公开(公告)号：US20170349465A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15612570

申请日：2017-06-02

申请人： Battelle Memorial Institute

发明人： Kurt Blohm ,  Richard Peterson ,  Ann E. Lane ,  Slawomir Winecki ,  Darwin Argumedo

IPC分类号： C02F9/00 ,  B01D61/04 ,  B01D61/06 ,  B01D61/08 ,  B01D61/00 ,  B01D61/02 ,  B01D61/58 ,  C02F103/08 ,  C02F1/36 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F1/469

CPC分类号： C02F9/00 ,  B01D61/002 ,  B01D61/022 ,  B01D61/025 ,  B01D61/04 ,  B01D61/06 ,  B01D61/08 ,  B01D61/58 ,  B01D2311/04 ,  B01D2311/06 ,  B01D2311/08 ,  B01D2311/25 ,  B01D2311/2684 ,  B01D2313/243 ,  B01D2313/246 ,  B01D2315/10 ,  B01D2317/02 ,  B01D2317/025 ,  B01D2319/04 ,  C02F1/36 ,  C02F1/441 ,  C02F1/445 ,  C02F1/4691 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  C02F2301/046 ,  C02F2301/08 ,  C02F2303/10 ,  F03G7/005

摘要： Systems and processes for purifying and concentrating a liquid feed stream are disclosed. In the systems, the concentrated liquid output from the high pressure side of a reverse osmosis stage is used as the draw solution in the low pressure side of the reverse osmosis stage in a configuration called osmotically assisted reverse osmosis. This reduces the osmotic pressure differential across the membrane, permitting high solute concentrations to be obtained, hastening the purification of the liquid. Reduced system pressures are also obtained by arranging multiple osmotically assisted reverse osmosis stages in a cross-current arrangement. Overall system energy consumption is reduced compared to conventional thermal processes for high concentration streams.

公开(公告)号：US20170341027A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15533278

申请日：2015-12-18

申请人： Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Markus Ziegmann

IPC分类号： B01D61/00 ,  B01D1/14 ,  B01D5/00 ,  F03G7/00

CPC分类号： B01D61/005 ,  B01D1/14 ,  B01D5/0027 ,  B01D5/006 ,  B01D61/002 ,  C02F1/445 ,  F03G7/005

摘要： The present disclosure relates to osmotic power plants and method for their operation. For example, a method for operating an osmotic power plant may include: supplying a starting solution containing a first substance to the thermal separating facility; evaporating the starting solution in an evaporator; discharging the substance out of the evaporator with a gaseous medium flowing through the evaporator; converting the discharged substance to a liquid phase in a condenser and thereby generating the first solution; wherein the substance is more easily converted to a gas phase than the solvent of the starting solution. The first solution has a first concentration the substance dissolved in a solvent. A second solution has a second, lesser concentration of the substance. The first solution is provided by a thermal separating facility.

公开(公告)号：US09755135B1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US13843959

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： RAS Labs, LLC

发明人： Lenore Rasmussen

IPC分类号： H01L41/00 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H05K13/00

CPC分类号： F03G7/005

摘要： This invention describes a method for producing a novel, superior, highly electroactive material and highly electroactive actuator, which act as artificial muscle, tendon, fascia, perimysium, epimysium, and skin that wrinkles and with the preferred movement of contraction, comprising ion-containing, cross-linked electroactive material(s); solvent(s); electrode(s); attachments to levers or other objects; and coating(s). The composition and electrode configuration of the highly electroactive material of the highly electroactive actuator can be optimized so that contraction occurs when activated by electricity, and when allowed to relax back to its original conformation or when the polarity of the electrodes is reversed, expansion occurs, and a combination of these movements can be arranged, such as antagonistic pairs. The highly electroactive material itself or the highly electroactive actuator may be used individually or grouped to produce movement when activated by electricity. This invention can provide for human-like motion, durability, toughness, and strength.

公开(公告)号：US09608546B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US14418678

申请日：2013-07-30

申请人： SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

发明人： Hideki Tanaka

IPC分类号： H02N1/00 ,  F03G7/00

CPC分类号： H02N1/002 ,  F03G7/005

摘要： An actuator includes a first deformable material layer, a second deformable material layer, and an intermediate layer provided between the first deformable material layer and the second deformable material layer. The first deformable material layer includes a first deformable material containing a first stimulus-responsive compound, which changes its molecular structure and also its color tone according to an oxidation-reduction reaction, a first polymeric material, a first electronically conductive substance having a light transmitting property, and a first electrolyte. The second deformable material layer includes a second deformable material containing a second stimulus-responsive compound, which changes its molecular structure and also its color tone according to an oxidation-reduction reaction, a second polymeric material, a second electronically conductive substance having a light transmitting property, and a second electrolyte. The intermediate layer inhibits electron transfer between the first deformable material layer and the second deformable material layer.

公开(公告)号：US09416777B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-16

申请号：US14499072

申请日：2014-09-26

申请人： Becton, Dickinson and Company

发明人： Andrew Leonczyk ,  David Durfee ,  Roland Croteau ,  Prestor Saillant

IPC分类号： F04B17/00 ,  F03G7/00 ,  F04B7/00 ,  F04B17/03 ,  F04B39/08 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F04B53/10 ,  H01F7/06 ,  H02N11/00

CPC分类号： F04B17/00 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F03G7/005 ,  F04B7/0076 ,  F04B17/03 ,  F04B39/08 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F04B53/10 ,  H01F7/06 ,  H02N11/006

摘要： An electrochemical actuator drive system and method that provides for full control of an electrochemical pump system having at least three electrochemical actuators, including two valve actuators, and one pump actuator. The driving circuit is based on a standard H-bridge driving circuit wherein part of the circuit is shared among actuators. Because the system only needs to operate either the pump actuator or one of the valve actuators at any given time, part of the H-bridge driving circuit can be shared among the three actuators, thereby permitting the use of four half-bridge driving circuits.

摘要翻译： 一种电化学致动器驱动系统和方法，其提供对具有至少三个电化学致动器（包括两个阀致动器）和一个泵致动器的电化学泵系统的完全控制。 驱动电路基于标准H桥驱动电路，其中电路的一部分在致动器之间共享。 由于系统只需要在任何给定的时间操作泵致动器或阀致动器之一，因此可以在三个致动器之间共享部分H桥驱动电路，从而允许使用四个半桥驱动电路。

公开(公告)号：US09371823B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-21

申请号：US13900310

申请日：2013-05-22

申请人： Sony Corporation

发明人： Kazuhiro Hongo ,  Koji Fukumoto ,  Takashi Kinoshita

IPC分类号： H01L41/08 ,  F03G7/06

CPC分类号： F03G7/065 ,  F03G7/005 ,  Y10T29/49002

摘要： There is provided a polymeric actuator including: a pair of facing portions located so as to face each other; and a folded portion through which one end portions of the pair of facing portions are coupled to each other, wherein the pair of facing portions and the folded portion are composed of an inner electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an outer electrode layer which are laminated in order from an inside. Therefore, the displacements are generated in the pair of facing portions, respectively, to be added to each other, and the displacement is generated in the folded portion as well due to the bending. As a result, the large displacement is generated as a whole. Thus, it is possible to increase the displacement amount after the simplification of the structure is realized.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种聚合物致动器，包括：一对面对部分，以相对于彼此面对; 以及折叠部分，一对相对部分的一个端部通过该折叠部分彼此连接，其中一对相对部分和折叠部分由内部电极层，电解质层和外部电极层组成，其为 从里面顺序层压。 因此，分别在一对相对部分中产生位移，以相互添加，并且由于弯曲也在折叠部分中产生位移。 结果，总体上产生大的位移。 因此，可以在实现简化结构之后增加位移量。

公开(公告)号：US09339950B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US13888403

申请日：2013-05-07

申请人： Shane Allen

发明人： Shane Allen

IPC分类号： F03G7/06 ,  B29C33/38 ,  B29C33/30 ,  B29C45/26

CPC分类号： B29C33/38 ,  B29C33/308 ,  B29C33/3835 ,  B29C45/26 ,  F03G7/005 ,  F03G7/065

摘要： The invention relates to a reprogrammable shape change sheet, a method of shaping a surface and a reprogrammable injection molding machine. The sheet comprises a plurality of muscle elements capable of changing shape upon electric stimulation, the elements being arranged in an array to define a surface. According to the invention, the muscle elements comprise two muscle material layers capable of changing shape upon electric stimulation and a flexible wiring layer sandwiched between the muscle material layers, the wiring layer being electrically connected to said muscle material layers for delivering electric stimulation signals to the muscle material layers for changing the shape of the muscle elements and further the topology of the surface. The invention provides a new shape change sheet structure, which can be made thin, accurate and durable for various uses.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种可再编程的形状变化片，一种成形表面的方法和一种可再编程注塑机。 片材包括能够在电刺激时改变形状的多个肌肉元件，元件被排列成阵列以限定表面。 根据本发明，肌肉元件包括能够在电刺激时改变形状的两个肌肉材料层和夹在肌肉材料层之间的柔性布线层，所述布线层电连接到所述肌肉材料层，以将电刺激信号传递到 用于改变肌肉元素形状的肌肉材料层和进一步的表面拓扑。 本发明提供了一种新的形状变化片结构，其可以制成薄型，准确和耐用的各种用途。

公开(公告)号：US09316211B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-19

申请号：US13605423

申请日：2012-09-06

申请人： Hideki Tanaka

发明人： Hideki Tanaka

IPC分类号： H02N11/00 ,  H02N2/02 ,  H02N2/04 ,  H05K3/02 ,  F03G7/00 ,  H02N2/00

CPC分类号： F03G7/005 ,  H02N2/00 ,  H02N2/02 ,  H02N2/04 ,  H02N11/00 ,  H05K3/02 ,  H05K3/027 ,  Y10T29/49155

摘要： Provided are an actuator that is small, superior in terms of high-speed response, and capable of large displacement, and a manufacturing method that can easily manufacture the actuator. The actuator is configured by a laminated body including multiple electrodes, multiple cation-exchange resin films, and multiple anion-exchange resin films. The cation-exchange resin films and the anion-exchange resin films are stacked alternately, and each of the cation-exchange resin films and the anion-exchange resin films is sandwiched between two of the electrodes. A voltage is applied such that the electrodes between adjacent ones of the cation-exchange resin films and anion-exchange resin films have the same polarity.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种小型的致动器，在高速响应方面优异并且能够实现大的位移，并且能够容易地制造致动器的制造方法。 致动器由包括多个电极，多个阳离子交换树脂膜和多个阴离子交换树脂膜的层叠体构成。 阳离子交换树脂膜和阴离子交换树脂膜交替堆叠，并且将阳离子交换树脂膜和阴离子交换树脂膜夹在两个电极之间。 施加电压使得相邻的阳离子交换树脂膜和阴离子交换树脂膜之间的电极具有相同的极性。

公开(公告)号：US20160075835A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-17

申请号：US14931059

申请日：2015-11-03

申请人： SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED ,  KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION

发明人： Shigeaki TAKAMATSU ,  Ryosuke MATSUNO ,  Shingi KUMAGAI ,  Yota KOKUBO ,  Kazunobu HASHIMOTO ,  Hitoshi YOSHIKAWA ,  Atsushi TAKAHARA ,  Hideyuki OTSUKA

IPC分类号： C08G77/442 ,  H01L41/193 ,  C08F279/02 ,  H01L41/047 ,  C07F7/28 ,  C07F9/54

CPC分类号： C08G77/442 ,  B81B3/0032 ,  C07C211/63 ,  C07C311/48 ,  C07D233/00 ,  C07F7/1804 ,  C07F7/28 ,  C07F9/5407 ,  C07F9/5414 ,  C08F279/02 ,  C08K9/06 ,  C08L21/00 ,  F03G7/005 ,  H01L41/047 ,  H01L41/193 ,  C08L15/005 ,  C08L13/00

摘要： An ion-immobilized metal oxide particle includes a metal oxide particle and an anion that itself includes a) a reactive group that consists of an alkoxysilyl group and b) an anionic group consisting of a carboxylate (—COO−) group or a sulfonate (—SO3−) group, the anion being immobilized to the metal oxide particle via a silanol group derived from the reactive group. An elastomer includes the ion-immobilized metal oxide particle, and a transducer includes the elastomer.

摘要翻译： 离子固定的金属氧化物颗粒包括金属氧化物颗粒和本身包含a）由烷氧基甲硅烷基组成的反应性基团和b）由羧酸酯（-COO-）或磺酸盐（ - SO 3 - ）基团，阴离子通过衍生自反应性基团的硅烷醇基团固定在金属氧化物颗粒上。 弹性体包括离子固定的金属氧化物颗粒，换能器包括弹性体。

公开(公告)号：US20160059188A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-03

申请号：US14785589

申请日：2014-04-14

申请人： I.D.E. TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

发明人： Boris LIBERMAN

IPC分类号： B01D61/08 ,  F04B43/02

CPC分类号： B01D61/08 ,  B01D61/002 ,  B01D63/10 ,  B01D63/103 ,  B01D63/12 ,  B01D2313/12 ,  B01D2313/13 ,  B01D2313/14 ,  B01D2313/146 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F1/445 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  F03G7/005 ,  F04B43/02 ,  Y02E10/36

摘要： An osmosis element comprising a central permeate tube and a membrane element, the membrane having a first part and a second part, the first part having a top edge for location adjacent the central tube, the second part being disposed at the opposite edge, the first part comprising a material to allow water to flow therethrough, the second part comprising at least two adjacent permeate spacers extending from the first part to allow water to flow therethrough, the permeate spacers having a semi-permeable membrane attached to opposed faces of the two adjacent permeate spacers, the first part comprising a barrier extending from the vicinity of the top edge, the central tube comprising an external wall and a longitudinally extending internal separator defining a first channel and a second channel each extending longitudinally of the central permeate tube, at least one first aperture extending from the first channel though the external wall and at least one second aperture extending from the second channel through the external wall.

摘要翻译： 一种渗透元件，包括中心渗透管和膜元件，所述膜具有第一部分和第二部分，所述第一部分具有用于邻近所述中心管定位的顶部边缘，所述第二部分设置在相对的边缘，所述第一部分 部分包括允许水流过其中的材料，第二部分包括从第一部分延伸的至少两个相邻的渗透物间隔件，以允许水流过其中，所述渗透物间隔物具有连接到两个相邻的相对面的半透膜 所述第一部分包括从所述顶部边缘附近延伸的屏障，所述中心管包括外壁和纵向延伸的内部分隔件，所述内壁限定了第一通道和第二通道，所述第一通道和第二通道各自延伸至所述中心渗透管的纵向，至少 一个第一孔，从第一通道延伸通过外壁和至少一个第二孔 第二通道通过外墙。