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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125443 | WATER COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS The invention relates to a grey water reclamation system and methods therefor. Grey water is captured from a source, such as a sink, and stored in a main body containing a pump. The grey water is transported to a flush tank for use with a toilet. The system provides for... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103428 | VAPORIZATION CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A vaporization chamber may include at least one conduit and a shell. The at least one conduit may have an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end and a flow path therebetween. The shell may surround a portion of each conduit and define a chamber surrounding the ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120037236 | MANIPULATION OF MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN CONDUITS FOR THE PROPAGATION OF DOMAIN WALLS A system and a method for the controlled manipulation of any number of magnetic particles in solution are shown. The system and the method of the present invention are based on the employment of magnetic conduits properly structured in order to inject, move and annihila... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120018001 | Method for Improved Performance of a Functional Fluid In accordance with the invention, it has been discovered that the performance of a functional fluid, such as a lubricant, can be improved by following a method of operating a functional fluid using device, such as an engine, comprising: supplying to the device a functio... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120012189 | SIPHON WEIR VALVE FOR HIGH FLOW MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS A device allows a liquid to flow between two open structures with different liquid surface elevations separated by a wall. The device has a conduit with an inlet on one side of the wall and an outlet on the other side of the wall separated by a high point above the expe... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120000544 | DRAG REDUCTION OF ASPHALTENIC CRUDE OILS The process begins by obtaining a first batch of monomers selected from a group of acrylates with a molecular weight equal to or less than butyl acrylate and/or methacrylate with a molecular weight equal to or less than butyl methacrylate. A second batch of monomers is ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110308259 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTION OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM A HEAT CONDUCTING METAL CONDUIT Provided are methods, devices and systems for controlled removal of thermal energy from a fluid within a thermally conducting metal conduit. The system allows for the in situ formation of a reversible plug that can stop the flow of fluid through the conduit, particularl... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308628 | WATER HEATER DRAIN HOSE AND METHOD OF USE A drain hose and method for improving the flow of water from a water heater during draining by cleaning the drain valve of the water heater and the water hose. The apparatus and method provide improved drainage, where the improvement is provided by inclusion of an agita... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297239 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRING OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FLUIDS The invention relates to a method and to a device for the electromagnetic stirring of electrically conductive fluids in the liquid state and/or in the state of onsetting solidification of the fluid, using a rotating magnetic field that is produced in the horizontal plan... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110277848 | Acoustical Fluid Control Mechanism An acoustical fluid control mechanism and a method of controlling fluid flow of a working fluid with the acoustical fluid control mechanism are provided. The mechanism comprises a resonance chamber that defines a cavity. The resonance chamber has a port. The cavity is s... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272036 | HYDRAULIC HEATER VALVE Provided is a valve assembly having a thermal valve member and a priority valve member that are shiftable to first and second positions in response to a temperature and pressure of a fluid flowing through the valve assembly. Consequently, the valve can provide for flow ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110247699 | Use of a zwitterionic surfactant together with an anionic ether-containing surfactant as a drag-reducing agent The present invention relates to the use of a zwitterionic surfactant in combination with an ether sulphate or ether carboxylate surfactant in a water-based system as a drag-reducing agent. The combination has besides a high drag-reducing effect also a low sensitivity t... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110247698 | REDUCING FLUID TURBULANCE IN A FLEXIBLE PIPE A method and apparatus for reducing fluid turbulence in a flexible pipe are disclosed. The method includes the steps of urging an elongate roll of liner material along a bore region provided by an inner surface of an innermost layer of a flexible pipe body, and at least... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCALE INHIBITION The present invention discloses methods for inhibiting scale formation or precipitate formation in oil field flow lines and processing equipment exposed to fluid containing components that form scale or precipitates on surfaces of oil field flow lines and processing equ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110214982 | LEVITATION MICROREACTOR Technologies are generally described for a levitation microreactor adapted to facilitate a chemical reaction. The levitation microreactor may comprise one or more levitation zones arranged in spatial communication with one another, each levitation zone including a levit... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110203673 | Microjet Control for Flow & Noise Reduction in Automotive Applications The present invention comprises a method and associated devices for reducing the noise produced by an open cavity within a moving automobile (such as open sunroofs and open windows). The invention proposes placing microjet orifices proximate the open cavity. These injec... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110197497 | BROWN GREASE TREATMENT PROCESSES Provided herein is a process for rapidly reclaiming brown grease from a source of brown grease. In particular, the process comprises simultaneously transporting and heating the source of brown grease through a heated metal pipeline, and separating the lipid component co... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110174384 | REAL-TIME CONTROL OF EXHAUST FLOW A flow control system for controlling exhaust flow can measure effluent escaping from the exhaust hood at a given flow rate. An interferometric detector can measure fluctuations in fluid properties external to and/or in the vicinity of the exhaust hood. The flow control... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110174385 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEM An electromagnetic system includes a channel and at least one chamber comprising a first end and a second end. The channel traverses at least a portion of a longitudinal length of the at least one chamber, whereby the channel enters the chamber at the first end and exit... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110168273 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR REGULATING THE FLOW RATE AND FOR SLOWING DOWN NON-FERROMAGNETIC, ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTING LIQUIDS AND MELTS The invention relates to a method for regulating the flow rate and for slowing down non-ferromagnetic, electrically conducting liquids and melt streams through magnetic fields, in particular in the tapping of metallurgical containers such as blast furnaces and melt furn... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110168210 | MICRO-NANO BUBBLE GENERATING METHOD, MICROCHANNEL CLEANING METHOD, MICRO-NANO BUBBLE GENERATING SYSTEM, AND MICROREACTOR A micro-nano bubble generating method comprises: introducing a liquid into a microchannel, in which the microchannel is defined by a microchannel wall an entirety or a portion of which is formed by a porous wall having through pores with radii of 10 to 1,000 nm; and sup... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162722 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE RESTART PRESSURE OF STREAMS SELECTED FROM WAXY CRUDE OILS, WATER-IN-CRUDE EMULSIONS AND DISPERSIONS OF HYDROCARBON HYDRATES For reducing the restart pressure of streams selected from waxy crude oils, water-in-crude emulsions and dispersions of hydrocarbon hydrates, at least partially structured, a mechanic disturbance is applied, in flow-stop conditions, on the streams, The temperatures are ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162723 | HYDRAULIC FLUID COMPOSITION THAT REDUCES HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NOISE Noise generation in a hydraulic system is reduced by contacting a hydraulic fluid comprising a polyalkyl(meth)acrylate polymer with a hydraulic system.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110146806 | Method and device for reducing water friction on the hull of a ship The invention relates to a method for reducing water friction on the hull of a ship, particularly a canal boat, in which a gas is introduced between the hull and the surrounding water below the water level. The inventive method is characterized in that the gas is introd... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110139262 | Process of preparing improved heavy and extra heavy crude oil emulsions by use of biosurfactants in water and product thereof The present invention provides a process, which allows working with viscous petroleum referred to as “heavy and extra heavy crudes” by adding an appropriate biosurfactant to an aqueous phase containing a biosurfactant active compound. The result is the formation of ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110132466 | DRAG REDUCING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE A drag reducing composition comprising a primary polyolefin obtained by polymerizing mono-olefins containing from about 2 to about 30 carbon atoms, and a surfactant having an HLB in the range of 6.5 to 8.5 in an aqueous suspending media.... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126914 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING SOLIDS IN MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS Systems and methods related to handling solids in microfluidic systems are generally described. Many of the systems and methods described herein address the need to inhibit the formation of blockages in microfluidic channels.... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110114192 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DROPLET MOTION IN ELECTRIC FIELD AND METHOD OF THE SAME The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling droplet motion in an electric field by reducing volume of a single droplet to a very small volume using a strong electric field and controlling a position of a droplet using a repulsive force of the same pola... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110100475 | BOUNDARY LAYER ENERGISER A boundary layer energiser (20) for energising a boundary layer flow (33) over a surface (22), the boundary layer energiser (20) comprising one or more passages (24) terminating in one or more respective holes (26) provided on t... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110100476 | VALVE UNIT, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE VALVE UNIT A normally open valve unit to close a channel, a microfluidic device equipped with the same, and a method of driving the valve unit are provided. The valve unit includes a valve substance including a phase transition material, a valve substance chamber which communicate... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110083751 | VORTEX GENERATOR A vortex generator, designed to bring a medium into a controlled vortex motion, with a hollow inlet section (1) to direct the medium into the vortex generator. The inlet section consists of a rotational symmetric cavity (101) with a curved geometry (108... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110079289 | MICROVALVE HAVING MAGNETIC WAX PLUG AND FLUX CONTROL METHOD USING MAGNETIC WAX Provided is a microvalve having a magnetic wax plug which includes a micro fluidic structure having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a magnetic wax plug provided at a predetermined section where the inlet portion and the outlet portion meet, existing in a solid s... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110061376 | ENERGY CONVERSION ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to conversion of renewable energy such as solar, wind, falling water, wave and biomass resources into energy forms for practical transport by existing electricity and natural gas transport systems and includes embodiments for c... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110041922 | CONTROLLED LIQUID HANDLING The present invention relates to methods, devices and apparatuses for performing controlled liquid handling, and particularly, for performing controlled liquid handling in micro conduit systems. The invention involves pressing the liquid to be controlled against an encl... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110030807 | FLUID AMPLIFIER A fluid amplifier which includes a housing, a fluid input into the housing, a fluid output from the housing, the fluid amplifier characterised in that it includes at least one secondary fluid conduit with at least one localised port located within the housing.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030809 | FLUID PROCESSING AND TRANSFER USING INTER-CONNECTED MULTI-CHAMBER DEVICE A micro-fluidic device comprises a body. The body defines pneumatic ports, chambers for receiving liquids, and a connecting conduit. Each port is sealed with a seal and is shaped to couple to a pneumatic conduit through the seal. At least some of the chambers each have ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030808 | PULSED LASER TRIGGERED HIGH SPEED MICROFLUIDIC SWITCH AND APPLICATIONS IN FLUORESCENT ACTIVATED CELL SORTING In certain embodiments this invention provides a pulsed-laser triggered microfluidic switching mechanism that can achieve a switching time of 70 μs. This switching speed is two orders of magnitude shorter than that of the fastest switching mechanism utilized in previou... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110023972 | DISPERSE NON-POLYALPHAOLEFIN DRAG REDUCING POLYMERS A drag reducing composition comprising at least one non-polyalphaolefin polymer having an average particle size in the range of from about 5 to about 800 micrometers. The non-polyalphaolefin polymer can initially be formed via emulsion polymerization. The initial polyme... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023971 | Device for controlling the flow of fluids through microfluidic channels A device for controlling a flow of fluids through n=2m microfluidic channels, m being a natural number >0 includes a substrate having the microfluidic channels therein. Each channel includes m contact points. A respective heating element corresponds to eac... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023970 | DEVICE FOR CREATING A MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL STRUCTURE IN A CHAMBER A device for creating a microfluidic channel structure includes two plates forming a chamber between the two plates. The chamber has at least one inlet for feeding a fluid into the chamber and at least one outlet for discharging the fluid out of the chamber. A cooling e... | 02/03/2011 |
