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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178042 | Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8105534 | Process and system for purifying gases A process and system for purifying an impure gas to produce a purified gas in a gas purification system and protecting the system from damage by a) passing a portion of a first gas stream into a reactor vessel, which exits as a second purified gas stream; b) combini... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8034291 | Feedback control in selective catalytic reduction An apparatus for introducing a reductant into an exhaust system is described. The apparatus includes a controller that generates a resulting dosing command used as an instruction to release an amount of reductant into the exhaust system. The controller includes a fe... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8012417 | Solution discharging method and solution discharging device A microinjection device includes a pressure pump and a regulator that is connected to the pressure pump and that maintains constant pressure. A regulating chamber is connected to the regulator and an internal pressure of the regulating chamber is maintained to a pre... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993582 | Sulfur purge control device for an internal combustion engine Provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine that can execute a sulfur purge in a favorable manner under all conditions without complicating the control action or the engine structure. The process comprises detecting a temperature of the NOx cataly... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7959860 | System and method of detecting fluid and leaks in thermal treatment system basins A drape including a sensing device according to the present invention is disposed over a top surface of a thermal treatment system having a basin recessed therein. A portion of the drape is pushed down into the basin to form a drape container for collecting a steril... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7914736 | Semiconductor-based detection and decontamination system A system and method for identifying and making quantitative determinations of different deposits on a portion thereof, determining that the deposit is a contaminant and decontaminating at least the portion of the system is disclosed. The system comprises a controlle... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7862771 | APC process parameter estimation A virtual analyzer is provided to estimate either an attribute of a reactant applied during performance of, or an amount of a reactant exhausted by, a process having multiple process parameters (MPPs) that is performed to control an amount of a pollutant emitted int... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7824612 | Bodily fluid analyzer, and system including same and method for programming same A bodily fluid analyzer, system and method for programming the same includes a sensor for sensing at least one analyte in a patient; a display; a data reader unit for reading information from a data storage unit that contains stored information concerning a particul... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811517 | Method of tracing corrosive materials A method of using an inert fluorescent tracer in a system that contains liquids in contact with solid surfaces and wherein said system contains a corrosive environment, is described and claimed, as is a method of using an inert fluorescent tracer to trace the corros... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803321 | Formulating chemical solutions based on volumetric and weight based control measurements A system and method for formulating a chemical solution using both volumetric and weight based measurements of components of the chemical solution is disclosed. The components of the chemical solution include water and at least one other component, which may take an... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7771654 | Apparatus for monitoring gaseous components of a flue gas An apparatus for monitoring ammonia in gaseous streams, particularly in flue gas streams. The apparatus is transportable but can be permanently installed. The flue gas can be monitored in real time. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767145 | High pressure fourier transform infrared cell A monitoring system enables in-situ monitoring of a solution enclosed within a high-pressure, closed loop environment. The monitoring system includes a calcium fluoride disk that is substantially transparent to infrared light. A hole is configured through the disk a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7704456 | NOremoval catalyst management unit for NOremoval apparatus and method for managing NOremoval catalyst To provide an NOx removal catalyst management unit for use with an NOx removal apparatus, the management unit detecting an NOx removal catalyst layer that is actually deteriorated, whereby the deteriorated catalyst layer can be effec... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7641854 | Multifunctional multireactor control system with dynamic multiple protocols, templates and digital notebooks and methodology A system and a methodology for controlling multifunctional multireactor chemical synthesis instruments employ real time automatic controls, calculations, feedbacks and optional graphic tracking of parameters, process characteristics and events and offer templates fo... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7618585 | Fuel-concentration detecting and controlling device for fuel cell An ultrasonic wave passes different fuels of different concentrations with different velocities. The present invention provides a detecting and controlling device where, by a non-touching method, a velocity for an ultrasonic wave in a first fuel with a first fuel co... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7595023 | Spatiotemporal and geometric optimization of sensor arrays for detecting analytes in fluids Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array.... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7550113 | System for maintaining hydrogen purity in electrical generators and method thereof A method and apparatus is provided for an a system for maintaining hydrogen purity in an electrical power generator. The purity system includes: a generator, a hydrogen generator configured to provide hydrogen gas to the generator, a purity monitor for detecting the... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7531134 | Method and apparatus for automated analysis and characterization of chemical constituents of process solutions A method of directed automated analysis of a plurality of analytes of a process solution includes providing a sample of the process solution containing a plurality of the analytes, admixing an enriched isotope spike for each of the plurality of analytes to be analyz... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531135 | Process and system for controlling a process gas stream In a process and system for recovering sulfur from a process gas stream initially comprising a hydrogen sulfide containing gas and an oxygen containing gas, a control process and system respectively are provided. The sulfur recovery process includes a thermal step h... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7521018 | Device and method for detecting harmful gases using a carbon dioxide sensor A device for controlling a ventilation system in the interior of a motor vehicle includes a gas concentration determining arrangement to determine the exterior concentration of a gas in the exterior air surrounding the vehicle and to determine the interior concentra... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7514039 | System and method for detection of a target substance A system for the measurement of a target substance is provided including a detection apparatus and a reading apparatus. The detection apparatus, or “carrier”, includes a pyroelectric film transducer (“pyroelectric film”) and one or more reagent concentration... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7444193 | On-line dynamic advisor from MPC models A method is disclosed for removing the dynamics of the PID controllers from a Model Predictive Controller that was developed using identification testing of a process. This then allows the creation of a very fast final control element based on-line operator advisor ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439070 | Waste material handling, sampling and metal content value calculation A bulk sample is fed with a liquid into a mixing tank (1) where it is stirred to form a dispersion. A proportion of the dispersion is recycled from the bottom of the tank through a line to the top of the tank so that at least the dispersion in the recycle loo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434386 | System for monitoring exhaust gas concentrations A system is provided for monitoring exhaust gas concentrations in an exhaust stream from an engine. The system may include the exhaust system configured to carry an exhaust stream generated by the engine. The system may further include at least one sensor in communi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435387 | Test tube cap removing apparatus A test tube cap removing apparatus includes a fixing unit that holds a test tube having an opening portion that is closed by a cap. A hold unit is situated above the cap in an axial direction of the test tube, has a position that is variable relative to the test tub... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425309 | Immunological assay system and method An immunological or immunohematological assay system is disclosed that includes a vessel capable of containing an assay sample, an incubator, a sample separation system, an image acquisition system, and a pipettor. The immunological assay system may also include a w... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422904 | Method of operating a fixed bed reactor under predetermined hydraulic conditions The invention provides a system for designing, operating, monitoring and/or diagnosing a chemical reaction, particularly a hydrotreating process, using a fixed bed catalytic reactor. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419830 | Plural reaction chamber catalytic testing device and method for its use in catalyst testing A catalytic testing device comprising a reaction block comprising a set of reaction chambers, each chamber comprising a fluid inlet and outlet connected to an outgoing fluid duct connected to analysis means, fluid ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413707 | Microchip assembly Provided is a microchip assembly including a base holder, a microchip installed on the base holder and having at least one input hole into which a reaction sample is input and at least one microchamber accommodating the input reaction sample, a flipper rotatably ins... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413714 | Sequential reaction system An automated sequential reaction system that can be used to either sequentially produce a plurality of different products each requiring a single reaction, or to produce a desired product that requires a series of sequential reactions. A system controller controls a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404926 | Water treatment system A method and system for treating a fluid containing entrained cementitious particles involves drawing the fluid from a storage location, pre-filtering the fluid, dividing the pre-filtered fluid into a flow of permeate and a flow of bypass by passing said pre-filtere... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7389706 | Method to detect and characterize contaminants in pipes and ducts with interactive tracers A method and an apparatus for detecting, locating, and quantifying contamination in a fluid flow system like a pipe or duct. This characterization technique uses a conservative and one or more interactive tracers that are injected into the fluid flow system and then... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390664 | Method and apparatus for high throughput catalysts screening and optimization The present invention relates to an apparatus and a process for the high-throughput, quick screening, optimization, regeneration, reduction and activation of catalysts. More specifically, the present invention is a method and apparatus to quickly screen, optimize an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390669 | Simultaneous and rapid determination of multiple component concentrations in a Kraft liquor process stream The present invention is a rapid method of determining the concentration of the major components in a chemical stream. The present invention is also a simple, low cost, device of determining the in-situ concentration of the major components in a chemical stream. In ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384601 | Automatic analyzer In an automatic analyzer, necessary setup works are displayed prior to analysis operation. The present invention can realize an automatic analyzer which can be used by an inexperienced operator to execute all necessary setup works. A maintenance button, data erase b... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374941 | Active reactant vapor pulse monitoring in a chemical reactor A method and apparatus for determining changes in a supply system, designed to supply repeated pulses of a vapor phase reactant to a reaction chamber is disclosed. One embodiment involves providing the reactant source, and a gas conduit to connect the reactant sourc... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374940 | Method and apparatus for determining the progress of a uranium oxyfluoride conversion reaction in a furnace and for controlling the reaction A substance in a condensed state, for example a powdered solid, is in continuous movement in the longitudinal direction (6) of a furnace (4, 5). A reactive gas mixture is brought into contact with the substance in the condensed state. A plurality of sa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367155 | Apparatus and methods for analyzing and improving agricultural products A trait of interest is detected as being present within individual ones of a plurality of agricultural samples (such as seeds or plant tissues) by imaging the plurality of samples to form a magnetic resonance image. The image of the plurality of samples is then anal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367216 | Phased micro analyzer V, VI A micro fluid analyzer having a concentrator and two or more separators. The analyzer may have one, two or more pumps. The analyzer may have a hyper pre-concentrator having a number of channels. There are numerous detectors positioned along the flow path of the anal... | 05/06/2008 |
