16th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
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20200115722 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF 1,3-BUTADIENE - The present disclosure envisages a method for producing 1,3-butadiene by a biochemical approach. The starting material used for the biosynthesis of 1,3-butadiene, i.e., malonyl-CoA, can be obtained by converting syngas to acetyl-CoA and further carboxylation to malonyl-CoA. The next step involves condensing malonyl-CoA and acetaldehyde via a decarboxylative Claisen condensation reaction, to obtain 3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA. Syngas, a byproduct of many industrial processes, is used here to produce 1,3-butadiene, which makes the method of the present disclosure economical, and produces a product having value addition. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115723 | PROCESSING BIOMASS - Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy or sugary materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115724 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE PRODUCTION METHODS AND MATERIALS AND MICROORGANISMS USED IN SAME - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to methods to generate microorganisms and/or microorganism cultures that exhibit the ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from carbon sources at high efficiencies. In several embodiments, preferential expression of, or preferential growth of microorganisms utilizing certain metabolic pathways, enables the high efficiency PHA production from carbon-containing gases or materials. Several embodiments relate to the microorganism cultures, and/or microorganisms isolated therefrom. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115725 | SYNTHESIS OF LONG-CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS BY RECOMBINANT CELLS - The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desatorase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115726 | MUTANT FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS AND SUBSTANCE PRODUCTION METHOD IN WHICH SAID MUTANT FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS IS USED - Provided is a mutant filamentous fungus, which lacks expression of α-1,3-glucan, and is deficient in at least part of a GAG biosynthetic cluster. Also provided is a method of producing a substance, including the steps of: culturing the filamentous fungus to allow the filamentous fungus to produce a substance; and collecting the resulting substance. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115727 | METHOD OF REPLICATING OR AMPLIFYING CIRCULAR DNA - Provided is a method capable of replicating or amplifying circular DNA, and particularly, long-chain circular DNA, in a cell-free system. Specifically, provided is a method for suppressing generation of a DNA multimer as a by-product, when circular DNA having a replication origin sequence (origin of chromosome (oriC)) is replicated or amplified by using the following enzyme groups:
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20200115728 | INTRON-BASED UNIVERSAL CLONING METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a fusion polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest. The method comprises the steps of providing a first polynucleotide and a second polynucleotide, and contacting said first polynucleotide and second polynucleotide with a type IIs restriction endonuclease and a ligase under conditions that allow for the cleavage of the first polynucleotide and second polynucleotide by said type IIs restriction endonuclease and the ligation of the resulting cleavage products, thereby producing the fusion polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide of interest. The first polynucleotide comprises the 5′ portion of an intron, and the second polynucleotide comprises the 3′ portion of an intron. Further envisaged by the present invention is a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest, which, when transcribed in a eukaryotic host cell, is transcribed into a transcript comprising at least five introns which are heterologous to said polynucleotide. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115729 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A RHAMNOLIPID PRODUCED BY PSEUDOMONAS OR ENTEROBACTER USING ANDIROBA OR MURUMURU SEED WASTE - Process for producing a rhamnolipid produced by | 2020-04-16 |
20200115730 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS AND METHODS FOR USING ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS TO DETECT PLANT PATHOGEN INFECTION - Provided herein are plant/plant pathogen volatile compound electrochemical sensors, plant/plant pathogen volatile detection systems, and methods for detecting stress-induced plant volatile compounds and/or a plant-pathogen emitted volatile compounds. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115731 | MULTIPLE-USE RENEWABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS BASED ON DIRECT DRAWING OF ENZYMATIC INKS - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for providing a portable enzymatic-ink dispensing system. The system includes an enzymatic-ink including one or more biocompatible binders, one or more biocompatible mediators, an enzyme, an enzyme stabilizer, and a conductive material. The system includes a dispenser including a chamber to hold the enzymatic-ink and an applicator to apply the enzymatic ink dispensed from the chamber onto a target substrate. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115732 | Method for detecting food spoilage microbes - A method for detecting a food spoilage microbe in a food sample comprising contacting a food sample with a peptide substrate, comprising a fluorescent agent having an emission wavelength of 650-900 nm, a non-fluorescent agent having an absorption wavelength of 650-900 nm, for quenching said emission of said first fluorescent agent, and a cleavage site located between said fluorescent agent and said non-fluorescent agent, b) monitoring the fluorescence of the sample containing the peptide substrate in step a), wherein an increase in fluorescence is indicative for the presence of food spoilage microbes. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115733 | COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BIOFILMS - Generation of foam when spraying biofilm-detection compositions onto a surface may entrain air and create bubbles, which lead to false positives. Aqueous biofilm-detecting compositions containing low-foaming surfactants, radical scavenger, solvent, thickener, hydrogen peroxide, chelating and coupling agent may be sprayed onto a surface to test for the presence of biofilm without generating excess bubbles or foam. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEURAL INJURY - A detection system for determining pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) levels in a bodily sample includes at least one reaction solution for generating NAD | 2020-04-16 |
20200115735 | NOVEL LUCIFERASE SEQUENCES UTILIZING INFRARED-EMITTING SUBSTRATES TO PRODUCE ENHANCED LUMINESCENCE - Provided herein are isolated polynucleotide encoding modified click beetle luciferase polypeptides that have enhanced luminescence and longer wavelength near-infrared signals. The disclosure also relates to near-infrared bioluminescence systems that include said modified click beetle luciferase polypeptides and novel luciferin derivatives, as well as methods of using said modified click beetle luciferase polypeptides and bioluminescence systems. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115736 | Methods, Compositions, and Kits for Preparing Nucleic Acid Libraries - This invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for extending a polynucleotide and for preparing sequencing library of polynucleotides involving generating modified target polynucleotide on an adaptor template oligonucleotide and tagging one or two strands of a target sequence. The sequencing library is suitable for massive parallel sequencing and comprises a plurality of double-stranded nucleic acid molecules. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115737 | NUCLEOTIDE REAGENT SOLUTIONS - A reagent solution includes water, a nucleotide, and tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine in a range of 0.5 μM to 1000 μM. The reagent solution can further include a non-ionic surfactant in an amount of 0.001% to 1% or a biocidal agent in an amount of 0.001% to 1%. The reagent solution can include salts, such as sodium chloride or magnesium sulfate. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115738 | MECHANICALLY-STRAINED OLIGONUCLEOTIDE CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are mechanically-strained oligonucleotide constructs comprising two oligonucleotides that when hybridized results in a bent double-stranded oligonucleotide. The constructs may be used to probe oligonucleotide interactions with an analyte to detect interactions with metal ions or compounds. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115739 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATION - The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115740 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF IRINOTECAN, AND KIT FOR SAME - A therapeutic effect of irinotecan is predicted using a predetermined genetic polymorphism. A genetic polymorphism identified by rs1980576 in APCDD1L gene, or a genetic polymorphism in linkage disequilibrium with the above genetic polymorphism is analyzed, and determination is performed based on the genotype of the genetic polymorphism. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115741 | ANALYTICAL METHODS AND ARRAYS FOR USE IN THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for identifying proteins which are allergenic in a mammal, and arrays and analytical kits for use in such methods. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115742 | Methods of Imaging of Nucleic Acid Sequences using Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotides - The present invention relates to methods of providing sequence specificity to in situ genome imaging using triplex forming oligopaints. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115743 | SH2B ADAPTER PROTEIN 3 FOR THE PREDICTION OF BONE MARROW RESPONSE AND IMMUNE RESPONSE - The present invention relates to SH2B adapter protein 3 (SH2B3) for use as a diagnostic marker. Further, the present invention relates to a method for the determination of SH2B3 gene expression. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115744 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATING MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY STATUS - Methods for evaluating microsatellite instability (MSI) analyze nucleic acid sequence reads corresponding to a plurality of marker regions for MSI. The marker regions may include long homopolymers and/or short tandem repeats (STRs). For a target homopolymer, a histogram of homopolymer signal values is calculated based on flow space signal measurements for the homopolymer region in the sequence reads. A score per marker based on features of the histogram of homopolymer signal values is determined for each marker region corresponding to the target homopolymers. For a target STR, the method includes calculating a histogram of repeat lengths for sequence reads corresponding to the marker region of the target STR. A score per STR marker is calculated based on features of the histogram of repeat lengths. A plurality of per marker scores may be combined to form a total MSI score for the sample. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115745 | DNA SEQUENCING BY SYNTHESIS USING MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDES AND NANOPORE DETECTION - This disclosure is related to a method of sequencing a single-stranded DNA using deoxynucleotide polyphosphate analogues and translocation of tags from incorporated deoxynucleotide polyphosphate analogues through a nanopore. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115746 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING GENETIC VARIANTS - Disclosed herein in are methods and systems for determining genetic variants (e.g., copy number variation) in a polynucleotide sample. A method for determining copy number variations includes tagging double-stranded polynucleotides with duplex tags, sequencing polynucleotides from the sample and estimating total number of polynucleotides mapping to selected genetic loci. The estimate of total number of polynucleotides can involve estimating the number of double-stranded polynucleotides in the original sample for which no sequence reads are generated. This number can be generated using the number of polynucleotides for which reads for both complementary strands are detected and reads for which only one of the two complementary strands is detected. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115747 | LABELLED NUCLEOTIDES - Nucleosides and nucleotides are disclosed that are linked to detectable labels via a cleavable linker group. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115748 | Single Molecule Arrays for Genetic and Chemical Analysis - Random arrays of single molecules are provided for carrying out large scale analyses, particularly of biomolecules, such as genomic DNA, cDNAs, proteins, and the like. In one aspect, arrays of the invention comprise concatemers of DNA fragments that are randomly disposed on a regular array of discrete spaced apart regions, such that substantially all such regions contain no more than a single concatemer. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115749 | Hybrid-Capture Sequencing for Determining Immune Cell Clonality - In an aspect, there is provided, a method of capturing a population of T-Cell receptor and/or immunoglobulin sequences with variable regions within a patient sample, said method comprising: extracting/preparing DNA fragments from the patient sample; ligating a nucleic acid adapter to the DNA fragments, the nucleic acid adapter suitable for recognition by a pre-selected nucleic acid probe; capturing DNA fragments existing in the patient sample using a collection of nucleic acid hybrid capture probes, wherein each capture probe is designed to hybridize to a known V gene segment and/or a J gene segment within the T cell receptor and/or immunoglobulin genomic loci. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115750 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING THE GENOME-WIDE ACTIVITY OF EDITING NUCLEASES IN VITRO - The invention relates to a high-throughput method for characterizing the genome-wide activity of editing nucleases in vitro. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115751 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL OF A SUBJECT - A method for predicting the athletic performance potential of a subject comprising the step of assaying a biological sample from a subject for a genetic variant in linkage disequilibrium with MSTN-66493737 (T/C) SNP. The invention also provides an assay for determining the athletic performance potential of a subject. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115752 | NUCLEIC ACID ADAPTORS AND USES THEREOF - Provided herein are compositions, systems, methods, and kits for joining together the ends of one or more polynucleotides using at least one pair of blocking oligonucleotide adaptors. Blocking oligonucleotide adaptors can be used to reduce the formation of adaptor dimers or trimers (or higher-order concatemers) which can improve the yield of desirable polynucleotide-adaptor products in any recombinant nucleic acid workflow. Blocking oligonucleotide adaptors can comprise a double-stranded oligonucleotide adaptor (duplex) having an overhang cohesive portion that anneals with a blocking oligonucleotide which can be a separate single-stranded oligonucleotide. A blocking oligonucleotide, when annealed to an overhang portion, can prevent undesirable hybridization of the overhang portion to another nucleic acid, such as the overhang portion from another blocking oligonucleotide adaptor or a polynucleotide of interest. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115753 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND MODULATING CO-OCCURANT CELLULAR PHENOTYPES - The present invention provides tools and methods for the systematic analysis of genetic interactions between cells. The present invention provides tools and methods for modulating cell phenotypes and compositions, combinatorial probing of cellular circuits, for dissecting cellular circuitry, for delineating molecular pathways, and/or for identifying relevant targets for therapeutics development. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115754 | AGE DETERMINATION OF HUMAN INDIVIDUAL - The present invention relates to a method for determining the biological age of human skin comprising providing human skin cells, determining a methylation level of at least two CpG-dinucleotides of a specific region of at least one chromosome of said skin cells and determining the biological age of said skin cells by comparing said determined methylation level with empirically determined data representing a correlation between the methylation level of the CpG-nucleotide and the chronological age of at least one human individual. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115755 | TRANSCRIPTOMIC BIOMARKERS FOR INDIVIDUAL RISK ASSESSMENT IN NEW ONSET HEART FAILURE - A novel transcriptomic biomarker for prognosis in heart failure has a direct clinical application in prediction of prognosis in new onset heart failure, heart disease, heart disorders and associated heart conditions. This approach should improve individualization of cardiac care and help identify patients at highest risk for circulatory collapse within the first years of presentation with heart failure. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115756 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF UNSTABLE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES - The present invention relates to a diagnostic method for diagnosing unstable atherosclerotic plaque, a method for determining the probability of a subject suffering from a cerebrovascular disease, and a method for selecting a patient susceptible to being treated with a therapy for removing or stabilizing the carotid atherosclerotic plaque based on determining the expression level of at least one gene selected from the group of genes shown in Table 1. The invention also relates to a kit having reagents suitable for determining the expression levels of at least one gene selected from the group of genes shown in Table 1, and optionally reagents for determining the expression levels of one or more housekeeping genes, and uses of the kit. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115757 | TEST KITS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE TO DETECT GENETIC MARKERS FOR UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER AND TREATMENT THEREOF - This invention relates to methods for detecting the presence of genetic markers for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Specifically, this invention relates to detection of expression of overexpressed and underexpressed genetic markers and calculation of ratios of expression of these markers. In additional aspects, the invention relates to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based kits for carrying out these methods. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115758 | KIT OR DEVICE FOR DETECTING EARLY STAGE PANCREATIC CANCER OR PANCREATIC CANCER PRECURSOR LESIONS AND DETECTION METHOD THEREFOR - This application provides a kit or a device for the detection of early pancreatic cancer or a pancreatic cancer precursor lesion, comprising a nucleic acid(s) capable of specifically binding to a miRNA(s) in a sample from a subject, and a method for detecting early pancreatic cancer or a pancreatic cancer precursor lesion, comprising measuring an expression level(s) of the miRNA(s) in vitro. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115759 | CIRCULATING MICRORNA AS A MARKER FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA - Provided herein are methods for the diagnosis, or management of liver diseases, e.g., hepatocellular carcinoma, using profiles of the miRNAs determined from cellular or acellular body fluids. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115760 | DISCRIMINATING BRAF MUTATIONS - Provided herein are methods for detecting and discriminating BRAF V600 mutations. Also provided herein are methods for diagnosis, prognosis, management, and treatment decisions of BRAF V600 mutation-related diseases or conditions. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115761 | DETECTING HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA - Provided herein is technology for hepatocellular carcinoma screening and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115762 | BIOLOGICAL STATUS DETERMINATION USING CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACIDS - The techniques and systems described herein relate to using machine learning models to associate a known biological state of an organism with patterns of expression exhibited by the organism of genes of a gene signature associated with a disease state, such as to train the machine learning models to determine unknown biological states associated with the patterns of expression. Some techniques include determining an unknown biological status of an organism based on an expression pattern of genes of a gene signature in the organism, which the machine learning model may compare to known expression patients learned during the training technique. The expression patterns may be determined based on sequences of exosomal RNAs isolated from exosomes from a sample of bodily fluid from the organism and an approximate number of times each RNA sequence that substantially aligns with a gene of the gene signature occurs in the sample of bodily fluid. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115763 | DETECTION METHODS FOR DISORDERS OF THE LUNG - The present invention is directed to prognostic and diagnostic methods to assess lung disease risk caused by airway pollutants by analyzing expression of one or more genes belonging tote airway transcriptome provided herein. Based un the finding of a so called “field defect” affecting the airways, the invention further provides a minimally invasive sample procurement method in combination with the gene expression-based tools for the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases of the lung, particularly diagnosis and prognosis of lung cancer. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING AND ANALYZING CELLS - A system and method for isolating cells, comprising: a substrate having a broad surface; an array comprising a set of wells defined at the broad surface of the substrate, each well including: a base surface, an open surface directly opposing the base surface, defined at the broad surface of the substrate, and configured to receive one of a single cell and a single cluster of cells from a direction perpendicular to the broad surface of the substrate, and a set of channels that fluidly couple each well to at least one adjacent well; wherein the set of wells includes an interior subset and an exterior subset fluidly coupled to and surrounding the interior subset by way of the set of channels; and a fluid delivery module surrounding the array and fluidly coupled to each well in the set of wells. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115765 | IN SITU DETECTION OF MULTIPLE PREDOMINANT SPECIES OF ASIAN CARP - The invention uses the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method of DNA amplification to detect the presence of Asian Carp, including the following species: | 2020-04-16 |
20200115766 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING AMPLICON SEQUENCING BASED TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES - The taxonomic resolution obtained with conventional sequencing methods like Sanger (longer read lengths) takes a huge amount of time. While, NGS technologies (shorter read lengths) involves a lot of cost in sequencing. In addition to that the accuracy and depth of taxonomic classification is also less. A method and system for improving accuracy of amplicon sequencing based taxonomic profiling of microbial communities has been provided. The proposed strategy relies on obtaining taxonomic abundance profiles of a microbial community from two paired-end sequencing experiments, each of which targets different pair-wise combinations of non-contiguous (or contiguous) V-regions. The two taxonomic profiles are then combined based on (pre-estimated) accuracies of the individual V-regions (targeted in the experiments) in resolving each of the taxonomic groups under consideration. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115767 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HUMAN PEGIVIRUS 2 (HPgV-2) - Provided herein are compositions, methods, and kits for detecting human Pegivirus 2 (HPgV-2). In certain embodiments, provided herein are HPgV-2 specific nucleic acid probes and primers, and methods for detecting HPgV-2 nucleic acid. In other embodiments, provided herein are HPgV-2 immunogenic composition compositions, methods of treating a subject with immunogenic HPgV-2 peptides, and methods of detecting HPgV-2 subject antibodies in a sample. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115768 | INDUSTRIALISED PRODUCTION PROCESS OF TOTAL NUTRIENT PURE POWDERED SUGAR AND LIQUID SYRUP AND EQUIPMENT - Provided is a production process for powdered sugar and liquid syrup, comprising the steps of primary pressing sugar cane juice extraction, three-stage physical filtration, and sugar boiling, wherein the step of the three-stage physical filtration respectively uses a sieve plate, a bagasse separator and a micro-filtration membrane for filtration. The bagasse separator comprises a screen cylinder transversely arranged inside a separation bin. The inlet and outlet of the screen cylinder are respectively connected to a feeding bin and a discharging bin. A juice outlet and a bagasse outlet are respectively provided under the separation bin and the discharging bin. A propeller blade component is provided inside the screen cylinder. The propeller blade component is formed by combining vertical mixing blades with helical blades. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115769 | LOW-COST AND HIGH-FORMABILITY 1180 MPA GRADE COLD-ROLLED ANNEALED DUAL-PHASE STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A low-cost and high-formability 1180 MPa grade cold-rolled annealed dual-phase steel plate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The dual-phase steel plate has the following chemical composition by mass percentages: C: 0.1%-0.125%, Si: 0.4%-0.8%, Mn: 2.6%-2.9%, Al: 0.01%-0.05%, Nb: 0.01%-0.03%, and Ti: 0.01%-0.03%, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. By reasonable design of alloy elements and manufacturing processes, the dual-phase steel plate of the invention achieves a strength of 1180 MPa grade at a low cost, obtains a fine and uniform martensite-ferrite dual-phase structure that ensures excellent elongation rate and cold bending performance, and has good formability. The dual-phase steel plate has a yield strength of more than 850 MPa, a tensile strength of more than 1180 MPa, an elongation rate of 8% or more, and a parameter (R/t), characterizing the 90-degree cold bending performance, of 2.5 or less. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115770 | MAGNESIUM OXIDE FOR ANNEALING SEPARATORS, AND GRAIN-ORIENTED MAGNETIC STEEL SHEET - An object of the present invention is to provide magnesium oxide for an annealing separator which is useful for obtaining grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheets with excellent magnetic properties and insulating properties. To resolve the above object, an aspect of the present invention resides in magnesium oxide for an annealing separator which has an adhesion water content and a hydration water content each falling in the quadrilateral region defined by the following points a to d as the vertices in a graph representing the adhesion water content-hydration water content relationship:
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20200115771 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet contains predetermined amounts of C, Si, Mn, P, S, N, O, sol. Al, Ti, and B, 0.1 to 1.5 mass % of Cr+2×Mo, and a balance in a form of Fe and inevitable impurities. A steel structure includes, in area %, ferrite: 1 to 50%, martensite: 20 to 70%, residual austenite: 0 to 5%, pearlite: 0 to 5%, MA and cementite having 0.2 μm or more grain size: 0 to 5% in total, and a balance in a form of bainite. A number density of MA or cementite having 0.2 μm or more grain size and isolated in ferrite or bainite grains is 100 pcs/1000 μm | 2020-04-16 |
20200115772 | BIOLOGICAL ORE PROCESSING FOR THE ISOLATION OF HEAVY METALS - The invention provides an assay for identifying a bacterium capable of binding elemental heavy metal, comprising the following steps: cultivating a test bacterium in a suitable first culture medium; immersing at least a surface portion of a test tool into the first culture medium for a second predetermined period of time, said surface portion being coated by elemental heavy metal, respectively; removing said test tool from said first culture medium and optionally rinsing the test tool; contacting a second culture medium with the surface portion coated by elemental heavy metal of said test tool removed in the previous step; and identifying the test bacterium as being capable of binding elemental heavy metal from growth of the test bacterium in said second culture medium. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115773 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING NICKEL AND COBALT FROM A SOLUTION - A method for separating nickel and cobalt from a solution includes the steps of: obtaining a solution containing nickel and cobalt by acid leaching of a cathode material of a waste lithium-ion battery, adjusting the pH of the solution containing nickel and cobalt to 3.5 to 4.5, adding extractants for extraction to separate the nickel and the cobalt. The cobalt enters the organic phase, the nickel remains in the aqueous phase, and the extractants contain an acidic extractant and an alkaline extractant. The method for efficiently separating nickel and cobalt through extraction adopts a non-saponification extraction method without using NaOH as a saponifier, thereby avoiding the discharge of saponification wastewater. Under acidic conditions, the cobalt in an acidic leaching solution is effectively extracted and separated into the organic phase through synergistic action of the acidic extractant and the alkaline extractant, thereby realizing the separation of nickel from cobalt. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115774 | RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM AN ACID SOLUTION - Methods of recovering lithium from a lithium source or a lithium-containing material using low pH solutions and membrane technologies to purify and concentrate the recovered lithium. The lithium sources may include a spent lithium-ion battery/cell, a lithium-containing mineral deposit, or other lithium containing materials. The processes described herein recovery the lithium after digestion of the lithium-containing material with a low pH solution through one or more acid-stable, semipermeable membranes. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115775 | CO-BASED HIGH-STRENGTH AMORPHOUS ALLOY AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an amorphous alloy corresponding to the formula: | 2020-04-16 |
20200115776 | ALUMINIUM OR COPPER-CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME - The present invention relates to a composite material based on aluminium or copper and tin oxide-functionalized carbon nanotubes, to the method for producing same and to a cable comprising said composite material as the electrically conductive element. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115777 | ALUMINUM ALLOY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - An aluminum alloy and a preparation method thereof are provided. The aluminum alloy of the present disclosure includes, in percentage by weight, 8-10% of silicon, 0.2-0.4% of magnesium, 0-0.01% of manganese, 0-0.01% of titanium, 0.1-0.3% of iron, 0.02-0.06% of boron, 0.15-0.3% of cerium, and 88.92-91.53% of aluminum. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115778 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL AND HEAT EXCHANGER - An aluminum alloy fin material and a heat exchanger having excellent moldability, strength, resistance to brazing erosion and durability are provided. The aluminum alloy fin material has a composition comprising, in % by mass, Zr: 0.05 to 0.3%, Mn: 1.8 to 2.5%, Si: 0.7 to 1.3%, Fe: 0.05 to 0.5%, Cu: 0.25 to 0.7%, Zn: 2.0 to 5.0%, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein a ratio of Mn/Si in terms of content is in a range of 1.5 to 2.9, and the aluminum alloy fin material has a tensile strength before brazing of 210 to 280 MPa, a tensile strength after brazing of 175 MPa or more, an electrical conductivity after brazing of 37% IACS or more, and a solidus temperature of 605° C. or more, and has a crystal grain structure before brazing of a non-recrystallized grain structure, and has an average crystal grain size in a rolled surface after brazing of 300 μm to 2,000 μm. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115779 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL AND HEAT EXCHANGER - An aluminum alloy fin material and a heat exchanger having excellent moldability, strength, resistance to brazing erosion and durability are provided. The aluminum alloy fin material has a composition comprising Mn: 1.8 to 2.5%, Si: 0.7 to 1.3%, Fe: 0.05 to 0.3%, Cu: 0.14 to 0.30%, Zn: 1.3 to 3.0%, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein a ratio Mn/Si in terms of content is in a range of 1.5 to 2.9, and the aluminum alloy fin material has a solidus temperature of 610° C. or more, a tensile strength before brazing of 220 to 270 MPa, has a crystal grain structure before brazing of a non-recrystallized grain structure, and has a tensile strength after brazing of 160 MPa or more, an electrical conductivity after brazing of 40% IACS or more and an average crystal grain size in a rolled surface after brazing of 300 μm to 2,000 μm. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115780 | THICK WROUGHT 7XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed are improved thick wrought 7xxx aluminum alloy products, and methods for producing the same. The new 7xxx aluminum alloy products may realize an improved combination of environmentally assisted crack resistance and at least one of strength, elongation, and fracture toughness, among other properties. The new 7xxx aluminum alloy products generally include high amounts of manganese. The new 7xxx aluminum alloy products thus generally include from 0.15 to 0.50 wt. % Mn in combination with 5.5-7.5 wt. % Zn, 0.95-2.20 wt. % Mg, and 1.50-2.40 wt. % Cu. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115781 | CERMET BODY - A tooling assembly, including a cermet tool body and an electrically nonconductive polymer support body at least partially encapsulating the cermet tool body. The cermet tool body and electrically nonconductive polymer body further include a plurality of high magnetic permeability metallic particles distributed therethrough. Each respective high magnetic permeability metallic particle has a magnetic permeability of at least 0.0001 H/m. Each respective high magnetic permeability metallic particle has a relative permeability of at least 100. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115782 | STEEL PLATE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - Excellent CTOD properties for multilayer welding joint is provided for a steel plate. The steel plate comprises a specific chemical composition with Ceq of 0.45% or less where Ceq (%)=[C]+[Mn]/6+([Cu]+[Ni])/15+([Cr]+[Mo]+[V])/5 . . . (1) and Pcm of 0.22% or less where Pcm (%)=[C]+[Si]/30+([Mn]+[Cu]+[Cr])/20+[Ni]/60+[Mo]/15+[V]/10+5 [B] . . . (2); an average effective grain size of 20 μm or less at a mid-thickness part of the steel plate; and porosities having an equivalent circular diameter of 200 μm or more, the number of the porosities per mm | 2020-04-16 |
20200115783 | STEEL FOR MOLD - The present invention relates to a steel for a mold, having a composition containing, in mass %, 0.045≤C≤0.090, 0.01≤Si≤0.50, 0.10≤Mn≤0.60, 0.80≤Ni≤1.10, 6.60≤Cr≤8.60, 0.01≤Mo≤0.70, 0.001≤V≤0.200, 0.007≤Al≤0.150, and 0.0002≤N≤0.0500, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115784 | NOVEL AUSTENITIC ALLOYS FOR TURBOCHARGERS - The present disclosure relates to a novel iron-based austenitic alloy for a turbocharger housing and to methods of its preparation. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115785 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET, HOT COIL, AND AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST FLANGE MEMBER - A ferritic stainless steel plate having a sheet thickness t of 5.0 to 12.0 mm, including a chemical composition consisting of, in mass percent, C: 0.001 to 0.010%, Si: 0.01 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.0%, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 10.0 to 20.0%, Ni : 0.01 to 1.0%, Ti: 0.10 to 0.30%, V: 0.01 to 0.40%, Al: 0.005 to 0.3%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, and as necessary, one or more of B, Mo, Cu, Mg, Sn, Sb, Zr, Ta, Nb, Hf, W, Co, Ca, REM, and Ga, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein in a steel micro-structure, on a cross section parallel to a rolling direction, an area ratio of structures each satisfying: major grain diameter/minor grain diameter being less than 5.0 is 90% or more, and an average minor grain diameter of the structures is 55 μm or less. The ferritic stainless steel sheet is excellent in toughness and suitable for an automobile exhaust flange member and the like. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115786 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUSCEPTOR - A susceptor for receiving a substrate, the susceptor including a ceramics base member, a conductive layer formed on a top surface of the ceramics base member and a side surface of the ceramics base member, the top surface of the ceramics base member configured to receive and support the substrate, and a conducting member contacting the conductive layer at an outer surface of the ceramics base member. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115787 | ALLOY STEEL IN WHICH CARBURIZATION IS PREVENTED BY PROCESSING LOAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided herein is an alloy steel in which carburization is prevented by a processing load, the alloy steel including: about 0.13 to 0.25 wt % of carbon (C), about 0.6 to 1.5 wt % of silicon (Si), about 0.6 to 1.5 wt % of manganese (Mn), about 1.5 to 3.0 wt % of chromium (Cr), about 0.01 to 0.1 wt % of niobium (Nb), about 0.01 to 0.1 wt % of aluminum (Al), about 0.05 to 0.5 wt % of vanadium (V), the balance iron (F), and impurities, based on the total weight of the alloy steel. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115788 | Monolayer-By-Monolayer Growth of MgO Layers using Mg Sublimation and Oxidation - A MgO layer is formed using a process flow wherein a Mg layer is deposited at a temperature <200° C. on a substrate, and then an anneal between 200° C. and 900° C., and preferably from 200° C. and 400° C., is performed so that a Mg vapor pressure >10 | 2020-04-16 |
20200115789 | LATERAL-TYPE VACUUM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND SOURCE BLOCK AND SOURCE ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a lateral-type vacuum deposition apparatus, and a source block and a source assembly for the same. Disclosed are a source block that may simplify a lateral-type vacuum deposition apparatus and a lateral-type vacuum deposition apparatus using the same. The source block has a predetermined shape. In the lateral-type vacuum deposition apparatus, the substrate and the source block may face away each other. Accordingly, the lateral-type vacuum deposition apparatus including the source block is free of a conduit for transferring a vaporized source to a nozzle, thereby simplifying a structure of the apparatus. In particular, the source block may have a visible light transmittance of at least about 10% and may exhibit excellent shape maintenance ability during a lateral-type vacuum deposition process. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115790 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPUTTERING TARGET AND SPUTTERING TARGET - The manufacturing cost of a sputtering target is reduced and the impurity concentration of the manufactured sputtering target is also reduced. A method of manufacturing a sputtering target includes: surface-treating at least one of a used sputtering target and a scrap material; melting at least one of the used sputtering target and the scrap material after the surface treatment to form an ingot; and manufacturing a sputtering target by subjecting the ingot to forging, rolling, heat treating, and machining. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115791 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPUTTERING TARGET AND SPUTTERING TARGET - The manufacturing cost of a sputtering target is reduced and the impurity concentration of the manufactured sputtering target is also reduced. A method of manufacturing a sputtering target includes: surface-treating at least one of a used sputtering target and a scrap material; melting at least one of the used sputtering target and the scrap material after the surface treatment to form an ingot; and manufacturing a sputtering target by subjecting the ingot to forging, rolling, heat treating, and machining. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115792 | Fine Leveling of Large Carousel Based Susceptor - Pedestal assemblies with a thermal barrier plate, a torque plate and at least one kinematic mount to change a plane formed by the thermal barrier plate are described. Susceptor assemblies and processing chambers incorporating the pedestal assemblies are also described. Methods of leveling a susceptor to form parallel planes between the susceptor surface and a gas distribution assembly surface are also described. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115793 | LAMINATE COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR THE SAME - A method for fabricating a structural part is disclosed. The method can include forming a plurality of layers on a base of a system having one or more application heads. Forming the plurality of layers can include forming alternating layers of a first material and a second material. Forming the alternating layers can include forming a first layer from the first material, and forming a second layer adjacent the first layer from the second material. The plurality of layers can form the structural part, and one or more dimensions of the structural part can be greater than or equal to about 0.05 cm. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115794 | COATED CUTTING TOOL - A coated cutting tool includes a multilayer of alternating sublayers of κ-Al | 2020-04-16 |
20200115795 | CONDITIONING OF A PROCESSING CHAMBER - A method for cleaning one or more interior surfaces of a processing chamber includes removing a processed substrate from the processing chamber, and introducing a first cleaning chemistry into the processing chamber to generate a first internal pressure of greater than | 2020-04-16 |
20200115796 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE LOADING METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a substrate processing apparatus, including: a cylindrical reaction tube having a lower end opening; a lid configured to open and close the lower end opening of the reaction tube; a substrate holder mounted on the lid and configured to hold a plurality of substrates at vertical intervals in multiple stages; and an inner tube mounted on the lid and configured to cover the substrate holder. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115797 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING MANIFOLD - Examples of a substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber, a manifold including a tubular portion provided above the chamber, a first introduction pipe provided on a side surface of the tubular portion, a second introduction pipe provided on the side surface of the tubular portion, and a gas guide portion configured to once guide, in a direction opposite to the chamber, gases introduced from the first introduction pipe and the second introduction pipe into the tubular portion, and then introduce the gases into the chamber, a first gas source configured to supply gas into the first introduction pipe, and a second gas source configured to supply gas into the second introduction pipe. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115798 | METHODS FOR DEPOSITING TUNGSTEN OR MOLYBDENUM FILMS - Described are vapor deposition methods for depositing metal films or layers onto a substrate, wherein the metal is molybdenum or tungsten; the methods involve organometallic precursor compounds that contain the metal and one or more carbon-containing ligands, and include depositing a metal layer formed from the metal of the precursor, onto a substrate, followed by introducing oxidizer to the formed metal layer. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115799 | SILANE RECIRCULATION FOR RAPID CARBON/SILICON CARBIDE OR SILICON CARBIDE/SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES - A system for chemical vapor densification includes a reaction chamber having an inlet and outlet; a trap; a conduit fluidly coupled between the outlet of the reaction chamber and the trap; a cryogenic cooler fluidly coupled to the trap though a frustoconical conduit; a first exit path from the cryogenic cooler that vents hydrogen gas to an exhaust; and a second exit path from the cryogenic cooler that recirculates silane and hydrocarbon-rich gas back to the inlet of the reaction chamber—and a related method places a substrate in the reaction chamber; establishes a sub-atmospheric pressure inert gas atmosphere within the reaction chamber; densifies the substrate by inputting virgin gas into the reaction chamber; withdraws effluent gas from the reaction chamber; extracts silane and hydrocarbon-rich gas from the effluent gas; and recirculates the silane and hydrocarbon-rich gas back to the reaction chamber. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115800 | METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A metal organic chemical vapor deposition system includes a reaction chamber, a first heater arranged on a first side of the reaction chamber, and a second heater arranged on a second side of the reaction chamber. A controller is configured to selectively control an amount of heat applied by the second heater to the reaction chamber depending on a type of vapor deposition being performed in the reaction chamber. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115801 | SOURCE GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS, FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND SOURCE GAS SUPPLY METHOD - A source gas supply apparatus that supplies a source gas into a processing container, includes: a raw material container configured to contain a raw material, and to vaporize the raw material; a source gas supply flow path configured to supply the source gas including the vaporized raw material into the processing container; a flow rate measurement part installed in the source gas supply flow path, and configured to measure a flow rate of the source gas; a diluent gas supply flow path joining a downstream side of the flow rate measurement part in the source gas supply flow path, and configured to supply a diluent gas for diluting the source gas; and a gas mixer provided at a merging portion of the source gas supply flow path and the diluent gas supply flow path, and configured to mix the source gas with the diluent gas via a Venturi effect. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115802 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NOBLE METAL NANOCOMPOSITES - The method for producing noble metal nanocomposites involves reducing noble metal ions (Ag, Au and Pt) on graphene oxide (GO) or carbon nanotubes (CNT) by using | 2020-04-16 |
20200115803 | RUST PREVENTION MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - As a rust prevention member that has excellent corrosion resistance, while being provided with a coating film that contains Si, a rust prevention member which is provided with a base material, a zinc-based plating layer that is provided on the base material, and a chemical conversion coating film that contains Si and is provided on the zinc-based plating layer is described. This rust prevention member is characterized in that the chemical conversion coating film has an Si-rich region on the surface side, said Si-rich region having an atomic ratio of the Si content to the Zn content of 1 or more, while having a thickness of 100 nm or more. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115804 | ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method comprises exposing a particle coating disposed on a thermally-softenable film to a modulated source of electromagnetic radiation. The particle coating comprises distinct particles that are not covalently bonded to each other, and are not retained in a binder material other than the thermally-softenable film. Articles made by the method are also disclosed. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115805 | WATER SOLUBLE METALWORKING CONCENTRATE - A water soluble metalworking concentrate is a combination of one or more amines; one or more ferrous corrosion inhibitors; one or more phosphate esters; one or more ether carboxylates; a ricinoleic acid condensate; one or more lubricating agents; deionized water and, optionally, one or more non-ferrous corrosion inhibitors. In use, the concentrate is diluted to a concentration of approximately 5% to approximately 10%. In use, the metalworking fluid exhibits excellent lubricity, low foam generation, emulsion stability, protection of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, biostatic stability and environmental compatibility. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115806 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR - The disclosure relates to an electrolysis cell for producing hydrogen. The cell comprises an electrolyte compartment and an electrolyte disposed therein. The electrolyte comprises an aqueous alkaline solution comprising a transition metal ion or p block metal ion. The cell further comprises first and second spaced apart electrodes at least partially disposed in the electrolyte. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115807 | 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. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115808 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS AND PROTONATION PRODUCTS THROUGH ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVATION OF ETHANE, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A method of forming a hydrocarbon product and a protonation product comprises introducing C | 2020-04-16 |
20200115809 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING LANTHANIDE HALIDE - There are provided methods and systems related to use of one or more lanthanide halides in an electrochemical oxidation of metal halide in anolyte where the metal ion is oxidized from lower oxidation state to higher oxidation state at an anode; and then further use of the one or more lanthanide halides and the metal halide with the metal ion in the higher oxidation state in a halogenation reaction of an unsaturated hydrocarbon or a saturated hydrocarbon to form one or more products comprising halohydrocarbon. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115810 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING - The present disclosure relates to a photoelectrochemical electrode that includes an absorber layer having a quantum well, where the photoelectrochemical electrode is configured to perform a first reaction defined as, | 2020-04-16 |
20200115811 | Low Temperature Electrolytes for Solid Oxide Cells Having High Ionic Conductivity - Methods for forming a metal oxide electrolyte improve ionic conductivity. Some of those methods involve applying a first metal compound to a substrate, converting that metal compound to a metal oxide, applying a different metal compound to the metal oxide, and converting the different metal compound to form a second metal oxide. That substrate may be in nanobar form that conforms to an orientation imparted by a magnetic field or an electric field applied before or during the converting. Electrolytes so formed can be used in solid oxide fuel cells, electrolyzers, and sensors, among other applications. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115812 | Metallic inert anode for the production of aluminum by electrolysis of a melt - The design of a metal inert anode is proposed, it is made in the form of a perforated structure with through-openings, in particular formed by longitudinal and transverse anode elements intersecting each other and limited by the lateral sides of the intersecting anode elements, and contains vertical or inclined fins that protrude from the bath and are integrated with the anode elements or a current conductor. As a result, it ensures a reduction in the voltage drop in the anode and in the bubble layer under the anode, a reduction in the anode overvoltage and anode consumption, an increase in current efficiency and the reliability of the cryolite-alumina crust, which leads to an increase in the anode service life and promotes the formation of a reliable and durable cryolite-alumina crust above the melt surface, which improves process efficiency. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115813 | COMPOSITION FOR TIN OR TIN ALLOY ELECTROPLATING COMPRISING LEVELING AGENT - The present invention relates to the use of an aqueous composition comprising tin ions optionally further alloy metal ions selected from silver, copper, indium, and bismuth ions and at least one additive comprising a linear or branched polyimidazolium compound comprising the structural unit of formula (L1) for depositing tin or tin alloy containing layers and a process for depositing tin alloy layer onto a substrate. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115814 | AQUEOUS, ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE FOR DEPOSITING ZINC-CONTAINING LAYERS ONTO SURFACES OF METAL PIECE GOODS - The invention relates to an aqueous, alkaline electrolyte for electrochemically depositing a zinc-, iron-, manganese-containing layer onto surfaces of metal piece goods, in particular piece goods made of iron and/or steel, characterized in that the electrolyte contains: zinc ions in an amount of 4-60 g/L; iron ions in an amount of 0.5-30 g/L; manganese ions in an amount of 0.1-15 g/L. The invention also relates to a method for electrochemically depositing a zinc-, iron-, manganese-containing layer onto one or more surfaces of a metal piece good. The invention also relates to a metal piece good comprising a zinc-, iron, manganese-containing layer electrochemically deposited onto a surface of the metal piece good in accordance with the inventive method. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115815 | COATED ARTICLES, ELECTRODEPOSITION BATHS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS - Coated articles, electrodeposition baths, and related systems are described. The article may include a base material and a coating comprising silver formed thereon. In some embodiments, the coating comprises a silver-based alloy, such as a silver-tungsten alloy. The coating can exhibit desirable properties and characteristics such as durability (e.g., wear), hardness, corrosion resistance, and high conductivity, which may be beneficial, for example, in electrical and/or electronic applications. In some cases, the coating may be applied using an electrodeposition process. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115816 | CLEANING ELECTROPLATING SUBSTRATE HOLDERS USING REVERSE CURRENT DEPLATING - Provided are cleaning methods and systems to remove unintended metallic deposits from electroplating apparatuses using reverse current deplating techniques. Such cleaning involves positioning a cleaning (deplating) disk in an electroplating cup similar to a regular processed substrate. The front surface of the cleaning disk includes a corrosion resistant conductive material to form electrical connections to deposits on the cup's surfaces. The disk is sealed in the cup and submerged into a plating solution. A reverse current is then applied to the front conductive surface of the disk to initiate deplating of the deposits. Sealing compression in the cup may change during cleaning to cause different deformation of the lip seal and to form new electrical connections to the deposits. The proposed cleaning may be applied to remove deposits formed during electroplating of alloys, in particular, tin-silver alloys widely used for semiconductor and wafer level packaging. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115817 | PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR GALLIUM OXIDE CRYSTAL, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR GALLIUM OXIDE CRYSTAL, AND CRUCIBLE FOR GROWING GALLIUM OXIDE CRYSTAL USED THEREFOR - A production apparatus and a production method for a gallium oxide crystal, including growing a gallium oxide single crystal by VB method, HB method, or VGF method, under an air atmosphere, by using a crucible containing a Pt—Ir-based alloy having an Ir content of 20 to 30 wt %, and the production apparatus ( | 2020-04-16 |
20200115818 | DOPANT CONCENTRATION CONTROL IN SILICON MELT TO ENHANCE THE INGOT QUALITY - Methods for producing single crystal silicon ingots in which the dopant concentration in the silicon melt is controlled are disclosed. The control of the dopant concentration enhances ingot quality by the reduction or elimination of dislocations in the neck, crown, and main body portions of the single crystal silicon ingot. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115819 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING CRYSTALLINE SHEET FROM A MELT - An apparatus for drawing a crystalline sheet from a melt. The apparatus may include a crucible configured to contain the melt and having a dam structure, where the melt comprises an exposed surface having a level defined by a top of the dam structure. The apparatus may further include a support apparatus disposed within the crucible and having an upper surface, wherein the crystalline sheet is maintained flush with the exposed surface of the melt when drawn over the support apparatus, and may include a melt-back heater directing heat through the upper surface of the support apparatus to partially melt the crystalline sheet when the crystalline sheet is drawn over the support apparatus. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115820 | QUARTZ GLASS CRUCIBLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a quartz glass crucible capable of withstanding a single crystal pull-up step undertaken for a very long period of time, such as multi-pulling, and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2020-04-16 |
20200115821 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL, HEAT SHIELD, AND SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING DEVICE - A method of producing a monocrystalline silicon uses a monocrystal pull-up apparatus including a crucible, a crucible driver, a pull-up portion, a heat shield having a circular hollow cylindrical lower end portion, and a chamber. The heat shield satisfies a formula (1) below in growing the monocrystalline silicon, | 2020-04-16 |