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An eyewear apparatus for treating dry eye conditions featuring a pair of curved eyecups having interior cavities for providing treatment to the eyes when worn. Each interior cavity has a sidewall surface adapted to removably engage with the perimeter edge of a moisture pad which may be mounted therein to provide moisture, aroma, or medicinal treatment to the eye. An ocular cavity formed in the moisture pads provides a separate treatment chamber to each of the two eyes of a user. Heat or cold may also be provided to the ocular chamber through temperature components which mount to the moisture pad or in a gap between the moisture pad and the front of the interior cavity.

An apparatus and system, and methods for using such apparatus and system, is provided for preserving the eye's natural and artificial tears. The apparatus comprises two soft, pliable eyecups, which each include and curved lens and contoured frame, connected by a soft, pliable bridge. The lenses are maintained within a pliable, and contoured frame that is designed and constructed to encircle the orbital bone of the eye sockets, creating a custom fit and effective seal over each eye. Attached to each frame is a gasket that further seals the apparatus over the eyes and provides additional comfort to the wearer. A contoured strap, which is attached to each frame, maintains the position of the apparatus on the wearer.

An eyewear apparatus for treating dry eye conditions featuring a pair of curved eyecups having interior cavities for providing treatment to the eyes when worn. Each interior cavity has a sidewall surface adapted to removably engage with the perimeter edge of a moisture pad which may be mounted therein to provide moisture, aroma, or medicinal treatment to the eye. An ocular cavity formed in the moisture pads provides a separate treatment chamber to each of the two eyes of a user. Heat or cold may also be provided to the ocular chamber through temperature components which mount to the moisture pad or in a gap between the moisture pad and the front of the interior cavity.

The invention belongs to the technical field of separation of CO2 in flue gas discharged during s combustion process, and in particular relates to a process and equipment for removing CO2 in flue gas by utilizing an amine solid adsorbent. In the process, the CO2 gas in the flue gas is fully contacted with the amine solid adsorbent so that CO2 gas molecules are rapidly diffused into pores of the solid adsorbent to react with amine liquids in the pores and then the CO2 is rapidly adsorbed by the adsorbent, and meanwhile the amine solid adsorbent adsorbed with the CO2 is regenerated by utilizing one or more regeneration methods such as thermal regeneration, vacuum regeneration, steam regeneration, amine steam regeneration and gas introduction regeneration. The adopted main equipment consists of a CO2 absorption reactor using the amine solid adsorbent, a regeneration reactor, a gas-solid separator, a gas-liquid separator and the like. The process and equipment provided by the invention have the advantages of simple and compact overall design, low investment and operating cost, stable and reliable operating performance and capability of efficiently separating the CO2 in the flue gas with low cost.

The drop-by-drop evaporation of a liquid or solution is controlled by monitoring the disappearance of each successive droplet and by actuating the deposition of the next droplet until the desired volume is deposited. In the case of a solution, non-volatile residue (NVR) is collected on a deposition surface plate as a relatively small mound. One of a variety of methods may be employed to measure the evaporative behavior of each droplet and to key the deposition procedure. The process is preferably carried out employing a clean deposition surface plate that is maintained at or below the boiling point of the particular liquid or solvent being deposited. The environment is preferably controlled so that inadvertent contamination is precluded from interfering, and thus the method permits the automatic, micro-processor controlled evaporation of liquids with the resultant deposition of non-volatile residues from solutions within relatively short periods of time. The deposited residue may then be quantified at levels down to and below about 1 ug / mL (1 mg / L) by one of several means for determining the amount of non-volatile residue remaining.

A cleaning implement is disclosed that provides multiple functions useful in cleaning windows and similar surfaces. There is a support head that has three sides, one being a cleaning liquid applicator side and two presenting an absorbent sheet. The liquid applicator side can apply a cleaning liquid to a surface to be cleaned and optionally can provide scrubbing to the surface. The sheet can perform rough drying followed by finish drying, and / or other functions. Replacement liquid applicator cartridges and replacement sheets, or stacks of sheets, are also disclosed.

A floating modular cover for a water storage consisting of a plurality of modules in which each module includes a chamber defined by an upper surface and a lower surface there being openings in the upper surface to allow ingress of water into said chamber and openings in the upper surface to allow air to flow into and out of said chamber depending on the water level within said chamber to provide ballast for each module floats. The modules prevent water evaporation from the area covered and the shape and size is selected to ensure that the modules are stable in high wind conditions and don't form stacks. The modules may be made from identical hexagonal or octagonal halves by blow moulding or thermoforming.

A lighting system and apparatus that may be utilized with aquariums. The features and functionality of the lighting system and apparatus provide easy access to the opening of an aquarium for various purposes, such as cleaning and maintenance. In addition, the features and functionality of some embodiments provide a lighting system that does not require ballasts, light sockets, or a multitude of wiring, and includes a modular design. Further, for some embodiments, features of the present invention allow the lighting apparatus to illuminate the aquarium, while simultaneously limiting the evaporation of water from the aquarium.

Buffer solutions within a plurality of containers can be adjusted and controlled by exposing the containers while open to a controlled environment. In particular, an inventory of containers holding bicarbonate buffers can be adjusted to a precisely controlled pH by exposing the containers while open to a controlled carbon dioxide environment in a treatment chamber.

A liquid dispensing nozzle having an opening, a removable cap, a residual liquid evaporation path between the opening and the exterior of the nozzle, an element for blocking the evaporation path, mobile in the cap between a blocking position and a position opening the evaporation path, the cap including an exterior envelope and an interior envelope that are coaxial, and mobile relative to one another in an axial direction between: a storage configuration; a configuration for unscrewing the cap when a bearing force exerted on the cap has an intensity greater than a predetermined threshold; a safety configuration if a bearing force exerted on the cap has an intensity lower than the predetermined threshold or if no bearing force is exerted on the cap, the blocking element being configured to be driven by the movement of the exterior envelope to pass from the blocking position to the opening position.

An in-ground bait station for pest detection and control includes a first housing tube fixedly implanted into the ground and a removable reservoir within the housing. The reservoir contains pesticide for detecting and controlling pest activity, and can be inspected or replaced by removing the reservoir from the housing. The bait station further includes a cap to provide evaporation control and tampering resistance when the reservoir and housing are installed below ground and to provide an additional receptacle containing bait for detecting and controlling pest activity. The cap includes a detachable bait tray. The bait tray contains a receptacle between an inner and outer edge for holding bait. The bait tray is designed to cooperate with the housing to oppose rotational movement of the cap when the bait station is in an operational state. The cap is designed to cooperate with the bait tray to provide evaporation control and tampering resistance when the housing and bait tray are installed in the ground.

The present invention is directed to aqueous coating compositions, such as paints, containing a film-forming latex polymer and a reactive surfactant and / or a low VOC humectant. The reactive surfactant, a polyglycerol ester or ether of an unsaturated fatty acid, reduces or eliminates the need for traditional water-soluble additives that lower the water resistance of the dry coating. Additionally, the reactive surfactants of the invention are capable of oxidative cross-linking during the curing process, forming a dry film that is more durable and water-resistant than traditional latex paint composition. The low VOC humectant polyglycerol, isosorbide, or a derivative of isosorbide can replace at least in part traditional humectants such as propylene glycol which contribute to VOCs, while maintaining an effective open time for application of the aqueous coating compositions.

A tray for dispensing a material to be applied with an applicator having a plurality of applicator support openings. The applicator support openings have a depth and width sufficient so that when an applicator is placed therein, it is held substantially upright. The material and applicator support wells may be funnel shaped. The relatively deep narrow funnel shape protects the material placed therein from ambient light, contamination, evaporation, and spilling. The invention is particularly well suited to use in a dental procedure that may require the application of multiple different materials or materials that react with one another or that are light activated. The plurality of different material wells are readily identifiable and keep the different materials separate and ready for use.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide a lighting system and apparatus that may be utilized with aquariums. The features and functionality of the lighting system and apparatus provide easy access to the opening of an aquarium for various purposes, such as cleaning and maintenance. In addition, the features and functionality of some embodiments provide a lighting system that does not require ballasts, light sockets, or a multitude of wiring, and includes a modular design. Further, for some embodiments, features of the present invention allow the lighting apparatus to illuminate the aquarium, while simultaneously limiting the evaporation of water from the aquarium.

A device (100) for assisting in optical characterisation of a sample fluid. The device can comprise a substrate (102) with at least one measurement reservoir (104) adapted for filling with the fluid (106) in a filling direction. The device (100) thereby is adapted for receiving an illumination beam (108) for illuminating the fluid (106) in the at least one measurement reservoir (104). The at least one measurement reservoir is adapted for varying the rate of change of an optical path length of the illumination beam in the fluid. The measurement reservoir properties are adapted for providing information of an optical path length of the illumination beam in the fluid at a plurality of moments during the filling with the fluid. Furthermore a corresponding optical characterisation device is described. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.

A process for evaporating a portion of a colloidal solution, said process including: a) passing a colloidal solution, said colloidal solution including particles in a liquid medium, wherein at least a portion of said liquid medium includes at least one volatile component, through one or more orifices into an evaporation zone that has at least one inner surface, wherein said colloidal solution does not substantially contact said at least one inner surface of said evaporation zone as said colloidal solution is passed through said evaporation zone; b) applying pressure in said evaporation zone that is lower than the vapor pressure of said colloidal solution as it is passed into said evaporation zone, allowing for flash evaporation of at least a portion of said at least one volatile component from said colloidal solution; c) adjusting the pressure in said evaporation zone to evaporate an amount of said at least one volatile component from said colloidal solution; and d) collecting the remaining colloidal solution from said evaporation zone.

A food tray and tray insert are provided that are particularly adapted for use in a heated food holding compartment. Methods of storing cooked food are also provided using such devices. The devices and use thereof allows cooked food such as hamburger patties to be stored at elevated temperatures for extended periods of time without a significant deleterious effect on the organoleptic properties of the cooked food.

Various embodiments of the present invention provide a lighting apparatus that may be utilized with aquariums having features and functionality enabling a person to easily access the opening of an aquarium for various purposes, such as cleaning and maintenance. According to one embodiment of the invention, the lighting apparatus comprises two or more panels; one or more joints that join at least two adjacent panels together; and one or more light elements disposed on the aquarium lighting apparatus such that at least one lighting element illuminates a side common to all of the panels. For some embodiments, features of the present invention allow the lighting apparatus to illuminate the aquarium, while limiting the evaporation of water from the aquarium.

A floating modular cover for a water storage consisting of a plurality of modules in which each module includes a chamber defined by an upper surface and a lower surface there being openings in the upper surface to allow ingress of water into said chamber and openings in the upper surface to allow air to flow into and out of said chamber depending on the water level within said chamber to provide ballast for each module floats. The modules prevent water evaporation from the area covered and the shape and size is selected to ensure that the modules are stable in high wind conditions and don't form stacks. The modules may be made from identical hexagonal or octagonal halves by blow molding or thermoforming.

Arrangement in connection with a diesel engine (1) comprising an air supply system (2) for the diesel engine for supplying suction air to the engine from the environment, the air supply system (2) comprising at least a channel arrangement (3), a compressor (4) and a heat exchanger (12) for suction air and a cooling circuit (5) for the diesel engine, to which circuit at least one heat exchanger is connected. The heat exchanger (6) connected to the cooling circuit (5), which recovers waste heat from the diesel engine is arranged to evaporate water by the heat received from the cooling circuit (5). The invention also relates to a corresponding method.

A surgical marker and cap are useable to mark tissue in laparoscopic procedures. The surgical marker connects to a rod and can be pushed through a cannula to target tissue that is to be marked. The marker can include a decreased length by moving the location of the ink reservoir from the location in a typical marker to a location in the cap. The marker includes a connector to allow it to be easily connected to a rod that contains a peg. The marker is usable in laparoscopic procedures such as the connection of the leads of a diaphragm pacemaker.

The invention relates to the field of mulching film materials, and discloses a weather-proof resin master batch for agricultural plastic mulching film synthesis and a preparation method thereof. The weather-proof resin master batch is prepared from 45-65 parts of linear low density polyethylene powder, 15-25 parts of low density polyethylene powder, 4-8 parts of high density polyethylene powder, 1-2 parts of an antioxidant, 0.5-1 part of a light stabilizer, 0.5-1 part of an ultraviolet light absorber, 4-6 parts of acrylic acid, 4-8 parts of a sodium hydroxide water solution, 0.5-1.5 parts of sea-foam stone powder, 0.5-1.5 parts of konjac glucomannan, 0.02-0.04 part of potassium persulfate, 0.04-0.06 part of aluminum chloride, 0.01-0.03 part of N,N' methylene-bisacrylamide, 0.1-0.3 part of sodium bicarbonate, 0.5-1.5 parts of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and 1-2 parts of polyethylene wax. The weather-proof resin master batch has the good light resistance and heat resistance and excellent tensile property, and is capable of being repeatedly recycled and long in service life.

The invention aims to provide a nontoxic and safe fruit and vegetable preservative convenient to use. The fruit and vegetable preservative comprises ectoine, hydroxy ectoine, preservative and water. The preservative using the ectoine and the hydroxy ectoine has the following fresh-keeping functions that: (1) growth of microbes is controlled, and mainly the growth of putrefying bacteria is inhibited; and (2) internal water evaporation is controlled, namely water among the tissues of the fruits and the vegetables forms combined water by combining the ectoine or the hydroxy ectoine and free water molecules, so that the viscosity of solution in the whole system is increased, evaporation of moisture is inhibited, and loss of the moisture is effectively controlled.

The invention discloses a mass titration device with a titration protective component and a titration method. The device comprises a balance scale, a titration bottle, a base, a polished opening conical bottle and a connecting pipe, wherein the balance scale is used for weighing the titration bottle and the base; the titration bottle comprises a bottle body, and a cock cavity is arranged below the bottle body, is connected with a leakage pipe and a casing pipe sleeving the casing pipe, and is internally provided with a cock; the cock is provided with a communicating hole; when the cock rotates to the communicating part, the communicating hole communicates the bottle body and the leakage pipe; the outer side of the end head of the casing pipe is polished to form a polishing opening plug; the connecting pipe is connected with a filter or an inert gas, and is used for connecting the titration bottle with the conical bottle; the length of the leakage pipe is greater than the total length of the casing pipe and the connecting pipe which are connected with each other; the base and one end of the connecting pipe are provided with polishing openings matched with the polishing opening plug. According to the invention, the titration process can be protected, interference factors of titration can be eliminated, and the measurement is accurate.

A high-pressure pump includes: a low-pressure chamber, into which low-pressure fuel discharged from a low-pressure pump flows; a pressurizing chamber, which pressurizes the low-low-pressure fuel; and a leak chamber, into which leaked fuel from the pressurizing chamber flows. The leaked fuel of the leak chamber is suctioned into and is pressurized in the pressurizing chamber together with the low-pressure fuel of the low-pressure chamber, so that the leaked fuel is discharged to an outside of the high-pressure pump as high-pressure fuel. Furthermore, a suction check valve, which is placed between the low-pressure chamber and the leak chamber, limits backflow of the leaked fuel of the leak chamber to the low-pressure chamber when the high-pressure pump does not supply the high-pressure fuel.

A liquid dispensing nozzle having an opening, a removable cap, a residual liquid evaporation path between the opening and the exterior of the nozzle, an element for blocking the evaporation path, mobile in the cap between a blocking position and a position opening the evaporation path, the cap including an exterior envelope and an interior envelope that are coaxial, and mobile relative to one another in an axial direction between: a storage configuration; a configuration for unscrewing the cap when a bearing force exerted on the cap has an intensity greater than a predetermined threshold; a safety configuration if a bearing force exerted on the cap has an intensity lower than the predetermined threshold or if no bearing force is exerted on the cap, the blocking element being configured to be driven by the movement of the exterior envelope to pass from the blocking position to the opening position.

The invention provides a soil improver of wheat planting land and a preparation method of the soil improver. The soil improver is prepared from the following components: pond sludge, plant ash, efficient straw powder, calcium carbonate, bamboo charcoal powder, lignin, viscous solution, a water retention agent, compound nutrition salt, compound microbial solution and water. The soil improver prepared by the invention has the characteristics of low cost and no pollution, has remarkable economic and environmental benefit, can effectively improve the soil structure, can improve the water absorption and water storage capability of the soil, can loosen the soil, can improve the porosity, and can prevent the desertification; and the nutrients can prevent the hardening of the soil, and the pond sludge and the efficient straw powder in the component can solve the problem of difficulty in treating the sewage and the environmental pollution problem, but also can supply certain nutrition to the growth of wheat.

The subject of the present invention is the use of particular polysaccharides as admixtures for mineral materials, especially as admixtures for mineral binders. These polysaccharides have, characteristically:a weight-average molecular weight Mw of at least 500 g / mol and at most 9000 g / mol, especially between 700 and 7000 g / mol; anda degree of branching DB of at least 10%, especially between 10 and 40%. The invention also relates to the combined use, in mineral materials, including especially mineral binders, of these particular polysaccharides on the one hand and of certain other admixtures on the other hand, for example admixtures, of saccharidic or nonsaccharidic type, having a plasticizing, superplasticizing or other functionality.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling evaporation from a body of water. The method of the invention uses a water insoluble compound and a water soluble polymer, which interact with each other by non-covalent bonding interactions.

An anti-mold packet comprises a holding pouch and an anti-mold volatile substance. The holding pouch has an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge and a right edge. The left edge and right edge are respectively bent and folded to form a holding space and a folded seam edge. The upper edge and lower edge are pressed and sealed. The folded seam edge is partially pressed and sealed to form a slit communicating with the exterior. The anti-mold volatile substance is held in the housing space. The holding space can hold a greater amount of anti-mold volatile substance in a packet fashion, and the anti-mold volatile substance can evaporate through the slit for a longer period to achieve durable anti-mold purpose to meet use requirements.