04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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20170022567 | HIGH MAST2-AFFINITY POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to polypeptides containing a cytoplasmic domain ending with a MAST-2 binding domain, from 11 to 13 residues, the first two residues of which are S and W, and the last four residues of which are Q, T, R and L, the polypeptides presenting a high affinity for the PDZ domain of the human MAST2 protein. The invention also relates to polynucleotides, vectors, lentiviral particles, cells as well as compositions containing the same. The invention is also directed to the use of the polypeptides, polynucleotides, vectors, lentiviral particles, cells and compositions in the treatment and/or prevention of a disease, disorder or condition, which alters the Central Nervous System (CNS) and/or the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The invention also concerns molecular signatures of cellular genes to determine the neurosurvival and/or neuroprotection activity of a molecule. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022568 | MOLECULAR PREDICTORS OF SEPSIS - Sepsis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates worldwide. There is also clinically a low threshold for suspicion of infection in neonates, in particular as presentation varies greatly from very subtle to catastrophic collapse. The lack of reliably sensitive tests and the potential life-threatening consequences of delayed treatment of infection results in the widespread use of empirical antibiotics exposing many infants without infection to broad-spectrum antibiotics. The present invention provides a series of patient-invariant biomarkers for screening neonates and other subjects for infection that predicts bacterial infection with high accuracy; and is further shown to have predictive value in identifying infection in suspected cases with blood-culture negative tests. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022569 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY - This document provides methods and materials involved in assessing samples (e.g., cancer cells) for the presence of a loss of heterozygosity (LOH) signature. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a cell (e.g., a cancer cell) contains an LOH signature are provided. Materials and methods for identifying cells (e.g., cancer cells) having a deficiency in homology directed repair (HDR) as well as materials and methods for identifying cancer patients likely to respond to a particular cancer treatment regimen also are provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022570 | METHODS, TREATMENT, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CHARACTERIZING THYROID NODULE - The current disclosure provides, inter alia, method of determining benign nodules from thyroid cancer in a subject that is found to have a thyroid nodule, method of treating thyroid cancer in a subject detected to have thyroid cancer by the method of the current disclosure, compositions for determining benign nodules from thyroid cancer in a subject, and kits including reagents and composition for determining benign nodules from thyroid cancer in a subject. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022571 | MICRORNA ASSAY FOR DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER PRECURSORS - The current invention pertains to miRNAs that are differentially expressed in samples of an individual having pancreatic cancer, or having a high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, as compared to the corresponding sample of an individual not having pancreatic cancer, or having low risk of developing pancreatic cancer, respectively. In certain embodiments, the miRNAs are differentially expressed in a tissue sample or blood plasma sample of an individual having a pancreatic lesion and having a high risk of developing pancreatic cancer as compared to the corresponding tissue sample or blood sample of an individual having the pancreatic lesion and having no risk or low risk of developing pancreatic cancer. These differentially expressed miRNAs can be used as biomarkers for diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of pancreatic cancer, particularly, in a subject having a pancreatic lesion. Microarray containing miRNAs indicative of the presence of pancreatic cancer, or having a high risk of pancreatic cancer development, particularly, in a subject having a pancreatic lesion, and methods of use of the microarrays are also provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022572 | TERT AND BRAF MUTATIONS IN HUMAN CANCER - The present invention relates to the field of cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions related to certain mutations in cancer. In one embodiment, a method for treating a subject having aggressive thyroid cancer comprises the steps of (a) obtaining a biological sample from the subject; (b) performing an assay on the sample obtained from the subject to identify a mutation at 1 295 228 C>T (C228T), corresponding to −124 C>T from the translation start site in the promoter of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene, and a T1799A mutation in the BRAF gene that results in a V600E amino acid change; (c) identifying the subject as having or likely to develop aggressive thyroid cancer if the C228T and V600E mutations are identified; and (d) treating the subject with one or more treatment modalities appropriate for a subject having or likely to develop aggressive thyroid cancer. Similar approaches are applied to other human cancers harboring both BRAF V600E mutation and TERT promoter mutations. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022573 | Compositions and Methods for Metagenome Biomarker Detection - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the multiplex detection of biomarkers in an environmental, non-biological or biological sample. Compositions and methods are provided for simultaneously detecting and identifying multiple pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths, present in a sample. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022574 | MOLECULAR MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH HAPLOID INDUCTION IN ZEA MAYS - The present invention is the field of plant breeding. More specifically, the invention focuses on the use of molecular markers to select for a genetic locus contributing to haploid induction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022575 | GENETIC LOCI ASSOCIATED WITH PHYTOPHTHORA TOLERANCE IN SOYBEAN AND METHODS OF USE - Various methods and compositions are provided for identifying and/or selecting soybean plants or soybean germplasm with tolerance or improved tolerance to | 2017-01-26 |
20170022576 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ANTI-CANCER, ANTI-METASTATIC AND ANTI-STRESS AGENTS - In alternative embodiments, provided are products of manufacture, such as assays, chimeric nucleic acids and nucleic acid constructs, recombinant cells, and methods, comprising use of beta3-integrin (ITGB3) promoters operatively linked to a reporter, for drug screening, and in particular, screening for agents that inhibit cancer cell survival and metastasis. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods as provided herein also can be used to identifying novel pathways that lead to acquired resistance, stemness, and anchorage independent growth; and characterizing distinct populations of cancer cells within a tumor microenvironment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022577 | METHODS OF TESTING FOR INTRACELLULAR PATHOGENS - A first intracellular pathogen in a biological sample that may contain more than one intracellular pathogen is studied by a method comprising the steps of (i) contacting the sample with a population of cells in the presence of an agent inhibiting the reproduction of a second intracellular pathogen; (ii) incubating the cells under conditions that permit the reproduction of the first intracellular pathogen; and (iii) testing material arising from step (ii) for the first intracellular pathogen. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022578 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC ENERGY FOR PRODUCING IRON FROM OXIDE IRON ORES - In an apparatus, comprising a plant for the electrothermic preparation of ethyne from coal or a hydrocarbon-containing gas providing a hydrogen-containing gas, a plant for the production of iron by reduction of oxidic iron ores, and at least one gas conduit which feeds the hydrogen-containing gas from the plant for the electrothermic preparation of ethyne as reducing agent to the plant for the production of iron by reduction of oxidic iron ores, electric energy can be utilized for the production of iron from oxidic iron ores by feeding a hydrogen-containing gas, obtained in the electrothermic preparation of ethyne from coal or a hydrocarbon-containing gas, as reducing agent to the plant for the production of iron by reduction of oxidic iron ores. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022579 | COOLING DEVICE AND MULTI-CHAMBER HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE - A cooling device configured to cool an article to be treated by immersing the article to be treated in coolant includes a cooling chamber configured to accommodate the article to be treated and store the coolant therein, a supply nozzle configured to supply the coolant into the cooling chamber from below the article to be treated, a recovery pipeline configured to collect the coolant stored in the cooling chamber from above the article to be treated, and a pump configured to pump the coolant collected by the recovery pipeline to the supply nozzle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022580 | HIGH-STRENGTH SPRING STEEL - Provided is a spring steel that contains 0.15-0.40% carbon, 1-3.5% silicon, 0.20-2.0% manganese, 0.05-1.20% chromium, at most 0.030% phosphorus, at most 0.02% sulfur, and at least one of the following: 0.005-0.10% titanium, 0.005-0.05% niobium, and at most 0.25% vanadium. The remainder of said spring steel comprises iron and unavoidable impurities. The carbon equivalent (Ceq | 2017-01-26 |
20170022581 | SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE FOR FUEL INJECTION - A seamless steel tube has a particular composition and a structure with an average prior γ grain size of 150 μm or less in an axial cross-section after cold drawing and heat treatment. The structure retards the growth of a fatigue crack. The steel tube has a tensile strength TS of 500 MPa or more and good internal pressure fatigue resistance and is suitable for use as a fuel injection tube under high injection pressures. The composition of the steel tube may further contain at least one of Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo, and B; at least one of Ti, Nb, and V; and/or Ca. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022582 | HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT MATERIAL HOMOGENEITY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet having good ductility, hole expandability, and delayed fracture resistance and being excellent in material homogeneity. The steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.15 to 0.25%, Si: 1.2 to 2.2%, Mn: 1.7 to 2.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.10%, N: 0.006% or less, Ti: 0.003 to 0.030%, B: 0.0002 to 0.0050%, and Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet has a microstructure that includes ferrite having an average crystal grain diameter of 4 μm or less at a volume fraction of 5 to 20%, retained austenite at a volume fraction of 5% or less, including 0%, and tempered martensite at a volume fraction of 80 to 95%. Additionally, the mean free path of the ferrite is 3.0 to 7.5 μm. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022583 | STEEL MATERIAL FOR HIGHLY DEFORMABLE LINE PIPES HAVING SUPERIOR STRAIN AGING RESISTANCE AND SUPERIOR HIC RESISTANCE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND WELDED STEEL PIPE - A steel material for highly deformable line pipes that has superior strain aging resistance, superior HIC resistance, and a metallographic structure including ferrite, bainite, and martensite-austenite constituent. The area fraction of the martensite-austenite constituent is 0.5 to 5.0%, and the difference in hardness between the ferrite and the bainite is 60 or more in terms of Vickers hardness. Additionally, the steel material has a uniform elongation of 9% or more and a yield ratio of 90% or less both before a strain aging treatment at a temperature of 300° C. or lower and after the strain aging treatment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022584 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LASER HARDENING OF A SURFACE OF A WORKPLACE - A method of laser hardening a surface area of a workpiece, such as a surface of a journal of a crankshaft, includes the step of:
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20170022585 | Method for recovering an acid or base - Disclosed herein is a method for recovering an acid or a base during a metal extraction process. The method comprises contacting a feed stream comprising the acid or base and the metal with an ultrafiltration membrane to produce an ultrafiltration retentate and an ultrafiltration permeate, and contacting the ultrafiltration permeate with a nanofiltration membrane. The nanofiltration retentate produced comprises a majority of the metal from the feed stream, and the nanofiltration permeate produced comprises a majority of the acid or base from the feed stream. Also disclosed herein is a recovery apparatus for recovering an acid or a base during a metal extraction process. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022586 | NI-BASE ALLOY FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS - A nickel-base alloy of, in atomic percent unless otherwise stated, up to 8 percent Fe, up to 16 percent Co, between 15 and 25 percent Cr, up to 3 percent Mo, up to 2 percent W, between 3 and 5 percent Al, between 3 and 7.5 percent Nb, up to 3 percent Ta, up to 0.2 percent Ti, up to 0.5 percent C, up to 0.175 percent B, up to 0.07 percent Zr, up to 1 percent Mn, up to 1 percent Si, up to 0.2 percent Hf, the balance of Ni and incidental impurities, wherein the atomic ratio of Al to Nb is between 0.4 and 1.7, the atomic ratio of the sum of Al and Ti to Nb is between 0.4 and 1.8, and, the composition including at least 10 percent of elements from the group of Al, Nb, and Ti. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022587 | CARBON-BASED NANOTUBE/METAL COMPOSITE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A nanocomposite comprising metal and carbon-based nanotube (CNT), wherein the carbon-based nanotube comprises a doping element selected from the group consisting of boron (B), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb), Nitrogen (N) and the combination thereof, and methods of making the nanocomposite. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022588 | Composite Metal Product - A centrifugally cast composite metal product having an axis of rotational symmetry and a mass of at least 5 kg, comprises a host metal and insoluble solid refractory particles of & refractory material in a non-uniform distribution throughout the host metal. The particles have a density that is within 30% of the density of the host metal at its casting temperature. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022589 | ACETONE STORAGE - An acetone storage tank or acetone transfer pipe comprising stainless steel in which the amount of Cr is in the range 10.5 wt % to 20 wt %; the amount of Ni is ≧9 wt %, and the amount of Mo is 2.75%≧Mo≧0 wt %, of the stainless steel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022590 | STEEL MATERIAL FOR HIGHLY DEFORMABLE LINE PIPES HAVING SUPERIOR STRAIN AGING RESISTANCE AND SUPERIOR HIC RESISTANCE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND WELDED STEEL PIPE - A steel material for highly deformable line pipes that has superior strain aging resistance, superior HIC resistance, and a metallographic structure composed mainly of ferrite and bainite. The total area fraction of the ferrite and the bainite is 90% or more, and the difference in hardness between the ferrite and the bainite is 70 or more in terms of Vickers hardness. Additionally, the steel material has a uniform elongation of 9% or more and a yield ratio of 90% or less both before a strain aging treatment at a temperature of 300° C. or lower and after the strain aging treatment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022591 | Aluminum Alloy Composition and Method - An aluminum alloy composition includes, in weight percent: less than or equal to 0.70 iron; less than or equal to 0.30 silicon; and less than or equal to 0.30 copper, with the balance being aluminum and other elements, with the other elements being present at up to 0.05 weight percent each and up to 0.15 weight percent total. The alloy is homogenized at a temperature of 520° C. to 570° C. for 2-10 hours. The volume phase fraction of α-AlFeSi phase present in the homogenized aluminum alloy product may be at least 10%. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022592 | AA6XXX ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET WITH HIGH ANODIZED QUALITY AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Provided herein are anodized quality AA6xxx series aluminum alloy sheets and methods for making anodized quality AA6xxx series aluminum alloy sheets. Also described herein are products prepared from the anodized quality AA6xxx series aluminum alloy sheets. Such products include consumer electronic products, consumer electronic product parts, architectural sheet products, architectural sheet product parts, and automobile body parts. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022593 | HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS - The invention is a class of new 6XXX series high strength aluminum alloys with a fine grain structure and methods of manufacture and extrusion. Aluminum alloys of the invention comprise from about 0.90 percent to about 1.2 percent by weight silicon, up to about 0.5 percent by weight iron, from about 0.05 percent to about 0.3 percent by weight copper, up to about 0.75 percent by weight manganese, from about 0.70 percent to about 1.0 percent by weight magnesium, up to about 0.25 percent by weight chromium, up to about 0.05 percent by weight zinc, up to about 0.1 percent by weight titanium, with the balance consisting essentially of aluminum. The alloys are cast and homogenized, then extruded, quenched and artificially aged to produce a fine grain crystallization in the final aluminum product exhibiting superior yield strength and elongation properties. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022594 | HEAT TREATMENT OF AN ALLOY BASED ON TITANIUM ALUMINIDE - The invention relates to a method for the treatment of an alloy based on titanium aluminide. The method comprises the following steps, during which no hot isostatic pressing is carried out: obtaining a semi-finished product ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170022595 | Plasma-Resistant Component, Method For Manufacturing The Plasma-Resistant Component, And Film Deposition Apparatus Used For Manufacturing The Plasma-Resistant Component - The present invention provides a plasma-resistant component for use in a plasma apparatus, wherein an oxide film is formed on at least part of a surface of a substrate of the component, the oxide film is a deposited oxide film formed as an aggregate of polycrystalline particles, the polycrystalline particles being formed by sinter-bonding of microparticles having an average particle size of 0.05 to 3 μm, and the deposited oxide film has a film thickness of 10 μm or more and 200 μm or less and a film density of 90% or more. Due to above structure, it becomes possible to obtain a plasma-resistant component and a method of manufacturing a plasma-resistant component in which the generation of particles removed from the component is stably and effectively suppressed, and damage such as corrosion and deformation rarely occur during the regeneration process. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022596 | CARBURIZING DEVICE - A carburizing device includes a furnace body that performs heat treatment on a treatment object to perform carburization treatment on the treatment object, in which: a heater configured to perform heat treatment on the treatment object is provided upright in a vertical direction within the furnace body; a gas supply section configured to supply a gas for burnout toward the heater is provided at a lower end part of the heater; the heater is inserted through a protective tube provided upright in the vertical direction; and the gas supply section is configured to supply the gas for burnout to between the protective tube and the heater. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022597 | MACHINE FOR COATING AN OPTICAL ARTICLE WITH AN ANTI-SOILING COATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR USING THE MACHINE - A machine for coating an optical article with an anti-soiling coating composition, includes a vacuum chamber ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170022598 | DEPOSITING 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 is described. The depositing arrangement includes a first chamber configured for liquefying the material, wherein the first chamber comprises a gas inlet configured for inlet of a gas in the first chamber, an evaporation zone configured for vaporizing the liquefied material, a line providing a fluid communication between the first chamber and the evaporation zone for the liquefied material, wherein the line includes a first portion defining a flow resistance of the line, a valve configured for controlling the flow rate of the gas in the first chamber for controlling a flow rate of the liquefied material through the line having said flow resistance, and one or more outlets for directing the vaporized material towards the substrate. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022599 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR TREATING SMALL OBJECTS - Method for the decoration of small three-dimensional objects ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170022600 | EVAPORATOR BODY WITH TITANIUM HYDRIDE COATING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USAGE THEREOF - An evaporator body for a PVD coating system comprises a basic body and an evaporator surface, to which a titanium dihydride layer is applied. A titanium hydride layer comprises an organic carrier agent and titanium hydride as the single inorganic solid. The thickness of the layer is less than or equal to 10 μm. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022601 | A PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DEVICES, PARTICULARLY DEVICES INCLUDING ORGANIC MATERIALS THEREIN, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AN EVAPORATION SOURCE FROM A PROCESSING VACUUM CHAMBER TO A MAINTENANCE VACUUM CHAMBER OR FROM THE MAINTENANCE VACUUM CHAMBER TO THE PROCESSING VACUUM CHAMBER - A processing apparatus for processing devices, particularly devices including organic materials therein, is described. The processing apparatus includes a processing vacuum chamber; at least one evaporation source for organic material, wherein the at least one evaporation source includes at least one evaporation crucible, wherein the at least one evaporation crucible is configured to evaporate the organic material, and at least one distribution pipe with one or more outlets, wherein the at least one distribution pipe is in fluid communication with the at least one evaporation crucible; and a maintenance vacuum chamber connected with the processing vacuum chamber, wherein the at least one evaporation source can be transferred from the processing vacuum chamber to the maintenance vacuum chamber and from the maintenance vacuum chamber to the processing vacuum chamber. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022602 | OXIDE SINTERED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, SPUTTERING TARGET, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided an oxide sintered body including indium, tungsten and zinc, wherein the oxide sintered body includes a bixbite type crystal phase as a main component and has an apparent density of higher than 6.5 g/cm | 2017-01-26 |
20170022603 | BORON-DOPED N-TYPE SILICON TARGET - Sputter targets and methods of making same. The targets comprise B doped n-type Si. The targets may be made from single crystal boron doped p-type Si ingot made by the CZ method. Resistivities along the length of the crystal are measured, and blanks may be cut perpendicular to the ingot central axis at locations having resistivities of from about 1-20 ohm.cm. The blanks are then formed to acceptable shapes suitable for usage as sputter targets in PVD systems. No donor killing annealing is performed on the ingot or blanks. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022604 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SINGLE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING - A system and method for single magnetron sputtering are described. One example includes a system having a power supply, a plasma chamber enclosing a substrate, an anode, and a target for depositing a thin film material on the substrate. This example also has a datastore with uncoated anode characterization data and an anode sputtering adjustment system including an anode analysis component to generate a first health value. The first health value is indicative of whether the anode is coated with a dielectric material. This example also has an anode power controller to receive the first health value and provide an anode-energy-control signal to the pulse controller of the pulsed DC power supply to adjust a second anode sputtering energy relative to a first anode sputtering energy to eject at least a portion of the dielectric material from the anode. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022605 | DEPOSITION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, DEPOSITION METHOD USING DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A vapor deposition apparatus that performs co-deposition to deposit different vapor deposition materials onto a vapor deposition target. The vapor deposition apparatus includes: a chamber accommodating the vapor deposition target; a first vapor deposition source ejecting vapor of a first vapor deposition material towards the vapor deposition target; a second vapor deposition source ejecting vapor of a second vapor deposition material differing from the first vapor deposition material towards the vapor deposition target; a first heater heating the first vapor deposition material; a second heater heating the second vapor deposition material; and a heat controller controlling the first and second heaters. The heat controller is capable of controlling the first and second heaters so that increasing of the temperature of the second vapor deposition material is commenced after a predetermined time period has elapsed from commencement of increasing of the temperature of the first vapor deposition material. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022606 | VACUUM PROCESSING DEVICE - A device of executing vacuum processing has a chamber capable of keeping the chamber as a whole in a depressurized state; a feeding roller so disposed as to hang a reinforcement fiber down in the chamber; a processor so disposed in the chamber as to pass the reinforcement fiber hung down in the chamber through the processor; a capture device so disposed as to capture and keep a leading end of the reinforcement fiber passing the processor and vertically falling down in place; a winding bobbin configured to wind the reinforcement fiber processed by the processor; and a resilient cord withdrawn in synchronism with the winding bobbin from a first position where the resilient cord surrounds the leading end kept in place by the capture device to a second position where the resilient cord gets in contact with and leads the reinforcement fiber to the winding bobbin. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022607 | STRUCTURE PROVIDED WITH CARBON FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON FILM - A structure in an embodiment of the present invention includes fine unevenness structure in the surface of a carbon film independently of the shape of the surface of a substrate. This structure includes a substrate and a carbon film formed on the substrate and containing carbon or carbon and hydrogen. At least part of the surface of the carbon film has fine unevenness structure formed by applying ions and/or radicals (e.g., plasma) of oxygen and/or Ar. The fine unevenness structure has a ten point average roughness Rz of 20 nm or larger. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022608 | PASSIVE ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS COMPRISING COATED NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - The present invention provides various passive electronic components comprising a layer of coated nanoparticles, and methods for producing and using the same. Some of the passive electronic components of the invention include, but are not limited to conductors, resistors, capacitors, piezoelectronic devices, inductors and transformers. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022609 | Heteroleptic Diazadiene-Containing Tungsten Precursors for Thin Film Deposition - Tungsten precursors represented by the formula W(ND) | 2017-01-26 |
20170022610 | WAFER PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING GAS INJECTOR - A wafer processing apparatus may include a reaction tube extending in a vertical direction and defining a process chamber for receiving a boat that holds a plurality of wafers. A gas injector may be configured to supply a reaction gas into the process chamber and may include a gas distributor extending in the vertical direction in the reaction tube. The gas injector may have a plurality of ejection holes for spraying the reaction gas. An inner diameter of the gas distributor may be at least 10 mm, and a sectional area ratio of the total sectional area of the ejection holes to a sectional area of the gas distributor is about 0.3 or less. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022611 | MULTI-ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - An apparatus and a method for controlling critical dimension (CD) of a circuit is provided. An apparatus includes a controller for receiving CD measurements at respective locations in a circuit pattern in an etched film on a first substrate and a single wafer chamber for forming a second film of the film material on a second substrate. The single wafer chamber is responsive to a signal from the controller to locally adjust a thickness of the second film based on the measured CD's. A method provides for etching a circuit pattern of a film on a first substrate, measuring CD's of the circuit pattern, adjusting a single wafer chamber to form a second film on a second semiconductor substrate based on the measured CD. The second film thickness is locally adjusted based on the measured CD's. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022612 | Methods For Depositing Group 13 Metal or Metalloid Nitride Films - Described herein are methods for forming a Group 13 metal or metalloid nitride film. In one aspect, there is provided a method of forming an aluminum nitride film comprising the steps of: providing a substrate in a reactor; introducing into the reactor an at least one aluminum precursor which reacts on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to provide a chemisorbed layer; purging the reactor with a purge gas; introducing a plasma comprising non-hydrogen containing nitrogen plasma into the reactor to react with at least a portion of the chemisorbed layer and provide at least one reactive site wherein the plasma is generated at a power density ranging from about 0.01 to about 1.5 W/cm | 2017-01-26 |
20170022613 | APPARATUS, PRINTERS, AND METHODS TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM A PRINTER SURFACE - Apparatus, printers, and methods to remove material from a printer surface are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a fluid remover to remove printing material from a printer surface, and a coating material reservoir to store coating material and to apply the coating material to the fluid remover to reduce an amount of printing material transferred to the fluid remover from the printer surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022614 | METHODS FOR REPAIR OF AIRCRAFT WHEEL AND BRAKE PARTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for aircraft wheels and brakes systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. In this regard, a method for repair of at least one of an aircraft wheel and an aircraft brake part may comprise pre-treating a surface of the aircraft wheel and/or aircraft brake part, using an additive manufacturing repair process to apply repair material to the surface of the aircraft wheel and/or aircraft brake part, and post-treating the aircraft wheel and/or aircraft brake part resulting in the restoration of a geometric profile and/or a structural capability of the aircraft wheel and/or aircraft brake part. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022615 | Method For Producing A Hollow Body By Cold Spraying And Mould Core Suitable For Carrying Out Said Method - A method is disclosed for producing a hollow body by cold spraying. A mold core is used for producing the hollow body, the mold core being prepared for the production of the hollow body by cold spraying in a suitable manner by means of an auxiliary layer. The auxiliary layer may include or consist of a metallic material and therefore forms a suitable surface to which the particles processed by cold spraying remain adhered to form the hollow body. The mold core can therefore be produced from an inexpensive material such as sand or wood, although said materials are in principle have limited suitability for depositing metals by cold spraying. The auxiliary layer can be applied to the mold core as a foil, or be produced on the mold core by cold-spraying low-melting and/or soft materials, for example. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022616 | OXIDATION OF COPPER IN A COPPER ETCHING SOLUTION BY THE USE OF OXYGEN AND/OR AIR AS AN OXIDIZING AGENT - The present invention relates to a process of oxidizing copper in a copper etching solution by using oxygen gas and/or air as an oxidizing agent, the process comprising the steps of: a) introducing the oxidizing agent into an acidic reduced copper etching solution comprising Cl | 2017-01-26 |
20170022617 | METHODS FOR TREATING LITHIUM-CONTAINING MATERIALS - The present disclosure relates to a method for extracting lithium from a lithium-containing material. For example, the method can comprise leaching a roasted lithium-containing material under conditions suitable to obtain an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound such as lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate. The aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate can optionally be used, for example, in a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process. The roasted lithium-containing material can be prepared, for example by a method which uses an aqueous composition comprising optionally lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate which can be obtained from a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process such as a two-compartment monopolar or bipolar electrolysis process. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022618 | Electrochemical Devices Comprising Novel Catalyst Mixtures - Electrochemical devices comprising electrocatalyst mixtures include at least one Catalytically Active Element and, as a separate constituent, one Helper Catalyst. The electrocatalysts can be used to increase the rate, modify the selectivity or lower the overpotential of chemical reactions. These electrocatalysts are useful for a variety of chemical reactions including, in particular, the electrochemical conversion of CO | 2017-01-26 |
20170022619 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ELECTROLYSIS CELL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND COMMUNICATING THE SAME - System, method and apparatus for measuring electrolysis cell operating conditions and communicating the same are disclosed. The system includes a selectively positionable member coupled to an analytical apparatus, wherein the selectively positionable is configured to move the analytical apparatus into and out of physical communication with a bath. The system may also include a crust breaker for breaking the surface of a bath and an electronic device for measuring bath level. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022620 | MEMBRANE TEMPLATE SYNTHESIS OF MICROTUBE ENGINES - Methods, structures, devices and systems are disclosed for fabrication of microtube engines using membrane template electrodeposition. Such nanomotors operate based on bubble-induced propulsion in biological fluids and salt-rich environments. In one aspect, fabricating microengines includes depositing a polymer layer on a membrane template, depositing a conductive metal layer on the polymer layer, and dissolving the membrane template to release the multilayer microtubes. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022621 | ZINC ALLOY PLATING METHOD - The present invention provides a zinc alloy electroplating method comprising applying a current through an alkaline zinc alloy electroplating bath comprising a cathode and an anode, wherein a cathode region including the cathode and an anode region including the anode are separated from each other by an anion exchange membrane, a catholyte contained in the cathode region is an alkaline zinc alloy plating liquid, and an anolyte contained in the anode region is an aqueous alkaline solution. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022622 | CONTINUOUS ELECTRODEPOSITION OF A COATING ON METAL SHEET STOCK - Electrodeposition of coil metal sheet stock using an aqueous dispersion of a poly(urethane-carbonate) is disclosed. The coated sheet stock can be used in forming coated metal cans. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022623 | METHOD OF MAKING A TUBULAR CASING FOR AN UNDERWATER DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A TORPEDO - A method of making a tubular casing for an underwater device, wherein a metal ring made of aluminum is subjected to an anodizing process that produces an insulating layer of aluminum oxide that covers it externally. The ring is coupled with a mould that defines a cylindrical surface on which the following are deposited: first layers of carbon fibre to produce a first cylindrically-shaped tubular element in carbon fibre provided with an end portion that engages a first groove of the ring; a layer of syntactic material configured to transfer radial forces; and second layers of carbon fibre to produce a second cylindrically-shaped tubular element in carbon fibre that covers the syntactic layer and is provided with an end portion that engages a first groove of the ring. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022624 | ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS WITH ELECTROLYTE AGITATION - Electroplating apparatus agitates electrolyte to provide high velocity fluid flows at the surface of a wafer. The apparatus includes a paddle which provides uniform high mass transfer over the entire wafer, even with a relatively large gap between the paddle and the wafer. Consequently, the processor may have an electric field shield positioned between the paddle and the wafer for effective shielding at the edges of the wafer. The influence of the paddle on the electric field across the wafer is reduced as the paddle is spaced relatively farther from the wafer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022625 | ZINC ALLOY PLATING METHOD - The present invention provides a zinc alloy electroplating method comprising applying a current through an alkaline zinc alloy electroplating bath comprising a cathode and an anode, wherein a cathode region including the cathode and an anode region including the anode are separated from each other by a separator comprising an electrically conductive electrolyte gel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022626 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINING MEMBER - There is provided a production method for a stainless steel containing member, including the steps of: blasting a surface of a hollow galling member having a long side direction and a short side direction, the surface being composed of stainless steel; and electropolishing the surface having been blasted, in the step of electropolishing, the starting member being immersed in an electropolishing solution with the long side direction of the starting member being inclined relative to a horizontal direction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022627 | Preparation of Nanoparticle Materials - A method of producing nanoparticles comprises effecting conversion of a molecular cluster compound to the material of the nanoparticles. The molecular cluster compound comprises a first ion and a second ion to be incorporated into the growing nanoparticles. The conversion can be effected in the presence of a second molecular cluster compound comprising a third ion and a fourth ion to be incorporated into the growing nanoparticles, under conditions permitting seeding and growth of the nanoparticles via consumption of a first molecular cluster compound. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022628 | COMPOSITIONS, OPTICAL COMPONENT, SYSTEM INCLUDING AN OPTICAL COMPONENT, DEVICES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS - The present inventions relate to optical components which include quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein at least a portion of the nanoparticles include a ligand attached to a surface thereof, the ligand being represented by the formula X-Sp-Z, wherein: X represents: a primary amine group, a secondary amine group, a urea, a thiourea, an imidizole group, an amide group, a carboxylic acid or carboxylate group, a phosphonic or arsonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, a phosphate group, a phosphite group, a phosphinic acid group, a phosphinate group, a phosphine oxide group, a phosphinite group, a phosphine group, an arsenic acid group, an arsenate group, an arsenous acid group, an arsenite group, an arsinic acid group, an arsine oxide group, or an arsine group; Sp represents a group capable of allowing a transfer of charge or an insulating group; and Z represents a multifunctional group including three or more functional groups capable of communicating a specific property or chemical reactivity to the nanoparticle, wherein at least three of the functional groups are chemically distinct, and wherein Z is not reactive upon exposure to light. As used herein, the term “optical components” includes, but is not limited to, optical components, systems including optical components, lamps including optical components, devices including optical components, films useful in the foregoing, inks useful in making the foregoing, and compositions useful in the foregoing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022629 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GALLIUM NITRIDE CRYSTAL - A method for producing a gallium nitride crystal includes growing a gallium nitride crystal | 2017-01-26 |
20170022630 | MULTI-ZONE VARIABLE POWER DENSITY HEATER APPARATUS CONTAINING AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A heater comprises a plurality of zones with at least two zones having a variable power density gradient different from one another. The heater having zones of different variable power density gradients allows for controlling the heat output and temperature profile of the heater in one or more directions of the heater. The heater can be used, for example, to control the temperature profile in a vertical direction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022631 | CRYSTAL GROWING SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING A TRANSPARENT CRUCIBLE - A system for growing a crystal ingot from a melt includes a crucible assembly configured to contain the melt and a susceptor configured to support the crucible assembly. The crucible assembly includes a substantially transparent crucible. The system further includes a heating system for generating thermal energy and disposed to supply thermal energy to the susceptor via thermal radiation. The susceptor enables transfer of thermal energy to the melt via radiation through the transparent crucible. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022632 | DOPED RARE EARTH NITRIDE MATERIALS AND DEVICES COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed herein are magnesium-doped rare earth nitride materials, some of which are semi-insulating or insulating. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the materials. The magnesium-doped rare earth nitride materials may be useful in the fabrication of, for example, spintronics, electronic and optoelectronic devices. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022633 | MODIFIED CROSS-SECTION FIBER - In particular, an object is to show a modified cross-section fiber that is split and used and thus can efficiently produce a fine conjugate fiber. The present disclosure relates to a modified cross-section fiber comprising: ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170022634 | ENHANCED META-ARAMID AND PARA-ARAMID TEXTILES, GARMENTS, AND METHODS - A textile comprising a plurality of synthetic fibers and a plurality of active particles. The plurality of synthetic fibers comprise a plurality of meta-aramid and/or para-aramid fibers. The plurality of active particles are physically embedded in the plurality of synthetic fibers. The plurality of active particles comprise a higher heat stability temperature than the plurality of synthetic fibers. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022635 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING SILICA NANOFIBERS USING SOUND WAVES - A method for synthesizing silica nanofibers using sound waves is provided. The method includes providing a solution of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, adding sodium citrate and ammonium hydroxide to form a first mixture, adding a silica-based compound to the solution to form a second mixture, and sonicating the second mixture to synthesize a plurality of silica nanofibers having an average cross-sectional diameter of less than 70 nm and having a length on the order of at least several hundred microns. The method can be performed without heating or electrospinning, and instead includes less energy intensive strategies that can be scaled up to an industrial scale. The resulting nanofibers can achieve a decreased mean diameter over conventional fibers. The decreased diameter generally increases the tensile strength of the silica nanofibers, as defects and contaminations decrease with the decreasing diameter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022636 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR DEPOLYMERIZATION OF CURED EPOXY RESIN MATERIALS - A cured epoxy resin material is depolymerized by using a composition including a compound represented by the chemical formula of XO | 2017-01-26 |
20170022637 | GARMENT AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION - A garment article is made of a fabric including a plurality of warp and weft yarns woven together in a pattern; at least the weft yarns include elastomeric yarns, to provide an elasticity of the fabric in warp direction that is at least 7% and elasticity of the fabric in weft direction that is at least 15%; the fabric of the garment is bias cut so that the weft yarns in the garment are angled with respect to the widthwise direction (WD) of the article. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022638 | METHOD FOR WEAVING A FABRIC, NEAR-NET SHAPE FABRIC WOVEN VIA SUCH A METHOD AND WEAVING LOOM FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD - A method for weaving a fabric (F), with warp yarns ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170022639 | VIKING KNIT HAND TOOL - This invention in one embodiment comprises a cylindrical rod with a rotating, removable loop head inserted into the center of the top end of the rod. The loop head is inserted into a vertical hole drilled into the top end of the rod, wherein the loop head is able to rotate in the hole. The loop head has a plurality of outwardly radially extending circumferential loops that receive wire for bending and weaving into the Viking Knit. Preferably, the rod also has an anchor hole, drilled diagonally through the rod near its top end, for receiving and securing a wire. Preferably, the rod also has a conical wire wrap attachment at the bottom of the rod for making wired end caps to cover or enclose the finished Viking Knit Weave. In another embodiment, this invention comprises a hollow cone with a rotating, removable loop head inserted in either or both ends of the cone. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022640 | Knitted Bag - Described are bags having a sack-like body formed of knitwear. The knitwear includes a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer at least partly overlaps the second layer, and wherein the first layer and the second layer are knitted integrally in a one-piece knitting process. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022641 | ASSEMBLY FOR AND METHOD OF FORMING A DECORATIVE BOW - A flexible ribbon is folded over itself to form a pair of end ribbon portions at opposite sides of a middle ribbon portion. Each ribbon portion has ribbon apertures. A stiff support is mounted on the middle ribbon portion and has support apertures that overlie the ribbon apertures in the middle ribbon portion. A drawstring is routed freely through the support apertures and the ribbon apertures, and pulled to move the middle ribbon portion from a flat state in which the ribbon portions lie in a common plane, to a curled state in which the middle ribbon portion is folded over and contacts the end ribbon portions to form a loop bounding an open presentation area. An adornment is mounted on the support in the open presentation area, and is visible through the open presentation area in the curled state. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022642 | LOW-VOC NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a low-volatile organic compound (VOC) natural fiber composite material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. In the method, a nanoclay and a resin are blend-spun to prepare modified synthetic fibers, the modified synthetic fibers are mixed with natural fibers or with natural fibers and other fibers to prepare mixed fibers, and the mixed fibers are shredded, mixed, lapped, needle punched or hot pressed, so as to prepare the low-VOC natural fiber composite material. The low-VOC natural fiber composite material can be applied to automobile interior trims after hot pressing. The low-VOC natural fiber composite material has features of low VOC, low density, light weight, low cost, high strength, good toughness, high deformability, high safety, and being environmentally-friendly and recyclable. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022643 | ENHANCED CO-FORMED MELTBLOWN FIBROUS WEB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - An enhanced, co-formed fibrous web structure is disclosed. The web structure may have a co-formed core layer sandwiched between two scrim layers. The core layer may be formed of a blend of cellulose pulp fibers and melt spun filaments. The scrim layers may be formed of melt spun filaments. Filaments of one or both of the scrim layers, and optionally the core layer, may also be meltblown filaments. The fibrous web structure may have a Consumer Preference Indication (governing allocation of melt spun filaments between core layer and scrim layers) greater than 0. Alternatively, the filaments forming the scrim layers may constitute from 1 to 13 percent of the weight of the structure. Alternatively, the scrim layers may have a combined basis weight of from 0.1 gsm to less than 3.0 gsm. A method for forming the structure, including direct formation of layers, is also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022644 | BOBBIN HOLDER - A bobbin holder that grasps a holder body and a flange of a bobbin that winds a thread n around the holder body, the holder including: an opening formed in an upper surface of the holder body; a thread holding portion that holds a thread n and is arranged in the opening so as to protrude from a center of the holder body toward an outer circumference of the holder body; and a cutting blade that cuts the thread held by the thread holding portion, the blade being disposed in one of regions inside the opening that is partitioned by the thread holding portion, wherein the cutting blade is disposed on a thread path of the thread n being pulled after the thread n, which is wound around the bobbin grasped by a grasping portion and is pulled from the other region inside the partitioned opening, is held by the thread holding portion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022645 | EMBROIDERY DECORATION - An embroidery decoration has an outer frame and a stitching plate. The stitching plate is detachably mounted in the outer frame. An outer periphery of the stitching plate abuts an inner periphery of the outer frame. The stitching plate has multiple through holes formed through the plate surfaces for needles and threads to directly pass through for stitching on the stitching plate. After stitching, the outer frame, the stitching plate and the thread on the stitching plate form the end product. The stitching plate is solid in a fixed shape, thereby eliminating the problem of loosening and facilitating convenience in stitching. The embroidery decoration is mainly composed of two components made by plastic injection molding, such that the manufacturing cost is reduced. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022646 | OPERATING METHOD FOR WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to an operation method of a washing machine for controlling the rotation of a pulsator to enhance cleaning performance, there is provided a method of operating a washing machine having a pulsator rotatably provided in a tub, and the method may include a first cleaning mode having a first process of rotating the pulsator in one direction at a first angle and then rotating it in the other direction at a second angle around the rotation shaft; and a second process of rotating the pulsator in the one direction at a third angle and then rotating it in the other direction at a fourth angle around the rotation shaft, wherein the first angle is greater than the third angle, and the second angle is greater than the fourth angle, and the second angle is greater than the third angle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022647 | FABRIC TREATING APPLIANCE - A fabric treating appliance includes a rotatable basket defining a treating chamber for receiving a load of laundry items for treatment. The basket comprises a dual wall, having an inner wall and an outer wall, defining a space therebetween. Liquid within the treating chamber can flow through a plurality of liquid extraction perforations and into the space between the walls, where the liquid can drain downwardly out through an opening in the outer wall and into a tub. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022648 | WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCES AND METHODS FOR WASHING ARTICLES THEREIN - Washing machine appliances and methods for washing articles in washing machine appliances are provided. A method includes flowing a hot water volume into a tub, wherein the hot water volume is the only water volume flowed at a hot temperature into the tub, and performing an agitation cycle after flowing the hot water volume into the tub and after a detergent and an additive have been added to the tub. The method further includes draining water from the tub after performing the agitation cycle, and flowing a cold water volume into the tub after draining the water from the tub. The method further includes draining water from the tub after flowing the cold water volume into the tub, and performing an extraction cycle after flowing the cold water volume into the tub and draining the water from the tub. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022649 | WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCES AND METHODS FOR WASHING ARTICLES THEREIN - Washing machine appliances and methods for washing articles in washing machine appliances are provided. A method includes flowing a warm water volume into a tub, and performing a first agitation cycle after flowing the warm water volume into the tub. The method further includes flowing a hot water volume into the tub, and performing a second agitation cycle after flowing the hot water volume into the tub and after an additive has been added to the tub. The method further includes draining water from the tub after performing the second agitation cycle, and flowing a cold water volume into the tub after draining the water from the tub. The method further includes draining water from the tub after flowing the cold water volume into the tub, and performing an extraction cycle after flowing the cold water volume into the tub and draining the water from the tub. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022650 | DEDICATED WASHING MACHINE FOR HATS - The present invention provides a dedicated washing machine for hats. In an embodiment of the invention, the dedicated hat washing machine comprises an upper lid with integrated spray tubes, a hat retainer form, and a wash tub with lower spray tubes. The upper lid is connected to the wash tub via a rear hinge, side latch, and front lock. A rubber seal is provided to prevent water from leaving the washing machine. The washing machine further comprises an electric drive motor, wash pump, drain pump, water pressure supply line, heating element, float valve, power supply, cycle controls, and soap dispenser. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022651 | METHOD OF DISPLAY FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A method of displaying selection information on a display of a user interface for a laundry treating appliance, including displaying on the display user-selectable options for laundry type and treatment type, in response to receiving user selections for the laundry type and treatment type, displaying on the display a group of user-selectable presets. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022652 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - A laundry treating apparatus may include a tub, a drum provided within the tub to accommodate laundry, flow path units provided on the drum to provide moving paths of water, an agitation unit provided within the drum so as to be rotatable and moving at least a part of water within the drum to the flow path units during rotation, and filter units to filter water moving along the flow path units. Each of the filter units includes a body configured to provide a storage space of foreign substances, an inflow part to introduce water in the flow path unit into the body, a filter provided on the body to filter water introduced into the body and then to discharge filtered water to the drum, and discharge parts provided on the body to discharge water containing foreign substances in the tangential direction of a rotating trajectory of the drum. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022653 | Laundry Appliance - Laundry appliance ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170022654 | PORTABLE GARMENT STEAMER - A steamer includes a housing, a power cord configured to be selectively coupled to an external power source, a battery, a fluid reservoir positioned in the housing, a reservoir heating element configured to preheat fluid in the fluid reservoir, a steam generating device operable to receive preheated fluid from the fluid reservoir and generate steam, and a nozzle in fluid communication with the steam generating device. The reservoir heating element receives power from the external power source when the power cord is in communication with the external power source. The steam generating device receives power from the battery when the power cord is unplugged from the external power source. The nozzle is configured to receive the steam from the steam generating device and discharge the steam through the nozzle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022655 | MICROWAVE DRIVEN DIFFUSION OF DIELECTRIC NANO- AND MICRO-PARTICLES INTO ORGANIC POLYMERS - A method of doping a substrate with dielectric dopant particles. The substrate, comprising an organic polymer, is exposed to a first layer comprising a first plurality of dielectric dopant particles. The organic polymer has a thermal conductivity that is less than 5 Wm | 2017-01-26 |
20170022656 | Impregnated Cloth - A knitted spacer fabric has a tightly knitted bottom layer, a more loosely knitted upper layer and linking fibres extending across the space between the lower and upper faces. Settable material, e.g. cement, is introduced into the space between the upper and lower faces and can be caused to set by the addition of a liquid, e.g. water. Until set, the fabric is flexible and can be shaped but after the material in space has set, the fabric is rigid and can be used as a structural element in a wide range of situations. The bottom layer has an extension that extends beyond the upper face and is connected to the upper face by elastic connecting fibres that draw the extension towards the other face, thereby at least partly closing the space at the edge of the cloth and preventing the settable material from spilling out. In addition, the packing of the settable material and maximum space between the faces are such that only a predetermined amount of liquid can be accommodated within the space and that amount is matched to the water required to set the cement. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022657 | FINISHING AGENT WITH BLOCKED POLYISOCYANATES - The invention relates to preparations containing at least one blocked polyisocyanate and at least one oleophobic and/or hydrophobic finishing agent, and to the use of said preparation for the oleophobic and/or hydrophobic finishing of sheet material, in particular textiles. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022658 | GAS BARRIER FABRIC - A gas barrier fabric is disclosed. The barrier fabric includes a fabric substrate. A heat-resistant coating layer disposed over a first side of the fabric substrate. A first gas barrier layer (also referred to herein as simply as a barrier layer) including a polymer is disposed over a second side of the fabric substrate. A second gas barrier layer is disposed over the first air barrier coating layer of the fabric substrate. The second barrier layer has a thickness of 5 nm to 1000 nm and includes aligned nanoplatelets. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022659 | DYED ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A dyed artificial leather includes a fibrous base containing ultrafine fibers with a filament fineness of 2 decitex or less and a polymeric elastomer, and characterized in that the lightness difference ΔL* between the ultrafine fibers and the polymeric elastomer represented by the following equation meet the requirement of −16≦ΔL*≦5: ΔL*=(average lightness L* of ultrafine fibers)−(average lightness L* of polymeric elastomer). A production method for dyed artificial leather includes a first dying step in which artificial leather constituted mainly of a fibrous base containing ultrafine fibers with a filament fineness of 2 decitex or less and a polymeric elastomer is dyed using a dye and a subsequent second dyeing step performed at a dye concentration that is 0.1% to 30% of the dye concentration (owf) in the first dyeing step. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022660 | Textured Fibrous Structures - Textured fibrous structures, and more particularly textured fibrous structures having a plurality of deformations such that the textures fibrous structures exhibit novel surface height properties compared to known fibrous structures, and methods for making such textured fibrous structures. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022661 | Rope End-Fastening Method, Rope with End Fastener, and End Fitting for Use in Rope End-Fastening Method - A rope terminal fixing method is provided, which may be used easily at a construction site, causes less shearing load, and may reliably prevent the falling-off of the rope. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022662 | Method for Processing Grass for Manufacturing Paper, Paperboard and Cardboard - The present invention relates to a method for processing grass or hay as paper pulp having the steps of pre-reducing the grass or hay with a bale breaker and/or a shredder to an average fiber length between 500 mm and 10 mm, preferably between 120 mm and 10 mm, removing impurities and foreign or extraneous substances by means of a cyclone; reducing and fibrillating the grass or hay in a fiber mill, fraying the grass or hay; and screening and/or sifting the grass or hay by means of a circulating-air separator and/or a cyclone screener. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022663 | KRAFT COOKING METHOD USING POLYSULFIDE COOKING LIQUOR - The method is for the preparation of kraft pulp with increased pulping yield from lignin-containing cellulosic material using polysulfide cooking liquor. In order to increase carbohydrate stabilization and hence the yield from a kraft cooking process a first impregnation stage using polysulfide cooking liquor is implemented at high alkali and polysulfide concentration and at a low temperature. Knots are added to a high-pressure conduit extending between an impregnation vessel and a digester. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022664 | METHOD OF DIGESTING CELLULOSE FIBROUS MATERIAL IN A CONTINUOUS DIGESTER - The invention discloses a method of continuous cooking cellulose fibrous material in a digester, said digester having a top and a bottom. The method of the invention comprises the steps of:—feeding a slurry comprising cellulosic fibrous material and cooking liquor into the top the digester,—feeding a first washing liquor into the bottom portion of the digester, which first washing liquor moves counter currently up through at least part of the digester,—removing pulp from the bottom of the digester,—feeding a second washing liquor into the center of the digester at least at the level of a first screen section,—feeding a third washing liquor into the center of the digester at the level of a second screen section, and—withdrawing the cooking liquor and the washing liquors from the first screen section and from the second screen section, which first screen section is arranged in a lower part of the digester and which second screen section is arranged below said first screen section. Thus, in accordance with the invention, a third washing liquor is added to the center of digester at the level of an additional, second extraction screen section arranged in the lower part of the digester. The method makes it possible to increase the production rate in the digester but still maintain or even increase the washing efficiency. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022665 | ADJUSTABLE FOIL APPARATUS FOR PAPER MAKING MACHINE - An adjustable foil apparatus for use with a paper making machine includes an elongated upper assembly having a forming element positionable relative to a forming fabric of a paper making machine and an elongated base mountable to a paper making machine. The upper assembly being coupled to the base and movable relative thereto for adjusting an overall height of the foil apparatus, the forming element being configured for selective movement toward and away from the forming fabric of a paper making machine. The adjustable foil apparatus including an adjustment mechanism fixed to the base, the adjustment mechanism including a slide bar movable relative to the base along an axis of the base and configured to move the forming element relative to the base and toward and away from the forming fabric. | 2017-01-26 |
20170022666 | PAPERMAKING FELT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a papermaking felt comprising a base fabric layer and at least one batt layer integrated with the base fabric layer,
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