110822 results about "Waste management" patented technology

The invention has for its object to provide a manipulator and manipulator system in which a dynamic surplus is rapidly removed and a moving assembly actuates rapidly in association with the operation of an operating assembly.The manipulator 1 includes an operating assembly 2 operated by an operator, a moving assembly 3 operated by the operating assembly 2, a transmitting assembly 4 for coupling the operating assembly 2 to the moving assembly 3 to transmit driving force of the operating assembly 2 to the moving assembly 3, and a transmission compensating assembly 6 for making up for a dynamic surplus occurring in the transmitting assembly 4 in association with the operation of the operating assembly 2.

A vapor delivery device comprises a housing having a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a fluid outlet along a fluid flow path, and an energy storage unit, an atomizer, and a sensor within the housing. The energy storage unit is disposed in a chamber that fluidically isolates the energy storage unit from the fluid flow path.

A pump liner is used to direct a laminar flow of purge gas across a workpiece to remove contaminants or species outgassed or otherwise produced by the workpiece during processing. The pump liner can take the form of a ring having a plurality of injection ports, such as slits of a variety of shapes and / or sizes, opposite a plurality of receiving ports in order to provide the laminar flow. The flow of purge gas is sufficient to carry a contaminant or outgassed species from the processing chamber in order to prevent the collection of the contaminants on components of the chamber. The pump liner can be heated, via conduction and irradiation from a radiation source, for example, in order to prevent the condensation of species on the liner. The pump liner also can be anodized or otherwise processed in order to increase the emissivity of the liner.

A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body, a suction brush, through which air and contaminants are drawn in, and a cyclone type dust collecting device. The cleaner body has a motor driving chamber and a dust collecting chamber in communication with the motor driving chamber. The cyclone type dust collecting device is mounted in the dust collecting chamber and separates by centrifugal force the contaminants from the air. The cyclone type dust collecting device includes a hollow cylindrical cyclone body having an open top, a closed bottom, and a contaminant outlet. The open top allows air and contaminants into the cyclone body, where the contaminants are separated from the air by centrifugation. The contaminants are then discharged from the cyclone body through the contaminant outlet. The cyclone type dust collecting device further includes a contaminant receptacle for collecting the contaminants discharged through the contaminant outlet, a base member hingedly connected to the contaminant receptacle, and a cover for covering the top of the cyclone body. The cover has an air inlet passage, through which air and contaminants drawn in through the suction brush enter into the cyclone body, an air outlet passage, through which the air is discharged from the cyclone body, and a contaminant separating grill. The grill extends downward from the air outlet passage into the cyclone body and has a plurality of fine holes.

Improved filter vessel assemblies for filtering fluids in fluid systems (e.g., industrial and / or commercial systems) are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for advantageous filter vessel assemblies that include a releasable locking assembly for a removable filter member (e.g., a filter bag). The present disclosure provides for improved systems / designs for easily securing and / or unsecuring removable filter members to or from a locking assembly of a filter vessel assembly. Improved, convenient, low-cost and / or effective systems and methods for easily securing and / or unsecuring removable filter members to or from a filter vessel assembly by utilizing advantageous locking assemblies associated with a supporting assembly or basket assembly of the filter vessel assembly are provided.

A thin film forming method includes: a first operation of supplying a source gas at a first flow rate into a reactor; a second operation of purging the source gas in the reactor to an exhaust unit; a third operation of supplying a reactive gas at a second flow rate into the reactor; a fourth operation of supplying plasma into the reactor; and a fifth operation of purging the reactive gas in the reactor to the exhaust unit, wherein, during the second to fifth operations, the source gas is bypassed to the exhaust unit, and a flow rate of the source gas bypassed to the exhaust unit is less than the first flow rate. According to the thin film forming method, the consumption of the source gas and the reactive gas may be reduced, and the generation of reaction by-products in the exhaust unit may be minimized.

A beverage filter cartridge has an impermeable cup-shaped out container internally subdivided by a generally cup-shaped filter element into a first chamber inside the filter and a second chamber located between the filter bottom and the container bottom. The upper rim of the filter is joined at a peripheral juncture to the container side wall, and the filter side wall has exterior channels that face the container side wall and lead downwardly from the peripheral juncture to the second chamber.

A gas processing apparatus 1 includes a processing container 2 for applying a processing to a wafer W while using a processing gas, a mount table 5 arranged in the processing container 2 to mount the wafer W, a shower head 22 arranged corresponding to the wafer W on the mount table 5 to discharge the processing gas into the processing container 2 and exhausting means 132 for exhausting the interior of the processing container 2. The shower head 22 has first gas discharging holes 46 arranged corresponding to the wafer W mounted on the mount table 5 and second gas discharging holes 47 arranged around the first gas discharging holes 46 independently to discharge the processing gas to the peripheral part of the wafer W. Thus, with a uniform gas supply to a substrate, it is possible to perform a uniform gas processing.

An EFEM includes a housing 3 that constitutes a wafer transport chamber 9 that is substantially closed by connecting load ports 4 to an opening 31a provided on a wall 31, and connecting a processing apparatus 6; a wafer transport apparatus 2, and transports a wafer between the processing apparatus 6 and the FOUPs 7 mounted on the load ports 4; a gas delivery port 11; a gas suction port 12; a gas feedback path 10; and a FFU 13 that includes a filter 13b that is provided in the gas delivery port 11, and eliminates particles contained in the delivered gas, wherein the gas in the wafer transport chamber 9 is circulated by generating a downward gasflow in the wafer transport chamber 9 and feeding back the gas through the gas feedback path 10.

The present invention relates to capital equipment units, such as systems for providing medical treatment, that are associated with smart supplies. The smart supplies are tagged with data carriers which may encode such information as a unique ID for the supply or component, the identification of the supply or component, the identification of the source of the supply or component, the status of whether said supply or component has been previously used, the expiration date of the supply or component, and in the case where the supply or component contains drug, the purity levels of the drug and the concentration levels of the drug. The capital equipment units or their users then utilize the information to assure quality of any procedure run with the units, by way of improved pre-use checks, certification of the supplies for use, record keeping, inventory control, and charge capture.

A stir-frying apparatus (100) with an overhead-heating device (128). Apparatus (100) comprises a container (102) for holding foods, a lid (120) covering on top of container (102), a bottom heating device (118) installed underneath container (102) and an overhead heating device installed on lid (120), a stirring blade (136) rotatably and removably installed inside container (102) for stirring foods, a power-drive assembly (140) operationally coupled with blade (136) for driving blade (136) through repeating stirring cycles, a coupling device (134) for coupling assembly (140) and blade (136), a venting device (200) for filtering and deodorizing cooking fumes, a blowing device (202) for forcing fresh air into apparatus (100) for the removal of moisture from therein-side, and an ingredient adding conduit (250) for use of adding ingredients during a frying process.

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the invention, a bioreactor system is presented and includes a disposable container for housing biomaterials for processing, the disposable container including at least one input port, at least one exhaust port, at least one harvest port, and the integrity of the sterile environment is protected with sterile filters attached to all external open ports a structure for supporting the disposable container, one or more sensors for sensing one or more parameters of the biomaterials in the container, a heater for heating the contents of the container, the heater having a thermostat and mixing system arranged with the system such that biomaterials contained in the disposable container are mixed.

An enclosure is provided for housing electronic equipment that accommodates the different cooling and ventilating requirements of different types of equipment. The enclosure is constructed and arranged to support cooling airflow in a front-to-back configuration through the enclosure and in a side-to-side configuration from one side to an opposite side of the enclosure. The enclosure can thereby provide within a single enclosure means cooling air for components using front-to-back airflow for cooling, such as information technology (IT) equipment, and for components using side-to-side airflow, such as certain types of telecommunications equipment. The enclosure can thereby support a mix of IT and telecommunications equipment, providing flexibility and adaptability in network room and data center configuration. The enclosure is further configured to separate intake air used by equipment for cooling from exhaust air vented by equipment into its interior during operation. As a result, the enclosure promotes sufficient equipment cooling and prevents / minimizes equipment overheating.

A delivery unit for providing aggregate to a worksite, such as a wellsite location. The unit may include a mobile chassis for accommodating a plurality of modular containers which in turn house the aggregate. As such, a weight measurement device may be located between each container and the chassis so as to monitor aggregate levels within each container over time. The units may be particularly well suited for monitoring and controlling aggregate delivery during a fracturing operation at an oilfield. The modular containers may be of an interchangeable nature. Furthermore, a preferably wireless control device may be provided for monitoring and directing aggregate delivery from a relatively remote location.

An apparatus and method for reducing moisture within a wafer handling chamber is disclosed. The moisture reduction results in reduced oxidation of a wafer. The moisture reduction is made possible through use of valves and purging gas. Operation of the valves may result in improved localized purging.

An air flow system and method are provided which include a duct configured to mount either as an inlet or outlet duct to an electronics rack. When mounted to cover an air-intake side of the electronics rack, a supply air flow plenum is defined for directing conditioned air to the air-intake side. The duct includes a first air inlet at a first end for receiving the conditioned air, and is tapered from the first end to a second end thereof, with the supply plenum having a varying air flow cross-section. The duct further includes a second air inlet for providing supplemental room air to the plenum. The second inlet is disposed adjacent to the first inlet, thereby facilitating mixing of conditioned air with room air within the supply air flow plenum prior to delivery thereof to the air-intake side of the electronics rack.

A self-moving cleaner has a main body and comprises an intake opening for suctioning dust, an electric blower for generating airflow to suction dust, a dust receiver for collecting the dust suctioned by the electric blower, rollers driven by drive motors, a power source for supplying electric power to the electric blower and the drive motors, and sensors for optically detecting a distance to an obstacle. An enclosure surrounds the main body, the electric blower, the dust receiver, the power source, and the sensors, wherein the enclosure is transparent or semi-transparent, and the sensors transmit and receive light through the enclosure.

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the invention, a bioreactor system is presented and includes a disposable container for housing biomaterials for processing, the disposable container including at least one input port, at least one exhaust port, at least one harvest port, and the integrity of the sterile environment is protected with sterile filters attached to all external open ports a structure for supporting the disposable container, one or more sensors for sensing one or more parameters of the biomaterials in the container, a heater for heating the contents of the container, the heater having a thermostat and mixing system arranged with the system such that biomaterials contained in the disposable container are mixed.

An apparatus configured for connection to a mixer for receiving a slurry and altering the flow characteristics of the slurry includes a conduit having a main inlet in slurry receiving communication with the mixer outlet and extending to a spout for discharging the slurry, at least one conduit restrictor associated with the conduit for creating back-pressure between the conduit restrictor and the mixer outlet for keeping the mixer full, and at least one pressure reducer associated with the discharge spout and configured for reducing the pressure of the slurry dispensed from the discharge spout. The apparatus is configured for maintaining a generally laminar flow from the mixer outlet to the discharge spout.

Provided is a substrate treatment apparatus using plasma. The substrate treatment apparatus includes a housing having an inner space in which a substrate is treated, a support member disposed within the housing to support the substrate, a gas supply unit supplying a gas into the housing, a plasma source generating plasma from the gas supplied into the housing, and a baffle unit disposed to surround the support member within the housing, the baffle unit including a baffle in which through holes for exhausting the gas into the inner space of the housing are defined. The baffle is divided into a plurality of areas when viewed from an upper side, and each of portions of the plurality of areas is formed of a metallic material, and each of the other portions of the plurality of areas is formed of a nonmetallic material.

A system for cooling a data center designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, with each equipment rack being adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment and having an industry-standard width, includes at least one cooling rack including a housing having a width approximately one-half the width of each of the plurality of equipment racks. The system further includes cooling system components supported by the housing. Methods of cooling a data center are further disclosed.

A gas injection system, a reactor system including the gas injection system, and methods of using the gas injection system and reactor system are disclosed. The gas injection system can be used in gas-phase reactor systems to independently monitor and control gas flow rates in a plurality of channels of a gas injection system coupled to a reaction chamber.

A system and method are disclosed for identifying monitoring and evaluating hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions. The system-may-be worn-by safety personnel to detect equipment conditions such as low power supply, environmental conditions such as ambient temperature and / or physiological conditions such as heart rate of a wearer. The system may further include a control unit having electronics operable to communicate signals associated with equipment, environmental and physiological conditions.

Docking stations and docking methods are provided for use with marking devices used for marking the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The docking station may serve as a home base for storage of a marking device, for charging the battery of a marking device, for transferring data to and from a marking device, and for securing a marking device against unauthorized use and / or theft. The docking station may be a mobile docking station that is installed in a vehicle or may be a fixed docking station that is installed at a central location in the field, at a central office, at a home base facility, and the like.

A system and method are disclosed for identifying monitoring and evaluating hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions. The system may be worn by safety personnel to detect equipment conditions such as low power supply, environmental conditions such as ambient temperature and / or physiological conditions such as heart rate of a wearer. The system may further include a control unit having electronics operable to communicate signals associated with equipment, environmental and physiological conditions.

Electret filter media comprising a nonwoven web of thermoplastic nonconductive microfibers having trapped charge, said charge provided by (1) subjecting the nonwoven web to a corona treatment, followed by (2) impingement of jets of water or a stream of water droplets on the web at a pressure sufficient to provide the web with filtration enhancing electret charge and (3) drying the web. This electret filter media may be used in a respiratory mask to provide extraordinarily good filtration properties.

A multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus includes: a multi-cyclone unit including a first cyclone chamber body having a first cyclone chamber and at least one protection chamber formed around at least a portion of an outer circumference of the first cyclone chamber, and at least one secondary cyclone chamber body disposed in the protection chamber, each secondary cyclone chamber body having at least one secondary cyclone chamber; a cover unit connecting an upper end of the multi-cyclone unit and guiding air discharged from the first cyclone chamber to the at least one secondary cyclone chamber; a dirt collecting unit adapted to connect to a lower end of the multi-cyclone unit and configured to collect dirt separated from the air in the first and secondary cyclone chambers; and an air discharge duct configured to discharge air that has passed through the multi-cyclone unit.