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公开(公告)号:US20200331050A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16755210
申请日:2018-10-10
发明人: JUN YANG , ZHIFENG DING , MAHDI HESARI , PATRICK THERRIEN , QIUQUAN GUO , DARRIN OGLAN
摘要: The present disclosure provides a one pot process for co-electrodeposition of Zn—Ni layers on steel substrates involving pretreating a steel substrate and then immersing the steel substrate into an aqueous electrolyte containing at least salts of Ni and Zn with the salts of Ni and Zn being present in concentrations to give a ratio of Ni to Zn in a range from about 1:1 to about 1000:1, the aqueous electrolyte including a buffer to give the aqueous electrolyte a pH in a range from about 3 to about 6. This is followed by electroplating a Zn—Ni layer onto the steel substrate by applying a voltage between the steel substrate as cathode and an anode electrode also immersed in the aqueous electrolyte, the applied voltage being selected to give a current density in a range from about 8 mA/mm2 to about 50 mA/mm2. The electroplating is performed with the aqueous electrolyte heated to a temperature in a range from about 20° C. to about 50° C.
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公开(公告)号:US10806832B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-20
申请号:US16250087
申请日:2019-01-17
发明人: Goran Stojcevic , Gilles Arsenault , Elizabeth R. Gillies , Colin V. Bonduelle , Matthew J. McEachran
IPC分类号: A61L31/10 , A61L29/08 , A61L29/14 , B05D5/04 , B05D7/00 , C08C19/06 , C09D123/18 , C09D123/22 , C09D123/30 , C08F210/12
摘要: Functionalized copolymers of isoolefins and conjugated diolefins, methods of preparing the copolymers, and their use as compatibilizers are disclosed. The diolefin monomer units of the co-polymer are modified at the C—C double bond along the backbone of the copolymer to include an oxygen containing functional group such as epoxide, ester or alcohol. The functionalized copolymers improve the wettability of a non-hydrophilic surface towards hydrophilic polymer and allows for the formation of homogenous layers of the hydrophilic polymers. In particular, the spreading of a hydrophilic polymer on a non-hydrophilic substrate is facilitated by applying the co-polymers as an interfacial layer between the two incompatible materials. The resulting coated substrates exhibit resistance to protein adsorption and cell growth after grafting. The co-polymers are especially suited in the coating of biomedical devices where a high degree of uniformity of the coated surface is required.
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公开(公告)号:US20200323477A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-15
申请号:US16849502
申请日:2020-04-15
发明人: Jacob MacKenzie REEVES , Bartosz SLAK , Maryanne Man-Yan SIU , Ibrahim MARWA , Mahmoudreza RAMIN
摘要: A balance testing apparatus for testing balance of a test subject having a stance foot and an excursion foot includes a mat, at least one elongate reference line and an electronic measuring device. The mat has a stance foot orientation guide for receiving the stance foot. The at least one elongate reference line extends radially from the stance foot orientation guide. The electronic measuring device is designed for measuring the distance between the stance foot and the excursion foot when the excursion foot is on or near the reference line. A method of balance testing using the balance testing apparatus includes the steps of: measuring a first predetermined parameter having the stance foot in a first predetermined position; storing the data; repeating the steps with the stance foot in a different predetermined position; and evaluating the data to obtain a balance test protocol score.
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公开(公告)号:US10413690B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-17
申请号:US15097836
申请日:2016-04-13
摘要: The present invention relates generally to an oral device, or mouthpiece, for delivering a fluid to the mouth or oropharynx of a user. In one embodiment, the oral device includes an intraoral portion, an extraoral portion, and an auxiliary support device that serves to stabilize the oral device. In various embodiments, the auxiliary support device may be configured with ear loops, a support band, a support frame and/or a support member. The intraoral portion generally includes at least one outlet port through which the fluid is delivered to the oral cavity or oropharynx. A method of dispensing a fluid using the oral device is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20190263700A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-29
申请号:US16345811
申请日:2016-10-27
发明人: Chunbao XU , Laleh NAZARI , Madhumita B. RAY
摘要: This disclosure provides a process based on hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) treatment for co-processing of high-water-content wastewater sludge and other lignocellulosic biomass for co-production of biogas and bio-crude oil. The mixture of waste activated sludge and lignocellulosic biomass such as birchwood sawdust/cornstalk/MSW was converted under HTL conditions in presence of KOH as the homogeneous catalyst. The operating conditions including reaction temperature, reaction time and solids concentration were optimized based on the response surface methodology for the maximum bio-crude oil production. The highest bio-crude oil yield of around 34 wt % was obtained by co-feeding waste activated sludge with lignocellulosic biomass at an optimum temperature of 310° C., reaction time of 10 min, and solids concentration of 10 wt %. The two by-products from this process (bio-char and water-soluble products) can be used to produce energy as well. Water-soluble products were used to produce biogas through Bio-methane Potential Test (BMP) and were found to produce around 800 mL bio-methane cumulatively in 30 days per 0.816 g of total organic carbon (TOC) or 2.09 g of chemical oxygen demand (COD) of water-soluble products.
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公开(公告)号:US10363194B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-30
申请号:US15416155
申请日:2017-01-26
发明人: Ruth E. Martin , Michael Nuttall , George Baran , Bryan Finlay , Julie Theurer , Sarah Trotter
IPC分类号: A61H13/00 , A61N1/04 , A61N1/18 , A61N1/26 , A61N1/20 , A61N1/05 , A61H21/00 , A61M16/00 , A61J7/00 , A61M16/04 , A61M11/00 , A61M16/06 , A61N1/36
摘要: An oral appliance for use with a subject in his/her mouth includes a flexible tube having an input end and an output end and an electrode coupled to the flexible tube adjacent the output end. The flexible tube is adapted to be positioned in the subject's oral cavity with the output end positioned in a posterior region of the oral cavity. The electrode is adapted and configured to administer an electrical stimulation to the posterior region of the oral cavity. An electrode lead is disposed within the flexible tube and connected to the electrode. An electrical stimulation control unit is connected to the electrode lead. A method of administering an electrical stimulation to a posterior region of an oral cavity of a subject is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US10266633B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-23
申请号:US15119030
申请日:2015-02-20
发明人: Chunbao Xu , Yongsheng Zhang , Zhongshun Yuan
IPC分类号: C08G8/04 , C08G8/06 , C08J3/24 , C09J161/06
摘要: A resin composition containing the reaction product of a 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) produced in-situ from e.g., glucose and a phenolic compound. Phenolic compounds include phenol, cardanol and bio-phenol. The resin is heat-curable using cross-linking agents such as tetraethylammonium chloride or lignin, etc.
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公开(公告)号:US20190055416A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-21
申请号:US16061108
申请日:2016-12-09
发明人: Lorenzo P. FERRARI (deceased) , Dana K. ADKINSON , Jun YANG , Binyu YU , Maxim PALIY , Brad KOBE
IPC分类号: C09D5/24 , C09D7/40 , C09D147/00 , C09D183/04 , C09D109/00 , H01B1/24 , H01B3/44 , H01B3/46 , B05D1/12 , B05D5/00
摘要: A polymer nanocomposite coating of an elastomeric film containing at least 30 wt % conductive nanoparticles based on combined weight of elastomer and conductive nanoparticles is provided. The conductive nanoparticles have an average particle size along each dimension of less than 500 nm for nanoparticles having an aspect ratio of less than 20:1 or have an average particle size along each dimension of less than 2000 nm for nanoparticles having an aspect ratio of 20:1 or greater. The conductive nanoparticles are formed into hierarchical micro- and nano-sized aggregates having re-entrant morphology. The coating is both superoleophobic and conductive and retains these properties even when stretched under strain to over 100%. The coatings may be produced with simple spray technology.
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公开(公告)号:US20180265405A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-20
申请号:US15923008
申请日:2018-03-16
CPC分类号: C04B18/049 , C04B7/02 , C04B28/02 , C04B2111/70 , Y02W30/91 , Y02W30/92 , C04B14/06 , C04B18/08 , C04B20/0076 , C04B20/026
摘要: Oil sands drill cuttings waste represents one of the most difficult challenges for the oil sands mining sector. Reducing the amount oil sands drill cutting waste sent to landfill offers one of the best solutions for waste management. The present disclosure provides cementitious formulations comprised of treated oil sand waste for use in geotechnical applications. The cementitious formulations include but are not limited to grouts, cement and controlled low strength materials (CLSM) and in these formulations the treated oil sand waste (TOSW) is used to replace conventional constituents such as some of the fly ash in concrete, some of the cement in grout formulations and some of the fly ash and cement in the controlled low strength materials. The treated oil sand waste is predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO2) which is produced using a process and system which separates water and oil from the solid waste, known as the thermos-mechanical cuttings cleaner (TCC).
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公开(公告)号:US20180256656A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-13
申请号:US15972994
申请日:2018-05-07
IPC分类号: A61K35/768 , A61K31/436
CPC分类号: A61K35/768 , A61K31/436 , C12N2710/24032 , A61K2300/00
摘要: The present invention relates to therapeutic use of a combination of Myxoma virus, including in combination with rapamycin. Treatment with rapamycin enhances the ability of Myxoma virus to selectively infect cells that have a deficient innate anti-viral response, including cells that are not responsive to interferon. The combination of rapamycin and Myxoma virus can be used to treat diseases characterized by the presence of such cells, including cancer. The invention also relates to therapeutic use of Myxoma virus that does not express functional M135R.
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