43rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150299806 | GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE IN DIAGNOSTICS - The present invention provides a method for diagnosing, identifying or monitoring proliferative disorders due to e.g cancer preferably breast cancer in a subject by measuring the change of gene expression in a sample e.g. a blood sample. The present invention also encompasses oligonucleotide probes and primers corresponding to genes differentially expressed compared to the expression pattern in a normal cell. The use of such oligonucleotides is also an aspect of the invention together with a kit comprising said oligonucleotides. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299807 | GENOMIC CLASSIFIERS FOR NON-INVASIVE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH GRADE PROSTATE CANCER WITH METASTATIC POTENTIAL - The present invention relates to the field of biomarkers. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions useful for diagnosing and/or prognosing prostate cancer. In a specific embodiment, a method for diagnosing prostate cancer or a likelihood thereof in a patient comprising the steps of (a) obtaining a biological sample from the patient; (b) subjecting the sample to an assay for detecting expression of one or more of ACSM2A, BDH2, C19orf51, C8orf76, CGB5, CSMD3, DAZ2, DUX4, FAM22G, FAM90A1, GABBR2, GRM3, HMMR, HOXC4, KAAG1, KRIT1, KRTAP20-1, LOC392196, LOC441956, LOC650293, LTB4R, METTL7B, NEK2, OR11H12, OR2J3, OR2L8, OR2M1P, OR2T3, OR4F5, OR52A4, OR5211, PGA3, PHACTR3, PMP2, PRAMEF6, PSG1, SIGLEC10, SOX11, SPDYE1, SSX1, TCEB3B, TCFL5, TFAP2D, TSPY2, UGT2B10, UGT2B11, UGT2B28, WDR49, and WFDC5; and (c) determining that the patient has prostate cancer or a likelihood thereof if the expression of the one or more biomarkers is increased relative to a reference non-prostate cancer sample. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299808 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING THYROID TUMORS - The present invention provides dignostic assays for identifying thyroid cancer in a biological sample, including a fine needle aspirate, as well as related compositions and kits useful in practicing the methods of the invention. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299809 | Biomarkers for Clinical Cancer Management - A method is provided for determining breast cancer, a predisposition to breast cancer, or the prognosis of a breast cancer in a subject, said method comprising in a sample from said subject determining the methylation status of at least one gene locus including regulatory sequences of said gene locus, wherein said genelocusis selected from the group consisting of PHOX2B, FLJ3247, GHSR, HOXB13, HTR1B, ONECUT, POU4F, WT1, LHX1, BC008699, BX161496, CA10, NR2E1, SIX6, SLC38A4, TITF, TMTM132D, CRH, NKX2-3 and HMX. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299810 | Methods for Detecting Signatures of Disease or Conditions in Bodily Fluids - This invention provides methods of using cell free bodily fluid and blood cells in the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of diseases or conditions. The invention also relates to methods of using cell free bodily fluid and blood cells to identify markers of diseases or conditions. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299811 | NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION COMBINING AMPLIFICATION WITH FRAGMENTATION - Provided herein are methods and compositions for detection of a nucleic acid target in a sample. The methods and compositions use primer directed amplification in conjunction with nucleic acid fragmentation. The methods have high sensitivity even in the presence of a large amount of non-target nucleic acid. Also provided are oligonucleotides and kits useful in the method. Exemplary nucleic acid targets are those with mutant gene sequence such as mutant sequence of the EGFR, APC, TMPRSS2, ERG and ETV1 genes. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299812 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATION - The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299813 | METHODS FOR DETECTING PATHOGEN IN COLDWATER FISH - The present invention relates to a method for detecting a pathogen in coldwater fish. In addition, the present invention also relates to pairs of oligonucleotides for detecting pathogens in coldwater fish. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299814 | Reagents and methods for HIV coreceptor tropism genotyping - The present disclosure relates to oligonucleotide sequences for amplification primers and their use in performing nucleic acid amplifications of HIV, in particular regions that encode the V3 region of the env glycoprotein. In some embodiments the primers are used in nested PCR methods for the detection or sequencing of the V3 region of the env glycoprotein. The oligonucleotide sequences are also provided assembled as kits that can be used to detect or sequence the V3 region of the env glycoprotein. Control nucleic acids for use in methods and kits of the present disclosure are also provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299815 | ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION METHOD, ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION PROCESS MONITORING METHOD, AND ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION PROCESS MONITORING DEVICE - An organic matter production method according to the present invention in which production process status can be more properly monitored includes a first step of acquiring absorbance spectrum of as measurement object in which the amount of the raw material or desired product varies with progress of a production process by receiving transmitted light or diffuse reflected light from the measurement object as a result of broadband light irradiation of the measurement object, a second step of extracting two or more feature values indicative of the characteristics of the measurement object from the absorbance spectrum, and a third step of controlling the production process on the basis of the two or more feature values. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299816 | METHOD FOR MIXED BIOMASS HYDROLYSIS - Methods and systems are disclosed for the hydrolysis of mixed biomass. The methods include forming a mixture of at least two modified biomass feedstocks to achieve various benefits, such as maximizing sugar yields and minimizing the formation of degradation products. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299817 | METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING STEEL PLATE MEMBER - Provided is a method for strengthening a steel plate member employing a heating and quenching treatment. The method includes a first heating step, a partial cooling step, a second heating step and an entire cooling step, each step conducted in the written order. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299818 | Thermal-Assisted Roll Forming of High Strength Material - A thermal-assisted method deforms plastically a high-strength material using a high-intensive heat source. The high-strength material may be a cold-rolled sheet aluminum of strength greater than 300 megapascal (MPa) or a cold-rolled sheet steel of strength greater than 1000 MPa. The cold-rolled sheet metal is heated just before bending to a temperature near or above the critical temperature for the material and is followed by rapid quenching after bending. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299819 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET - Grain-oriented electrical steel sheets with good magnetic properties are industrially stably produced, by using as the material, a steel slab having a predetermined composition, wherein after cold rolling and before the start of secondary recrystallization annealing, the cold rolled sheet is subjected to nitriding treatment with nitrogen content of 50 mass ppm or more and 1000 mass ppm or less, and a total content of 0.2 mass % to 15 mass % of a sulfide and/or sulfate is contained in an annealing separator, and a staying time in the temperature range of 300° C. to 800° C. in the heating stage of secondary recrystallization annealing of 5 hours or more is secured to precipitate silicon nitride (Si | 2015-10-22 |
20150299820 | METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF THE CONSTITUENT COMPONENTS OF LATERITES - Digestion of a laterite ore with sulfuric acid dissolves all constituents except silica. The resulting sulfates—aluminum sulfate, ferric sulfate, titanyl sulfate, and magnesium sulfate—remain in solution at approximately 90° C. Hot filtration separates silica. Solution flow over metallic iron reduces ferric sulfate to ferrous sulfate. Controlled ammonia addition promotes hydrolysis and precipitation of hydrated titania from titanyl sulfate that is removed by filtration. Continued addition of ammonia forms ferrous ammonium sulfate and ammonium aluminum sulfate solutions. Alum is preferentially separated by crystallization. Ammonia addition to ammonium alum solution precipitates aluminum hydroxide, leaving ammonium sulfate in solution. The remaining iron rich liquor also contains magnesium sulfate. The addition of oxalic acid generates insoluble ferrous oxalate which is thermally decomposed to ferrous oxide and carbon monoxide which is used to reduce the ferrous oxide to metallic iron. Further oxalic acid addition precipitates magnesium oxalate which is thermally decomposed to magnesium oxide. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299821 | MIXING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SOLVENT EXTRACTION, ESPECIALLY IN HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSES - A system and method are disclosed for mixing a suspension. The suspension may optionally have a low liquid viscosity. The suspension may, optionally, include a metallurgy solvent extraction (SX) mixture. The system and method may be at an industrial scale. In some embodiments, suspension may be stirred at high energy dissipation rate with a large impeller. The system may optionally include baffles. The impellor and/or the baffles may optionally include a rounded edge. The method may be applied to retrofitting a SX plant. The input feed to a mixing reactor may include an emulsion and/or multiple discrete phases. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299822 | EXTRACTING AGENT FOR SEPARATING LITHIUM ISOTOPES AND USE THEREOF - The present invention discloses an extracting agent for separating lithium isotopes and an organic extraction phase containing the extracting agent; the organic extraction phase easily enriches | 2015-10-22 |
20150299823 | PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A SILICATE MINERAL - A process for the treatment of a silicate mineral, includes: preparing a first composition including an alkali metal magnesium orthosilicate and optionally either (i) magnesium oxide or (ii) an alkali metal silicate, by reaction, at a temperature from 500 to 1200° C., of an alkali metal carbonate compound, which compound is an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal bicarbonate or a mixture thereof, with a magnesium silicate, the molar ratio of alkali metal carbonate compound, expressed as alkali metal oxide of the formula R | 2015-10-22 |
20150299824 | AMORPHOUS ALLOY ROLL FORMING OF FEEDSTOCK OR COMPONENT PART - Embodiments herein relate to a method of making roll formed objects of a bulk solidifying amorphous alloy comprising a metal alloy, and articles thereof. The roll forming includes forming a portion of the bulk solidifying amorphous alloy at a temperature greater than a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the metal alloy. The roll forming is done such that a time-temperature profile of the portion during the roll forming does not traverse through a region bounding a crystalline region of the metal alloy in a time-temperature-transformation (TTT) diagram of the metal alloy. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299825 | METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING PARTS USING METALLIC GLASS ALLOYS, AND METALLIC GLASS ALLOY MATERIALS FOR USE THEREWITH - Described herein are methods of constructing a three-dimensional part using metallic glass alloys, layer by layer, as well as metallic glass-forming materials designed for use therewith. In certain embodiments, a layer of metallic glass-forming powder or a sheet of metallic glass material is deposited to selected positions and then fused to a layer below by suitable methods such as laser heating or electron beam heating. The deposition and fusing are then repeated as need to construct the part, layer by layer. One or more sections or layers of non-metallic glass material can be included as needed to form composite parts. In one embodiment, the metallic glass-forming powder is a homogenous atomized powder. In another embodiment, the metallic glass-forming powder is formed by melting a metallic glass alloy to an over-heat threshold temperature substantially above the T | 2015-10-22 |
20150299826 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SILICON-CONTAINING ALUMINUM ALLOY INGOT - Provided is a method of producing a silicon-containing aluminum ingot capable of preventing filter clogging that requires suspension of casting, suppressing aluminum loss, and reducing a content rate of phosphorus as an impurity in the obtained silicon-containing aluminum alloy ingot. The production method of the present invention includes a selection step for selecting, among a plurality of silicon masses | 2015-10-22 |
20150299827 | LOW CARBON STEEL AND CEMENTED CARBIDE WEAR PART - The present disclosure relates to a wear part having high wear resistance and strength and a method of making the same. The wear part is composed of a compound body of cemented carbide particles cast with a low-carbon steel alloy. The low-carbon steel alloy has a carbon content corresponding to a carbon equivalent Ceq=wt % C+0.3(wt % Si+wt % P) of about 0.1 to about 1.5 weight %. The wear part could include a body with a plurality of inserts of cemented carbide particles cast into a low-carbon steel alloy disposed in the body. Each of the plurality of cemented carbide inserts are coated with at least one layer of oxidation protection/chemical resistant material. The plurality of inserts are directly fixed onto a mold corresponding to the shape of the wear part. The cemented carbide inserts are then encapsulated with the molten low-carbon steel alloy to cast the cemented carbide inserts with the low-carbon steel alloy. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299828 | STEEL SHEET FOR THREE-PIECE CAN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a steel sheet for a can having high buckling strength for a can body against an external force and excellent formability when being formed into a shape having a design effect by additionally giving elongation strain in the circumferential direction after the steel sheet having been formed into a cylindrical shape and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The chemical composition is controlled to contain, by mass %, C: 0.0005% or more and 0.0035% or less, Si: 0.050% or less, Mn: more than 0.60% and 1.00% or less, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Al: 0.010% or more and 0.100% or less, N: 0.0030% or less, B: 0.0005% or more, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which the relationship B/N≧0.50 is satisfied where B/N represents | 2015-10-22 |
20150299829 | ACID DEW POINT CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL AND EXHAUST GAS FLOW PATH CONSTITUENT MEMBER - A steel has improved sulfuric acid dew point corrosion resistance without relying upon the addition of Sb and can have improved hydrochloric acid dew point corrosion resistance. The acid dew point corrosion-resistant steel includes from 0.005 to 0.200% of C, from 0.20 to 0.80% of Si, from 0.05 to 1.50% of Mn, from 0.002 to 0.020% of P, from 0.005 to 0.015% of S, from 0.10 to 0.50% of Cu, from 0.05 to 0.30% of Ni, from 0.005 to 0.100% of Al, and 0 or more and less than 0.010% of Mo in terms of % by mass, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the case of attaching great importance to hydrochloric acid dew point corrosion resistance, it is desirable to control the Mo content in the foregoing steel to from 0.005 to 0.030% by mass. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299830 | STEEL SHEET FOR SOFT-NITRIDING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steel sheet for soft-nitriding has a composition containing: C: 0.05% or more to 0.10% or less; Si: 0.5% or less; Mn: 0.7% or more to 1.5% or less; P: 0.05% or less; S: 0.01% or less; Al: 0.01% or more to 0.06% or less; Cr: 0.5% or more to 1.5% or less; Nb: 0.005% or more to 0.025% or less; and N: 0.005% or less, on a mass percent basis, such that C and Nb satisfy 0.10≦Nb/C≦0.30 (where C and Nb are respective contents of the elements (by mass %)), wherein balance comprises Fe and incidental impurities, and a microstructure that is a complex-phase microstructure containing ferrite and pearlite, and the microstructure having a ratio of a microstructure other than the ferrite and the pearlite of 1% or less, and the microstructure having a ratio of polygonal ferrite in the ferrite of less than 50%. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299831 | PRECIPITATION STRENGTHENING TYPE MARTENSITIC STEEL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - There are provided a precipitation strengthening type martensitic steel having both a tensile strength of a 1500 MPa class and a high Charpy absorption energy of 30 J or higher, and a manufacturing process thereof. The precipitation strengthening type martensitic steel includes, in terms of mass %, 0.05% or less of C, 0.2% or less of Si, 0.4% or less of Mn, 7.5 to 11.0% of Ni, 10.5 to 13.5% of Cr, 1.75 to 2.5% of Mo, 0.9 to 2.0% of Al, less than 0.1% of Ti, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, and contains 0.1 to 6.0% of austenite in terms of a volume fraction. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299832 | HIGH CARBON STEEL RAIL WITH ENHANCED DUCTILITY - This invention relates to a high carbon steel rail with enhanced ductility comprising 0.65-1.4 mass % of carbon, 0.1-1.5 mass % of silicon, 0.01-0.4 mass % of manganese, 0.1-1.5 mass % of chromium, and 0.005-0.05 mass % of titanium, with additional allowances for Mo, Nb, V, Cu, M, Co, B, N, Ca, Mg, Zr, Al, and W, with the remainder comprising iron and the inevitable impurities that displays a head surface hardness of at least 325 HB and a microstructure comprising at least 90% pearlite at a depth of between 2-20 mm below the rail head surface. The invention also relates to the process for manufacturing the high carbon steel rail with enhanced ductility. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299833 | STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND STAINLESS STEEL FOIL - Provided are an Fe—Cr—Al-based stainless steel sheet which has improved manufacturability by improving the toughness of a hot-rolled steel sheet and a cold-rolled steel sheet without deteriorating oxidation resistance at a high temperature and shape stability when used at a high temperature, and a stainless steel foil which is manufactured by rolling the stainless steel sheet. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299834 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more. The high-strength steel sheet has a specific chemical composition, includes a microstructure meeting all conditions (1) to (4) as measured by specific methods at a position corresponding to one-fourth the thickness of the steel sheet, has excellent workability and low-temperature toughness, and has a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more. (1) The microstructure includes ferrite in a volume fraction of 5% to 35% and at least one of bainitic ferrite and tempered martensite in a volume fraction of 50% or more relative to the entire microstructure. (2) The microstructure includes MA constituent in a volume fraction of 20% or less (excluding 0%) relative to the entire microstructure, where the MA constituent is a mixed phase of fresh martensite and retained austenite. (3) The microstructure includes retained austenite in a volume fraction of 5% or more relative to the entire microstructure. (4) The microstructure has an amount of stacking faults in the retained austenite of 10.0×10 | 2015-10-22 |
20150299835 | HIGH-CHARACTERISTIC STEEL FOR LARGE-SIZE PARTS - High-strength steel of which the chemical composition comprises, by weight: | 2015-10-22 |
20150299836 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FORMED COMPONENT FOR AIRCRAFT USE MADE OF ALUMINUM ALLOY AND FORMED COMPONENT FOR AIRCRAFT USE - A method of manufacturing a formed component for aircraft use according to the present invention includes: subjecting a material made of an aluminum alloy to solution heat treatment; then forming the material into a predetermined shape under cold working conditions; and thereafter subjecting the material to artificial age-hardening treatment. Under the cold working, the material is formed into the predetermined shape while a strain corresponding to a temper T8 is being imparted to the material by a roll forming apparatus. This makes it possible to manufacture a formed component for aircraft use made of an aluminum alloy in a T8 state at a lower cost than conventional art. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299837 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT HAVING A VARIABLE THICKNESS FOR AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION - The invention relates to the method for manufacturing a rolled product of variable thickness made of heat-treatable aluminum alloy in which hot rolling is performed to achieve a variation in thickness of at least 10% lengthwise between the thickest part and the thinnest part; the rolled product of variable thickness obtained undergoes solution heat-treatment and quenching with permanent set of at least 1% in the thickest part before natural or artificial ageing. The products obtained according to the invention exhibit improved mechanical strength of at least 5% in the thinnest part and improved fracture toughness of at least 15% in the thickest part. The products according to the invention are notably useful in the fabrication of aircraft upper or lower wing skins the “buy to fly” ratio and the properties are simultaneously improved. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299838 | Galvanically-Active In Situ Formed Particles for Controlled Rate Dissolving Tools - A castable, moldable, and/or extrudable structure using a metallic primary alloy. One or more additives are added to the metallic primary alloy so that in situ galvanically-active reinforcement particles are formed in the melt or on cooling from the melt. The composite contain an optimal composition and morphology to achieve a specific galvanic corrosion rate in the entire composite. The in situ formed galvanically-active particles can be used to enhance mechanical properties of the composite, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final casting can also be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final composite over the as-cast material. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299839 | METHOD FOR EJECTING MOLTEN METALS - In a method for ejecting droplets of a molten metal, the metal is an alloy including a first metal and a second metal. During a jetting operation, the second metal segregates from the first metal. A method of using such alloy is also disclosed herein. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299840 | MASK FRAME - A mask frame according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a side with a surface having a shape of a mountain that has the highest point at a center in the lengthwise direction thereof and respective lowest points at an end and another end in the lengthwise direction, and a side facing the side and having the same shape as the side. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299841 | BASE FILM, LAMINATED STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - This disclosure relates to a base film, a laminated structure including the same, and a display device. More specifically, this disclosure relates to a base film that includes a polymer having a cyclic olefin-based repeat unit containing exo-isomers above a specific content and a copolymer including a styrene-based repeat unit and a maleimide-based repeat unit, exhibits a high glass transition temperature and thus has excellent heat resistance, and has high light transmittance, a laminated structure including the same, and a display device. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299842 | CHARGED PARTICLE DEVICE AND WIRING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide: a wiring method in which wiring is performed in a vacuum chamber of a charged particle device without using gas deposition or the like; and a charged particle device. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299843 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE APPARATUS, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY USING THE METHOD - Each of thin film deposition assemblies of a thin film deposition apparatus includes: a deposition source that includes a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit arranged at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a first direction; a patterning slit sheet arranged opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and having a plurality of patterning slits arranged in the first direction; and a barrier plate assembly including a plurality of barrier plates arranged in the first direction, the barrier plate assembly being arranged between the deposition source nozzle unit and the patterning slit sheet. The thin film deposition apparatus and the substrate are separated from each other and are movable relative to each other. The deposition material includes a material to produce the thin film of a red (R), green (G) or blue (B) emission layer, or an auxiliary layer. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299844 | Method for producing protective layers containing silicides and/or oxidized silicides on substrates - The invention relates to a method for producing protective layers containing silicides and/or oxidized silicides on a substrate, in which silicide or a precursor thereof is applied to the substrate and the coated substrate is subjected to a temperature treatment above 250° C. without further processing. The layers obtained have a thickness in the nano-range and can simultaneously have various characteristic features, i.e. they are multifunctional. The following characteristic features were found for these nanolayers: scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance and temperature resistance up to 1500° C., depending in each case on the substrate and the silicide(oxide) used for the coating. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299845 | FILM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A film and a method for preparing the film are provided. A substrate is provided, and a film is formed on at least a part of a surface of the substrate by magnetron sputtering a target under a protective gas and a reactive gas. The target includes polytetrafluoroethylene and magnesium fluoride, and the reactive gas includes at least one selected from a group consisting of CF | 2015-10-22 |
20150299846 | METHOD FOR THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF A FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - A method of surface treating a fluid dispenser device, including a step of modifying at least one surface to be treated of at least a portion of the device in contact with the fluid by ionic implantation using a beam of multi-charged and multi-energy ions. The modified surface to be treated has barrier properties preventing interactions between the fluid and the modified surface to be treated, the multi-charged ions being selected from helium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon, with ionic implantation being carried out to a depth of 0 μm to 3 μm. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299847 | ION BOMBARDMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME TO CLEAN SUBSTRATE SURFACE - An ion bombardment device for stabilizing and cleaning the surface of a substrate. The device includes: a vacuum chamber; at least one electrode that is disposed on the inner wall face of the vacuum chamber and emits electrons; a plurality of anodes that receive the electrons from the electrode and that are arranged so as to face the electrode with the substrate sandwiched therebetween; and a plurality of discharge power sources corresponding to the anodes respectively. Each of the discharge power sources is insulated from the vacuum chamber and provides to the anode corresponding to the relevant discharge power source currents and voltages that can be set independently of one another, thereby generating a glow discharge between such anode and the electrode. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299848 | DUAL SELECTIVE DEPOSITION - Methods are provided for dual selective deposition of a first material on a first surface of a substrate and a second material on a second, different surface of the same substrate. The selectively deposited materials may be, for example, metal, metal oxide, or dielectric materials. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299849 | CNT-INFUSED METAL FIBER MATERIALS AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A composition includes a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused metal fiber material which includes a metal fiber material of spoolable dimensions, a barrier coating conformally disposed about the metal fiber material, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) infused to the metal fiber material. A continuous CNT infusion process includes: (a) disposing a barrier coating and a carbon nanotube (CNT)-forming catalyst on a surface of a metal fiber material of spoolable dimensions; and (b) synthesizing carbon nanotubes on the metal fiber material, thereby forming a carbon nanotube-infused metal fiber material. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299850 | Graphene Spin Filters via Chemical Vapor Deposition - A method of making a graphene spin filter device by chemical vapor deposition comprising providing a first crystalline ferromagnetic metal surface, performing chemical vapor deposition and growing a graphene film on the first ferromagnetic metal surface, and depositing a second ferromagnetic film on the graphene film. A graphene spin filter device wherein the graphene is grown by chemical vapor deposition comprising a first crystalline ferromagnetic metal surface, a graphene film grown by chemical vapor deposition on the first ferromagnetic metal surface, and a second ferromagnetic film on the graphene film. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299851 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE OF THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite material for a pharmaceutical packaging is provided that includes a substrate and a protective layer. The substrate has a contact region in contact with the protective layer. The contact region includes a contact area between the substrate and the protective layer and a region of the substrate close to the surface. The substrate is made of glass or of a cyclic olefin polymer or a cyclic olefin copolymer, while the protective layer is made of ceramic material. The substrate in the contact region is different from the substrate outside the contact region. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299852 | GRAPHENE BASED ELECTRODES AND APPLICATIONS - Methods of fabricating a graphene film are disclosed. An example method can include providing a substrate, heating the substrate between about 600° C. and about 1100° C. in a chamber, and introducing a carbon source into the chamber at a temperature between about 600° C. and about 1100° C. for about 10 seconds to about 1 minute. The method can further include cooling the substrate to about room temperature to form the graphene film Methods of fabricating pillared graphene nano structures and graphene based devices are also provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299853 | EVAPORATOR, DEPOSITION ARRANGEMENT, DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF - A depositing arrangement for evaporation of a material including an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, and for deposition of the material on a substrate ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150299854 | FILM-FORMING APPARATUS - A film forming apparatus includes a spray nozzle, a first chamber, a first gas supply port, a second chamber, a through hole, and a mist outlet. A solution transformed into droplets that is to be sprayed from the spray nozzle is housed in the first chamber and transformed into a mist in the first chamber by gas injected from the first gas supply port. The solution in mist form moves from the first chamber through the through hole to the second chamber and is misted onto a substrate from the mist outlet of the second chamber. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299855 | Apparatus For Susceptor Temperature Verification And Methods Of Use - Apparatus and methods for processing a semiconductor wafer in which a sensor (e.g., a contact thermocouple) is positioned in the gas distribution assembly measures temperature and/or a film parameter before, during and/or after deposition are described. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299856 | ACCURATE FILM THICKNESS CONTROL IN GAP-FILL TECHNOLOGY - Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to the processing of substrates, and more particularly, relate to methods for accurate control of film thickness using deposition-etch cycles. Particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure may be used in controlling film thickness during filling high aspect ratio features. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299857 | DEPOSITION DEVICE WITH AUXILIARY INJECTORS FOR INJECTING NUCLEOPHILE GAS AND SEPARATION GAS - Embodiments relate to a deposition device for depositing one or more layers of material onto a surface of a substrate using an injector module assembly according to a relative movement between the injector module assembly and the substrate. The injector module assembly injects different gases through auxiliary gas injectors of the injector module assembly onto the surface of the substrate depending on the direction of relative movement between the injector module assembly and the substrate to improve the deposition rate. A first auxiliary gas injector injects nucleophile gas and a second auxiliary gas injector injects separation gas while the injector module assembly and the substrate makes a relative movement in one direction. When the injector module assembly and the substrate makes a relative movement in the opposite direction, the first auxiliary gas injector injects the separation gas and the second auxiliary gas injector injects the nucleophile gas. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299858 | Auto-Refill Ampoule and Methods of Use - Apparatus and methods for supplying a gas to a processing chamber are described. The apparatus comprises an inlet line, an outlet line and a fill line in fluid communication an ampoule. The apparatus described, and methods of use, allow a precursor ampoule to be refilled during processing without removing or replacing the ampoule and interrupting the process. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299859 | SUBSTRATE LOADING IN AN ALD REACTOR - An apparatus and method for loading a plurality of substrates into a substrate holder in a loading chamber of a deposition reactor to form a vertical stack of horizontally oriented substrates within said substrate holder, for turning the substrate holder to form a horizontal stack of vertically oriented substrates, and for lowering the substrate holder into a reaction chamber of the deposition reactor for deposition. The technical effects achieved are: a top loading system for a vertical flow deposition reactor in which the substrates can be loaded with horizontal orientation, eliminating the need for flipping each substrate separately by flipping the whole substrate holder and minimizing a loading distance in a reactor cluster. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299860 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF HEATER - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a substrate processing apparatus includes: a main chamber having a process space in which a process with respect to a substrate is performed; a heater disposed in the process space to heat the substrate placed on an upper portion thereof; and a cooling ring disposed around the heater, the cooling ring having a plurality of gas passages spaced apart at a predetermined distance around the heater to allow a refrigerant supplied from the outside to selectively flow therein. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299861 | Device for Synthesising Core-Shell Nanoparticles by Laser Pyrolysis and Associated Method - A device for synthesising core-shell nanoparticles by laser pyrolysis is provided. The device includes a reactor having a first chamber for synthesising the core, which is provided with an inlet for a core precursor; a second chamber for synthesising the shell, which is provided with an inlet for a shell precursor; and at least one communication channel between the two chambers for transmitting the core of the nanoparticles to be formed in the first chamber towards the second chamber. The device also includes an optical device for illuminating each of the two chambers, and at least one laser capable of emitting a laser beam intended to interact with the precursors in order to form the core and the shell. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299862 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ROTATING MACHINE, PLATING METHOD OF ROTATING MACHINE, AND ROTATING MACHINE - A manufacturing method of a rotating machine ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150299863 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE OPERATIONAL LIFE OF PRODUCTION PARTS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY - A method for improving the operational life of production parts, such as steel sucker rods, couplings, pump parts, and tubes, for use in underground recovery or production of oil and gas, includes coating the steel production parts with a layer of corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) to reduce a loss rate of the steel by improving corrosion resistance and mitigate pitting. In one embodiment, the corrosion resistant alloy is a nickel-based alloy. In other embodiments, the steel production parts can either be coated with an epoxy/phenolic layer, or coupled with a sacrificial anode. The coating process can implemented by any one of the following processes: cold spray coating; electroless corrosion resistant coating; flow forming; and electrochemical machining. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299864 | METAL SURFACE TREATMENT LIQUID, SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR METAL BASES, AND METAL BASE OBTAINED BY SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR METAL BASES - A metal surface treatment liquid for use in forming a composite coating film containing a Bi element and a Group 4 element on a metal base. The metal surface treatment liquid is a fluorine-free aqueous treatment liquid containing (A) a Bi element source, (B) a multimer of at least one Group 4 element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Ti and Hf elements, and (C) one or more aminopolycarboxylic acids or a salt thereof. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299865 | METAL TREATMENT - Metal objects are treated by anodising (P, SE) the metal object in contact with an acidic solution, and then subjecting the anodised metal object to a reversed voltage (VR). The anodising is performed in two stages, firstly to passivate (P) with the formation of a surface layer, and secondly to form pits in this surface layer (SE). The second stage (SE) of anodising is performed at a lower voltage than the first stage (P). After the reversed voltage step (VR) the metal object is then contacted with a biocidal metal-containing solution. Biocidal metal is absorbed into the surface of the metal object, resulting in improved biocidal properties. The lower voltage of the second stage anodising (SE) results in reduced processing time. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299866 | SURFACE-COATING MATERIAL, CUTTING TOOL IN WHICH SAID MATERIAL IS USED, AND WORKING MACHINE IN WHICH SAID MATERIAL IS USED - The present invention provides a surface-coating material capable of exhibiting high peeling resistance and high chipping resistance. A surface-coating material is provided with a base material, a bottom layer, and a top layer. The base material comprises high-speed tool steel or cemented carbide. The bottom layer is provided on the surface of the base material and comprises at least one nitride of titanium, aluminum, chromium, and zirconium. The top layer is provided on the surface of the bottom layer and is formed by alternatingly laminating an A layer and/or a B layer. The A layer comprises a nitride of aluminum, chromium, and silicon. The B layer comprises a nitride of aluminum, chromium, and yttrium. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299867 | ALIPHATIC DICARBOXLIC ACID MIXTURE FORMULATION - A novel mixture composition comprising various aliphatic dicarboxylic acids is provided. Further, a composition comprising the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid mixture composition, water and at least one water-soluble organic amine is provided. Further, a method for inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces comprising contacting the metal with the composition comprising the aliphatic dicarboxylic acid mixture composition as above, water and at least one water-soluble organic amine is provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299868 | Corrosion Protection Using a Sacrificial Anode - Corrosion protection of steel in concrete is provided by locating an anode assembly including both a sacrificial anode and an impressed current anode in contact with the concrete and providing an impressed current from a power supply to the anode. The impressed current anode forms a perforated sleeve surrounding a rod of the sacrificial anode material with an activated ionically-conductive filler material between. The system can be used without the power supply in sacrificial mode or when the power supply is connected, the impressed current anode can be powered to provide an impressed current system and/or to recharge the sacrificial anode from sacrificial anode corrosion products. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299869 | METHOD OF CLEANING OF STEEL SHEET SURFACE AND USE OF A DETERGENT COMPOSITION THEREOF - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a steel sheet using a detergent for a steel sheet having a good washing property for the oil stain even at a low temperature. The method of manufacturing of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a steel sheet, comprising: a washing step of soaking a steel sheet to which a stain is stuck in a detergent for a steel sheet for washing and a rinsing step of rinsing with water the steel sheet that is soaked and washed after the washing step, wherein the detergent for a steel sheet comprises: an alkali agent, one or more organic acid(s) or salt(s) selected from lactic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, and salts of these, a nonionic surfactant represented by the general formula (1), one or more chelating agent(s) selected from gluconic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and salts of these, and water. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299870 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE REDUCTION OF MOLECULES USING DIAMOND AS A PHOTOREDUCTION CATALYST - Methods for the photoreduction of molecules are provided. The methods use diamond having a negative electron affinity as a photocatalyst, taking advantage of its ability to act as a solid-state electron emitter that is capable of inducing reductions without the need for reactants to adsorb onto its surface. The methods comprise illuminating a fluid sample comprising the molecules to be reduced and hydrogen surface-terminated diamond having a negative electron affinity with light comprising a wavelength that induces the emission of electrons from the diamond directly into the fluid sample. The emitted electrons induce the reduction of the molecules to form a reduction product. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299871 | PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANE (POM) ASSISTED SOLID OXIDE CO-ELECTROLYSIS - Methods for simultaneous syngas generation by opposite sides of a solid oxide co-electrolysis cell are provided. The method can comprise exposing a cathode side of the solid oxide co-electrolysis cell to a cathode-side feed stream; supplying electricity to the solid oxide co-electrolysis cell such that the cathode side produces a product stream comprising hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide gas while supplying oxygen ions to an anode side of the solid oxide co-electrolysis cell; and exposing the anode side of the solid oxide co-electrolysis cell to an anode-side feed stream. The cathode-side feed stream comprises water and carbon dioxide, and the anode-side feed stream comprises methane gas such that the methane gas reacts with the oxygen ions to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The cathode-side feed stream can further comprise nitrogen, hydrogen, or a mixture thereof. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299872 | System and Method for Producing Hydrogen and Oxygen Gas - A method and system for electrolysis. The system includes a system and method for separately collecting hydrogen and oxygen gases produced by a plurality of anode and cathode plates, one of the anode or cathode plates surrounded by an envelope penetrable by an electrolyte solution and impervious to hydrogen and oxygen gas. The system includes an electrolytic cell which has a front end and a back end. The front end has a cathode electrode coupled to a cathode screw, and an anode electrode coupled to an anode screw. The screws are coupled to a spacer, which is coupled to an insert. Each insert is further coupled to a second insert. The coupling results in the plate being conductive. The plates each have at least two holes, a large hole and a small hole. The small hole makes contact with a spacer and/or an insert. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299873 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a process for generating hydrogen. In this process an aqueous liquid is exposed to carbon dioxide and a current is passed through the aqueous liquid so as to generate hydrogen. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299874 | METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF PHOSPHATE FROM A LIQUID PHASE - Known phosphorus recovery methods from liquid phases proceed from the presence of ammonia or nitrate, and phosphate, in the liquid phase. Wastewater that is supposed to be freed of nitrate and phosphate pollution in sewage treatment facilities can be used as the liquid phase. In electrochemical methods, a magnesium electrode is used as a sacrificial anode, and ammonium and phosphate together are bound to the magnesium to form struvite, which in turn can be used in agriculture as a fertilizer, in useful manner. In an alternative method of procedure, first, only phosphates are removed from a liquid phase that occurs from the filtration of products of hydrothermal carbonization. A magnesium electrode is used as the cathode, so that the resulting magnesium phosphate does not go into solution and first must be precipitated, but rather is removed from the electrolysis cell directly with the cathode, after the reaction occurs. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299875 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND REACTOR FORMED BY THE CELL - The present invention relates to an electrochemical cell ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150299876 | ANODE FOR USE IN ZERO-GAP BRINE ELECTROLYZER, BRINE ELECTROLYZER AND METHOD FOR ZERO-GAP BRINE ELECTROLYSIS EMPLOYING SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide an anode for a zero-gap brine electrolyzer which through employment of a highly roughened surface at a catalyst layer at an anode for a zero-gap brine electrolyzer makes it possible to achieve sufficient liquid permeability and further reduction in electrolyzing voltage and a brine electrolysis method employing same . The present invention relates to an anode for a zero-gap brine electrolyzer equipped with a liquid-permeable conductive substrate | 2015-10-22 |
20150299877 | MATERIAL FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a material for an electrochemical device, especially a fuel cell, an electrolyzer or a storage battery, comprising a matrix and activated boron nitride contained in the matrix. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299878 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING MULTI-LAYER PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES - A process for preparing multi-layer proton exchange membranes (“PEM's”), and membrane electrode assemblies (“MEA's”) that include the PEM. The process includes (a) providing an article that includes an ionomer membrane adhered to a substrate, the membrane having a surface available for coating; (b) applying a dispersion or solution (e.g., an ionomer dispersion or solution) to the membrane surface; (c) drying the dispersion or solution to form a multi-layer PEM adhered to the substrate; and (d) removing the multi-layer PEM from the substrate. Also featured a multi-layer PEM's and MEA's incorporating such PEM's. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299879 | REFORMING CHAMBER WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRODES TO GENERATE HYDROGEN - Embodiments described herein generally relate to a reforming chamber housing a hydrocarbon-water mixture and receiving a control voltage signal to cause molecular breakdown of the mixture and create a feed of hydrogen and carbon dioxide that can be supplied to fuel cells. The reforming chamber includes multiple electrodes positioned across from a ground plane inside a cylindrical support structure. An input tube receives and directs the mixture to the vertical cavity where the mixture rises past the electrodes. Mixture that is not broken down is recycled back to the bottom of the vertical cavity by a fan while the resultant hydrogen and carbon dioxide is allowed to rise to a trap that separates the hydrogen from the carbon dioxide. The hydrogen can then be directed to the fuel cells or other hydrogen-dependent devices. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299880 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL - The present disclosure relates to an electrolytic cell for the production of aluminium by reducing alumina. The cell may comprise a sidewall including at least one side block. The side block may comprise an aluminous material having an apparent porosity of less than about 10% and a composition, as a weight percentage on the basis of the aluminous material and for a total of about 100%, such that: Al2O3>about 50%, beta-alumina being less than about 20% of the weight of the aluminous material, oxides that are less reducible than alumina at 1000° C.2015-10-22 | |
20150299881 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SPATIALLY AND TEMPORALLY RECONFIGURABLE ASSEMBLY OF COLLOIDAL CRYSTALS - The disclosure provides devices and methods for controlled assembly of colloidal particles. A medium with colloidal particles having a charged surface is placed in physical contact with an electrically conductive material (e.g., an ITO coating). An external light source directs light towards the electrically conductive material, thus driving the colloidal particles from a first non-assembled state to a second assembled state, which may thus create organized colloidal crystals or alternatively predetermined void regions. Assembly of the colloids can be achieved with no external electric fields or external magnetic fields. Moreover, the colloidal assembly is three-dimensional, occurs rapidly, and is entirely reversible and reconfigurable based on controlling the light applied to the electrically conductive material. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299882 | NICKEL ELECTROPLATING SYSTEMS HAVING A GRAIN REFINER RELEASING DEVICE - Disclosed herein are grain refiner releasing devices for releasing a grain refiner compound into an electrolyte solution as it is flowed to a cathode chamber during an electroplating operation. In some embodiments, the devices may include a housing for flowing an electrolyte solution having a fluidic inlet and a fluidic outlet, a particle filter located within the housing configured to remove particles from the electrolyte solution as it flows within the housing from the fluidic inlet to the fluidic outlet, and a grain refiner holder located within the housing for holding the grain refiner compound and for contacting the grain refiner compound with the electrolyte solution as the electrolyte solution flows within the housing from the fluidic inlet to the fluidic outlet. Also disclosed herein are nickel electroplating systems including such grain refiner releasing devices and nickel electroplating methods employing grain refiner compounds. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299883 | COPPER PLATING BATH COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to aqueous acidic plating baths for copper and copper alloy deposition in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, IC substrates, semiconducting and glass devices for electronic applications. The plating bath according to the present invention comprises copper ions, at least one acid and an ureylene polymer comprising amino residues on both termini and which is free of organically bound halogen. The plating bath is particularly useful for filling recessed structures with copper and build-up of pillar bump structures. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299884 | ALLOYING INTERLAYER FOR ELECTROPLATED ALUMINUM ON ALUMINUM ALLOYS - A method of forming a coated aluminum alloy component includes first preparing the surface of the aluminum alloy component and then electrodepositing an intermediate aluminum alloy interlayer on the surface of the component from an ionic liquid. A final step includes electrodepositing an aluminum protective coating on the intermediate aluminum alloy interlayer from an ionic liquid. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299885 | METHOD FOR COATING THE SURFACE OF AN ORGANIC OR METALLIC MATERIAL WITH PARTICULAR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY MEANS OF A PULSED-CURRENT ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION OF THE DIAZONIUM IONS OF SAID ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to a method for coating an organic or metallic material by covalent grafting of at least one organic compound A having at least one aromatic group substituted with a diazonium function, on a surface of said material, characterized in that the material is porous or fibrillar having a geometric surface area of at least 10 cm | 2015-10-22 |
20150299886 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A SUBSTRATE WITH A SEMI-NOBLE METAL LAYER - Method and apparatus for preparing a substrate with a semi-noble metal layer are disclosed. The substrate can be pretreated so that a metal oxide surface on the semi-noble metal layer can be reduced to a modified metal surface integrated with the semi-noble metal layer. The substrate can be pretreated using a remote plasma treatment. A copper seed layer can be formed on the semi-noble metal layer using either an acidic or alkaline bath with a plating solution including either at least two copper complexing agents with varying dentacity or a single hexadentate copper complexing agent that is in excess of the copper source. The copper complexing agents can include a hexadentate ligand and a bidentate ligand. In some embodiments, a bulk layer of copper can be subsequently deposited on the copper seed layer using an acidic bath. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299887 | DIELECTRIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - There are provided a dielectric and an electrolytic capacitor that have a small amount of leakage current, and have high reliability also in a high temperature environment. A dielectric containing at least zirconium, titanium, and a carbon atom, wherein a concentration of the carbon atom is 100 ppm or more and 10,000 ppm or less, and an atomic ratio of the titanium to a sum of the zirconium and the titanium is 30% or more and 90% or less. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299888 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODIC POROUS ALUMINA, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLE HAVING MICROSCOPIC PATTERN ON SURFACE, AND MOLDED ARTICLE HAVING MICROSCOPIC PATTERN ON SURFACE - This method for producing anodic porous alumina such that an oxide coating film having a plurality of minute pores is formed at the surface of an aluminum substrate is characterized by containing: a step (a) for immersing the aluminum substrate in an electrolytic liquid resulting from mixing a plurality of acids; a step (b) for imposing a voltage on the aluminum substrate immersed in the electrolytic liquid; a step (c) for holding the aluminum substrate in the state of being immersed in the electrolytic liquid essentially without imposing a voltage on the aluminum substrate; and a step (d) for alternately repeating step (b) and step (c). By means of the present invention, it is possible using a simple device and with few steps to provide a method that easily produces anodic porous alumina such that an oxide coating film having a plurality of minute pores is formed at the surface of an aluminum substrate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299889 | Self-Cleaning and Superhydrophobic Surfaces Based on TIO2 Nanotubes - A method for producing a superhydrophobic coating with self-cleaning properties on a metallic substrate involves providing a metallic substrate that titanium and an electrolyte solution that includes a fluoride salt. At least part of a surface of the metallic substrate is contacted with the electrolyte solution. The metallic substrate is anodized in order to produce a nanoporous layer having nanotubes including titanium dioxide on the metallic substrate. A superhydrophobising coating is applied onto the nanoporous layer comprising nanotubes including titanium dioxide, wherein the electrolyte solution includes a further water-soluble salt selected from the group comprising ammonium sulphate, sodium sulphate, sodium bisulphate, potassium sulphate, potassium bisulphate and mixtures thereof. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299890 | SELF-ASSEMBLY OF COATINGS UTILIZING SURFACE CHARGE - An apparatus and method for measuring the isoelectric pH for materials deposited on or otherwise affixed onto and in contact with an electrode surface, and a method for utilizing the isoelectric pH to form nanometer thickness, self-assembled layers on the material, are described. Forming such layers utilizing information obtained about the isoelectric pH values of the substrate and the coating is advantageous since the growth of the coating is self-limiting because once the surface charge has been neutralized there is no longer a driving force for the solid electrolyte coating thickness to increase, and uniform coatings without pinhole defects will be produced because a local driving force for assembly will exist if any bare electrode material is exposed to the solution. The present self-assembly procedure, when combined with electrodeposition, may be used to increase the coating thickness. Self-assembly, with or without additional electrodeposition, allows intimate contact between the anode, electrolyte and cathode which is required for successful application to solid-state batteries, as an example. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299891 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ELECTROPLATING NICKEL USING SULFUR-FREE NICKEL ANODES - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for electroplating nickel which employ substantially sulfur-free nickel anodes. The methods may include placing a semiconductor substrate in a cathode chamber of an electroplating cell having an anode chamber containing a substantially sulfur-free nickel anode, contacting an electrolyte solution having reduced oxygen concentration with the substantially sulfur-free nickel anode contained in the anode chamber, and electroplating nickel from the electrolyte solution onto the semiconductor substrate placed in the cathode chamber. The electroplating systems may include an electroplating cell having an anode chamber configured for holding a substantially sulfur-free nickel anode, a cathode chamber, and a substrate holder within the cathode chamber configured for holding a semiconductor substrate. The systems may also include an oxygen removal device arranged to reduce oxygen concentration in the electrolyte solution as it is flowed to the anode chamber. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299892 | POROUS SILICON ELECTRO-ETCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - It is an object of this disclosure to provide high productivity, low cost-of-ownership manufacturing equipment for the high volume production of photovoltaic (PV) solar cell device architecture. It is a further object of this disclosure to reduce material processing steps and material cost compared to existing technologies by using gas-phase source silicon. The present disclosure teaches the fabrication of a sacrificial substrate base layer that is compatible with a gas-phase substrate growth process. Porous silicon is used as the sacrificial layer in the present disclosure. Further, the present disclosure provides equipment to produce a sacrificial porous silicon PV cell-substrate base layer. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299893 | Multi-Stage Ramp-Up Annealing For Frequency-Conversion Crystals - A frequency-conversion crystal annealing process includes a first ramp-up period (e.g., increasing the crystal's temperature to a first set point in the range of 100° C. to 150° C. over about 2 hours), a first fixed temperature period (e.g., maintaining at the first set point for 10 to 20 hours), a second ramp-up period (e.g., increasing from the first set point to a second set point above 150° C. over about 1 hour or more), a second fixed period (e.g., maintaining at the second set point for 48 to 300 hours), and then a temperature ramp-down period (e.g., decreasing from the second set point to room temperature over about 3 hours). Transitions from the first and second fixed temperature periods are optionally determined by —OH bonds absorption levels that are measured using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, e.g., by monitoring the absorption of —OH bonds (including H | 2015-10-22 |
20150299894 | SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MATERIALS FOR QUANTUM AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A synthetic diamond material comprising one or more spin defects having a full width half maximum intrinsic inhomogeneous zero phonon line width of no more than 100 MHz. The method for obtain such a material involves a multi-stage annealing process. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299895 | STIRRING APPARATUS OF INGOT CASTING FURNACE - A stirring apparatus of an ingot casting furnace includes a rotating shaft and at least one fin. The fin is provided onto the rotating shaft, and has a first edge, a second edge of unequal length provided correspondingly, and a third edge connecting the first and the second edges. The rotating shaft can be driven to rotate, which consequently drives the at least one fin to stir materials in a crucible. The length of the first edge is different from that of the second edge in order for the materials in the crucible can be mixed with dopants more uniformly during the stirring process to produce ingots of stable quality. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299896 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING N-TYPE SIC SINGLE CRYSTAL - Provided is a method for producing an n-type SiC single crystal, whereby it is possible to grow an n-type SiC single crystal having a low resistivity at a high speed. A method for producing an n-type SiC single crystal by bringing a SiC seed crystal substrate into contact with a Si—C solution having such a temperature gradient that the temperature gradually decreases from the inside toward the surface, thereby achieving the crystal growth of the n-type SiC single crystal. The method involves adding a nitride to a raw material for forming the Si—C solution or to the Si—C solution. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299897 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN EPITAXIAL SILICON LAYER - The invention relates to a method for forming a crystallised silicon layer having a crystallite size higher than or equal to 100 μm, by the epitaxial growth in a vapour phase, on the surface of at least one silicon substrate, including at least the steps: (i) providing a silicon substrate having a particle size higher than or equal to 100 μm and including a metal impurities content of between 0 ppb and 1 ppm by weight; and (ii) forming the silicon layer on the surface of the substrate heated to a temperature of between 1000 and 1300° C., by decomposition of at least one silicon precursor by unit of an inductive plasma torch, the surface of the substrate for supporting the silicon layer being positioned close to the outlet of the plasma torch in step (ii). | 2015-10-22 |
20150299898 | SUSCEPTOR PROCESSING METHOD AND SUSCEPTOR PROCESSING PLATE - A susceptor processing method according to an embodiment includes: placing a plate on a susceptor arranged in a film forming chamber; heating the susceptor in order to have a temperature higher than that of the plate by using a main heater arranged below the susceptor and an auxiliary heater arranged in an upper part of the film forming chamber, and subliming a SIC film having been formed on a surface of the susceptor and adhering the sublimed SIC on the plate; and transporting the plate from the film forming chamber, the plate having SIC adhered thereon. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299899 | SUBSTRATE FOR EPITAXIAL GROWTH, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND SUBSTRATE FOR SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE - An objective of the present invention is to provide a copper substrate for epitaxial growth, which has higher biaxial crystal orientation, and a method for manufacturing the same. The substrate for epitaxial growth of the present invention contains a biaxially crystal-oriented copper layer, wherein the full width at half maximum Δφ of a peak based on the pole figure of the copper layer is within 5° and the tail width Δβ of the peak based on the pole figure is within 15° Such a substrate for epitaxial growth is manufactured by a 1 | 2015-10-22 |
20150299900 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SIC SINGLE CRYSTAL - The purpose of the present invention is to produce a high-quality SiC single crystal with good reproducibility while avoiding the fluctuations in the solution-contacting position of a seed crystal among production operations. A method for producing a SiC single crystal by bringing a SiC seed crystal supported by a supporting bar into contact with a solution that has been heated by high-frequency induction to thereby grow the SiC single crystal, wherein the supporting bar is born down while applying a magnetic field to the solution to thereby bring the SiC seed crystal into contact with the solution, and subsequently the application of the magnetic field is halted to grow the SiC single crystal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299901 | Fixed Cutter Drill Bit Cutter Elements Including Hard Cutting Tables Made from CVD Synthetic Diamonds - Systems and methods of forming components from CVD single crystal diamonds that can withstand high temperatures and pressures, for example, in a mining and/or drilling environment. This may be accomplished by transforming a graphite powder by hot-filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) into a CVD single diamond crystal powder, growing a plurality of CVD single diamond crystals on a planar surface of a substrate or on a dowel. In one example, if a substrate is used as the growth surface, the plurality of CVD single crystals grow in at least one layer on the substrate and at least a portion of the plurality of CVD single diamond crystals are removed from the substrate in the form of a plurality of discrete intact sheets of CVD single diamond crystals, stacked in a mold, and sintered, for example, to form a CVD single crystal diamond table. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299902 | QUENCH TUBE FOR POLYMER FIBER EXTRUSION - The quench tube comprises a cylindrical wall through which quenching air flows when the quench tube is in use. The cylindrical wall comprises metal fibers in a nonwoven fiber structure. The metal fibers are bonded to each other at contacting points by means of metallurgical bonds thereby forming a three dimensionally bonded fiber structure. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299903 | Polyethylene Powder for Fiber, Fiber, and Article - An object of the present invention is to provide a polyethylene powder for a fiber which is excellent in the color tone of an obtained article and allows an obtained fiber to be highly drawn, and a fiber and an article made of the polyethylene powder for a fiber. The present invention provides a polyethylene powder for a fiber, wherein the intrinsic viscosity measured at 135° C. in decalin is 10 dL/g or higher and 40 dL/g or lower, the total amount of Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, and Hf is 1.0 ppm or higher and lower than 15 ppm, the amount of a particle having a particle size exceeding 355 μm is 2.0% by mass or lower, and the amount of a particle having a particle size of 75 μm or smaller is 3.0% by mass or higher and 50.0% by mass or lower. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299904 | Polyamide Fabric Enhancing Body Warming - The invention provides a polyamide yarn and fabric for making clothes articles which have deodorizing effect and which enhance warming and drying on the skin of the wearer. | 2015-10-22 |
20150299905 | HEAT-RESISTANT FABRIC - Provided is a heat-resistant fabric made of a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber, characterized in that the abrasion resistance of the heat-resistant fabric in accordance with the JIS L1096 8.19.1 A-1 method (universal type method (plane method), abrasion tester press load: 4.45 N (0.454 kf), paper: #600) is 200 rubs or more, the tear strength of the heat-resistant fabric in accordance with the JIS L1096 8.17.4 D method (pendulum method) is 20 N or more, and the retention of the abrasion resistance and the retention of the tear strength after 100 washes in accordance with JIS L0844 No. A-1 are each 90% or more relative to before washing. As a result, the provided heat-resistant fabric can be dyed to a color chosen from a wide range of color options and is capable of maintaining high mechanical characteristics over time/age even after repeated uses or washes, etc. | 2015-10-22 |