Gaseous Mixture (e.g., Solid-gas, Liquid-gas, Gas-gas) Patents (Class 702/24)
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Patent number: 7897399Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nitric oxide sensors and systems. In some embodiments one or more devices are provided that include one or more nitric oxide sensors; one or more transmitters; and one or more controllers configured to transmit using the one or more transmitters one or more signals that are associated with controlling one or more nitric oxide generators.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Leif T. Stordal, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110046896Abstract: The invention is related to the instrumental analytical chemistry, further more to the stable isotope determination in food products.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventor: Ivan Smajlovic
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Publication number: 20110040493Abstract: A greenhouse gas monitoring system collects information about greenhouse gas and analyzes a greenhouse gas emissions distribution using the collected information about greenhouse gas. Thereafter, the greenhouse gas monitoring system generates a greenhouse gas distribution map by mapping the greenhouse gas emissions distribution to a three-dimensional digital map and provides the greenhouse gas distribution map to the user according to a user's request.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jong-woo CHOI, Sung Woong Shin
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Patent number: 7885771Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the acquisition and interpretation of expirograms comprising: a gas measuring probe that is designed to determine the gas concentration ƒmess of a gas in exhaled respiratory air; a reading device that is connected to the gas measuring probe via signal and is designed to read for a plurality of values x1, . . . , xN of an exhaled volume of the exhaled respiratory air the respective determined gas concentrations ƒmess(x1), . . . , ƒmess(xN) from the gas measuring probe; a storage device that is designed to store the values x1, . . . , xN assigned to the gas concentrations ƒmess(x1), . . . , ƒmess(xN); a function fitting unit that is connected to the storage device via signal and that is designed to determine a non-linear fit function ƒ(x)=g(x)·h(x)+OffsetGas ?for the stored gas concentrations ƒmess(x1), . . .Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Universitaetslinkum FreiburgInventors: Kai Roecker, Stephan Prettin
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Publication number: 20110016849Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for determining a deterioration of a NOx sensor response rate in an internal combustion engine system includes an engine control module configured to stop fueling to an internal combustion engine during motoring of the internal combustion engine. The apparatus also includes a signal monitoring module configured to monitor a NOx sensor signal after the engine control module stops fueling to the internal combustion engine during motoring of the engine and store NOx sensor signal data corresponding to the monitored NOx sensor signal. Additionally, the apparatus includes a time constant module that is configured to determine a time constant of the NOx sensor response after the engine control module stops fueling. The apparatus further includes a response rate deterioration module configured to determine a response rate deterioration value of the NOx sensor based at least partially on the determined time constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: CUMMINS IP, INCInventors: Jeff Runde, Xiao Lin, Daniel D. Wilhelm, David Everard, Carlos A. Lana
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Patent number: 7875165Abstract: A method of correcting an output of a NOx sensor including: a first step of obtaining a sensor-variation relational expression based on a relationship between an Ip2/Ip0 value and an output change percentage for a calibration sensor; a second step of obtaining, from the relational expression, an output change percentage ? that corresponds to an Ip2/Ip0 value of a subject NOx sensor; a third step of calculating a pressure correction coefficient ? based on the obtained ?; and a fourth step of performing output correction on the subject NOx sensor by calculating the pumping current Ip2(p0) under a reference pressure based on the pumping current Ip2(p) and a pressure p of the measurement gas which are detected upon measurement of the NOx concentration in the measurement gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2008Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Nakasone, Yuichi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20110015875Abstract: The concept underlying the invention is the development of a generic method for the detection and identification of gases in airplane interior spaces and an associated device, which is small and manageable, has a simple design, and allows the immediate and simultaneous detection and identification of the gases to be examined. This is achieved in that the supply air of the airplane interior space (20) is fed to a measuring device (1) and the measurement results of the measuring device (1) are analyzed by means of mathematical methods. Such methods and the associated devices for the detection and identification of gases in airplane interior spaces are used in order to spot and verify gases, particularly odors and explosive gases and/or gases harmful to people's health.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: AIRSENSE ANALYTICS GMBHInventors: Andreas Walte, Wolf Münchmeyer, Mario Schmidt
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Publication number: 20110015874Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for detecting components of a mixed gas which increases the detection efficiency using a sensor array in which various types of nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), zinc oxide (ZnO), titanium dioxide (TiO2), and tin dioxide (SnO2) which are sensitive to environment, so as to detect various components of a mixed gas using the characteristics that the effective refractive index change of the sensors induced by the gas adsorption depends on the apecies of nanomaterials and a concentration change in detected materials, thus effectively detecting the components of a mixed gas by the single detection without an inefficient education process required for conventional pattern recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventor: Yong-Won SONG
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Publication number: 20110015873Abstract: An improvement in monitoring alcohol levels through transdermal testing is provided by detecting if environmental gasses, referred to as interferents, have been introduced into a transdermal vapor sample. An insensible skin perspiration sample may not be completely controlled and can contain interferents from an environmental source rather than the subject. Before testing a skin perspiration sample, the alcohol sensor is sampled and averaged to establish a baseline value. A sample is drawn and presented to the alcohol sensor. The output of the alcohol sensor is monitored to determine the amount of alcohol in the sample. A maximum alcohol sensor value for the transdermal alcohol monitor is set by determining the baseline value when no alcohol is present in the sample. Subsequent baseline values during a reading above the maximum alcohol sensor value indicate that an environmental interferent is present in the alcohol sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael Leonard Iiams, Ben Franklin Houston, Royce Alan McDonald, Jeffrey Scott Hawthorne, Mark Henry Wojcik, Gordon William Murray, Charles Thomas Champion
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Patent number: 7871237Abstract: A method and system for monitoring a gas turbine engine (20) to predict maintenance requirements. Particles suspended in a gas flow (24, 32) of the engine (20) are monitored and quantified to predict a particle accumulation rate. Monitoring may be done using particle flow sensors (61-63) in a diverted portion (33) of the working gas flow (24), such as in the cooling gas flow (32). Particle sampling (S1-S3) may be done to determine particle size and composition distributions. Particle mass flow rates may then be continuously monitored per engine operating condition, and compared to predetermined values such as a normal upper limit per engine operating condition. An integrated particle mass flow may be used in conjunction with an instantaneous mass flow rate to predict a maintenance requirement. Multiple locations (L1-L3) may be monitored to recognize a maintenance requirement by flow section or component.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.Inventors: Richard H. Bunce, Francisco Dovali-Solis
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Patent number: 7871822Abstract: A method for selecting at least one catalyst from a catalyst library on the basis of the reactivity thereof in a chemical conversion process includes: (a) testing the catalytic activity of a first catalyst from said catalyst library with respect to a reaction medium containing, as the compounds to be converted, at least one reactivity probe having a labeling system and including at least one reaction unit capable of reacting in said chemical conversion; (b) analyzing the reaction medium after said catalytic test for the purpose of qualitatively and/or qualitatively characterizing the resulting compounds; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) for at least one other catalyst in said library; and (d) comparing the analysis results for each catalyst in order to characterize at least one catalyst having the required reactivity in said chemical conversion.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Novalyst DiscoveryInventors: Alain Wagner, Cédric Catala
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Publication number: 20100332147Abstract: A system for estimating gas concentrations in a mixed atmosphere includes (a) a plurality of sensors for providing a set of measurements, at least one of the sensors sensitive to an internal concentration of hydrogen; and (b) a processor for receiving the set of measurements and for executing a sequential estimation filter that includes a plurality of states having a corresponding set of values. The processor responsively adjusts at least a portion of the set of values in response to the set of measurements. The plurality of sensors can include a resistive sensor and a capacitive gas sensor, both of which are sensitive to hydrogen concentration. The plurality of states can include states representative of hydrogen pressure in the mixed atmosphere, hydrogen concentration in a bulk material of at least one of the sensors, and hydrogen concentration in an interface layer of at least one of the sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventor: Scott Stephens
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Publication number: 20100312490Abstract: A method for determining carbon emissions from a steam generation system is disclosed. It includes measuring a first energy of feedwater entering into a steam generation system and measuring a second energy of steam exiting the steam generation system. The first energy is subtracted from the second energy to determine a total energy absorbed by the steam generation system. The total energy absorbed by the steam generation system is divided by the total energy to determine a heat input to the steam generation system. The heat input is used to determine the carbon emissions from the steam generation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY, LTDInventor: Matthew Joseph Dooley
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Publication number: 20100312453Abstract: The present invention provides, with reference to FIG. 1, an internal combustion engine (10) having a fuel injector which comprises a sprung piston (55) or a resilient diaphragm piston (8155) and an electrical coil (57, 8158) for displacing the piston (55, 8155). The piston draws fuel into and expels fuel from a pumping chamber (52, 8152). The number of operations of the injector per engine cycle is controlled by an electronic controller (23, 8159) to control the quality of fuel delivered per cycle to a combustion chamber. A voltage measured in the coil (52, 8158) by movement of the piston under action of the spring or due to its own resilience is used to give an indication of vapour pressure of the fuel. A device akin to the injector can be used to draw fuel from a pipeline to measure the vapour pressure of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: Scion-Sprays LimitedInventor: Benjamin David Smither
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Publication number: 20100312483Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments that relate to algorithms and methods for calibrating an analyte sensor, and more particularly, to algorithms for calibrating an optical glucose sensor comprising an equilibrium fluorescent chemical indicator system. In particular, a method of detecting an analyte concentration is disclosed where a modified Michaelis-Menten equation comprising Michaelis-Menten parameters is used to characterize the signal generated by the analyte sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: GLUMETRICS, INC.Inventors: THOMAS A. PEYSER, SOYA GAMSEY, MATTHEW A. ROMEY, DAVID R. MARKLE
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Patent number: 7846400Abstract: The present disclosure relates to substrates associated with nitric oxide.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Leif T. Stordal, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100305870Abstract: A gas detection system for the detection of gas voids in piping systems. The gas detection system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a computer. The transmitter is positioned at a designated point on a piping circuit and is adapted to transmit guided waves into the piping circuit. The receiver is positioned at a designated point distant from the transmitter and is adapted to receive the guided waves transmitted through the piping circuit by the transmitter. The computer analyzes and monitors the guided waves received by the receiver and determines the amount of gas in the piping circuit being analyzed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Nicholas R. Camilli, Steve Kenefick, Michael J. Avioli, Joseph L. Rose, Roger L. Royer
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Publication number: 20100305871Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for determining particle transmittance Tx of a filter for use with a particle detection system to provide a filter warning for aspirated particle detection systems by detecting a level of first particles having a size indicative of smoke particles and which pass through the detection system; determining an integrated smoke hours value by integrating the detected level of first particles over time; estimating the smoke particle transmittance Tx of the filter by applying a predetermined weighting operation to the integrated smoke hours value. An empirical measure of a filter's particle transmittance Tx, due to at least first particles having a size indicative of smoke particles may be achieved by way of integrating a level of such first particles passing through a particle detection system over time to determine the proportion of smoke particles arrested by a filter, “integrated smoke hours”.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: VISION FIRE & SAFETY PTY LTD.Inventors: Ron Knox, Karl Boettger
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Publication number: 20100299078Abstract: A configurable scanner (1), adapted for contactless measurement of the depth and perimeter of a wound on a target body part (9), has a scan head (4), and a processor (3) for controlling a scanning procedure and analyzing the results. The scan head is translated along a substantially semicircular path (7) having a configurable radial distance from an imaginary axis, such that the imaginary axis is approximately coincident with an axis of the target (9). The scan head (4) projects a contour line having a calibrated length onto the target surface, and the processor (3) stores an image of the projected contour line captured by an image capturing device (11). The processor (3) analyzes a series of captured images to determine the coordinates in three axes of the projected contour line, creates therefrom a 3D model of the region of interest, and determines a depth and perimeter of the wound from the 3D model.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventor: Paul Guieze
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Patent number: 7838297Abstract: A method of optimizing operation of a fossil fuel fired boiler includes, in an exemplary embodiment, providing a plurality of sensors positioned in different spatial positions within the fossil fuel fired boiler. The method also includes recording sensor outputs, identifying spatial combustion anomalies indicated by sensor outputs, identifying burners responsible for the spatial combustion anomalies, and adjusting air flow of responsible burners to alleviate the spatial combustion anomalies.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Neil Colin Widmer, Roy Payne, William Randall Seeker, Philippe Jean Gauthier
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Publication number: 20100292934Abstract: An apparatus for characterizing emissions includes an emissions analyzer for estimating a concentration of a selected emission of the emission; a flow rate analyzer for estimating a volumetric flow rate of the emission; and a processor in data communication with the emissions analyzer and the flow rate analyzer, the processor including instructions for estimating a mass per time unit value for the selected emission based on the estimated concentration and the estimated volumetric flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: Baker Hughes IncorporatedInventors: Joseph L. Stark, Huzeifa Ismail, Koral B. Johnson
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Publication number: 20100293241Abstract: A method and apparatus that uses the Internet protocol, TCP/IP, for a home control network. The invention also provides embedded servers, email clients at the electrical boxes. The invention integrates the Internet to the electrical outlet, switch, or appliance boxes using a low cost embedded web server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventor: Richard Anthony Bishel
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Publication number: 20100286929Abstract: A sensor system for detecting and estimating concentrations of various gas or liquid analytes. In an embodiment, the resistances of a set of sensors are measured to provide a set of responses over time where the resistances are indicative of gas or liquid sorption, depending upon the sensors. A concentration vector for the analytes is estimated by satisfying a criterion of goodness using the set of responses. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2007Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Margie L. Homer, Darrell L. Jan, April D. Jewell, Adam Kisor, Kenneth S. Manatt, Allison M. Manfreda, Margaret A. Ryan, Abhijit V. Shevade, Charles Taylor, Tuan A. Tran, Shiao-Pin S. Yen, Hanying Zhou
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Publication number: 20100286930Abstract: A soot discharge amount is calculated by multiplying a “steady discharge amount” by a “transient correction value.” The steady discharge amount is a soot discharge amount in a steady operation state, and is acquired through table search. For each of a plurality of factors which affect the soot discharge amount, a steady value (value obtained through table search) of the factor and a transient value (current value) of the factor are substituted for a characteristic equation which represents a change in the soot discharge amount with the value of the factor, whereby a steady characteristic value and a transient characteristic value are acquired. The “ratio between the steady characteristic value and the transient characteristic value” is then calculated for each factor. The transient correction value is obtained by multiplying together all values of the “ratio between the steady characteristic value and the transient characteristic value” obtained for the factors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomomi Onishi, Shigeki Nakayama
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Publication number: 20100287012Abstract: A system and method is provided for managing energy data. The system includes a energy transformation device, a central energy data management system and a database containing carbon dioxide credit information. Managing the energy data includes measuring an amount of power produced or consumed by an energy transformation device, measuring an amount of carbon dioxide emitted, converted or sequestered by the energy transformation device, creating a dataset of the power produced or consumed and the amount of carbon dioxide emitted or sequestered, and transmitting the dataset and characteristic data to a central energy data management system. The method also includes, receiving energy measurements and characteristic data from an energy transformation device, obtaining carbon dioxide credit information and comparing the received energy measurements and the characteristic data with the received carbon dioxide credit information to obtain a carbon dioxide credit for the energy transformation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Ian Russell, Scott Reynolds
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Publication number: 20100275778Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for absorbing methane gas or other carbonaceous volatile gasses. The method comprises loading of solid carbonaceous matter into a vessel and loading the gas to be absorbed into the vessel. The gas is preferably formed from excrements of livestock, mainly being formed from a liquid or slurry phase of excrements of livestock. The solid carbonaceous matter is preferably formed by heating of plant material in a pyrolytic process thereby forming carbonaceous matter having a solid structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: BLACKCARBON A/SInventor: Thomas Alexander North Harttung
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Publication number: 20100280765Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods capable of detecting and discriminating and/or classifying hazardous biological agents or other hazardous agents. In one aspect, a system measures electromagnetic energy scattered by a material at the different polarizations states and wavelengths. The system then combines the measured electromagnetic wavelengths at the different polarization states and wavelengths into different combinations to produce input parameters for a classifier. The input parameters include both depolarization and wavelength-dependent back scattering measurements of the material illuminated by transmitted electromagnetic energy. The depolarization measurement provides information on the shape and absorption features of the material and the wavelength-dependent information provides information on the shape and index of refraction of the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: John H. MARQUARDT, Tahllee Baynard
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Patent number: 7819946Abstract: A differential absorption spectrum for a reactive gas in a gas mixture can be generated for sample absorption data by subtracting background absorption data set from the sample absorption data. The background absorption data can be characteristic of absorption characteristics of the background composition in a laser light scan range that includes a target wavelength. The differential absorption spectrum can be converted to a measured concentration of the reactive gas using calibration data. A determination can be made whether the background composition has substantially changed relative to the background absorption data, and new background absorption data can be used if the background composition has substantially changed. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: SpectraSensors, Inc.Inventors: Xin Zhou, Xiang Liu, Alfred Feitisch, Gregory M. Sanger
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Publication number: 20100268480Abstract: A system and method for quantifying an emission source is provided. The system and method obtain a plurality of emission concentration measurements at one or more sampling points and wind data over the time the emission concentrations are measured. For each sampling point, a virtual sampling arc can be constructed using the emission concentration measurements taken at the sampling point, the wind data for when the emission concentration measurement were taken and an approximate distance to the emission source. The virtual sampling arcs can then be used to construct one or more virtual sampling grids and the amount of emissions emanating from the emissions source approximated from the virtual sampling grids.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventor: DENNIS SCOTT PRINCE
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Publication number: 20100262382Abstract: A method for continuous measurement of differences in gas concentrations, comprises providing at least first and second gas analyzers, connecting a stream of incurrent fluid to a chamber containing an animal, withdrawing air from the chamber to form a stream of excurrent fluid, taking first subsamples of the excurrent fluid in a first subsampler, taking a subsample of the incurrent fluid in a second subsampler, alternately providing excurrent fluid from the first subsampler to the first gas analyzer and to the second gas analyzer to measure the gas concentrations in the excurrent fluid, and alternately providing incurrent air from the second subsampler to the first gas analyzer and to the second gas analyzer to measure the gas concentrations in the incurrent fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventor: John R.B. Lighton
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Publication number: 20100250146Abstract: A portable multi-dimensional gas chromatograph, the gas chromatograph including a carrier gas container, a regulator fluidly connected to the carrier gas container, a dopant chamber containing a reference chemical, at least one pre-concentrator which is fluidly connected to the regulator and the dopant chamber, a first separation column fluidly connected to the at least one pre-concentrator, a second separation column fluidly connected to the at least one pre-concentrator, a first detector fluidly connected to the first separation column, and a second detector fluidly connected to the second separation column.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Sheena Alm, James Bentley, John Blankevoort, Mark Kaspersen, Collin Lewis, Derek Maxwell, Ken Wunner
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Patent number: 7805256Abstract: A method of processing time-discrete measured values, which can be described in their time characteristic by a first exponential function which has a first time constant, the method comprising the steps of: detecting a first measured value and storing the first measured value, detecting a second measured value and storing the second measured value according to a defined time interval with respect to the detection of the first measured value, filtering the first measured value and second measured value by calculating a sum of the first measured value and a weighted difference between the second measured value and the first measured value, thereby generating time-discrete output values which can be described in their time characteristic by a second exponential function having a second time constant different from the first time constant, and outputting the output values is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Vincotech (Germany) GmbHInventor: Robert Frodl
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Publication number: 20100241361Abstract: A method of absorption spectroscopy including obtaining absorption data at multiple wavelengths along more than one line-of-sight path through a quantity of gas of interest. The method further includes identifying more than one temperature and gas species concentration bin along the multiple line-of-sight paths and creating a map of temperature and gas species concentration. The map thus created will have at least two-dimensional information derived from select temperature and gas species concentration bins identified along more than one line-of-sight path. Apparatus for implementing the above method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: ZOLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Henrik Hofvander, Andrew D. Sappey, James Howell, Qingchun Zhao
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Publication number: 20100241362Abstract: A fuel property determining apparatus may comprise a first sensor and second sensor. The first sensor may detect a concentration of an alcohol contained in fuel. The second sensor may detect a vapor pressure of the target fuel. The fuel property determining apparatus may further comprise a memory and a processor. The memory may store first data for determining a “heavy/light gravity—vapor pressure” relationship based on the concentration of the alcohol. The processor may determine the fuel property of the target fuel based on the first data stored in the memory, the alcohol concentration detected by the first sensor, and the vapor pressure detected by the second sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Yoshikawa, Hisashi Kino, Naoaki Matsubara
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Publication number: 20100241364Abstract: A device and a method for determining material moisture by thermogravimetry. Included in the device are: a test chamber (2) delimited by a chamber cover (8); a microwave field that can be generated by a magnetron (5) and supplied to the test chamber by a waveguide (4); a tuning rod (22) arranged in the test chamber; a sample carrier (3) which is operatively connected to a weighing module (6) mounted upstream of the test chamber; and at least one sensor (24) arranged in the test chamber. The tuning rod is arranged centrally on the chamber cover, above the sample carrier, and the at least one sensor is arranged on the free end of the tuning rod, opposing the chamber cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: SARTORIUS AGInventors: Wilfried SPANNAGEL, Sven Hollstein
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Publication number: 20100241363Abstract: Data representative of a measured carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and of a measured oxygen (O2) concentration at a measurement location can be used to determine whether the measured carbon dioxide concentration at the measurement location is elevated relative to a baseline carbon dioxide concentration due to escape of carbon dioxide from a source associated with a carbon capture and storage process. Optionally, the data can be used to quantify a carbon dioxide concentration increase at the first location that is attributable to escape of carbon dioxide from the source and to calculate a rate of escape of carbon dioxide from the source by executing a model of gas-phase transport using at least the first carbon dioxide concentration increase. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Ralph F. Keeling, Manvendra K. Dubey
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Patent number: 7801687Abstract: Methods for using modified single wall carbon nanotubes (“SWCNTs”) to detect presence and/or concentration of a gas component, such as a halogen (e.g., Cl2), hydrogen halides (e.g., HCl), a hydrocarbon (e.g., CnH2n+2), an alcohol, an aldehyde or a ketone, to which an unmodified SWCNT is substantially non-reactive. In a first embodiment, a connected network of SWCNTs is coated with a selected polymer, such as chlorosulfonated polyethylene, hydroxypropyl cellulose, polystyrene and/or polyvinylalcohol, and change in an electrical parameter or response value (e.g., conductance, current, voltage difference or resistance) of the coated versus uncoated SWCNT networks is analyzed. In a second embodiment, the network is doped with a transition element, such as Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, Ru, Os and/or Au, and change in an electrical parameter value is again analyzed. The parameter change value depends monotonically, not necessarily linearly, upon concentration of the gas component.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Inventors: Jing Li, Meyya Meyyappan
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Publication number: 20100235107Abstract: A concentration sensor device includes a sensor unit, a substrate, and a sedimentation limit unit. The sensor unit detects a concentration of a specific component contained in liquid. The substrate has a face to which the sensor unit is arranged. The sedimentation limit unit is integrally arranged with the sensor unit or arranged at an upstream side of the sensor unit in a flowing direction of the liquid. The sedimentation limit unit is configured to prevent sedimentation of a foreign object on the sensor unit. The sedimentation limit unit includes a piezoelectric element to vibrate when electricity is supplied so as to promote the foreign object to be separated from the sensor unit. The substrate has a recess recessed in a thickness direction of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: Denso CorporationInventors: Kenji Fukumura, Tetsuo Yoshioka, Tetsuo Fujii, Takaaki Kawai, Hirofumi Higuchi, Teruo Oda, Yasuyuki Okuda
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Publication number: 20100224834Abstract: A method for determining a carbon content value of a hydrocarbon-containing mixture. At least one composition-dependent bulk property of the hydrocarbon-containing mixture is measured and optionally at least one non-hydrocarbon component concentration is measured with the resulting measurements used in a carbon content correlation for calculating the carbon content of the hydrocarbon-containing mixture. The carbon content may be used in a hydrogen and/or synthesis gas production process for calculating a target flow rate of steam to be combined with the hydrocarbon-containing mixture to form a mixed feed having a target steam-to-carbon ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Xiang-Dong Peng, Blaine Edward Herb, Matthew H. MacConnell, Winfried Stephen Hoglen
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Publication number: 20100223014Abstract: A flame temperature estimator includes an adiabatic flame temperature module that estimates an adiabatic flame temperature. A temperature reduction module estimates a temperature reduction for the adiabatic flame temperature based on an air-to-fuel ratio of an engine. A combustion temperature trend module generates a combustion temperature trend based on the temperature reduction and the adiabatic flame temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2009Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Zhiping Liu, Daniele Ceccarini, Anupam Gangopadhyay, Andrea Baccile, Peter Fussey
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Publication number: 20100223015Abstract: A method for monitoring of siloxane compounds in a biogas includes the step of generating a first absorption spectrum based on a ratio of a first spectral measurement and a second spectral measurement. The first spectral measurement is from a non-absorptive gas having substantially no infrared absorptions in a specified wavelength range of interest and the second spectral measurement is from a sample gas comprising the biogas. The method also includes the step of calculating a concentration of at least one siloxane compound in the biogas using a second absorption spectrum based on, at least, a first individual absorption spectrum for a known concentration of the at least one siloxane compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Charles Mark Phillips, Barbara Marshik-Geurts, Leonard I. Kamlet, Martin L. Spartz, Vidi Saptari
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Publication number: 20100217535Abstract: A method of offsetting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions includes the steps of capturing CO2 emissions data from a vehicle, transmitting the emissions data to a data collection unit, which then stores collected CO2 data and prepares a CO2 emission report. The CO2 emission report is used in preparing a customized CO2 offsetting package, which is selected by a vehicle owner. The selected CO2 offsetting package offsets the CO2 emissions through purchased credits, which neutralize the CO2 released from the vehicle. The owner of the package is given a visual indicator exhibiting that the vehicle is currently carbon neutral.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventor: Markus Seidel
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Publication number: 20100205082Abstract: An information processing system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of measuring instruments; and a summary server connected to the plurality of measuring instruments via a network. Each of the measuring instruments comprises a detector measuring the amount of energy usage, and an instrument controller generating an individual data piece including information on the amount of energy usage or information on carbon dioxide emission. The summary server comprises a storage storing a reference amount of usage on each of individual data pieces, and a controller which, when the individual data piece is received from the measuring instrument, calculates the amount of carbon dioxide that has been reduced as a surplus value on the basis of both the amount of carbon dioxide emission or the amounts of emission of the received individual data pieces and the reference amounts of usage of the plurality of individual data pieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Kunihiko YAMAZAKI, Masao Izumoto
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Publication number: 20100198408Abstract: An in-line loss-on-ignition measurement system featuring an extractor configured to collect fuel or a combustion by-product from a hydrocarbon fuel burning plant, an on-site analyzer configured to receive the collected matter and determine loss-on-ignition data for the plant, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the collected matter from the extractor to the analyzer, and a controller for displaying the loss-on-ignition data and/or for automatically adjusting one or more parameters associated with the plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Daniel Harjes, John Williams, James A. Bickford, Daniel Traviglia, David G. D'Amore, James D. Derouin
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Patent number: 7769549Abstract: A method for on-line acoustic detection of the quality of foams and aerated fluids whereby at least one emitter/receiver pair is placed in a close vicinity to the foam flow. At least one acoustic pulse is emitted and the time within which the acoustic pulse travels from the emitter to the receiver is recorded. Sound speed in the foam is determined by analyzing an acoustic response of the receiver and a pressure in the foam is also measured.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Arkady Yurevich Segal, Marc Jean Thiercelin
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Publication number: 20100191478Abstract: A method for estimating a level of ethanol in a fuel injected into an internal combustion engine over a number (n) of cycles (n being an integer greater than or equal to 1). The method includes: determining start of combustion of an injected fuel for each of the cycles; calculating the average combustion start angle from combustion start angles recorded for all of the n cycles; determining the end of combustion of an injected fuel for each of the cycles; calculating the average combustion end angle from the combustion end angles recorded for all of the n cycles; calculating the combustion time between the combustion start time and the combustion end time; and deducting the level of ethanol from the combustion time on the basis of a pre-determined model or a list of combustion times and associated ethanol levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.Inventors: Pascal Emery, Marcos Navarro
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Publication number: 20100179769Abstract: In a method and device for monitoring an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine, an actual value (AV_EGR) of an exhaust gas recirculation rate is determined depending on a load degree (LD) of a soot particle filter (21) for filtering particles out of an exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine and/or depending on a soot content of the exhaust gas. The actual value (AV_EGR) of the exhaust gas recirculation rate so obtained is compared with a predetermined setpoint value (SP_EGR) of the exhaust gas recirculation rate. The exhaust gas recirculation system is monitored depending on the comparison of the actual value (AV_EGR) of the exhaust gas recirculation rate and the predetermined setpoint value (SP_EGR) of the exhaust gas recirculation rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2008Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventor: Tahar Zrilli
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Patent number: 7751999Abstract: The present invention can be generally described as a vapor detection instrument testing system and testing process. This testing system integrates a computing system loaded with testing software, and a test-substance generating device. The present device is portable and provides a user with the ability to perform vapor detection instrument testing at the field side of the vapor detection instrument. The portability of the vapor detection instrument testing system results in more frequent instrument testing and less detection instrument down time.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Robert F. McAtee, Michael A. Eagan, Eric Wallis, Norman Popkie, Jr., Matthew Todd Griffin
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Publication number: 20100169027Abstract: Thermally controlled enclosures that can be used with gas analyzers are described. The enclosures incorporate one or more phase changing materials that buffer ambient and internal heat loads to reduce the power consumption demand of mechanical or electronic heating apparatus. Maintenance of gas analyzer equipment at a consistent temperature can be important to achieving stable and reproducible results. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Xuejiao Hu, Alfred Feitisch
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Publication number: 20100161242Abstract: An exhaust gas sensing system and a method for determining concentrations of exhaust gas constituents are provided. The exhaust gas sensing system includes a NH3 sensing cell, a NO2 sensing cell, a NOx pumping cell, and a current sensor that detects an electrical current flowing through the NOx pumping cell. A computer determines a NO2 concentration value, a NH3 concentration value, a NO concentration value, and a NOx concentration value based on signals from the NH3 sensing cell, the NO2 sensing cell, and the current sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Da Yu Wang, Sheng Yao, David D. Cabush, Walter T. Symons, Robert J. Farhat