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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142725 | Apparatus for producing alkylate gasoline and middle distillate An apparatus comprising: a) an alkylation reactor holding an ionic liquid catalyst and a reactant mixture, b) a means for measuring levels of a halide in an effluent from the alkylation reactor, and c) a control system that receives a signal in response to the measu... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8066946 | Hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery system Cassette based systems and methods of hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery are taught. A cassette or other container may contain a hydrogen storage or storing material. Information may be stored in the material and subsequently read or accessed. A probe may ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8029735 | System and method for transferring calibration data A test system comprises a sensor container and a testing device. The sensor container has a base and a lid. The container encloses test sensors therein. The container includes a calibration label attached thereto. The label includes electrical contacts located there... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7981366 | Fluid system comprising a safety device A fluid system that includes a flow system for a liquid having an inlet, an outlet, at least one fluid line extending from the inlet to the outlet and an electrically activatable melting device, wherein activation of the melting device causes melting, which interrup... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7943101 | Structure for reducing agent container A canopy is removably secured to the container body, is respectively fitted with: a base of a water level indicator for detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent; a base of a densitometer for detecting a concentration of a liquid reducing agent; and a he... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931870 | Reformer that determines a combustion state of an included combustion section and a fuel cell system incorporating the same A controller for a reformer that: changes the supply quantity of at least either one of combustible gas and combustion oxidizing gas supplied to a combustion section; detects a change which is caused in the combustion state of the combustion section as a result of a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7846397 | Wireless temperature sensor for obtaining temperature profiles in a mixing vessel A wireless temperature sensor for use in monitoring the temperature of a fluid or gas in a mixing vessel. The wireless temperature sensor comprises a temperature probe for contacting the fluid or gas and generating a signal based on the gas/fluid temperature; a temp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7815867 | Smart addition system An addition apparatus, a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) system having an addition apparatus, and a method for adding material to an FCC unit are provided. In one embodiment, an addition system having the capability of interfacing with a material container is provide... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7785539 | Method of controlling a hydrogen generator A method and apparatus for use in generating hydrogen are disclosed. The apparatus includes a fuel processor capable of producing a reformate from a fuel; a hydrogen purifier capable of generating a purified hydrogen gas stream from the reformate; a compressor capab... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780920 | Sterilizer monitoring and controlling system A system and method are provided for monitoring and controlling a sterilization system. Briefly described, the system can be implemented as follows. A current transformer is operatively associated with a source of power for a radiation source. A power meter is opera... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771663 | Catalytic combustors keeping contained medium warm in response to hydrostatic valve Water in a fuel cell accumulator is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor fed hydrogen through a mechanical thermostatic valve in thermal communication with the container and connected to a hydrogen supply. The system includes an ejector hydro... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7754156 | Surveying sterilizer methods and systems Methods and systems for surveying and sterilizing one or more areas or one or more portions of one or more areas are described. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736595 | Dosing agent injection control for selective catalytic reduction catalysts A dosing control system comprises a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) analysis module and a dosing management module. The SCR analysis module estimates ammonia (NH3) stored by an SCR catalyst, maximum NH3 storage capacity of the SCR catalyst, NH3 slip downstream o... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7687035 | Reaction apparatus A reaction apparatus includes: a chemical reaction unit for causing a reaction of a reactant by being set to a predetermined temperature and by being supplied with the reactant, a heat insulation package for housing the chemical reaction unit therein, an abnormality... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7491367 | System and method for providing a standardized state interface for instrumentation An instrumentation interface that provides a standardized states of a plurality of devices to a control system. Coordinating the operation of the plurality of devices in an analytical system is simplified by allowing the control system to perform in terms of simplif... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7438879 | Purification device for flue gas with divided scrubbing liquid sump A device provides the purification of flue gas comprising a scrubbing liquid sump divided into several basins and a pump device, which pumps the scrubbing liquid from at least one basin of the scrubbing liquid sump to scrubbing liquid nozzles. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438863 | Multi-catalyst injection system The invention is a multi-catalyst injection system. In one embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of catalyst storage regions associated with a vessel and a metering device associated with the vessel. The metering device is configured to provide a metric indic... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435339 | Filter device integrating sampled volume control The invention relates to a drainage device for a filter unit for microbiological testing of liquids, said drainage device including a mechanical support (10), which is adapted to receive a filter unit (16), and an suction pump (22) connected to ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435275 | System and method of heating an exhaust treatment device In one embodiment, a method of heating an exhaust treatment device can comprise: generating reformate in a reformer, wherein the reformate comprises hydrogen; introducing oxygen to the reformate prior to combining the reformate with another stream; combusting a port... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435396 | High-pressure processing apparatus and high-pressure processing method Mixing baths 6A and 6B which temporarily hold chemical agents A and B respectively are disposed. The mixing baths 6A and 6B are each connected with a high-pressure fluid supplying unit 2. For surface treatment using a mixture of th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435390 | Nucleic acid synthesizers The present invention relates to nucleic acid synthesizers and methods of using and modifying nucleic acid synthesizers. For example, the present invention provides highly efficient, reliable, and safe synthesizers that find use, for example, in high throughput and ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431907 | Apparatus for removing vaporized unreacted isocyanate from a gaseous waste stream An apparatus includes a container that defines an interior. The interior is isolated from ambient atmosphere for receiving a composition that includes isocyanate. A conduit extends into the container and defines a channel therethrough. An interior of the container i... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429365 | Method and system for removing mercury from combustion gas A method for continuously removing mercury from a supply of combustion gas is provided. The method includes introducing SO3 into the supply of combustion gas to oxidize at least a portion of elemental mercury within the supply of combustion gas into ionic... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422626 | Method and device for declogging filter A method of declogging at least one filter of a plant for manufacturing uranium oxide from uranium hexafluoride, including separating, from the wall of the filter, uranium oxyfluoride particles deposited, by a stream of inert gas such as nitrogen, injected into the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419518 | Hydrogen generator and fuel cell system In a hydrogen generator according to the invention, a reformer temperature sensor detects the temperature of a reformer at a start of a stop operation of a hydrogen generator. In a controller, a processing and controlling portion compares the detected temperature wi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416706 | Level sensor apparatus for detecting contact of a pipetting needle with a liquid in a vessel A level sensor apparatus is disclosed for detecting contact of a pipetting needle with a liquid contained in a vessel. The apparatus includes a sensor head made up of a pipetting needle, a needle holder, and an electromechanical transducer. The sensor head also has ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415313 | Spatial coordination system A system and process uses pheromone propagation to provide direction and/or distance information to a remote destination through the use of localized decision making processes. Locally available information is exchanged and translated with global information through... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410619 | Catalytic combustors keeping contained medium warm in response to hydrostatic valve The medium (9), such as water, of a container (10), such as a fuel cell accumulator, is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor (13) fed hydrogen from a source comprising a mechanical thermostatic valve (25) in therma... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404938 | Emission control system Methods and apparatus utilizing hydrogen peroxide are useful to reduce NOx, SOx and mercury (or other heavy metal) emissions from combustion flue gas streams. Continuous concentration of hydrogen peroxide to levels approaching or exceeding propellant-grade hydrogen ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402287 | Apparatus and methods for producing hydrogen An apparatus and method for producing hydrogen. The apparatus includes a fuel processor, a purification unit and a system controller. The controller determines a calculated flow of reformate from the fuel processor and operates the purification unit based on the cal... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402284 | Orientation device for a gas analyzer A method and apparatus for determining the orientation of a gas analyzer. Because condensation can build-up in a filter of the gas analyzer, it needs to be purged from the analyzer so that accurate readings can be made. By having a orientation device built-in, the a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402239 | Water purification apparatus and method of using the same A water purification apparatus, comprising a water pump, wherein the water pump inlet port receives water from an external source, a nonreturn valve in fluid communication with the water pump outlet port, and an ionizer chamber in fluid communication with the nonret... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399458 | Fired equipment with catalytic converter and method of operating same A fired equipment system and process for operating same is provided that combines stationary industrial burner technology and a catalyst bed that converts pollutants formed during combustion of fuel and air in the burner to yield stack gases that need no further tre... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390470 | Process for treating a gas stream Processes for selectively removing sulfur-containing compounds from a gas are described herein. The processes generally include contacting a first gas including carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide with a scrub solution including ammonium bisulfite and ammonium sulfi... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381325 | Spa treatment system A spa treatment system for maintaining spa water includes a spa that has a peripheral wall bounding an inner portion having water therein. An outlet and an inlet are each fluidly coupled to the inner portion. A water testing assembly is in fluid communication with t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377950 | Method for operating a plant for the steam reforming of hydrocarbons and corresponding plant A method for operating a plant for the steam reforming of hydrocarbons, in particular methanol, in which, in a mixture-preparation stage, a steam/hydrocarbon mixture is prepared from water and at least one hydrocarbon. The prepared steam/hydrocarbon mixture is intro... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374733 | Method and system for removing mercury from combustion gas A method for continuously removing mercury from a supply of combustion gas is provided. The method includes adjusting a power input to an electrostatic precipitator to control a quantity of fly ash emitted from the electrostatic precipitator. A turbulent flow of com... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368087 | Gas re-using system for carbon fiber manufacturing processes A gas re-use system for carbon fiber manufacturing processes based on hydrocarbon thermal decomposition. The system permits re-use of the output gas from the carbon fiber manufacturing process, a process based on the use of an industrial gas as the main raw material... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365102 | Process for pre-reforming hydrocarbon fuels In a process for forming a methane-enriched fuel, a hydrocarbon feedstock that includes hydrocarbons having molecular weights greater than that of methane (CH4) is mixed with an oxidizable gaseous reactant that includes water (H2O) and is free ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360395 | Gas sensor A gas sensor which includes walls delimiting a gas detection chamber, and having an introduction port (or an inlet) through which an observed gas is introduced into the gas detection chamber, a measuring element disposed in the gas detection chamber and measuring co... | 04/22/2008 |
