Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to rough-walled fractures, processes for forming rough-walled fractures, and uses of rough-walled fractures. Aspects of the present disclosure also generally relate to proppant-packed assemblies, processes for forming proppant-packed assemblies, and uses of the proppant-packed assemblies. In an aspect, a process for forming a misaligned rough-walled fracture is provided. The process includes applying a compressive load on a geomaterial to fracture the geomaterial into two geomaterial segments; misaligning the two geomaterial segments; and coring around the two misaligned geomaterial segments to form a misaligned rough-walled fracture.
E21B 43/26 - Procédés pour activer la production par formation de crevasses ou de fractures
E21B 49/02 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits par prélèvements mécaniques d'échantillons du terrain
E21B 25/00 - Appareils pour recueillir ou retirer des carottes intactes, p. ex. tubes carottiers ou extracteurs de carottes
2.
METHODS OF GENERATING MICROPARTICLES AND POROUS HYDROGELS USING MICROFLUIDICS
Provided herein are methods utilizing microfluidics for the oxygen-controlled generation of microparticles and hydrogels having controlled microparticle sizes and size distributions and products from provided methods. The included methods provide the generation of microparticles by polymerizing an aqueous solution dispersed in a non-aqueous continuous phase in an oxygen-controlled environment. The process allows for control of size of the size of the aqueous droplets and, thus, control of the size of the generated microparticles which may be used in biological applications.
A61K 35/12 - Substances provenant de mammifèresCompositions comprenant des tissus ou des cellules non spécifiésCompositions comprenant des cellules souches non embryonnairesCellules génétiquement modifiées
A61L 27/16 - Matériaux macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone
A61L 27/18 - Matériaux macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions autres que celles faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone
B01F 25/433 - Tubes de mélange dans lesquels la forme du tube influence le mélange, p. ex. tubes de mélange ayant une section transversale variable ou pourvus de profils s'étendant vers l'intérieur
B01F 33/3011 - Micromixeurs utilisant des moyens spécifiques pour disposer les écoulements à mélanger, p. ex. des géométries ou des dispositions de canaux utilisant un courant de gainage d'un fluide entourant un courant central d'un autre fluide, p. ex. pour réduire la section transversale du courant central ou pour produire des gouttelettes à partir du courant central
B01J 2/06 - Procédés ou dispositifs pour la granulation de substances, en généralTraitement de matériaux particulaires leur permettant de s'écouler librement, en général, p. ex. en les rendant hydrophobes par division du produit liquide en gouttelettes, p. ex. par pulvérisation, et solidification des gouttelettes en milieu liquide
B01J 13/00 - Chimie des colloïdes, p. ex. production de substances colloïdales ou de leurs solutions, non prévue ailleursFabrication de microcapsules ou de microbilles
B01J 19/00 - Procédés chimiques, physiques ou physico-chimiques en généralAppareils appropriés
C08F 2/32 - Polymérisation dans des émulsions eau-dans-l'huile
C08F 2/48 - Polymérisation amorcée par énergie ondulatoire ou par rayonnement corpusculaire par la lumière ultraviolette ou visible
C08F 216/12 - Copolymères de composés contenant un ou plusieurs radicaux aliphatiques non saturés, chaque radical ne contenant qu'une seule liaison double carbone-carbone et l'un au moins étant terminé par un radical alcool, éther, aldéhyde, cétone, acétal ou cétal par un radical éther
C08J 9/26 - Mise en œuvre de substances macromoléculaires pour produire des matériaux ou objets poreux ou alvéolairesLeur post-traitement par élimination d'une phase solide d'un objet ou d'une composition macromoléculaire, p. ex. par lessivage
C12N 5/00 - Cellules non différenciées humaines, animales ou végétales, p. ex. lignées cellulairesTissusLeur culture ou conservationMilieux de culture à cet effet
3.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-SCALE MECHANICAL TESTING UNDER FLOW CONDITIONS
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for micro-scale mechanical testing under flow conditions. In an embodiment, provided a nozzle assembly is provided. The nozzle assembly includes an end piece and an end cone coupled to the end piece. The nozzle assembly further includes a nozzle extending through an inner diameter of the end cone and an inner diameter of the end piece, the nozzle comprising: a plurality of ports formed in a first surface of the nozzle; and a second surface opposite the first surface. The nozzle assembly further includes a piston coupled to the second surface of the nozzle and configured to exert force on the nozzle. Core holders that include the nozzle assembly and core-flooding apparatus that include the nozzle assembly are also described. Core holders described herein may be used to investigate core samples under triaxial stress.
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
G01F 1/38 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques en mesurant la pression ou la différence de pression la pression ou la différence de pression étant produite par une contraction de la veine fluide la pression ou la différence de pression étant mesurée au moyen d'un élément mobile, p. ex. une membrane, un piston, un tube de Bourdon ou une capsule déformable
G01N 23/046 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de rayonnement [ondes ou particules], p. ex. rayons X ou neutrons, non couvertes par les groupes , ou en transmettant la radiation à travers le matériau et formant des images des matériaux en utilisant la tomographie, p. ex. la tomographie informatisée
In one embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium comprises contacting the porous medium with an aqueous nanofluid, solubilizing oil from the porous medium via the nanoparticles to form a dispersion comprising the oil and the aqueous nanofluid, and collecting at least some of the dispersion. The aqueous nanofluid may contain a combination of amphiphilic quantum dots and hydrophilic quantum dots, in a continuous phase. At least 90% of the quantum dot nanoparticles may have an aspect ratio of from 1:1 to 1:6. In another embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium includes adding quantum dots to foaming surfactants to enhance foam lamella stability under reservoir conditions and provide conformance and mobility control in porous media and hydraulic fractures.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
B82Y 30/00 - Nanotechnologie pour matériaux ou science des surfaces, p. ex. nanocomposites
B82Y 40/00 - Fabrication ou traitement des nanostructures
C09K 8/594 - Compositions utilisées en combinaison avec du gaz injecté
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
In one embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium comprises contacting the porous medium with an aqueous nanofluid, solubilizing oil from the porous medium via the nanoparticles to form a dispersion comprising the oil and the aqueous nanofluid, and collecting at least some of the dispersion. The aqueous nanofluid may contain a combination of amphiphilic quantum dots and hydrophilic quantum dots, in a continuous phase. At least 90% of the quantum dot nanoparticles may have an aspect ratio of from 1:1 to 1:6. In another embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium includes adding quantum dots to foaming surfactants to enhance foam lamella stability under reservoir conditions and provide conformance and mobility control in porous media and hydraulic fractures.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
B82Y 30/00 - Nanotechnologie pour matériaux ou science des surfaces, p. ex. nanocomposites
B82Y 40/00 - Fabrication ou traitement des nanostructures
C09K 8/594 - Compositions utilisées en combinaison avec du gaz injecté
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
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COAL-DERIVED CARBON-BASED STRUCTURAL UNITS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
Embodiments of the present disclosure related carbon-based structural unit (CSU). The CSUs include a cured composition. The cured composition includes about 1% to about 80% pyrolysis char (PC), about 0.1% to about 35% coal deposits, extracts, and residual tar (CDER) materials, and about 0% to about 99% pitch material. The CDER material includes a tetralin insoluble (TI), a deposit (De), a distillation residue (DR), and a residue (Re). A method of making a composition includes extracting a coal extraction residue (CER) from coal; fabricating pyrolysis char (PC) and a coal deposits, extracts, and residual tar (CDER) material from the CER; sieving and milling the PC into milled PC; and mixing the pyrolysis char (PC) and the CDER material to form a composition..
Embodiments described herein generally relate to a new class of high density polyethylene (HDPE)-coal char composites. In an embodiment is provided a composite that includes HDPE and coal char. Articles of manufacture comprising such composites are also described. The coal char may be used in polymer composites as, for example, a functional filler. The coal char may significantly increase the flexural and tensile properties as well as the thermal stability of the HDPE matrix.
Embodiments described herein generally relate to a new class of composites that include LDPE and a coal-based material. The coal-based material may include coal char, coal powder, or combinations thereof. The coal-based material may serve as a functional filler for the composites. Articles of manufacture comprising composites described herein are also described.
A method and system for predicting the physical and chemical media properties of a porous media by one or more processing units. The method includes performing a pore-network modeling (PNM) and applying a Mayer-Stowe-Princen (MS-P) semi-analytical theory of drainage to the PNM. The MS-P semi-analytical theory of drainage includes constructing pore boundaries from an image of a pore cross-section. Geometrically and thermodynamically-favorable arc meniscus (AM) are identified from a plurality of AMs. The geometrically and thermodynamically-favorable AM having a contact angle and a curvature radius. An optimal fluid configuration is determined from the geometrically and thermodynamically-favorable AMs.
G01N 23/00 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de rayonnement [ondes ou particules], p. ex. rayons X ou neutrons, non couvertes par les groupes , ou
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
G01N 11/00 - Recherche des propriétés d'écoulement des matériaux, p. ex. la viscosité, la plasticitéAnalyse des matériaux en déterminant les propriétés d'écoulement
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p. ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
E21B 49/00 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits
A transformational energy efficient technology using ionic liquid (IL) to couple with monoethanolamine (MEA) for catalytic CO2 capture is disclosed. [EMmim+][NTF2−] based catalysts are rationally synthesized and used for CO2 capture with MEA. A catalytic CO2 capture mechanism is disclosed according to experimental and computational studies on the [EMmim+][NTF2−] for the reversible CO2 sorption and desorption.
B01J 31/02 - Catalyseurs contenant des hydrures, des complexes de coordination ou des composés organiques contenant des composés organiques ou des hydrures métalliques
B01J 37/34 - Irradiation ou application d'énergie électrique, magnétique ou ondulatoire, p. ex. d'ondes ultrasonores
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MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING, PREVENTING, AND DISPERSING BIOFILMS
A61Q 11/00 - Préparations pour le nettoyage des dents, de la bouche ou des prothèses dentaires, p. ex. dentifricesBains de bouche
C07D 307/28 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant des cycles à cinq chaînons comportant un atome d'oxygène comme unique hétéro-atome du cycle non condensés avec d'autres cycles comportant une liaison double entre chaînons cycliques ou entre chaînon cyclique et chaînon non cyclique avec uniquement des atomes d'hydrogène, des radicaux hydrocarbonés ou des radicaux hydrocarbonés substitués, liés directement aux atomes de carbone du cycle
A61K 31/34 - Composés hétérocycliques ayant l'oxygène comme seul hétéro-atome d'un cycle, p. ex. fungichromine ayant des cycles à cinq chaînons avec un oxygène comme seul hétéro-atome d'un cycle, p. ex. isosorbide
A61K 45/06 - Mélanges d'ingrédients actifs sans caractérisation chimique, p. ex. composés antiphlogistiques et pour le cœur
12.
TRIAZACORONENE-BASED METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS AND RARE EARTH SEPARATION PROCESSES
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to processes for separating rare earth element (REE) metals from a feedstock. Embodiments of the present disclosure also generally relate to a new class of metal organic frameworks. In an embodiment, a process for separating an REE metal from a feedstock is provided. The process includes introducing a metal organic framework (MOF) to an aqueous feedstock to form a water-insoluble REE-MOF complex. The process may further include performing electrochemistry on an aqueous mixture comprising the water-insoluble REE-MOF complex. Embodiments described enable selective capture and release of REE metals.
B01J 20/22 - Compositions absorbantes ou adsorbantes solides ou compositions facilitant la filtrationAbsorbants ou adsorbants pour la chromatographieProcédés pour leur préparation, régénération ou réactivation contenant une substance organique
C08G 83/00 - Composés macromoléculaires non prévus dans les groupes
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to carbon foams, processes for forming carbon foams, doped carbon composites, processes for forming doped carbon composites, and uses thereof, e.g., as electrodes. Processes described herein relate to fabrication of carbon foam and materials derived from the pyrolyzation of biomass at supercritical and subcritical conditions for CO2, N2, H2O, or combinations thereof. The process includes exposing biomass to CO2, N2, H2O, or combinations thereof under various parameters for temperature, pressure, heating rate and fluid flow rate. Silicon-carbon composites and sulfur-carbon composites for use as, e.g., electrodes, are also described.
H01M 4/36 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs
B01J 3/00 - Procédés utilisant une pression supérieure ou inférieure à la pression atmosphérique pour obtenir des modifications chimiques ou physiques de la matièreAppareils à cet effet
C01B 32/05 - Préparation ou purification du carbone non couvertes par les groupes , , ,
C11B 1/00 - Production des graisses ou huiles à partir de matières premières
H01M 4/38 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'éléments simples ou d'alliages
H01M 4/587 - Matériau carboné, p. ex. composés au graphite d'intercalation ou CFx pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers
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METHODS OF SEPARATING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AND RELATED SYSTEMS
A method for separating rare earth elements by capillary electrophoresis that comprises introducing a ligand solution and a rare earth element solution into a separation chamber, the ligand solution comprising one or more ligands comprising propylamine, butylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, dibutylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, 15-crown-5, 18-crown-6, iminodiacetic acid (IDA), lactic acid (LA), formic acid (FA), acetic acid (AA), oxalic acid (OA), benzoic acid (BA), citric acid (CA), propionic acid (PA), butyric acid, and hydroxyisobutyric acid (α-HIBA), and the rare earth element solution comprising two or more rare earth elements; positioning terminal ends of the separation chamber in respective buffer solutions; applying a voltage across electrodes positioned in the respective buffer solutions to facilitate ionic movement through the separation chamber to separate one or more of the rare earth elements from the rare earth element solution; and recovering the one or more of the rare earth elements. Additional methods and related systems are also disclosed.
Described herein are integrated thermochemical processes for the deliberate decomposition, extraction and conversion of coal into high-value products and goods via solvent extraction, chemical reaction and/or separation. The described systems and methods are versatile and may be used to generate a variety of intermediate, derivative and finished high value products including chemicals (aromatics, asphaltenes, naphthalenes, phenols and precursors for the production of polyamides, polyurethanes, polyesters, graphitic materials), polymer composite products (resins, paints, coatings, adhesives), agricultural materials, building materials, carbon fiber, graphene products and other materials that are substantially more valuable that the energy generated via combustion.
C08L 95/00 - Compositions contenant des matières bitumeuses, p. ex. asphalte, goudron ou brai
C10B 57/08 - Traitement préalable non mécanique de la charge
C10G 1/04 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de schiste bitumineux, de sable pétrolifère ou de matières carbonées solides non fusibles ou similaires, p. ex. bois, charbon par extraction
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METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and formulations for enhanced oil recovery. In an embodiment, a method for treating oil-containing porous media for oil recovery includes introducing oil-containing porous media with a surfactant formulation described herein. Methods can be utilized for, e.g., wettability reversal or oil recovery. Surfactant formulations are also described.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
C09K 23/00 - Utilisation de substances comme agents émulsifiants, humidifiants, dispersants ou générateurs de mousse
Materials and methods are provided for preventing and dispersing biofilms. Methods and compositions are described for preventing and treating dental caries. Materials and methods are provided for producing antibiofilm agents from natural products, including maple (Acer sp.). Compositions are provided for inhibiting Sortase A activity in Bacillota.
A61K 8/49 - Cosmétiques ou préparations similaires pour la toilette caractérisés par la composition contenant des composés organiques contenant des composés hétérocycliques
A61Q 11/00 - Préparations pour le nettoyage des dents, de la bouche ou des prothèses dentaires, p. ex. dentifricesBains de bouche
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AMINO ACID BASED CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE CATALYZED WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE
B01D 53/14 - Séparation de gaz ou de vapeursRécupération de vapeurs de solvants volatils dans les gazÉpuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p. ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par absorption
B01D 53/34 - Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires
19.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING A DIGITAL PLUG FROM DRILL CUTTINGS
A method and system for pore network extraction are disclosed. The method for pore network generation by one or more central processing units (CPU) includes obtaining a representative pore network having a set of representative pore elements corresponding to a porous media sample. The selection of seed elements are randomized for the representative pore network. The seed elements are inflated to define a set of volumes and a set of buffer zones. The representative pore network is duplicated to produce a set of generated pore networks. The set of generated pore networks are stitched according to the set of volumes and set of buffer zones to produce a digital plug.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p. ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
G01V 3/38 - Traitement de données, p. ex. pour l'analyse, pour l'interprétation ou pour la correction
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
E21B 49/00 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits
A method and system for generating flow through porous media using drill cuttings are disclosed. The system and methods include obtaining a set of raw images of one or more drill cuttings from the porous media sample. A set of processed images are generated based on the set of raw images. A representative network of pores and throats are constructed using the set of processed images. A fluid flow through the representative network is predicted.
Embodiments described herein generally relate to luminescent detection devices and systems, and to methods for luminescent detection. In an embodiment is provided a device for luminescence detection. The device includes a first layer comprising an optically-transparent material, the first layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The device further includes a second layer comprising a well, the well comprising: an opening, the opening formed in the second layer and facing the first surface of the first layer; a bottom wall disposed opposite the opening; and a sidewall extending between the opening and the bottom wall. The device further includes a metal layer disposed over at least a portion of the bottom wall and the sidewall of the well.
A method and system for image processing are disclosed. The methods and systems include obtaining a set of images of at least one porous media sample. At least one of adaptive local thresholding, automated global thresholding, and morphological operations are applied to one or more of the set of images. Based on the applying, a set of macro-pores are masked within the at least one porous media sample using an estimate of the set of macro-pores. The estimate for each of the set of macro-pores represents a segment of the at least one porous media sample. A set of clusters generated based, at least in part, on the masking are obtained. A marker-controlled watershed segmentation procedure is applied to the set of clusters.
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation de formes dans le champ d’imageDécoupage ou fusion d’éléments d’image visant à établir la région de motif, p. ex. techniques de regroupementDétection d’occlusion
G06F 18/241 - Techniques de classification relatives au modèle de classification, p. ex. approches paramétriques ou non paramétriques
A method and system for image processing are disclosed. The method includes image processing by one or more processing units which includes obtaining a set of one or more raw images of a set of drill cutting samples, processing the set of one or more raw images to generate at least a trinary image dataset, a binary image dataset, or both, and extracting a set of features from at least the trinary image dataset, the binary image dataset, or both. The set of features are clustered to associate each of the drill cuttings with at least one representative class, and the set of features are output and the at least one representative class is associated with each of the drill cuttings.
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation de formes dans le champ d’imageDécoupage ou fusion d’éléments d’image visant à établir la région de motif, p. ex. techniques de regroupementDétection d’occlusion
G06F 18/241 - Techniques de classification relatives au modèle de classification, p. ex. approches paramétriques ou non paramétriques
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus, systems, and methods for characterizing fluid-solid systems. In an embodiment, a method includes placing a porous rock sample in a core holder, contacting the porous rock sample with a fluid to create a fluid-solid system inside the core holder, automatically adjusting a temperature and/or pressure of the fluid-solid system to a preselected value via a processor and at least one automated valve, monitoring the fluid-solid system for equilibrium, recording a value for temperature, pressure, and/or mass of the fluid-solid system, performing an action based on the recorded data, and repeating the adjusting, monitoring, recording, and performing operations to produce a thermodynamic data characteristic of the fluid-solid system. In one example, the performing operation includes analyzing a pressure signal for stationarity by performing an Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test and/or a Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin (KPSS) test.
G01N 5/02 - Analyse des matériaux par pesage, p. ex. pesage des fines particules séparées d'un gaz ou d'un liquide en absorbant ou adsorbant les constituants d'un matériau et en déterminant la variation de poids de l'adsorbant, p. ex. en déterminant la teneur en eau
G01N 1/44 - Traitement d'échantillons mettant en œuvre un rayonnement, p. ex. de la chaleur
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to covalent organic frameworks and to methods of forming covalent organic frameworks. In one embodiment, a composition includes a first two-dimensional covalent organic framework (COF) having an aromatic backbone defining at least one hexagonal pore with either a continuous aromatic ring comprising carbon and hydrogen or the pore defined by a ring of 6 subunits totaling more than 36 and less than 63 rings, and the first two-dimensional covalent organic framework is configured to be functionalized with a variety of functional groups.
The present disclosure generally relates to compositions comprising fibrin and to methods of forming such compositions. In an embodiment, a method of forming fibrin particles is provided. The method includes introducing a buffer, a fibrinogen solution, and a thrombin solution to a first end of a microfluidic device to form a mixture, the buffer comprising one or more amino acids. The method further includes contacting the mixture with a fluorocarbon oil and a surfactant to form fibrinogen-containing particles, and applying positive pressure to the microfluidic device to cause the fibrinogen-containing particles to flow towards a second end of the microfluidic device. The method further includes collecting the fibrinogen-containing particles at the second end of the microfluidic device; and polymerizing the fibrinogen-containing particles to form fibrin particles.
C07K 14/435 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
A new class of ordered functional nanoporous material (OFNMs) with a unique combination of electronic conductivity, gas transport ability, and ion transport properties are provided. The OFNM provided is highly ordered and contains nanometer scale pores lined with nitrogen atoms. The pores have dimensions of from 1.2 nm to 82 nm of longest linear extent across the pore. The functionality within the pore is controlled through selection of groups that extend into the pore. The degree of conjugated aromaticity is readily controlled to adjust the electrical conductivity properties of the resulting structure. By adjusting the groups external to the pore, three-dimensional structures are formed that are organic mimics of zeolites, metal organic frameworks (MOF), or perovskites.
C07D 487/22 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant des atomes d'azote comme uniques hétéro-atomes dans le système condensé, non prévus par les groupes dans lesquels le système condensé contient au moins quatre hétérocycles
B82B 3/00 - Fabrication ou traitement des nanostructures par manipulation d’atomes ou de molécules, ou d’ensembles limités d’atomes ou de molécules un à un comme des unités individuelles
28.
ALTERING PROPERTIES OF A FLUID & MAGNETICALLY ASSISTED DESALINATION
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to desalination, and more specifically to apparatus and methods for magnetically assisted desalination. In an embodiment is provided an apparatus adapted to desalinate a fluid. The apparatus includes a fluid passage comprising a first end, a second end, and a flow path coupling the first end with the second end. The apparatus further includes a valve coupled to the first end, the valve adapted to permit a fluid to enter the flow path. The apparatus further includes a device adapted to form a magnetic field, the device positioned on an exterior of the fluid passage. The apparatus further includes a selective membrane coupled to a second end of the flow path.
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to pyridinium salts, compositions thereof, and to methods of use. In an embodiment, a pyridinium salt described herein includes a group that is transferred to a tryptophan residue or moiety of a tryptophan-containing molecule. In another embodiment, a method for modifying a tryptophan residue is provided. The method includes forming a mixture comprising a pyridinium salt and a molecule containing a tryptophan moiety, and exposing the mixture to light to chemically modify the tryptophan moiety of the molecule.
C07D 213/89 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant des cycles à six chaînons, non condensés avec d'autres cycles, ne comportant qu'un atome d'azote comme unique hétéro-atome du cycle et avec au moins trois doubles liaisons entre chaînons cycliques ou entre chaînons cycliques et chaînons non cycliques comportant trois liaisons doubles avec des hétéro-atomes liés directement à l'atome d'azote du cycle
30.
PYRIDINIUM SALTS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Taylor, Michael T.
Hoopes, Caleb R.
Sarkar, Akash M.
Kuehl, Nicholas J.
Collins, Nicole L.
Garcia, Francisco J.
Barkan, David T.
Meister, Glenna E.
Bramhall, Taylor R.
Hsu, Chien-Hsiang
Jones, Michael D.
Schirle, Markus
Abrégé
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to pyridinium salts, compositions thereof, and to methods of use. In an embodiment, a pyridinium salt described herein includes a group that is transferred to a tryptophan residue or moiety of a tryptophan-containing molecule. In another embodiment, a method for modifying a tryptophan residue is provided. The method includes forming a mixture comprising a pyridinium salt and a molecule containing a tryptophan moiety, and exposing the mixture to light to chemically modify the tryptophan moiety of the molecule.
C07D 213/89 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant des cycles à six chaînons, non condensés avec d'autres cycles, ne comportant qu'un atome d'azote comme unique hétéro-atome du cycle et avec au moins trois doubles liaisons entre chaînons cycliques ou entre chaînons cycliques et chaînons non cycliques comportant trois liaisons doubles avec des hétéro-atomes liés directement à l'atome d'azote du cycle
C07D 401/12 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant plusieurs hétérocycles comportant des atomes d'azote comme uniques hétéro-atomes du cycle, au moins un cycle étant un cycle à six chaînons avec un unique atome d'azote contenant deux hétérocycles liés par une chaîne contenant des hétéro-atomes comme chaînons
C07K 1/113 - Procédés généraux de préparation de peptides par modification chimique de peptides précurseurs sans changement de la structure primaire
31.
PREPARATION OF MAGNESIUM OXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE USING MAGNESIUM: OXIDE
2222 capture processes. In an embodiment, a process for forming mesoporous magnesium oxide particles is provided. The process includes forming a mixture comprising a magnesium source and a templating agent in a liquid. The process further includes introducing a base to the mixture to precipitate an as-synthesized form of the mesoporous magnesium oxide particles. The process further includes separating the liquid from the as-synthesized form of the mesoporous magnesium oxide particles. The process further includes calcining the as-synthesized form of the mesoporous magnesium oxide particles under calcination conditions to form a calcined form of the mesoporous magnesium oxide particles.
The present disclosure relates to pyrolysis char concrete (PCC) and methods of forming PCC. The PCC is a composition including a pyrolysis char graphene oxide (PCGO) specimen mixture. The method of forming the composition includes mixing the CA with a first portion of water to form a first wet mixture and the FA with a second portion of water to form a second wet mixture. The cementitious material is mixed with the second wet mixture and a third portion of water to form a cement mixture. The PCGO is mixed with a fourth portion of water to form a PCGO mixture. The PCGO mixture, cement mixture, and a fifth portion of water is mixed to form a PCGO specimen mixture. The PCGO specimen mixture is cured to form the PCC.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to pyrolysis char stabilized soils (PCSSs). The PCSS includes a composition having a pyrolysis char (PC), cement, water, and soil. The composition is about 0.1% to about 50% of PC and about 1% to about 50% cement by weight. The method includes mixing a pyrolysis char (PC) and soil to form a dry mixture. Water and cement are mixed to form a cement mixture. The dry mixture and the cement mixture to form a wet mixture. The wet mixture is transferred to a mold to form a pyrolysis char stabilized soil (PCSS). The PCSS is cured. The PCSS is demolded and sealed.
E04B 1/38 - Assemblages pour les constructions du bâtiment en général
E04C 2/02 - Éléments de construction de relativement faible épaisseur pour la construction de parties de bâtiments, p. ex. matériaux en feuilles, dalles ou panneaux caractérisés par des matériaux spécifiés
E04F 13/14 - Revêtements ou enduits, p. ex. pour murs ou plafonds constitués d'éléments d'habillage ou de garnissageLeurs bâtisLeurs moyens de fixation constitués de plusieurs éléments d'habillage ou de garnissage semblables en pierre ou en matériau similaire, p. ex. en céramique en verre
E04B 1/41 - Dispositifs d'assemblage spécialement adaptés pour être noyés dans du béton armé ou de la maçonnerie
34.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED COMPOSITE MATERIALS USING COAL CHAR
Methods for producing a polymer composite material via a coal-derived feedstock. In one example, the method includes: pyrolyzing a coal-derived feedstock to produce coal char particles; mixing the coal char particles with a polymer precursor to produce a composite precursor; curing the composite precursor to produce a polymer composite material, wherein the curing includes: heating the composite precursor; and compressing the composite precursor. The composite precursor may be a powder mixture. The curing temperature may be between 80 and 250°C. The method may include dispersing the polymer precursor with a solvent.
B29B 13/02 - Conditionnement ou traitement physique de la matière à façonner par chauffage
C04B 35/528 - Produits céramiques mis en forme, caractérisés par leur compositionCompositions céramiquesTraitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques à base de non oxydes à base de carbone, p. ex. graphite obtenus à partir de particules carbonées avec ou sans autres composants non organiques
C04B 35/52 - Produits céramiques mis en forme, caractérisés par leur compositionCompositions céramiquesTraitement de poudres de composés inorganiques préalablement à la fabrication de produits céramiques à base de non oxydes à base de carbone, p. ex. graphite
C04B 35/626 - Préparation ou traitement des poudres individuellement ou par fournées
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to pyridinium salts, compositions thereof, and to methods of use. In an embodiment, a pyridinium salt described herein includes a group that is transferred to a tryptophan residue or moiety of a tryptophancontaining molecule. In another embodiment, a method for modifying a tryptophan residue is provided. The method includes forming a mixture comprising a pyridinium salt and a molecule containing a tryptophan moiety, and exposing the mixture to light to chemically modify the tryptophan moiety of the molecule.
A61K 31/4425 - Dérivés de pyridinium, p. ex. pralidoxime, pyridostigmine
C07D 209/20 - Radicaux substitués par des atomes de carbone comportant trois liaisons à des hétéro-atomes, avec au plus une liaison à un halogène, p. ex. radicaux ester ou nitrile substitués en outre par des atomes d'azote, p. ex. tryptophane
36.
CHAR-BASED BLOCK PAVRERS AND BRICK VENEERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to pyrolysis char block pavers (PCBPs), pyrolysis char brick veneers (PCBVs), and methods of forming PCBPs and PCBVs. The PCBP and PCBV includes a composition having a dry mixture and a wet mixture. The dry mixture includes pyrolysis char (PC) and cement materials. The wet mixture includes water, silica fume (SF), and additives. The composition is about 20% to 40% of PC, about 20% to 60% cement materials, about 0.1% to 10% SF, and about 1% to 1.5% additives, by weight. The methods include mixing water and additives to form a wet mixture; mixing pyrolysis char (PC) and cement materials to form a dry mixture; mixing the wet mixture and the dry mixture to form a composition mixture; transferring the composition mixture to a mold; pre-pressing the composition mixture; curing the composition mixture to for a composition; demolding the composition; and curing the composition.
E04B 1/38 - Assemblages pour les constructions du bâtiment en général
E04C 2/02 - Éléments de construction de relativement faible épaisseur pour la construction de parties de bâtiments, p. ex. matériaux en feuilles, dalles ou panneaux caractérisés par des matériaux spécifiés
E04F 13/14 - Revêtements ou enduits, p. ex. pour murs ou plafonds constitués d'éléments d'habillage ou de garnissageLeurs bâtisLeurs moyens de fixation constitués de plusieurs éléments d'habillage ou de garnissage semblables en pierre ou en matériau similaire, p. ex. en céramique en verre
E04B 1/41 - Dispositifs d'assemblage spécialement adaptés pour être noyés dans du béton armé ou de la maçonnerie
37.
PYRIDINIUM SALTS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Taylor, Michael T.
Hoopes, Caleb R.
Sarkar, Akash M.
Kuehl, Nicholas J.
Collins, Nicole L.
Garcia, Francisco J.
Barkan, David T.
Meister, Glenna E.
Bramhall, Taylor R.
Hsu, Chien-Hsiang
Jones, Michael D.
Schirle, Markus
Abrégé
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to pyridinium salts, compositions thereof, and to methods of use. In an embodiment, a pyridinium salt described herein includes a group that is transferred to a tryptophan residue or moiety of a tryptophan-containing molecule. In another embodiment, a method for modifying a tryptophan residue is provided. The method includes forming a mixture comprising a pyridinium salt and a molecule containing a tryptophan moiety, and exposing the mixture to light to chemically modify the tryptophan moiety of the molecule.
C07D 213/02 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant des cycles à six chaînons, non condensés avec d'autres cycles, ne comportant qu'un atome d'azote comme unique hétéro-atome du cycle et avec au moins trois doubles liaisons entre chaînons cycliques ou entre chaînons cycliques et chaînons non cycliques comportant trois liaisons doubles
A61K 31/405 - Acides indole-alkanecarboxyliquesLeurs dérivés, p. ex. tryptophane, indométhacine
A61K 47/64 - Conjugués médicament-peptide, médicament-protéine ou médicament-acide polyaminé, c.-à-d. l’agent de modification étant un peptide, une protéine ou un acide polyaminé lié par covalence ou complexé à un agent thérapeutiquement actif
G01N 33/68 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p. ex. de sang ou d'urineTest par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligandsTest immunologique faisant intervenir des protéines, peptides ou amino-acides
38.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SEAMLESS PORE NETWORK EXTRACTION
A method and device for pore network extraction by one or more processing units are disclosed. The method may include decomposing the global image into a set of overlapping subimages, extracting a set of subnetworks corresponding to the set of overlapping subimages, obtaining a cohesive pore network representing the porous media sample by merging the set of subnetworks, and outputting the cohesive pore network.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p. ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
G06T 11/20 - Traçage à partir d'éléments de base, p. ex. de lignes ou de cercles
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods of developing site plans, and more specifically to geostatistical methods for developing a site plan. Unlike conventional methods, embodiments described herein can be efficient, cost-effective, and reliable. Embodiments described herein produce site plans with a high degree of confidence in, for example, soil selection. Methods of drilling one or more boreholes based on a site investigation plan are also described. Systems for drilling a borehole are also described.
B01J 31/02 - Catalyseurs contenant des hydrures, des complexes de coordination ou des composés organiques contenant des composés organiques ou des hydrures métalliques
B01J 37/34 - Irradiation ou application d'énergie électrique, magnétique ou ondulatoire, p. ex. d'ondes ultrasonores
41.
STABILIZATION OF BIOLOGICS AND HUMAN BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR VIII IN A DRY STATE
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the stabilization of biologics, such as blood clotting factors, in a dry state. Methods and compositions for stabilizing biologics are described and can include an intrinsically disordered protein that can be modified to prevent, or at least mitigate, polymerization thereof and the formation of gel-like matrices, thereby, for example, improving the ability of the intrinsically disordered proteins to protect and stabilize sensitive biologics. In an embodiment is provided a composition that includes an intrinsically disordered protein and a blood clotting factor protein. The composition is characterized as stabilizing the biologic of the composition in a dry state at a temperature of ambient temperature or higher.
A61K 47/42 - ProtéinesPolypeptidesLeurs produits de dégradationLeurs dérivés p. ex. albumine, gélatine ou zéine
C07K 14/435 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
42.
METHODS FOR MICROBIAL GAS PRODUCTION AND USE AS ISOTOPIC TRACER
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods of natural gas production and carbon sequestration. In one embodiment, a method of generating biogas is disclosed, comprising delivering a feedstock downhole to a coal reservoir, generating biogas within the coal reservoir, and harvesting the biogas. In another embodiment, a method for tracing the migration of biogas in a coal reservoir is disclosed. The method comprises delivering a feedstock downhole to a coal reservoir via an injection well, generating biogas within the coal reservoir through microbial action, creating a biogas that is isotopically differentiable from a background gas that is native to the coal reservoir, harvesting the biogas at the injection well and one or more offset wells of the coal reservoir, analyzing the biogas and coal bed methane from the coal reservoir at the injection well and at one or more offset wells within the same coal reservoir, detecting the biogas at the offset wells using isotopic differentiation, and mapping the migration of the biogas from the injection well to the offset wells using the biogas as an isotopic tracer.
C09K 8/582 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de bactéries
E21B 41/00 - Matériel ou accessoires non couverts par les groupes
E21B 43/295 - Gazéification de matières minérales, p. ex. pour produire des mélanges de gaz combustibles
E21B 47/11 - Localisation des fuites, intrusions ou mouvements du fluide utilisant des traceursLocalisation des fuites, intrusions ou mouvements du fluide utilisant la radioactivité
G01V 9/00 - Prospection ou détection par des procédés non prévus dans les groupes
43.
COAL-DERIVED CARBON-BASED GROUT AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
Embodiments of the present disclosure related pyrolysis char grout (PCG). The PCG includes a cured composition. The cured composition includes about 10% to about 50% pyrolysis char (PC) by weight and about 50% to about 90% cement materials by weight. The composition has a water to cement (w/c) ratio of about 0.4 to about 1.2. A method of making a composition includes sieving a pyrolysis char (PC), mixing the PC with cement materials to form a dry mixture, mixing the dry mixture with water to form a PCG mixture, and curing the PCG mixture to form a PCG.
C04B 18/06 - Résidus de combustion, p. ex. produits d'épuration des fumées, des émanations ou des gaz d'échappement
C04B 28/02 - Compositions pour mortiers, béton ou pierre artificielle, contenant des liants inorganiques ou contenant le produit de réaction d'un liant inorganique et d'un liant organique, p. ex. contenant des ciments de polycarboxylates contenant des ciments hydrauliques autres que ceux de sulfate de calcium
44.
BUILDING MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and materials for fabricating building materials and other components from coal. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to materials and other components, such as char clay plaster, char brick, and foam glass fabricated from coal, and to methods of forming such materials. In an embodiment is provided a building material fabrication method. The method includes mixing an organic solvent with coal, under solvent extraction conditions, to form a coal extraction residue, and heating the coal extraction residue under pyrolysis conditions to form a pyrolysis char, the pyrolysis conditions comprising a temperature greater than about 500° C. The method further includes mixing the pyrolysis char with water and with one or more of clay, cement, or sand to create a mixture, and molding and curing the mixture to form a building material. Pyrolysis char-containing materials are also disclosed.
C04B 28/02 - Compositions pour mortiers, béton ou pierre artificielle, contenant des liants inorganiques ou contenant le produit de réaction d'un liant inorganique et d'un liant organique, p. ex. contenant des ciments de polycarboxylates contenant des ciments hydrauliques autres que ceux de sulfate de calcium
C10B 53/04 - Distillation destructive spécialement conçue pour des matières premières solides particulières ou sous forme spéciale de charbon pulvérulent
45.
Use of Multifunctional CO2 for Depolymerization of Polyethylene Terephthalate
A high-efficiency, low-energy consumption and environmental-friendly recycling technology for PETE plastic waste is disclosed. The degradation of PETE plastic waste includes a method for attacking the —O— ester linkage in the repeat unit of PETE plastic with water in saturated pressure and CO2 in supercritical (Sc) conditions.
C08J 11/14 - Récupération ou traitement des résidus des polymères par coupure des chaînes moléculaires des polymères ou rupture des liaisons de réticulation par voie chimique, p. ex. dévulcanisation par traitement avec de la vapeur ou de l'eau
B01J 3/00 - Procédés utilisant une pression supérieure ou inférieure à la pression atmosphérique pour obtenir des modifications chimiques ou physiques de la matièreAppareils à cet effet
B01J 3/02 - Dispositifs d'alimentation ou d'évacuation appropriés
46.
HIGH STRENGTH AND DURABLE CHAR-BASED BRICKS AND METHODS OF MAKING CHAR-BASED BRICKS
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to pyrolysis char bricks (PCBs) and methods of forming PCBs. The PCB includes a composition having a dry mixture and a wet mixture. The dry mixture includes pyrolysis char (PC) and cement materials. The wet mixture includes water, silica fume (SF), and additives. The composition is about 20% to 40% of PC, about 20% to 60% cement materials, about 0.1% to 10% SF, and about 1% to 1.5% additives, by weight. The method of forming a PCB includes mixing water and additives to form a wet mixture; mixing pyrolysis char (PC) and cement materials to form a dry mixture; mixing the wet mixture and the dry mixture to form a pyrolysis char brick (PCB) mixture; transferring the PCB mixture to a mold; pre-pressing the PCB mixture; initially curing the PCB mixture to for a PCB; demolding the PCB; and curing the PCB.
Embodiments of the present disclosure related carbon-based foams (CBF). The CBF includes a cured composition. The cured composition includes about 5% to about 20% pyrolysis char (PC) by weight and about 80% to about 95% lignin solution by weight. The lignin solution includes a lignin and a solvent. The solvent includes water, a polyol and a polyisocyanate. A method of making a composition includes grinding and sieving a pyrolysis char (PC) to form a PC powder; mixing a lignin with a solvent to form a lignin solution; mixing the PC powder with the lignin solution to form a lignin-PC solution; mixing a surfactant and a catalyst with the lignin-PC solution to form a raw materials mixture; mixing a foaming agent with the raw materials mixture to form a lignin-PC foam; and curing the lignin-PC foam to form a CBF.
C07G 1/00 - Dérivés de lignine à bas poids moléculaire
C08K 13/02 - Ingrédients organiques et inorganiques
C08J 9/12 - Mise en œuvre de substances macromoléculaires pour produire des matériaux ou objets poreux ou alvéolairesLeur post-traitement utilisant des gaz de gonflage produits par un agent de gonflage introduit au préalable par un agent physique de gonflage
C08H 7/00 - LignineLignine modifiéeProduits dérivés à haut poids moléculaire
48.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC PORE NETWORK MODELING OF TWO-PHASE FLOW IN WATER-WET POROUS MEDIA
A method and system for predicting dynamic fluid flow in a water-wet porous medium by one or more central processing units (CPUs), comprising generating a set of possible movements of displacement fronts within a set of pore elements within a pore-network representation of a porous media or rough-walled fracture sample, based on the set of possible movements, generating pressure fields for each of the set of possible movements, based on the pressure fields, determining a highest displacement potential for the set of possible movements, and performing a displacement based on the highest displacement potential.
A method and device for pore network extraction by one or more processing units are disclosed. The method may include decomposing the global image into a set of overlapping subimages, extracting a set of subnetworks corresponding to the set of overlapping subimages, obtaining a cohesive pore network representing the porous media sample by merging the set of subnetworks, and outputting the cohesive pore network.
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
G01N 15/00 - Recherche de caractéristiques de particulesRecherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle effective de matériaux poreux
G01N 23/00 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de rayonnement [ondes ou particules], p. ex. rayons X ou neutrons, non couvertes par les groupes , ou
A method and system for pore network characterization by one or more processing units is disclosed. The method may include obtaining an input image of a porous media sample, extracting a representative pore network from the input image by storing a voxel image for one or more pore elements, based on the one or more pore elements, defining a threshold capillary pressure for each of a set of inlet elements of the one or more pore elements; invading the one or more pore elements with a fluid flow configuration, the fluid flow configuration based, as least in part, on the threshold capillary pressure.
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
G06F 30/23 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant les méthodes des éléments finis [MEF] ou les méthodes à différences finies [MDF]
G06T 7/62 - Analyse des attributs géométriques de la superficie, du périmètre, du diamètre ou du volume
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation de formes dans le champ d’imageDécoupage ou fusion d’éléments d’image visant à établir la région de motif, p. ex. techniques de regroupementDétection d’occlusion
G06V 10/44 - Extraction de caractéristiques locales par analyse des parties du motif, p. ex. par détection d’arêtes, de contours, de boucles, d’angles, de barres ou d’intersectionsAnalyse de connectivité, p. ex. de composantes connectées
51.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCEMENT OF POROUS MEDIA IMAGES
A method and system for image processing are disclosed. A method for image processing by one or more central processing units (CPU) may include detecting an overlap pattern for a set of slice images of a porous media sample, based on the overlap pattern, determining a set of overlap distances for the set of slice images of the porous media sample, and registering, based on at least the set of overlap distances, a composite image comprising any of the set of slice images of the porous media sample.
G06T 7/30 - Détermination des paramètres de transformation pour l'alignement des images, c.-à-d. recalage des images
G06F 30/27 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant l’apprentissage automatique, p. ex. l’intelligence artificielle, les réseaux neuronaux, les machines à support de vecteur [MSV] ou l’apprentissage d’un modèle
G06F 18/214 - Génération de motifs d'entraînementProcédés de Bootstrapping, p. ex. ”bagging” ou ”boosting”
G06G 7/48 - Calculateurs analogiques pour des procédés, des systèmes ou des dispositifs spécifiques, p. ex. simulateurs
52.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PORE NETWORK DUPLICATION AND BLENDING
A method and system for generating a heterogeneous plug for a porous media sample by one or more central processing units (CPUs), including duplicating one or more sample pore elements to fill one or more components of a heterogeneous plug, constructing a set of buffer zones between each of the one or more components, populating the set of buffer zones with one or more generated pore elements, the one or more generated pore elements based, at least in part, on the one or more sample pore elements, and connecting the one or more generated pore elements to the one or more components to generate the heterogeneous plug.
A method and system for predicting dynamic two-phase fluid flow in a mixed-wet porous medium by one or more central processing units (CPUs), comprising determining a set of possible movements of main terminal menisci (MTMs) within a pore network model (PNM) of a porous media sample having a set of pore elements, generating pressure fields for each of the set of movements of MTMs, based on at least an inlet capillary pressure or a set of flow injection boundary conditions, based on the pressure fields, determining a set of local capillary pressures and a set of arc meniscus (AM) locations, generating a set of fluid displacements potentials based on at least the set of local capillary pressures and a set of threshold capillary pressures, and determining a highest positive fluid displacement potential from the set of fluid displacements.
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
E21B 49/08 - Prélèvement d'échantillons de fluides ou test des fluides dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits
G01N 13/00 - Recherche des effets de surface ou de couche limite, p. ex. pouvoir mouillantRecherche des effets de diffusionAnalyse des matériaux en déterminant les effets superficiels, limites ou de diffusion
G01V 9/00 - Prospection ou détection par des procédés non prévus dans les groupes
54.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR STENCIL-BASED PORE NETWORK CONSTRUCTION
A method for pore network construction by one or more processors is disclosed. The method may include generating one or more sample pore bodies based on a representative pore network corresponding to a porous media sample, selecting a target pore body from the one or more sample pore bodies, adding the target pore body to a generated pore network, the generated pore network associated with one or more target parameters, replicating one or more pore throat connections from the representative pore network substantially within the generated pore network, the one or more pore throat connections disposed between the target pore body and one or more duplicated neighbors of the target pore body, and processing the generated pore network to substantially align the generated pore network with the representative pore network.
G01V 3/38 - Traitement de données, p. ex. pour l'analyse, pour l'interprétation ou pour la correction
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
E21B 49/00 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits
A method and system for pore network characterization by one or more processing units is disclosed. The method may include obtaining an input image of a porous media sample, extracting a representative pore network from the input image by storing a voxel image for one or more pore elements, based on the one or more pore elements, defining a threshold capillary pressure for each of a set of inlet elements of the one or more pore elements; invading the one or more pore elements with a fluid flow configuration, the fluid flow configuration based, as least in part, on the threshold capillary pressure.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p. ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
G06F 30/23 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant les méthodes des éléments finis [MEF] ou les méthodes à différences finies [MDF]
56.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR STENCIL-BASED PORE NETWORK CONSTRUCTION
A method for pore network construction by one or more processors is disclosed. The method may include generating one or more sample pore bodies based on a representative pore network corresponding to a porous media sample, selecting a target pore body from the one or more sample pore bodies, adding the target pore body to a generated pore network, the generated pore network associated with one or more target parameters, replicating one or more pore throat connections from the representative pore network substantially within the generated pore network, the one or more pore throat connections disposed between the target pore body and one or more duplicated neighbors of the target pore body, and processing the generated pore network to substantially align the generated pore network with the representative pore network.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p. ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
57.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PORE NETWORK DUPLICATION AND BLENDING
A method and system for generating a heterogeneous plug for a porous media sample by one or more central processing units (CPUs), including duplicating one or more sample pore elements to fill one or more components of a heterogeneous plug, constructing a set of buffer zones between each of the one or more components, populating the set of buffer zones with one or more generated pore elements, the one or more generated pore elements based, at least in part, on the one or more sample pore elements, and connecting the one or more generated pore elements to the one or more components to generate the heterogeneous plug.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p. ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
58.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCEMENT OF POROUS MEDIA IMAGES
A method and system for image processing are disclosed. A method for image processing by one or more central processing units (CPU) may include detecting an overlap pattern for a set of slice images of a porous media sample, based on the overlap pattern, determining a set of overlap distances for the set of slice images of the porous media sample, and registering, based on at least the set of overlap distances, a composite image comprising any of the set of slice images of the porous media sample.
G06T 3/40 - Changement d'échelle d’images complètes ou de parties d’image, p. ex. agrandissement ou rétrécissement
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
G06T 5/50 - Amélioration ou restauration d'image utilisant plusieurs images, p. ex. moyenne ou soustraction
G06T 7/33 - Détermination des paramètres de transformation pour l'alignement des images, c.-à-d. recalage des images utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
59.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC PORE NETWORK MODELING OF TWO-PHASE FLOW IN MIXED-WET POROUS MEDIA
A method and system for predicting dynamic two-phase fluid flow in a mixed-wet porous medium by one or more central processing units (CPUs), comprising determining a set of possible movements of main terminal menisci (MTMs) within a pore network model (PNM) of a porous media sample having a set of pore elements, generating pressure fields for each of the set of movements of MTMs, based on at least an inlet capillary pressure or a set of flow injection boundary conditions, based on the pressure fields, determining a set of local capillary pressures and a set of arc meniscus (AM) locations, generating a set of fluid displacements potentials based on at least the set of local capillary pressures and a set of threshold capillary pressures, and determining a highest positive fluid displacement potential from the set of fluid displacements.
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus for solvent extraction of coal and to processes for solvent extraction of coal. In an embodiment, an apparatus for solvent extraction of coal is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of stationary members coupled to a stationary shaft, each stationary member having a stationary member opening. The apparatus further includes a rotatable shaft extending through the plurality of stationary members. The apparatus further includes a plurality of rotatable members coupled to the rotatable shaft, each rotatable member paired with a stationary member, and each rotatable member has a rotatable member opening configured to rotate relative to the stationary member opening. The apparatus further includes a plurality of members for agitating materials passing through the apparatus, the members for agitating materials coupled to the rotatable shaft, each member for agitating materials positioned between the paired stationary members and rotatable members.
B01F 27/80 - Mélangeurs à agitateurs tournant dans des récipients fixesPétrins avec des agitateurs tournant autour d'un axe sensiblement vertical
B01F 27/86 - Mélangeurs à agitateurs tournant dans des récipients fixesPétrins avec des agitateurs tournant autour d'un axe sensiblement vertical coopérant avec les déflecteurs ou les chicanes fixés au récipient
B01F 27/93 - Mélangeurs à agitateurs tournant dans des récipients fixesPétrins avec des agitateurs tournant autour d'un axe sensiblement vertical avec des disques rotatifs
B01J 19/18 - Réacteurs fixes avec éléments internes mobiles
The processes, systems, and methods for quantifying porous material are disclosed. A porous solid adsorbs an adsorbate. The saturated porous solid is heated and an isotherm may be generated such as from measured adsorbate mass loss. The type of isotherm is identified, and subsequent analysis may be performed to calculate specific surface area, pore size distribution, and pore volume. The specific type of subsequent analysis, such as derivation of a BET transform and application of BET theory, depends on the type of isotherm. This allows the porous material to by quantified using a variety of different adsorbates.
Embodiments of the present disclosure related to a method of forming polyurethane (PU). The method includes dissolving coal extract (CE) in dimethylformamide (DMF) to formed a dissolved solution; mixing the dissolved solution with aliphatic polyisocyanate (API) and toluene diisocyanate poly(propylene glycol) (TDI-PPG) to form PU units; mixing dissolved solution with phenyl isocyanate to form a carbamate; linking the PU units with the carbamate to form PU; and curing the PU. The CE comprises unmodified CE (U-CE), hydroxyethylated CE (H-CE), or a combination thereof.
C08G 18/64 - Composés macromoléculaires non prévus dans les groupes
C10G 1/04 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de schiste bitumineux, de sable pétrolifère ou de matières carbonées solides non fusibles ou similaires, p. ex. bois, charbon par extraction
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to extracts of coal, compositions thereof, and uses thereof. Embodiments of the present disclosure also generally relate to processes for extracting coal. In an embodiment is provided a composition that includes a C4 to C28 alcohol extract of coal. In another embodiment, compositions that include a C4 to C28 alcohol extract of coal are utilized in blends, pavement formulations, crack sealants, shingle coatings, adhesives, fuels, and asphalt or bitumen compositions that resist flow at ambient temperature. In another embodiment, compositions that include a C4 to C28 alcohol extract of coal are converted to a reaction product, where the reaction product is utilized in a pavement formulation or an anti-stripping agent.
C07C 29/00 - Préparation de composés comportant des groupes hydroxyle ou O-métal liés à un atome de carbone ne faisant pas partie d'un cycle aromatique à six chaînons
C07C 29/03 - Préparation de composés comportant des groupes hydroxyle ou O-métal liés à un atome de carbone ne faisant pas partie d'un cycle aromatique à six chaînons par addition de groupes hydroxyle à des liaisons carbone-carbone non saturées, p. ex. à l'aide de H2O2
C07C 29/05 - Préparation de composés comportant des groupes hydroxyle ou O-métal liés à un atome de carbone ne faisant pas partie d'un cycle aromatique à six chaînons par addition de groupes hydroxyle à des liaisons carbone-carbone non saturées, p. ex. à l'aide de H2O2 par hydratation de liaisons doubles carbone-carbone avec formation de produits d'absorption dans des acides minéraux suivie de leur hydrolyse
C12M 1/00 - Appareillage pour l'enzymologie ou la microbiologie
Embodiments of the present disclosure related compositions of pyrolysis char bricks and methods of making compositions of pyrolysis char bricks. The composition includes about 30% to about 80% PC, about 0% to about 30% sand, about 15% to about 60% cement material, and about 0.1% to about 10% additive. The method includes mixing the cement material, the pyrolysis char (PC), the sand, and the additive to form a dry mixture, and mixing a dry mixture with water to form a wet mixture. The method may further include transferring the wet mixture to a mold; curing the wet mixture to form a pyrolysis char brick (PCB); and demolding the PCB.
Embodiments of the present disclosure related methods of pre-coating pyrolysis char for use in pyrolysis char bricks. In one method, the method includes forming a cement paste using water and a cement material; soaking a pyrolysis char (PC) in the cement paste to create a coated pyrolysis char (CPC); and sieving the CPC and cement paste with a mesh. In another embodiment, the method includes mixing a PC with a cement material to form a dry mixture; spraying water onto the dry mixture of the PC and the cement material to form a wet mixture; stirring the wet mixture to form a CPC; and drying the CPC. In another embodiment, the method includes soaking a PC in water to form a soaked PC; sieving and vibrating the soaked PC to remove excess water; mixing a cement material with the soaked PC to create a CPC; and drying the CPC.
B07B 1/00 - Criblage, tamisage ou triage des matériaux solides au moyen de treillis, grilles ou systèmes analogues
B07B 1/34 - Tamis mobiles non prévus ailleurs, p. ex. à oscillations, à mouvement alternatif, à balancement, à basculement ou à vacillement à secousses ou à mouvement alternatif, perpendiculairement ou approximativement perpendiculairement au plan du tamis
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to systems, devices, and methods to model fluid flow in a porous medium. In an embodiment, a microfluidic device to model subterranean fluid flow is disclosed. The device includes a mold of solid material, the mold including a field of pores and throats formed in the mold for mimicking a porous rock formation, a peripheral channel formed in the mold for mimicking a fluid reservoir, and an interior channel formed in the mold for mimicking a well. The peripheral channel can trace a perimeter or circumference of the field of pores and throats and be in fluid communication with the pores and throats.
E21B 49/00 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits
67.
INFINITE- ACTING AND INFINITE-SUPPLY MICROMODEL SYSTEMS
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to systems, devices, and methods to model fluid flow in a porous medium. In an embodiment, a microfluidic device to model subterranean fluid flow is disclosed. The device includes a mold of solid material, the mold including a field of pores and throats formed in the mold for mimicking a porous rock formation, a peripheral channel formed in the mold for mimicking a fluid reservoir, and an interior channel formed in the mold for mimicking a well. The peripheral channel can trace a perimeter or circumference of the field of pores and throats and be in fluid communication with the pores and throats.
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
E21B 43/26 - Procédés pour activer la production par formation de crevasses ou de fractures
E21B 49/00 - Test pour déterminer la nature des parois des trous de forageEssais de couchesProcédés ou appareils pour prélever des échantillons du terrain ou de fluides en provenance des puits, spécialement adaptés au forage du sol ou aux puits
A method and system for non-destructive characterization of porous media samples are disclosed. The method for porous media characterization by one or more central processing units (CPUs) includes obtaining one or more segmented images from a set of images of a porous media sample, determining one or more fluid-fluid interfaces (FFIs) within one or more segmented images for each pixel of the one or more segmented images, and based at least in part on the FFIs, extracting one or more characteristics of the porous media sample.
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation de formes dans le champ d’imageDécoupage ou fusion d’éléments d’image visant à établir la région de motif, p. ex. techniques de regroupementDétection d’occlusion
G06V 10/44 - Extraction de caractéristiques locales par analyse des parties du motif, p. ex. par détection d’arêtes, de contours, de boucles, d’angles, de barres ou d’intersectionsAnalyse de connectivité, p. ex. de composantes connectées
G06V 10/34 - Lissage ou élagage de la formeOpérations morphologiquesSquelettisation
69.
DEVICES FOR CHARACTERIZING THE RESPONSE OF PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
G01F 1/38 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques en mesurant la pression ou la différence de pression la pression ou la différence de pression étant produite par une contraction de la veine fluide la pression ou la différence de pression étant mesurée au moyen d'un élément mobile, p. ex. une membrane, un piston, un tube de Bourdon ou une capsule déformable
G01L 9/08 - Mesure de la pression permanente, ou quasi permanente d’un fluide ou d’un matériau solide fluent par des éléments électriques ou magnétiques sensibles à la pressionTransmission ou indication par des moyens électriques ou magnétiques du déplacement des éléments mécaniques sensibles à la pression, utilisés pour mesurer la pression permanente ou quasi permanente d’un fluide ou d’un matériau solide fluent en faisant usage de dispositifs piézo-électriques
G01L 13/06 - Dispositifs ou appareils pour la mesure des différences entre plusieurs valeurs de la pression des fluides en utilisant des éléments électriques ou magnétiques sensibles à la pression
70.
DEVICES FOR CHARACTERIZING THE RESPONSE OF PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices for dynamic pressure sensing characterization and methods of use. In an embodiment, a device to dynamically characterize a pressure measurement system is provided. The device includes a pneumatic passage comprising a front end, a back end, an interior, and a flow path. The device further includes a valve coupled to the back end of the pneumatic passage, the valve for permitting a regulated fluid to enter the flow path of the pneumatic passage. The device further includes a reference pressure sensing element disposed on the interior of the pneumatic passage and along the flow path of the pneumatic passage. The device further includes a controller coupled to the reference pressure sensing element and the valve. Methods for characterizing a dynamic response of a pressure sensing system are also provided.
G01L 9/08 - Mesure de la pression permanente, ou quasi permanente d’un fluide ou d’un matériau solide fluent par des éléments électriques ou magnétiques sensibles à la pressionTransmission ou indication par des moyens électriques ou magnétiques du déplacement des éléments mécaniques sensibles à la pression, utilisés pour mesurer la pression permanente ou quasi permanente d’un fluide ou d’un matériau solide fluent en faisant usage de dispositifs piézo-électriques
G01F 1/38 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets mécaniques en mesurant la pression ou la différence de pression la pression ou la différence de pression étant produite par une contraction de la veine fluide la pression ou la différence de pression étant mesurée au moyen d'un élément mobile, p. ex. une membrane, un piston, un tube de Bourdon ou une capsule déformable
G01L 13/06 - Dispositifs ou appareils pour la mesure des différences entre plusieurs valeurs de la pression des fluides en utilisant des éléments électriques ou magnétiques sensibles à la pression
71.
MONOLITHIC WOOD-DERIVED CATHODES FOR LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES
Embodiments described herein relate to a method comprising soaking a wood in a mild acid, soaking the wood in an iron containing solution, pyrolizing the wood, heat treating the wood to create a graphitized monolith, leaching the graphitized monolith to remove iron remaining in the graphitized monolith, and infiltrating the graphitized monolith with sulfur to create a cathode. Embodiments described herein relate to a method of fabricating a sulfur-carbon composite cathode as shown and described herein. Embodiments described herein relate to a sulfur-carbon composite cathode as shown and described herein.
H01M 4/134 - Électrodes à base de métaux, de Si ou d'alliages
H01M 4/136 - Électrodes à base de composés inorganiques autres que les oxydes ou les hydroxydes, p. ex. sulfures, séléniures, tellurures, halogénures ou LiCoFy
H01M 4/36 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs
72.
Exploiting oxygen inhibited photopolymerization within emulsion droplets for the fabrication of microparticles with customizable size, shape and interfacial and mechanical properties
Described are methods and devices for the generation of hydrogel particles with micrometer and submicrometer dimensions using oxygen-inhibited partial polymerization, and the particles generated therefrom. The described methods generate particles with dimensions independent of the starting polymerizable solution dimension, for example, a microdroplet. Further, microfluidic flow parameters (e.g. viscosity, flow rate) and photopolymerization process parameters (e.g. optical exposure intensity and duration) are controlled to generate particles with tunable crosslinking density-determined properties including elasticity, diffusivity, and biomolecular display for diverse applications such as drug delivery, tissue engineering cell scaffolds, and single- and multiple-cell therapeutics. Similarly, gradients of crosslinking density-determined properties can be created within single particles through the selection of optical exposure intensity and duration. In addition to conventional spherical shapes, a suite of non-spherical shapes may be generated by manipulating the dimensions of the microfluidic channels and other related physical and process parameters.
B01J 13/00 - Chimie des colloïdes, p. ex. production de substances colloïdales ou de leurs solutions, non prévue ailleursFabrication de microcapsules ou de microbilles
A hydroponic plant production apparatus comprising: a hollow grow tube with a slot formed in the front face of the grow tube, and a matrix media insert composed of two halves, where the media is insertable into the grow tube, allowing plants to be inserted and grown between the two halves of the matrix media insert in the grow tube is provided. Methods for use of a hollow grow tube with a slot formed in the front face of the grow tube, and a matrix media insert composed of two halves, where the media is insertable into the grow tube, allowing plants to be inserted and grown between the two halves of the matrix media insert in the grow tube are also provided.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to char bricks and methods of making char bricks. A composition (e.g., a char brick) includes about 0% to about 10% sand, about 30% to about 70% pyrolysis char (PC), and about 30% to about 60% cement. The PC has a particle size distribution from about 50 μm to about 500 μm. A method of making the composition includes mixing dry ingredients into a dry mixture, mixing the dry mixture with water to create a wet mixture; molding the wet mixture into a composition; and curing the composition. The dry ingredients include sand, pyrolysis char (PC), and cement. The PC has a particle size distribution from about 50 μm to about 500 μm.
C04B 18/06 - Résidus de combustion, p. ex. produits d'épuration des fumées, des émanations ou des gaz d'échappement
C04B 28/02 - Compositions pour mortiers, béton ou pierre artificielle, contenant des liants inorganiques ou contenant le produit de réaction d'un liant inorganique et d'un liant organique, p. ex. contenant des ciments de polycarboxylates contenant des ciments hydrauliques autres que ceux de sulfate de calcium
C04B 40/00 - Procédés, en général, pour influencer ou modifier les propriétés des compositions pour mortiers, béton ou pierre artificielle, p. ex. leur aptitude à prendre ou à durcir
In one embodiment, a method for extracting rare earth elements from coal includes preparing a coal-based intermediate product from a coal feedstock sourced from available natural occurring material associated with coal mining, wherein the a coal-based intermediate product has not been generated through the process of combustion; contacting the coal-based intermediate product with a weak acid; and extracting at least some rare earth elements from the coal-based intermediate product via the weak acid to produce a rare earth extract. The coal-based intermediate may be produced via a combination of pyrolysis and solvent extraction.
Methods and materials for foam production in enhanced oil recovery operations are described herein. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to foaming agents, gas mobility control agents for use in porous media, compositions comprising such agents, methods for using such agents, methods for generating foams, and systems for enhanced oil recovery. In an embodiment, a method for recovery of oil from a porous rock formation is provided. The method includes contacting a foaming fluid and a surfactant solution described herein with the porous rock formation, and generating a foam comprising the foaming fluid and the surfactant solution. The method further includes mobilizing oil from the porous rock formation by contacting the porous rock formation with the foam; and collecting at least a portion of the mobilized oil.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
C09K 8/70 - Compositions pour la formation de crevasses ou de fractures caractérisées par leur forme ou par la forme de leurs composants, p. ex. mousses
77.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FOAM GENERATION AND FOAM EVALUATION
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for foam generation, and to apparatus and methods for evaluation of foam systems. In an embodiment, a method of analyzing foam properties includes delivering a foaming composition and a gas to a housing at a pressure of 500 psi to 6,000 psi and a temperature of 35° C. to 150° C., the housing containing an unconsolidated porous media. The method further includes flowing the foaming composition and the gas through the housing, and forming a foam by an interaction of the foaming composition, the gas, and the unconsolidated porous media. The method further includes directing the foam from the housing to a visualization chamber, the visualization chamber in fluid communication with the housing, and measuring a foam characteristic via the visualization chamber. The characteristic may include foam half-life, pressure drop through the unconsolidated media, and/or apparent viscosity of the foam.
G01N 7/10 - Analyse des matériaux en mesurant la pression ou le volume d'un gaz ou d'une vapeur en permettant la diffusion des constituants à travers une cloison poreuse et en mesurant une différence de pression ou de volume
G01N 11/00 - Recherche des propriétés d'écoulement des matériaux, p. ex. la viscosité, la plasticitéAnalyse des matériaux en déterminant les propriétés d'écoulement
B05B 7/00 - Appareillages de pulvérisation pour débiter des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides provenant de plusieurs sources, p. ex. un liquide et de l'air, une poudre et un gaz
B01F 23/235 - Mélange de gaz avec des liquides en introduisant des gaz dans des milieux liquides, p. ex. pour produire des liquides aérés pour la fabrication de mousse
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
78.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FOAM GENERATION AND FOAM EVALUATION
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for foam generation, and to apparatus and methods for evaluation of foam systems. In an embodiment, a method of analyzing foam properties includes delivering a foaming composition and a gas to a housing at a pressure of 500 psi to 6,000 psi and a temperature of 35°C to 150°C, the housing containing an unconsolidated porous media. The method further includes flowing the foaming composition and the gas through the housing, and forming a foam by an interaction of the foaming composition, the gas, and the unconsolidated porous media. The method further includes directing the foam from the housing to a visualization chamber, the visualization chamber in fluid communication with the housing, and measuring a foam characteristic via the visualization chamber. The characteristic may include foam half-life, pressure drop through the unconsolidated media, and/or apparent viscosity of the foam.
C09K 8/58 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement
C09K 8/70 - Compositions pour la formation de crevasses ou de fractures caractérisées par leur forme ou par la forme de leurs composants, p. ex. mousses
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
79.
FOAMING AGENTS, GAS MOBILITY CONTROL AGENTS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
Methods and materials for foam production in enhanced oil recovery operations are described herein. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to foaming agents, gas mobility control agents for use in porous media, compositions comprising such agents, methods for using such agents, methods for generating foams, and systems for enhanced oil recovery. In an embodiment, a method for recovery of oil from a porous rock formation is provided. The method includes contacting a foaming fluid and a surfactant solution described herein with the porous rock formation, and generating a foam comprising the foaming fluid and the surfactant solution. The method further includes mobilizing oil from the porous rock formation by contacting the porous rock formation with the foam; and collecting at least a portion of the mobilized oil.
C09K 8/58 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement
C09K 8/70 - Compositions pour la formation de crevasses ou de fractures caractérisées par leur forme ou par la forme de leurs composants, p. ex. mousses
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
80.
REINFORCEMENT AND FILLER MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES THEREOF
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to reinforcement and filler materials in various compositions, and more specifically to coal-derived materials as reinforcement and filler materials. In an embodiment, a composition includes a coal-derived component and an elastomer component. The coal-derived component can be coal powder and/or coal char. The coal-derived component can be thermally-treated (e.g., pyrolyzed), solvent-extracted to produce an extract or residual carbon, and/or chemically modified prior to incorporation in the composition.
B29C 48/00 - Moulage par extrusion, c.-à-d. en exprimant la matière à mouler dans une matrice ou une filière qui lui donne la forme désiréeAppareils à cet effet
C08L 53/02 - Compositions contenant des copolymères séquencés possédant au moins une séquence d'un polymère obtenu par des réactions ne faisant intervenir que des liaisons non saturées carbone-carboneCompositions contenant des dérivés de tels polymères contenant des monomères vinylaromatiques et des diènes conjugués
C08J 3/24 - Réticulation, p. ex. vulcanisation, de macromolécules
C08J 3/22 - Formation de mélanges de polymères avec des additifs, p. ex. coloration en utilisant les techniques des charges mères
81.
REINFORCEMENT AND FILLER MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES THEREOF
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to reinforcement and filler materials in various compositions, and more specifically to coal-derived materials as reinforcement and filler materials. In an embodiment, a composition includes a coal-derived component and an elastomer component. The coal-derived component can be coal powder and/or coal char. The coal-derived component can be thermally-treated (e.g., pyrolyzed), solvent-extracted to produce an extract or residual carbon, and/or chemically modified prior to incorporation in the composition.
The present disclosure relates to microbial stem cell technology that enables a growing microbial culture to stably maintain two or more distinct cell types in a ratio that can be genetically programmed and/or dynamically controlled during cultivation. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein can be utilized to increase product yield in microbial fermentations and advanced engineering of biomaterials using genetically engineered microbial cells, among others.
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and compositions for controlling cellular expression. More specifically, embodiments described herein relate to hydrogel-encapsulated/dispersed cells, methods of forming hydrogel-encapsulated/dispersed cells, and methods of using hydrogel-encapsulated/dispersed cells for controlling production of, for example, secretomes. In an embodiment, a composition for controlling production of secretomes is provided. The composition includes, a hydrogel comprising, in polymerized form, one or more photoreactive monomers and a thiol linker, wherein at least one of the one or more photoreactive monomers comprises a methylene functional group; and one or more cells dispersed or encapsulated within the hydrogel.
A61K 35/28 - Moelle osseuseCellules souches hématopoïétiquesCellules souches mésenchymateuses de toutes origines, p. ex. cellules souches dérivées de tissu adipeux
C12N 5/00 - Cellules non différenciées humaines, animales ou végétales, p. ex. lignées cellulairesTissusLeur culture ou conservationMilieux de culture à cet effet
In one embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium comprises contacting the porous medium with an aqueous nanofluid, solubilizing oil from the porous medium via the nanoparticles to form a dispersion comprising the oil and the aqueous nanofluid, and collecting at least some of the dispersion. The aqueous nanofluid may contain a combination of amphiphilic quantum dots and hydrophilic quantum dots, in a continuous phase. At least 90% of the quantum dot nanoparticles may have an aspect ratio of from 1:1 to 1:6. In another embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium includes adding quantum dots to foaming surfactants to enhance foam lamella stability under reservoir conditions and provide conformance and mobility control in porous media and hydraulic fractures.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
B82Y 30/00 - Nanotechnologie pour matériaux ou science des surfaces, p. ex. nanocomposites
B82Y 40/00 - Fabrication ou traitement des nanostructures
C09K 8/588 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de polymères spécifiques
The present disclosure relates to microbial stem cell technology that enables a growing microbial culture to stably maintain two or more distinct cell types in a ratio that can be genetically programmed and/or dynamically controlled during cultivation. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein can be utilized to increase product yield in microbial fermentations and advanced engineering of biomaterials using genetically engineered microbial cells, among others.
Novel microemulsion formulations comprising a surfactant or combination of surfactants are disclosed for improved crude oil cleanup or recovery from subsurface geological formations, especially those containing carbonate cements.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
C09K 8/524 - Compositions pour éviter, limiter ou éliminer les dépôts, p. ex. pour le nettoyage les dépôts organiques, p. ex. paraffines ou asphaltènes
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
A vertical hydroponic plant production apparatus for allowing vertical hydroponic greenhouse crop production is provided. The apparatus comprises a hollow grow tube having a front face, a back face, an open first end, and an open second end. A slot is formed in the front face of the grow tube with the slot having a width equal to only a portion of a width of the front face. A media material is insertable into the grow tube. The slot allows the front face to expand outward during insertion of the media material and biased inward against the media material once the media material is inserted. The grow tube is positionable in either a horizontal position, vertical position, or any position between the horizontal position and the vertical position allowing inclined, multi-angled crop production and multi-storied conveyor style crop production.
In an embodiment is provided a method for measuring a vapor-liquid transition of a substance, the method including introducing a substance into a sample cell of a calorimetric block of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at a first initial pressure, the system volume being constant; maintaining the substance in a vapor phase; cooling the substance at a cooling rate; and generating a thermogram. In another embodiment is provided a method for measuring a vapor-liquid transition of a substance, the method including introducing a substance into a sample cell of a calorimetric block of a DSC at a first initial pressure, the system volume being constant; maintaining the substance in a liquid phase; heating the substance at a heating rate; and generating a thermogram. In another embodiment is provided a method for measuring a vapor-liquid transition of a substance in the presence of an adsorbent.
G01N 25/08 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de moyens thermiques en recherchant les changements d'état ou de phaseRecherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de moyens thermiques en recherchant le frittage du point d'ébullition
In an embodiment, a hydrocarbon recovery material includes an organic acid and a water material, the organic acid including a naphthenic acid, L-proline, or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir under reservoir conditions, the reservoir containing hydrocarbons, and the treatment fluid includes an organic acid and a water material. In another embodiment, an oil recovery method includes injecting a treatment fluid into a reservoir containing hydrocarbons, the treatment fluid comprising an organic acid in one or more of an oil-in-water emulsion, a resin dispersion, or a polymer capsule.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
C09K 8/588 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de polymères spécifiques
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and compositions for stabilizing biological material using intrinsically disordered proteins. In an embodiment, a composition is provided, the composition including a first component comprising at least one intrinsically disordered protein; and a second component comprising at least one biological material of interest, at least one biologically-derived material of interest, or both, the second component being free of the at least one intrinsically disordered protein. The methods and compositions include at least one intrinsically disordered protein that can be modified to prevent, or at least mitigate, polymerization thereof and the formation of gel-like matrices, thereby, e.g., improving the ability of the intrinsically disordered proteins to protect and stabilize sensitive biological materials.
C07K 14/435 - Peptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'animauxPeptides ayant plus de 20 amino-acidesGastrinesSomatostatinesMélanotropinesLeurs dérivés provenant d'humains
A61K 47/42 - ProtéinesPolypeptidesLeurs produits de dégradationLeurs dérivés p. ex. albumine, gélatine ou zéine
G16B 15/20 - Repliement de protéines ou de domaines
G16B 15/30 - Ciblage de médicament à l’aide de données structurellesPrévision d’amarrage ou de liaison moléculaire
Listeria monocytogenes on plant matter are described. Embodiments include using formulations comprising active chemical constituents and aqueous extracts or sap from certain trees. Methods of using and producing aqueous formulations derived from hickory and maple wood are provided. Formulations and methods are provided for preventing and dispersing exopolysaccharide-rich listerial biofilms.
In one embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium comprises contacting the porous medium with an aqueous nanofluid, solubilizing oil from the porous medium via the nanoparticles to form a dispersion comprising the oil and the aqueous nanofluid, and collecting at least some of the dispersion. The aqueous nanofluid may contain a combination of amphiphilic quantum dots and hydrophilic quantum dots, in a continuous phase. At least 90% of the quantum dot nanoparticles may have an aspect ratio of from 1:1 to 1:6. In another embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium includes adding quantum dots to foaming surfactants to enhance foam lamella stability under reservoir conditions and provide conformance and mobility control in porous media and hydraulic fractures.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
E21B 43/16 - Procédés de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures
E21B 43/34 - Aménagements pour séparer les matériaux produits par le puits
In one embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium comprises contacting the porous medium with an aqueous nanofluid, solubilizing oil from the porous medium via the nanoparticles to form a dispersion comprising the oil and the aqueous nanofluid, and collecting at least some of the dispersion. The aqueous nanofluid may contain a combination of amphiphilic quantum dots and hydrophilic quantum dots, in a continuous phase. At least 90% of the quantum dot nanoparticles may have an aspect ratio of from 1:1 to 1:6. In another embodiment, a method for recovery of an oil from a porous medium includes adding quantum dots to foaming surfactants to enhance foam lamella stability under reservoir conditions and provide conformance and mobility control in porous media and hydraulic fractures.
C09K 8/584 - Compositions pour les méthodes de récupération assistée pour l'extraction d'hydrocarbures, c.-à-d. pour améliorer la mobilité de l'huile, p. ex. fluides de déplacement caractérisées par l'utilisation de tensio-actifs spécifiques
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Materials derived from coal using environmentally friendly solvents
In a first embodiment, a coal treatment process includes exposing a material comprising coal to ionic liquid(s) to form a first mixture, isolating a residue from the first mixture, forming a second mixture comprising the residue, and electrospinning the second mixture to form a carbon fiber precursor material. In a second embodiment, a coal treatment process includes exposing a material comprising coal to ionic liquid(s) to form a mixture comprising solids and a liquid fraction, separating and filtering the liquid fraction from the mixture, and isolating one or more compounds from the liquid fraction. In a third embodiment, a coal treatment process includes exposing a material comprising coal to ionic liquid(s) to form a first mixture comprising residues, exposing the first mixture to (a) an acid, (b) a solvent, or (c) both to form a second mixture, and isolating rare earth elements and rare earth element compounds.
C22B 3/00 - Extraction de composés métalliques par voie humide à partir de minerais ou de concentrés
C22B 7/00 - Mise en œuvre de matériaux autres que des minerais, p. ex. des rognures, pour produire des métaux non ferreux ou leurs composés
C22B 59/00 - Obtention des métaux des terres rares
C22B 3/22 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p. ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par des procédés physiques, p. ex. par filtration, par des moyens magnétiques
D01D 5/00 - Formation des filaments, fils ou similaires
D01F 1/02 - Addition de substances à la solution de filage ou à la masse fondue
D01F 9/14 - Filaments de carboneAppareils spécialement adaptés à leur fabrication par décomposition de filaments organiques
C01F 17/17 - Préparation ou traitement, p. ex. séparation ou purification faisant intervenir une extraction liquide-liquide
D01F 9/22 - Filaments de carboneAppareils spécialement adaptés à leur fabrication par décomposition de filaments organiques à partir de produits de polyaddition, de polycondensation ou de polymérisation à partir de composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone à partir de polyacrylonitriles
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AUTOMATED APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF FLUID-SOLID SYSTEMS
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus, systems, and methods for characterizing fluid-solid systems. In an embodiment, a method includes placing a porous rock sample in a core holder, contacting the porous rock sample with a fluid to create a fluid-solid system inside the core holder, automatically adjusting a temperature and/or pressure of the fluid-solid system to a preselected value via a processor and at least one automated valve, monitoring the fluid-solid system for equilibrium, recording a value for temperature, pressure, and/or mass of the fluid-solid system, performing an action based on the recorded data, and repeating the adjusting, monitoring, recording, and performing operations to produce a thermodynamic data characteristic of the fluid-solid system. In one example, the performing operation includes analyzing a pressure signal for stationarity by performing an Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test and/or a Kwiatkowski?Phillips?Schmidt?Shin (KPSS) test.
E21B 49/08 - Prélèvement d'échantillons de fluides ou test des fluides dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits
G01N 5/02 - Analyse des matériaux par pesage, p. ex. pesage des fines particules séparées d'un gaz ou d'un liquide en absorbant ou adsorbant les constituants d'un matériau et en déterminant la variation de poids de l'adsorbant, p. ex. en déterminant la teneur en eau
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus, systems, and methods for characterizing fluid-solid systems. In an embodiment, a method includes placing a porous rock sample in a core holder, contacting the porous rock sample with a fluid to create a fluid-solid system inside the core holder, automatically adjusting a temperature and/or pressure of the fluid-solid system to a preselected value via a processor and at least one automated valve, monitoring the fluid-solid system for equilibrium, recording a value for temperature, pressure, and/or mass of the fluid-solid system, performing an action based on the recorded data, and repeating the adjusting, monitoring, recording, and performing operations to produce a thermodynamic data characteristic of the fluid-solid system. In one example, the performing operation includes analyzing a pressure signal for stationarity by performing an Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test and/or a Kwiatkowski–Phillips–Schmidt–Shin (KPSS) test.
G01N 1/02 - Dispositifs pour prélever des échantillons
G01N 5/02 - Analyse des matériaux par pesage, p. ex. pesage des fines particules séparées d'un gaz ou d'un liquide en absorbant ou adsorbant les constituants d'un matériau et en déterminant la variation de poids de l'adsorbant, p. ex. en déterminant la teneur en eau
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING RAW COAL POWDER INTO POLYCRYSTALLINE NANO-GRAPHITE BY METAL-ASSISTED MICROWAVE TREATMENT
A metal-assisted microwave treatment that converting raw coal powders into nano-graphite is presented. Specifically, four major factors are identified for successful conversion: (1) high temperature; (2) reducing environment; (3) catalyst; and (4) microwave radiation. Specifically, it is determined that the combination of the carbon sources (raw coal powders), the high temperature (microwave induced electric sparking), the reducing environment (the Ar/H2 mixture), the catalyst (Cu foil), with the microwave radiations can generate nano-graphite. This novel approach utilizes the sparking induced by the microwave radiation on the fork-shape metal foils to generate high temperature (>1000° C.) within few seconds. The small thermal load makes this method cost effective and has potential for higher temperature using metals with higher melting temperature. Refinement of this technique is possible to yield a higher quality and quantity of nano-graphite materials for a wider range of applications.
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus, systems, and methods for characterizing fluid-solid systems. In an embodiment, a method includes placing a porous rock sample in a core holder, contacting the porous rock sample with a fluid to create a fluid-solid system inside the core holder, automatically adjusting a temperature and/or pressure of the fluid-solid system to a preselected value via a processor and at least one automated valve, monitoring the fluid-solid system for equilibrium, recording a value for temperature, pressure, and/or mass of the fluid-solid system, performing an action based on the recorded data, and repeating the adjusting, monitoring, recording, and performing operations to produce a thermodynamic data characteristic of the fluid-solid system. In one example, the performing operation includes analyzing a pressure signal for stationarity by performing an Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test and/or a Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin (KPSS) test.
G01N 5/02 - Analyse des matériaux par pesage, p. ex. pesage des fines particules séparées d'un gaz ou d'un liquide en absorbant ou adsorbant les constituants d'un matériau et en déterminant la variation de poids de l'adsorbant, p. ex. en déterminant la teneur en eau
G01N 1/44 - Traitement d'échantillons mettant en œuvre un rayonnement, p. ex. de la chaleur
The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate (USA)
University of Wyoming (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Yang, Ronggui
Yin, Xiaobo
Tan, Gang
Zhao, Dongliang
Ma, Yaoguang
Zhai, Yao
Abrégé
Polymer-based selective radiative cooling structures are provided which include a selectively emissive layer of a polymer or a polymer matrix composite material. Exemplary selective radiative cooling structures are in the form of a sheet, film or coating. Also provided are methods for removing heat from a body by selective thermal radiation using polymer-based selective radiative cooling structures.
F28F 13/18 - Dispositions pour modifier le transfert de chaleur, p. ex. accroissement, diminution par application de revêtements, p. ex. absorbant les radiations ou les réfléchissantDispositions pour modifier le transfert de chaleur, p. ex. accroissement, diminution par application d'un traitement de surface, p. ex. un polissage
C08K 3/01 - Emploi de substances inorganiques en tant qu'adjuvants caractérisées par leur fonction
B32B 17/10 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement d'une feuille de verre ou de fibres de verre, de scorie ou d'une substance similaire comprenant du verre comme seul composant ou comme composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique de résine synthétique
F24F 5/00 - Systèmes ou appareils de conditionnement d'air non couverts par ou
F28D 20/00 - Appareils ou ensembles fonctionnels d'accumulation de chaleur en généralAppareils échangeurs de chaleur de régénération non couverts par les groupes ou
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Motion tracking sychronization in virtual reality spaces
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to motion tracking synchronization in virtual reality systems. In an embodiment, a computing system that includes a processor and a memory including computer readable instructions is provided. The processor is configured to, based on execution of the computer readable instructions, receive an indication from a virtual reality (VR) application that the VR application has started, receive tracking data from a first motion tracking system and a second motion tracking system, each motion tracking system comprising one or more sensors, and generate system-independent tracking objects from the tracking data. The processor is further configured to, based on execution of the computer readable instructions, format the system-independent tracking objects into VR objects compatible with a VR system, transmit the VR objects to the VR system, and provide a real world environment view to users overlaid or independent of VR environment. Computer implemented methods are also provided.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur