AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CURABLE COATING AND USES THEREIN

    公开(公告)号:WO2022015701A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:PCT/US2021/041383

    申请日:2021-07-13

    IPC分类号: C09D163/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a novel room-temperature curable bio-based epoxy vitrimer with a simple design of the chemical structure. A hempseed oil-derived glycidyl ester type epoxy (HOEP) was synthesized and then blended with a bisphenol A epoxy (DER331) to manipulate the properties of the resulting vitrimer s. An aliphatic amine hardener, diethylenetriamine (DETA), was selected as hardener to realize the room temperature curing in presence of triethanolamine (TEOA) as the catalyst. Unlike the traditional glycidyl ether epoxy-amine the thermosets which are based on stable C-N and ether linkages, the epoxy vitrimer herein includes ester bonds with HOEP and hydroxyls formed from the reaction of amine and epoxy in its cross-linked network. Dynamic transesterification (DTER) between the ester bonds and hydroxyls take place at elevated temperatures, imparting the vitrimer significant stress relaxation behavior and repairability. This provided a viable method to produce room temperature curable epoxy vitrimer s.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY POWERING, SENDING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM AN INSTRUMENT IN THE BODY

    公开(公告)号:WO2021217121A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-28

    申请号:PCT/US2021/029123

    申请日:2021-04-26

    摘要: The embodiments of the present invention are directed to a novel wireless powered method, apparatus and tracking system without a wired interface to a moving catheter. The implant in the patient's body on the moving catheter is energized by an external ultrasound transmitter using acoustic pressure waves. As a general mode of operation, ultrasonic waves from outside of a patient's body are received by an array of transducer elements configured about the catheter disposed in a patient's body, wherein the array of transducer elements transforms a frequency into a resultant stored energy. The resultant stored energy powers one or more transceivers via a power management arrangement and enables RF frequencies in a desired band to be output and received by external sensors. Coupled with ultrasound backscattering capabilities, the catheter provides a dual mode for accurate triangulated locations of the distal end of a moving catheter.

    QUALITY-AWARE KEYWORD QUERY SUGGESTION AND EVALUATION

    公开(公告)号:WO2019233463A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-12

    申请号:PCT/CN2019/090229

    申请日:2019-06-06

    IPC分类号: G06F16/95

    摘要: A query suggestion to expand an initial query is calculated whereby the cost of the expanded initial query is bounded in both time and quality. The user validates a subset of the top-n answers Q (G) to a query Q and provides adjusted configuration parameters. The top-n diversified δ–expansion terms Q'are calculated from the validated subset of answers Q (G) to the query Q and are provided to an interactive user interface for selection. Answers Q' (G) for the top-n diversified δ –expansion terms Q'are cost bounded by cost threshold δ and exploration range r specified by the user. The user selects a new term of terms Q'and an incremental query evaluation of the new term is invoked to compute expanded query answers Q' (G) by incrementally updating the validated subset of answers Q (G), without re-evaluating an expanded query Q'including the new term from scratch.

    CATHODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM OXYGEN BATTERIES.

    公开(公告)号:WO2019222649A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:PCT/US2019/032901

    申请日:2019-05-17

    摘要: The embodiments herein provide for an oxygen/air cathode that includes metal-organic frameworks and/or hybrids of metal-organic frameworks and carbon networks. The metal- organic-framework-based Li-O 2 cells are operated in humid O 2 where water plays a critical role in improving battery performance. Such embodiments not only improve battery performance but also reduces the cost by cycling the Li-O 2 batteries in humid oxygen with MOF@CNT hybrid catalysts.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING PYROLYSIS TAIL GAS THROUGH CONVERSION INTO FORMIC ACID

    公开(公告)号:WO2018176026A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:PCT/US2018/024289

    申请日:2018-03-26

    摘要: This disclosure describes systems and methods for using pyrolysis tail gas as the source for additional hydrogen to be used in the pyrolysis reaction. Tail gas is separated from the pyrolysis products and a portion of the tail gas is converted into formic acid (HCOOH). The formic acid is then injected into the pyrolysis reactor where it becomes the donor of two monohydrogen atoms and is ultimately converted into CO2 under reaction conditions. In this fashion, a closed loop pyrolysis hydrogen donor system may be created utilizing a generally non-toxic intermediary derived from the pyrolysis reaction products. This disclosure also describes using a ruthenium catalyst supported on particles of activated carbon to improve the yield of pyrolysis reactions.