Goods & Services

Business services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatment for agriculture, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals and chemicals; business consultancy services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatment for agriculture, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, food and chemicals including process optimisation, design and technology integration. Chemical technology research; scientific and technological services; development of industrial processes; engineering services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatments for food, pharmaceutical, industrial or commercial tablets and minerals, metallic, ceramic, glass, carbon-based, polymeric, inorganic, organic, biological and other particles for agriculture, livestock, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, food and chemicals; engineering services for heat transfer, mass transfer and catalytic reactions for industrial and commercial processes in agriculture, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy and other industrial and commercial processes; engineering services for chemical reaction apparatus including chemical reactors, dryers, heat exchangers, catalytic reactors, carbon capture devices, gas scrubbers, pyrolizers; engineering services for adsorption and absorption of chemicals; software services for agriculture, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy and other industrial and commercial processes; software as a service (SAAS) services; engineering consultancy services; software development.

Goods & Services

Business services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatment for agriculture, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals and chemicals; business consultancy services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatment for agriculture, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, food and chemicals including process optimisation, design and technology integration. Chemical technology research; scientific and technological services; development of industrial processes; engineering services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatments for food, pharmaceutical, industrial or commercial tablets and minerals, metallic, ceramic, glass, carbon-based, polymeric, inorganic, organic, biological and other particles for agriculture, livestock, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, food and chemicals; engineering services for heat transfer, mass transfer and catalytic reactions for industrial and commercial processes in agriculture, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy and other industrial and commercial processes; engineering services for chemical reaction apparatus including chemical reactors, dryers, heat exchangers, catalytic reactors, carbon capture devices, gas scrubbers, pyrolizers; engineering services for adsorption and absorption of chemicals; software services for agriculture, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy and other industrial and commercial processes; software as a service (SAAS) services; engineering consultancy services; software development.

Goods & Services

(1) Business services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatment for agriculture, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals and chemicals; business consultancy services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatment for agriculture, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, food and chemicals including process optimisation, design and technology integration. (2) Chemical technology research; scientific and technological services; development of industrial processes; engineering services in relation to particle treatment and surface treatments for food, pharmaceutical, industrial or commercial tablets and minerals, metallic, ceramic, glass, carbon-based, polymeric, inorganic, organic, biological and other particles for agriculture, livestock, horticulture, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, food and chemicals; engineering services for heat transfer, mass transfer and catalytic reactions for industrial and commercial processes in agriculture, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy and other industrial and commercial processes; engineering services for chemical reaction apparatus including chemical reactors, dryers, heat exchangers, catalytic reactors, carbon capture devices, gas scrubbers, pyrolizers; engineering services for adsorption and absorption of chemicals; software services for agriculture, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy and other industrial and commercial processes; software as a service (SAAS) services; engineering consultancy services; software development.

Abstract

A gas-particle processor for contacting a particle stream with a gas stream comprising: a chamber; at least one gas inlet to introduce gas into the chamber, the gas forming an acceleration gas stream and a main gas stream in the chamber; a particle feeder in fluid communication with a particle inlet to introduce a particle stream into the gas; and a separator to separate the acceleration gas stream from the main gas stream in at least part of the chamber, wherein the acceleration gas stream has a higher average velocity than the main gas stream to form a curtain of the particle stream having an upstream edge and a downstream edge; and a particle outlet for receiving the curtain of the particle stream.

IPC Classes  ?

• B01J 8/00 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes
• B01J 8/12 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with moving particles moved by gravity in a downward flow
• F26B 3/14 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the materials or objects to be dried being moved by gravity
• F26B 21/12 - Velocity of flowQuantity of flow
• G01N 1/38 - Diluting, dispersing or mixing samples
• G01N 11/00 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties
• G01N 15/00 - Investigating characteristics of particlesInvestigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials

Goods & Services

Chemicals for use in transfer printing; chemical substances for use as heat transfer media; heat transfer fluids; heat transfer substances; chemical preparations for use in engineering; accelerators for organic chemical reactions; accelerators for speeding up chemical reactions; activators to increase rate of chemical reaction. Heat exchange crucibles for scientific use; heat exchange tubes; application software; computer software applications (downloadable); computer software; engineering design software; process controlling software; industrial process controllers (electric or electronic); chemical reaction apparatus; industrial contactor starters (electrical); switching devices for electric contactors; industrial process identification apparatus; timing devices for industrial processing apparatus. Heat exchangers for transferring heat between fluid streams; heat transfer apparatus (other than parts of machines); installations for heating; installations for the heating of air; installations for the heating of fluids. Chemical technological research; preparation of technological reports; research in the field of artificial intelligence technology; scientific and technological services; technological analysis services; technological advisory services; technological consultancy; technological engineering analysis; technological research; development of industrial processes.

Goods & Services

(1) Chemical intermediates, namely particle coaters and particle processors, for use in transfer printing for industrial and commercial processes; chemical substances for use as ingredients in heat transfer media; heat transfer fluids for use in industrial seed coating equipment; heat transfer substances, namely silica, alumina, iron oxide and magnesium oxide, copper, aluminium, titanium dioxide, graphite, silicon carbide, zirconia for use in industrial and commercial processes; chemical preparations for use in industrial and commercial processes, namely, chemical catalysts, agents, coatings, additives and preparations for use in agricultural seed coating, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; chemical activators and physical activators to increase rate of chemical reactions, namely heating, cooling, drying, and catalytic chemical reactions for industrial and commercial processesspecifically in agriculture, seed treatment, food processing, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, biotechnology, bioengineering, chemical manufacturing, petrochemicals, plastics manufacturing, construction materials manufacturing, metallurgy, ceramics, automotive manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, environmental engineering, pigments and dyes manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing, consumer goods manufacturing, energy production and storage, and advanced materials manufacturing. (2) Heat exchange crucibles for laboratory use; heat exchange tubes for laboratory use, namely for measurement, process control, heating, catalytic reactions, drying, particle processing, coating, roasting, cooling, and reaction processes in agriculture, seed treatment, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food processing, mining, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, energy production and storage, ceramics manufacturing, plastics processing, minerals processing, metallurgy, consumer goods manufacturing, biotechnology, nutraceutical manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, construction materials processing, automotive manufacturing, and petrochemical industries; downloadable computer application software for specifically for industrial process control, data analysis, metadata modeling, data logging, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for agriculture, seed enhancement, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food processing, mining, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, energy production and storage, ceramics manufacturing, plastics processing, minerals processing, metallurgy, consumer goods manufacturing, biotechnology, nutraceutical manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, construction materials processing, automotive manufacturing, and petrochemical industries; downloadable computer software specifically for industrial process control, data analysis, metadata modeling, data logging, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for agriculture, seed enhancement, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food processing, mining, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, energy production and storage, ceramics manufacturing, plastics processing, minerals processing, metallurgy, consumer goods manufacturing, biotechnology, nutraceutical manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, construction materials processing, automotive manufacturing, and petrochemical industries; downloadable engineering design software for use in in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; downloadable industrial process controlling software for use specifically in agriculture, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food processing, mining, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, energy production and storage, ceramics manufacturing, plastics processing, minerals processing, metallurgy, consumer goods manufacturing, biotechnology, nutraceutical manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, construction materials processing, automotive manufacturing, and petrochemical industries; electric and electronic signal conditioning and communication devices for industrial process controllers namely temperature controllers, pressure controllers, process controllers, and sensors specifically for agriculture, seed treatment, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food processing, mining, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, energy production and storage, ceramics manufacturing, plastics processing, minerals processing, metallurgy, consumer goods manufacturing, biotechnology, nutraceutical manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, construction materials processing, automotive manufacturing, and petrochemical industries; chemical reaction apparatus, namely chemical reactors, catalytic reactors, heat exchangers, dryers, carbon capture devices, gas scrubbers, and pyrolizers specifically for use in agriculture, seed treatment, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food processing, mining, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, energy production and storage, ceramics manufacturing, plastics processing, minerals processing, metallurgy, consumer goods manufacturing, biotechnology, nutraceutical manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, construction materials processing, automotive manufacturing, and petrochemical industries; switching devices, namely, electrical switches for electric contactors; industrial process identification apparatus, namely, thermocouples, pressure sensors, moisture meters, flow meters, wilson flow grid, orifice plates, concentration meters; timing devices, namely, timing sensors, timers, high-speed timing, and high-speed cameras for industrial processing apparatus. (3) Heat exchangers, other than parts of machines, for transferring heat between fluid streams; heat exchangers, other than parts of machines, namely heat transferring material in particulate form of a moving, porous curtain of particles; installations for heating, namely, heat regulators being parts of heating installations for central heating boilers and industrial heating boilers; heat regulators being parts of installations for the heating of air for use in seed treatment technology, and in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; heat regulators being parts of installations for the heating of fluids for use in seed treatment technology and in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy. (1) Chemical technological research; preparation of technological reports in the field of research and development, material characterization, process optimization, heat integration, process and model validation, data acquisition, and software development; research in the field of artificial intelligence technology; scientific and technological services, namely, research and development, industrial development, and software development in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; technological analysis services in the field of software development, computing in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; technological advisory services in the field of software development, computing in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; technological consultancy in the field of agriculture, environmental, mechanical and chemical engineering, and software development; computing in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; technological engineering analysis in the field of software development, agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy and computing in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; technological research in the field of software development, agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy, computing in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy; development of industrial processes in the field of software development, agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, energy, and computing in the field of agriculture, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, food, and energy.

Goods & Services

chemicals for use in transfer printing; chemical substances for use as heat transfer media; heat transfer fluids for industrial use; heat transfer substances, namely, heat transfer fluids for industrial use; chemical preparations for use in engineering plastics and industrial chemicals; accelerators for organic chemical reactions; accelerators for speeding up chemical reactions; activators to increase rate of chemical reaction heat exchange crucibles for scientific use; heat exchange tubes for laboratory use, namely, heat exchange tubes used for measurement, process control, heating, catalytic reaction, and drying; downloadable application software for process control, data analysis, meta-data modelling, data logging, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD); downloadable computer software applications for process control, data analysis, meta-data modelling, data logging, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD); downloadable computer software for process control, data analysis, meta-data modelling, data logging, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD); downloadable engineering design software; downloadable industrial process controlling software for monitoring and analyzing heat recovery, drying, and catalytic reaction; electric and electronic signal condition and communication devices for industrial process controls; chemical reaction apparatus, namely, chemical reactors, dryers, heat exchangers, catalytic reactors, carbon capture devices, gas scrubbers, pyrolizers; electrical starters for electrical industrial contactor; switching devices, namely, electrical switches for electric contactors; industrial process identification apparatus, namely, thermocouples, pressure sensors, moisture meters, flow meters, Wilson flow grid, orifice plates, concentration meters; timing devices, namely, timing sensors, timers, high-speed timing, and high-speed cameras for industrial processing apparatus heat exchangers not being parts of machines for transferring heat between fluid streams; heat transfer apparatus other than parts of machines; installations for heating; installations for the heating of air; installations for the heating of fluids chemical technological research in the field of heat transfer, chemical reaction, drying, catalytic reactions, heat recovery, carbon capture, gas scrubbing, and pyrolysis; preparation of technological reports in the field of scientific and laboratory research and development, material characterization, industrial process optimization, heat integration technology, laboratory process and model validation, scientific data acquisition, and software development; research in the field of artificial intelligence technology; scientific and technological services, namely, scientific research and development, industrial product development, and software development; scientific and technological services, namely, development of non-downloadable software for industrial process monitoring and control for use in agricultural engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, biotech, food, process engineering, energy and pharmaceutical applications; scientific and technological services, namely, computer software development of on-line, non-downloadable, Internet-based software applications for industrial process monitoring and control in the field of agricultural engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, bioengineering, biotech, food, process engineering, energy and pharmaceuticals; technological analysis services in the field of engineering, software, computing, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering; technological advisory services in the field of engineering, software, computing, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering; technological consultancy in the field of engineering, software, computing, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering; technological engineering analysis in the field of engineering, software, computing, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering; technological research in the field of engineering, software, computing, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering; development of industrial processes in the field of engineering, software, computing, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and agricultural bioengineering

Abstract

A gas-particle processing method comprising: introducing gas into a chamber through a gas inlet; flowing the gas through the chamber from the gas inlet to the gas outlet at a first controlled mass flowrate; introducing at least one particle stream into the chamber through one or more particle inlets of the chamber at a second controlled mass flowrate; flowing each particle stream through a respective processing region in the chamber; and controlling the first and/or second mass flowrates, such that the gas-particle mixture porosity in a substantial portion of each processing region is 0.900-0.995.

IPC Classes  ?

• F26B 3/08 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed
• B65G 53/66 - Use of indicator or control devices, e.g. for controlling gas pressure, for controlling proportions of material and gas, for indicating or preventing jamming of material
• B65G 53/16 - Gas pressure systems operating with fluidisation of the materials
• F26B 17/10 - Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by fluid currents, e.g. issuing from a nozzle
• F26B 21/00 - Arrangements for supplying or controlling air or gases for drying solid materials or objects
• B01J 8/08 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with moving particles
• B01J 8/00 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes
• F28C 3/12 - Other direct-contact heat-exchange apparatus one heat-exchange medium at least being a fluent solid, e.g. a particulate material the heat-exchange medium being a particulate material and a gas, vapour, or liquid
• F28D 19/02 - Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which the intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is moved successively into contact with each heat-exchange medium using granular particles
• F26B 3/092 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed agitating the fluidised bed, e.g. by vibrating or pulsating

Abstract

A gas-particle processor comprising: a chamber having a gas inlet, a gas outlet and one or more particle inlets; a gas flow arrangement operable to flow gas through the chamber from the gas inlet to the gas outlet at a first controlled mass flow-rate; and a particle flow arrangement operable to introduce particles in one or more streams into the chamber at a second controlled mass flow-rate, each particle stream flowing through respective processing regions in the chamber, wherein the processor is operable to control the first and/or second controlled mass flow-rates to provide a gas-particle mixture porosity in a substantial portion of each processing region of 0.900-0.995.

IPC Classes  ?

• F26B 3/10 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour carrying the materials or objects to be dried with it
• F26B 17/10 - Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by fluid currents, e.g. issuing from a nozzle
• F26B 21/00 - Arrangements for supplying or controlling air or gases for drying solid materials or objects
• B01J 8/08 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with moving particles
• B01J 8/00 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes
• F28C 3/12 - Other direct-contact heat-exchange apparatus one heat-exchange medium at least being a fluent solid, e.g. a particulate material the heat-exchange medium being a particulate material and a gas, vapour, or liquid
• F28D 19/02 - Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus in which the intermediate heat-transfer medium or body is moved successively into contact with each heat-exchange medium using granular particles
• F26B 3/092 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed agitating the fluidised bed, e.g. by vibrating or pulsating

IPC Classes  ?

• B01J 8/00 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes
• B01J 8/12 - Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particlesApparatus for such processes with moving particles moved by gravity in a downward flow
• F26B 3/14 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the materials or objects to be dried being moved by gravity
• F26B 21/12 - Velocity of flowQuantity of flow
• G01N 1/38 - Diluting, dispersing or mixing samples
• G01N 11/00 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties