors: Katherine McCullough, Jochen Lauterbach
  • Patent number: 11813583
    Abstract: A process for maintaining an optimum polymerization process in a continuous loop polymerization reactor by driving a catalyst feed range set-point around a bad catalyst set-point range using a bad catalyst feed rate program to vary the catalyst feed rate for differing periods of time between previously determined good catalyst feed rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Picou, Keith W. Trapp, Asha C. Quant, Ariana L. Poindexter, Maxwell T. Mcgee
  • Patent number: 11806742
    Abstract: Various embodiments concern a sprayer having a blower that outputs a HVLP flow of air into a hose, the hose connecting with a spray gun. A pressure sensor measures pressure of the HVLP air within the hose via a tube that branches from a fitting to which the hose connects. If the sensor indicates that the pressure level has increased above a threshold amount, indicating that the trigger of the spray gun is not being actuated, then power output to the blower is reduced (e.g., stopped). HVLP air is trapped within the hose by two valves when the trigger is not actuated. When the sensor indicates that the pressure level has decreased, corresponding to release of the trapped HVLP air into the gun for spraying by actuation of the trigger, power to the blower is increased (e.g., resumed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Svendsen, Diane L. Olson
  • Patent number: 11795853
    Abstract: An exhaust gas turbine (30) for expanding exhaust gas, comprising a turbine housing (33) having an inflow housing portion (35) for exhaust gas to be expanded and an outflow housing portion (36) for expanded exhaust gas, a turbine rotor (34) received by the turbine housing (33), the turbine rotor (34) being rotatable about an axis of rotation, a metering means (42) for a reducing agent or a precursor substance of a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent or the precursor substance can be introduced into the expanded exhaust gas via the metering device (42), and with a swirl atomizer (43), rotating together with the turbine rotor (34), for the reducing agent or the precursor substance, the reducing agent or the precursor substance being atomizable in the expanded exhaust gas via the swirl atomizer (43), the swirl atomizer (43) engaging the turbine rotor (34) at a downstream, hub-side portion of the turbine rotor (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Andreas Doering
  • Patent number: 11761364
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification apparatus having a control device that monitors the transition of a detection value of each of an upstream NOx sensor and a downstream NOx sensor, and when the NOx purification rate of the SCR catalyst falls to a value of a first threshold or lower, generates an abnormality detection signal indicating that an over storage state has occurred in an SCR catalyst if the amount of change in the detection value of the upstream NOx sensor per unit time is at least a second threshold and the amount of change in the detection value of the downstream NOx sensor per unit time is at most a third threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Isuzo Motors Limited
    Inventors: Akihiro Sawada, Masanobu Minezawa
  • Patent number: 11754541
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a gas maintenance system having a gas supply system fluidly connected to one or more gas discharge chambers; a detection apparatus fluidly connected to each gas discharge chamber; and a control system connected to the gas maintenance system and the detection apparatus. The detection apparatus includes: a vessel defining a reaction cavity that houses a metal oxide and is fluidly connected to the gas discharge chamber for receiving mixed gas including fluorine from the gas discharge chamber in the reaction cavity, the vessel enabling a reaction between the fluorine of the received mixed gas and the metal oxide to form a new gas mixture including oxygen; and an oxygen sensor fluidly connected to the new gas mixture to sense an amount of oxygen within the new gas mixture. The control system is configured to estimate a concentration of fluorine in the received mixed gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Cymer, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Jon Thornes, Rahul Ahlawat, Edward Siqi Luo, Gamaralalage G. Padmabandu
  • Patent number: 11702445
    Abstract: An automated system of reactors carries out a solid-phase peptide synthesis, and more particularly a solid-phase peptide synthesizer which is automated, by means of a reactor with a liquid-recirculation loop making it possible to measure, in real time, chemical species in the reactor via measuring cells. This system includes inlet pipes, namely: pipes dedicated to the introduction of resin, pipes dedicated to the introduction of the synthesis and washing solvent, pipes dedicated to the introduction of the agent for deprotecting the amino acid introduced, pipes dedicated to the introduction of the reagents, and includes an assembly reactor and a loop for recirculation of the liquid of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: POLYPEPTIDE LABORATOIRES FRANCE
    Inventors: Olivier Ludemann-Hombourger, Isabelle Martinuzzi, Christelle Bobier, Eric Francomme
  • Patent number: 11645950
    Abstract: The invention discloses a bionic human esophagus and stomach digestive system including a bionic stomach assembly and a bionic esophagus assembly. The bionic stomach assembly includes a bionic stomach including a stomach body provided with a pylorus and a cardia, a rolling compression apparatus disposed outside the stomach body for performing rolling compression on the bionic stomach, and a gastric juice tube in fluid communication with the stomach body. The bionic esophagus assembly includes a bionic esophagus in fluid communication with the cardia, a first and second esophagus clamp which are respectively clamped at two ends of the bionic esophagus for controlling the esophagus to be opened or closed, and a vibrator disposed between the first and second esophagus clamps for driving the bionic esophagus to vibrate. In the application, the bionic stomach and esophagus are subject to mechanical compression and vibration, thereby simulating a real stomach digestive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: XIAODONGYIJIAN (SUZHOU) INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Chen, Zhenkai Liao
  • Patent number: 11594152
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a link motion-based food swallowing simulator comprising a swallowing module including a bionic oral cavity assembly, a shred collecting assembly and a supporting assembly wherein two side plates of a maxillary base of the bionic oral cavity assembly connect to a mounting plate of the supporting assembly, wherein the shred collecting assembly is positioned on a mounting base of the supporting assembly; an adjusting module, positioned under the mounting base, includes a bearing assembly and an adjusting assembly wherein the bearing assembly is disposed on the adjusting assembly, achieving the simulation of the food swallowing mechanism from static to dynamic. The adoption of the driving module realizes the swallowing action through link motion simulation, simulating the swallowing process of the human body and the swallowing process of the patient lying on the back through adjusting modules, improving the swallowing situation with higher adaptability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Shanhua Qian, Wenshu Feng, Yue Wu, Jinghu Yu, Zifeng Ni
  • Patent number: 11584895
    Abstract: A method of producing a gas mixture, said method comprising the steps of: a) subjecting water to electrolysis to obtain a hydrogen gas stream and an oxygen gas stream; b) reacting the hydrogen gas stream with solid carbon to obtain a stream comprising hydrocarbon gas, such as methane gas; and c) mixing the oxygen gas stream with the stream comprising hydrocarbon gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hymeth APS
    Inventor: Sumon Bishwas
  • Patent number: 11577201
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a flue gas denitrizer including a reductant supply part for supplying a reductant to an exhaust gas passage to which an exhaust gas from a boiler is introduced. The control device comprises: a storage part which stores a plurality of opening degree patterns of a plurality of first valves corresponding to a plurality of operational states of the boiler respectively; an opening degree pattern acquisition part configured to acquire an opening degree pattern corresponding to a present operational state of the boiler among the plurality of opening degree patterns from the storage part; and a first valve control part configured to regulate an opening degree of each of the plurality of first valves, on the basis of the opening degree pattern acquired by the opening degree pattern acquisition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirai, Satoru Shishido, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11542846
    Abstract: An urea injection control system for an internal combustion engine, specifically adapted to apply a scheme for decreasing a NOx level downstream of a selective catalytic reduction catalyst of an ICE related exhaust gas aftertreatment system. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding computer implemented method and a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Wilhelmsson, Oscar Stjernberg
  • Patent number: 11536228
    Abstract: Fuel reform apparatus includes: internal combustion engine including injector and configured so that compression-ignition combustion is carried out in combustion chamber; reform unit interposed in fuel supply path from fuel tank to injector and including reformer reforming fuel stored in fuel tank by oxidation reaction; and controller including CPU and memory. Controller performs: estimating progress level of oxidation reaction in reformer; and controlling operation of reform unit based on progress level of oxidation reaction estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohtaro Hashimoto, Tomohide Kudo
  • Patent number: 11492253
    Abstract: A method for storing and delivering hydrogen gas is described. The method includes reacting a chemical hydride with water in the presence of a synergist. The synergist advances the extent of reaction of the chemical hydride with water to increase the yield of hydrogen production. The synergist reacts with byproducts formed in the reaction of the chemical hydride with water that would otherwise inhibit progress of the reaction. As a result, a greater fraction of hydrogen available from a chemical hydride is released as hydrogen gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ge Solartech, LLC
    Inventor: Baoquan Huang
  • Patent number: 11473243
    Abstract: A method for removing hydrogen sulphide ions (HS?) from a liquor (300) of a pulp mill process, the method comprising pumping the liquor (300) to an injector arrangement (710) using a pump arrangement (720) such that the pumping of the liquor (300) through a jet nozzle (115) generates suction at a gas inlet (130), whereby reagent gas (310) is mixed with the liquor (300), and letting out the treated liquor (300) from the injector arrangement (710) to a vessel (200). In this way, the liquor (300) is treated to form at least partly treated liquor (300). A corresponding use of an injector arrangement. A system for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Rami Lampinen, Erkki Välimäki, Tuomo Hilli
  • Patent number: 11376097
    Abstract: A method for reprocessing a medical device uses a medical device processor with an enclosure for holding the medical device. The enclosure also has a reservoir containing a disinfectant, a water source, and a mixing chamber that retains the medical device. The method delivers disinfectant from the reservoir to an internal channel of the medical device, and further delivers water from the water source to the mixing chamber. A flow sensor is operable to monitor the disinfectant delivered to the internal channels of the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH
    Inventors: Sungwook Yang, Navid Omidbakhsh
  • Patent number: 11289219
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor in one embodiment includes a cylindrical body having an internal cavity, a nuclear fuel core, and a shroud disposed in the cavity. The shroud comprises an inner shell, an outer shell, and a plurality of intermediate shells disposed between the inner and outer shells. Pluralities of annular cavities are formed between the inner and outer shells which are filled with primary coolant such as demineralized water. The coolant-filled annular cavities may be sealed at the top and bottom and provide an insulating effect to the shroud. In one embodiment, the shroud may comprise a plurality of vertically-stacked self-supported shroud segments which are coupled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Krishna P. Singh, Indresh Rampall, Joseph Gerald Leo Rajkumar
  • Patent number: 11215099
    Abstract: An exhaust gas control apparatus includes an SCR catalyst arranged in an exhaust passage, a heating device that heats the SCR catalyst, a urea solution supply device that supplies a urea solution to an upstream side of the SCR catalyst, a controller that operates the heating device and the urea solution supply device, and at least one sensor that acquires information related to a state of the exhaust gas control apparatus. The controller executes a state determination process for determining whether the exhaust gas control apparatus is currently in a predetermined state in which ammonia is not adsorbable on the SCR catalyst based on the information from the at least one sensor, and a heating avoidance process for avoiding heating the SCR catalyst with the heating device irrespective of an operating condition of the internal combustion engine when the exhaust gas control apparatus is currently in the predetermined state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Sato
  • Patent number: 11053599
    Abstract: The application relates to a process for operating in starting mode or in stand-by mode a unit, termed power-to-gas unit, comprising a number N of reactors (1) with a stack of elemental electrolysis cells of solid oxide type (SOEC), the cathodes of which are made of methanation reaction catalyst material(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Aymeric Brunot, Vincent Lacroix
  • Patent number: 11022014
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system for use with an over-the-road vehicle is disclosed. The exhaust aftertreatment system includes a flash-boil doser mounted to an exhaust conduit and a catalyst coupled to the exhaust conduit. The flash-boil doser configured to inject heated and pressurized reducing agent into an exhaust passageway defined by the exhaust conduit for distribution throughout exhaust gases passed through the exhaust conduit. The catalyst configured to react the reducing agent with the nitrous oxide in the flow of exhaust gases to provide treated exhaust gases with a reduced nitrous oxide amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Parrish, John Rohde
  • Patent number: 11013819
    Abstract: A scalable, portable and modular chlorine dioxide fumigant decontamination system having an activating area and a neutralizing area which may be housed separately or as a single operationally connected unit, and which may be configured as a closed loop system connected to a decontamination chamber for decontamination of articles, or as an open loop system for decontamination of interiors and large confined spaces, and employing a specialized activating cup that is permeable to air yet substantially impermeable to water and chlorine dioxide reaction by-products such that directing air through the activation cup releases nearly pure chlorine dioxide fumigant. Methods and articles relating to the system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Controlled Performance with Gases, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence F. Bender, James F. Knoer
  • Patent number: 11015508
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dosing system for a turbocharger turbine of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, the dosing system comprising a distribution device and a metering device. The distribution device comprises a receiving surface, and at least one distribution surface. The receiving surface is equipped to receive exhaust additive dosed to the distribution device. The distribution surface is in fluid communication with the receiving surface and is equipped to distribute exhaust additive in an exhaust stream passing through the turbocharger turbine by a rotary motion of the distribution device. The distribution device is attached to a shaft or hub of the turbocharger turbine. The metering device comprises a supply channel, a metering valve, and a dosing pipe arranged downstream of the metering valve in the direction of flow of reductant when dosing. The metering device is arranged to supply exhaust additive to the receiving surface of the distribution device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Erik Halldorf, Per-Erik Nilsson, Anders Gawell
  • Patent number: 10980167
    Abstract: A planting implement including a toolbar and a seed metering system supported by the toolbar. The seed metering system includes at least one row unit. Each row unit includes a frame, an auxiliary seed hopper supported by the frame, a seed meter fluidly coupled to the auxiliary seed hopper, and a vacuum fan fluidly coupled to the auxiliary seed hopper and the seed meter in a closed fluid system in which the vacuum fan recirculates air through the auxiliary seed hopper and the seed meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Ling Wang
  • Patent number: 10946330
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods and associate system for removing acid gas from a sour gas stream are provided. The method includes (1) passing the sour gas stream in a counter-flow arrangement with an encapsulated phase change material and a lean amine based sorbent liquid configured to absorb the acid gas from the sour gas stream in an absorber; (2) separating the rich amine based sorbent liquid and the encapsulated phase change material; (3) passing the rich amine based sorbent liquid to an amine regenerator wherein the rich amine based sorbent liquid is heated to release the absorbed sour gas and regenerate the lean amine based sorbent liquid; and (4) passing the encapsulated phase change material and the regenerated lean amine based sorbent liquid through a cooler to reduce the temperature of the encapsulated phase change material such that the phase change material in the encapsulated phase change material solidifies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Guillaume Robert Jean-Francois Raynel, Thibault Tarik Villette
  • Patent number: 10946331
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods and associate system for removing acid gas from a sour gas stream are provided. The method includes (1) passing the sour gas stream in a counter-flow arrangement with an encapsulated phase change material and a lean amine based sorbent liquid configured to absorb the acid gas from the sour gas stream in an absorber; (2) separating the rich amine based sorbent liquid and the encapsulated phase change material; (3) passing the rich amine based sorbent liquid to an amine regenerator wherein the rich amine based sorbent liquid is heated to release the absorbed sour gas and regenerate the lean amine based sorbent liquid; and (4) passing the encapsulated phase change material and the regenerated lean amine based sorbent liquid through a cooler to reduce the temperature of the encapsulated phase change material such that the phase change material in the encapsulated phase change material solidifies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Guillaume Robert Jean-Francois Raynel, Thibault Tarik Villette
  • Patent number: 10914220
    Abstract: A method for operating a nitrogen oxide sensor of a vehicle having a first nitrogen oxide sensor, a second nitrogen oxide sensor and a catalytic converter, one of the first and second nitrogen oxide sensors being arranged upstream of the catalytic converter with respect to the exhaust gas flow direction, and the other of the first and second nitrogen oxide sensors being arranged downstream of the catalytic converter, includes: determining a first characteristic value of the first nitrogen oxide sensor; determining a second characteristic value of the second nitrogen oxide sensor determining a ratio of the first characteristic value to the second characteristic value; and adapting a sensor or measured value of the second nitrogen oxide sensor in accordance with the ratio of the first characteristic value to the second characteristic value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10866173
    Abstract: Dry thawing systems and devices for thawing biological substances are provided herein. Methods for thawing biological substances are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: FreMon Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Menachem Shavit, Frederick J. Thacher
  • Patent number: 10858978
    Abstract: An NH3 supply amount controller reduces and adjusts a supply amount of NH3 to an SCR catalyst by an NH3 supplier, when an exhaust gas flowing into an NOX catalyst has a rich air-fuel ratio and NOX occluded by the NOX catalyst is reduced to N2. A reduction amount of the supply amount of the NH3 controlled by the NH3 supply amount controller is set larger when an amount of reducing agent detected or estimated by a reducing agent amount detector is larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Goro Tsuboi, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Daishi Ikeda, Yoshiaki Tomita, Chikara Ishihara
  • Patent number: 10858976
    Abstract: An NH3 supply amount controller reduces and adjusts a supply amount of NH3 to an SCR catalyst by an NH3 supplier, when an exhaust gas flowing into an NOx catalyst has a rich air-fuel ratio and NOx occluded by the NOx catalyst is reduced to N2. A reduction amount of the supply amount of the NH3 controlled by the NH3 supply amount controller is set larger when s flow amount of the exhaust gas detected or estimated by an exhaust-gas flow amount detector is larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Goro Tsuboi, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Daishi Ikeda, Yoshiaki Tomita, Chikara Ishihara
  • Patent number: 10858977
    Abstract: An NH3 supply amount controller reduces and adjusts a supply amount of NH3 to an SCR catalyst by an NH3 supplier, when an exhaust gas flowing into an NOX catalyst has a rich air-fuel ratio and NOX occluded by the NOX catalyst is reduced to N2. A reduction amount of the supply amount of the NH3 controlled by the NH3 supply amount controller is set smaller when a temperature of the NOX catalyst detected or estimated by an NOX catalyst temperature detector is higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Goro Tsuboi, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Daishi Ikeda, Yoshiaki Tomita, Chikara Ishihara
  • Patent number: 10767529
    Abstract: An automotive exhaust aftertreatment system includes an onboard ammonium carbamate reactor. The onboard ammonium carbamate reactor is coupled to a diesel emission fluid reservoir also included in the system and is configured to generate aqueous ammonium carbamate solution from diesel emission fluid. A doser configured to inject the generated aqueous ammonium carbamate solution has integrated heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Kinnaird, John Rohde
  • Patent number: 10767117
    Abstract: Systems and methods for steam and catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon inlet stream comprising hydrocarbons. Systems and methods can include a catalyst feed stream, where the catalyst feed stream comprises a fluid and a heterogeneous catalyst, the heterogeneous catalyst operable to catalyze cracking of the hydrocarbons on surfaces of the heterogeneous catalyst a steam feed stream, where the steam feed stream is operable to effect steam cracking of the hydrocarbons, and where the steam feed stream decreases coking of the heterogeneous catalyst; and a downflow reactor, where the downflow reactor is operable to accept and mix the hydrocarbon inlet stream, the catalyst feed stream, and the steam feed stream, where the downflow reactor is operable to produce light olefins by steam cracking and catalytic cracking, and where the downflow reactor is operable to allow the heterogeneous catalyst to flow downwardly by gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Musaed Salem Al-Ghrami, Wei Xu, Aaron Chi Akah
  • Patent number: 10736981
    Abstract: Performing a decontamination process by introducing a decontamination agent into a first containment, the first containment is being surrounded by a housing having a primary inlet for admitting a gas medium into the first containment, and a primary outlet for discharging the gas medium from the first containment. The primary outlet leads to an area external to the first containment, into the open atmosphere, or to a second containment and has a gas-technology connection to a first catalyst unit through which the gas medium flows. By means of the at least first catalyst unit, the decontamination agent, which is introduced into the first containment during the decontamination process and enters with the gas medium into the area, open atmosphere or the second containment, can be split into non-critical components and degraded to a non-critical residual concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SKAN AG
    Inventors: Olivera Scheuber, Volker Sigwarth
  • Patent number: 10718550
    Abstract: An alcohol-based solvent chiller includes an insulated vessel; a spiral-shaped heat exchanger designed specifically to chill alcohol-based solvents that become viscous at low temperatures within the insulated vessel; a cryogenic tank with pressure building capability that will force coolant through the heat exchanger at a specific pressure; and a cryogenic pump to circulate viscous cryogenic temperature liquids within the insulated vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Steven Victor Boyce, William Grant Moon
  • Patent number: 10675118
    Abstract: A medical device processor includes an enclosure for holding at least one medical device, a first reservoir containing a disinfectant therein, a water source containing water therein and in fluid communication with a mixing chamber, and a liquid distribution system configured to deliver disinfectant from the first reservoir to the at least one medical device. The liquid distribution system is configured to deliver water from the water source to the mixing chamber. The liquid distribution system includes a pump and a flow sensor. The pump is operable to deliver the disinfectant from the first reservoir to an internal channel of the at least one medical device. The flow sensor is operable to monitor the disinfectant delivered by the pump to the internal channels of the at least one medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMBH
    Inventors: Sungwook Yang, Navid Omidbakhsh
  • Patent number: 10590532
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes first and second tanks configured to store a gas fed from a gas feeder. The apparatus further includes a chamber configured to process a wafer by using the gas fed from the gas feeder, the first tank or the second tank. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to control feeding of the gas to the first tank, the second tank and the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naomi Fukumaki
  • Patent number: 10343109
    Abstract: A system for regulating an amount of fresh lime slurry introduced to a spray dry absorber. The control system includes a controller configured to receive input from a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS), a valve in communication with the controller and a spray dry absorber suction pump, the valve adapted to regulate an amount of fresh lime slurry provided to the spray dry absorber suction pump and a valve in communication with the controller and a pre-mix tank, the valve adapted to regulate an amount of fresh lime slurry provided to the pre-mix tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Travis Dwight Reynolds, Dwight Goodman, Thomas Edwin Pearson, Dana Humphreys
  • Patent number: 10053293
    Abstract: An article transport device includes a transport mechanism which is configured to support, from below, a container being transported and to transport the container along a transporting path, and a housing which forms an accommodating space in which at least a part of the transport mechanism is housed. The housing has one or more support plates, a plurality of brackets, and a housing panel. Each of the one or more support plates is a plate-shaped member extending along the transporting path and is configured to support the transport mechanism from below. A lower end portion of each of the plurality of brackets is attached to a corresponding one of the one or more support plates such that the plurality of the brackets are spaced apart from one another along a direction along the transporting path, outside the accommodating space along the lateral width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Yoshimoto, Takeshi Abe, Kazuya Omori
  • Patent number: 10030315
    Abstract: A non alpha controlled Tin including Tin and a trace amount of Polonium is utilized as a plating anode to selectively plate Tin upon a plating cathode. Tin may be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled Tin with current control to suppress plating of Polonium upon the plating cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled Tin with potential control to suppress plating of Polonium upon the plating cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by pulse and reverse plating to plate out Polonium upon a filtering cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by plating out Polonium upon a filtering cathode within a concentrate. Tin may also be selectively plated by plating out purified Tin upon a filtering cathode, separating the purified Tin from the filtering cathode, and utilizing the purified Tin to plate Tin upon the plating cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles L. Arvin, Michael S. Gordon
  • Patent number: 10014523
    Abstract: There is disclosed that a MOx nanostructure manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof can not only supply a reaction gas more effectively to the surface of a molten metal with ease by injecting a carrier gas to the surface of the molten metal above a graphite crucible as well as bringing the reaction gas in the lower side of the graphite crucible, but also maximize volatilization rates through an inflow of the reaction gas from the lower portion toward the upper of the graphite crucible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Bo-Yun Jang, Joon-Soo Kim, Jin-Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 9925323
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the presence of blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit are disclosed. A control unit, which is connected to a blood detector and to one or several pressure sensors, determines whether blood is present in the membrane device based on the differential pressure there over and generates a signal if the presence of blood as detected by the blood detector and the presence of blood as determined based on the differential pressure value do not coincide with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Gambro Lundia AB
    Inventors: Olof Ekdahl, Bjorn Ericson
  • Patent number: 9859580
    Abstract: An optical detection system for detecting undesirable constituents in a fuel cell system includes a sensing material configured to change color in the presence of the undesirable constituents and at least one sensor configured to register the change in color of the sensing material. The sensor is coupled to a corresponding light source. The sensing material, the sensor and the light source are enclosed in a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, David Trevisan, Venkat Ramani, Emma Campbell, Jessica Mahler, Michael Wright, Jeffrey W. Schrieber
  • Patent number: 9829196
    Abstract: A gas assist flare tip for enhancing smokeless combustion of a flare gas. The assist tip which has a shroud positioned on a flare stack, the shroud having an outer annular portion and an inner tubular portion which fits over the riser. There is an annular plenum which is partially formed by the tubular portion and the outer portion and has an annular vent proximate the open end of the riser. There is at least one air jet eductor having a discharge outlet opening into the plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventor: David Bacon
  • Patent number: 9822704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation control method for a gasification power generation system for gasifying carbon-based fuel such as coal in a gasifier using oxygen or oxygen-enriched air as an oxidizing agent, burning the obtained syngas as fuel in a gas turbine, driving the gas turbine by the syngas, driving a steam turbine by steam generated using exhaust heat of the gas turbine, thus executing combined power generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Kiso, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Hirotsugu Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9650936
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to detect an abnormality in an exhaust gas purification apparatus having an NSR catalyst and an SCR catalyst disposed on a downstream side of the NSR catalyst more favorably. Air-fuel ratio reduction control is executed to reduce NOx occluded to the NSR catalyst when an integrated value of an amount of NOx flowing into the NSR catalyst reaches an upper limit value of an amount of NOx that can be occluded to the NSR catalyst in a normal condition. It is determined whether or not the exhaust gas purification apparatus is in an abnormal state on the basis of a NOx purification ratio of the exhaust gas purification apparatus calculated at this time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Hagiwara, Toru Kidokoro, Yasushi Iwazaki
  • Patent number: 9588916
    Abstract: A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention can include detecting an interrupt request during execution of an instruction by a processor of an integrated circuit. Additionally, a clock signal frequency can be changed that is received by the processor. An interrupt service routine can be executed that corresponds to the interrupt request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: David G. Wright
  • Patent number: 9540237
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a gas generator that contains a liquid reactant that reacts to produce a gas in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst is contained in a carrier that is buoyant in the liquid reactant. The gas generator also has at least one carrier movement restraining member adapted to selectively control the location of the carrier, and at least one compressible body containing a volume of gas. In a first configuration, when an internal pressure of the gas generator is lower than an internal pressure of the compressible body, the compressible body increases in volume, and in a second configuration when the internal pressure of the gas generator is higher than the internal pressure of the compressible body, the compressible body decreases in volume. The carrier movement restraining member restricts the carrier's movement in the first configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: Intelligent Energy Limited, The Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alernatives (CEA)
    Inventors: Charles Brussieux, Jerome Delmas, Isabelle Rougeaux, Phillipe Capron, Hung T. Than
  • Patent number: 9410704
    Abstract: A turbomachine combustor is provided. The turbomachine includes a combustion chamber and multiple micro-mixer nozzles arranged concentrically within a radial combustion liner and configured to receive fuel from one or more fuel supply pipes affixed to each of the plurality of micro-mixer nozzles at an upstream face. The multiple micro-mixer nozzle are also configured to receive air from a flow sleeve surrounding the radial combustion liner. Each of the micro-mixer nozzles include an annular strip having a multiple tubes or passages extending axially from the upstream face to a downstream face of each of the micro-mixer nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Qingguo Zhang, Fei Han