| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
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| 20160122799 | Fecal Recovery Assay - The fecal recovery assay of this invention accurately quantifies the number of viable BB12 colonies in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. This BB12 culture method is highly selective for isolating BB12 colonies from human stool. Furthermore, this method has the utility of assessing the survivability of BB12 delivered by food products and supplements through the GI tract, and thus providing potential information on the human health effects of viable BB12. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122800 | SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION OF FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION - Among other things, this disclosure provides a method of detecting a target nucleic acid. Aspects of the method include: (a) obtaining a labeled nucleic acid probe that is complementary to a target nucleic acid, wherein the probe comprises a capture tag; (b) hybridizing the probe with the target nucleic in a fixed cell, in situ, to produce a duplex; (c) linking the probe in the duplex to a peroxidase conjugate via the capture tag to produce a peroxidase-labeled duplex; and (d) incubating the peroxidase-labeled duplex with a peroxidase substrate, wherein the peroxidase activity of the peroxidase conjugate catalyzes deposition of the substrate in the vicinity of the duplex, thereby producing a detectable signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122801 | SEQUENCER PRETREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A sequencer pretreatment device includes a suction and discharge mechanism, a nozzle head having a nozzle for mounting a dispensing tip, a container group for accommodating liquids including magnetic particle suspension, a moving mechanism for causing relative movement between the nozzle and the container group, and a magnetic unit that exerts a magnetic field to the mounted dispensing tip. A method includes an extraction step of mixing a sample, extraction reagent solution, and magnetic particle suspension in the container group and extracting nucleic acid, a fragmentation producing step of fragmentating the nucleic acid by mixing with fragmentation solution accommodated in the container group and producing a fragment of a base sequence having the number of bases corresponding to a sequencer using magnetic particle suspension using the sequencer pretreatment device, and an amplification pretreatment step of dispensing a solution containing the fragment into the reaction vessel using the sequencer pretreatment device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122802 | DROPLET STORAGE METHOD - A method of storing a stream of droplets at least some of which comprise one or more single nucleotides and/or oligonucleotides, and a droplet fluid is provided. It is characterised by the step of introducing each droplet sequentially onto a surface of a substrate at a corresponding unique location and further characterised in that the stream of droplets is prepared by a process which includes the steps of generating an ordered stream of nucleotides from the analyte by progressive pyrophosphorolysis or exo nucleolysis and capturing each nucleotide in a corresponding droplet. The method can advantageously be used in association with microdroplet droplet sequencers and an analysis unit in which the sequence of nucleotides in a precursor polynucleotide analyte is determined using fluorescence spectroscopy. A device for carrying out the method is also described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122803 | EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL GENOMIC ASSAY FOR CHARACTERIZING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL UTILITY AND SAFETY - The present invention generally relates to a set of early developmental reference data or “lineage scorecard” for stem cells, and methods, systems and kits to generate a lineage scorecard for predicting the functionality and suitability of stem cell lines. In some aspects, methods for generating a scorecard comprises measuring the gene expression of a plurality of early developmental genes, such as pluripotent, early ectoderm, early mesoderm and early endoderm genes to predict the pluripotency and differentiation potential of the stem cell line and its functionality and/or suitability for a desired use. In some embodiments, a reference scorecard can be compared with the test stem cell line scorecard to accurately predict the utility and/or identify specific characteristics of the stem cell line, e.g., to determine its suitability for downstream applications, e.g., therapeutic use, drug screening, toxicity assays, differentiation into a desired cell lineage, etc. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122804 | REDUCING DNA DAMAGE DURING SAMPLE PREPARATION AND SEQUENCING USING SIDEROPHORE CHELATORS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide reagents and kits for nucleic acid preparation comprising a siderophore. Embodiments disclosed herein provide methods for preparing a nucleic acid library, which comprise: providing a plurality of nucleic acid molecules from a sample; and manipulating the plurality of nucleic acid molecules in a reagent for nucleic acid preparation comprising a siderophore. Further, embodiments disclosed herein provide methods for reducing oxidative damage to a nucleic acid molecule or increasing the Q (phred) score of a sequencing reaction, which methods comprise preparing the nucleic acid molecule in the absence of EDTA. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122805 | PRIMERS FOR THE DETECTION AND TYPING OF CARBAPENEMASE-PRODUCING BACTERIAL STRAINS, AND DETECTION METHOD AND KIT - Some pairs of primers are provided, being used for detection of carbapenemase genes and carbapenemase-producing bacterial strains, and a diagnosis method using said set of primers. Furthermore, there is also disclosed, preferably, the use of probes within each amplification reaction, more preferably multiplex PCR, for selective identification and detection of carbapenemase genes from a biological sample. The primers object of this invention may be used for preparing a kit for carbapenemase genes identification and detection, preferably carbapenemases contained in bacterial strains producing said enzymes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122806 | CUSTOMIZED SKIN CARE PRODUCTS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF SKIN FLORA - Present invention relate to a combination of experimental and computational workflows that allow characterization of skin and subcutaneous tissue microbial flora and its associated metabolome, aiming to first evaluate an individual's skin and subcutaneous tissue to determine if any skin condition is as a result of an imbalance or absence of commensal or mutualistic microorganisms or their associated metabolites. The methods and the associated computational platform provided herein relate to conducting a customized or personalized test and obtaining customized or personalized information regarding the skin and subcutaneous tissue flora and its associated metabolome there from also have been disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122807 | METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF MUTATION IN DNA - A method for discriminating the presence or absence of a mutation in a DNA having a plurality of mutated forms includes performing a thermal cycle for amplifying the DNA in the presence of a pair of primers which can bind to the DNA, a first probe which does not bind to the DNA having a mutation, can bind to the DNA having no mutation, and is labeled with a first fluorescent substance, and a second probe which can bind to both of the DNA having a mutation and the DNA having no mutation and is labeled with a second fluorescent substance which emits a light having a fluorescence wavelength different from that of a light emitted from the first fluorescent substance. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122808 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A NUCLEIC ACID IN A SAMPLE - An automated method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample, where the method is performed within a housing of a self-contained, stand-alone analyzer. The method includes purifying the nucleic acid after it has been immobilized on a magnetically-responsive solid support. A pipette of the analyzer is used to form a reaction mixture comprising the purified nucleic acid and all reagents required to perform a nucleic acid amplification. Amplification products are synthesized that include a nucleotide sequence contained in the nucleic acid or the complement of the nucleic acid. The amplification products are exposed to a probe in a mixture, where the probe forms a hybrid with one of the amplification products. The formation of the hybrid in the mixture provides an indication of the presence of the nucleic acid in the sample. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122809 | METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACID - The present invention relates to a method for amplifying a nucleic acid. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for amplifying a nucleic acid in a light irradiation dependent manner under a substantially isothermal condition using a photo-responsive nucleic acid. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122810 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID CAPTURE - Provided herein are methods for improving the detection sensitivity of amplification reaction products. In particular, provided herein are methods of improving sensitivity of detection of amplification products by introducing modified and degradable nucleotides into amplification primers. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122811 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AMPLIFYING A NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE IN A SAMPLE - The present invention features compositions and methods for amplifying a target oligonucleotide in a sample comprising one or more primer oligonucleotides comprising a 5′ nicking enzyme recognition site and a 3′-terminal region comprising a 2′-modified nucleotide. These methods are compatible with target oligonucleotides amplified using a nicking amplification reaction. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122812 | NANOPORE-BASED POLYMER ANALYSIS WITH MUTALLY-QUENCHING FLUORESCENT LABELS - The invention is directed to a method for determining a monomer sequence of a polymer that is translocated through a nanopore. Monomers of the polymer are labeled with fluorescent labels such that in free solution fluorescent labels of adjacent monomers substantially quench each other and wherein the nanopore constrains fluorescent labels within its bore into a constrained state wherein no detectable fluorescent signal can be generated. By exciting the fluorescent label of each monomer as it exits the nanopore and transitions from a constrained state to a quenched state with an adjacent fluorescent label, a fluorescent signal can be generated by the exiting fluorescent label that allows its monomer to be identified, thereby permitting a monomer sequence to be determined from a sequence of fluorescent signals as the polymer translocates through the nanopore. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122813 | Methods And Kits Using Extended Rhodamine Dyes - Extended rhodamine compounds exhibiting favorable fluorescence characteristics having the structure | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122814 | METHODS OF SEQUENCING WITH LINKED FRAGMENTS - The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. The linked template nucleic acids is amplified, creating linked amplicons. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122815 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In the field of the next generation DNA sequencer, a method for integrating very high sensitive FET sensors having side gates and nanopores as devices used for identifying four kinds of base and for mapping the base sequence of DNA without using reagents, and a semiconductor device having selection transistors and amplifier transistors respectively corresponding to the FET sensors having side gates and nanopores respectively so as to be able to read the variation of a detection current based on the differences among the charges of the four kinds of base without deteriorating the detection sensitivity of the FET sensor, are presented. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122816 | NOVEL POLYMERS AND DNA COPOLYMER COATINGS - Some embodiments described herein relate to new polymer coatings for surface functionalization and new processes for grafting pre-grafted DNA-copolymers to surface(s) of substrates for use in DNA sequencing and other diagnostic applications. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122817 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING - The present invention is directed to methods, compositions and systems for capturing and analyzing sequence information contained in targeted regions of a genome. Such targeted regions may include exomes, partial exomes, introns, combinations of exonic and intronic regions, genes, panels of genes, and any other subsets of a whole genome that may be of interest. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122818 | GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS - The present invention is directed to methods and kits for gene analysis. The methods of the invention comprise the steps of providing nucleic acid; synthesis of a single-stranded DNA that is complementary to said nucleic acid molecule by contacting the nucleic acid with a DNA polymerase, a primer and a mixture of dNTPs under conditions that allow the generation of the DNA, wherein the primer comprises a target-complementary region and wherein the dNTP mixture comprises dATP, dGTP, dCTP, dTTP and dUTP; cleaving the DNA 5′ to dU sites by (i) contacting the DNA with an uracil deglycosylase to generate a basic sites at positions of dUTP incorporation in the DNA; and (ii) contacting the DNA with an apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease; contacting the DNA comprising at its 5′-end the nucleotide sequence of the primer with a ssDNA ligase to circularize the DNA; and sequencing the circularized cDNA. The kits comprise the components necessary to perform the methods of the invention. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122819 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE LEVEL OF MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE IN A SUBJECT - The present invention belongs to the field of diagnosis of disease. Thus the present invention is focused on a method and kit for quantifying the level of minimal residual disease (MRD) in a subject who has been treated for said disease, which comprises: | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122820 | Screening Method for Identifying Active Agents - The present invention relates generally to screening methods, and in particular, screening methods for identifying active agents having therapeutic or cosmetic benefits to the human integumentary system. The invention also relates to compositions for topical application to the skin comprising active agents identified by the screening methods of the invention, and to methods for improving the health and/or appearance of skin by topically administering to the skin compositions comprising active agents identified by the screening methods of the invention. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122821 | GENETIC MARKERS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC RESPONSE - Provided herein are genetic markers for predicting response to antipsychotic treatment. Identification of the disclosed SNPs can be used to predict response to antipsychotic drugs in patients suffering from schizophrenia. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122822 | GENETIC TEST - The present invention relates to a method of determining the susceptibility of a dog to, or the likelihood that a dog is protected from, hip dysplasia. The present invention uses mutations linked to canine hip dysplasia to generate a model predicting disease. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122823 | EXOSOMES AND MICROVESICLES IN INTESTINAL LUMINAL FLUIDS AND STOOL AND USE OF SAME FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - The present disclosure relates to methods of collecting intestinal luminal fluid (ILF) exosomes and microvesicles (EMV) and isolating corresponding mRNA in order to diagnose and treat inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In particular, certain embodiments relate to the method of capturing EMV from ILF applied to a filter device that is capable of capturing EMV. Nucleic acids such as mRNA can be isolated from the EMV using an oligo(dT)-coated plate designed to accommodate the filter device and then used for further molecular analysis. Quantification of the collected nucleic acids may then be used in the diagnosis and/or treatment of IBD. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122824 | METHODS FOR DETECTION OF DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS - The present invention relates generally to the detection or diagnosis of depressive disorders, and provides methods and compositions useful for this purpose. In particular, the present invention provides biomarkers for the detection or diagnosis of major depressive disorder, and methods of use thereof. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122825 | EFFICIENT FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS PLATFORM - Methods for identifying oncogenic biomarkers specific to a patient's cancer. Methods are also provided for identifying candidate therapeutic agents for treating a patient's cancer based on the oncogenic biomarkers. Methods for treating patient's having cancers that express mutant PIK3R1 and ras genes are also disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122826 | USE OF ID4 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER - Methods for diagnosis and treatment of cancer using ID4 are disclosed. Specifically, epigenetic inactivation of ID4 in colorectal carcinomas and breast correlates with poor differentiation and unfavorable prognosis. Further, aberrant hypermethylation of ID4 gene promoter region increases risk of metastasis in colorectal and breast cancer. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122827 | CANCER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT SELECTION AND TREATMENT - The present invention provides assays, methods and systems for selecting an effective therapy for a subset of cancer patients having cancer cells with increased expression of BML and FANCI genes and/or having copy number increase in chromosome location 15q26 in the cancer cells and for treatment of such patients with the effective therapy of cancer patients based on the personalized cancer cell expression profile. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122828 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE RESPONSE TO TREATMENT WITH RADIOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY BASED ON CISPLATIN - The invention relates to a method to predict the response to treatment with radiotherapy combined with cisplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with cancer, preferably non-microcytic lung cancer, wherein said method is based on the detection of the presence of methylation in the IGFBP-3 gene. The present invention also relates to an in vitro method to design a customised treatment for an individual with said disease. The method of the invention may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The present invention also relates to a probe designed for the quantitative detection of the methylation of the IGFBP-3 gene, to a kit that comprises it and to the use of the kit to predict the response of a subject to the aforementioned treatment. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122829 | Compositions and Methods for Identification, Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer Using PD-L1 Isoforms - The present invention relates to methods for identifying, assessing, preventing, and treating cancer (e.g., head, neck, and/or lung cancers in humans). A variety of PD-L1 isoforni biomarkers are provided, wherein alterations in the copy number of one or more of the biomarkers and/or alterations in the amount, structure, and/or activity of one or more of the biomarkers is associated with cancer status and indicates amenability to treatment or prevention by modulating PD-1 and/or PD-L! levels. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122830 | METHODS FOR PERSONALIZING CANCER TREATMENT - Personalized medicine involves the use of a patient's molecular markers to guide treatment regimens for the patient. The scientific literature provides multiple examples of correlations between drug treatment efficacy and the presence or absence of molecular markers in a patient sample. Methods are provided herein that permit efficient dissemination of scientific findings regarding treatment efficacy and molecular markers found in patient tumors to health care providers. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122831 | Methods for Using Mosaicism in Nucleic Acids Sampled Distal to Their Origin - Disclosed herein are methods for improving detection and monitoring of human diseases. The methods can be used to provide spatial and/or developmental localization of the source of each differential mutation within the body. The methods can also be used to generate a mutation map of a subject. And the mutation map can be used to monitoring state(s) of health of one or more tissues of a subject. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122832 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR (GPCR)-BASED BIOSENSORS AND USES THEREOF - Provided herein are GPCR-based chemical biosensors that can have a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a response unit that can be used to detect a chemical of interest. Also provided herein are methods of making and using the GPCR-based chemical biosensors. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122833 | Quasispecies analysis of JC virus DNA present in urine of healthy subjects - JC virus (JCV) is a human polyomavirus that infects the majority of people without apparent symptoms in healthy subjects. A neuropathogenic JCV variant is the causative agent of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML), a disorder following lytic infection of oligodendrocytes that mainly manifests itself under immunosuppressive conditions. A hallmark for JCV isolated from PML-brain is the presence of rearrangements in the non-coding control region (NCCR) interspersed between the early and late genes on the viral genome. Such rearrangements are believed to originate from the archetype JC virus variant which is shed in urine by healthy subjects and PML patients. Next generation sequencing (pyro-sequencing) has been performed to explore the NCCR variability in urine of healthy subjects in search for JCV quasispecies and rearrangements reminiscent of PML. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122834 | METHODS OF DETECTING EBOLA - Compositions and methods for detecting Ebola are provided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122835 | REAL-TIME PCR POINT MUTATION ASSAYS FOR DETECTING HIV-1 RESISTANCE TO ANTIVIRAL DRUGS - Disclosed are compositions including primers and probes, which are capable of interacting with the disclosed nucleic acids, such as the nucleic acids encoding the reverse transcriptase, protease, or integrase of HIV as disclosed herein. Thus, provided is an oligonucleotide comprising any one of the nucleotide sequences set for in SEQ ID NOS: 1-89, 96-122, and 124-151. Also provided are the oligonucleotides consisting of the nucleotides as set forth in SEQ ID NOS: 1-89, 96-122, and 124-151. Each of the disclosed oligonucleotides is a probe or a primer. Also provided are mixtures of primers and probes and for use in RT-PCR and primary PCR reactions disclosed herein. Provided are methods for the specific detection of several mutations in HIV simultaneously or sequentially. Mutations in the reverse transcriptase, protease, or integrase of HIV can be detected using the methods described herein. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122836 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FERMENTABLE SUGARS AND CELLULOSE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL - A method for the production of fermentable sugars and high viscosity cellulose from lignocellulosic material in a batch or continuous process is provided. Lignocellulosic material is fractionated in a fashion that cellulose is removed as pulp, cooking chemicals can be reused, lignin is separated for the production of process energy, and hemicelluloses are converted into fermentable sugars, while fermentation inhibitors are removed. High yield production of alcohols or organic acids can be obtained from this method using the final reaction step. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122837 | TREATING BIOMASS TO PRODUCE MATERIALS USEFUL FOR BIOFUELS - Fermentable sugar useful for the production of biofuels can be produced from biomass by contacting the biomass with a solution containing at least one α-hydroxysulfonic acid. The α-hydroxysulfonic acid can be easily removed from the product and recycled. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122838 | Dehairing of Skins and Hides - The present invention relates to a method for the processing of hides or skins into leather, comprising enzymatic treatment of the hide or skin with carbohydrase in the soaking step. The present invention can achieve optimal fiber opening results in a relatively short period of time and at the same time does not cause loose grain, and meanwhile the pollution or impact on the environment is reduced in a maximum way. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122839 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS FROM LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL - A method is disclosed for producing components from an austenitic lightweight steel which is metastable in its initial state, by forming of a sheet, a circuit board or a pipe in one or more steps, exhibiting a temperature-dependent TRIP and/or TWIP effect during forming. To obtain a component with, in particular, high toughness, the forming is carried out at a temperature above room temperature, at 40 to 160° C., which avoids the TRIP/TWIP effect, and to achieve in particular high component strength, the forming is carried out at a temperature below room temperature, at −65 to 0° C., which enhances the TRIP/TWIP effect. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122840 | METHODS FOR PROCESSING NANOSTRUCTURED FERRITIC ALLOYS, AND ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREBY - A method of forming an article including a nanostructured ferritic alloy is provided. The method provides steps for substantially inhibiting grain growth of a workpiece that includes nanostructured ferritic alloy, during heating and deforming at high temperatures and at high strain rates. Advantageously, the article is formed via conventional high strain rate techniques and thus, cost savings are provided. Articles are also provided which are formed by the method, and the articles so produced exhibit good mechanical properties at high operating temperatures, and thus are utilized as turbomachinery components, and in particular, component of a heavy duty gas turbine or steam turbine. A turbomachinery component comprising an NFA is provided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122841 | SOFT NITRIDED INDUCTION HARDENED STEEL PART - A soft nitrided induction hardened steel part which is excellent in bearing fatigue strength comprised of a predetermined chemical composition wherein a dissolved N concentration from the surface to 0.2 mm depth is 0.05 to 1.50%, a Vicker's hardness from the surface to 0.2 mm depth after tempering at 300° C. is Hv600 or more, and t/r≦0.35 when an effective hardened layer depth “t” is 0.5 mm or more and a radius of a breakage risk site or half of the thickness is “r” (mm). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122842 | ALUMINUM COPPER CLAD MATERIAL - An aluminum copper clad material has excellent bonding strength and includes an aluminum layer and a copper layer that are bonded without a nickel layer interposed therebetween. The aluminum layer and the copper layer are diffusion-bonded via an Al—Cu intermetallic compound layer. The copper layer satisfies Dcs≦0.5×Dcc, where Dcc represents the average crystal grain size of crystal grains in a central portion in the thickness direction of the copper layer, and Dcs represents the average crystal grain size of an interface adjacent portion C | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122843 | SPRING STEEL, SPRING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SPRING - A spring steel contains, in terms of mass %, C: 0.35% or more and 0.55% or less, Si: 1.60% or more and 3.00% or less, Mn: 0.20% or more and 1.00% or less, Cr: 0.10% or more and 1.50% or less, Ni: 0.05% or more and 0.30% or less, and Cu: 0.05% or more and 1.00% or less, and substantially does not contain V, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122844 | HT550 STEEL PLATE WITH ULTRAHIGH TOUGHNESS AND EXCELLENT WELDABILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An HT550 steel plate with ultrahigh toughness and excellent weldability and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. Based on a component system with ultralow-C, high-Mn, Nb-microalloying, ultramicro Ti treatment, Mn/C is controlled in the range of 15˜30, (% Si)×(% Ceq) is less than or equal to 0.050, (% C)×(% Si) is less than or equal to 0.010, (% Mo)×[(% C)+0.13(% Si)] is in the range of 0.003˜0.020, the ratio Ti/N is in the range of 2.0˜4.0, the steel plate is alloyed with (Cu+Ni+Mo), Ni/Cu is greater than or equal to 1.0, Ca treatment is performed, and Ca/S is in the range of 0.80˜3.00; by optimizing TMCP process, the steel plate has microstructures of fine ferrite plus self-tempered bainite with an average grain size being less than or equal to 15 μm, yield strength being 460 MPa or more, tensile strength being 550˜700 MPa, yield ratio being 0.85 or less, and −60° C. Charpy impact energy (single value) being 60 J or more; therefore, the steel plate is capable of bearing large thermal input welding while obtaining uniform and excellent strength, toughness, and strong plasticity matching, and is especially suitable for sea bridge structures, ocean wind tower structures, ocean platform structures and hydroelectric structures. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122845 | HOT STAMP MOLDED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOT STAMP MOLDED BODY - A hot stamp molded body that can be produced highly efficiently without causing sticking of plating to a mold, when an electrogalvanized steel sheet with a light plating weight is hot-stamped using a rapidly heating method such as Joule heating and induction heating, and can secure favorable paint adhesiveness without a posttreatment such as shotblasting after hot stamping, as well as a method for producing the same. A hot stamp molded body is produced by hot-stamping an electrogalvanized steel sheet which is composed of predetermined components, and is electrogalvanized on each face with a plating weight not less than 5 g/m | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122846 | SUSTAINABLE PROCESS FOR RECLAIMING PRECIOUS METALS AND BASE METALS FROM E-WASTE - Processes for recycling electronic components removed from printed wire boards, whereby precious metals and base metals are extracted from the electronic components using environmentally friendly compositions. At least gold, silver and copper ions can be extracted from the electronic components and reduced to their respective metals using the processes and compositions described herein. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122847 | METHODS OF COPPER EXTRACTION - The hydrometallurgical copper extraction processes of the present teachings generally including two steps: a conditioning or activating step using low concentrations of ammonia and ammonium in an aqueous solution; and an acid leaching step. The processes of the present teachings can be performed at low temperature, for example, at ambient temperature, and at atmospheric pressure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122848 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING LOW NITROGEN METALLIC CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM-CONTAINING ALLOYS AND THE RESULTING PRODUCTS - Processes for producing low-nitrogen metallic chromium or chromium-containing alloys, which prevent the nitrogen in the surrounding atmosphere from being carried into the melt and being absorbed by the metallic chromium or chromium-containing alloy during the metallothermic reaction, include vacuum-degassing a thermite mixture comprising metal compounds and metallic reducing powders contained within a vacuum vessel, igniting the thermite mixture to effect reduction of the metal compounds within the vessel under reduced pressure i.e., below 1 bar, and conducting the entire reduction reaction in said vessel under reduced pressure, including solidification and cooling, to produce a final product with a nitrogen content below 10 ppm. The final products obtained, in addition to low-nitrogen metallic chromium in combination with other elements, can be used as raw materials in the manufacture of superalloys, stainless steel and other specialty steels whose final content of nitrogen is below 10 ppm. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122849 | COPPER ALLOY WIRE - This copper alloy wire is a copper alloy wire which is made of a precipitation hardening-type copper alloy containing Co, P, and Sn and is manufactured using a continuous cast-rolling method or cold working of a continuous cast wire rod manufactured using a continuous casting method, in which the copper alloy wire has a composition including Co: more than or equal to 0.20 mass % and less than or equal to 0.35 mass %, P: more than 0.095 mass % and less than or equal to 0.15 mass %, and Sn: more than or equal to 0.01 mass % and less than or equal to 0.5 mass % with a balance being Cu and inevitable impurities. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122850 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT TARGET ALLOY, A DEVICE, AN ALLOY AND A CORRESPONDING COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a method for producing a high temperature-resistant target alloy. The method comprises | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122851 | NON-MAGNETIC ALLOY FORGINGS - A method of processing a non-magnetic alloy workpiece comprises heating the workpiece to a warm working temperature, open die press forging the workpiece to impart a desired strain in a central region of the workpiece, and radial forging the workpiece to impart a desired strain in a surface region of the workpiece. In a non-limiting embodiment, after the steps of open die press forging and radial forging, the strain imparted in the surface region is substantially equivalent to the strain imparted in the central region. In another non-limiting embodiment, the strain imparted in the central and surface regions are in a range from 0.3 inch/inch to 1 inch/inch, and there exists no more than a 0.5 inch/inch difference in strain of the central region compared with the strain of the surface region of the workpiece. An alloy forging processed according to methods described herein also is disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122852 | 7XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New 7xxx aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new 7xxx aluminum alloy bodies may be produced by preparing the aluminum alloy body for post-solutionizing cold work, cold working by at least 25%, and then thermally treating. The new 7xxx aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122853 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING LOW NITROGEN ESSENTIALLY NITRIDE-FREE CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM PLUS NIOBIUM-CONTAINING NICKEL-BASED ALLOYS AND THE RESULTING CHROMIUM AND NICKEL-BASED ALLOYS - Processes for producing low nitrogen, essentially nitride-free chromium or chromium plus niobium-containing nickel-based alloys include charging elements or compounds which do not dissolve appreciable amounts of nitrogen in the molten state to a refractory crucible within a vacuum induction furnace, melting said elements or compounds therein under reduced pressure, and effecting heterogeneous carbon-based bubble nucleation in a controlled manner. The processes also include, upon cessation of bubble formation, adding low nitrogen chromium or a low nitrogen chromium-containing master alloy with a nitrogen content of below 10 ppm to the melt, melting and distributing said added chromium or chromium-containing master alloy throughout the melt, bringing the resulting combined melt to a temperature and surrounding pressure to permit tapping, and tapping the resulting melt, directly or indirectly, to a metallic mold and allowing the melt to solidify and cool under reduced pressure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122854 | INSTALLATION FOR HOT DIP COATING A METAL STRIP COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE CONFINEMENT BOX - An installation for hot dip coating a metal strip is provided. The installation includes a device for moving the metal strip along a path, a pot for containing a melt bath and a wiping system including at least two nozzles placed on either side of the path downstream the pot. The wiping system has a box with a lower confinement part confining an atmosphere around the metal strip upstream of said nozzles and an upper confinement part confining the atmosphere around the metal strip downstream of the nozzles, first moving means for vertically moving the lower confinement part with respect to the pot and second moving means for vertically moving the upper confinement part with respect to both the pot and the lower confinement part. The nozzles are vertically movable relative to the pot. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122855 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ALUMINUM TITANATE CERAMIC FILTER PROPERTIES - A method for improving the thermo-mechanical properties of an aluminum-titanate composite, the composite including at least one of strontium-feldspar, mullite, cordierite, or a combination thereof, including:
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| 20160122856 | METHOD FOR COATING A PARTIAL AREA OF A WORKPIECE AND SCREENING ELEMENT - To allow a simple and thus inexpensive coating of a part surface of a workpiece, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the screening element ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122857 | COATING METHOD FOR VEHICLE SHIFT FORK AND SHIFT FORK WITH AMORPHOUS COATING LAYER FORMED BY SAME - Disclosed is a coating method for a vehicle shift fork. In particular, an amorphous coating layer is formed on a pad part of the vehicle shift fork by using high velocity oxygen fuel spraying (HVOF) method. Also disclosed is a shift fork with an amorphous coating layer formed by the coating method. The coating method for a vehicle shift fork comprises: preparing a Fe—Cr—Mo-based composition such as a powder; pretreating the shift fork by washing a pad part of the shift fork to remove impurities; forming a coating layer on the pad part using the Fe—Cr—Mo-based powder by high velocity oxygen fuel spraying (HVOF) method; and cooling the coating layer at a rate of about 10 | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122858 | CARBURIZED COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a carburized part which is formed by processing a steel into a shape of a part and performing a carburizing treatment on the steel, the steel having a composition consisting essentially of, in terms of % by mass: 0.10% to 0.40% of C; 0.05% to 2.00% of Si; 0.30% to 2.00% of Mn; 0.30% to 3.00% of Cr; 0.025% or less of N; and as a pinning particle forming element which forms a pinning particle by nitrification, one or two or more elements selected from: 0.020% to 0.100% of Al; 0.01% to 0.20% of Nb; and 0.005% to 0.20% of Ti, and optionally: 0.80% or less of Mo, with the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a crystal grain size number of a surface layer of the part at a depth of 50 μm or less from a surface is greater than 5, and the crystal grain size number of an inner portion of the part at a depth of 3 mm or more from the surface is 5 or less. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122859 | METHOD FOR DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY (DSA) OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS USING GUIDING LINE SIDEWALLS - A guiding pattern for directed self-assembly (DSA) of a block copolymer (BCP) is an array of spaced guiding stripes on a substrate that have a width equal to nL | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122860 | MASK FRAME ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mask frame assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the mask frame assembly for an organic light-emitting diode display includes a frame including a supporting unit, wherein an opening is formed in the frame. The assembly also includes a unit mask including a deposition pattern portion, wherein the unit mask extends in a first direction, and is fixed to the supporting unit. The assembly further includes a first supporter configured to support the unit mask, wherein a magnet is placed on at least one portion of the first supporter. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122861 | RESTRICTING PLATE UNIT, VAPOR DEPOSITION UNIT, AND VAPOR DEPOSITION DEVICE - A vapor deposition unit ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122862 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PISTON A RING - A piston ring is produced in which a piston ring base body made of cast iron or cast steel is coated with at least one PVD layer having a variable layer thickness, such that an increased layer thickness is present in the region of the ring ends compared to the remaining circumferential region of the piston ring base body, wherein the piston ring base body is configured so that, in the cold operating state with the engine not running, the radial pressure distribution of the piston ring base body is such that the ring ends exhibit substantially no radial pressure across a defined circumferential angle, and the variable layer thickness of the PVD layer is set so that a substantially uniform radial pressure distribution is present along the entire ring circumference of the piston ring at a piston ring temperature above 150° C. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122863 | CRUCIBLE - The present invention provides a crucible, and belongs to the field of evaporation technology, for solving such problems of an existing crucible that evaporation material loss occurs in evaporation process, the crucible is inconvenient to clean, and the evaporation material filled in the crucible is not uniform. The crucible of the present invention includes a main cavity and a plurality of sub-cavities which are used for containing evaporation material and are arranged in the main cavity, each sub-cavity being provided with an opening. The crucible of the present invention may be used in preparation of an OLED device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122864 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING OF SMALL ND-FE-B MAGNETS - The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for coating small Nd—Fe—B magnets. The apparatus includes a furnace having a roller including at least one stirring piece disposed in the compartment. The stifling pieces have an isosceles triangle or trapezoidal shaped cross-section. The side wall of the furnace defines an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture disposed diametrically opposed to one another. A plurality of target source holders include two first target source holders and two second target source holders disposed on the side wall and spaced from one another and between the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture. The method includes a step of disposing a plurality of conductors with the small Nd—Fe—B magnets in the compartment of the roller. The small Nd—Fe—B magnets are mixed with the plurality of conductors in the roller with the roller being rotated of between 5 rpm and 20 rpm. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122865 | BIOCOMPATIBLE MULTILAYER-THIN-FILM-TYPE COATING AS A SURFACE TREATMENT FOR BIOMEDICAL SUBSTRATES, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention discloses a process for the manufacture of a thin-film multilayered coating used in treating biomedical substrates and a coating in multilayered thin-film form (S/TiN/Ti/TiZr) to treat biomedical substrates used in surgical implants. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122866 | EVAPORATION SYSTEM AND EVAPORATION METHOD - An evaporation system and an evaporation method are disclosed, which are adapted for performing an evaporation process upon a surface of an evaporation target substrate. In an embodiment, the evaporation system comprises an evaporation material and an evaporation source plate, whereas the evaporation source plate is arranged to be heated by a heater so as to evaporate the evaporation material form its solid state into its gaseous state, and then enable the gaseous state evaporation material to travel passing through holes by the use of a shutter device so as to spread toward the surface of the evaporation target substrate for forming a film thereon. In addition, the evaporation system further comprises a transmission device, which is to be used for controlling the opening/closing of the holes of the shutter device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122867 | DEPOSITION METHOD FOR TUNGSTEN-CONTAINING FILM USING TUNGSTEN COMPOUND, AND PRECURSOR COMPOSITION FOR DEPOSITING TUNGSTEN-CONTAINING FILM, COMPRISING TUNGSTEN COMPOUND - The present disclosure relates to a deposition method for a tungsten-containing film using a tungsten compound and a precursor composition for depositing the tungsten-containing film including the tungsten compound. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122868 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDE - Disclosed is a method for synthesizing a transition metal chalcogenide, in which a transition metal chalcogenide is synthesized on a substrate by atomic layer deposition to sequentially supply a precursor of the transition metal chalcogenide and a reactant so as to have a predetermined synthesis thickness, the transition metal chalcogenide is synthesized at a process temperature of 450° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower, and the transition metal chalcogenide is synthesized at a process temperature corresponding to the predetermined synthesis thickness. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122869 | SILICON-BASED FILMS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are containing silicon-based films and compositions and methods for forming the same. The silicon-based films contain <50 atomic % of silicon. In one aspect, the silicon-based films have a composition Si | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122870 | VAPOR DELIVERY DEVICE, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A method comprises transporting a first stream of a carrier gas to a delivery device that contains a liquid precursor compound. The method further comprises transporting a second stream of the carrier gas to a point downstream of the delivery device. The first stream after emanating from the delivery device and the second stream are combined to form a third stream, such that the dew point of the vapor of the liquid precursor compound in the third stream is lower than the temperature of the plumbing that transports the vapor to a CVD reactor or a plurality of CVD reactors. The flow direction of the first stream, the flow direction of the second stream and the flow direction of the third stream are unidirectional and are not opposed to each other. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122871 | Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Apparatus - An atomic layer deposition (ALD) apparatus includes a first process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated, a plasma generating unit provided on the outside of the first process chamber, a source gas supply unit provided on an upper portion of the plasma generating unit, and configured to supply a plurality of source gases, a purge gas supply unit configured to supply a purge gas to the first process chamber, and a gas control unit configured to control the supply of the source gases and the purge gas, wherein the plasma generating unit includes a second process chamber providing a space in which plasma is generated and a plasma antenna inducing a magnetic field in the second process chamber, and the source gases are supplied to the first process chamber through the plasma generating unit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122872 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS, FILM FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A film forming apparatus includes a rotary table having a loading area at a first surface side thereof and revolving a substrate loaded on the loading area, a rotation mechanism rotating the loading area such that the substrate rotates around its axis, a processing gas supply mechanism supplying a processing gas to a processing gas supply area so that a thin film is formed on the substrate which repeatedly passes through the processing gas supply area the revolution of the substrate, and a control part configured to perform a calculation of a rotation speed of the substrate based on a parameter including a rotation speed of the rotary table to allow an orientation of the substrate to be changed whenever the substrate is positioned in the processing gas supply area, and to output a control signal for rotating the substrate at a calculated rotation speed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122873 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND SHOWER HEAD - A film forming apparatus includes: a mounting table configured to place a substrate thereon and to be rotatable around an axis; a unit provided in a first region such that its bottom surface faces the mounting table and having first and second buffer spaces therein; and a flow rate controller that independently controls flow rates of a precursor gas supplied to the first and second buffer spaces. In the bottom surface, the unit includes: an inside injection section including injection ports communicated with the first buffer space and configured to inject the precursor gas supplied to the first buffer space; and an intermediate injection section including injection ports communicated with the second buffer space and configured to inject the precursor gas supplied to the second buffer space. All the first injection ports are provided at a location closer to the axis, as compared to the second injection ports. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122874 | INJECTOR HEAD FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - An injector head for atomic layer deposition on a substrate, comprising a plurality of bars coupled to a connection unit. The bars have side walls with a spacer profile, respectively stacked against side walls of a neighbouring bar to form a plurality of stacked bars. The bars comprise slots extending over a length of the bar in communication with a respective slot in the connection unit. A flow path is defined through the bar with a relatively low friction factor to form a respective precursor drain; reactant drain or barrier gas drain. The spacer profiles define slits extending between adjacent bars in communication with a respective slot in the connection unit. A further flow path is formed along the bar with a relatively high friction factor, to form a respective precursor gas supply; reactant gas supply or flow barrier. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122875 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR WITH FILAMENT HOLDING ASSEMBLY - Polysilicon crystalline rods are formed by chemical vapor deposition in the reaction chamber of a Siemens reactor. Filament holding assemblies secure vertically extending filaments to electrodes located along the floor of the reactor. A filament holding assembly includes a chuck support member that is mounted on an electrode and that has an upwardly tapering side surface. A chuck is seated on the chuck support member with at least a portion of the chuck support member received within a cavity defined in the base of the chuck with the side surface of the chuck support member engaging the surface that defines the cavity. The cavity can sized and shaped such that a gap is defined between the distal end of the chuck support member and an end wall surface of the cavity. The chuck has an upwardly opening receptacle that receives and holds the end portion of an upwardly extending filament. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122876 | ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING COMPOSITIONS - Electroless copper plating baths include alternative reducing agents to the conventional reducing agents currently used in the electroless plating industry. The electroless copper baths are stable and deposit a salmon bright copper deposit on substrates. Exclusion of many environmentally unfriendly conventional reducing agents enables environmentally friendly electroless copper plating baths. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122877 | Surface Alloy Coating Composite material Used for High Temperature Resistant Material, Coating and Preparation Method Thereof - The present invention provides a surface alloy coating composite material for a high temperature resistant material, a coating and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the surface alloy coating composite material is made of metal alloy powder having a face-centered cubic structure and enamel powder, and a component percentage thereof is as follows: | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122878 | Method for Manufacturing Steel Components Comprising a Coating That Has a High Coefficient of Friction When They Are Joined Together - A method for manufacturing steel components comprising a coating that has a high coefficient of friction when steel components are joined together, said method including the steps of: a) galvanizing surfaces of the steel components; and b) coating the galvanized surfaces of the steel components with aluminium through a thermal spraying process. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122879 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL-RESIN COMPLEX - Provided is a metal-resin complex in which a metal alloy and a resin composition that are heterogeneous materials are integrated with each other, and more particularly, a method for producing a metal-resin complex capable of improving bonding strength by producing a metal alloy having a more uniform etching surface using an alkaline aqueous solution to which a chelating agent is added and an acid aqueous solution to which the chelating agent and an amic acid are added, and injection-molding the resin composition by using the produced metal alloy. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122880 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING PROTRUSION BY MASKING ON SURFACE OF BASIC MATERIAL - A method for forming a protrusion by masking includes a mask formation step for forming a mask layer on a base material; an etching step for etching an area in which a mask is not formed on the base material, and a mask removal step for removing the mask layer. The mask formation step includes a step for forming at least one small mask, and a step for forming at least one big mask. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122881 | Recovery of Tritium from Molten Lithium Blanket - Electrochemical cells and methods are described that can be utilized for the recovery of tritium directly from a molten lithium metal solution without the need for a separation or concentration step prior to the electrolytic recovery process. The methods and systems utilize an on conducting electrolyte that conducts either lithium ion or tritide ion across the electrochemical cell. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122882 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN - A hydrogen production system includes: a steam generator heating supplied raw water and generating steam; an electrolytic cell receiving the steam and generating hydrogen and oxygen through a high temperature electrolysis; a cooling unit cooling an unreacted part of the steam in the high temperature electrolysis and changing the unreacted part of the steam into steam condensate; a gas/liquid separator performing gas/liquid separation on the generated hydrogen and the generated steam condensate; a hydrogen compression unit compressing the separated hydrogen and transmitting thermal energy generated when the hydrogen is compressed, to the raw water; and a hydrogen storage unit storing the compressed hydrogen. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PHOTOCATALYTIC AND ELECTROCATALYTIC COPOLYMER - A method and apparatus for a photocatalytic and electrolytic catalyst includes in various aspects one or more catalysts, a method for forming a catalyst, an electrolytic cell, and a reaction method. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122884 | CELL UNIT, CELL STACK DEVICE, CELL UNIT DEVICE AND MODULE - Problem: To provide a cell unit, a cell stack device, a cell unit device and a module. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122885 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM - A differential pressure water electrolysis system includes high-pressure water electrolysis cells, first and second end plates, and a high pressure hydrogen manifold. The high pressure hydrogen manifold is provided to distribute hydrogen in a stacking direction. Each of the high-pressure water electrolysis cells includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, an anode separator, a cathode separator, an elastic member, a manifold member, and a cylindrical porous member. The manifold member is disposed between the anode separator and the electrolyte membrane to surround the high pressure hydrogen manifold and includes a seal chamber in which a sealing member is disposed to encircle and seal the high pressure hydrogen manifold. The cylindrical porous member is disposed in the manifold member between the seal chamber and the high pressure hydrogen manifold. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122886 | ELECTRODE COMPOSITION, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING NITROGEN OXIDE - An electrode composition for removing nitrogen oxide, includes: a catalytic material and an adsorption material, wherein the adsorption material is a perovskite material of formula A | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122887 | CONTACT BAR AND CAPPING BOARD FOR SUPPORTING SYMMETRICAL ELECTRODES FOR ENHANCED ELECTROLYTIC REFINING OF METALS - A contact bar and related techniques allow enhanced electrolytic refining of metals, e.g. avoiding or reducing electrical short circuits. The contact bar is adapted to rest on an insulating capping board for contacting symmetrical electrodes to provide locations for electrical contact therewith. The contact bar includes a central portion laying on the capping board and branch portions extending laterally outward from the central portion, such that the branch portions fit in between seats of the capping board. The contact bar may include a retention member enabling to reduce lateral movement of the electrodes, and may include a plurality of apertures to engage corresponding holding arms of the capping board. There may be a plurality of adjacent similar contact bar segments. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122888 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VOLTAGE CONTROLLED RECONFIGURATION OF LIQUID METAL STRUCTURES - Voltage controlled reconfiguration of liquid metal structures by providing an electrolyte in the container. A liquid metal structure is provided in the container and at least partially in contact with the electrolyte. A voltage is applied between the liquid metal structure and the electrolyte to change the shape of the liquid metal structure such that the structure achieves a desired shape for an electrical, optical, mechanical, or thermal application. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122889 | PRODUCING A PRODUCT FROM A FLEXIBLE ROLLED STRIP MATERIAL - A product is made from a rolled strip material with the steps: rolling of a strip material from a sheet metal; working of a blank out of the rolled strip material; forming of the blank to a formed part; cleaning the formed part such that an amount of maximal 0.7 ppm of diffusible hydrogen is introduced into the formed part by cleaning, and coating the formed part with a metal coating material for producing a corrosion protection coating, wherein the step of coating is carried out in an immersion bath with an electrolyte solution, wherein between the formed part and the electrolyte solution a flow is generated. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122890 | CYANIDE-FREE ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR THE DEPOSITION OF SILVER OR SILVER ALLOY LAYERS ON SUBSTRATES - The invention relates to a cyanide-free electrolyte composition for depositing a silver or silver alloy layer on a substrate as well as a method for depositing such layers with the help of said cyanide-free electrolyte composition. The electrolyte composition according to the invention comprises at least one silver ion source, a sulfonic acid and/or a sulfonic acid derivative, a wetting agent and a hydantoin. The silver or silver alloy layers deposited from such an electrolyte composition by means of the method according to the invention are dull and ductile. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122891 | STEEL SHEET FOR CONTAINERS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEEL SHEET FOR CONTAINERS - A steel sheet for containers includes a steel sheet, an underlying Ni layer formed by performing a Ni coating or a Fe—Ni alloy coating containing Ni in an amount of 5 mg/m | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122892 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTROPLATING A STRIP - A system for continuously electroplating a portion of a strip includes an unwinding reel station from which the non-electroplated strip is unwound, a first electroplating station, a driven winding reel station in which the electroplated strip is wound on a reel, and a control unit. The first electroplating station includes:
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| 20160122893 | METHOD FOR VARNISHING PLATED PARTS - A method is provided for plating a non-metal substrate (S), allowing a plated part to be obtained. The method includes steps of: (a) providing a non-metal substrate (S) having a surface ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122894 | ANODIC OXIDE COATING, TREATMENT METHOD THEREFOR, AND PISTON FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided are an anodic oxide coating for an aluminum-based material, a treatment method therefor, and a piston for an internal combustion engine, the anodic oxide coating having both high heat insulation properties and high corrosion resistance, high durability and high impact resistance, and high water-repellent and oil-repellent functions. The treatment method includes the steps of: forming a second anodic oxide coating | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122895 | PLATING OF ARTICLES - The present invention relates to the field of plating, including, but not limited to electroplating metallic articles, for example metallic discs that can be used as, or converted into, coins. Embodiments of the present invention described herein incorporate luminescent particles into plated metallic layers so that they can be detected for security purposes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122896 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH - A system for growing a crystal is provided that includes a crucible, a furnace, and a heat transfer device. The crucible has a first volume to receive therein a material for growing a crystal. The furnace has an ampoule configured to receive the crucible within the ampoule. The furnace is configured to produce a lateral thermal profile combined with a vertical thermal gradient. The heat transfer device is disposed under the crucible and configured to produce a leading edge of growth of the crystal at a bottom of the crucible. The heat transfer device includes at least one elongate member disposed beneath the crucible and extending along a length of the crucible. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122897 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SILICON INGOT HAVING SYMMETRICAL GRAIN BOUNDARIES - A method for producing a silicon ingot, provided with symmetrical grain boundaries, including at least steps made of: (i) providing crucible with longitudinal axis, bottom of which includes a paving formed from monocrystalline cuboid silicon seeds with a square or rectangular base and arranged contiguously, the paving, when viewed according to axis, being in shape of a grid of orthogonal directions (x) and (y) parallel to edges of seeds; and (ii) proceeding with controlled solidification of silicon by growth on seeds in a growth direction collinear to axis; wherein paving in step (i) is produced from identical silicon seeds, with two seeds contiguous in direction (x) being images of each other by turning axis (y) and two seeds contiguous in direction (y) being images of each other by turning axis (x), and misorientation 2θ between crystalline arrays of two contiguous seeds being greater than 4°. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160122898 | INGOT GROWING APPARATUS - An ingot growing apparatus. A main chamber includes a crucible accommodating a source material therein and a heater melting the source material by heating the crucible. A dome chamber is disposed on top of the crucible. A pull chamber is disposed on top of the dome chamber. An ingot grown in the crucible moves via a seed cable within the dome chamber and the pull chamber. A weight-measuring unit is disposed on top of the pull chamber. The weight-measuring unit includes a housing disposed on top of the pull chamber, with the interior thereof being maintained in a vacuum state, a support roller disposed within the housing to support the seed cable, and a load cell disposed outside of the housing to measure a weight of the ingot supported by the support roller. | 2016-05-05 |
