Provided are door systems having a plurality of door panels and a frame, the door panels being movable between an extended position closing an opening in a building structure, and a folded retracted position. When in the extended position, the door panels interlock with each other forming a barrier to wind, dirt, dust and insects. The frame is movably attached to the building structure and when the door panels are in the extended position, the frame moves and engages the door panels with a sealing member to provide an airtight seal of the opening in the building structure.
E06B 3/92 - Doors or windows extensible when set in position
E06B 9/06 - Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type
E05D 15/24 - Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding vertically more or less in their own plane consisting of parts connected at their edges
Provided are door systems having a plurality of door panels and a frame, the door panels being movable horizontally between an extended position closing an opening in a building structure, and a folded retracted position opening the opening in the building structure. When in the extended position, the door panels interlock with each other forming a barrier to wind, dirt, dust and insects. The frame is movably attached to the building structure and when the door panels are in the extended position, the frame moves and engages the door panels with a sealing member to provide an airtight seal of the opening in the building structure.
Provided are systems and methods for drying a cereal grass, such as alfalfa, barley, clover, rye grass, Timothy grass, and the stalks, stems, grains and leaves of a cereal grass, such as oats, wheat, buckwheat, maize, millet, rice and sorghum. The systems include a first pressing roll and a second pressing roll that form a nip through which the cereal grass or forage crop can be pressed, pressing the liquid out of the cereal grass or forage crop to form a first product stream comprising a dewatered cereal grass or forage crop and a second product stream comprising liquid pressed out of the cereal grass or forage crop; at least one suction device for collecting the second product stream; an atomizer for converting the second product stream into droplets that can be applied to the surface of the first product stream; a drying chamber; and a circulation system for moving a drying medium through the drying chamber.
F26B 1/00 - Preliminary treatment of solid materials or objects to facilitate drying
F26B 5/14 - Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of heat by applying pressure, e.g. wringingDrying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of heat by brushingDrying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of heat by wiping
F26B 17/02 - Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by belts carrying the materialsMachines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by belts propelling the materials over stationary surfaces
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MAGNETO-CRYOGENIC VALVES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING FLOW IN A CONDUIT
A magneto-cryogenic valve (100), comprising:a connector (150) for connecting the magneto-cryogenic valve to a conduit through which a fluid flows; a heat transfer system (130); a first injector device (110) for injecting magnetically susceptible particles into the fluid; a valve chamber; and a magnetic field generating device (140), wherein:the valve chamber is connectable in fluid communication with the conduit so that the fluid of the conduit flows through the valve chamber; the magnetic field generating device produces a magnetic field comprising field lines and at least a portion of the field lines penetrate through the fluid in the valve chamber and interact with the injected magnetically susceptible particles; and the heat transfer system removes thermal energy from the valve chamber and the fluid therein.
F16L 55/10 - Means for stopping flow in pipes or hoses
E21B 33/064 - Blow-out preventers specially adapted for underwater well heads
F15B 21/06 - Use of special fluids, e.g. liquid metalSpecial adaptations of fluid-pressure systems, or control of elements therefor, to the use of such fluids
F16L 55/103 - Means for stopping flow in pipes or hoses by temporarily freezing liquid sections in the pipe
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CRYOGENIC INJECTION COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRYOGENICALLY MODULATING FLOW IN A CONDUIT
Provided are cryogenic injection compositions, methods and systems to introduce a cryogenic injection composition into a fluid within a conduit such that at least a portion of the temperature of the fluid is reduced to a temperature below which at least a portion of the fluid becomes a solid thereby reversibly plugging the conduit. Also provided are methods and systems for cooling or freezing a conduit and a fluid therein using a pressurized fluid cryogen as a thermal transfer fluid for controlled removal of thermal energy from a thermal conducting metal conduit and a fluid contained therein.
Provided herein are cyclosiloxane-substituted polysiloxane compounds, compositions that include the polysiloxane compounds, and methods for preparation and use of the polysiloxane compounds. Provided are mechanical lubricant compositions, hydraulic fluid compositions, anti-foam compositions, water repellant agent compositions, release agent compositions, personal care compositions, cosmetic compositions and household care compositions that include one or more of the cyclosiloxane-substituted polysiloxane compounds provided herein.
C08G 77/50 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing silicon, with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon in which at least two but not all the silicon atoms are connected by linkages other than oxygen atoms by carbon linkages
C08L 83/14 - Compositions of macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing silicon with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, or carbon onlyCompositions of derivatives of such polymers in which at least two but not all the silicon atoms are connected by linkages other than oxygen atoms
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METHODS, DEVICES SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTION OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM A HEAT CONDUCTING METAL CONDUIT
Provided are methods, devices and systems for controlled removal of thermal energy from a fluid within a thermally conducting metal conduit. The system allows for the in situ formation of a reversible plug that can stop the flow of fluid through the conduit, particularly without inducing thermally induced stress fractures or breaches in the conduit. The devices and systems include a thermal transfer device that can be adapted to be in thermal communication with a thermal conducting metal conduit containing a fluid, particularly a flowing fluid. The devices and systems allows for controlled re-heating of the conduit without inducing thermally induced stress fractures or breaches in the conduit to restore fluid flow through the conduit.
A stable personal lubricant composition comprising xylitol and excluding glycerin and parabens is provided. In one embodiment, the composition comprises from about 1% to about 15% by weight xylitol; from about 10% to about 35% by weight butylene glycol; from about 5% to about 20% by weight propylene glycol; from about 0.1 % to about 1.0% by weight polyquaternium; and from about 50% to about 70% by weight water. Also provided are methods of making and using personal lubricant compositions comprising xylitol. Packaged kits of the personal lubricant compositions and articles of manufacture including the personal lubricant compositions comprising xylitol also are provided.
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