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Phase change material thermal capacitor clothing

An apparatus and method for metabolic cooling and insulation of a user in a cold environment. In its preferred embodiment the apparatus is a highly flexible composite material having a flexible matrix containing a phase change thermal storage material. The apparatus can be made to heat or cool the body or to act as a thermal buffer to protect the wearer from changing environmental conditions. The apparatus may also include an external thermal insulation layer and/or an internal thermal control layer to regulate the rate of heat exchange between the composite and the skin of the wearer. Other embodiments of the apparatus also provide 1) a path for evaporation or direct absorption of perspiration from the skin of the wearer for improved comfort and thermal control, 2) heat conductive pathways within the material for thermal equalization, 3) surface treatments for improved absorption or rejection of heat by the material, and 4) means for quickly regenerating the thermal storage capacity for reuse of the material. Applications of the composite materials are also described which take advantage of the composite's thermal characteristics. The examples described include a diver's wet suit, ski boot liners, thermal socks, gloves and a face mask for cold weather activities, and a metabolic heating or cooling blanket useful for treating hypothermia or fever patients in a medical setting and therapeutic heating or cooling orthopedic joint supports.
Owner:BUCKLEY THERESA M

High speed process and apparatus for amplifying DNA

InactiveUS6472186B1Temperature be maintainExcellent thermal controlBioreactor/fermenter combinationsBiological substance pretreatmentsAmplification dnaReaction chamber
The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is one of the most widely used techniques in molecular biology (U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,202 to Mullis). In general, most thermocyclers which automate the PCR nucleic acid amplification process rely upon programmable heat blocks with a large thermal mass. Consequently, most of the time in an automated PCR cycle is spent non-productively in transition between denaturation, annealing, and elongation temperatures. Recently, much faster hot-air thermocyclers have been constructed which shorten these transition times, allowing 30 cycles of PCR in 10 to 30 minutes. While elegant in principle, the design of these systems is not optimal. Air is a relatively poor heat transfer medium; and the operation of a single heat / reaction chamber at atmospheric pressure is inherently slow. Much faster thermocyclers can be constructed using pressurized gas delivered to a thermostated reaction chamber by computer-controlled electronic valves. A novel process, high-speed gas phase PCR, is described. This process has been successfully automated using a novel thermocycing device, which has been successfully to amplify DNA from picogram to microgram amounts in ~1 to 5 minutes.
Owner:QUINTANAR ANDRE +1

Non-lethal projectile for disorienting adversaries

Projectile apparatus is provided employing light and sound that may be dispersed over a large area with high intensity to produce a non-lethal, visible and audible countermeasure to temporarily blind and / or disorient one or multiple potential adversaries. The apparatus is suitable for use in tactical scenarios by military, police, and special operations personnel. The apparatus is also suitable for use in training operations for military, police, and special operations personnel. For amusement or recreation, the apparatus may be used in simulated warfare or in games such as paintball.
Owner:NANOHMICS

Data driven/physical hybrid model for soc determination in lithium batteries

A hybrid model to determine state-of-charge for lithium batteries includes both a physical model and an empirical or data-driven model. The physical model is an electrochemical model, based on the battery materials properties and structure and describes dynamic electrochemical reactions. The empirical model uses coulomb counting and a relaxation filter, plus a Kalman filter for adaptive compensation of the system parameters. In some SOC regimes, one model is strongly favored over the other. In some SOC regions, a weighted combination of the two models is used.
Owner:SEEO

Motor vehicle engine cooling system and method

The device has a valve including a closure member 344V that opens and closes in response to a temperature of coolant flowing through the device. When moving from a closed position to an open position, the member moves in a direction downstream of the direction of coolant flow through the device. A vehicle engine cooling system comprising the device is also claimed. When claimed as part of the vehicle engine cooling system, the device additionally comprises a first inlet 341 connected to a cylinder head of the engine, a second inlet 342 connected to a cylinder block of the engine, a first outlet 343 connected to a radiator bypass conduit and a second outlet 344 connected to a radiator, whereby the valve is associated with the second outlet. The closure member may automatically open when a pressure differential across the valve exceeds a predetermined value. The system may include a variable speed coolant pump controlled based upon at least one vehicle operating parameter, such as the temperature of coolant, engine / transmission oil, or engine speed, that pumps coolant in the system at two different non-zero rates, the higher rate causing opening of the valve. A method is also claimed.
Owner:JAGUAR LAND ROVER LTD

Methods and compositions for thermal insulation

ActiveUS20060131536A1Reduce convection flow velocityLow viscosityThermal insulationInsulationThermal insulationChemistry
Unwanted heat loss from production tubing or uncontrolled heat transfer to outer annuli is inhibited by introduction into the annuli a thermal insulating packer fluid or a riser fluid containing a zwitterionic surfactant, an alcohol and a brine. The viscosity of the composition is sufficient to reduce the convection flow velocity within the annulus. The invention has particular applicability with high density brines.
Owner:BAKER HUGHES INC

Enclosed cavity type heat exchanger

The invention provides a closed chamber typed heat exchanger, belonging to the heat energy exchange technical field. The closed chamber typed heat exchanger is characterized in that a hole plate is sealed with two ends and the circumference of a cylindrical shell which is horizontally arranged; a cold fluid heat exchange pipe bundle and a hot fluid heat exchange pipe bundle pass through the hole plate and are sealed to form a chamber body; the cold fluid heat exchange pipe bundle and the hot fluid heat exchange pipe bundle are respectively arranged in the upper space and the lower space of the chamber body; a vacuum-shaped closed chamber is filled with working media; the internal chambers of the cold fluid heat exchange pipe bundle and the hot fluid heat exchange pipe bundle are communicated with a cover with a connecting pipe at two ends so as to respectively form an independent fluid passage; an installation supporter is welded externally below the cylindrical shell; the closed chamber of the cylindrical shell can be provided with a plurality of structural types such as single body, double bodies or three bodies; the closed chamber typed heat exchanger has the active effects that the heat exchanger is not a pipe shell typed heat exchanger in traditional meaning and has the advantages of simple structure, fast response, convenient heat control, high heat transmission efficiency and obvious energy-saving effect. The heat exchanger can be applied to heat transmission places with low, middle and high temperature, and is an extremely practical invention.
Owner:上海释皆通生物科技有限公司

Grazing incidence collector for laser produced plasma sources

ActiveUS20100303199A1Facilitate thermal controlThermal loadRadiation/particle handlingNanoinformaticsExtreme ultravioletRadiation
Grazing incidence collectors (GICs) for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray radiation sources, such as laser produced plasma (LPP) sources, are disclosed. Source-collector systems comprising GICs and LPP sources are also disclosed. A laser beam is directed along the collector axis to a fuel target to form the LPP source, and the collector is arranged to collect the radiation and reflect it to an intermediate focus. The collector may include one or more grazing-incidence mirrors, and these mirrors may be electroformed. lithography systems that employ the source-collector systems as disclosed herein.
Owner:MEDIA LARIO SRL

System and method for hydrothermal oxidation of water-insoluble organic residues

The invention relates to a system and method for the hydrothermal oxidation of water-insoluble organic residues. The plant comprises two independent liquid phase feed lines, namely an aqueous phase (1) and a non-water-soluble phase (9). The supercritical conditions in the entrance to the first reactor (10) enable a homogeneous phase to be obtained, in which there are no solubilization problems, thereby enabling the treatment of industrial residues that cannot be treated with standard systems. The inventive system comprises two reactor sections (14 and 18) such that it is possible to inject streams of hydrogen peroxide (11 and 15) in the connections between sections (13 and 17), in order to potentiate the oxidation reaction. The plant is equipped with a heat exchange system (5) in order to make use of the energy generated during the oxidation process, such that the plant operates in autothermal conditions.
Owner:UNIV DE CADIZ

Efficient image printing with multiple-sized dots

A method for printing an image with a printing system including the steps of multitoning image data to produce a multitoned image having a multitone resolution; providing a look-up table, wherein each look-up table entry specifies a number of dots of a first size and a number of dots of a second size; using the look-up table to expand the multitoned image data from the multitone resolution to a print-ready image having a printing resolution; and printing the print-ready image using a first array of dot forming elements for forming dots of a first size and a second array of dot forming elements for forming dots having a second size that is greater than the first size.
Owner:KODAK ALARIS INC
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