| 06th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
|---|
| 20150034130 | METHOD OF CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A method of cleaning a semiconductor substrate includes forming a water repellant protection film using a chemical liquid including a silane coupling agent on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; substituting the chemical liquid including the silane coupling agent with an alcohol; substituting the alcohol with a diluted alcohol; and substituting the diluted alcohol with pure water. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034131 | DEVICES AND METHODOLOGIES TO CLEAN WAFERS WITH SOLVENT - Disclosed are devices and methodologies for cleaning wafers in wafer processing operations such as solvent cleaning. In an example situation, a wafer that has been separated from a support plate can be cleaned. The wafer still needs to be handled carefully during such a cleaning operation. Various devices and methodologies that facilitate efficient handling of wafers and solvent cleaning operations are disclosed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034132 | Misting Chamber - The invention proposes a domestic appliance having a drying apparatus, such as a dishwasher, a tumble dryer, a washing machine or the like, wherein the drying apparatus ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034133 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a treating container having an opened upper portion, a substrate heating unit heating a substrate disposed in the treating container while supporting the substrate, and a treating solution supply unit supplying a treating solution onto the substrate disposed on the substrate heating unit. The substrate heating unit includes a rotatable chuck stage on which the substrate is placed, a rotation part having a hollow shape, the rotation part being coupled to the chuck stage to rotate the chuck stage, and a heat generation part disposed in the chuck stage. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034134 | ROLL TYPE FILTER CLEANING APPARATUS - Provided is a filter cleaning apparatus for cleaning a roll-type filter including a cleaning tank with a cavity for accommodating a cleaning solution, and a frame that is separable from the cleaning tank and is provided with a fixed portion for fixing a roll-type filter and a supporting portion for supporting weight of the roll-type filter, wherein the supporting portion includes a plurality of through holes through which the cleaning solution passes, and a plurality of supporting members for partially supporting a lower portion of the roll-type filter. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034135 | CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device, especially for cleaning clogged nozzles of dental devices, with a base body, which comprises a main channel, wherein the main channel is designed for the transport of as medium, especially a fluid, characterized in that the base body, at a first end, has a receiving zone, wherein the receiving zone is designed for the arrangement of another member, especially a clogged dental device, and in that the main channel has an access tone, through which the medium may be fed into main channel and/or the pressure thereof may be raised. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034136 | Cleaning Tool for Use in Boreholes and Pipes - A cleaning tool is for use in boreholes and pipes. The cleaning tool includes a stator and a rotor which is rotatable around the stator. At least one rotor opening is arranged in the rotor for liquid flow. A stator sector angle is between adjacent stator openings and is different from a rotor sector angle between adjacent rotor openings. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034137 | TENT WITH INTERNAL LIGHTS - A system for illuminating an interior of a tent with one or more lights is disclosed. The system includes one or more light strips that are attached to a seam between two panels of the tent. The light strips are located on an interior surface of the tent. A light strip may include one or more light sources, such as an LED light. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034138 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE - The invention concerns a thermoelectric module with multiple thermoelectric elements, which are arranged spaced apart from one another, two thermoelectric elements being respectively electrically connected by means of a conductor bridge, an electrical insulation being arranged at least in certain portions on a side of the conductor bridge that is facing away from the thermoelectric element and/or on a side of the conductor bridge that is facing the thermoelectric element, the electrical insulation being arranged on the surface of the conductor bridge, the electrical insulation and the conductor bridge being thermomechanically decoupled. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034139 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR - A thermoelectric generator including a plurality of thermoelectric elements placed on substrates, wherein a thermal conductivity of each substrate is defined as: | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034140 | THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A thermoelectric element having high thermal resistance and requiring less semiconductor material than a conventional thermoelectric element with comparable performance comprises a substrate having a substrate front side and a substrate rear side opposite the substrate front side, a first contact, applied as a layer to the substrate front side, a second contact, applied as a layer to the substrate front side, a cut-off between the first and second contact which thermally and electrically separates the first and second contact from one another, and a thermoelectrically active layer having a top side and a bottom side, which are connected to one another by lateral delimiting surfaces, wherein the thermoelectrically active layer is arranged in the cut-off in such a way that the bottom side is on the substrate front side, and one of the lateral delimiting surfaces is against the first contact and one of the lateral delimiting surfaces is against the second contact. The invention further relates to a method for producing the thermoelectric element. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034141 | Photovoltaic Cell And An Article Including An Isotropic Or Anisotropic Electrically Conductive Layer - A photovoltaic (PV) cell comprises a base substrate which comprises silicon and includes at least one doped region. The PV cell further comprises a collector disposed on the doped region of the base substrate and having a lower portion in physical contact with the doped region of the base substrate, and an upper portion opposite the lower portion. The PV cell further comprises an electrically conductive layer which is electrically isotropic or anisotropic and disposed adjacent the collector. The electrically conductive layer is in electrical communication with the base substrate via the collector. The electrically conductive layer comprises a binder and electrically conductive particles comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group 8 through Group 14 metals of the Periodic Table of Elements. The electrically conductive particles impart isotropic or anisotropic electrical conductivity to the electrically conductive layer. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034142 | SOLAR CELL STACK - A solar cell stack having multiple semiconductor solar cells, each semiconductor solar cell having a first solar subcell with a top and a bottom and a first semiconductor solar cell, and wherein the first semiconductor solar cell has a first lattice constant, and the solar cell stack has a second solar subcell with a top and a bottom and a second semiconductor solar cell, and wherein the second semiconductor solar cell has a second lattice constant, and wherein the first solar subcell is arranged in a frictional manner with its bottom on the top of the second solar subcell, and wherein an abrupt difference is formed between the first lattice constant and the second lattice constant and the difference between the first lattice constant and the second lattice constant is at least 0.5% or an amorphous layer is formed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034143 | ASSEMBLY FOR CONVERTING SOLAR RADIATION INTO ELECTRIC AND/OR THERMAL ENERGY - A system or device for concentrating the light radiation of the type to be used for converting the solar radiation into electric current and/or thermal energy is disclosed. The device mainly having a primary optics apt to be exposed to the solar radiation and to allow the passage thereof therethrough, the primary optics being positioned on a hollow spacer member, which is perfectly aligned and at the same time locked, by means of a joint member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034144 | Power Conversion Module for Use With Optical Energy Transfer and Conversion System - A power conversion system for converting optical energy received from a fiber optic line to electrical energy, the system comprises a housing, a heat sink within the housing, a high power connector coupled to the line and having an end positioned within the housing, beam forming optics within the interior space positioned proximal to the connector, and a partially spherical end array and annular arrays of photovoltaic chips. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034145 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR DOUBLE-SIDED POWER GENERATION TYPE SOLAR CELL PANELS - A solar cell panel installed in an outer wall of a building structure for generating power from front and rear surfaces. A panel package including double-side power generation type solar cell panels or a group of solar cell panels arranged across a plurality of stages in a height direction is supported by vertical members supported by arm members overhung in a structural out-of-plane direction from an outer wall face having an opening and juxtaposed with an interval in a structural in-plane horizontal direction of the outer wall face while the panel package faces the outer wall face. The panel package is arranged between overhang members protruded side by side in a height direction to the exterior side of each vertical member and juxtaposed in a structural in-plane horizontal direction, and upper and lower portions of the panel package are held by the overhang members juxtaposed in a height direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034146 | FLEXIBLE EFFICIENT SOLAR CELL PANEL - Provided is a flexible efficient solar cell panel, comprising a flexible substrate ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034147 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE COMPRISING A LOCALISED SPECTRAL CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION PROCESS - A photovoltaic module including a plate transparent to the incident electromagnetic radiation, a photovoltaic cell including an active face arranged facing said transparent plate, a spectral conversion element including a luminescent material formed by at least a first spectral conversion area arranged facing a lateral face of the photovoltaic cell, a direct transmission area separating the transparent plate from the photovoltaic cell, the spectral conversion element including a second spectral conversion area extending the first spectral conversion area, the second spectral conversion area being positioned on the peripheral edge of the active face of the photovoltaic cell, so that the part of the active face of the photovoltaic cell directly receiving the incident electromagnetic radiation represents between 40% and 90% of the total surface of the active face of the photovoltaic cell. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034148 | LIQUID FLUOROPOLYMER COATING COMPOSITION, FLUOROPOLYMER COATED FILM, AND PROCESS FOR FORMING THE SAME - In a first aspect, a liquid fluoropolymer coating composition includes a fluoropolymer selected from homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl fluoride and homopolymers and copolymers of vinylidene fluoride, a mixed catalyst, solvent, a compatible cross-linkable adhesive polymer and a cross-linking agent. The mixed catalyst includes a main catalyst and a co-catalyst. The main catalyst includes an organotin compound. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034149 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR BATTERIES, ELECTRODE MATERIAL PASTE FOR BATTERIES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR BATTERIES, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, AND STORAGE BATTERY - The present invention provides an electrode material for batteries made from tungsten oxide powder, wherein the tungsten oxide powder has a first peak present within a wavenumber range of 268 to 274 cm | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034150 | Mesoporous Single Crystal Semiconductors - The invention provides a process for producing a mesoporous single crystal of a semiconductor, wherein the shortest external dimension of said single crystal, measured along any of the crystallographic principal axes of said single crystal, is x, wherein x is equal to or greater than 50 nm, which process comprises growing a single crystal of a semiconductor within a mesoporous template material until said shortest external dimension of the single crystal is equal to or greater than x. Further provided is a mesoporous single crystal obtainable by the process of the invention. The invention also provides a mesoporous single crystal of a semiconductor, wherein the shortest external dimension of said single crystal measured along any of the principal axes of said single crystal is equal to or greater than 50 nm. Further provided is a composition comprising a plurality of mesoporous single crystals of the invention. The invention also provides a semiconducting layer of a mesoporous single crystal of the invention. Further provided is a semiconducting device comprising one or more mesoporous single crystals of the invention. The device may for instance be a photovoltaic device, a photodiode, a solar cell, a photo detector, a light-sensitive transistor, a phototransistor, a solid-state triode, a battery electrode, a light-emitting device or a light-emitting diode. The invention also provides the use of a mesoporous single crystal of the invention as a semiconducting material in a semiconducting device. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034151 | INVERTED METAMORPHIC MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELL WITH PASSIVATION IN THE WINDOW LAYER - An inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cell including a window layer with sulfur passivation on the surface of the window layer of the top solar subcell. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034152 | SOLAR CELL WITH PASSIVATION ON THE WINDOW LAYER - A multijunction solar cell including a window layer with sulfur passivation on the surface of the window layer adjacent to the contact layer overlying the top subcell of the solar cell. The passivation is performed by application of a solution of ammonium sulphide. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034153 | COMPOUND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A compound photovoltaic cell includes a substrate, a first cell made of a first semiconductor material and formed on the substrate, a tunnel layer, and a second cell made of a second semiconductor material lattice mismatched with a material of the substrate, connected to the first cell via the tunnel layer, and disposed on an incident side with respect to the first cell, wherein band gaps of the first and the second cells become smaller from an incident side to a back side, and wherein the tunnel layer includes a p-type layer disposed on the incident side and a n-type layer disposed on the back side, the p-type layer being a p | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034154 | FINGER STRUCTURES PROTRUDING FROM ABSORBER LAYER FOR IMPROVED SOLAR CELL BACK CONTACT - Thin film photovoltaic devices that include a transparent substrate; a transparent conductive oxide layer on the transparent substrate; a n-type window layer on the transparent conductive oxide layer; a p-type absorber layer on the n-type window layer; and, a back contact on the p-type absorber layer are provided. The p-type absorber layer comprises cadmium telluride, and forms a photovoltaic junction with the n-type window layer. Generally, the p-type absorber layer defines a plurality of finger structures protruding from the p-type absorber layer into the back contact. The finger structures can have an aspect ratio of about 1 or greater and/or can have a height that is about 20% to about 200% of the thickness of the p-type absorber layer. Methods of forming such finger structures protruding from a back surface of the p-type absorber layer are also provided. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034155 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optoelectronic device includes: a semiconductor stack including an upper surface and a side surface; a first electrode formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor stack; a first anti-reflection structure formed on the first electrode and the upper surface; and a second anti-reflection structure different from the first anti-reflection structure formed on the side surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034156 | RADIATION CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC BACKSHEETS - The invention relates to a radiation curable adhesive system for use in bonding a high thermal deformation temperature layer to a UV opaque, pigmented or non-pigmented fluoropolymer film The radiation curable adhesive system uses an adhesive composition optimized for cure using long wavelength UV energy. The adhesive system may also be optimized for curing by LED or e-beam radiation. The system is designed for curing through a UV opaque fluoropolymer film—and especially where titanium dioxide is used as the pigment. A preferred multilayer film structure is a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/curable adhesive/polyester terephthalate (PET) structure. This film structure is especially useful as a backsheet for a photovoltaic module. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034157 | ADHESIVE FOR LAMINATED SHEETS - An adhesive for laminated sheets comprising a urethane resin obtainable by mixing an acrylic polyol with an isocyanate compound. The acrylic polyol is obtained by polymerizing a mixture including a first monomer having a hydroxyl group and acrylonitrile. The isocyanate compound includes both an isocyanate compound having no aromatic ring and an isocyanate compound having an aromatic ring. Also cured reaction products of the adhesive and films laminated using the adhesive. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034158 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A solar cell module capable of suppressing a decrease of a light gathering function with use and offering an excellent light gathering function over a long period of time, and a photovoltaic power generation device using the solar cell module are provided. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034159 | Hole-blocking TiO2/Silicon Heterojunction for Silicon Photovoltaics - A hole-blocking silicon/titanium-oxide heterojunction for silicon photovoltaic devices and methods of forming are disclosed. The electronic device includes at least two electrodes having a current path between the two electrodes. The electronic device also includes a heterojunction formed of a titanium-oxide layer deposited over a Si layer and being disposed in the current path. The heterojunction is configured to function as a hole blocker. The first electrode may be electrically coupled to the Si layer and a second electrode may be electrically coupled to the titanium-oxide layer. The device may also include a PN junction disposed in the Si layer, in the current path. The device may also include an electron-blocking heterojunction on silicon in the current path. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034160 | THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A photovoltaic device includes a substrate; a back contact layer disposed on the substrate; an absorber layer for photo absorption disposed above the back contact layer; a buffer layer disposed above the absorber layer; a front contact layer disposed above the buffer layer; and a plasmonic nanostructured layer having a plurality of nano-particles, wherein the plasmonic nanostructured layer is between a topmost back contact layer surface and the absorber layer. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034161 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTING COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Organic molecule semi-conducting chromophores containing a halogen-substituted core structure are disclosed. Such compounds can be used in organic heterojunction devices, such as organic molecule solar cells and transistors. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034162 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A dye-sensitized solar cell and a method for making the same allow for greatly broadening the light absorption wavelength range without using a metal complex dye, thereby achieving excellent photovoltaic characteristics. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a photoelectrode having a substrate, a transparent conductive layer on the substrate, and a metal oxide porous layer containing metal oxide particles on the transparent conductive layer. The metal oxide porous layer has sensitizing dyes adsorbed thereon. The sensitizing dyes include an organic cyanine dye and an indoline dye having an indoline structure. The organic cyanine dye and the indoline dye are supported by the metal oxide porous layer in a plurality of levels such that the organic cyanine dye is present in a higher concentration than the indoline dye on the surface of the metal oxide particles. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034163 | DROPLET FORMATION USING FLUID BREAKUP - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for creating droplets. In one aspect, a plurality of droplets ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034164 | JET CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS - Examples of a jet control device are described. The jet control device can comprise a jet deflecting member that is configured to intercept and/or collide with a high speed jet emerging from a jet formation location. The interaction of the jet deflecting member and the jet can cause the high speed jet to be dispersed into a plurality of jets with a number of flow directions which may be sideways to an initial direction of the high speed jet. In one embodiment the deflecting member can include a liquid guide formed by injecting a fluid out of an outlet nozzle so that the liquid guide extends longitudinally away from the outlet nozzle. In another embodiment the deflecting member can include an array of solid pellets injected through an outlet in a direction of the emerging high speed jet and configured to collide with the emerging jet thereby deflecting its initial direction. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034165 | Fluidic Modulators - A fluidic modulator having a body forming a flow aperture between an inlet and an outlet, the flow aperture having a nominal diameter less than the inlet diameter and the outlet diameter whereby the flow aperture provides a constriction to a fluid flowing axially from the inlet to the outlet, and a moveable portion operable to alter the flow aperture. To create a modulated pressure pulse the moveable portion may be for example radially shifted in the flow aperture, rotated in the flow aperture, or the rotation of the moveable portion in the flow aperture may be controlled. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034166 | WASTE EVACUATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A waste evacuation system for a vehicle includes an enclosure defining a fixed aperture and a selectively openable and closable access panel. A hose having a first end and a second end extends through the fixed aperture. The first end of the hose may be connected to a waste water tank disposed on a vehicle. The second end of the hose is connected to a nozzle. The nozzle and the second end of the hose can be stored in the enclosure with the access panel in a closed position. With the access panel opened, the nozzle and the second end of the hose may be removed and the nozzle may be connected to a sewer inlet connection. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034167 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID INJECTOR - A control apparatus is disclosed for a diesel exhaust fluid injector located in an exhaust pipe of a diesel internal combustion engine. The control apparatus includes an electronic control unit configured to: energize a solenoid of the injector to perform a diesel exhaust fluid injection; determine an electric voltage value indicative of the electric voltage applied to the injector solenoid during the diesel exhaust fluid injection; determine an electric current value indicative of the electric current flowing through the injector solenoid during the diesel exhaust fluid injection; calculate an electric resistance value of the injector solenoid as a function of the determined electric voltage value and the electric current value; and estimate an injector temperature value as a function of the calculated electric resistance value. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034168 | LIMITING A RATE OF PRESSURIZATION IN A PRESSURIZED FLOW SYSTEM HAVING A CONFIGURABLE SYSTEM VOLUME - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to limiting a rate or pressurization in a reconfigurable pressurized flow system for which different system configurations can have different system volumes. In exemplary embodiments, the system can determine a limit for the rate of pressurization by configuring the system for a closed system rate of pressurization, measuring the closed system rate of pressurization at a set flow rate, and determining a relationship between the closed system rate of pressurization and the flow rate. The system can use the relationship to dynamically set the limit for different flow rates in the system. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034169 | Heated Inflation System - A system and method for inflating an inflatable device is disclosed. The system includes an inflation cylinder configured to hold a gas mixture under pressure, a heating element configured to selectively heat the gas mixture and a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the gas mixture. A control module is coupled to the heating element and the temperature sensor. The the control module controls heating of the gas mixture based on the measured temperature, a mass of the gas mixture and a volume of the inflation cylinder. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034170 | INERTING GAS VENT ASSEMBLY, INERTING SYSTEM USING THE GAS VENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INERTING A FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM - A fire protection sprinkler system and method of inerting a fire protection sprinkler system includes connecting an inerting system to the piping network of a fire protection sprinkler system having a piping network and at least one sprinkler head connected with the piping network. The inerting system includes an inert gas source that is adapted to supply inert gas to the piping network and an inerting gas vent assembly. The gas vent assembly has a gas vent adapted to discharge gas, a solenoid and a control. The solenoid is adapted to selectively open the gas vent and to close the gas vent. The gas vent discharges gas when the solenoid opens the gas vent and does not discharge gas when the solenoid closes the gas vent. The control is adapted to operate the solenoid in a manner that allows the gas vent to discharge gas for a limited amount of time. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034171 | HOT WATER STORAGE UNIT, RELIEF DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING A HOT WATER STORAGE UNIT - A hot water storage unit | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034172 | RUPTURE DISK - A rupture disk is provided for relieving pressure between the interior of a battery box and the exterior of the battery box, the box having an outlet opening. The apparatus includes a first layer that provides a gasket which abuts the battery box, the gasket having a central opening which aligns with the battery box opening. A second layer is in the form of a reverse buckling disk having a disk flange, a domed portion and a weakened portion on the dome that defines a disk burst pressure, the second layer having concave and convex sides. A third layer that is an outlet ring that sandwiches the second layer in between the first and the third layer layers, the outlet ring having a central opening surrounded by an edge. A plurality of teeth on the third layer extend from said edge inwardly a distance. A plurality of tabs are provided on the first and third layers, said tabs including circumferentially spaced apart tabs on each of said first and third layers, each tab having a tab opening, said tabs generally aligning so that a fastener can be passed through the tab openings of the first layer and the third layer. The third layer is attached to the second layer which is a metal disk by means of spot weld around the disk flange and the first layer attached to the metal disk by means of an adhesive thus forming a rupture disk assembly. The fasteners affix this rupture disk assembly to the box. The second layer is generally circular and surrounded by the fasteners. The teeth are positioned on the concave side of the second layer. In a preferred embodiment, the teeth do not extend so far inwardly that they extend inwardly beyond the weakened portion or score. From any radial line extending from the center of the layers, the weakened portion is reached before any tooth, the teeth thus being spaced radially a distance equal to or greater than the weakened portion or score. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034173 | CLOSED ANTIOXIDANT FLUID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES THEREOF - A hydraulic system primary fluid reservoir in fluid communication with an auxiliary reservoir having a cartridge and an elastic fluid impervious chamber and apparatus for sealing the elastic fluid impervious chamber with the interior thereof in fluid communication with the inside air of an associated primary fluid reservoir. Said cartridge contains an oxygen absorber that removes oxygen molecules from the reservoir air. The cartridge includes a desiccant to dry the reservoir air. A metallic heat conduction rod is partially exposed to internal air and partly exposed to ambient air. The conduction rod is in close proximity to the oxygen absorber and desiccant in the cartridge. A cool portion on the conduction rod attracts hot humid internal air causing condensation of water near the surface of the conduction rod. The temperature differential between the ends of the conduction rod during system operation and when off may result in a portion of the conduction rod being below the dew point temperature of the humid internal air. The moisture molecules in the internal air are drawn to and condense on the cooler surface of the conduction rod. The oxygen absorber and desiccant, in close proximity to the conduction rod, result in drying the air and removing oxygen molecules and this result in a high concentration of inert nitrogen gas above the oil thereby preventing oxidation of the oil. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034174 | VALVE DEVICE FOR FUEL TANK - A valve device is attached to a fuel tank. The valve device includes a case including a vent valve port communicating outside of the tank at an upper portion, and including an inflow portion for a fuel below the vent valve port; and an upper floor body inside the case and rising by the fuel flowing into the case to be seated in the vent valve port. In a face portion facing a bottom portion of the upper float body in the case, an elastic piece is formed by a first arc-shaped split groove such that a center side of the face portion becomes a curvature inner side, and a second arc-shaped split groove formed such that a center of the face portion becomes a curvature inner side outside the first arc-shaped split groove. One portion of the elastic piece abuts against the bottom portion of the upper float body. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034175 | CLOSED TANK SYSTEM - In at least some implementations, a fuel tank includes a tank body defining a chamber adapted to receive liquid fuel therein, a reinforcement for the tank body to permit the pressure within the chamber to exceed the vapor pressure of a fuel to be received within the chamber, and an inlet to the tank body through which fuel is added to the chamber. The inlet is configured to mate with a refueling nozzle through which fuel is added to the chamber to permit refueling the tank and maintaining the pressure in the chamber above atmospheric pressure. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034176 | PIECE OF CONTINUOUS OPERATING CYCLE SLUDGE TRANSFER EQUIPMENT - Piece of continuous operating cycle sludge transfer equipment, which consists of two deposits (D | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034177 | FLOAT VALVE - There is provided a float valve. The float valve includes: a frame; a water supply part fixed to the frame and including a water supply nozzle through which water is discharged; a vertical bar fixedly coupled to the frame and extending downwardly below the water supply unit; a float connected to the vertical bar and vertically movable along the vertical bar; a switching unit connected to the float and configured to open or close the water supply nozzle while being moved vertically according to vertical movement of the float; and a water level sensor disposed on the vertical bar to detect a position of the float. Since the water level senor is integrated in the float valve, the inside space of a product using the float valve may be efficiently used, and parts of the product may be simply assembled. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034178 | FLUID REGULATORS HAVING CORRUGATED DIAPHRAGMS - Corrugated diaphragm apparatus for improved cycle life of a diaphragm are described herein. One described example apparatus includes a valve body having an inlet and an outlet to allow fluid to flow therethrough, a backing plate disposed within a bonnet and coupled to the valve body, and first and second diaphragms. Each diaphragm has a corrugated profile and is in a stacked configuration. The diaphragms are operatively coupled to the backing plate and each of the diaphragms is clamped between the valve body and the bonnet proximate a peripheral edge of the diaphragm. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034179 | Flow Control System and Control Valve Having Closure Assistance - A control valve includes a piston-housing having a hollow portion. The hollow portion has a first end, an open end, first and second internal chambers, and a fluid port configured to allow fluid to exit the second chamber. The first chamber is nearer the first end, and the second chamber is nearer the open end. A piston is located within the housing and is adapted for reciprocal motion. The piston includes a first and second seal-engaging portions. The first seal-engaging portion has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the second seal-engaging portion. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034180 | TANK PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID WITH PASSIVE TANK VACUUM RELIEF - A tank pressure control valve which provides for both controlled and passive vacuum relief functions with an additional component in a tank purge valve. The tank pressure control valve includes a second valve in addition to a purge valve to create a small sealing area on one side that opens easily against the tank pressure with the normal magnetic forces in a purge valve. The second valve is a sealing disk, which has an aperture to allow for the flow of purge vapor. One side of the disk has sealing on a larger area so the small vacuum forces open the valve against the spring force biasing the valve to a closed position. The design of the second valve uses a disk to provide precise flow control and passive vacuum relief. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034181 | PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE - The pressure regulating device ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034182 | CYLINDER APPARATUS - A cylinder apparatus includes a flow path formed at a valve member through which a fluid flows when a rod is moved, a valve configured to open and close the flow path, and a restriction member disposed at a side in a direction in which the flow path of the valve is opened. The restriction member is an annular plate-shaped member in which an attachment hole is formed. The restriction member has a plurality of spring sections extending in the radial direction and configured to bias the valve toward the valve member and a stroke restriction section extending from between the neighboring spring sections in the radial direction and configured to restrict a stroke of the valve, which are installed at an outer circumferential side thereof. The stroke restriction section extends to form the same plane as the inner circumferential side of the restriction member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034183 | EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE MAGNETIC TARGET SETTING - A valve target assembly includes a longitudinally-extending valve shaft having a first portion coupled to a flow control element. The valve target assembly also includes an enclosure having a plurality of walls cooperating to define a sealed interior portion, and a second portion of the shaft is disposed within the interior portion. A first detection member is disposed with the interior portion of the enclosure. A target support is coupled to a third portion of the valve shaft, and the target support is disposed outside of the interior portion. A first target is coupled to the target support, and in a first shaft position, the first target is adapted to be within a detection range of the first detection member. In a second shaft position, the first target is adapted to be outside of the detection range of the detection member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034184 | Tap For A Gas Cylinder Having A Visual Pressure Indicator - The invention relates to a device for controlling the flow and/or pressure of a pressurized gas, and specifically to a tap for a pressurized-gas cylinder. The tap includes a body having a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a passage connecting the inlet to the outlet. The tap also includes a valve for closing the passage, as well as a pressure indicator downstream from the closing valve. The pressure indicator is translatably operated and includes just two stable positions, i.e. one that corresponds to the presence of pressure, and the other to the absence of pressure. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034185 | Multi-Port Valve Device with Dual Directional Strainer - A multi-port valve device with a dual directional strainer is disclosed herein. The disclosed valve device generally comprises a body including a cylindrical wall, the body having a front face, a rear face, a top face, and a bottom face; a first arm including a cylindrical wall, wherein the first arm is attached to the rear face of the body and extends perpendicularly from the rear face of the body; a second arm including a substantially cylindrical wall, wherein the second arm is attached to the bottom face of the body and extends obliquely from the bottom face of the body; a fluid passageway extending through the cylindrical walls of the first arm and the body; and a strainer member at least partially disposed within the second arm, the strainer member being arranged and configured to strain fluids flowing through the fluid passageway from the first arm through the strainer member and into the body in a first direction and to strain fluids flowing from the first arm through the strainer member and into the body in a second direction, the second direction being opposite of the first direction. The disclosed valve device may be utilized to fluidly connect a tank to an injection pump and to a gauge. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034186 | Actuating Device for Actuating Valves - An actuating device ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034187 | FORCE MULTIPLYING SOLENOID VALVE - A solenoid actuated valve assembly includes a valve body ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034188 | Screen Valves - A sliding screen valve for controlling fluid flow comprises a multi-apertured valve plate ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034189 | DOSING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a dosing device ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034190 | Water Tempering System - A water tempering system comprising a mixing tank located downstream from the main hot water storage tank, the mixing tank receiving a supply of hot water at a first temperature and a supply of cold water, the hot water and cold water supplies mixing within the mixing tank to provide a source of tempered hot water at a reduced, second temperature that is discharged from the mixing tank for distribution and use within an overall system. The amount of cold water directed to the mixing tank is controlled by a variable frequency drive pump which can adjust depending on system demands to ensure that sufficient cold water is directed to the mixing tank to ensure adequate mixing occurs to bring the temperature of the hot water to the second reduced temperature even during periods of low demand. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034191 | BELLOWS VALVE AND DOUBLE VALVE BODY INCORPORATING THE SAME - Valves for regulating the flow of fluids where high containment of the fluid is required for environmental and/or regulatory compliance. In specific embodiments of the invention, the valve is a bellows valve having other anti-leak safety features, including a metal to metal backseat of the valve stem onto a cartridge and Grafoii™ seals and packing, | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034192 | VALVE ASSEMBLY AND EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM - A valve assembly has a housing with a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. A first flow path is between the first inlet and the first outlet, a second flow path is between the second inlet and the first outlet, and a third flow path is between the first inlet and the second outlet. A closure element is movably supported in the housing and in a by-pass position opens the first flow path and closes at least the second flow path, and in a normal position closes the first flow path and opens the second flow path and the third flow path. A flow guiding element is on the closure element, and which in the normal position protrudes into the second flow path and is coupled to the closure element to urge, in a gas flow from the second inlet to the first outlet, the closure element into the normal position. An exhaust gas system includes the valve assembly and an exhaust gas heat exchanger. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034193 | Electrically actuated valve having two ways and three positions - An electrically actuated valve includes a first working way and a second working way and a poppet configured for providing a seal on a valve seat set hydraulically between the first working way and the second working way. The poppet includes a first operating position, a second operating position, and a third operating position, and is displaceable by an electrical-actuation device. In the first operating position, a passage area for a hydraulic fluid defined between said valve seat and said poppet has a maximum value. In the second operating position, the passage area is partialized and has a value lower than said maximum value. In the third operating position, the poppet is in contact with the valve seat, and the passage area has a substantially zero value, so that the first working way is isolated from the second working way. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034194 | Sterility Retaining Medical Connector Assembly and Method - A medical connector assembly for establishing a fluid connection between a first medical device and a second medical device includes a multi-use connector and a plurality of single-use connectors connected in series. The multi-use connector has a proximal end opposite a distal end along a longitudinal length thereof. The plurality of single-use connectors each have a proximal end opposite a distal end along a longitudinal length thereof. The distal end of the multi-use connector is releasably connected to the proximal end of a first of the serially-connected single-use connectors. When a second of the serially-connected single-use connectors is disconnected from the first single-use connector, the first single-use connector remains connected to the multi-use medical connector as a sterility retaining cover. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034195 | VALVE UNIT - The valve unit includes: a body having a charging passage; a supply-side joint that connects a supply pipe; and a check valve that is disposed in the gas passage, and that inhibits gas from being discharged from the gas tank to the outside of the body. The check valve includes a check valve seat, a check valve element that comes into contact with or moves away from the check valve seat, and a positioning member that fixes the position of the check valve seat in the charging passage. The body has a fitting hole which is communicated with the charging passage and in which the supply-side joint and the positioning member are fitted. The positioning member is fitted in a second fitting hole so as to fix the position of the check valve seat even when the supply-side joint has not been fitted in a first fitting hole. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034196 | PORTABLE DUNNAGE BAG INFLATOR - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a portable dunnage bag inflator that provides a compact, pressurized source of air and that is easily mounted onto a movable cargo mover (such as a forklift truck or a pallet jack). Generally, the portable dunnage bag inflator includes an impellor-driven blower that, in operation, draws air at atmospheric pressure through an air intake grid or air inlet into the impellor and expels the air through an inflation hose. Since the portable dunnage bag inflator includes an impellor-driven blower, the pressure of the expelled air is higher than atmospheric pressure. This enables dunnage bags to be inflated to the desired specifications at point-of-use (e.g., during or after loading of cargo into a cargo container) and eliminates the need for a compressed air supply. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034197 | CLOSURE ELEMENT FOR PIPE ENDS - A closure element for closing the ends of pipes, in particular steel pipes, having a circular base cover whose outer diameter corresponds at most to the outer diameter of the pipe, having a side which faces towards the pipe interior and comprises at least two elastic clamping elements which in the assembled condition are supported on the inner surface of the pipe and clamp the base cover therewith. In order to permit universal usage, the closure element comprises means for selectively adjusting/changing the radial position of the clamping elements on the base cover. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034198 | PIPELINE LEAK SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for sealing a leak in a pipeline used to transport fluid includes positioning a sealing device within the pipeline, moving the sealing device through the pipeline to a leak location, and internally generating an inflation pressure to inflate the sealing device to substantially cover a leak opening and limit release of the fluid from the pipeline. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034199 | LINING HOSE FOR THE REHABILITATION OF FLUID-CARRYING LINE SYSTEMS - Pre-fabricated lining hose for the rehabilitation of fluid-carrying line systems comprising at least one fiber strip impregnated with a one-component epoxy resin which is curable by chain growth polymerization. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034200 | EXTRUDED ENCAPSULATED FILLERS TO PROVIDE CRUSH PROTECTION - In various embodiments, a tubular comprises a tubular outer sheath defining an inner void; one or more core elements or assemblies disposed within the inner void; and a substantially solid filler in various embodiments disposed within and substantially filling the inner void, where the filler is adapted to give the tubular hoop strength in a crush situation and comprises a polymer with a density of at least 1.0. In some embodiments, these core assemblies comprise an extruded polymer layer typically extruded about core elements in a single pass, fitting about them without a sharp edge and defining an outer shape. The resulting tubular can comprise multiple regions which, though substantially filled, are filled with differing fillers densities. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034201 | Duct Coupling Apparatus and Method of Its Use - A duct coupling apparatus includes a collar portion having a first end and a second end, a flange disposed about the collar portion in a manner that divides the collar portion into an first side and a second side, and a retaining structure extending from a surface of the flange towards the second side of the collar portion. The retaining structure and the collar portion define therebetween an annular region for receipt of a sealing element, such as an o-ring or gasket. The retaining structure prevents the sealing element from extruding outwards and/or failing when under pressure. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034202 | UMBILICAL - The invention relates to an umbilical comprising a plurality of functional elements for providing hydraulic, electrical, signal and chemical functionality thereof, wherein at least some of the said functional elements comprise a fibrous sheath containing high strength polyolefin fibers. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034203 | BEARING COOLING CONTROL IN AN AIR CYCLE MACHINE - An air cycle machine has a housing which holds a compressor section, and a turbine section having an expansion area, and a fan section disposed outside of the housing. A shaft, which attaches to and is coaxial with the compressor section, the turbine section and the fan section, is supported by an air journal bearing and an air thrust bearing. The shaft has a hollow core for porting cooling air from the air journal bearing and the air thrust bearing, and a tube that extends into said expansion area and communicates cooling air from the turbine expansion area to the thrust bearing. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034204 | DEVICE FOR MAKING WOVEN ARTICLE - A device for making a woven article from a plurality of strings includes a base, a post, first and second engagement devices and a stabilization device. The base has a plurality of slots formed therein. The first engagement device engages first ends of the strings and is fixedly attached to the base and fixed relative to the slots, thereby fixing the first ends relative to the base. The second engagement device is fixedly attached to the base and includes a plurality of slits each configured to secure a corresponding one of the strings. The slots formed in the base are disposed between and spaced apart from the first and second engagement devices. The stabilization device is removably engageable with a selected one of the slots and is configured to engage a selected portion of the strings between the first and second engagement devices to restrict twisting of the strings. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034205 | WOVEN STRETCH FABRIC AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A woven fabric has weft and warp yarns, the weft yarns are extending over and below the warp yarns to provide correspondent over portions and under portions with respect to the warp yarns, whereby the ratio length of under portions:length of over portions is such that in the washed fabric the warp yarns corresponding to the over portions are in a position that is lower than the plane of the warp yarns corresponding to the under portions; the final fabric, after washing, has an elongation measured according to ASTM 3107, of at least 30%. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034206 | STRAPPING APPARATUS - In the case of a strapping apparatus for strapping articles with a strapping band, having a base plate which is provided for arranging on an article, having a tensioning device with which a band tension can be applied to the strapping band, the tensioning device being provided for this purpose with an actuable tensioning tool which can be brought into and out of contact with the band, having a sealing device, in particular a friction-welding device with which, by contact with the band, two band layers can be permanently connected to each other by forming a seal between the two band layers, being provided with a plurality of actuating elements with which functions of the strapping unit can be set and/or initiated upon actuation of one or more the actuating elements, the functional reliability of the strapping apparatus is intended to be improved and in particular the possibility of faulty conditions reduced. In order to achieve this, means for locking at least one or more of the actuating elements are proposed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034207 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR FILLING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT CONTAINERS - A process for filling pharmaceutical product containers in a container filling machine with the stages of: filling the container with the corresponding pharmaceutical substance through filling means in a filling station of the filling machine, weighing the filled container in a filled container weighing station to confirm that the quantity of pharmaceutical substance with which the container has been filled lies within the desired range, in which when the quantity of pharmaceutical substance with which the container has been filled lies outside the desired range the filling means are moved to the filled container weighing station and the container is topped up with a quantity such that the total substance placed in the container in the two stages lies within the desired range. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034208 | System and Method for Personalized Injection Treatment - An automated system ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034209 | Apparatus for Tapping Trees - An apparatus for tapping trees has a vertical support structure of posts that support upper and lower horizontal members extending from the vertical structure. The upper horizontal member provides a support for bearing against a tree trunk, and the lower horizontal member supports a combination of a drill block with a drill and a tap press. Forward and rearward movement of the drill block is operated by a motor, shafts and gears to drive a suspension member toward the tree trunk along travel rods and then reverse. A drive chain engaged with the gears is attached to the suspension member and incorporated in the front and rear blocks that support the travel rods and sprockets for the chain. The tap press is attached to the drill block and rotates from vertical to horizontal position and holds a tap cylinder for insertion into a tree trunk. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034210 | Router Guide - A router guide having a work surface frame that defines upper and lower work surfaces. The guide further includes a tilting mechanism for tilting the router motor to a desired orientation with respect to a work piece, and a circular disc that is rotatably supported to the work surface to facilitate rotation of the circular disc. The router guider further includes multiple adjusting means, including, rotation means for frictionally rotating the work surface with respect to the router bit; adjusting means for slidably positioning the work surface along a first and second range of motion; and, adjusting means for positioning the work surface along a third. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034211 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet exhibiting low hysteresis loss and low coercive force, in which an increase in hysteresis loss due to laser irradiation or electron beam irradiation, which has been a conventional concern, is effectively inhibited. The grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has closure domain regions (X) formed to divide the magnetic domains in a rolling direction, from one end to the other in the width direction of the steel sheet, provided that Expression (1) is satisfied: | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034212 | Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet with Fine Magnetic Performance, and Calcium Treatment Method Therefor - A non-oriented electrical steel sheet with fine magnetic performance, and a calcium treatment method therefor, including an RH (Ruhrstahl-Heraeus) refinement step. The RH refinement step sequentially comprises a decarbonization step, an aluminum deoxidation step, and a step of adding calcium alloy. In the step of adding calcium alloy, time when the calcium alloy is added satisfies the following condition: time interval between Al and Ca/total time after ΣAl=0.2-0.8. In this method, production cost is reduced, the production process is simple, a normal processing cycle of RH refinement is not affected, the device is convenient in operation and is controllable, and foreign substances are controllable in both shape and quantities. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet prepared according to the present invention has fine magnetic performance, and the method can be used for mass production of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet with fine magnetic performance. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034213 | BULK SOLIDIFYING AMORPHOUS ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - Bulk solidifying amorphous alloys exhibiting improved processing and mechanical properties and methods of forming these alloys are provided. The bulk solidifying amorphous alloys are composed to have high Poisson's ratio values. Exemplary Pt-based bulk solidifying amorphous alloys having such high Poisson's ratio values are also described. The Pt-based alloys are based on Pt—Ni—Co—Cu—P alloys, and the mechanical properties of one exemplary alloy having a composition of substantially Pt | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034214 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REINFORCING A BEND IN METALLIC MATERIAL - Described herein is an apparatus for reinforcing a metallic material includes a rotatable tool that is insertable into the metallic material. The rotatable tool is configured to plastically deform the metallic material. The apparatus also includes a coolant delivery mechanism that is coupled to the rotatable tool. The coolant delivery mechanism is configured to deliver a coolant to the metallic material. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034215 | HIGH STRENGTH MULTI-PHASE STEEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRIP FROM SAID STEEL - A high-strength multi-phase steel having tensile strengths of no less than 580 MPa, preferably with a dual-phase structure for a cold-rolled or hot-rolled steel strip having improved forming properties, in particular for lightweight vehicle construction is disclosed, containing the following elements (contents in % by mass): C 0.075 to ≦0.105; Si 0.200 to ≦0.300; Mn 1.000 to ≦2.000; Cr 0.280 to ≦0.480; Al 0.10 to ≦0.060; P ≦0.020; Nb ≧0.005 to ≧0.025; N ≧0.0100; S ≧0.0050; the remainder iron, including conventional steel-accompanying elements not mentioned above. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034216 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A NANO-TWINNED TITANIUM MATERIAL BY CASTING - A method of producing a nano twinned commercially pure titanium material includes the step of casting a commercially pure titanium material, that apart from titanium, contains not more than 0.05 wt % N; not more than 0.08 wt % C; not more than 0.015 wt % H; not more than 0.50 wt % Fe; not more than 0.40 wt % O; and not more than 0.40 wt % residuals. The material is brought to a temperature at or below 0° C. and plastic deformation is imparted to the material at that temperature to such a degree that nano twins are formed in the material. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034217 | HYBRID BALLOON-EXPANDABLE/SELF-EXPANDING PROSTHESIS FOR DEPLOYMENT IN A BODY VESSEL AND METHOD OF MAKING - A hybrid prosthesis for deployment in a body vessel includes a tubular stent body comprising a wire comprising a shape memory alloy, where the tubular stent body has a self-expanding portion comprising a distal portion of the wire and a balloon-expandable portion comprising a proximal portion of the wire. The shape memory alloy comprises an A | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034218 | HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH STEEL SHEET - The present invention relates to high strength cold rolled steel sheet suitable for applications in automobiles, construction materials and the like, specifically high strength steel excellent in formability. In particular, the invention relates to cold rolled steel sheets having a tensile strength of at least 980 MPa and a method for producing such steel sheet. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034219 | HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steel sheet has a microstructure including ferrite phase: 40% to 60%, bainite phase: 10% to 30%, tempered martensite phase: 20% to 40%, and retained austenite phase: 5% to 20% by volume fraction, and satisfying a condition that a ratio of tempered martensite phase having major axis length ≦5 μm to a total volume fraction of the tempered martensite phase is 80% to 100%. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034220 | HIERARCHICAL SELF-ASSEMBLED ENERGETIC MATERIALS AND FORMATION METHODS - An energetic nanocomposite includes fuel nanoparticles and oxidizer nanoparticles covalently bonded to negatively charged functionalized graphene sheets. A preferred example includes Al fuel nanoparticles and Bi | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034221 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR AT LEAST TWO CREDIT CARDS OR THE LIKE - There is a protective case for at least two credit cards, having the shape of a flat envelope. The case has two parallel walls between which one or a plurality of spaces are formed, intended for accommodating the cards to be protected. The case includes at least two parts, each part having one of the two parallel walls. One of the at least two parts is slidably mounted on the other, and each of the at least two parts is shaped to accommodate and hold a card. There is a housing into which a card can slide. The housing includes a reversible mechanism for holding the card, in order to secure same. The housing has an opening by which the card can be extracted by sliding, after sliding the part containing the card. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034222 | TIRE AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH TIRE - A non-pneumatic tire may include a support structure having an inner circumferential portion configured to be associated with a hub. The tire may further include a tread portion associated with an outer circumferential portion of the support structure. The tire may also include at least one sensor associated with at least one of the support structure and the tread portion and configured to generate signals indicative of at least one characteristic associated with at least one of the support structure and the tread portion. The tire may further include a receiver associated with at least one of the support structure and the tread portion and configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor. The tire may also include a transmitter associated with at least one of the support structure and the tread portion and configured to transmit the signals to a location remote from the tire. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034223 | TREAD FOR PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tread for a pneumatic tire in which a reinforcing layer is provided on a side wall portion of a ground-contacting element of a tread of a tire, and in a pneumatic tire having such a tread, the reinforcing layer has a mean thickness of less than 0.5 mm, is provided over an area at least equal to 50% of the side wall portion, and has a material modulus at least equal to 200 MPa. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034224 | PNEUMATIC TIRE TREAD - A pneumatic tire tread capable of mitigating air column resonance and maintaining drainage performance while ensuring that the flexible fences are abraded to a similar extent to the tread portion is formed from a rubber composition, and has a tread portion in which a primary groove is formed and multiple flexible fences is formed in the primary groove; the flexible fences are formed from at least a rubber composition for fences that is different from the rubber composition for the tread portion; the rubber composition for fences of the flexible fences has an abrasion index that is more than or equal to twice the abrasion index of the rubber composition of the tread portion; and the rubber composition for fences comprises a filler composition that is based on (a) a diene elastomer, (b) a filler A, which is more than 50 phr of filler A in which the filler particles are nanoparticles having an average grain size (by weight average) smaller than 500 nm; and (c) a filler B, which is more than 50 phr of filler B in which the filler particles are microparticles having a median grain size (by weight average) larger than 1 μm. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034225 | REINFORCED NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND SYSTEM FOR MOLDING REINFORCED NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE - A non-pneumatic tire may include an inner circumferential portion configured to be coupled to a hub, and an outer circumferential portion radially spaced from the inner circumferential portion. The tire may further include a support structure extending between the inner circumferential portion and the outer circumferential portion and coupling the inner circumferential portion to the outer circumferential portion. The support structure may at least partially define a first axial side of the tire and a second axial side of the tire opposite the first axial side of the tire. The support structure may have a plurality of cavities at least partially extending between the first axial side of the tire and the second axial side of the tire, and at least some of the cavities may be reinforced with a synthetic reinforcing material. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034226 | TYRE OF WHICH THE CROWN AREA IS PROVIDED WITH A SUB-LAYER COMPRISING A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER - The present invention relates to a radial tyre ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034227 | LOW MOISTURE PERMEABILITY LAMINATE CONSTRUCTION - An article having a fluid permeation prevention layer, such as a pneumatic tire or hose. A tire for example includes an outer tread layer, intermediate sidewall and carcass layers and an innermost air permeation prevention layer: (i) the air permeation prevention (APP) layer having an upper and a lower surface, the layer having a polymer composition exhibiting an air permeation coefficient (APC) of about 25×10 | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034228 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SEAL OR COVER ON AN OPENING OF A VEHICLE BODY - A method for forming a seal or cover on an opening of a vehicle body. An extruded strand made of an elastomer material is adhered to a body support surface which receives the strand, and the support surface and/or a strand surface to be adhered is supplied with adhesive material prior to the adhesion process. The supply of adhesive material is controlled according to an adhesive material quantity requirement based on the strand length, the requirement changing in the longitudinal direction of the support surface, as a result of depressions and/or steps for example, and/or according to an arrangement of the strand surface to be adhered on the strand, the arrangement changing in the longitudinal direction of the support surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150034229 | SONOTRODE TOOL HAVING AN INTEGRATED COOLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sonotrode ( | 2015-02-05 |
