24th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150159251 | lntercrystalline corrosion-resistant aluminium alloy strip, and method for the production thereof - The invention relates to an aluminium alloy strip composed of an AA 5xxx-type aluminium alloy containing at least 4 wt. % of Mg in addition to Al and inevitable impurities. The object of the invention of proposing an aluminium alloy strip in an AlMg aluminium alloy strip which is resistant to intercrystalline corrosion despite having high strength and an Mg content of at least 4 wt. %, is achieved according to a first teaching of the present invention by an aluminium alloy strip that has a recrystallized microstructure, the grain size (GS) of which in μm has the following relation to the Mg content (c_Mg) in wt. %: | 2015-06-11 |
20150159252 | A+B TYPE TITANIUM ALLOY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides an α+β type titanium alloy and a production method therefor, which has an ultrafine structure causing superplasticity under low temperatures and has a high deformation ratio compared to conventional α+β type Ti alloys. The alloy has an ultrafine structure made of equiaxial crystals in which an area ratio of crystals having a grain diameter of 1 μm or less is 60% or more, and maximum frequency grain diameter is 0.5 μm or less, wherein a portion in which the integration degree of plane orientation of the hexagonal close-packed crystal is 1.00 or more exists within a range of 0 to 60 degrees with respect to a normal line of a processed surface of the alloy. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159253 | Hot Dip Zinc Alloy Plated Steel Sheet Having Excellent Corrosion Resistance and External Surface and Method for Manufacturing Same - Provided is a hot dip zinc alloy plated steel sheet which is widely used in vehicles, domestic appliances, construction materials or the like and a method for manufacturing the same. A Zn—Al—Mg hot dip zinc alloy plating bath is used for manufacturing the hot dip zinc alloy plated steel strip, and a small amount of Ga or In is added to the plating bath for inhibiting an oxidation reaction of Mg in the plating bath so as to obtain excellent corrosion resistance and external surface of the plated steel sheet which is manufactured at this point. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159254 | COATING METHODS AND A COATED SUBSTRATE - Coating methods and a coated substrate are provided. The coating method includes providing a component having an aperture formed in a surface thereof, arranging and disposing a hollow member on a portion of the surface to define a hollow space above the aperture corresponding to a shape of the aperture at the surface, applying at least one coating over the surface of the component and the hollow member to form an applied coating having an applied coating thickness, and removing at least a portion of the hollow member to expose the hollow space through the applied coating. The coated substrate includes a component having an aperture formed in a surface thereof, a hollow member arranged and disposed on the surface to define a hollow space above the aperture, and an applied coating over the surface of the component, the hollow space being exposed through the applied coating. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STAINLESS STEEL CLADDING OF CARBON STEEL PIECES - A system and method of cladding a carbon steel piece with stainless steel according to which the carbon steel piece is cleaned, heated, coated with the stainless steel, and strengthened. In an exemplary embodiment, coating the carbon steel piece with the stainless steel includes melting the stainless steel, atomizing the melted stainless steel, and spraying the atomized stainless steel so that at least a portion of the atomized stainless steel is deposited on the carbon steel piece to thereby coat the carbon steel piece with the stainless steel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159256 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AMORPHOUS SPRAYED COATING CONTAINING a-Fe NANOCRYSTALS DISPERSED THEREIN - The present invention provides a process for producing a sprayed coating which contains α-Fe nanocrystals dispersed therein. This process includes a thermal spraying step for subjecting an alloy powder which consists of an amorphous phase having a nano-hetero structure such that α-Fe nanocrystals having particle diameter of 0.3 nm or more and a mean particle diameter of less than 10 nm are dispersed and which has a first crystallization temperature (Tx1) and a second crystallization temperature (Tx2) and further has an Fe content of 74 at % or more to collision with the surface of a substrate by a thermal spray method using a plasma jet or a combustion flame, and forms an amorphous sprayed coating which contains α-Fe nanocrystals having particle diameters of 0.3 nm or more and a mean particle diameter of 30 nm or less dispersed therein. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159257 | COATING METHOD, COATING SYSTEM, AND COATED ARTICLE - A coating method, coating system and coated article are provided. The coating method includes providing a substrate, directing a coating material towards the substrate, the coating material contacting a coating region of the substrate to form a coating deposit, providing an energy source, and directing the energy source towards a first peripheral edge portion and a second peripheral edge portion of the coating region. The directing of the energy source is concurrent with the directing of the coating material. The coating system includes a substrate, a thermal spray nozzle directed towards the substrate, and an energy source directed towards the substrate. The energy source is configured to contact only a first peripheral edge portion and a second peripheral edge portion of a coating region of the substrate. The coated article includes a substrate, and a uniform thermal spray coating mechanically bonded to the substrate. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159258 | OXYGEN SENSOR HAVING POROUS CERAMIC COATING LAYER FORMED THEREON AND METHOD FOR FORMING POROUS CERAMIC COATING LAYER - The present invention relates to an oxygen sensor including a porous ceramic coating layer and a method of forming a porous ceramic coating layer. More particularly, the present invention relates to an oxygen sensor including a porous ceramic coating layer formed on the surface of a sensing part of the oxygen sensor by plasma-coating the sensing part with ceramic powder having a predetermined particle size, and a method of forming a porous ceramic coating layer. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159259 | Low Alloy Steel Carburization and Surface Microalloying Process - The present invention is directed to a process for carburizing low alloy steel in a vacuum furnace in the presence of a hydrocarbon carburizing gas in combination with hydrogen wherein said carburizing gas/hydrogen combination is administered to the vacuum furnace by cyclically reducing the pressure in the furnace followed by the pulsed addition of the hydrocarbon carburizing gas consisting of an acetylene/hydrogen gas mixture in a ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:10 at increased temperature disassociate the carbon from the gas and deposit it only on the surface of said steel and not on the surface of the furnace. The continued application of increased temperature at reduced pressure causes the deposited carbon to diffuse below the surface of the steel towards the core resulting in a carburized low alloy steel product with increased hardness, ductility and improved resistance to corrosion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159260 | Method For The Carburization Of A Deep-Drawn Part Or A Stamped-Bent Part Made Of Austenitic Rustproof Stainless Steel - A method for the carburization of a deep-drawn article or a stamped-bent article made of austenitic rustproof stainless steel includes inserting the article into an oven in a first process step and heating the article to a first temperature, wherein an oxygen containing standard atmosphere that is present in the oven is replaced by a first gas mixture, and in which the article is heated up to a second temperature in a second process step, wherein the first gas mixture is replaced by a second gas mixture, and in which the article is maintained on the second temperature in a third process step, wherein the second gas mixture is replaced by a third gas mixture, and in which the article is cooled down to a third temperature in a fourth process step, wherein the third gas mixture is replaced by a fourth gas mixture. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159261 | STEEL FOR NITROCARBURIZING AND NITROCARBURIZED COMPONENT, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID STEEL FOR NITROCARBURIZING AND SAID NITROCARBURIZED COMPONENT - The present invention provides a steel for nitrocarburizing having excellent mechanical workability before nitrocarburizing, and showing excellent fatigue properties after nitrocarburizing, which is suitable for applying in mechanical structural components for automobiles etc. prepared by adjusting the composition so that it contains in mass %, C: 0.01% or more and less than 0.10%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.5% to 3.0%, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.06% or less, Cr: 0.3% to 3.0%, Mo: 0.005% to 0.4%, V: 0.02% to 0.5%, Nb: 0.003% to 0.15%, Al: 0.005% to 0.2%, and Sb: 0.0005% to 0.02%, and the balance including Fe and incidental impurities, and setting the area ratio of bainite phase to the whole microstructure to more than 50%. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159262 | Method For The Nitro Carburization Of A Deep-Drawn Part Or A Stamped-Bent Part Made Of Austenitic Stainless Steel - A method for the nitro-carburization of a deep-drawn article or a stamped-bent article made of austenitic rustproof stainless steel includes inserting the article into an oven in a first process step and heating the article to a first temperature, wherein an oxygen containing standard atmosphere that is present in the oven is replaced by a first gas mixture, and in which the article is heated up to a second temperature in a second process step, wherein the first gas mixture is replaced by a second gas mixture, and in which the article is maintained on the second temperature in a third process step, wherein the article is treated with the second gas mixture, and in which the article is cooled down to a third temperature in a fourth process step, wherein the second gas mixture is replaced by a third gas mixture. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159263 | EVAPORATION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to an evaporation device, including an evaporation device body, within which a plurality of thermal conductors that are contacted with one another for thermal conduction is disposed, wherein several holes are provided in each of the thermal conductors, and coating material for evaporation are provided within the holes of the thermal conductors, the spaces formed between the thermal conductors and the evaporation device body, and/or the spaces formed among the thermal conductors. With this evaporation device, better heat transfer can be achieved so that the overall heating temperature can be reduced, thus minimizing decomposition of organic material. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159264 | SPUTTER DEPOSITION METHOD, SPUTTERING SYSTEM, MANUFACTURE OF PHOTOMASK BLANK, AND PHOTOMASK BLANK - A film is sputter deposited on a substrate by providing a vacuum chamber ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150159265 | METAL CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILM AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF - Provided herein is a metal chalcogenide thin film and a method for preparing the metal chalcogenide thin film, the method including forming a metal layer on a substrate; and forming a metal chalcogenide thin film by inserting the substrate into a chamber for low temperature vapor deposition, injecting a gas containing chalcogen atoms and an argon gas into the chamber, generating a plasma such that chalcogen atoms decomposed by the plasma chemically combine with metal atoms constituting the metal layer to form the metal chalcogenide thin film. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159266 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE ALLOWING ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO BE MOUNTED THERETO - Provided is a method of manufacturing a flexible substrate allowing an electronic device to be mounted thereto. The method of manufacturing a flexible substrate allowing an electronic device to be mountable thereto, includes preparing a substrate, applying a force to the substrate to stretch the substrate in horizontal direction, performing a surface treatment process on the substrate and forming a first region having a plurality of wavy surfaces, and forming an electrode on the first region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159267 | MASK UNIT AND DEPOSITION DEVICE - A mask unit is arranged such that at any location along an X direction with respect to openings (S) of a vapor deposition mask, the length of that portion of openings S which is uncovered by a beam portion totals a constant length along a Y direction in a plan view and that the beam portion has a part in contact with the vapor deposition mask which part does not bridge an opening of a frame portion along the Y direction but extends to cross the Y direction continuously or intermittently. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159268 | METHOD OF DEPOSITION OF HIGHLY SCRATCH-RESISTANT DIAMOND FILMS ONTO GLASS SUBSTRATES BY USE OF A PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - A system and process for inter alia coating or creating a substrate with a layer of carbon or diamond film using a microwave field and a hydrocarbon gas environment. The carbon or diamond film creates a stronger and more scratch resistant substrate that is less prone to breaking or cracking. Additionally, the coating may provide superior heat transfer properties enabling the final device to be used in passive cooling applications such as for mobile phone displays. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159269 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a plasma processing apparatus comprising an exhaust path extending from the exhaust hole to the pump, wherein the pump is configured to depressurize inside of the processing container and the exhausting path, wherein the exhaust path includes a horizontally linearly extended portion, wherein the horizontally linearly extended portion of the exhaust path has a rectangular or oval cross-section having a horizontal length longer than a vertical length; wherein the plasma processing apparatus further includes a pressure control valve disposed in the horizontally linearly extended portion of the exhaust path; and wherein the pressure control valve is formed of a pressure control valve plate having substantially same shape and size as those of the cross-section and a shaft formed in the pressure control valve along the horizontal length of the cross-section, in such a manner that the pressure control valve plate rotates about the shaft. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159270 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a plasma processing apparatus comprising an exhaust path extending from the exhaust hole to the pump, wherein the pump is configured to depressurize inside of the processing container and the exhausting path, wherein the exhaust path includes a horizontally linearly extended portion, wherein the horizontally linearly extended portion of the exhaust path has a rectangular or oval cross-section having a horizontal length longer than a vertical length; wherein the plasma processing apparatus further includes a pressure control valve disposed in the horizontally linearly extended portion of the exhaust path; and wherein the pressure control valve is formed of a pressure control valve plate having substantially same shape and size as those of the cross-section and a shaft formed in the pressure control valve along the horizontal length of the cross-section, in such a manner that the pressure control valve plate rotates about the shaft. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159271 | DEPOSITION OF NON-ISOSTRUCTURAL LAYERS FOR FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A plurality of non-isostructural layers are deposited onto a substrate. An inorganic layer is deposited onto the substrate by adsorbing metal atoms to the substrate. The inorganic layer on the substrate is exposed to a hydrocarbon-containing source precursor to deposit a first hydrocarbon-containing layer by adsorbing the hydrocarbon-containing source precursor onto the inorganic layer. The first hydrocarbon-containing layer on the substrate is exposed to a reactant precursor to increase reactivity of the first hydrocarbon-containing layer on the substrate, and a second hydrocarbon-containing layer is deposited onto the first hydrocarbon-containing layer on the substrate. The process may be repeated to deposit the plurality of layers. The second hydrocarbon-containing layer may have higher hydrocarbon content and may be deposited at a higher deposition rate than the first hydrocarbon-containing layer. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159272 | SUBSTRATE HEATING DEVICE AND PROCESS CHAMBER - The present invention relates to a process chamber which includes a substrate heating device. The substrate heating device of the process chamber according to one embodiment of the present invention has a boat in which a plurality of substrates are stacked apart from each other, and a chamber housing in which the boat is positioned in an inner space for process gas to flow between the substrates which are stacked apart from each other on the inner side wall, and the present invention includes a first heating body which generates heat in the lower portion of the boat to heat the substrate. Moreover, the boat comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, a plurality of support bars connecting the upper plate with the lower plate, and a plurality of substrate seat grooves formed on the side walls of the support bars. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159273 | Precursors for Atomic Layer Deposition - Atomic layer deposition (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) precursors that are useful for forming metal-containing films are provided. These compounds include triazapentadienyl, α-imino enolate compounds and α-imino ketone compounds having formulae 1, 2, and 3, respectively. An ALD method using the precursors is also provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159274 | ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING BATH - The present invention concerns an electroless nickel plating bath suitable for application in plating on plastic processes. The plating bath is free of hazardous substances such as lead ions and ammonia and allows deposition of nickel phosphorous alloys on plastic substrates at plating temperatures not higher than 55° C. Furthermore, the deposition of copper from an immersion type copper plating bath onto the nickel phosphorous coatings require no activation step which results in less process steps and less waste water production. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159275 | METHOD AND REGENERATION APPARATUS FOR REGENERATING A PLATING COMPOSITION - A method and apparatus for regenerating a plating composition which is suitable for depositing at least one first metal on a substrate where the plating rate in the plating composition is very low, where the concentration of the at least one first metal in the plating composition cannot be easily set at a constant level, and where plating-out of the at least one first metal from the plating composition takes place. The method and apparatus for regenerating a plating composition is suitable for depositing at least one first metal on a substrate at a sufficiently high plating rate, while offering the opportunity to easily adjust the concentration of the at least one first metal in the plating composition at a constant level and to provide the plating composition with sufficient stability against decomposition thereof in order to safeguard the regeneration cell from plated-out first metal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159276 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A substrate entire region treatment process of discharging a processing fluid of a temperature different from a surface temperature of a substrate | 2015-06-11 |
20150159277 | ELECTROLESS NICKEL COATINGS AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE COATINGS - An aqueous electroless nickel plating bath for forming electroless nickel coatings includes nickel, a hypophosphorous reducing agent, zinc, a bismuth stabilizer, and at least one of a complexing agent, a chelating agent, or a pH buffer, and is free of a sulfur compound. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159278 | ALLOY COMPOSITION FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS, ITS USE, PROCESS FOR ITS APPLICATION AND SUPER-ALLOY ARTICLES COATED WITH THE SAME COMPOSITION - Alloy composition for the manufacture of protective coatings, comprising cobalt, nickel, chromium, aluminium, yttrium and iridium in amounts so as to obtain the phases α, β and σ, in particular for coating a super-alloy article. Preferably, such super-alloy article is a turbine component. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159279 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A PLURALITY OF LAMINAS MADE OF A MATERIAL HAVING MONOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE FROM AN INGOT - A method is described for obtaining a plurality of laminas made of a material having monocrystalline structure, by detachment from an ingot made of the material having monocrystalline structure, the ingot having an axis of symmetry (X), the method comprising: creating, in the ingot by use of a pulsed laser beam, a plurality of sacrificial layers with modified crystalline structure, the plurality of sacrificial layers being distributed along the axis of symmetry (X), the plurality of sacrificial layers dividing the ingot in a plurality of residual layers; subjecting the plurality of sacrificial layers to chemical etching, thereby causing a separation of the residual layers; and detaching the residual layers to produce the plurality of laminas made of a material having monocrystalline structure. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159280 | CATHODIC PROTECTION AUTOMATED CURRENT AND POTENTIAL MEASURING DEVICE FOR ANODES PROTECTING VESSEL INTERNALS - Embodiments of systems and methods for providing cathodic protection to a fluid-containing vessel include measuring two distinct voltages at a junction box exterior to the fluid-containing vessel. The first voltage is measured across a shunt in the junction box such that a current magnitude through the shunt can be determined using Ohm's Law that is representative of a current output of one or more sacrificial anodes disposed within the fluid-containing vessel. The second voltage is measured by depressing a pushbutton of a momentary switch to open the switch and interrupt current flow through the shunt. The second voltage is representative of a voltage difference between the one or more sacrificial anodes and the a wall of the fluid-containing vessel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159281 | Cathodic Protection Device with Joining Mechanisms and Articulated Bars - Embodiments of a cathodic protection device include an anchor bar operably connected to a metallic structure placed in a marine or aquatic environment, a plurality of articulated bars and a joining mechanism. The plurality of articulated bars are connected to one another in a chain-like manner. The joining mechanism is configured to connect the anchor bar to the plurality of articulated bars. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159282 | GALVANIC ANODE AND METHOD OF CORROSION PROTECTION - A sacrificial galvanic anode, an anodic assembly including the sacrificial anode, and a method of cathodically protecting steel reinforcement in concrete structures from corrosion is provided. The sacrificial galvanic anode comprises at least one sacrificial metal helical coil. The galvanic anode is easily fabricated and occupies a minimum volume within a steel reinforced concrete structure while providing maximum surface area for sacrificial corrosion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159283 | METAL MASK MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METAL MASK - A metal mask manufacturing method includes: (a) disposing a first anti-etching layer having a first void region on a first face of a substrate; (b) disposing a second anti-etching layer on a second face of the substrate opposite to the first face, wherein a second void region of the second anti-etching layer is corresponding to the first void region; (c) performing a first etching on the first face and the second face to form a first concave part and a second concave part separated by a part of the substrate; (d) disposing a protecting layer filled into the first concave part; (e) performing a second etching from the second face to produce a void between the first concave part and the second concave part; (f) removing the second anti-etching layer; and (g) performing a third etching from the second face. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159284 | HYDROGEN/OXYGEN ON-DEMAND SYSTEM, HIGH SPEED EFFICIENT HYDROGEN REACTOR SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFOR - A system for improving efficiency in which water or aqueous solution is broken into its core molecules of hydrogen and oxygen using a 12 volt power source, and of which this gas vapor can improve the efficiency of an engine of a vehicle in a catalytic fashion once combining with a fossil fuel, and includes a reactor housing containing at least one reactor unit having electrodes slotted in an insulated container, a solution supply system that regulates the aqueous solution in the system; and an air handling system that regulates the decomposed hydrogen and oxygen gas in the system. The reactor unit being immersed in an liquid or aqueous solution produces hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159285 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING AN ELECTROPOSITIVE METAL FROM A METAL CARBONATE - A method recovers an electropositive metal from a metal carbonate. In the method, hydrogen and halogen are combusted to form hydrogen halide. The solid metal carbonate is converted into metal chloride by a gaseous hydrogen halide. In an electrolysis, the metal chloride is decomposed into metal and halogen. The halogen produced in the electrolysis is led out of the electrolysis for combusting. Preferably, the hydrogen halide is produced by combusting the hydrogen and the halogen and the metal carbonate is converted into metal chloride in a fluidized bed reactor. Preferably, lithium is used as the metal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159286 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL FOR PRODUCTION OF RARE EARTH METALS - An electrolytic cell for production of rare earth metals is disclosed. The electrolytic cell includes a cell housing provided with one or more inclined channels disposed in a floor of the cell housing along which channel(s) molten rare earth metals produced in the electrolytic cell can drain. One or more cathodes are suspended within the cell housing in substantially vertical alignment with the one or more channels. Respective opposing surfaces of the one or more cathodes are downwardly and outwardly inclined at an angle from the vertical. One or more pairs of anodes are suspended within the cell housing; each anode in the one or more pairs has a facing surface inclined from the vertical and spaced apart in parallel alignment with respective opposing inclined surfaces of the one or more cathodes to define a substantially constant anode-cathode distance therebetween. The electrolytic cell also includes a sump for receiving molten rare earth metals from the channel, wherein the sump is spaced apart and isolated from the one or more cathodes and the one or more anodes. Separation of the molten rare earth metals from the cathode(s) and the anode(s) prevents reaction and/or contamination with fugitive carbon arising from the anode(s) or back reaction with off gases. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159287 | INERT ALLOY ANODE USED FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYSIS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR - An inert alloy anode for aluminum electrolysis contains Fe and Cu as primary components and further contains Sn; addition of the metal Sn contributes to formation of an oxide film with strong oxidization resistance and stable structure on the surface of the inert alloy anode and to improvement of the corrosion resistance of the anode; on this basis, the inert alloy anode further contains Ni, Al and Y, addition of the metal Al can prevent the primary metal components from being oxidized, and addition of the metal Y can control alloy to present a desired crystal form in the preparation process to achieve oxidization resistance. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159288 | ADDITIVES FOR ELECTROPLATING BATHS - Reaction products of halogenated pyrimidines and nucleophilic linker units are included in metal electroplating baths to provide good throwing power. The electroplating baths can be used to plate metal, such as copper, tin and alloys thereof on printed circuit boards and semiconductors and fill through-holes and vias. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159289 | THROUGH SILICON VIA FILLING USING AN ELECTROLYTE WITH A DUAL STATE INHIBITOR - A method for electrofilling large, high aspect ratio recessed features with copper without depositing substantial amounts of copper in the field region is provided. The method allows completely filling recessed features having aspect ratios of at least about 5:1 such as at least about 10:1, and widths of at least about 1 μm in a substantially void-free manner without depositing more than 5% of copper in the field region (relative to the thickness deposited in the recessed feature). The method involves contacting the substrate having one or more large, high aspect ratio recessed features (such as a TSVs) with an electrolyte comprising copper ions and an organic dual state inhibitor (DSI) configured for inhibiting copper deposition in the field region, and electrodepositing copper under potential-controlled conditions, where the potential is controlled not exceed the critical potential of the DSI. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159290 | Electric Al-Zr-Mn Alloy-Plating Bath Using Room Temperature Molten Salt Bath, Plating Method Using the Same and Al-Zr-Mn Alloy-Plated Film - Provided herein is an electric Al—Zr—Mn alloy-plating bath which comprises (A) an aluminum halide; (B) one or at least two kinds of compounds selected from the group consisting of N-alkylpyridinium halides, N-alkylimidazolium halides, N,N′-dialkyl-imidazolium halides, N-alkyl-pyrazolium halides, N,N′-dialkyl-pyrazolium halides, N-alkylpyrrolidinium halides and N,N-dialkyl-pyrrolidinium halides; (C) a zirconium halide; and (D) a manganese halide, in which the molar ratio of the aluminum halide (A) to the compound (B) ranges from 1:1 to 3:1. The plating bath never involves any risk of causing an explosion and can provide a smooth and fine Al—Zr—Mn alloy-plated film. Moreover, the resulting film has high resistance to corrosion even when it does not contain any chromium and therefore, it is quite suitable from the viewpoint of the environmental protection and it can thus be used in a wide variety of applications including the plating of parts for motorcars, and the plating of parts for electrical appliances. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159291 | COPPER ELECTRODEPOSITION BATH CONTAINING AN ELECTROCHEMICALLY INERT CATION - The present invention relates to an electrolyte composition for depositing copper on metal substrates. The composition contains a combination of two aromatic amines and an electrochemically inert cation. This electrolyte makes it possible to increase the copper nucleation density. It also allows bottom-up filling in trenches that have a very small opening dimension, typically lower than 40 nm. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159292 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR UNIFORMLY FORMING POROUS SEMICONDUCTOR ON A SUBSTRATE - This disclosure enables high-productivity controlled fabrication of uniform porous semiconductor layers (made of single layer or multi-layer porous semiconductors such as porous silicon, comprising single porosity or multi-porosity layers). Some applications include fabrication of MEMS separation and sacrificial layers for die detachment and MEMS device fabrication, membrane formation and shallow trench isolation (STI) porous silicon (using porous silicon formation with an optimal porosity and its subsequent oxidation). Further, this disclosure is applicable to the general fields of photovoltaics, MEMS, including sensors and actuators, stand-alone, or integrated with integrated semiconductor microelectronics, semiconductor microelectronics chips and optoelectronics. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159293 | CLOSED LOOP ELECTROLYTE ANALYZER - A processing system for electroplating semiconductor wafers and similar substrates includes an electrolyte tank, at least one processing chamber connected to the electrolyte tank via fluid lines, and an electrolyte analyzer. The electrolyte analyzer may have a probe, such as a voltammetry probe, in the electrolyte tank, a pump, a reservoir and at least one valve, with these components connected via fluid lines to form a fluid loop. The valve may be switchable to provide a closed fluid loop where electrolyte circulates through the probe to analyze the electrolyte, and to provide an open fluid loop to removal of the used electrolyte and introduction of fresh electrolyte from the tank into the fluid loop. The used electrolyte may be moved to a facility drain and not returned to the electrolyte tank, to reduce risk of contamination. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159294 | ELECTRODE FOR POLISHING HOLLOW TUBE, AND ELECTROLYTIC POLISHING METHOD USING SAME - A wing electrode is configured by disposing at least a wing in a circumferential direction at equal intervals, the wing having a specific width in an axial direction of the electrode shaft and a tip in a shape corresponding to an inner surface of the hollow tube. A housing tube is arranged concentrically to the electrode shaft and to house the wing electrode by winding the respective wings around the electrode shaft. A slit of the housing tube is arranged in the axial direction so as to correspond to each wing. A diameter adjustment unit is operable to expand and contract each wing in the radial direction by rotating the electrode shaft and the housing tube relatively after inserting each wing into the slit of the housing tube. As a matter of course, the electrolyte is filled in the hollow tube at any time before the electrolytic treatment. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159295 | Amorphous Silicon Crystallizing Method, Crystallized Silicon Film Forming Method, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method and Film Forming Apparatus - There is provided a method of crystallizing amorphous silicones, which includes: forming a stacked structure of a second amorphous silicon film followed by a first amorphous silicon film on an underlay film, the second amorphous silicon film having a faster crystal growth rate than the first amorphous silicon film; and performing a crystallization treatment on the stacked structure to crystalize silicones contained in at least the second amorphous silicon film. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159296 | CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEAD-CONTAINED COMPOSITIONS USING BATCH AUTO-FEEDING - This invention includes a system and a method for growing crystals including a batch auto-feeding mechanism. The proposed system and method provide a minimization of compositional segregation effect during crystal growth by controlling growth rate involving a high-temperature flow control system operable in an open and a closed loop crystal growth process. The ability to control the growth rate without corresponding loss of volatilize-able elements enables significantly improvement in compositional homogeneity and a consequent increase in crystal yield. This growth system and method can be operated in production scale, simultaneously for a plurality of growth crucibles to further the reduction of manufacturing costs, particularly for the crystal materials of binary or ternary systems with volatile components, such as Lead (Pb) and Indium (In). | 2015-06-11 |
20150159297 | METHOD FOR GROWING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL - In the present invention, a crucible formed of SiC as a main component is used as a container for a Si—C solution. A metal element M (M is at least one metal element selected from at least one of a first group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho and Lu, a second group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu and a third group consisting of Al, Ga, Ge, Sn, Pb and Zn) is added to the Si—C solution and the crucible is heated to elute Si and C, which are derived from a main component SiC of the crucible, from a high-temperature surface region of the crucible in contact with the Si—C solution, into the Si—C solution. In this way, precipitation of a SiC polycrystal on a surface of the crucible in contact with the Si—C solution is suppressed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159298 | FLOAT ZONE SILICON WAFER MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND RELATED PROCESS - The process for manufacturing a silicon wafer includes steps for mounting a float zone silicon work piece for exfoliation, energizing a microwave device for generating an energized beam sufficient for penetrating an outer surface layer of the float zone silicon work piece, exfoliating the outer surface layer of the float zone silicon work piece with the energized beam, and removing the exfoliated outer surface layer from the float zone silicon work piece as the silicon wafer having a thickness less than 100 micrometers. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159299 | METHOD FOR GROWING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL - In the present invention, a crucible formed of SiC as a main component is used as a container for a Si—C solution. The SiC crucible is heated such that, for example, an isothermal line representing a temperature distribution within the crucible draws an inverted convex shape; and Si and C, which are derived from a main component SiC of the crucible, are eluted from a high-temperature surface region of the crucible in contact with the Si—C solution, into the Si—C solution, thereby suppressing precipitation of a SiC polycrystal on a surface of the crucible in contact with the Si—C solution. To the Si—C solution of this state, a SiC seed crystal is moved down from the upper portion of the crucible closer to the Si—C solution and brought into contact with the Si—C solution to grow a SiC single crystal on the SiC seed crystal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159300 | LASER CRYSTALLIZATION APPARATUS AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (OLED) DISPLAY MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - A laser crystallization apparatus and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display manufactured using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a stage configured to receive a target substrate having an amorphous silicon layer formed thereon and a first laser unit configured to crystalize the amorphous silicon layer so as to form a polycrystalline silicon layer. The polycrystalline silicon layer includes a plurality of protrusions. The apparatus also includes a second laser unit configured to remove at least part of the protrusions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159301 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MAKING A POLYMERIC FIBEROUS MATERIAL HAVING INCREASED BETA CONTENT - A system and process for making a polymeric fibrous material having increased beta content is provided herein. The system is configured for meltblowing polymer into a fibrous material having high beta crystalline content and has an extruder for melting and moving a polymer to a meltblowing die. The meltblowing die has a longitudinally extending die tip with a plurality of spinnerets substantially equidistantly spaced from each other and a longitudinal fluid material flow through passage disposed along each longitudinal side of the die tip configured to axially attenuate the melted polymer from the die tip in fibrous form. A plurality of liquid spray nozzles are configured and disposed to spray a liquid into the fibrous melted polymer attenuated from the die tip. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159302 | MICROFIBER - The present invention relates to a high-tenacity cellulosic regenerated fiber with an individual fiber titer of between 0.6 and 0.9 dtex and yarns and planar textile structures which contain regenerated fibers of this kind. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159303 | Core-Sheath Conjugated Fiber - A core-sheath conjugated fiber has excellent moisture-absorption properties, antistatic properties, and cool feeling by contact, as well as being less prone to post process trouble even when the fiber is interknitted with polyurethane or polyethylene terephthalate. The fiber includes a core portion and a sheath portion. The core portion is not exposed through the surface of the fiber, and is composed of a polyether block amide copolymer represented by Formula (1) having a hard segment composed of nylon 6. The sheath portion is composed of a nylon-6 resin, and the area ratio of the core portion to the sheath portion in a transverse section of the fiber is 3/1 to 1/5. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159304 | FLAME AND HEAT RESISTANT YARNS AND FABRICS - The present invention relates to flame and heat resistant yarns comprising polyacrylate fibers, and to flame retardant textile materials formed from such yarns. The flame and heat resistant yarns include a series of polyacrylate fibers blended with a series of companion fibers, which can include other flame resistant fibers. The polyacrylate fibers provide enhanced char strength to the yarns, while the companion fibers can be selected to provide increased tensile strength and other desired properties to the flame and heat resistant yarns. The flame and heat resistant yarns can be used to form fabrics or textile materials for use in a variety of applications, which fabrics exhibit a reduced fabric char length when subject to vertical flammability testing, and meet flammability requirements for any or all of National Fire Protection Association Standards NFPA 1971, NFPA 1975, NFPA 2112, NFPA 1951, NFPA 1977, and/or NFPA 70E; or which further meet or exceed the flame resistance requirements achieving an SFI Foundation performance rating of 3.2A/1 to SFI 3.2A/40, and/or Code of Federal Regulations 16 CFR 1633. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159305 | WOVEN GEOTEXTILE FABRICS - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of woven geotextile fabrics. In exemplary embodiments, a geotextile has a water flow rate greater than 75 gallons per minute per square foot. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159306 | APPARATUS FOR THREAD SEPARATION - The present invention relates to a thread separating apparatus ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150159307 | Fabric strap with emulated velvet surface - Fabric strap with an emulated velvet surface, including a base fabric weaved with weft yarns and warp yarns and a pile layer made of draw textured yarns on a surface of the base fabric in a form of curled hairs. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159308 | GLAZED NONWOVEN FABRIC AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A glazing method for improving abrasion resistance using a heated smooth roll to melt the lower-melting-point portion of bicomponent fibers as the spunbond web passes over the heated smooth roll. Because there is no external pressure exerted in a nip by an opposing second roller, as in calendering, the outer surface of the web which does not contact the heated smooth roll remains essentially unchanged and the nonwoven fabric exhibits no compression as a result of the glazing process. The roll temperature and dwell time (roll diameter, wrap angle and line speed) are controlled for the purpose of surface treating only one side of the nonwoven fabric to improve abrasion resistance while allowing the air permeability and web thickness to remain essentially unchanged. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159309 | INFUSOR WITH FLOATING SYSTEM INTERFACE - An infuser with an integral coupler for use in automatic washing machines is described, wherein thanks to the outer geometry thereof, that is to say, thanks to the combination of the curvature of the blades on its front face and the concavity on its side faces, there is no need for the water to completely cover the textile clothes load, because it is in constant motion due to the generation of a strong stream going from the bottom to the top, resulting in a homogeneity in cleansing with a much less amount of water. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159310 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF WASHING - A washing machine is for clothing items. The washing machine includes a wash basket defining a basket cavity configured to receive the clothing items. The wash basket includes opposite lateral wall portions with a horizontally aligned rotation axis extending through the opposite lateral wall portions. The wash basket is configured for rotation about the horizontally aligned rotation axis. The washing machine also includes a drive assembly configured to rotate the opposite lateral wall portions of the wash basket with an equally-distributed rotation force. This is done in such a way that an occurrence of a rotational imbalance of the wash basket, as a result of receiving the equally-distributed rotation force, is reduced. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159311 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH TUB RING - A laundry treating appliance having a tub with a tub ring and a drum located within the tub having a balance ring. The tub ring may extend radially inward and be spaced above the balance ring. The tub ring and balance ring may have an angled portion to provide for a generally constant space between the tub ring and balance ring during rotation of the drum within the tub. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159312 | WASHING MACHINE DRIVER - Disclosed is a washing machine driver, comprising an electric motor, a washing axle ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150159313 | APPLIANCES WITH SUDSING-REDUCING FLUSHABLE DETERGENT DISPENSERS - A laundry treating appliance having a detergent dispenser that may be flushed with a water flow for removal of residual powder while reducing sudsing. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159314 | ANTIMICROBIAL FABRIC APPLICATION SYSTEM - An antimicrobial supply system employs a process water supply and incorporates a metallic ion supply connected to the process water supply to provide a high ion concentrate to an output. A dilution reservoir is connected to the metallic ion supply output and has an input from the process water supply. A pump is connected to an output of the reservoir. A manifold connected to the pump provides a dilute concentrate to at least one washing system. An electronics control module is connected to a first flow controller between the process water supply and the metallic ion supply and a second flow controller between the metallic ion supply and the reservoir for dilution control establishing a desired metallic ion concentration. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159315 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having a receiving space for reception of laundry, a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, a support structure placed in the receiving space, the support structure providing a support space to allow a surface of the laundry to be supported by the support space, a guide affixed in the receiving space, the guide being configured to set a movement range of the laundry to prevent the laundry from deviating from the support space, and a press structure separably coupled to the support structure, the press structure being configured to apply pressure to the laundry positioned in the support space. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159316 | SELF-HEALING MATERIAL - A glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite includes a polymer matrix, a plurality of glass fibers embedded within the polymer matrix, a first hollow glass fiber containing a resin embedded within the polymer matrix, a second hollow glass fiber containing a catalyst suitable for curing the resin embedded within the polymer matrix. When damage occurs to such a composite, the glass fibers containing the resin and the catalyst are ruptured, resulting in their mixing together so that the resin is cured for repairing the ruptured location. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159317 | Processes and Compositions for Dyeing or Finishing Fibrous Materials - Compositions comprising a specific ethoxylated/propoxylated product as well as an alkylene carbonate, an epoxysilane or a polysiloxane are useful for dyeing or finishing fibrous materials. Reaction products formed from said products are also very useful for these purposes. Said products are preferably used as solutions in supercritical carbon dioxide. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159318 | TREATMENT COMPOSITION FOR TEXTILE GOODS - The present invention provides a treatment agent composition for fiber products capable of producing an exceptional odor-eliminating and odor-preventing effect against various odors. This treatment agent composition for fiber products comprises: (A) highly branched cyclic dextrin; (B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an amine compound having within each molecule one to three C | 2015-06-11 |
20150159319 | METHOD FOR ANTIMICROBIAL FABRIC APPLICATION - An antimicrobial supply system employs a process water supply and incorporates a metallic ion supply connected to the process water supply to provide a high ion concentrate to an output. A dilution reservoir is connected to the metallic ion supply output and has an input from the process water supply. A pump is connected to an output of the reservoir. A manifold connected to the pump provides a dilute concentrate to at least one washing system. An electronics control module is connected to a first flow controller between the process water supply and the metallic ion supply and a second flow controller between the metallic ion supply and the reservoir for dilution control establishing a desired metallic ion concentration. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159320 | IMITATION LEATHER FABRIC AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - An imitation leather fabric formed from a basis fabric, wherein the basis fabric includes a first fabric layer including a first set of fibre elements and a second set of fibre elements woven together to form a plain weave or a twill weave. The basis fabric of the imitation leather fabric also includes a second fabric layer facing the first fabric layer. The second fabric layer includes a third set of fibre elements woven together with the first set of fibre elements to form a long loop blister weave. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159321 | SUEDE-LIKE SYNTHETIC LEATHER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A suede-like synthetic leather includes a substrate and a suede-like layer formed on the substrate from a polymeric foam which has a surface provided with piles projecting therefrom. The suede-like synthetic leather is formed by a process which includes the steps of forming the polymeric foam on the substrate, and forming the piles on the surface of the polymeric foam by rubbing, tumbling, or abrading the surface of the polymeric foam. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159322 | Process for producing polyvinyl alcohol articles - The present invention relates to novel polyvinyl alcohol non-woven films and fabrics which have been modified so as to have a breathable coalesced lower porosity surface polyvinyl alcohol layer attached to a fibrous polyvinyl alcohol layer by a transition layer. The fabrics are useful as clothing or wraps for inert articles. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF WOVEN STYLE TUFTED CUT/LOOP FABRICS - A system and method for forming patterned tufted fabrics such as carpets, including the formation of patterns having cut pile and loop pile tufts therein. The system includes a pair of needle bars each carrying a series of needles to which a plurality of yarns are fed. Cut pile hooks are arranged along a cut pile side of a tufting zone, in a position to engage the needles of one of the needle bars, while loop pile loopers are arranged along the opposite loop pile side of the tufting zone, in a position to engage the needles of the other one of the needle bars. A backing material is fed through the tufting zone, and as loop pile tufts of yarns are formed in the backing material, the needles mounted along a needle bar extending along the cut pile side of the tufting zone can be shifted to an off-gauge position, with the yarn feed to these needles further being controlled, to substantially prevent engagement and pick-up of the yarns carried by such needles by the cut pile hooks. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159324 | TILE CARPET - A carpet of a type to be used in such manner that square plate-like members having a predetermined size are laid over the floor, and more particularly, a tile carpet comprising a carpet body, a carpet base to which the carpet body is fixed, and a layer of non-hardening type adhesive arranged on the rear surface of the carpet base, characterized in that the non-hardening type adhesive layer of the tile carpet consists of a mixture of acrylic foaming resin and urethane resin hardening type adhesive and a ratio of mixing of urethane resin hardening type adhesive in the mixture is 10 to 30 weight %. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159325 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TWO-LAYER MULTISTRAND METAL CORD - In a method of manufacturing a two-layer multistrand metal cord, N wires constituting an outer strand layer are wound in a helix around two wires constituting an inner strand layer, so as to form a strand. L>1 previously formed strands, which are incorporated as outer strands of an unsaturated outer cord layer of the cord, are wound in a helix around K>1 previously formed strands, which are incorporated as inner strands of an inner cord layer of the cord, to form a wound cord. The wound cord is overtwisted, the overtwisted cord is balanced so as to obtain zero residual torque in the overtwisted cord, and the balanced overtwisted cord is untwisted. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159326 | FELT WITH CELLULOSIC FIBERS FOR FORMING FIBER CEMENT ARTICLES - A fiber cement felt includes: a base fabric layer including machine direction yarns (MD yarns) and cross-machine direction yarns (CMD yarns); and one or more batt layers overlying the base fabric layer. One of the MD yarns, CMD yarns, and batt layer includes erodible cellulosic fibers. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159327 | Doctor For A Paper Machine - A doctor for a paper machine that according to some implementations includes a blade, a wearing element located in or on the blade so that at least a portion of the wearing element is exposed to wear as the blade is worn, and a reading element positioned in proximity to the wearing element. The reading element is configured to emit a magnetic signal to excite the wearing element and the wearing element is configured to respond to the magnetic signal with a magnetic response signal. The reading element is in turn configured to receive the magnetic response signal, the magnetic response signal comprising a frequency that varies with the wear of the wearing element such that the frequency of the magnetic response signal is representative of the wear of the wearing element. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159328 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR DETACKIFYING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN THE PROCESS OF PULPING AND PAPERMAKING - The present invention discloses a method for detackifying organic contaminants in the process of pulping and papermaking and a composition used for the same. Specifically, the invention discloses that the water circulation system of pulping and papermaking process can be provided with non-ionic cellulose ether and cationic coagulant in lower amount, through which, the de position of organic contaminants can be inhibited under the synergistic action of pre-coagulation and detackification. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159329 | Adhesive Formulation And Creping Methods Using Same - A formulation useful as a creping adhesive formulation or Yankee dryer coating composition is described. Methods of creping using the formulation are also described. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159330 | Fibrous Structures Including an Active Agent and Having a Graphic Printed Thereon - The present disclosure relates to fibrous structures including active agents and having a graphic printed thereon. In some embodiments, a nonwoven web may include a fibrous structure comprising filaments. In turn, the filaments may include filament forming material, and an active agent releasable from the filaments when exposed to conditions of intended use. In addition, a graphic may be printed directly onto the fibrous structure. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159331 | Fluorescent brighter #71 used for the papermaking process - Fluorescent whitening agent 71 (FB #71) 4,4′-bis[4-anilino-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl] amino-2,2′-stilbene disodium salt (CAS #16090-02-1) is used on the wet-end papermaking process and coating papermaking process to increase the brightness of paper. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159332 | SPRING WING CONTROLLER - A controller for a spring wing on a frog that utilizes a floating piston rod carrying a fixed piston valve and a free-moving piston head is provided. When the piston rod is actuated by the opening movement of the spring wing, the piston valve separates from the piston head briefly, allowing oil to flow through the piston head in a relatively unrestricted manner. The piston head is spring biased towards the piston valve; upon contact between the piston head and the piston valve, the oil flow through the piston head stops, helping to hold the spring wing in the open position. When the spring wing begins to close, the adjustable oil flow through the controller allows the piston rod to move at a controlled rate, thereby controlling the closure rate of the spring wing. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159333 | SURFACE MOUNT WEDGE BARRIER - The present disclosure relates to a system including an anchor configured to be disposed within a foundation, wherein an upper side of the anchor is configured to be exposed at a surface of the foundation and a wedge-style anti-ram security barrier configured to mechanically couple to the anchor and mount to the surface of the foundation. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159334 | SNOW THROWER WITH JOYSTICK - A cordless electric snow thrower is disclosed having a separate and distinct battery housing containing a battery being positioned on a handle of the cordless snow thrower. The cordless snow thrower may include an electronic controller that allows a user to rotate a chute of the cordless snow thrower to alter a direction in which snow is thrown. The cordless snow thrower may also include a light that provides sufficient light to allow the user to use the cordless snow thrower at night to clear snow. The placement of the battery housing provides balance to the cordless snow thrower and allows power to be provided to all of the electronic devices and components of the cordless snow thrower. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159335 | SINGLE NET CAPTURE MARINE BARRIER SYSTEM - A marine barrier has a plurality of column modules, each having a vertical column, and an impact net attached to and extending between the column modules. Each of the columns has four buoyant horizontal legs extending from its lower portion. A distal end of each of the legs is attachable to a distal end of a corresponding leg of an adjacent column module to form a series of diamond-shaped supports between the columns to support the columns and the impact net. When the barrier is floating in a body of water and a moving vessel impacts the impact net, the impact net deflects to transfer a force of the impact to one or more of the column modules, which in turn engage the water to transfer the force of the impact to the water, to arrest the motion of the vessel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159336 | Container for collecting pollution - It is disclosed a container for collecting pollution floating on water, comprising an upper wall ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150159337 | DEVICE FOR ANCHORING CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE GROUND - A device for anchoring constructions in the ground, having a tubular support column or support element and having supporting plates arranged in a supporting plane, wherein the tubular support column is in the form of a continuous part which extends from the supporting plane to above the ground, the tubular support column, the supporting plates and the connecting webs consist of steel, the tubular support column or the support element, the supporting plates and the connecting webs are connected together by screw connections, and the supporting plates are connected to the tubular support column by connecting webs. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159338 | Restoration and Reinforcement of a Scarp - The method for the restoration and reinforcement of scarps and a resulting reinforced structure is provided. The method includes of clearing the scarp surface under restoration, and of creating a pit (an excavation). The bottom of the pit is filled with mineral soil and is compacted as a foundation of a retaining wall. A protective filter made from draining mineral soil is installed on the foothill of the scarp, where the protective filter is surrounded by draining geotextile. The geogrid is placed on the surface of the regressed scarp and then anchored to the soil of the scarp by tensile ropes. A rigid support, such as a crib (grillage), is created on the protective filter and batter piles are driven under the rigid support. Then the retaining wall is constructed, consisting of layers of compacted soil that are surrounded by draining geotextile. The retaining wall is covered by erosion control mats, anchored to the draining geotextile of the soil layers of the retaining wall. Protrusion in the scarp is covered with large granite boulders or concrete elements. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159339 | RETAINING WALL - Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a modular retaining wall for a material to be retained, using only blocks which in and of themselves are of insufficient thickness to function as retaining wall blocks. The modular wall includes backer blocks and facing blocks which are connected by separate connectors in a back to back, spaced apart arrangement, thereby forming a hollow retaining wall. The hollow wall is filled with loose filler material to increase the mass and retaining capacity of the wall. None of the wall components is embedded in the material to be retained. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a modular retaining wall. A double sided decorative wall is also disclosed. The modular wall system allows for the construction of retaining walls and freestanding, double sided, decorative walls forming both straight and curved walls. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159340 | REINFORCED EARTH - The present invention concerns a method of installing a reinforcement strip in a compacted fill retained by facing element together with the reinforcement strip extending between an anchorage zone and the wall. The anchorage zone is located away from the facing element and separated from the facing element. The method comprises: a) installing ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150159341 | DIPPER DOOR TRIP ASSEMBLY - A dipper door trip assembly includes a dipper, a dipper door pivotally coupled to the dipper, a linkage assembly including a sliding latch bar disposed at least partially in the dipper door, and a latch keeper coupled to the dipper. The latch keeper includes a roller that engages and disengages the latch bar. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159342 | SKID STEER LOADER LIFT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY - A lift linkage assembly for a work machine having a work tool. The lift linkage assembly includes a frame, a boom arm, an upper link, a lower link, and a hydraulic actuator. The boom arm is configured to be pivotally coupled to the work tool and has a surface that defines a longitudinal axis. The upper link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The lower link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The hydraulic actuator has a rod that is pivotally coupled to the boom arm and moves between a retracted position and an extended position. The upper link, lower link, and hydraulic actuator are each spaced from the longitudinal axis. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159343 | DEMOUNTABLE VEHICLE IMPLEMENT - A demountable implement ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150159344 | BOTTOM GUARD ASSEMBLY - A bottom guard assembly for a machine includes a guard element attached to a frame of the machine using mechanical fasteners. The bottom guard assembly further includes a door member pivotally coupled to an inner surface of the guard element via a hinge element. The bottom guard assembly also includes a torsion bar having a first end coupled to the inner surface of the guard element and a second end coupled to the hinge element. The bottom guard assembly further includes at least one holder element positioned between the first end of the torsion bar and the second end of the torsion bar, the at least one holder element attached to the inner surface of the guard element. The torsion bar is configured to rotate within the at least one holder element during opening of the door member. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159345 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is a construction machine which is capable of disposing a manually-operated unit at a position where it can be manually operated by a worker located around an upper slewing body, while suppressing an increase in size of the upper slewing body in a horizontal direction. The manually-operated unit comprises a unit body, and a rotary lever attached with respect to the unit body in such a manner as to be rotatable about a preset rotational axis, in a posture where it extends beyond an outer peripheral surface of the unit body in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis. A fuel tank has an undersurface opposed to the bottom plate, and a lower-outer lateral surface extending upwardly from the undersurface in such a manner as to face an outer edge portion side of a bottom plate. The unit body is disposed above the bottom plate and beneath the undersurface of the fuel tank, in a posture where the rotational axis extends approximately horizontally. The rotary lever is disposed outward of a lower edge portion of the lower-outer lateral surface of the fuel tank, so as to permit rotation of the rotary lever. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159346 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A CASCADED HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling a cascaded hybrid construction machine system and a method therefor, which apparatus includes: a control part for controlling an electric motor for driving an actuator differently according to whether or not the actuator performs a recovery action and whether or not an energy storage device can be recharged; and a motor driver for driving or stopping the electric motor by switching under the control of the control unit, wherein when the actuator performs a recovery action for both the overcharged state and the failure state of the energy storage device, the motor for driving the actuator is temporarily stopped by the switching of the motor driver so as to restrain the recovery energy generated, thus protecting the hybrid power source system and keeping the operator safe as well as resolving the problem of the working time being increased due to the system's shutting off. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE OF WHEEL LOADER - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling an engine of a wheel loader, and the apparatus includes: a sensor unit, and configured to sense vehicle information and working machine information; a vehicle control unit configured to select a working condition according to a priority of the vehicle information and the working machine information, select an engine mode corresponding to the selected working condition, and output an engine mode signal representing the selected engine mode; and an engine control unit configured to control the engine output according to the engine mode signal output from the vehicle control unit. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides the method and the apparatus for controlling an engine according to a working condition of a wheel loader, thereby smoothly maintaining performance of equipment without requiring a separate manipulation by a worker, and thus achieving an effect of improving fuel efficiency. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159348 | HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - There is provided a hydraulic excavator in which occurrence of minute vibrations in a control lever can be suppressed. The hydraulic excavator includes: a first pilot pressure control valve outputting a pilot pressure in accordance with operation of the control lever; an upstream pilot conduit having one end connected to the first pilot pressure control valve; a proportional solenoid valve connected to the other end of the upstream pilot conduit; a downstream pilot conduit having one end connected to the proportional solenoid valve; and a pilot switching valve for a boom having a second pilot port connected to the other end of the downstream pilot conduit, and controlling operation of the boom. A volume of the upstream pilot conduit is larger than a volume of the downstream pilot conduit. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159349 | LUBRICANT TESTING ASSEMBLY - A mobile machine includes a thermal imaging device mounted proximate to a plurality of lubricated track link joints of a track assembly. The thermal imaging device is configured to capture a thermal image associated with the lubricated track link joints contained within a field of view. The mobile machine further includes a testing module operatively coupled to the thermal imaging device. The testing module is configured to receive the thermal image associated with the lubricated track link joints. The testing module obtains a thermal signature associated with the lubricated track link joints based on the thermal image. The testing module further compares the thermal signature with a pre-determined temperature threshold. The testing module further identifies a failure condition if the thermal signature exceeds the pre-determined temperature threshold. | 2015-06-11 |
20150159350 | TOOL AND TOOL HOLDER FOR A DREDGER - The invention relates to a cutter head for a dredger, in which the cutter head is constructed with at least one blade and at least one adapter chamber is arranged in the blade for assembly of a tool holder in the blade, in which the adapter chamber is a cavity-configured in the blade and having an opening and an assembly recess. The invention is further constituted by a blade for a cutter head. The invention is further constituted by a tool holder for assembly on a cutter head for a dredger. The invention is further constituted by a tool arrangement for a dredger. The invention is further constituted by a method for assembly of a tool older in a cutter head for a dredger. The invention is further constituted by a production method for a blade for a cutter head for a dredger. | 2015-06-11 |