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20100047628 | METHODS OF ION MILLING FOR MAGNETIC HEADS AND SYSTEMS FORMED THEREBY - A method according to one embodiment includes ion milling at a first angle of greater than about 25 degrees from normal relative to a media facing side of a thin film region of a magnetic head or component thereof for recessing the thin film region at about a constant rate for films of interest of the thin film region, planes of deposition of the films being oriented about perpendicular to the media facing side; and ion milling or plasma sputtering at a second angle of less than about 25 degrees from normal relative to the media facing side of the thin film region for recessing magnetic films therein faster than insulating films therein, the second angle being smaller than the first angle. | 02-25-2010 |
20100053817 | COATED MAGNETIC HEAD AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION THEREOF - In one general embodiment, a magnetic head includes a module having a substrate and a gap, the gap having an array of transducers therein, wherein the gap is recessed from a plane extending across a tape bearing surface side of the substrate; and a coating of aluminum oxide above at least a tape bearing surface side of the gap, the aluminum oxide having polycrystalline portions and amorphous portions. | 03-04-2010 |
20110090589 | MAGNETIC HEADS HAVING MAGNETIC FILMS THAT ARE MORE RECESSED THAN INSULATING FILMS, AND SYSTEMS HAVING SUCH HEADS - A structure according to one embodiment includes a substrate having a media facing side; and a thin film stack formed on the substrate, the thin film stack including magnetic films and insulating films, wherein the thin film stack is recessed from a plane extending along the media facing side of the substrate, wherein the magnetic films are recessed more than the insulating films, wherein the magnetic films each have a substantially flat media facing surface, wherein the insulating films each have a substantially flat media facing surface. | 04-21-2011 |
20110256423 | HEAD COMPRISING A CRYSTALLINE ALUMINA LAYER - A magnetic head produced at low ambient temperatures that comprise a crystalline alumina layer for increasing the durability of the head is provided. According to one embodiment, a magnetic head for at least one of reading and writing data on to a magnetic data storage media. The magnetic head comprises a substrate, an at least partially crystalline alumina layer formed on the substrate, at least one of a write transducer and a read transducer formed on the substrate, and a surface for engaging the magnetic data storage media. In another embodiment, a method for forming an at least partially crystalline alumina film. The method comprises providing a substrate, and depositing alumina onto the substrate at an ambient temperature to form the at least partially crystalline alumina film. | 10-20-2011 |
20130295296 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY CRYSTALLINE ALUMINA LAYER - A method for forming an at least partially crystalline alumina film includes providing a substrate, and depositing alumina onto the substrate at an ambient temperature to form the at least partially crystalline alumina film. | 11-07-2013 |
20140061033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIAL ETCHING - A method according to one embodiment includes placing a substrate in a chamber; and plasma sputtering the substrate in a presence of a non-zero pressure of a vapor, wherein the vapor at the non-zero pressure is effective to diminish an etch rate of a first material of the substrate. A plasma sputtering apparatus according to one embodiment includes a chamber; a reservoir in the chamber for releasing a vapor at an established rate; a mount for a substrate; and a plasma source. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063646 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD HAVING PROTECTED READER SENSORS AND NEAR ZERO RECESSED WRITE POLES - A magnetic head according to one embodiment includes a module, the module having both read and write transducers positioned towards a media facing side of the module, wherein the read and write transducers are selected from a group consisting of piggyback read-write transducers, merged read-write transducers, interleaved read and write transducers, and an array of write transducers flanked by servo read transducers; wherein the write transducers include write poles having media facing sides with negative, zero or near-zero recession from a plane extending along the media facing side of a substrate of the module; wherein the read transducers each have at least one shield, wherein a media facing side of the at least one shield is more recessed from the plane than the write poles. | 03-06-2014 |
20150199984 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD HAVING PROTECTED READER SENSORS AND NEAR ZERO RECESSED WRITE POLES - An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a module having both read and write transducers positioned towards a media facing side of the module, wherein the read and write transducers are selected from a group consisting of piggyback read-write transducers, merged read-write transducers, interleaved read and write transducers, and an array of write transducers. The write transducers include write poles having media facing sides with negative, zero or near-zero recession from a plane extending along the media facing side of a substrate of the module. The read transducers each have at least one shield. A media facing side of the at least one shield is more recessed from the plane than the write poles. | 07-16-2015 |
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20110206647 | Modulation of Angiogenesis - The invention provides methods for treating pathological conditions that can be improved by providing angiogenesis. The invention is generally directed to provide angiogenesis by administering cells that express and/or secrete one or more pro-angiogenic factors. The invention is also directed to drug discovery methods to screen for agents that modulate the ability of the cells to express and/or secrete one or more pro-angiogenic factors. The invention is also directed to cell banks that can be used to provide cells for administration to a subject, the banks comprising cells having desired levels of expression and/or secretion of one or more pro-angiogenic factors. | 08-25-2011 |
20110212069 | Modulation of Microglia Activation - The invention provides methods for treating pathological conditions associated with an undesirable inflammatory component. The invention is generally directed to reducing inflammation by administering cells that modulate microglia activation. The invention is also directed to drug discovery methods to screen for agents that modulate the ability of the cells to modulate microglia activation. The invention is also directed to cell banks that can be used to provide cells for administration to a subject, the banks comprising cells having desired levels of potency to modulate microglia activation. | 09-01-2011 |
20110305638 | Modulation of Macrophage Activation - The invention provides methods for treating pathological conditions associated with an undesirable inflammatory component. The invention is generally directed to reducing inflammation by administering cells that modulate macrophage activation. The invention is also directed to drug discovery methods to screen for agents that modulate the ability of the cells to modulate macrophage activation. The invention is also directed to cell banks that can be used to provide cells for administration to a subject, the banks comprising cells having desired potency to modulate macrophage activation. | 12-15-2011 |
20140242629 | Modulation of Angiogenesis - The invention provides methods for treating pathological conditions that can be improved by providing angiogenesis. The invention is generally directed to provide angiogenesis by administering cells that express and/or secrete one or more pro-angiogenic factors. The invention is also directed to drug discovery methods to screen for agents that modulate the ability of the cells to express and/or secrete one or more pro-angiogenic factors. The invention is also directed to cell banks that can be used to provide cells for administration to a subject, the banks comprising cells having desired levels of expression and/or secretion of one or more pro-angiogenic factors. | 08-28-2014 |
20140295442 | MODULATION OF MICROGLIA ACTIVATION - The invention provides methods for treating pathological conditions associated with an undesirable inflammatory component. The invention is generally directed to reducing inflammation by administering cells that modulate microglia activation. The invention is also directed to drug discovery methods to screen for agents that modulate the ability of the cells to modulate microglia activation. The invention is also directed to cell banks that can be used to provide cells for administration to a subject, the banks comprising cells having desired levels of potency to modulate microglia activation. | 10-02-2014 |
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20090184258 | Remote Laser Assisted Biological Aerosol Standoff Detection in Atmosphere - A system for detecting atmospheric contamination, the system comprising a laser operable to generate an infrared light beam comprising a longitudinal component and a transverse component the laser remote from the atmospheric contamination, and a processor operable to process a flouresence resulting from contact between the atmospheric contamination and an ultraviolet light being generated from the longitudinal and transverse components of the infrared light of the laser, wherein the processor determines the identity of the fluorescence by comparing the fluorescence to known fluorescence. | 07-23-2009 |
20110012036 | COMPACT HIGH POWER TERAHERTZ RADIATION CELL - A device for generating terahertz radiation using a phase matched optical rectification technique. The device converts laser radiation to terahertz radiation via a particular type of photonic downconversion. The device includes a crystalline material suitable for photonic downconversion of laser radiation, a first coupling component for coupling the laser radiation to the crystalline material and a second coupling component for coupling the generated terahertz radiation from the crystalline material to the environment. By sustaining the phase matching condition over a significant distance, the device is capable of providing terahertz radiation with high peak and average power. Also disclosed is a method for generating terahertz radiation including the steps of optically coupling laser radiation to a crystalline material suitable for downconversion of the laser radiation to terahertz radiation, downconverting the laser radiation to terahertz radiation and optically coupling the generated terahertz radiation from the crystalline material to the environment. | 01-20-2011 |
20110304283 | High Average Current, High Quality Pulsed Electron Injector - An electron injector including an electron source and a conducting grid situated close to the electron source, one or more RF accelerating/bunching cavities operating at the same fundamental RF frequency; a DC voltage source configured to bias the cathode at a small positive voltage with respect to the grid; a first RF drive configured to apply an RF signal between the cathode and grid at the fundamental and third harmonic RF frequencies; and a second RF drive configured to apply an RF drive signal to the accelerating/bunching cavities. Electrons are emitted by the cathode and travel through the grid to the accelerating/bunching cavities for input into an RF linac. The first RF drive applies a first RF drive signal at the fundamental frequency of the linac plus higher harmonics thereof to the gap between the cathode and the grid to cause the emitted electrons to form electron bunches and the second RF drive applies a second RF drive signal to the accelerating/bunching cavities on the other side of the grid to further accelerate and optimize the size of the electron bunches. Because the applied RF signals contain at the fundamental linac frequency, the electrons are bunched at that frequency and each RF bucket of the linac is filled with an electron bunch. | 12-15-2011 |
20120114007 | Underwater Laser-Guided Discharge - Methods for producing a laser-guided underwater electrical discharge are provided. One or more electrodes defining a desired electrical discharge path are situated in a body of water and are attached to an external electrical power supply. A high-powered, intense laser beam is fired into the water. The laser beam forms an optical filament in the water, which in turn forms an ionized channel having a much greater conductivity than the surrounding water. An external power supply drives an electrical discharge along the path of the ionized channel due to its greater conductivity. | 05-10-2012 |
20120327963 | QUASI-REMOTE LASER PULSE COMPRESSION AND GENERATION OF RADIATION AND PARTICLE BEAMS - A system and methods for the quasi-remote compression and focusing of a moderate-intensity laser pulse to form a much higher intensity beam that can be directed at a target and used as a probe beam or used in a probe beam converter to generate other forms of electromagnetic radiation or energetic particles. A system for the quasi-remote propagation of high-intensity laser beams in accordance with the present invention comprises a main platform on which a first, “seed” laser pulse is generated, stretched, and amplified, and a remote platform, located at a distance from the main platform, which is configured to receive the amplified and stretched pulse and convert it into the high-intensity laser beam. The high-intensity laser beam in turn can then be converted into one or more probe beams directed at a target object. | 12-27-2012 |
20130148685 | Two-Laser Generation of Extended Underwater Plasma - A method for generating an extended underwater plasma. A first laser pulse is fired into a body of water to form an underwater optical filament coinciding with a low-energy plasma. A second laser pulse is fired into the water, targeted at the plasma. The second pulse heats the plasma, causing the formation of an extended superheated plasma volume in the water. The two laser pulses can be simultaneous or can be sequential, with the second pulse following the first pulse by up to the filament plasma lifetime. The extended superheated plasma creates an underwater acoustic pulse, wherein the duration, waveform and directivity of the pulse can be tailored by controlling the shape of the underwater laser-generated plasma. | 06-13-2013 |
20150146338 | Underwater Laser-Guided Discharge Using Lens-Initiated Optical Filaments - Methods for producing a laser-guided underwater electrical discharge are provided. One or more electrodes defining a desired electrical discharge path are situated in a body of water and are attached to an external electrical power supply. A high-powered, intense laser beam is fired through one or more focusing lenses into the water. The laser beam forms an optical filament in the water, which in turn forms an ionized channel having a much greater conductivity than the surrounding water. An external power supply drives an electrical discharge along the path of the ionized channel due to its greater conductivity. | 05-28-2015 |
20150146748 | Pulse-Shaping Interferometer for Chirped-Pulsed Amplification Laser - A high power ultrashort chirped pulse amplifier laser system, with a chirped pulse amplifier laser module including an optical pulse stretcher, at least one optical power amplifier, and an optical pulse compressor, and a beam interferometer module in the optical path. The beam interferometer receives splits the pulse into at least two pulses, adds a time delay to at least one of the pulses and recombines the pulses to produce a temporally modulated pulse. The resulting modulated output pulse from the CPA laser module can have enhanced laser contrast due to greatly reduced subpicosecond pedestal in the immediate region of the peak pulse, or can have other desirable characteristics. | 05-28-2015 |
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20100159507 | SHREDDER FOR MECHANICAL DISRUPTION BY GENTLE CONTROLLED COMPRESSIVE ROTATION - The systems and techniques of the present invention can also synergistically utilize mechanical disruption processes with the use of high hydrostatic pressure extraction, such as pressure cycling extraction techniques to achieve high yield of difficult to extract sample constituents without generating high shear stress or high temperatures. | 06-24-2010 |
20100281955 | MICROTUBE AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR - Sample processing devices having collapsible, flexible bodies are disclosed. The flexible microtube sampling devices are utilizable in pressure mediated, pressure cycling procedures. Externally applied pressure on the flexible microtube sample processing devices allow buckling thereof and transfer of the applied pressure to the sample contained therein. | 11-11-2010 |
20120103113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROPLATE PRESSURIZATION - A pressurizable sample system includes a microplate having a planar plate surface and several sample wells. Each sample well has a flange positioned circumferentially around an outer surface of the sample well and against the planar plate surface. The sample system further includes a capping plate with a planar cap surface and several caps projecting from the planar cap surface. Each cap has a geometrical configuration in complementary correspondence with the configuration of the sample well. | 05-03-2012 |
20120122705 | FLOW-THROUGH HIGH HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE MICROFLUIDIC SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR - Described herein is a sample preparation device including a sample delivery source, an inline means of transferring the sample from the sample source into a deformable channel within a pressure vessel, and out of the channel into downstream analysis components, a deformable channel disposed within the pressure vessel, the deformable channel having an inlet end and an outlet end fluidly connectable to high pressure valves and a means to measure the fluid pressure within the deformable channel, an external source of a controlled pressurized fluid fluidly connectable to the pressure vessel and a controller system that monitors and controls the sample fluid pressure by control of the external pressure vessel fluid. | 05-17-2012 |
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20090291450 | CATERPILLER GENE FAMILY - The present invention relates to a new family of structurally and functionally related nucleic acids and proteins, designed the CATERPILLER family, which is characterized by landmark structural motifs including a nucleotide binding domain and leucine-rich repeat domains. | 11-26-2009 |
20120201836 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULATING T CELL AND/OR B CELL ACTIVATION - The present invention provides methods of reducing or enhancing T cell activation and/or B cell activation in a subject, comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of an inhibitor or enhancer, respectively, of Semaphorin 6D (Sema6D) activity on T cells and/or B cells. | 08-09-2012 |
20120244153 | TREATMENT OF DEMYELINATING DISORDERS WITH SOLUBLE LYMPHOTOXIN-BETA-RECEPTOR - The invention relates to the treatment of demyelinating disorders, e.g. multiple sclerosis, using a soluble lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTβR) as an inhibitor of the lymphotoxin pathway. | 09-27-2012 |
20120251539 | Methods and Compositions for the Treatment of Immune Disorders - The present invention provides a method of treating an immune-related disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of plexin-A4 activity, which results in reducing the plexin-A4 activity in the subject, and thereby treating the immune-related disorder Inhibitors of plexin-A4 activity include, for example, plexin-A4 antibodies and plexin-A4 fusion proteins. The present invention further provides a method of treating an immune-related disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of semaphorin-3A (Sema3A) activity, which results in reducing the Sema3A activity in the subject, thereby treating the immune-related disorder. Inhibitors of Sema3A activity include, for example, Sema3A antibodies and Sema3A fusion proteins. | 10-04-2012 |
20130225479 | Methods and Compositions for Treating Inflammation - The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating inflammation and inflammatory disorders in a subject, by administering an effective amount of KSHV-Orf63 and/or active peptides and/or fragments thereof. | 08-29-2013 |
20140050726 | Methods and Compositions for Modulating T Cell and/or B Cell Activation - The present invention provides methods of reducing or enhancing T cell activation and/or B cell activation in a subject, comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of an inhibitor or enhancer, respectively, of Semaphorin 6D (Sema6D) activity on T cells and/or B cells. | 02-20-2014 |
20150158939 | Methods and Compositions for the Treatment of Immune Disorders - The present invention provides a method of treating an immune-related disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of plexin-A4 activity, which results in reducing the plexin-A4 activity in the subject, and thereby treating the immune-related disorder. Inhibitors of plexin-A4 activity include, for example, plexin-A4 antibodies and plexin-A4 fusion proteins. The present invention further provides a method of treating an immune-related disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of semaphorin-3A (Sema3A) activity, which results in reducing the Sema3A activity in the subject, thereby treating the immune-related disorder. Inhibitors of Sema3A activity include, for example, Sema3A antibodies and Sema3A fusion proteins. | 06-11-2015 |
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20110223301 | Methods for Reducing Soluble Metal Ions in Diatomaceous Earth Filter Aids - A method for reducing the amount of beverage soluble metal ions in a diatomaceous earth filter aid is disclosed. The beverage soluble metal ions can be copper and/or iron. In the method, the diatomaceous earth filter aid is contacted with a hop compound selected from iso-alpha-acids, dihydroiso-alpha-acids, tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids, hexahydroiso-alpha-acids, alpha-acids, and beta-acids. The diatomaceous earth filter aid can also be contacted with and an acid other than the hop compound such as phosphoric acid. The iso-alpha-acids, dihydroiso-alpha-acids, tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids, hexahydroiso-alpha-acids, alpha-acids, or beta-acids bind the copper and iron metal ions and/or change the form of copper and iron in diatomaceous earth so the copper and iron are rendered substantially insoluble in a beverage such as beer. A method for filtering a beverage using the treated diatomaceous earth filter aid is also disclosed. A method for increasing the flavor stability of a malt beverage filtered with a diatomaceous earth filter aid is also disclosed. | 09-15-2011 |
20110288335 | Preparation of Hop Acids and their Derivatives - A method for preparing a hop acid mixture having an enantiomeric excess of a (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid is disclosed. In the method, a racemate of a tetrahydro-α-acid is contacted with an amine to form a precipitate having an enantiomeric excess of the (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid. A method for preparing a hop acid is also disclosed. In the method, a racemate of a tetrahydro-α-acid is contacted with an amine to form a precipitate comprising a (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid, and the (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid is isomerized to a hop acid selected from the group consisting of (+)-trans-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, (−)-cis-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, and mixtures thereof, and reduced to (+)-trans-hexahydroiso-α-acids and (−)-cis-hexahydroiso-α-acids. An additive for flavoring a malt beverage is also disclosed. The additive includes a bittering agent selected from the group consisting of (+)-trans-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, (−)-cis-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, (+)-trans-hexahydroiso-α-acids, (−)-cis-hexahydroiso-α-acids, and mixtures thereof. | 11-24-2011 |
20150094496 | Preparation of Hop Acids and Their Derivatives - A method for preparing a hop acid mixture having an enantiomeric excess of a (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid is disclosed. In the method, a racemate of a tetrahydro-α-acid is contacted with an amine to form a precipitate having an enantiomeric excess of the (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid. A method for preparing a hop acid is also disclosed. In the method, a racemate of a tetrahydro-α-acid is contacted with an amine to form a precipitate comprising a (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid, and the (+)-tetrahydro-α-acid is isomerized to a hop acid selected from the group consisting of (+)-trans-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, (−)-cis-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, and mixtures thereof, and reduced to (+)-trans-hexahydroiso-α-acids and (−)-cis-hexahydroiso-α-acids. An additive for flavoring a malt beverage is also disclosed. The additive includes a bittering agent selected from the group consisting of (+)-trans-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, (−)-cis-tetrahydro-iso-α-acids, (+)-trans-hexahydroiso-α-acids, (−)-cis-hexahydroiso-α-acids, and mixtures thereof. | 04-02-2015 |
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20090199498 | AIRLOOP WINDOW WALL SYSTEM - An airloop wall system with durable water-tightness performance is disclosed. The system comprises a base anchor member secured to a top surface of a first floor slab, a base track connected to the base anchor, a base flashing for repelling moisture, a first ceiling anchor member secured to a bottom surface of the first floor slab, a first ceiling track connected to the first ceiling anchor member, a slab edge panel attached to the base track and the first ceiling track, a second ceiling anchor member secured to a bottom surface of a second floor slab, a second ceiling track connected to the second ceiling anchor member, a panel sill frame attached to the base track, a panel head frame attached to the second ceiling track, two jamb frames, and a panel secured between the frames. Corners of the frames are miter-matched such that air spaces inside form an airloop. | 08-13-2009 |
20110167743 | CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE SYSTEM - A curtain wall system is assembled by a plurality of panels supported by a curtain-wall supporting mullion. The panels comprise one or more functional types of panels: transition panels and adjacent panels that can be joined at the top or/and bottom side of the transition panels because each of the panels has a male frame member is used to engage with the adjacent panels each having a female frame member. In each transition panel, a frame is assembled by a jamb frame member connecting with the upper frame member and the lower frame member. As a result, the curtain wall system can be easily erected in a bottom-up procedure, a top-down procedure, or the combination of the two. | 07-14-2011 |
20130186031 | Holeless Curtain Wall Mullion Connection - A mullion connection system for resisting wind load reactions using a connection clip structurally engaged with a mullion without a hole or a fastener penetrating into the mullion surface. The connection clip can undergo stress-free vertical sliding relative to the mullion along the entire length of the mullion without impairing the structural connection strength; therefore, the building construction tolerance in the vertical direction is eliminated as a design consideration of the curtain wall system. The design also eliminates the need for pre-fabricating mullion holes for the connection locations. The design does not require the pre-determination of the elevation of the connecting point and thus is most beneficial for a curtain wall renovation project where the available locations in the building structure for structural connection cannot be determined prior to the demolition of the existing wall. The uninterrupted mullion tube cavities can be conveniently utilized for inter-floor distribution of utility lines. | 07-25-2013 |
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20140298740 | Exterior Opaque Hidden Frame Wall Unit - Exterior opaque hidden frame wall units and systems combining facing plates and composite insulated panels in a pressure-equalized Airloop system, permitting an opaque hidden frame wall unit without the need for intermediate stiffeners for resisting wind load, without exterior aesthetic problems associated with composite insulated panels, without a separate interior wall, and without interior condensation problems. Also provided are exterior opaque hidden frame Airloop wall units and systems with the air seal being isolated from the water seal on an offset vertical plane and away from the interior surface of the facing plate. | 10-09-2014 |
20150027072 | Hidden Frame Airloop Window Wall Unit - Hidden frame airloop wall systems. The airloop wall systems disclosed here provide for systems that may accommodate various types of glass, including vision glass and spandrel glass. In some examples, the same airloop wall unit may accommodate both a vision glass panel and a spandrel glass panel. The disclosed airloop wall systems permit the use of glass of varying thickness, while at the same time presenting a consistent surface. Additionally, the window frame will be hidden from exterior view after the airloop wall system is installed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150059269 | Airloop Window Wall for Modular Construction Technology - An Airloop window wall system for use in modular construction technology. The Airloop window wall system is designed for installation of wall panels from the exterior of a modular unit. Additionally disclosed are horizontal butt joint panels to cover the horizontal butt joints between vertically-adjacent modular units, and Airloop vertical butt joint panels to cover vertical butt joints between horizontally adjacent modular units, while providing a continuous Airloop system for water-tightness performance. | 03-05-2015 |
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20100081731 | Poly(Arylene Ether)/Polyamide Composition and Method of Making - Disclosed herein is a masterbatch comprising the reaction product of 75 to 94.5 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether), 5 to 24.5 weight percent of a polyamide and 0.5 to 2.5 weight percent of citric acid, wherein weight percent is based on the combined weight of the poly(arylene ether), polyamide and citric acid. Methods of making and using the masterbatch are also described. | 04-01-2010 |
20110152420 | POLY(ARYLENE ETHER)/POLYAMIDE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES - A thermoplastic composition includes a polyamide, a poly(arylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer, and a metal dialkylphosphinate, all in particular amounts. The composition exhibits good flame retardancy without exhibiting the ductility losses that are typically observed with other flame retardant polyamide-poly(arylene ether) compositions. Also described are methods of forming the composition. The composition is useful for molding electrical and automotive components. | 06-23-2011 |
20110152431 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYAMIDE COMPOSITION, METHOD, AND ARTICLE - A composition is prepared by melt blending specific amounts of a polyamide, a flame retardant that includes brominated polystyrene, a polymeric flame retardant synergist, and a compatibilizing agent. The polymeric flame retardant synergist can be a poly(arylene ether), a poly(arylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer, or a mixture thereof The composition is useful for molding automotive and electrical parts. | 06-23-2011 |
20120029129 | POLYAMIDE/POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, AND METHOD - A polyamide-poly(arylene ether) composition is prepared by melt blending specific amounts of components including a polyamide, a poly(arylene ether), a hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene, a compatibilizing agent, and partially saponified ester of a C | 02-02-2012 |
20120325083 | PISTON GUIDE RING COMPRISING POLYAMIDE-POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION - A piston guide ring for use in a piston-cylinder assembly includes a compatibilized polyamide-poly(arylene ether) blend. The compatibilized polyamide-poly(arylene ether) blend includes about 35 to about 95 parts by weight polyamide and about 5 to about 65 parts by weight poly(arylene ether), based on 100 parts by weight total of the polyamide and the poly(arylene ether). The piston guide rings provide improved compressive strength at elevated operating temperatures, more isotropic mold shrinkage, and reduced moisture absorption compared to piston guide rings prepared from polyamide. | 12-27-2012 |
20130078465 | POLYAMIDE/POLYPHENYLENE ETHER FIBERS AND FIBER-FORMING METHOD - A fiber is prepared by melt extruding a composition including specific amounts of a polyamide and a polyphenylene ether along with a compatabilizer. Particular combinations produce fibers having a desirable combination of good tenacity and low denier per fiber. Compared to a fiber prepared from polyamide alone, the present fiber exhibits improved heat resistance and flame resistance. | 03-28-2013 |
20140065348 | POLYAMIDE-POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER) FIBER, ARTICLE, COMPOSITION, AND METHOD - A flame retardant polyamide fiber is prepared from a composition containing specific amounts of a polyamide, a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product, a flame retardant that includes a metal dialkylphosphinate, and a compatibilizing agent. The composition used to form the fiber can be prepared in a process that includes melt blending a portion of the polyamide with all the other ingredients to form an intermediate composition, and then melt blending the intermediate composition with the remainder of the polyamide. The composition has small disperse phase particles that facilitate its use to melt spin fibers. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065405 | POLYAMIDE-POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER) FIBER, ARTICLE, COMPOSITION, AND METHOD - A flame retardant polyamide fiber is prepared from a composition containing specific amounts of a polyamide, a poly(phenylene ether), a flame retardant that includes a metal dialkylphosphinate, and a compatibilizing agent. The composition used to form the fiber can be prepared in a process that includes melt blending a portion of the polyamide with all the other ingredients to form an intermediate composition, and then melt blending the intermediate composition with the remainder of the polyamide. The composition has small disperse phase particles that facilitate its use to melt spin fibers. | 03-06-2014 |
20140248451 | REINFORCED POLYPHTHALAMIDE/POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION - Disclosed herein is a reinforced composition comprising: 55 to 80 wt % of a compatibilized blend of a polyphthalamide and a poly(phenylene ether) wherein said compatibilized blend is formed from a mixture of polyphthalamide and poly(phenylene ether) in a ratio of between 1.5:1 and 7.0:1, and a functionalizing agent in an amount sufficient to effect compatibilization; and 20 to 45 wt % of a nylon glass fiber, wherein the composition contains less than 0.1 wt % of phosphinates and less than 0.1 wt % of impact modifiers and weight percent is based on the total weight of the composition. | 09-04-2014 |
20160107705 | CONDUCTIVE POLYAMIDE COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE - An electrically conductive polyamide composition includes specific amounts of a polyamide-6, a poly(phenylene ether), talc, a hydrogenated block copolymer, carbon nanotubes, and a compatibilizing agent for the polyamide-6 and the poly(phenylene ether). The composition can contain little or no polyamide-6,6. The composition is useful for fabricating articles including automotive exterior side sill panels, and automotive exterior door panels. | 04-21-2016 |
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20090125829 | AUTOMATED YIELD SPLIT LOT (EWR) AND PROCESS CHANGE NOTIFICATION (PCN) ANALYSIS SYSTEM - Disclosed are an automated data analysis system and method. They system provides a standardized data analysis request form that allows a user to select an experiment (e.g., a wafer-level based yield split lot (EWR) analysis, a lot-level based process change notification (PCN) analysis, and lot-level based tool/mask qualification analysis) and a data analysis for a specific process module of interest. For each specific data analysis request, the system identifies critical test parameters, which are grouped depending on in-line test levels and photolithography levels. The system links the analysis request to test data sources and automatically monitors the test data sources, searching for the critical test parameters. When the critical test parameters become available, the system automatically performs the requested analysis, generates a report of the analysis and publishes the report with optional drill downs to more detailed results. The system further provides automatic e-mail notification of the published report. | 05-14-2009 |
20090143999 | REAL TIME SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE COMMONALITY, SENSITIVITY, AND REPEATABILITY OF TEST PROBES - A system and a method for effectively determining the measurement sensitivity, repeatability, and probe commonality to assist a test engineer determine if the tester meets the specified resolution at every test. A statistical measurement of inherent tester specifications are provided with the added accumulation of the probe contact resistance during the probing process. It further provides a feedback to the test probe card noise level while testing is in progress. Moreover, the system and the method determine the test probing integrity in-situ when testing integrated circuit chips or wafers, dynamically detecting probing errors, and modifying data associated with defective test probes. | 06-04-2009 |
20100185675 | SECURITY CONTROL OF ANALYSIS RESULTS - A system and a method are provided. The method includes assigning an entity to a ticket group associated with an ID thereof, displaying to the entity reports, which are each organized with an associated security access control, in accordance with the ticket group, determining whether the entity is authorized to access any selected one or more of the reports in accordance with a result of a comparison between an access level associated with the entity ID and the security access control associated with each of the one or more of the stored reports, and granting or denying the access in accordance with the determination. | 07-22-2010 |
20120146682 | YIELD ENHANCEMENT FOR STACKED CHIPS THROUGH ROTATIONALLY-CONNECTING-INTERPOSER - A set of first substrate and second substrate are manufactured with a built-in N-fold rotational symmetry around the center axis of each substrate, wherein N is an integer greater than 1. A set of N different interposers is provided such that an i-th interposer provides electrical connection between the first substrate and the second substrate with a rotational angle of (i−1)/N×2π. The first and second substrates are tested with each of the N different interposers therebetween. Once the rotational angle that provides the highest stacked chip yield is determined, the first and the second substrates can be bonded with an azimuthal rotation that provides the highest stacked chip yield. | 06-14-2012 |
20120241977 | CONFIGURABLE INTERPOSER - A modularized interposer includes a plurality of interposer units that are assembled to provide a complete set of electrical connections between two semiconductor chips. At least some of the plurality of interposer units can be replaced with other interposer units having an alternate configuration to enable selection of different functional parts of semiconductor chips to be connected through the modularized interposer. Bonding structures, connected to conductive metal pads located at peripheries of neighboring interposer units and an overlying or underlying portion of a semiconductor chip, can provide electrical connections between the neighboring interposer units. The interposer units can be provided by forming through-substrate vias (TSV's) in a substrate, forming patterned conductive structures on the substrate, and cutting the substrate into interposers. | 09-27-2012 |
20130027051 | NONCONTACT ELECTRICAL TESTING WITH OPTICAL TECHNIQUES - An on-chip technique for noncontact electrical testing of a test structure on a chip is provided. On-chip photodiodes receives pump light from a pump light source, where the on-chip photodiodes are electrically connected to the test structure and are configured to generate power for the test structure. An on-chip coupling unit receives probe light from a probe light source, where the on-chip coupling unit is optically connected to on-chip waveguides through which the probe light is transferred. On-chip switches open in response to receiving voltage output from the test structure, and the on-chip switches remain closed when the voltage output is not received from the test structure. The on-chip switches pass the probe light when opened by the voltage output from the test structure. The on-chip switches block the probe light by remaining closed, when the voltage output is not received from the test structure. | 01-31-2013 |
20130106455 | PRESSURE SENSING AND CONTROL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROBING | 05-02-2013 |
20130169308 | LCR TEST CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FOR DETECTING METAL GATE DEFECT CONDITIONS - A test structure for an integrated circuit device includes a series inductor, capacitor, resistor (LCR) circuit having one or more inductor elements, with each inductor element having at least one unit comprising a first segment formed in a first metal layer, a second segment connecting the first metal layer to a semiconductor substrate beneath the first metal layer, and a third segment formed in the semiconductor substrate; and a capacitor element connected in series with each inductor element, the capacitor element defined by a transistor gate structure including a gate electrode as a first electrode, a gate dielectric layer, and the semiconductor substrate as a second electrode. | 07-04-2013 |
20140145351 | CONFIGURABLE INTERPOSER - A modularized interposer includes a plurality of interposer units that are assembled to provide a complete set of electrical connections between two semiconductor chips. At least some of the plurality of interposer units can be replaced with other interposer units having an alternate configuration to enable selection of different functional parts of semiconductor chips to be connected through the modularized interposer. Bonding structures, connected to conductive metal pads located at peripheries of neighboring interposer units and an overlying or underlying portion of a semiconductor chip, can provide electrical connections between the neighboring interposer units. The interposer units can be provided by forming through-substrate vias (TSV's) in a substrate, forming patterned conductive structures on the substrate, and cutting the substrate into interposers. | 05-29-2014 |
20150145544 | PRESSURE SENSING AND CONTROL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROBING - A wafer probing system includes a probe card assembly having a plurality of individual probe structures configured make contact with a semiconductor wafer mounted on a motor driven wafer chuck, with each probe structure configured with a pressure sensing unit integrated therewith; and a controller configured to drive the probe card assembly with one or more piezoelectric driver units response to feedback from the pressure sensing units of the individual probe structures. | 05-28-2015 |
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20110068813 | IN-LINE CHARACTERIZATION - An apparatus is provided and includes a thermally isolated device under test to which first and second voltages are sequentially applied, a local heating element to impart first and second temperatures to the device under test substantially simultaneously while the first and second voltages are sequentially applied, respectively and a temperature-sensing unit to measure the temperature of the device under test. | 03-24-2011 |
20110080189 | YIELD ENHANCEMENT FOR STACKED CHIPS THROUGH ROTATIONALLY-CONNECTING-INTERPOSER - A set of first substrate and second substrate are manufactured with a built-in N-fold rotational symmetry around the center axis of each substrate, wherein N is an integer greater than 1. A set of N different interposers is provided such that an i-th interposer provides electrical connection between the first substrate and the second substrate with a rotational angle of (i−1)/N×2π. The first and second substrates are tested with each of the N different interposers therebetween. Once the rotational angle that provides the highest stacked chip yield is determined, the first and the second substrates can be bonded with an azimuthal rotation that provides the highest stacked chip yield. | 04-07-2011 |
20110115082 | CONFIGURABLE INTERPOSER - A modularized interposer includes a plurality of interposer units that are assembled to provide a complete set of electrical connections between two semiconductor chips. At least some of the plurality of interposer units can be replaced with other interposer units having an alternate configuration to enable selection of different functional parts of semiconductor chips to be connected through the modularized interposer. Bonding structures, connected to conductive metal pads located at peripheries of neighboring interposer units and an overlying or underlying portion of a semiconductor chip, can provide electrical connections between the neighboring interposer units. The interposer units can be provided by forming through-substrate vias (TSV's) in a substrate, forming patterned conductive structures on the substrate, and cutting the substrate into interposers. | 05-19-2011 |
20120232686 | WAFER ALIGNMENT SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - A system for performing alignment of two wafers is disclosed. The system comprises an optical coherence tomography system and a wafer alignment system. The wafer alignment system is configured and disposed to control the relative position of a first wafer and a second wafer. The optical coherence tomography system is configured and disposed to compute coordinate data for a plurality of alignment marks on the first wafer and second wafer, and send that coordinate data to the wafer alignment system | 09-13-2012 |