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A method and system for distributing electronic coupons offered by businesses via the wireless devices operated by potential customers in a region. The invention includes a wireless communication device and a central server capable of communicating via a wireless communication network The central server is connected to a search engine, a business database containing the names and locations of businesses located in the region offering discounted coupons for goods and services to its potential customers. Connected to the central server is a discount coupon database and a map database that contains coupon information, a graphic file of the coupon, and the businesses location information. When the potential customer desires a discount coupon for a particular service or goods in the region, the potential customer contacts the central server, which instructs the search engine to conduct a search based on the criteria submitted by the potential customer. The search engine produces a list of businesses currently offering discount coupons that is then transmitted to the potential customer.

There is provided improved laser sintering systems that increase the powder density and reduce anomalies of the powder layers that are sintered, that measure the laser power within the build chamber for automatic calibration during a build process, that deposit powder into the build chamber through a chute to minimize dusting, and that scrubs the air and cools the radiant heaters with recirculated scrubbed air. The improvements enable the laser sintering systems to make parts that are of higher and more consistent quality, precision, and strength, while enabling the user of the laser sintering systems to reuse greater proportions of previously used but unsintered powder.

A sewage treatment process is provided, which includes the following steps: a) sewage feeding step, comprising introducing raw sewage into a biological reaction tank (1) to a predetermined time or liquid level; b) reaction step comprising performing aeration and stirring intermittently in the biological reaction tank (1); c) treated water discharging step, comprising performing solid-liquid separation of the mixed liquor in the biological reaction tank (1) by a membrane separation device (2) to obtain a first permeate, which is taken as the final treated water; d) standby step comprising stopping aeration in the biological reaction tank (1); and e) phosphorus-enriched water discharging step, comprising keeping anaerobic condition in the biological reaction tank (1) and performing solid-liquid separation of the mixed liquor in the biological reaction tank (1) by a membrane separation device (2) to obtain a second permeate, the second permeate entering inside a phosphorus recycling unit (5) which is set independent from the biological reaction tank (1), the phosphorus recycling unit (5) removing phosphorus from water, the second permeate becoming low-phosphorus water, and the low-phosphorous water flowing back to the biological reaction tank (1); the sewage treatment process runs in cycle by repeating above steps. A corresponding treatment system is also provided.

An apparatus for separating water from oil-based drilling fluid includes an separation tank, a chemical treatment apparatus having one or more de-oiling polymer preparation tanks, and a dissolved air flotation unit. Slop mud is directed into the separation tank where surfactant is added to separate the drilling fluid from oily water. The drilling fluid is drained for further processing. The oily water is removed by an outlet arrangement from the separation tank and directed to an initial treatment line. One or more de-oiling polymers are added to the oily water in the initial treatment line and mixed therewith. The mixture may then be directed to the dissolved air flotation unit where dissolved air is released into the bottom of the mixture. The dissolved air adheres to suspended solids in the mixture and lifts them to the top surface as a froth. The froth is skimmed from the top surface of the mixture and collected. The de-frothed water is reused or directed to a filtration system where it is prepared for discharge. A clarifying tank may be included after the de-oiling polymers are added to further separate the oil and water. The oil is removed from the top surface by a weir while the water is directed to the filtration system and discharged.

A composite building material includes carpet waste having carpet fibers and adhesive, and an inorganic filler that includes fly ash. The composite building material may be produced by providing the carpet waste, mixing the carpet waste with the inorganic filler to produce a homogeneous blend, and forming the homogeneous blend into the composite building material. The composite building material may optionally include a base polymer, slack wax, and / or calcium carbonate.

Disclosed are systems and methods of plating a tin alloy in an efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly manner. The system for plating a tin alloy contains an electrochemical cell containing an anode, the cathode, and an electroplating bath. The electroplating bath contains water, an acid, at least one nitrogen-containing heterocyclic complexing agent, an ionic alloy metal, and ionic tin. The methods involve applying a current to the electroplating bath whereby a tin alloy forms on the cathode.

This invention describes a microengineered SFC system for rapidly and efficiently separating the constituents of a complex mixture. The SFC system includes a microchannel that is microfabricated from a suitable substrate so that it forms a chromatographic column for separation of chemicals. The surface area of the microchannel of the column is sufficiently small as to permit use of miniature and relatively inexpensive pumps, and the thermal mass of the microengineered column is sufficiently low as to permit rapid temperature cycling using a miniature, low power and inexpensive heating element. At least a portion of this microchannel is packed with suitable sorbent materials or includes surfaces which are suitably coated with sorbent, or both, so as to retain and elute analyte under certain conditions. As a result analyte passing within this microchannel undergoes chromatographic separation.

Disclosed are systems and methods of plating a tin alloy in an efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly manner. An electrochemical cell containing an anolyte compartment and a catholyte compartment separated by a selective membrane is employed. The selective membrane prevents ionic metals from migrating from the catholyte compartment to the anolyte compartment. A conduit may be employed in the electrochemical cell to permit one way flow of anolyte to the catholyte compartment thereby replenishing tin to the catholyte compartment.

The present invention relates to activated carbon sorbents including nitrogen. In various embodiments, the present invention provides an activated carbon sorbent including a halogen- or halide-promoted activated carbon, the activated carbon sorbent particles including nitrogen in a surface layer of the sorbent particles. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of reducing the pollutant content in a pollutant-containing gas using the activated carbon sorbent. In various embodiments, the activated carbon sorbent can remove mercury from a mercury-containing gas that includes sulfur(VI) such as SO3 more efficiently than other sorbents.

A mobile water treatment apparatus to on-load a dirty fluid into a storage container attached to a motor vehicle and transport the fluid in the storage container from a first location and to a second location where the fluid is filtered by a filtration system attached to the motor vehicle. The filtered fluid is discharged from the mobile water treatment apparatus at the second location.

Provided is a technique for accurately taking out a defect detected by an electron beam, and for analyzing the defect. In this technique, a defective portion in a wafer is detected by the irradiation of the electron beam. A mark made of a deposition layer is formed by irradiating the electron beam onto the defective portion while supplying a deposition gas thereto. On the basis of this mark, the defective portion is machined into a sample piece by using a projection ion beam generated from a gas ion source, and thereby the defective portion is taken out.

The present invention relates to activated carbon sorbents including nitrogen. In various embodiments, the present invention provides an activated carbon sorbent including a halogen- or halide-promoted activated carbon, the activated carbon sorbent particles including nitrogen in a surface layer of the sorbent particles. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of reducing the pollutant content in a pollutant-containing gas using the activated carbon sorbent. In various embodiments, the activated carbon sorbent can remove mercury from a mercury-containing gas that includes sulfur(VI) such as SO3 more efficiently than other sorbents.

A process for anti-microbal textile treatment which provides durable and anti-microbial textiles and methods for preparing same. Such textiles can be readily prepared using a wet curing process to covalently attach a Complex Formula Compounds to a cellulose based material or other polymeric material. Once prepared, the textiles of the present invention have a broad spectrum of biocide activity against pathogenic microorganisms, and durability and efficacy of the antimicrobial properties.

A safety needle assembly having a rigid housing that encloses a locking mechanism, an actuator that is operable to slide a sheath over the tip of the needle to prevent accidental sticks after the needle has been used, and an actuator that is operable in response to the final end movement of the syringe plunger to effect movement of the actuator over the needle tip. The housing is made in a standard size that is mountable on a connection port formed on a syringe barrel that can have a much greater diameter than the connection port. An adapter is provided for mounting a standard needle having a Luer lock to enable a health care professional the flexibility to use conventional needles to load medicine into the syringe barrel then replacing with a safety needle assembly for injection of the medicine.

The present invention relates to sorbents including carbon and nitrogen. In various embodiments, the sorbent can remove mercury from a mercury-containing gas that includes sulfur(VI) such as SO3 more efficiently than other sorbents. The sorbent can include a graphene edge comprising an active site for mercury oxidation and a nitrogen layer structure including cationic nitrogen atoms, neutral nitrogen atoms, or a combination thereof proximate the active site.

The invention relates to an AAO continuous-flow aerobic granular sludge nitrogen and phosphorus removal process. Intake water enters a biochemical tank after passing coarse and fine screens and a primary settling tank, the biochemical tank comprises an anaerobic tank, an anoxic tank and an aerobic tank, part of effluent of the biochemical tank flows back to the front end of the anoxic tank, the other part enters a secondary sedimentation tank for mud-water separation, the secondary sedimentation tank is a dual-region sedimentation tank, light sludge is collected prior to direct concentrating, drying and outward transportation for disposal, heavy sludge is collected, then part of the heavy sludge serves as excess sludge flowing back to the front end of the anaerobic tank, the other part is dried and crushed to be put to the front end of the biochemical tank, and effluent of the secondary sedimentation tank passes a disinfection apparatus prior to up-to-standard discharge. The invention further relates to an AAO continuous-flow aerobic granular sludge nitrogen and phosphorus removal system. Granulation of aerobic sludge is promoted, carbon sources are supplemented to denitrification for promoting nitrogen removal, and biological phosphorus removal is enhanced.

There is provided improved laser sintering systems that increase the powder density and reduce anomalies of the powder layers that are sintered, that measure the laser power within the build chamber for automatic calibration during a build process, that deposit powder into the build chamber through a chute to minimize dusting, and that scrubs the air and cools the radiant heaters with recirculated scrubbed air. The improvements enable the laser sintering systems to make parts that are of higher and more consistent quality, precision, and strength, while enabling the user of the laser sintering systems to reuse greater proportions of previously used but unsintered powder.

A bonding pad structure including a first sub-bonding pad and a second sub-bonding pad and a touch panel are provided. The first sub-bonding pad has a first connection terminal at an opposite side of a first end terminal. A width of the first connection terminal is greater than a width of the first end terminal. The first sub-bonding pad has a second connection terminal at an opposite side of a second end terminal. A width of the second connection terminal is greater than a width of the second end terminal. The first connection terminal is close to the second end terminal and the second connection terminal is close to the first end terminal. A first outline of the first sub-bonding pad and a second outline of the second sub-bonding pad are formed as a pair in a complementary manner to construct a configuration of the bonding pad structure.

There is provided a garbage separating apparatus including an input unit having an inlet opening through which garbage is input, a crushing unit configured to crush garbage input through the inlet opening, a filtering chamber having an outlet opening and a perforation member provided with a plurality of holes for allowing separation of the garbage crushed by the crushing unit, a food waste collection chamber for accommodating, among the crushed garbage, food waste having passed through the perforation member, and a sweeper device configured to move, among the crushed garbage, impurity garbage remaining on the perforation member to the outlet opening.

A washing appliance and associated method are provided. The appliance includes a tub having a bottom wall member with forward and rearward edges. A door member has a lower edge pivotably engaged with the forward edge. A base member supports the tub and extends from about the rearward edge of the bottom wall member toward the forward edge. The base member has a forward end disposed opposite the forward edge from the lower edge of the door member, to form a toe kick recess between the lower edge and the forward end. A cover member engages the forward end of the base member, and has a flange portion extending to the forward edge of the bottom wall member, for covering the forward end of the base member and the bottom wall member about the toe kick recess, while allowing the door member to pivot to provide access to the tub.

Method for recovery of rare earths from fluorescent lamps. The method comprises six steps. The individual process steps are: Mechanical separation of coarse components. Separation of the halophosphate. Extraction in acids of easily soluble rare-earth fluorescent substances (mainly Y, Eu-oxide) Extraction in acids of rare-earth fluorescent substances which dissolve with difficulty (for example rare-earth phosphates) Breakdown of the remaining components which contain rare earths (for example rare-earth-aluminates) Final treatment.

A method for the manufacture of solar panels from scrapped wafers and / or scrapped dies is provided, including the following steps: identifying scrap wafers and / or scrap dies; cleaning and removing remaining structures from the surface of the wafers / dies; grinding both surfaces of the wafers / dies down to a required thickness; doping the wafers / dies; and further processing the wafers / dies using a solar panel manufacturing method.

Various embodiments disclosed relate to sorbents for the oxidation and removal of mercury. The present invention includes removing mercury from a mercury-containing gas using a halide-promoted and optionally ammonium-protected sorbent that can include carbon sorbent, non-carbon sorbent, or a combination thereof.

The present invention relates to activated carbon sorbents including nitrogen. In various embodiments, the present invention provides an activated carbon sorbent including a halogen- or halide-promoted activated carbon, the activated carbon sorbent particles including nitrogen in a surface layer of the sorbent particles. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of reducing the pollutant content in a pollutant-containing gas using the activated carbon sorbent. In various embodiments, the activated carbon sorbent can remove mercury from a mercury-containing gas that includes sulfur(VI) such as SO3 more efficiently than other sorbents.

An antenna module (1) includes a substrate (100) including a first flat plate portion (100a) and a second flat plate portion (100b) that have respective normals intersecting with each other and that are continuous, first patch antennas (10a to 10d) that are formed on the first flat plate portion (100a) and second patch antennas (20a to 20d) that are formed on the second flat plate portion (100b). The first patch antennas (10a to 10d) are arranged in at least a column in a column direction parallel to a boundary line (B) between the first flat plate portion (100a) and the second flat plate portion (100b). The second patch antennas (20a to 20d) are arranged in at least a column in the column direction.

A UV-curable hard coating composition and a coated article coated with the coating composition are provided herein. The UV-curable hard coating composition can be coated on a plastic material such as polycarbonate to form a coated film having excellent material adhesion, abrasion resistance, and weather resistance. The coating composition may be coated by a general coating method. In some instances, inorganic particles as a coating component are not included in the coating composition. Few foreign substances are generated during spray-coating using the composition. The coating composition can be easily stored. Also, the coated article can be polished or recoated with the UV-curable hard coating composition if needed.

In a process for treating effluent water, a stream of effluent water is fed to a porous ceramic media filled reactor. Organic and inorganic impurities are absorbed and / or oxidized from the effluent water into the media and / or off-gases. The remainder of the effluent water stream is dispensed from the reactor in an outlet stream suitable for direct discharge to the sea or for recycling without incurring the disadvantages of generating a solid sludge. The reactor includes a chamber containing activated media, such as pellets of porous ceramic material. The pellets are stored in a vertical stacks of sub chambers defined by horizontal perforated trays and / or in a horizontal chains of sub chambers defined by vertical perforated baffles.