公开(公告)号：US5970743A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-26

申请号：US96009

申请日：1998-06-10

申请人： Donn Michael Herron ,  Stephen John Cook ,  Rakesh Agrawal

发明人： Donn Michael Herron ,  Stephen John Cook ,  Rakesh Agrawal

IPC分类号： C01B23/00 ,  F25J3/04

CPC分类号： F25J3/04721 ,  F25J3/04412 ,  F25J3/04624 ,  F25J3/04678 ,  F25J3/04727 ,  F25J3/04872 ,  F25J2200/32 ,  F25J2200/34 ,  F25J2200/90 ,  F25J2205/02 ,  F25J2205/30 ,  F25J2245/58 ,  F25J2250/10 ,  Y10S62/924

摘要： The present invention relates to a process for the cryogenic separation of air to recover at least a nitrogen-depleted crude argon product, wherein the process is carried out in a primary distillation system comprising at least a first distillation column, which separates a feed mixture comprising nitrogen, oxygen and argon into a nitrogen-enriched overhead and an oxygen-rich bottoms, and a side-arm column which rectifies an argon-containing feed stream fed from the primary distillation column to produce an essentially-oxygen-depleted argon overhead. The improvement of the present invention is characterized in that: (a) a nitrogen-containing, argon-rich side stream is withdrawn from a location of the side-arm column which is above the location of entry of the argon-containing feed stream; (b) the withdrawn, nitrogen-containing, argon-rich side stream of step (a) is fed to a nitrogen rejection column to remove the contained nitrogen, wherein the nitrogen rejection column contains at least a stripping section which is located below the location of the feed of the nitrogen-lean, argon-rich side stream, and wherein the stripping section of the nitrogen rejection column is provided with vapor boilup; (c) the nitrogen-depleted, crude argon product is recovered and removed from the bottom of the nitrogen rejection column; and (d) at least a portion of upward flowing vapor in the nitrogen rejection column is removed and the removed portion is returned to a suitable location of the side-arm column.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于低温分离空气以回收至少一种贫氮粗氩产物的方法，其中该方法在包含至少第一蒸馏塔的一级蒸馏系统中进行，所述第一蒸馏塔分离包含 氮气，氧气和氩气进入富氮塔顶和富氧底物，以及侧臂塔，其对从一级蒸馏塔进料的含氩进料流进行整流，以产生基本上不含氧的氩塔顶馏出物。 本发明的改进的特征在于：（a）含氮富氩侧流从位于含氩进料流进入位置的侧臂塔的位置排出; （b）将步骤（a）的取出的含氮富氩侧流进料至氮排除塔以除去所含的氮，其中氮排除塔至少包含位于位置下方的汽提部分 的贫氮富氩侧流的进料，并且其中氮排除塔的汽提段设置有蒸汽沸腾; （c）从氮排除塔的底部回收并除去贫氮粗氩产物; 和（d）氮排除塔中的向上流动的蒸气的至少一部分被去除，并且将去除的部分返回到侧臂塔的适当位置。

公开(公告)号：US5865041A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-02

申请号：US071481

申请日：1998-05-01

申请人： Rakesh Agrawal ,  Donn Michael Herron ,  Stephen John Cook

发明人： Rakesh Agrawal ,  Donn Michael Herron ,  Stephen John Cook

IPC分类号： F25J3/04

CPC分类号： F25J3/04466 ,  F25J3/0446 ,  F25J3/04969 ,  F25J2200/06 ,  F25J2200/94 ,  F25J2215/52 ,  F25J2235/50

摘要： A process is set forth for the cryogenic distillation of an air feed to produce at least two oxygen-rich gaseous streams having different oxygen purities. The process uses a mixing column system in addition to a distillation column system. A key to the process is that at least two oxygen-rich liquid streams having different oxygen purities are transferred from the distillation column system to the mixing column system in order to produce the oxygen-rich gaseous streams.

摘要翻译： 阐述了一种用于空气进料的低温蒸馏以产生具有不同氧纯度的至少两种富氧气流的方法。 该方法除了蒸馏塔系统之外还使用混合塔系统。 该方法的关键是至少有两个具有不同氧纯度的富氧液体物流从蒸馏塔系统转移到混合塔系统，以产生富氧气流。

公开(公告)号：US06349439B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-26

申请号：US09117694

申请日：1999-05-03

申请人： Stephen John Cook ,  Christopher John Daughtery

发明人： Stephen John Cook ,  Christopher John Daughtery

IPC分类号： A47C2708

CPC分类号： A61G7/05776

摘要： The present invention is directed to an alternating pressure pad comprising at least two sets of inflatable cells, each set being alternately inflated and deflated, wherein at least one cell in each cell set has further means, such as, for example, circumferential internal membranes or external straps, to accelerate the deflation of the at least one cell.

公开(公告)号：US06249198B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-19

申请号：US09485815

申请日：2000-02-15

申请人： Richard Edward Clark ,  Stephen John Cook

发明人： Richard Edward Clark ,  Stephen John Cook

IPC分类号： F04B4504

CPC分类号： F04B43/04 ,  F04B45/047 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K33/00

摘要： A magnetic actuator for reciprocating motion of a compressor diaphragm, piston or the like. The actuator comprises a stator with stator poles, excitation windings, and a backing plate. Non-magnetic support arms carry arced magnet poles and actuate a pair of compressed diaphragms. With the introduction of coil current, magnet poles are attracted to the central stator poles and repulsed by outer poles. A torque about pivot results and hence movement of arms with consequential actuation of the diaphragms. Performance is improved by increasing the flux produced by the electromagnet, thereby reducing flux leakage and fringing.

摘要翻译： 用于压缩机隔膜，活塞等的往复运动的磁致动器。 致动器包括具有定子极，激励绕组和背板的定子。 非磁性支撑臂携带弧形磁极并致动一对压缩隔膜。 随着线圈电流的引入，磁极被中心定子极吸引并被外极排斥。 关于枢轴的扭矩导致臂的运动并伴随着隔膜的致动。 通过增加由电磁体产生的磁通来改善性能，从而减少磁通泄漏和边缘。

公开(公告)号：US06735980B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-18

申请号：US10039866

申请日：2002-01-04

申请人： Stephen John Cook ,  John Louis Griffiths

发明人： Stephen John Cook ,  John Louis Griffiths

IPC分类号： F25J304

CPC分类号： C01B13/0248 ,  C01B3/36 ,  C01B23/001 ,  C01B2203/025 ,  C01B2210/0035 ,  C01B2210/0037 ,  C01B2210/0046 ,  C07C29/1518 ,  F25J3/028 ,  F25J3/04539 ,  F25J2200/04 ,  F25J2205/02 ,  F25J2205/40 ,  F25J2205/60 ,  F25J2205/82 ,  F25J2210/04 ,  F25J2210/18 ,  F25J2210/40 ,  F25J2215/34 ,  F25J2215/36 ,  F25J2230/60 ,  F25J2240/40 ,  F25J2245/02 ,  F25J2260/60 ,  Y10S62/925 ,  C07C31/04

摘要： A method for recovering krypton and xenon from air comprises (a) separating an air feed stream into oxygen-enriched and nitrogen-enriched product streams; (b) reacting the oxygen-rich product stream with a hydrocarbon feed in a synthesis gas generation process to yield a synthesis gas stream comprising hydrogen, carbon oxides, krypton, and xenon, which synthesis gas stream contains essentially no oxygen; (c) introducing the synthesis gas stream into a synthesis gas conversion process and converting the synthesis gas stream into a liquid synthesis product stream and an unreacted synthesis gas stream; (d) recycling at least a portion of the unreacted synthesis gas stream to the synthesis gas generation process; (e) reducing the pressure of the liquid synthesis product stream to yield a two-phase reduced-pressure product stream, and separating the two-phase reduced-pressure product stream into a final liquid synthesis product stream and a gas stream enriched in krypton and xenon; and (f) separating the gas stream enriched in krypton and xenon into a purge gas stream and a gas product stream further enriched in krypton and xenon.

摘要翻译： 从空气中回收氪和氙的方法包括（a）将空气进料流分离成富氧和富氮产物流; （b）在合成气生成过程中使富氧产物流与烃进料反应，以产生包含氢，碳氧化物，氪和氙的合成气流，该合成气流基本上不含氧; （c）将合成气流引入合成气转化过程中，并将合成气流转化成液体合成产物流和未反应的合成气流; （d）将至少一部分未反应的合成气流再循环到合成气产生过程中; （e）降低液体合成产物流的压力以产生两相减压产物流，并将两相减压产物流分离成最终的液体合成产物流和富含氪的气流和 氙; 和（f）将富含氪和氙的气流分离成吹扫气流和进一步富含氪和氙的气体产物流。

公开(公告)号：US06711771B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US09898544

申请日：2001-04-30

申请人： Stephen John Cook ,  Christopher John Daughtery

发明人： Stephen John Cook ,  Christopher John Daughtery

IPC分类号： A47C2708

CPC分类号： A61G7/05776

摘要： An alternating pressure pad including at least two sets of inflatable cells, each set being alternately inflated and deflated, wherein at least one cell in each cell set has for example, circumferential internal membranes or external straps, to accelerate the deflation of the at least one cell.

摘要翻译： 交替的压力垫包括至少两组可充气细胞，每组充气和放气，其中每个细胞组中的至少一个细胞具有例如圆周的内膜或外部带，以加速至少一个 细胞。

公开(公告)号：US07814427B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-12

申请号：US11029852

申请日：2005-01-05

申请人： Stephen John Cook ,  Gareth Alun Jones ,  Stuart John Harding Kent ,  Alan Cameron Wills

发明人： Stephen John Cook ,  Gareth Alun Jones ,  Stuart John Harding Kent ,  Alan Cameron Wills

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/34 ,  G06F8/10

摘要： A designer tool that facilitates design of an object model. The tool takes as input a computer-readable representation of a graph of objects (e.g., classes), and creates automatically one or more diagrams that depict these classes as editable trees showing their relationships and properties. These graphs naturally have a tree-like structure which is exploited by the approach. The design tool system includes a layout component that receives as input one or more of the graphs, and converts the one or more graphs into the editable treelike structure. The system further comprises a presentation component that presents the editable treelike structure as a treelike structure diagram, and facilitates user interaction therewith. The tool can be used for opening, editing and saving existing object model files or to create new ones.

摘要翻译： 一种便于设计对象模型的设计器工具。 该工具以对象（例如类）图形的计算机可读表示形式输入，并自动创建一个或多个将这些类描述为可显示其关系和属性的树的图。 这些图自然就有一种树状的结构，被利用的方法。 设计工具系统包括布局组件，其接收作为输入的一个或多个图形，并将一个或多个图形转换成可编辑的树状结构。 该系统还包括呈现组件，其呈现可编辑的树状结构作为树状结构图，并且便于与其进行用户交互。 该工具可用于打开，编辑和保存现有的对象模型文件或创建新对象模型文件。

公开(公告)号：US07038419B1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-02

申请号：US09806713

申请日：2000-07-28

申请人： Alan Beale ,  Stephen John Cook ,  Michael David Newton

发明人： Alan Beale ,  Stephen John Cook ,  Michael David Newton

IPC分类号： G05B11/28

CPC分类号： F04B35/045 ,  F04D33/00 ,  G05D7/0676

摘要： A fluid flow control system for an electromagnetic pump having an electromagnetic drive (11) and a compressor (6). The control system established a required current in the compressor coils (10) to control the position and movement of the actuator (11), the actuator deflecting a diaphragm within the pump to provide the required flow. The control system includes a command signal generator (1) to create a signal representing the required flow. The signal is applied to a command processor (2) with any feedback signals (13) for example, coil current and/or actuator displacement. The command processor (2) calculates the appropriate drive signal defined by mark-space ratio, repetition rate, and amplitude. The drive signal controls the voltage supplied to the compressor coils (11) resulting in a required coil current to provide the desired flow. A dc power supply is used to avoid problems regarding main power supply and frequency.

摘要翻译： 一种用于具有电磁驱动器（11）和压缩机（6）的电磁泵的流体流量控制系统。 控制系统在压缩机线圈（10）中建立了所需的电流以控制致动器（11）的位置和运动，致动器使泵内的隔膜偏转以提供所需的流量。 控制系统包括命令信号发生器（1），以产生表示所需流量的信号。 信号通过任何反馈信号（13）被施加到命令处理器（2），例如线圈电流和/或致动器位移。 命令处理器（2）计算由标记空间比，重复率和振幅定义的适当的驱动信号。 驱动信号控制提供给压缩机线圈（11）的电压，从而产生所需的线圈电流以提供期望的流量。 直流电源用于避免主电源和频率的问题。

公开(公告)号：US06148461A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-21

申请号：US130797

申请日：1998-08-07

申请人： Stephen John Cook ,  Alastair George McLeod ,  Rolf Schild

发明人： Stephen John Cook ,  Alastair George McLeod ,  Rolf Schild

IPC分类号： A61G7/057 ,  A47G27/10

CPC分类号： A61G7/05769 ,  A61G7/05784 ,  A61G7/05792

摘要： A low air loss mattress continuously supports a person lying thereon, and includes an upper layer of inflatable cells, and a separate lower layer of inflatable cells. The lower layer of inflatable cells is always maintained at a constant pressure which is higher than the pressure in the upper layer of cells to prevent a person lying on the mattress from contacting the underlying support surface, in particular, when sitting or during transport. Cells forming the upper layer may be inflated at different pressures to provide optimum support to different parts of the body.

摘要翻译： 低空气损失床垫连续地支撑躺在其上的人，并且包括可膨胀细胞的上层和可分离的可充气细胞的下层。 可充气细胞的下层总是保持在恒定压力下，该压力高于细胞上层的压力，以防止躺在床垫上的人接触下面的支撑表面，特别是在坐着或在运输过程中。 形成上层的细胞可以在不同的压力下膨胀，以为身体的不同部分提供最佳的支撑。

公开(公告)号：US5719451A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-17

申请号：US569199

申请日：1996-01-16

申请人： Stephen John Cook ,  Richard Edward Clark

发明人： Stephen John Cook ,  Richard Edward Clark

IPC分类号： H02K3/26 ,  H02K33/16 ,  G01P47/02

CPC分类号： H02K3/26 ,  H02K33/16

摘要： A linear magnetic actuator has a pair of stator windings (14, 15) of opposite polarity formed inside a cylindrical soft iron shell (16) providing a slotless back iron piece. The axially movable shuffle comprises a soft iron shaft (11) with a pair of radially magnetised annular permanent magnets (12 and 13). The arrangement has cylindrical symmetry and the stator windings are as thin as possible to minimise the air gap between the cylindrical pole faces of the annular magnets and the back iron.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / GB95 / 01124 Sec。 371日期1996年1月16日 102（e）日期1996年1月16日PCT提交1995年5月18日PCT公布。 公开号WO95 / 31851 日期：1995年11月23日线性磁致动器具有一对相反极性的定子绕组（14,15），形成在圆筒形软铁壳（16）内部，提供无槽的后铁片。 轴向移动洗牌包括具有一对径向磁化的环形永磁体（12和13）的软铁轴（11）。 该装置具有圆柱形对称性，并且定子绕组尽可能薄以最小化环形磁体的圆柱形极面与后铁之间的空气间隙。