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Disclosed are methods and systems for determining a route for a vehicle where the probability for locating a vacant parking place is greatest. In response to a user's request for a vacant parking place, the system of the invention generates a route map and / or a heat map of the route with the highest probability of locating a vacant parking place.

The present invention provides a processes, having practical utility, for preparing 2-oxindoles, N-hydroxy-2-oxindoles, or mixtures thereof comprising: catalytically hydrogenating a 2-nitroarylmalonate diester to produce a 2-(N-hydroxyamino)arylmalonate diester, a 2-aminoarylmalonate diester, or mixtures thereof as a first reaction intermediate; cyclizing, by intramolecular aminolysis of one ester group, the first reaction intermediate to produce a N-hydroxy-2-oxindole-3-carboxylate ester, 2-oxindole-3-carboxylate ester, or mixtures thereof as a second reaction intermediate; and hydrolyzing and decarboxylating the remaining ester group of the second reaction intermediate to produce the N-hydroxy-2-oxindole, the 2-oxindole, or mixtures thereof, wherein the cyclization reaction and the hydrolysis and decarboxylation reaction are conducted in situ with the catalytic hydrogenation reaction without isolation of said reaction intermediates.

A conveyor belt cleaning and sanitizing apparatus includes a hollow porous roller situated on the obscured or return loop side of the conveyor belt, out of sight of the top or conveying surface of the belt. A perforated rod, positioned within the hollow porous roller, contains a cleaning and sanitizing solution, dispensable through a series of perforations in the rod. The cleaning and sanitizing solution is evenly distributed to the porous roller and dispensed outwardly through the hollow porous roller to remove any debris and bacteria from the conveyor belt without excess solution. The cleaning and sanitizing solution can be inserted in the perforated rod using a pump from a tank reservoir. The pumping system is capable of metering the amount of fluid for application to the belt, based on usage of the belt. A tray can be situated below the hollow porous roller to contain debris and fluids removed from the conveyor belt surface.

An Automatic-vacant-parking-place locator (AVPPL) system and method in which a community member may get (manually or automatically) information on a vacant parking place in an area he / she is searching for a parking place. Further an AVPPL community member may provide information on vacant parking place in different areas, he / she is driving through, to other AVPPL community members and / or to an AVPPL mutual database.

Methods for avoiding handover failure are provided. The method includes determining, by a source Base Station (BS), to perform a handover of a User Equipment (UE); determining, by the source BS, whether a target BS connects with a user plane node serving the UE at the source BS; and releasing resources, when the target BS does not connect with the user plane node serving the UE at the source BS.

An automated vehicle wash system including vehicle wash equipment, a mechanical room and a control module, such as a control pod. The control pod is positioned outside the mechanical room and adjacent the vehicle was equipment so that an operator of the control pod can directly view the wash equipment as the operator adjusts controls of the control pod to precisely regulate materials, such as chemicals and other treatment liquids, delivered by the wash equipment to a vehicle as the vehicle passes along a path.

A small-scale waste processing device includes a housing, wherein a conveying cavity is provided in the housing, a screw is rotatably provided in the conveying cavity, a rotating cavity is provided in the housing, and the rotating cavity and the conveying The cavity is connected, and a rotating block is rotatably provided in the rotating cavity. A squeezing mechanism is provided in the rotating block. A first filter is fixedly arranged on the right wall of the rotating cavity. The present invention can pass kitchen wastes through Most of the water is squeezed out, and then the water in the waste is thrown out by throwing water to make the waste more dehydrated. The discharged waste water can be directly discharged to the sewer, which avoids clogging of the sewer and saves maintenance costs. The dehydrated waste passes through Grinding and squeezing makes it difficult to make full use of the packing space during the later packing process of waste materials, and at the same time avoids the leakage of waste water from the waste materials, causing pollution to the environment.

The present invention utilizes one or more processes to immobilize a waste that contains one or more of radionuclides, hazardous elements, hazardous compounds, and / or other compounds present in the waste. Each of the processes create a barrier against leaching and diffusion of the wastes. The first barrier is created by integrating the waste with an immobilizing mineral. The second barrier is a layer of non-radioactive or non-hazardous material that covers the first barrier. The second barrier may be created using an overgrowth procedure or by sintering. The third barrier is created by a rock or glass matrix that surrounds the first and / or second barriers. The fourth barrier is created by ensuring that the rock or glass has the same or similar composition as the indigenous rock at the disposal site. The resultant rock or glass matrix is in equilibrium with the groundwater or local hydrothermal solutions that are saturated with components of the indigenous rock of the disposal area.

A method and apparatus for treating water by the addition of coagulants comprising the steps of measuring the two parameters of the color and turbidity of the untreated water, determining the control parameter on the basis of the measurement results obtained and determining a control action based upon the determined control parameter and subsequently implementing the selected control action.

Disclosed are methods and systems for providing pedestrian counts and providing the likelihood of parking at various locations on a street based on image data obtained from camera equipped vehicles imaging the street and the vehicle travels along the street.

A tag and method of making it. The tag includes a first adhesive layer provided in a first predetermined pattern between a surface of a first substrate and a first conductive foil. The first pattern corresponds to a pattern for a first conductive trace, e.g., a portion of a resonant circuit. The first conductive foil is laminated, e.g., adhesively secured, to the surface of the first substrate to form a first conductive layer. A first portion of that layer is shaped, e.g., die-cut, to generally correspond to the first pattern. A second portion of the first conductive layer not corresponding to the first portion is removed, to establish the first conductive trace, with the adhesive layer confined within the boundaries of the first conductive trace. Another conductive trace is secured to the first conductive trace, with a dielectric therebetween, to form a resonant circuit.

A method for exercising cells within a body is provided, including selecting a portion of the body to receive cellular exercise, enclosing the portion of the body with a covering to form an essentially watertight space in contact with the portion of the body, introducing into the watertight space a liquid, such that the liquid is in contact with the portion of the body, and introducing sound waves into the liquid. Various embodiments of the present invention include pressurizing the essentially watertight space.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of an oxygen quick connect device and method of using the same, the quick connect device includes a female coupling that has a first end and second end and a bore extending longitudinally through the first and second ends and further includes a biased plunger disposed within the bore of the female coupling and configured to reciprocate within, a seal member disposed on the plunger and configured to seal at a location on the bore of the female coupling, a catch device disposed at a second end of the female coupling body, and mechanism for connecting the female coupling to an oxygen supply source. The device also includes a male insert that has a first end and a second end and a first bore extending longitudinally through the first and second ends and groove for engaging with the catch device.

The present invention relates to a waste battery treatment apparatus using continuous heat treatment, and a method for recovering valuable metals from lithium-based batteries using the same, the waste battery treatment apparatus comprising: a frame (10); a reaction reservoir (30) which is disposed in the inner space of the frame (10) and has thereinside a treatment space (S1) in which waste batteries to be treated are disposed; an inlet 34 (33) in which a gas blocking door (34) is disposed so as to selectively communicate the treating space (S1) with the outside, and which serves as a path through which an object to be treated is inputted to the treating space (S1) of the reaction reservoir (30). In addition, the waste battery treatment apparatus is provided with a vacuum forming means (40) which is connected to the treatment space (S1) of the reaction reservoir (30) to vacuumize the treatment space (S1). In the treatment apparatus of the present invention, since the inside of the reaction reservoir (30) is vacuumized and, at the same time, an inert gas is injected thereinto while a pretreatment process of waste batteries is performed in the reaction reservoir (30), the waste batteries are prevented from exploding during heat treatment, whereby work stability can be improved.

A cup collar for a cup or other beverage container to allow milk or cream, an additional flavoring, sugar or sweetener, or any other additive to be added to a beverage such as coffee or tea without having to pour out and waste the coffee or tea or other beverage to make room for the additive. The cup collar avoids wasting coffee or tea or other beverage and conserves water.

Disclosed are methods and systems for determining a route for a vehicle where the probability for locating a vacant parking place is greatest. In response to a user's request for a vacant parking place, the system of the invention generates a route map and / or a heat map of the route with the highest probability of locating a vacant parking place.

A multifunctional detabber apparatus and method for producing bottles having a bottom surface with a hook projection integrally molded with and extending from the bottom surface in a deployed position. The bottom surface also includes at least one locking channel in order to receive and releasably secure the hook projection in a non-deployed position. The multifunctional detabber apparatus includes at least a grabber, a trimmer, and a hook closer. The grabber includes first and second jaws which surround the bottle and prevent movement. The trimmer includes first and second strikers for creating an outer periphery of the hook projection and an opening in the hook projection. The hook closer includes a mandrel that extends to bend and secure the hook projection in the locking channel in the bottom surface of the bottle.

An Automatic-vacant-parking-place locator (AVPPL) system and method in which a community member may get (manually or automatically) information on a vacant parking place in an area he / she is searching for a parking place. Further an AVPPL community member may provide information on vacant parking place in different areas, he / she is driving through, to other AVPPL community members and / or to an AVPPL mutual database.

The invention discloses a landslide deep displacement remote visual monitoring system, comprising monitoring system and transmitting system, the monitoring system comprises displacement sensor, the displacement sensor is arranged on chassis, anchor eyes are provided on the chassis, wire embedding hole is arranged at centroid of the chassis, multiple bracing wires are provided in the wire embedding hole, the transmitting system comprises a data acquisition unit, the data acquisition unit is arranged on the displacement sensor for collecting data thereof, the data acquisition unit is connected to a network transmission module, the network transmission module is connected to a data receiving module through the network, the data receiving module is also provided with network transmission module, the data receiving module is connected to computer, the computer displays the data through display screen.

A method for treating a lithium ion battery waste according to the present invention is a method for treating a lithium ion battery waste using a converter furnace in a copper smelting process, wherein, prior to a treatment for charging a copper mat produced in a flash smelter in a copper smelting process into a converter furnace and blowing oxygen into the converter furnace to produce crude copper, the lithium ion battery waste is introduced into the converter furnace or a ladle that is used for the charging of the copper mat into the converter furnace and then the lithium ion battery waste is burned with residual heat in the converter furnace or the ladle.

The invention is an apparatus and method for coating straw with fertilizers, preservatives and / or colorants to extend the useful life of and add aesthetic properties to pine straw. The invention comprises the steps of providing a drying chamber, collecting straw, placing the straw into windrows within the drying chamber, providing a means for simultaneously fluffing and coating the straw, fluffing and coating the, and then drying the straw inside the drying chamber until the coating is dry. The means for simultaneously fluffing and coating the straw is an apparatus that features a fluffing system, a coating system, and an application chamber all of which may be powered and operated via a standard farm tractor with hydraulic ports and power take-off connections. The apparatus is designed to fluff the straw within an application chamber wherein the coating is simultaneously applied to the tossed and, thereby, temporarily suspended pine straw.

An automatic web transfer mechanism in a flexible sheet material dispenser includes a web-sensing member operatively coupled with a transfer arm. The member senses the absence of web from a stub roll at a pre-feed portion between the stub roll and a feed roll nip to activate a transfer of feed to the web of a reserve roll. The transfer is initiated by a transfer arm that advances the reserve web into the proximity of the feed roller nip. In a second aspect, a movable front shield opens automatically upon opening of the outer dispenser cover, presenting an opening for pre-transfer placement and retention of a leading edge of web material from the reserve roll. Upon closure of the dispenser cover, the front shield returns to a closed position placing the transfer arm in a pre-transfer set position.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing an aromatic compound from acetylene, which includes synthesizing an aromatic compound from an acetylene-containing reactant gas in the presence of a zeolite catalyst for the aromatization of acetylene, and subjecting the zeolite catalyst deactivated by the coke formed in the aromatization of acetylene, to plasma treatment at ambient temperature and pressure so as to selectively remove the external cokes and partial internal coke, thereby regenerating the zeolite catalyst; a method of regenerating the zeolite catalyst used in the aromatization of acetylene by plasma treatment; and a regenerated zeolite catalyst for the aromatization of acetylene, prepared thereof.

Methods for avoiding handover failure are provided. The method includes determining, by a source Base Station (BS), to perform a handover of a User Equipment (UE); determining, by the source BS, whether a target BS connects with a user plane node serving the UE at the source BS; and releasing resources, when the target BS does not connect with the user plane node serving the UE at the source BS.

A briquette for use as steelmaking material and a method of manufacturing the same, capable of effective reusing of the shot waste. After dropping a solidification assistant into shot waste consisting of powder metal containing iron powder and shot beads, the shot waste is compression molded. The compression molded shot waste is dried. Alternatively, the shot waste is admixed with cutting sludge containing ferrous-metal cutting residue particles and a cutting fluid containing oil and water, thereby forming cotton-like agglomerations. The cotton-like agglomerations are compression molded, thereby forming a brittle compact, which has the fibrous cutting sludge roughly sheared and which is removed of excessive water and oil. The brittle compact is impregnated with the solidification assistant, solidified and dried.

The present invention relates to a waste battery treatment apparatus using continuous heat treatment, and a method for recovering valuable metals from lithium-based batteries using the same, the waste battery treatment apparatus comprising: a frame (10); a reaction reservoir (30) which is disposed in the inner space of the frame (10) and has thereinside a treatment space (S1) in which waste batteries to be treated are disposed; an inlet 34 (33) in which a gas blocking door (34) is disposed so as to selectively communicate the treating space (S1) with the outside, and which serves as a path through which an object to be treated is inputted to the treating space (S1) of the reaction reservoir (30). In addition, the waste battery treatment apparatus is provided with a vacuum forming means (40) which is connected to the treatment space (S1) of the reaction reservoir (30) to vacuumize the treatment space (S1). In the treatment apparatus of the present invention, since the inside of the reaction reservoir (30) is vacuumized and, at the same time, an inert gas is injected thereinto while a pretreatment process of waste batteries is performed in the reaction reservoir (30), the waste batteries are prevented from exploding during heat treatment, whereby work stability can be improved.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing an aromatic compound from acetylene, which includes synthesizing an aromatic compound from an acetylene-containing reactant gas in the presence of a zeolite catalyst for the aromatization of acetylene, and subjecting the zeolite catalyst deactivated by the coke formed in the aromatization of acetylene, to plasma treatment at ambient temperature and pressure so as to selectively remove the external cokes and partial internal coke, thereby regenerating the zeolite catalyst; a method of regenerating the zeolite catalyst used in the aromatization of acetylene by plasma treatment; and a regenerated zeolite catalyst for the aromatization of acetylene, prepared thereof.

A container system for use with a forklift includes a plurality of containers. Each container includes a container body having corner interlocking structure cooperatively arranged whereby adjacent containers are connectable to each other, a base secured relative to the container body, and dimensioned to support the container body and being adapted to couple with the blade of the forklift to permit placement and transport of the containers in an interlocked relation thereof and a cover mountable to the container body.