Patent classifications
B01F3/08
Sewage System Agitator
A sewage system component spray assembly is attached at a predetermined height above pumps in the interior of the component and has at least one nozzle for spraying liquid downwardly and generally tangential to a center of the sewage system component. Operation of the nozzle causes the liquid to disperse floating material on the sewage surface and creating a rotational flow around the center to direct such material to the pumps.
Apparatus and method for mixing and dispensing
A system and method for mixing and dispensing two substances are provided. The system includes: a first substance a first container for containing a first substance, a second container for containing a second substance, a feeding tube, and a pumping system connected to the first container, the second container, and the feeding tube; wherein the system comprises at least three modes of operation: combining the first and second substances into one combined substance, mixing the combined substance, and dispensing the mixed substance; and wherein the pumping system is adapted to perform the at least three modes of operation and dispense the mixed substance to the feeding tube.
System and method for automated nucleic acid amplification
An embodiment of a device for automatically executing a process of generating an emulsion containing nucleic acids, amplifying the nucleic acids in the emulsion, breaking the emulsion, and separating and purifying said amplified nucleic acids, is described that comprises an emulsion generation unit for sealing beads to which nucleic acids are bound in a water-in-oil type emulsion; a nucleic acid amplification unit provided with a reaction vessel for amplifying said nucleic acids and a heating and cooling part for heating and cooling the reaction vessel; an emulsion breaking unit for breaking the emulsion after nucleic acid amplification; and a nucleic acid purification unit for recovering said amplified nucleic acids from said emulsion breaking unit.
DILUTED SOLUTION PRODUCTION METHOD AND DILUTED SOLUTION PRODUCTION APPARATUS
A diluted solution production method of the present invention is a diluted solution production method of producing a diluted solution of a second liquid by adding the second liquid to a first liquid, the method including feeding the first liquid to a first pipe; and controlling pressure in a tank that stores the second liquid to add, through the second pipe that connects the tank to the first pipe, the second liquid to the first liquid in the first pipe. Adding the second liquid includes measuring a flow rate of the first liquid or the diluted solution that flows through the first pipe; measuring a component concentration of the diluted solution; and controlling the pressure in the tank, based on the measured values of the flow rate and the component concentration, so as to adjust the component concentration of the diluted solution to a specified value.
LOW PRESSURE FLUCTUATION FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
This invention provides apparatuses and methods to supply a steady volume of liquid with low pressure fluctuation that can be used to form a liquid blend or to supply other equipment or tools. The invention uses a flow controller that controls the flow rate for liquid that is fed to a liquid supply pipe from a recirculation loop that is connected thereto, the recirculation loop has a dip tube for insertion into a liquid supply container, pump, and liquid backpressure control device.
CLOSED-CELL POLYURETHANE STRUCTURE METHOD AND SYSTEM
A container, that includes a transparent portion, which reveals an interior portion of the container, an access aperture communicating with the interior portion of the container, and a lid adjacent the access aperture. A first liquid component is placed into the interior portion. A second liquid component is poured into the interior portion. The lid of the container is closed to fully enclose the first and second liquid components. The components are agitated until the first and second liquid components are a mixture of uniform color, without an appearance of marbling and swirling, when viewed through the transparent portion of the container. The lid is opened to expose the mixture of uniform color. The mixture of uniform color is poured from the container into a receiving structure. The mixture of uniform color is transformed into a closed-cell polyurethane structure within the receiving structure.
Stabilized all-aqueous emulsions and methods of making and using thereof
Methods for preparing all-aqueous emulsions, including stable emulsions or emulsions having high viscosity and/or ultra-low interfacial tension are described. The method includes mixing, combining, or contacting a first electrically charged phase containing a first solute (e.g., dispersed phase) with at least a second phase containing a second solute (e.g., continuous phase). The solutes are incompatible with each other. The electrostatic forces between the two phases induce the formation of droplets of a dispersed phase in a continuous phase. The dispersed and continuous phases contain oppositely charged molecules, such as surfactants or other macromolecules and colloids which stabilize the drops of the dispersed phase. Complex coacervation of the oppositely charged molecules or colloids at the interface of the two aqueous phases results in formation of a membrane or barrier which prevents coalescence or aggregation of the droplets. The membrane also prevents leakage of any encapsulated agents from the droplets.
STORAGE AND MIXING SYSTEM FOR PASTY CEMENT COMPONENTS AND METHOD THEREFOR
A storage and mixing system for pasty two-component polymethyl methacrylate bone cements comprises a tubular cartridge having a cylindrical inner chamber, a dispensing plunger that is axially displaceable in the inner chamber of the cartridge, a partition disposed axially in the tubular cartridge, and a cartridge head which closes one end of the tubular cartridge. The cartridge head has a slot-shaped opening, wherein the partition protrudes from the inner chamber of the cartridge through the slot-shaped opening of the cartridge head, wherein the partition divides the cylindrical inner chamber of the cartridge bounded by the dispensing plunger and the cartridge head into two cavities that are spatially separated from one another. A first pasty cement component is present in the first cavity and a second pasty cement component is present in the separate second cavity, wherein the partition is removable through the slot-shaped opening of the cartridge head so that the two separate cavities are connected to one another after the partition is removed.
EMULSION FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME
This invention provides a water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion formulation that stably contains 3 types of peptides having 4 linked CTL epitopes. This invention also provides a method for efficiently preparing the w/o emulsion formulation containing 3 types of peptides having 4 linked CTL epitopes. This invention provides a w/o emulsion formulation that stably contains 3 types of peptides having 4 linked CTL epitopes and a method for efficiently preparing such w/o emulsion formulation. In addition, this invention provides an improved method and an apparatus to prepare such emulsion formulation.
STABLE CANNABINOID COMPOSITIONS
The present application discloses powder and aqueous formulations. These include but are not limited to water dispersible cannabinoid formulations, especially those comprising cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), and cannabinol (CBN) as well as other cannabinoids. Generally, these embodiments do not include major amounts of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), but certain embodiments are envisioned that do contain measurable concentrations of THC. Embodiments may include one or more emulsifiers selected from the group consisting of Tween (polysorbate) 20, Tween 60, Tween 80, Span 20, Span 60, Span 80, Poloxamer 188, Vit E-TPGS (TPGS), TPGS-1000, TPGS-750-M, Solutol HS 15, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-35 Castor oil, PEG-8-glyceryl capylate/caprate, PEG-32-glyceryl laurate, PEG-32-glyceryl palmitostearate, Polysorbate 85, polyglyceryl-6-dioleate, sorbitan monooleate, Capmul MCM, Maisine 35-1, glyceryl monooleate, glyceryl monolinoleate, PEG-6-glyceryl oleate, PEG-6-glyceryl linoleate, oleic acid, linoleic acid, propylene glycol monocaprylate, propylene glycol monolaurate, polyglyceryl-3 dioleate, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate and lecithin.