Fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection
Patent No. 9,284,682
A method for treating a fabric for ultraviolet radiation protection is disclosed which comprises the steps of adding zinc oxide nanoparticles to a solution of 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, adding silicon dioxide to the mixture of zinc oxide nanoparticles and 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, placing a fabric in the mixture of zinc oxide nanoparticles, 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, and silicon dioxide, curing the fabric, and washing the fabric.
Inventors: Robert B. Kramer (St. Louis, Mo.), Ronald Kramer (St. Louis, Mo.), Nicholas Marshall (Charleston, S.C.), Jason Rosenberg (Shorewood, Wisc.), Ram B. Gupta (Richmond)
Assignee: The Sweet Living Group LLC (St. Louis, Mo.)
March 15, 2016
Method for removing sulfur from fiber using halide salt ion exchange
Patent No. 9,284,665
The present invention concerns methods for removing sulfur from a fiber made from a polymer comprising imidazole groups, said method comprising: a) contacting never-dried sulfate anion containing polymeric-fiber with an aqueous salt solution comprising halide anions to displace at least a portion of the sulfate anions with halide anions; and b) rinsing the fiber to remove displaced sulfate anions.
Inventors: Christopher William Newton (Richmond), David J. Rodini (Midlothian, Va.), Joseph Lenning Lowery (Midlothian, Va.), Steven R. Allen (Midlothian, Va.), Vlodek Gabara (Richmond)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
March 15, 2016
Pouch and pump dispensing system
Patent No. 9,283,582
A bellow actuated pump may be attached to a pouch using a pouch fitment integrated with a base of the pump or to which the pump may be attached, wherein the pouch fitment includes one or more curved wings and each of the wings has one or more weld ribs wherein at least two weld ribs cross to provide a contact for sealing with a pouch.
Inventors: Eelco Han de Man (Vlijmen, Netherlands), Ryan A. Bailey (Richmond), Kevin White (Richmond), Erwin Boes (Wichen, Netherlands), Stefan Koster (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar Netherlands B.V. (Norcross, Ga.)
March 15, 2016
Treatment of cancer by inhibiting activity or expression of late SV-40 factor
Patent No. 9,283,244
Inhibitors of Late SV-40 Factor (LSF) are used to treat cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In particular, small molecule chemical LSF inhibitors are employed. In addition, the activity and/or pattern of expression of LSF may is used to diagnose cancer, to characterize the cancer (e.g. stage, grade, prognosis, etc.) and also to develop suitable protocols for cancer treatment.
Inventors: Devanand Sarkar (Richmond), Paul B. Fisher (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
March 15, 2016
Biodegradable cigar tip
Patent No. 9,282,769
A biodegradable cigar tip comprises an open upstream end configured to surround a downstream end of a cigar, the cigar tip having a mouth end optionally comprising a substantially flat cross-section, the cigar tip comprising a molded biodegradable material. The biodegradable material may consist of pressed cellulosic fibers with an outer surface of the cigar tip coated with a plastic film, wax coating or other waterproof coating such as a sugarcane pulp film. Alternatively, the biodegradable material may consist of an injection molded biodegradable resin such as a starch-filled resin wherein the starch-filled resin includes polypropylene or polyethylene and non-soluble starch selected from corn, tapioca, wheat, potato, plant sourced oligomer, or plant sourced polysaccharide or mixture thereof.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.), William R. Sweeney (Richmond), Chris Simpson (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
March 15, 2016
Electronic vaping device
Patent No. 9,282,772
An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.), Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, Va.), Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.), Ali A. Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
March 15, 2016
Method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids using a hydraulic fracturing process
Patent No. 9,284,830
A method for recovering and treating hydrocarbon fluids using a hydraulic fracturing process wherein a fluid stream containing liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon species or both, produced water, suspended solids, and dissolved contaminants is recovered from a well. Hydrocarbon species are separated from the fluid stream to produce a second fluid stream comprising liquid water, which is then directed to a filter medium and essentially all of the second fluid stream passes through the medium to produce a permeate stream and a filter cake, and the filter cake is separated from the medium and disposed of separately.
Inventors: Simon Frisk (Newark, Del.), Hyun Sung Lim (Midlothian, Va.), Lisa C. Bates (Chester, Va.), Peter Andrin (Bath, Calif.), Basil El-Borno (Calgary Alberta, Canada)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
March 15, 2016
Performing abstraction and/or integration of information
Patent No. 9,286,335
Abstraction and/or integration can be performed on information, e.g. transaction data items in standard and/or proprietary formats, using data processing systems. For example, standard-based abstraction operations can analyze transaction data items in standard format to obtain transaction segment data items, each about a transaction segment; transaction segment data items can be used to obtain and store segment group data structures, each about a type of transaction segment data items and which can also include standard-based abstraction artifacts. Abstraction operations on standard or proprietary format can automatically extract pre-integration information, such as usage attributes. A resulting data structure can include test case scenarios, each a combination of segment group data structures with usage attributes. Integration can be performed on transaction type attribute data, producing integration attributes such as merged attribute data. A universal integration attribute language can be used, allowing comparison of segment group data structures from different proprietary formats.
Inventors: Kenneth R. Benton Jr. (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: TransThought, LLC (Henrico, Va.)
March 15, 2016
Controllable RFID card
Patent No. 9,292,780
Systems and methods for providing personalized information are provided. Based on an identification of a customer through the use of a card, personalized information is selectively produced and wirelessly provided to a display such as a wireless display. The identification of the customer, as well as additional information, can be provided through the use of the card, wherein functions of the card can be enabled or disabled by the customer through the use of on-card switches, buttons, slides and/or bistable domes.
Inventors: William R. Sweeney (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
March 22, 2016
Vacuum panels used to dampen shock waves in body armor
Patent No. 9,291,440
Ballistic resistant composite articles having improved resistance to backface deformation. The composite articles incorporate one or more vacuum panels that mitigate or eliminate shock wave energy resulting from a projectile impact to minimize transient compression of materials behind the armor.
Inventors: Henry Gerard Ardiff (Chesterfield, Va.), Lori L. Wagner (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
March 22, 2016
Methods for incinerating sludge in a combustor
Patent No. 9,291,347
A method controls mass and heat loading of sludge feed into a fluidized bed combustor (FBC) controlled via regulation of a polymer dosage or a sludge feed rate including: continuously monitoring at least one performance characteristic of the FBC; producing an input signal characteristic; analyzing the input signal and determining a first rate of change of the characteristic; generating an output signal based on the first rate of change to control addition of polymer to the FBC; generating a second output signal to control addition of sludge feed to the FBC; and determining a transition point between the addition of polymer and addition of sludge, which transition point is an upper limit of a first rate change to maintain flow so that the value of the characteristic is maintained proximate at the upper limit.
Inventors: Ky Dangtran (Richmond), Robert Kelly (Chesterfield, Va.), Peter Brady (Austin, Texas)
Assignee: Infilco Degremont Inc. (Richmond)
March 22, 2016
Corrosion control methods
Patent No. 9,290,849
There are provided methods of suppressing corrosion of a corrodible metal surface that contacts a water stream in a water system, the method comprising: (a) introducing into the water stream a shot dose of a treatment composition comprising a corrosion inhibitor, the shot dose being introduced into the water stream over a first time period and the water stream having a first concentration of corrosion inhibitor during the first time period; (b) then reducing the amount of treatment composition that is introduced into the water stream; and (c) after the first time period, maintaining a second concentration of corrosion inhibitor in the water stream over a second time period, the second concentration being less than 25% of the concentration of corrosion inhibitor during the first time period. There is also provided, after the second time period, introducing into the water stream a second shot dose of the corrosion inhibitor, the second shot dose being introduced into the water stream over a third time period, the third concentration being greater than the second concentration.
Inventors: John Richardson (Hanover, Va.), Rajendra Kalakodimi (Richmond), DeAnn Wills-Guy (Richmond, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
March 22, 2016
Compositions containing carboxylic acid-substituted derivatives
Patent No. 9,290,436
The present invention relates to novel carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives, skin treatment compositions containing these carboxylic acid-substituted derivatives, methods of treating skin changes by topical application of these carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives, and their methods of synthesis. The carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives of the present invention are unexpectedly effective in treating skin, particularly with respect to skin tolerance. When included in a topical composition, the carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives of the present invention have an antioxidant effect that is useful in treating a skin change.
Inventors: Falko Diedrich (Kaufungen, Germany), Birgit Neudecker (Fuldatat-Rothwesten, Germany), Eberhard Wieland (Goettingen, Germany), Joseph A. Lewis II (Chesterfield, Va.), Joseph C. DiNardo (Vesuvius, Va.), Andrew S. Thompson (Mountainside, N.J.), James Alan Kerschen (Somerset, N.J.), Peter C. Wade (Somerset, N.J.)
Assignee: Elizabeth Arden Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
March 22, 2016
Shift significand of decimal floating point data
Patent No. 9,292,256
A decimal floating point finite number in a decimal floating point format is composed from the number in a different format. A decimal floating point format includes fields to hold information relating to the sign, exponent and significand of the decimal floating point finite number. Other decimal floating point data, including infinities and NaNs (not a number), are also composed. Decimal floating point data are also decomposed from the decimal floating point format to a different format. For composition and decomposition, one or more instructions may be employed, including a shift significand instruction.
Inventors: Shawn D. Lundvall (Midlothian, Va.), Eric M. Schwarz (Gardiner, N.Y.), Ronald M. Smith Sr. (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), Phil C. Yeh (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.)
March 22, 2016
Electronic smoking article and improved heater element
Patent No. 9,289,014
An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, and a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater. The heater is formed of a mesh material.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.), Geoffrey B. Jordan (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 22, 2016
Fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection
Patent No. 9,284,682
A method for treating a fabric for ultraviolet radiation protection is disclosed which comprises the steps of adding zinc oxide nanoparticles to a solution of 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, adding silicon dioxide to the mixture of zinc oxide nanoparticles and 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, placing a fabric in the mixture of zinc oxide nanoparticles, 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, and silicon dioxide, curing the fabric, and washing the fabric.
Inventors: Robert B. Kramer (St. Louis, Mo.), Ronald Kramer (St. Louis, Mo.), Nicholas Marshall (Charleston, S.C.), Jason Rosenberg (Shorewood, Wisc.), Ram B. Gupta (Richmond)
Assignee: The Sweet Living Group LLC (St. Louis, Mo.)
March 15, 2016
Method for removing sulfur from fiber using halide salt ion exchange
Patent No. 9,284,665
The present invention concerns methods for removing sulfur from a fiber made from a polymer comprising imidazole groups, said method comprising: a) contacting never-dried sulfate anion containing polymeric-fiber with an aqueous salt solution comprising halide anions to displace at least a portion of the sulfate anions with halide anions; and b) rinsing the fiber to remove displaced sulfate anions.
Inventors: Christopher William Newton (Richmond), David J. Rodini (Midlothian, Va.), Joseph Lenning Lowery (Midlothian, Va.), Steven R. Allen (Midlothian, Va.), Vlodek Gabara (Richmond)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
March 15, 2016
Pouch and pump dispensing system
Patent No. 9,283,582
A bellow actuated pump may be attached to a pouch using a pouch fitment integrated with a base of the pump or to which the pump may be attached, wherein the pouch fitment includes one or more curved wings and each of the wings has one or more weld ribs wherein at least two weld ribs cross to provide a contact for sealing with a pouch.
Inventors: Eelco Han de Man (Vlijmen, Netherlands), Ryan A. Bailey (Richmond), Kevin White (Richmond), Erwin Boes (Wichen, Netherlands), Stefan Koster (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar Netherlands B.V. (Norcross, Ga.)
March 15, 2016
Treatment of cancer by inhibiting activity or expression of late SV-40 factor
Patent No. 9,283,244
Inhibitors of Late SV-40 Factor (LSF) are used to treat cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In particular, small molecule chemical LSF inhibitors are employed. In addition, the activity and/or pattern of expression of LSF may is used to diagnose cancer, to characterize the cancer (e.g. stage, grade, prognosis, etc.) and also to develop suitable protocols for cancer treatment.
Inventors: Devanand Sarkar (Richmond), Paul B. Fisher (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
March 15, 2016
Biodegradable cigar tip
Patent No. 9,282,769
A biodegradable cigar tip comprises an open upstream end configured to surround a downstream end of a cigar, the cigar tip having a mouth end optionally comprising a substantially flat cross-section, the cigar tip comprising a molded biodegradable material. The biodegradable material may consist of pressed cellulosic fibers with an outer surface of the cigar tip coated with a plastic film, wax coating or other waterproof coating such as a sugarcane pulp film. Alternatively, the biodegradable material may consist of an injection molded biodegradable resin such as a starch-filled resin wherein the starch-filled resin includes polypropylene or polyethylene and non-soluble starch selected from corn, tapioca, wheat, potato, plant sourced oligomer, or plant sourced polysaccharide or mixture thereof.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.), William R. Sweeney (Richmond), Chris Simpson (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
March 15, 2016
Electronic vaping device
Patent No. 9,282,772
An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.), Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, Va.), Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.), Ali A. Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
March 15, 2016
Method for recovering hydrocarbon fluids using a hydraulic fracturing process
Patent No. 9,284,830
A method for recovering and treating hydrocarbon fluids using a hydraulic fracturing process wherein a fluid stream containing liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon species or both, produced water, suspended solids, and dissolved contaminants is recovered from a well. Hydrocarbon species are separated from the fluid stream to produce a second fluid stream comprising liquid water, which is then directed to a filter medium and essentially all of the second fluid stream passes through the medium to produce a permeate stream and a filter cake, and the filter cake is separated from the medium and disposed of separately.
Inventors: Simon Frisk (Newark, Del.), Hyun Sung Lim (Midlothian, Va.), Lisa C. Bates (Chester, Va.), Peter Andrin (Bath, Calif.), Basil El-Borno (Calgary Alberta, Canada)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
March 15, 2016
Performing abstraction and/or integration of information
Patent No. 9,286,335
Abstraction and/or integration can be performed on information, e.g. transaction data items in standard and/or proprietary formats, using data processing systems. For example, standard-based abstraction operations can analyze transaction data items in standard format to obtain transaction segment data items, each about a transaction segment; transaction segment data items can be used to obtain and store segment group data structures, each about a type of transaction segment data items and which can also include standard-based abstraction artifacts. Abstraction operations on standard or proprietary format can automatically extract pre-integration information, such as usage attributes. A resulting data structure can include test case scenarios, each a combination of segment group data structures with usage attributes. Integration can be performed on transaction type attribute data, producing integration attributes such as merged attribute data. A universal integration attribute language can be used, allowing comparison of segment group data structures from different proprietary formats.
Inventors: Kenneth R. Benton Jr. (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: TransThought, LLC (Henrico, Va.)
March 15, 2016
Controllable RFID card
Patent No. 9,292,780
Systems and methods for providing personalized information are provided. Based on an identification of a customer through the use of a card, personalized information is selectively produced and wirelessly provided to a display such as a wireless display. The identification of the customer, as well as additional information, can be provided through the use of the card, wherein functions of the card can be enabled or disabled by the customer through the use of on-card switches, buttons, slides and/or bistable domes.
Inventors: William R. Sweeney (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
March 22, 2016
Vacuum panels used to dampen shock waves in body armor
Patent No. 9,291,440
Ballistic resistant composite articles having improved resistance to backface deformation. The composite articles incorporate one or more vacuum panels that mitigate or eliminate shock wave energy resulting from a projectile impact to minimize transient compression of materials behind the armor.
Inventors: Henry Gerard Ardiff (Chesterfield, Va.), Lori L. Wagner (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
March 22, 2016
Methods for incinerating sludge in a combustor
Patent No. 9,291,347
A method controls mass and heat loading of sludge feed into a fluidized bed combustor (FBC) controlled via regulation of a polymer dosage or a sludge feed rate including: continuously monitoring at least one performance characteristic of the FBC; producing an input signal characteristic; analyzing the input signal and determining a first rate of change of the characteristic; generating an output signal based on the first rate of change to control addition of polymer to the FBC; generating a second output signal to control addition of sludge feed to the FBC; and determining a transition point between the addition of polymer and addition of sludge, which transition point is an upper limit of a first rate change to maintain flow so that the value of the characteristic is maintained proximate at the upper limit.
Inventors: Ky Dangtran (Richmond), Robert Kelly (Chesterfield, Va.), Peter Brady (Austin, Texas)
Assignee: Infilco Degremont Inc. (Richmond)
March 22, 2016
Corrosion control methods
Patent No. 9,290,849
There are provided methods of suppressing corrosion of a corrodible metal surface that contacts a water stream in a water system, the method comprising: (a) introducing into the water stream a shot dose of a treatment composition comprising a corrosion inhibitor, the shot dose being introduced into the water stream over a first time period and the water stream having a first concentration of corrosion inhibitor during the first time period; (b) then reducing the amount of treatment composition that is introduced into the water stream; and (c) after the first time period, maintaining a second concentration of corrosion inhibitor in the water stream over a second time period, the second concentration being less than 25% of the concentration of corrosion inhibitor during the first time period. There is also provided, after the second time period, introducing into the water stream a second shot dose of the corrosion inhibitor, the second shot dose being introduced into the water stream over a third time period, the third concentration being greater than the second concentration.
Inventors: John Richardson (Hanover, Va.), Rajendra Kalakodimi (Richmond), DeAnn Wills-Guy (Richmond, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
March 22, 2016
Compositions containing carboxylic acid-substituted derivatives
Patent No. 9,290,436
The present invention relates to novel carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives, skin treatment compositions containing these carboxylic acid-substituted derivatives, methods of treating skin changes by topical application of these carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives, and their methods of synthesis. The carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives of the present invention are unexpectedly effective in treating skin, particularly with respect to skin tolerance. When included in a topical composition, the carboxylic acid-substituted idebenone derivatives of the present invention have an antioxidant effect that is useful in treating a skin change.
Inventors: Falko Diedrich (Kaufungen, Germany), Birgit Neudecker (Fuldatat-Rothwesten, Germany), Eberhard Wieland (Goettingen, Germany), Joseph A. Lewis II (Chesterfield, Va.), Joseph C. DiNardo (Vesuvius, Va.), Andrew S. Thompson (Mountainside, N.J.), James Alan Kerschen (Somerset, N.J.), Peter C. Wade (Somerset, N.J.)
Assignee: Elizabeth Arden Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
March 22, 2016
Shift significand of decimal floating point data
Patent No. 9,292,256
A decimal floating point finite number in a decimal floating point format is composed from the number in a different format. A decimal floating point format includes fields to hold information relating to the sign, exponent and significand of the decimal floating point finite number. Other decimal floating point data, including infinities and NaNs (not a number), are also composed. Decimal floating point data are also decomposed from the decimal floating point format to a different format. For composition and decomposition, one or more instructions may be employed, including a shift significand instruction.
Inventors: Shawn D. Lundvall (Midlothian, Va.), Eric M. Schwarz (Gardiner, N.Y.), Ronald M. Smith Sr. (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), Phil C. Yeh (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.)
March 22, 2016
Electronic smoking article and improved heater element
Patent No. 9,289,014
An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, and a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater. The heater is formed of a mesh material.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.), Geoffrey B. Jordan (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 22, 2016