37th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150252395 | OIL ENRICHED WITH ARACHIDONIC ACID OF MICROORGANISMS (UNICELLULAR FUNGUS MORTIERELLA ALPINA) AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a strain of | 2015-09-10 |
20150252396 | METHOD FOR INCREASED PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC RESIDUES - The invention relates to a method for recovering organic and inorganic phosphorous compounds from solid components of organic residues. The method consists of the following steps: the organic residues are separated in a first solid phase and a first liquid phase; the first solid phase is mixed with the treatment water to form a solution; bivalent ions contained in the solution are converted into difficult to dissolve or complexed chemical compounds: organic phosphorous compounds are enzymatically reacted to form inorganic phosphates; the solution is separated in a second solid phase and a second liquid phase; the inorganic phosphate is recovered or separated from the second liquid phase; ammonium salts are recovered or separated from the second liquid phase; bivalent ions obtained in the first liquid phase are separated in the form of salts; the second solid phase is dried; the second phase is mixed and pelletized with phosphate salts, ammonium salts and salts of the bivalent ions which are obtained in the previous deposition processes. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252397 | CONTINUOUS BIOTRANSFORMATION OF SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS TO THEIR SELECTIVE ALDEHYDES AND ALCOHOLS - The present invention discloses a novel method for biological reduction of the carboxylic acids to their corresponding aldehydes and/or alcohols with high productivity and high yield by using fungus in the category of basidiomycetes. This reduction is specific and selective for its functional group (—COOH), without affecting other functional group such as—R groups (—OH, —NH2, -alkyl, -alkyoxy) and their position, number on aromatic ring. The method of the invention relates to reduction of aryl acids to aldehyde and/or alcohols by employing a white rot fungus— | 2015-09-10 |
20150252398 | METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF CARBAMIC ACID (R)-1-ARYL-2-TETRAZOLYL-ETHYL ESTER - Disclosed is a method for the preparation of carbamic acid (R)-1-aryl-2-tetrazolyl-ethyl esters, comprising the enantioselective enzyme reduction of a 1-aryl-2-tetrazolyl-ethyl ketone to form a (R)-1-aryl-2-tetrazolyl-ethyl alcohol and the carbamation of said alcohol. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252399 | Method for Production of Single-Stranded Macronucleotides - The invention relates to a method for production of single-stranded macronucleotides by amplifying and ligating an extended monomeric single-stranded target nucleic acid sequence (target | 2015-09-10 |
20150252400 | GLYCOCONJUGATE SYNTHESIS - The invention relates to a method for producing a glycoconjugate comprising an oligosaccharide part covalently linked to a non-sugar moiety selected from the group consisting of amino acids, peptides, proteins, lipids, longer alkyl groups, polyethylene glycols, α,β-unsaturated amido group and polyvinyl alcohols, using a genetically modified cell. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252401 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEVIOSIDE COMPOUNDS BY MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides a method for producing stevioside compounds by microorganism, comprising carrying out heterologous biosynthesis of stevioside compounds from geranyl geranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPPS), Copalyl pyrophosphate synthase (CDPS), Kaurene synthase (KS), dual-function kaurene synthase (CPS/KS), kaurene oxidase (KO), a cytochrome P450 redox protein (CPR), kaurenoic acid-13[alpha]-hydroxylase, UGT85C2 glycosyltransferase and UGTB1/IBGT glycosyltransferase (optionally comprising UGT74G1 glycosyltransferase and/or UGT76G1 glycosyltransferase). | 2015-09-10 |
20150252402 | Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Trehalose Analogs - The present invention provides methods of synthesizing trehalose analogues; methods of detecting mycobacteria, and trehalose analogues. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252403 | DUAL MIGRATING INDICATOR - An indicator for a sterilization process is configured to function for two different sterilization conditions. The indicator includes two pass zones to indicate whether an acceptable sterilization has occurred after a sterilization process at a first condition of after a sterilization process at a second condition. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252404 | BIOLOGICAL CELL SEPARATOR AND DISPOSABLE KIT - A disposable kit for use in directing fluid through a biological cell separator device ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150252405 | METHOD FOR MEASURING ENDOTOXIN - A method for rapidly and highly sensitively measuring endotoxin is provided. Endotoxin is measured using an endotoxin-measuring agent comprising the proteins (1) to (3) below, each of which is a recombinant protein obtainable by being expressed using insect cells as a host:
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20150252406 | Systems and Methods to Control Dissolved Gas - A method of sensing nucleotide reactions includes flowing at least one nucleotide solution from a container of at least two containers of a sensor system. The sensor system includes a sensor sensitive to a byproduct of nucleotide incorporation. Each container of the at least two containers includes a different nucleotide solution. The sensor system enters an idle mode after flowing. The method further includes cycling the at least two containers through at least two cycles. Each cycle includes depressurizing the at least two containers for a first period and pressurizing the at least two containers for a second period. The method also includes pressurizing the at least two containers when the sensor system enters an active mode. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252407 | NANOSTRUCTURE AND METHODS OF NUCLEIC ACID ISOLATION - A kit comprising a nanostructure comprising at least one core nanoparticle, and a silanization coating on the surface of the core nanoparticle, and a binding buffer comprising a plurality of ingredients at concentration suitable to adjust the concentration of the plurality of ingredients in a solution containing at least one nucleic acid to concentration suitable for binding the nucleic acid through non-hybridization interaction to the nanostructure. A method of using the kit for reversibly binding nucleic acids through non-hybridization based interaction to a nanostructure is also provided. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252408 | METHODS AND KITS USEFUL IN THE DIFFERENTIATION OF BURKHOLDERIA SPECIES - The invention pertains to sequences, methods, and kits useful in the identification of and differentiation between | 2015-09-10 |
20150252409 | SYSTEMS GENETICS NETWORK REGULATORS AS DRUG TARGETS - The present invention provides for methods, processes and platforms to validate systems genetics networks to define their genetic regulators and to optimize translational applicability to humans for drug development. These systems genetics networks are sets of genes with a common function that demonstrate covariate expression that is genetically modulated by linked function network regulators (LFNRs) which comprise eQTLs in animals and GWAS SNPs in humans. LFNRs represent a new class of targets to identify drugs to prevent, ameliorate, and/or treat human diseases. LFNRs for the cell cycle-mitosis network have potential to be especially useful for anti-cancer therapies. The present invention provides for a drug that targets a specific LFNR for the cell cycle-mitosis network in Caucasian male liver to prevent the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in high risk patient populations. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252410 | PRIMER SET SPECIFIC FOR VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS, COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD OF DETECTING VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT MICROORGANISM ENTEROCOCCUS IN SAMPLE - A vancomycin-resistant | 2015-09-10 |
20150252411 | HIGH SPEED, HIGH FIDELITY, HIGH SENSITIVITY NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION - Methods, compositions, and kits for nucleic acid detection. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252412 | HIGH-DEFINITION DNA IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (HD-FISH) COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The invention provides methods and compositions relating to high definition fluorescence DNA in situ hybridization (HD-FISH). The probes generated using the methods of the invention demonstrate higher resolution and efficacy than conventional DNA FISH probes. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252413 | METHOD FOR NORMALIZATION OF QUANTITATIVE PCR AND MICROARRAYS - The present invention concerns a method for comparing, in at least two samples A | 2015-09-10 |
20150252414 | NANOCHANNEL DEVICE WITH THREE DIMENSIONAL GRADIENT BY SINGLE STEP ETCHING FOR MOLECULAR DETECTION - A technique includes forming a gradient channel with width and depth gradients. A mask is disposed on top of a substrate. The mask is patterned with at least one elongated channel pattern having different elongated channel pattern widths. A channel is etched in the substrate in a single etching step, the channel having a width gradient and a corresponding depth gradient both simultaneously etched in the single etching step according to the different elongated channel pattern widths in the mask. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252415 | ARID1B AND NEUROBLASTOMA - Neuroblastomas are tumors of peripheral sympathetic neurons and are the most common solid tumor in children. We performed whole-genome sequencing (6 cases), exome sequencing (16 cases), genome-wide rearrangement analyses (32 cases), and targeted analyses of specific genomic loci (40 cases) using massively parallel sequencing to determine the genetic basis for neuroblastoma. On average, each tumor had 19 somatic alterations in coding genes (range, 3-70). Chromosomal deletions and sequence alterations of chromatin remodeling genes, ARID1A and ARID1B, were identified in 8 of 71 neuroblastomas (11%), and these were associated with early treatment failure and decreased survival. These results highlight dysregulation of chromatin remodeling in pediatric tumorigenesis and provide new approaches for the management of neuroblastoma patients. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252416 | COMPENSATOR FOR MULTIPLE SURFACE IMAGING - A system and method for imaging biological samples on multiple surfaces of a support structure are disclosed. The support structure may be a flow cell through which a reagent fluid is allowed to flow and interact with the biological samples. Excitation radiation from at least one radiation source may be used to excite the biological samples on multiple surfaces. In this manner, fluorescent emission radiation may be generated from the biological samples and subsequently captured and detected by detection optics and at least one detector. The detected fluorescent emission radiation may then be used to generate image data. This imaging of multiple surfaces may be accomplished either sequentially or simultaneously. In addition, the techniques of the present invention may be used with any type of imaging system. For instance, both epifluorescent and total internal reflection methods may benefit from the techniques of the present invention. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252417 | SIGNATURES OF RADIATION RESPONSE - The present invention relates, in general, to gene expression profiles, and in particular, to a gene expression profile of an environmental exposure, ionizing radiation. The invention further relates to methods of screening patients for radiation exposure based on gene expression profiling and to kits suitable for use in such methods. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252418 | HOT START REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION BY PRIMER DESIGN - The present teachings provide methods, compositions, and kits for performing primer extension reactions. In some embodiments, a reverse transcription reaction is performed on a target polynucleotide with a hot start primer comprising a blunt-ended self-complementary stem, and a loop, and extension products form at high temperatures but reduce extension product formation at low temperatures. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252419 | METHOD OF DETERMINING CLONOTYPES AND CLONOTYPE PROFILES - The invention is directed so methods for determining clonotypes and clonotype profiles in assays for analyzing immune repertoires by high throughput nucleic acid sequencing of somatically recombined immune molecules. In one aspect the invention comprises generating a clonotype profile from an individual by generating sequence reads from a sample of recombined immune molecules; forming from the sequence reads a sequence free representing candidate clonotypes each having a frequency; coalescing with a highest frequency candidate clonotype any lesser frequency candidate clonotypes whenever such lesser frequency is below a predetermined value and whenever a sequence difference therebetween is below a predetermined value to form a clonotype. After such coalescence, the candidate clonotypes is removed from the sequence tree and the process is repeated. This approach permits rapid and efficient differentiation of candidate clonotypes with genuine sequence differences from those with experimental or measurement errors, such as sequencing errors. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252420 | METHODS OF ISOLATING AND PURIFYING CD8 T CELLS - Methods are provided for isolating CD8+ T cells. Furthermore, methods for purifying a subset of IL-13 expressing CD8 T cells are provided, such methods comprising the steps of marking the CD8+ T cells by labeling CD8, or selectively removing non-CD8 cells, and then purifying a subset of IL-13 expressing CD8+ T cells by marking a human biomarker such as C10orf128. Related antibodies and antiserums are also described, such antibodies related to a cell surface domain peptide for biomarker C10orf128, and human homologs of related mouse “activated” CD8IL-13 cell surface biomarkers Tm4sf19 and 1830127L07Rik. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252421 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE - The present invention relates to methods of assessing whether a subject has or is likely to develop a neurodegenerative disease comprising determining whether the subject has a mutation in the C9orf72 gene wherein said mutation prevents or disrupts C9orf72 expression relative to expression in a reference from subjects without the mutation. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252422 | T-CELL RECEPTOR CLONOTYPES SHARED AMONG ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS PATIENTS - The invention includes a method for determining the disease status of an individual suffering from ankylosing spondylitis by monitoring the individual's T-cell repertoire for the presence and/or level of clonotypes encoding T-cell receptor chains with segments identical to and/or related to the peptide LCASSLEASGSSYNEQFFGPGTRLTV (SEQ ID NO: 1) or the peptide VYFCASSDSSGSTDTQYFGPGTRLTV (SEQ ID NO: 2). The invention also includes therapeutic antibodies specific for these peptides for ameliorating the effects of ankylosing spondylitis. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252423 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MEDULLARY CYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE - The present invention features a highly sensitive assay for detecting frameshift mutations for high throughput use. Also provided herein are methods for diagnosing or determining a predisposition for developing medullary cystic kidney disease type 1 (MCKD1) in a subject by detecting a frameshift mutation in the GC-rich variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) sequence of the mucin 1 gene (MUC-1). | 2015-09-10 |
20150252424 | Novel Gene Targets Associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Methods of Use Thereof - Novel gene targets and methods of use thereof for the diagnosis and treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are provided. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252425 | GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER - Methods for diagnosing the presence of a disorder, such as prostate cancer, in a subject are provided, such methods including detecting the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject, for example, using NGS technology and comparing the relative levels of expression with predetermined threshold levels. Levels of expression of at least two of the RNA biomarkers that are above or below the predetermined threshold levels are indicative of the presence of prostate cancer in the subject. Also provided is a method for preparing a reference standard for quantitating the relative frequency of expression of RNA biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from the subject with a prostate cancer lesion using NGS technology. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252426 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE TO ANDROGEN RECEPTOR THERAPY - Described herein are modified androgen receptor polypeptides that are resistant to inhibition by an androgen receptor inhibitor. Described herein are compositions, combinations, and kits containing the modified androgen receptor polypeptides and methods of using the modified androgen receptor polypeptides. Also described herein are methods of using the modified androgen receptor polypeptides as screening agents for the identification and design of third-generation androgen receptor modulators. Also described herein are third-generation androgen receptor modulators that inhibit the activity of the modified androgen receptor polypeptides. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such androgen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions, including cancers, such as castration resistant prostate cancers, that are mediated or dependent upon androgen receptors. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252427 | IDENTIFICATION OF TUMOR-PROTECTIVE EPITOPES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS - Described herein are methods of identifying tumor-specific epitopes from the cancer tissue DNA of cancer patients using both DNA sequencing and bioinformatics techniques. The identification of tumor-specific epitopes provides pharmaceutical compositions with a limited number of tumor-specific peptides suitable for personalized genomics-driven immunotherapy of human cancer. Specifically disclosed herein is a novel index called the Differential Agretopic Index (DAI) for the epitope which allows prediction of whether immunization with a particular epitope will be protective against the tumor. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of administration are also included. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252428 | USE OF MICROVESICLES IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF MEDICAL DISEASES AND CONDITIONS - The present invention discloses methods for diagnosing or prognosing a disease or medical condition in a subject by detecting the presence or absence of BRAF mutant nucleic acids from nucleic acids extracted from microvesicles from a biological sample. The present invention also discloses methods for assessing the responsiveness or determining a treatment regimen for a subject in need thereof by detecting the presence or absence of BRAF mutant nucleic acids from nucleic acids extracted from microvesicles from a biological sample. Methods for isolating microvesicles and extracting DNA and/or RNA from the microvesicles are also described. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252429 | DETECTION OF BRAIN CANCER TYPES - The invention provides methods to identify various types of brain cancer tissue by comparing gene expression transcriptomes in tissue samples. A sequential method to discriminate among six different types of brain cancer is described. The invention relates to the field of markers for various types of brain cancer. More particularly, it relies on a sequential system for sorting individual cancer types. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252430 | METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER THERAPY - The present invention is directed to the identification of predictive markers that can be used to determine whether patients with cancer are clinically responsive or non-responsive to a therapeutic regimen prior to treatment. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of certain individual and/or combinations of predictive markers, wherein the expression of the predictive markers correlates with responsiveness or non-responsiveness to a therapeutic regimen. Thus, by examining the expression levels of individual predictive markers and/or predictive markers comprising a marker set, it is possible to determine whether a therapeutic agent, or combination of agents, will be most likely to reduce the growth rate of tumors in a clinical setting. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252431 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING B CELL MALIGNANCIES RESPONSIVE TO B CELL DEPLETING THERAPY - The invention provides compositions and methods featuring the use of miR-629 for identifying subjects responsive to B-cell depleting therapies (e.g., treatment with an anti-CD19 antibody). In other embodiments, the invention features the use of miR-629 to identify subjects as having a B cell malignancy. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252432 | COMPANION DIAGNOSTICS FOR CANCER AND SCREENING METHODS TO IDENTIFY COMPANION DIAGNOSTICS FOR CANCER BASED ON SPLICING VARIANTS - A method of classifying a patient for eligibility for cancer therapy based on the presence or absence of splicing variants in a sample of the patient's cancer tissue. Also, a method of screening cancer therapies for efficacy against splicing variants. More specifically, the methods relate to novel splicing variants of genes associated with cancer risk and survival, particularly splicing variants of PIK3CD, FGFR3, TSC2, RASGRP2, ITGA4, MET, NF1 and BAK1. Also more specifically, the methods relate to classifying a patient for eligibility for cancer therapy involving the use of GS-1101. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252433 | FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR-2 (FGF2) AND SYNDECAN-1 (SDC1) AS BIOMARKERS FOR POOR OUTCOME HODGKIN LYMPHOMA PATIENTS - The described invention comprises methods for predicting recurrence of Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) and poor clinical outcome in a Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) subject. The methods comprise providing a sample from the HL subject and a sample from a good clinical outcome control subject; isolating total RNA comprising Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (FGF2) and Syndecan-1 (SDC1) RNA from the sample from the HL subject and from the sample from the good clinical outcome control subject; amplifying the total RNA; measuring a level of expression of the FGF2 and the SDC1 RNA in the HL subject and in the good clinical outcome control subject; and comparing the level of expression of the FGF2 and the SDC1 RNA expressed by the HL subject with the level of expression of the FGF2 and the SDC1 RNA expressed by the good clinical outcome control subject. An increased level of expression of the FGF2 RNA and the SDC1 RNA expressed by the HL subject compared to the level of expression of the FGF2 RNA and the SDC1 RNA expressed by the good clinical outcome control subject is indicative of recurrence of HL or poor clinical outcome for the HL subject. The described invention further comprises a method of detecting evidence of metastatic Hodgkin lymphoma in a Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) subject by measuring an increased level of expression of CD30, FGF2 and SDC1 RNA in an HL subject compared to a good clinical outcome control subject. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252434 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTION OF TARGETS INVOLVED IN CANCER METASTASIS - The present invention is further directed to methods and compositions for identifying target nucleic acids that are involved in cancer metastasis. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252435 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF AN EGFR-TKI TREATMENT - The present invention provides a method for evaluating the efficacy of an EGFR-TKI treatment to an object, comprising identifying the V384D mutation in said object. By identifying said mutation, the efficacy of the EGFR-TKI treatment and the progression-free survival of said object after treatment can be estimated. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252436 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating cancer, such as breast cancer and skin cancer. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252437 | Set of Tumor-Markers - The present invention provides a set of moieties specific for tumor markers, in particular of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) as well as a method for identifying markers of any genetic disease. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252438 | AGENTS FOR REVERSING EPIGENETIC SILENCING OF GENES - The present invention provides methods for discovering agents that are effective in reversing epigenetic silencing by inhibiting the interaction of methyl-binding (MBD) proteins with methylated genomic DNA. Also provided are methods for reactivating silenced genes having CpG island hypermethylation along with methods for treatment and prevention of diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, by administering an agent that modulates methyl-binding domain (MBD) protein-mediated transcriptional repression, thereby increasing gene transcription to prevent or treat disease. Additionally, compounds identified by the present invention useful for treatment and prevention of diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, are provided. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252439 | Methods and Compositions for Prostate Cancer Metastasis - Provided are methods and compositions for determining an increased likelihood of prostate cancer cells in a subject to metastasize. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252440 | Methods of Treating Breast Cancer with Anthracycline Therapy - The application describes methods for screening subjects with breast cancer to determine if the breast cancer will be responsive to a breast cancer therapy including an anthracycline. The application also describes methods for treating subjects with breast cancer by screening them for the likelihood of the effectiveness of treating the cancer with a therapy including anthracycline and administering the therapy in subjects when it is found that anthracycline is likely to be effective. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252441 | Biomarkers in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells for Diagnosing or Detecting Lung Cancers - Methods and compositions are provided for diagnosing or detecting a condition, e.g., lung disease in a mammalian subject by use of a micro-RNA expression level or an expression level profile of multiple miRNA in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of the subject which is characteristic of COPD or NSCLC. Detection of changes in expression in specific miRNA biomarkers from that of a reference sample or miRNA expression profile are correlated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and/or COPD and permit differentiation among healthy subjects, subjects with COPD and subjects with adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252442 | Interference Control Panel for Evaluation of Analytical Assays for Samples Derived from Blood - The invention relates to quality control of analytical assays, particularly NAT assays of blood samples containing nucleic acids. A control panel containing quantified amounts of substances known to interfere with an analytical assay is used and compared with a reference sample in the analytical assay. A comparison of the assay results interference panel validates the assay and can serve as a periodic quality control check for the analytical assay as well as related methods and protocols. The use of the control panel of the invention can also determine whether interfering substances are present and establish under what conditions the analytical assay reliable. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING PRECIOUS METALS FROM PRECURSOR-TYPE ORE MATERIALS - The present invention provides a system and method for recovering a precious metal from a geologic material. The system and method may include combining a geologic material containing a precious metal present in a non-bulk state with a first stage flux composition. The combination may be milled to provide a first stage mixture. The first stage mixture may be sintered for a first period of time at a first temperature and a second period of time at a second temperature. The second temperature may be greater than the first temperature. Sintering may promote the transition of a portion of the precious metal from a non-bulk state to a bulk state. A first stage sintered material may be recovered with a content of at least about 0.15 weight percent of the precious metal in the bulk state. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252444 | METHOD, ARRANGEMENT, AND PELLETISING PLANT - A method includes the introduction of a first medium into the compartment through an inlet and the heating of the first medium when it is present in the inlet. The heating takes place through the use of a combustion arrangement that is arranged in the inlet and that comprises fuel. The heating, the use of the combustion arrangement, includes in turn the ignition of the fuel, combustion of the fuel, and the transfer of the combustion heat to the first medium that is present at the combustion arrangement in the inlet. The combustion arrangement, is arranged in a region in the inlet, which in turn is arranged outside of the direct passage of the first medium in and through the inlet, such that the ignition of the fuel, the combustion of the fuel and the transfer of combustion heat to the first medium take place in this region. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING PRECIOUS METALS FROM PRECURSOR-TYPE ORE MATERIALS - The present invention provides a system and method for recovering a precious metal from a geologic material. The system and method may include combining a geologic material containing a precious metal present in a non-bulk state with a first stage flux composition. The combination may be milled to provide a first stage mixture. The first stage mixture may be sintered for a first period of time at a first temperature and a second period of time at a second temperature. The second temperature may be greater than the first temperature. Sintering may promote the transition of a portion of the precious metal from a non-bulk state to a bulk state. A first stage sintered material may be recovered with a content of at least about 0.15 weight percent of the precious metal in the bulk state. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252446 | Method for Producing a High-purity Nanometer Zinc Oxide from Steel Plant Smoke and Dust by Ammonia Decarburization - Disclosed is a method for producing a high-purity nanometer zinc oxide from steel plant smoke and dust by ammonia decarburization. The method comprises: leaching with an ammonia water-ammonium carbonate solution as a leaching agent, adding 0.3-0.5 kg of sodium fluorosilicate to per cubic meter of the leaching agent to obtain a leaching solution, then adding 50-60 kg slaked lime to per cubic meter of the leached solution to carry out decarburization with heating, and carrying out purification and impurity removal and then refining treatment. According to the method, the ammonia process is used for treating smoke and dust, and the existing ammonia process is adaptively improved, the leaching speed and the leaching rate of zinc in the smoke and dust are improved, and the zinc oxide with the purity of more than 99.7% can be obtained; the treatment method of the present invention is characterized by low energy consumption and high efficiency, the leaching agent can be recycled, and thoroughly solves the problem of zinc load of steel plant furnace smoke and dust, thereby meeting the requirement of the steel plant on purification of the harmful components comprising zinc and alkali metals and achieving good production circulation. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252447 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALUMINA - The invention relates to metallurgy, particularly to acid methods for producing alumina, and can be used in processing aluminium-containing raw materials, including those of a low-grade. The method for producing alumina comprises treating aluminium-containing raw materials with hydrochloric acid, separating aluminium chloride hexahydrate crystals from the supernatant chloride solution, and thermally decomposing said crystals in two stages to produce alumina. In order to increase the quality of alumina and decrease energy consumption while achieving high process productivity, water vapour is continuously introduced during the second stage of thermal decomposition, with a ratio of the total mass of the introduced water vapour to the mass of produced alumina equal to 0.2-5.7. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252448 | PRODUCTION OF HIGH-GRADE SYNTHETIC RUTILE FROM LOW-GRADE TITANIUM-BEARING ORES - The present invention relates to a two-stage leaching process using concentrated hydrochloric acid that upgrades a variety of inferior quality titanium-iron ores into premium titanium concentrate and iron oxide products. The ground ore is leached with two separate quantities of hydrochloric acid after which the dissolved titanium is precipitated from the filtered liquor by hydrolysis. The still soluble iron chlorides are then optionally subjected to oxyhydrolysis to recover iron oxide and HCl. The process was developed for low-grade ores (under 12% TiO | 2015-09-10 |
20150252449 | METHOD FOR COMPREHENSIVELY RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND FLUORINE ELEMENT IN A BASTNAESITE TREATMENT PROCESS - A method for comprehensively recovering rare earth elements and fluorine element in a bastnaesite treatment process. The method comprises: oxidation roasting a bastnaesite, and leaching a roasted mixture using a hydrochloric acid, adding a roasting promoter to the bastnaesite during the roasting process; and/or during the leaching process using the hydrochloric acid, adding a catalytic leaching promoter into the mixture, obtaining a rare earth chloride solution containing little cerium element and a cerium-rich residue containing the fluorine element; and separating and recovering rare earth fluorides from the cerium-rich residue. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252450 | Process of Preparing Aluminum Alloy - The present invention provides a process of preparing an aluminum alloy, comprising the following steps: a first step of adding a ZL101 aluminum ingot and covering the melt after complete melting said alloy; a second step of adding one of modifiers Te and Sb and then performing heat preservation; and a third step of adding one or more of rare earth elements La, Ce, Y and Hf and then performing heat preservation. The ZL101 alloy melt after the treatment can be casted into an ingot or a part after refining, and a high-toughness ZL101 Al—Si alloy can be obtained after cooling. By adopting the combined effect of the rare earth elements and the long-acting modifiers, the present invention realizes controllable morphology of α-Al and eutectic Si, and inhibits the formation of α-Al dendrites and the generation of the long strip shape eutectic Si in a solidification process, thus the high-toughness ZL101 Al—Si alloy is prepared. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252451 | HIGH PERFORMANCE ALUMINUM NANOCOMPOSITES - The high performance aluminum nanocomposites are formed by a combination of mechanical alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) in order to obtain reinforced nanostrutured aluminum alloys, The nanocomposites are formed from aluminum metal reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) particulates, wherein the SiC particulates have a particle diameter between about 20 and 40 nm. The nanocomposites are prepared by mixing aluminum-based metal, e.g., Al-7Si-0.3Mg, (Al=92.7%, Si-7% and Mg=0.3%), with SiC nanoparticles in a conventional mill to form a uniformly distributed powder, which is then sintered at a temperature of about 500° C. for a period up to about 20 hours to consolidate the silicon carbide particulates in order to obtain the reinforced aluminum metal-based silicon carbide nanocomposite. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252452 | Insert Molding of Bulk Amorphous Alloy into Open Cell Foam - Provided in one embodiment is a method of making use of foams as a processing aid or to improve the properties of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy materials. Other embodiments include the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy/foam composite materials made in accordance with the methods. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252453 | ALUMINUM ALLOY PLATE FOR FORMING - Provided is an Al—Mg alloy plate for molding, having excellent press formability, little stretcher strain (SS) mark generation, and not generating any new issues such as reduced bending properties as a result of age-hardening at room temperature, whilst using more accurate and simple structural indicators. As a result, the Al—Mg aluminum alloy plate comprising a specific composition including Cu has a plate structure having an average particle diameter of 0.5-6.0 nm in a minute particle (cluster) particle distribution measured using an X-ray scattering method, controls the volume fraction to at least 0.03%, is unlikely to have serration, and suppresses SS mark generation during press forming. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252454 | High strength al-cu-mg-ag-si alloy for cast product structural applications - The present invention relates generally to aluminum-copper-magnesium based alloys and products, and more particularly to aluminum-copper-magnesium-Silver-Silicon based alloys and products particularly suitable for aircraft structural applications and military vehicle structural applications requiring very high strength and ductility. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252455 | Ti(C,N)-BASED CERMET WITH Ni3Al AND Ni AS BINDER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are Ti(C,N)-based cermets with Ni | 2015-09-10 |
20150252456 | COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT SHAPE FIXABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steel material having a chemical composition contains 0.0010% to 0.0030% C, 0.05% or less Si, 0.1% to 0.5% Mn, 0.021% to 0.060% Ti, and 0.0005% to 0.0050% B on a mass basis such that B/C satisfies 0.5 or more, whereby a resulting cold-rolled steel sheet has a microstructure dominated by ferrite with an average grain size of 10 μm to 30 μm, a proportional limit of 100 MPa or less, and excellent shape fixability. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252457 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN STEEL HAVING HIGH WEAR RESISTANCE AND STEEL HAVING SAID CHARACTERISTICS - The invention refers to a method for producing a molten steel having high wear resistance having a mainly bainitic microstructure and a suitable balance of tensile strength and hardness for pieces of large size in mining operations such as milling and grinding, the chemical composition of which, expressed in weight percentage, comprises: 0.30-0.40% of C, 0.50-1.30% of Si, 0.60-1.40% of Mn, 2.30-3.20% of Cr, 0.0-1.00% of Ni, 0.25-0.70% of Mo, 0.0-0.50% of Cu, 0.0-0.10% of A, 0.0-0.10% of Ti, 0.0-0.10% of Zr, less than 0.050% of P, less than 0.050% of S, less than 0.030% of N, optionally less than 0.050% of Nb, optionally 0.0005-0.005% of B, optionally 0.015-0.080% of rare earth metals, and residual contents of W, V, Sn, Sb, Pb and Zn of less than 0.020%, and the balance in iron. The method for producing the molten steel includes smelting and heat treatment. The smelting can be carried out in an electric arc furnace having basic or acid refractory or an electric induction furnace. Smelting in an electric arc furnace as a normal operation includes melting, oxygen insufflation, blocking, refining and deoxidation. Smelting in an electric induction furnace includes melting, refining, control of nitrogen in solution and deoxidation. Heat treatment comprises settling and tempering. The molten steel described in the invention exhibits a suitable balance of the chemical composition, tensile strength and hardenability to assure complete hardening in cast pieces of large size, typically up to 17 inches in thickness, with Brinell hardness preferably in the range of 385-495 BHN throughout the section of the piece and excellent resistance to wear by abrasion impact. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252458 | FERRITIC/MARTENSITIC OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED STEEL WITH ENHANCED CREEP RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a ferritic/martensitic oxide dispersion strengthened steel with increased high temperature creep resistance, including 0.02 to 0.2 wt % of carbon (C), 8 to 12 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of yttria (Y | 2015-09-10 |
20150252459 | METAL POWDER FOR POWDER METALLURGY, COMPOUND, GRANULATED POWDER, AND SINTERED BODY - A metal powder for powder metallurgy contains Fe as a principal component, Cr in a proportion of 15% by mass or more and 26% by mass or less, Ni in a proportion of 7% by mass or more and 22% by mass or less, Si in a proportion of 0.3% by mass or more and 1.2% by mass or less, C in a proportion of 0.005% by mass or more and 0.3% by mass or less, Zr in a proportion of 0.01% by mass or more and 0.5% by mass or less, and Nb in a proportion of 0.01% by mass or more and 0.5% by mass or less. Further, the metal powder for powder metallurgy preferably has an austenite crystal structure. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252460 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINUM ALLOY CASTINGS - The present invention discloses a method for improving mechanical properties of aluminum alloy casting. The advantages of the present invention lie in: combining heat-treatment with thermal painting; dividing the solution treatment of conventional T6 heat treatment process into two separate solution treatments, which avoids deformation and overheating of the casting due to melting of the ternary eutectic structures with low melting point, thereby improving efficiency of the heat-treatment and lowering the amount of energy consumed and the cost of production. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252461 | HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An aluminum alloy fin material for heat exchanger use having a 35 to 50 μm thickness, a small springback at the time of corrugation, a suitable strength before brazing enabling easy fin formation, a high strength after brazing, and excellent erosion resistance, self corrosion resistance, and sacrificial anodic effect and a method of production of the same are provided. A fin material containing, by mass %, Si: 0.9 to 1.2%, Fe: 0.8 to 1.1%, Mn: 1.1 to 1.4%, and Zn: 0.9 to 1.1%, further limiting the impurity Mg to 0.05% or less, Cu to 0.03% or less, and ([Si]+[Fe]+2[Mn])/3 to 1.4% to 1.6%, and having a balance of unavoidable impurities and Al. A method of production prescribing hot rolling, cold rolling, intermediate annealing, and final cold rolling. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252462 | NICKEL-BASED SUPER HEAT RESISTANT ALLOY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a nickel-based super heat resistant alloy and a method of manufacturing the same, and particularly, to a nickel-based super heat resistant alloy including 20 to 25 wt % of chromium (Cr), 10 to 15 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), 10 to 17 wt % of cobalt (Co), 0.01 to 0.15 wt % of carbon (C), 0.01 to 1 wt % of zirconium (Zr), 0.01 to 1 wt % of hafnium (Hf), 0.01 to 5 wt % of tantalum (Ta), 1 to 100 ppm of boron (B), 0.01 to 1 wt % of aluminum (Al), and a balance of nickel (Ni). | 2015-09-10 |
20150252463 | Dental and Medical Instruments Comprising Titanium - Endodontic instruments for use in performing root canal therapy on a tooth are disclosed. In one form, the instruments include an elongate shank having a cutting edge extending from a distal end of the shank along an axial length of the shank. The shank comprises a titanium alloy, and the shank is prepared by heat-treating the shank at a temperature above 25° C. in an atmosphere consisting essentially of a gas unreactive with the shank. In another form, the endodontic instruments have an elongate shank having a cutting edge extending from a distal end of the shank along an axial length of the shank. The shank consists essentially of a titanium alloy selected from alpha-titanium alloys, beta-titanium alloys, and alpha-beta-titanium alloys. The instruments solve the problems encountered when cleaning and enlarging a curved root canal. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252464 | EQUIPMENT FOR PLASMA SPRAY WITH LIQUID INJECTION - A plasma spray system including a turntable subsystem operable to position a multiple of work pieces on a respective multiple of workpiece mounts; a plasma spray subsystem operable to plasma spray the multiple of work pieces on said turntable subsystem; and an overspray wash subsystem operable to wash the multiple of work pieces on said turntable subsystem subsequent to plasma spray of the multiple of work pieces. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252465 | SPUTTERING TARGET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object is to provide a deposition technique for depositing an oxide semiconductor film. Another object is to provide a method for manufacturing a highly reliable semiconductor element using the oxide semiconductor film. A novel sputtering target obtained by removing an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, and hydrogen that are impurities in a sputtering target used for deposition is used, whereby an oxide semiconductor film containing a small amount of those impurities can be deposited. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252466 | HIGH SURFACE AREAS (HSA) COATINGS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - The invention relates to a method of applying a coating to an article and an article with said coating. The coating is provided with at least one layer which has a surface area which is greater than the apparent or projected area of the said layer of the coating. This high surface area coating is applied in relatively high gas pressures and in one embodiment can be applied using a magnetron sputter ion plating system. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252467 | RF POWER COMPENSATION TO CONTROL FILM STRESS, DENSITY, RESISTIVITY, AND/OR UNIFORMITY THROUGH TARGET LIFE - Methods for depositing a metal-containing layer atop a substrate disposed in a PVD chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, such a method includes: providing a plasma forming gas to a processing region of the PVD chamber; providing a first amount of RF power to a target assembly disposed opposite the substrate to form a plasma within the processing region of the PVD chamber; sputtering source material from the target assembly to deposit a metal-containing layer onto the substrate, wherein the source material is at a first erosion state; and increasing the first amount of RF power provided to the target assembly by a predetermined amount while sputtering the source material, wherein the predetermined amount is determined by a second amount of RF power provided to the target assembly to maintain a desired ionization rate of source material at a second erosion state. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252468 | IN-LINE METALLIZER ASSEMBLIES AND PART-COATING CONVEYOR SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - In-line metallizer assemblies can include an external rotating actuator exchange that can be operable to exchange one or more parts between a conveyor system and a vacuum chamber, and an internal rotating actuator exchange within the vacuum chamber that can be operable to receive the one or more parts from the external rotating actuator exchange, transition the one or more parts to a sputter coater integrated with the vacuum chamber for metallizing, and return metallized one or more parts to the external rotating actuator exchange such that the external rotating actuator exchange can return the metallized one or more parts to the conveyor system. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252469 | SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A surface-coated cutting tool of the present invention includes a base material and a coating film formed on the base material. The coating film includes at least one TiB | 2015-09-10 |
20150252470 | METHOD FOR OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - A method for operating semiconductor manufacturing equipment is provided. The method includes forming a conductive thin film on an inner side surface of a reaction chamber and on a substrate in the reaction chamber, the conductive thin film including a first conductive material, and forming a particle preventive layer on the inner side surface of the reaction chamber in which the conductive thin film is formed. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252471 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE THIN FILM - A method for manufacturing a silicon carbide thin film comprises steps of: (a) utilizing a mechanical pump to remove gases in a chamber such that the pressure in the chamber is reduced to a bass pressure; (b) utilizing a microwave generator to generate microwaves at 1200W to 1400W so as to form microwave plasma inside the chamber; and (c) introducing into the chamber a silicon-based compound containing chlorine atoms that serve as a precursor, during the time that the temperature of a substrate disposed in the chamber is stable at 400° C. to 500° C., in which the temperature of the substrate is risen by the microwave plasma without heating the substrate additionally, so as to form a film of cubic silicon carbide on the substrate. In the present invention, the SiC thin film has good crystallinity and is manufactured by using MPECVD in a low temperature process. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252472 | METHOD AND VACUUM SYSTEM FOR REMOVING METALLIC BY-PRODUCTS - Provided is a method for removing metallic by-products. The method includes depositing a metal precursor to form a metal layer in a process chamber, plasma treating an exhaust gas containing the residual metal precursor transferred from the process chamber, treating metallic by-products generated by the plasma treatment with an oxidizing gas to produce metal oxides, and discharging the metal oxides by pumping. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252473 | PLASMA FORELINE THERMAL REACTOR SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for treating vacuum processing system exhaust gases. In addition, methods and apparatus for maintenance of foreline plasma reactor subsystems are disclosed. In some embodiments, an apparatus for treating an exhaust gas in a foreline of a vacuum processing system includes a plasma source coupled with a foreline of a process chamber, a treatment agent source coupled with the plasma source, and a downstream trap to cool an exhaust stream and trap particles in the exhaust stream. In some embodiments, multiple foreline plasma reactor subsystems are used with a vacuum processing system, and one foreline plasma reactor subsystem can be isolated and maintained (e.g., cleaned) while exhaust gas treatment continues in another foreline plasma reactor subsystem and processing continues in the vacuum processing system. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252474 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A substrate processing apparatus includes: a process chamber including a source gas supply and a reactive gas supply to process a plurality of substrates in the source gas supply and the reactive gas supply; a substrate placement unit rotating in the process chamber, wherein the plurality of substrates are placed on the substrate placement unit along a rotational direction thereof; a plasma generator to generate plasma in plasma generation chamber installed an upper portion of the reactive gas supply; a coil wound along an outer circumference of the plasma generation chamber, a portion of which adjacent to a sidewall of the plasma generation chamber has a constant curvature; a reactive gas supply system to supply a reactive gas to the reactive gas supply via the plasma generation chamber through a ceiling of the plasma generation chamber; and a source gas supply system to supply a source gas. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252475 | CVD APPARATUS WITH GAS DELIVERY RING - The present disclosure relates to a chemical vapor deposition apparatus and associated methods. In some embodiments, the CVD apparatus has a vacuum chamber and a gas import having a gas import axis through which a process gas is imported into the vacuum chamber and being arranged near an upper region of the vacuum chamber. At least one exhaust port is arranged near a bottom region of the vacuum chamber. The CVD apparatus also has a gas delivery ring with an outlet disposed under the gas import. A pressure near the outlet of the gas delivery ring is smaller than that of the rest of the vacuum chamber. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252476 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus in which a process with respect to a substrate is performed includes a main chamber having an opened upper portion, the main chamber having a passage that is defined in a sidewall thereof so that a substrate is accessible, a chamber cover disposed on the opened upper portion of the main chamber to provide a process space, which is sealed from the outside, in which the process is performed, a susceptor plate on which the substrate is placed, the susceptor plate having an inner space with an opened lower portion, and a main heater rotatably disposed in the inner space, the main heater being spaced apart from the susceptor plate to heat the susceptor plate. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252477 | IN-SITU CARBON AND OXIDE DOPING OF ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION SILICON NITRIDE FILMS - Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to the processing of substrates, and more particularly, relate to methods for forming a dielectric film. In one embodiment, the method includes placing a plurality of substrates inside a processing chamber and performing a sequence of exposing the substrates to a first reactive gas comprising silicon, and then exposing the substrates to a plasma of a second reactive gas comprising nitrogen and at least one of oxygen or carbon, and repeating the sequence to form the dielectric film comprising silicon carbon nitride or silicon carbon oxynitride on each of the substrates. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252478 | ELECTRICALLY- AND CHEMICALLY-ACTIVE ADLAYERS FOR PLASMA ELECTRODES - A system for forming a thin film on a substrate uses a plasma to activate at least one gaseous precursor in a plasma generator fluidly coupled with a reaction space. The plasma generator is operative to generate a plasma from at least a portion of the precursor gas with at least one pair of plasma electrodes, one plasma electrode having a non-native electrically conductive adlayer exhibiting property characteristics that cause the adlayer to be substantially conserved and chemically active with at least one of the gases present within the plasma generation region. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252479 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A film forming apparatus includes a reactor chamber, a first electrode provided in the reactor chamber and receiving electrical power, a second electrode provided in the reactor chamber and facing the first electrode, a gas supply inlet for supplying material gas to a space between the first and second electrodes, and a gas exhaust outlet for discharging the material gas. Insulating material is not exposed to a flow path for the material gas in the reactor chamber. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252480 | Chromium-free Conversion Coating - A conversion coating composition including a conducting polymer dispersion, at least one silane and inorganic metallic salts, wherein a pH of the composition is between 1.0 and 6.0, and wherein the inorganic metallic salts include at least one zirconium salt and at least one cerium nitrate salt. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252481 | CONCENTRATE FOR USE IN CORROSION RESISTANT TREATMENT OF METAL SURFACES - The underlying invention consists in an acidic aqueous concentrate that is based on a mixture of water-soluble compounds of the elements Zr and/or Ti, organosilanes and dispersed silicates suitable for the preparation of a conversion treatment solution. The invention thereby establishes a shelf stable (1K) product useful for the surface treatment industry. Such a (1K) product has not only the advantage of being easily converted into a working composition through dilution with water, but the working compositions themselves that originate from the (1K) product do confer superior corrosion resistance to metal substrates when used in a process for the conversion coating treatment. A conversion treatment solution obtainable from the acidic aqueous concentrate as well as a process for the corrosion-resistant treatment of metal surfaces are thus further objects of this invention. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252482 | PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a photochemical reaction device comprises a laminated body and an ion transfer pathway. A laminated body comprises an oxidation catalyst layer for producing oxygen and protons by oxidizing water a reduction catalyst layer for producing carbon compounds by reducing carbon dioxide and a semiconductor layer formed between the oxidation catalyst layer and the reduction catalyst layer and developing charge separation with light energy. An ion transfer pathway moves ions between the oxidation catalyst layer side and the reduction catalyst layer side. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252483 | PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a photochemical reaction system comprises a CO | 2015-09-10 |
20150252484 | BIOMASS TRANSITION METAL HYDROGEN-EVOLUTION ELECTROCATALYSTS AND ELECTRODES - A catalytic composition from earth-abundant transition metal salts and biomass is disclosed. A calcined catalytic composition formed from soybean powder and ammonium molybdate is specifically exemplified herein. Methods for making the catalytic composition are disclosed as are electrodes for hydrogen evolution reactions comprising the catalytic composition. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252485 | METHOD AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FOR LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT LITHIUM RECOVERY FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - An efficient and low environmental impact method is disclosed for the recovery of lithium from aqueous solution, for example, brines from high altitude salt lakes. The method comprises the use of an electrochemical reactor with electrodes which are highly selective for lithium, where lithium ions are inserted in the crystal structure of manganese oxide in the cathode, and extracted from the crystal structure of manganese oxide in the anode. Also disclosed are three-dimensional carbon electrodes embedded in manganese oxides formed by impregnating a porous support, for example a carbon felt, with a manganese oxide/carbon black slurry. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252486 | Methods And Systems For Controlling Impurity Metal Concentration During Metallurgic Processes - Reagent compositions, methods and systems for reducing concentrations of impurity metals during metallurgic processes. Certain methods and systems in particular pertain to control of iron concentration in copper electrowinning electrolyte solutions. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252487 | Passivation of Micro-Discontinuous Chromium Deposited From a Trivalent Electrolyte - A method of treating a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a layer deposited from a trivalent chromium electrolyte, is described. The method includes the steps of providing an anode and the chromium(III) plated substrate as a cathode in an electrolyte comprising (i) a trivalent chromium salt; and (ii) a complexant; and passing an electrical current between the anode and the cathode to passivate the chromium(III) plated substrate. The substrate may be first plated with a plated nickel layer so that the chromium(III) plated layer is deposited over the nickel plated layer. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252488 | Device and Method for the Treatment of Flat Material to Be Treated - The device | 2015-09-10 |
20150252489 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - A method includes providing a plurality of particles of an energetic material suspended in a dispersion liquid to an EPD chamber or configuration; applying a voltage difference across a first pair of electrodes to generate a first electric field in the EPD chamber; and depositing at least some of the particles of the energetic material on at least one surface of a substrate, the substrate being one of the electrodes or being coupled to one of the electrodes. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252490 | System and Method for Monolithic Crystal Growth - A monolithic crystal having the atomic formula W | 2015-09-10 |
20150252491 | Apparatus for manufacturing ingot and method of manufacturing ingot - Disclosed are an apparatus for manufacturing an ingot and a method of manufacturing the ingot to control a concentration of dopant. The apparatus for manufacturing an ingot to intermittently or continuously feed silicon while an ingot is grown, includes: a crucible having a melting zone in which the silicon and dopant are melted; an inner wall surrounded by the crucible, and having a growth zone in which the melted silicon and the dopant are introduced so that the ingot is grown in the inner zone; and a feeding unit feeding the silicon into the melting zone, wherein a ratio of a feed rate of the silicon fed through the feeding unit to a growth rate of the ingot is changed. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252492 | LOWER SIDE WALL FOR EPITAXIAL GROWTH APPARATUS - Embodiments described herein relate to a lower side wall for use in a processing chamber. In one embodiment, the lower side wall includes an annular body. The annular body as an inner circumference, an outer circumference, a plurality of flanges projecting from the inner circumference, and a first concave portion formed in the outer circumference. The outer circumference has a plurality of grooves arranged in a circumferential direction of the lower side wall. In another embodiment, the annular body further includes a top surface having a mounting surface formed thereon and a second concave portion formed opposite the first concave portion. The second concave portion has a plurality of purge holes. In another embodiment, each groove of the plurality of grooves formed in the first concave portion has an arc shape. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252493 | CEILING PORTION FOR EPITAXIAL GROWTH APPARATUS - A ceiling portion for use in a processing apparatus and an epitaxial growth apparatus having the ceiling portion are disclosed herein. In one embodiment the ceiling portion includes a ring shaped support and a ceiling plate. The ring shaped support includes an inner surface having a first slope portion decreasing from a top surface of the ring shaped support towards a center of the ring shaped support and a protrusion, protruding from the inner surface, having a second slope portion decreasing in a protruding direction towards the center of the ring shaped support. The ceiling plate is coupled to the support. In another embodiment, the first slope portion and the second slope portion meet at a point, wherein an angle formed by the first slope portion and the second slope portion is less than 90 degrees. | 2015-09-10 |
20150252494 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYESTER FIBERS, POLYESTER FIBERS, YARNS AND TEXTILES - The present invention provides a method for producing polyester fibers which improves the defects that polyester fibers and the textiles thereof cannot be easily dyed. In such method, fibers could be dyed by using dispersed dyes at ambient pressure and a temperature of 100° C. or less without adding carrying agents, and have good dyeability, high dyeing deepness and excellent color fastness. The textiles thereof have excellent dyeing retention. In the said method for producing fibers which could be easily dyed at low temperature, a composition consisting of 99.9 to 60% by weight of a first polyester component with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of greater than 20° C. to 100° C. and 0.1 to 40% by weight of a second polyester component with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20° C. to −50° C. is melted and spun to such polyester fibers. | 2015-09-10 |