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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120082858 | Method of Manufacturing Water-Resistant Gypsum Articles and Articles Formed Thereby A method of manufacturing a water-resistant gypsum article, comprising sonicating a water-resistance additive in water to form a emulsion; combining the emulsion, calcined gypsum, and gauging water to form a slurry; and forming and setting the slurry to form the water-r... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110277379 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAVITATING A MIXTURE OF A FUEL AND AN ADDITIVE An apparatus and a method for cavitating a mixture of a fuel and an additive are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a cavitation stream, the cavitation stream comprising a counter jet device, a jet stroke device and a swirling cavitation device. A mixture of a fuel and ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110209684 | SONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID-GAS MIXTURES A sonic saturation system is provided that comprises at least one tank for containing a reservoir of liquid solvent; at least one gas-inlet in fluid communication with a gas compressor, for introducing gaseous solute into the reservoir, and at least one sonic agitator (... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110188337 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MOVEMENT IN A THIN LIQUID FILM The invention relates to a method for generating motion in a thin liquid film on a substrate, in particular in a capillary gap, in which at least one ultrasound wave is sent right through the substrate in the direction of the liquid film, and a device for carrying out t... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110149676 | Methods of and Systems for Introducing Acoustic Energy into a Fluid in a Collider Chamber Apparatus A method of treating a fluid includes providing a collider chamber apparatus. The collider chamber apparatus includes a stator, including an inner wall, the inner wall defining a plurality of collider chambers and a rotor disposed for rotation relative to the stator, ab... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110122406 | PROCESSES FOR RAPID MICROFABRICATION USING THERMOPLASTICS AND DEVICES THEREOF A method is provided to prepare one or more microfluidic channels on a receptive material by applying an image-forming material to a heat sensitive thermoplastic receptive material in a designed pattern and heating the material under conditions that reduce the size of t... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20100190760 | Process for Making Crystals A process for preparing an emulsion or a dispersion comprising crystalline particles of at least one active principal that comprises contacting a solution of at least one solute in a solvent or mixture of solvents in a first flowing stream with a non-solvent in a second... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100157720 | Vibration Enhanced Mixing Process A method for mixing a slurry for delivery to a downstream point comprises mixing a liquid source and a powder source at a mixing location to form the slurry, directing the slurry to at least one of a downstream point and a recirculation circuit, and introducing at least... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100124142 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTICALLY CONTROLLING LIQUID SOLUTIONS IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES Acoustic energy is used to control motion in a fluid. According to one embodiment, the invention directs acoustic energy at selected naturally occurring nucleation features to control motion in the fluid. In another embodiment, the invention provides focussed or unfocus... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100038817 | Device, production and method for thermoplastic polymers containing coarse-scale and/or nanoscale, coated, de-agglomerated magnesium hydroxide particles A method and device for the production of thermoplastics containing coarse-scale and/or nanoscale, coated, de-agglomerated magnesium hydroxide particles that are supplied to the thermoplastic in the form of a dispersion or suspension in an aqueous or organic solvent, an... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090323460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIXING COMPONENTS USING TURBULENCE A system (20) and method for mixing and blending using turbulence to thoroughly and rapidly mix and blend first and second components, thereby maximizing the evenness and degree of mixing and blending while minimizing reduction in flow rate. In operation, a secon... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090272078 | MIXING AND PACKING OF PARTICLES A method for packing and/or mixing particulate materials, e.g., aerogel particles, includes combining materials having different particle sizes and applying a negative pressure differential in the presence of a sound field. A negative pressure differential in the presen... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090211615 | Cleaning device A cleaning device for cleaning any enclosure having at least one drainage capable of enclosing one liquid. The enclosure including but, not limited to a toilet bowl, a bidet, a bathtub, a sink, a reservoir, a tank and, a shower stall. The cleaning device comprising an e... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090201759 | Method for manufacturing powder coatings An improved method for manufacturing powder coatings for applications where uniform dispersion of one or more additives is critical to the function of the final coating. The method comprises ultrasonic post-blending of powder coating of one or more additives into a base... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090109791 | Epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and preparation method thereof An epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black and preparation method thereof are disclosed. The epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black includes a plurality of polyaniline/carbon black composite with core-shell structure distribute... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090071908 | Method of concentrating nanoparticles and method of deaggregating aggregated nanoparticles A method of concentrating nanoparticles, having the steps of: adding and mixing an extraction solvent with a nanoparticles-dispersion liquid that nanoparticles are dispersed in a dispersion solvent, thereby concentrating and extracting the nanoparticles into a phase of ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080316477 | STIRRER AND ANALYZER A stirrer includes a vessel for holding a liquid to be stirred; and a sound wave generator that irradiates the liquid with a sound wave to stir the liquid by the sound wave. The sound wave generator includes a piezoelectric substrate, and a sound generating element prov... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080212397 | Method and Apparatus to Optimize the Mixing Process The invention discloses a system for mixing a liquid material and a solid material, said system comprising: i) a base unit (22′), for the liquid material and the solid material; ii) a liquid material supply (21); iii) a solid material supply (200)... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080170464 | ANALYZING APPARATUS, SUPPLY APPARATUS, AGITATION APPARATUS, AND AGITATION METHOD An analyzing apparatus for agitating plural different types of liquids to cause reaction to analyze a reaction liquid, includes a sound wave generator that generates a sound wave to agitate a liquid held in a vessel, a supply unit that supplies, to the vessel holding a ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080149150 | Ultrasonic Cleaning Apparatus and Household Appliance Having the Same The invention relate to an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus (1) for treating textile products comprising a body (2, 3) including an opening (7), wherein at least a portion of the body (2) is formed as a gripping element, an ultrasonic transducer... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080145439 | NANOPARTICLE DRUG FORMULATIONS A suspension of nanoparticles in a liquid medium provides a mechanism for delivery of gacyclidine base or other drug that is substantially insoluble in the liquid medium.... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080095667 | Agitation Apparatus, Vessel, And Analysis Apparatus Including Agitation Apparatus Provided are an agitation apparatus, a vessel, and an analysis apparatus including the agitation apparatus that have excellent energy transmission efficiency, and simplified structure allowing downsizing, and are easy to perform maintenance. An agitation apparatus (2... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070217282 | Device for Producing a Hardenable Mass The present invention relates to a device for producing a hardenable mass, preferably bone substitute and/or bone reinforcing material or bone cement or similar material. A mixing container (3) has a mixing space (4) in which at least one powder and at lea... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070187296 | Article separation apparatus and method for unit operations An apparatus and method are disclosed for separating articles from a group of articles. The apparatus includes a container for containing one or more articles coupled to a suitable fluidizer for suspending articles within the container and transporting articles to an in... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070056637 | Dripping nozzle device, device for recovering feedstock liquid, device for supplying a feedstock liquid, device for solidifying the surfaces of drops, device for circulation aqueous ammonia solution, and apparatus for droducing ammonium diuranate particles This invention provides a dripping nozzle device to produce ADU particles with good sphericity, a device for recovering a feedstock liquid to prepare a uniform feedstock liquid, a device for supplying a feedstock liquid to form drops with a uniform volume, a device for ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070025177 | Device and method for continuously producing emulsions or dispersions A device for continuously producing emulsions or dispersions while excluding air comprises a mixing vessel, which is closed on all sides and which has supply tubes and discharge tubes for introducing and discharging fluid substances or compositions, and also an impeller... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060164912 | Method and device for making a dispersion or an emulsion A method and a device for making a dispersion or an emulsion (41) from at least two fluids known to be unmiscible, the fluids constituting a dispersed phase (40) and a dispersing phase (44), the dispersed phase (40) being driven through a por... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060120211 | Method of manufacture and bottling for encoded microclustered liquids A method for manufacturing encoded microclustered liquids comprising: providing a starting liquid; shielding said liquid from unintentional vibrational and electromagnetic sources; mechanically vortexing said liquid until desired surface tension and zeta-potential are a... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20050214933 | Ultrasonic micromixer with radiation perpendicular to mixing interface The present invention provides an ultrasonic micromixer which is used in fields of bio-MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-system) and μ-TAS (total analysis system) and radiates ultrasonic waves using a piezoelectric device in a direction perpendicular to a horizontal mixin... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050058014 | Fluid mixing reaction enhancement method using micro device, and micro device A micro device which makes a plurality of fluids mixedly react while circulating these fluids as a thin-film laminar flow by joining these fluids into one microchannel through respective fluid supply passes to induce a velocity fluctuation in a microchannel longitudinal... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050002269 | Vibration apparatus and methods of vibration The present invention relates to apparatus and methods of vibration. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods of vibration for tooling in a structure, such as, for example, a fuselage. In one implementation, the tooling comprises at least tw... | 01/06/2005 |
