27th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200208238 | METHOD FOR COMPREHENSIVELY PROCESSING NOBLE LEAD - A method for comprehensively processing noble lead provided and utilizes two instances of vacuum distillation to realize an open circuit of arsenic, lead, antimony and bismuth and the high-efficiency enrichment of precious metals of gold and silver, and can obtain elemental arsenic, a lead-bismuth-antimony alloy, a silver alloy and a copper alloy, respectively. The lead-bismuth-antimony alloy, the silver alloy and the copper alloy are processed by oxidation refining, electrorefining and chlorination refining to obtain refined lead, refined antimony, antimony trioxide, electrolytic silver and electrolytic copper, and to realize gold enrichment. The entire process has advantages of high metal direct yield, low energy consumption, short flow chart, simple equipment, etc., and vacuum distillation belongs to a physical process in which the alloy can be separated only by means of the difference in saturated vapor pressure between the metals, without generation of wastewater, waste gas and waste residue. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208239 | Method For Obtaining Caesium From Aqueous Starting Solutions - The invention relates to a method for obtaining caesium from aqueous starting solutions having caesium contents in the range of 50 ppm to 5000 ppm, in which method the caesium ions in the aqueous solution are, in a first step, precipitated as a double salt having divalent cations with the aid of an at least 1.1-times overstoichiometric amount of solutions containing prussiate of potash, in a pH range of 2 to 12 and a temperature range of 10 to 80° C., the divalent cations either already being present in the starting solutions in an amount at least equimolar to the caesium content or being added as a water-soluble salt, and, in a second step, converted back into a water-soluble form by thermal decomposition and, in a third step, separated from the insoluble residues. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208240 | COPPER-NICKEL-TIN ALLOY, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a high-strength copper-nickel-tin alloy with excellent castability, hot workability and cold workability, high resistance to abrasive wear, adhesive wear and fretting wear and improved resistance to corrosion and stress relaxation stability, consisting of (in weight %): 2.0-10.0% Ni, 2.0-10.0% Sn, 0.01-0.8% Mg, 0.01-1.5% Si, 0.002-0.45% B, 0.004-0.3% P, selectively up to a maximum of 2.0% Co, optionally also up to a maximum 2.5% Zn, selectively up to a maximum of 0.25% Pb, the residue being copper and unavoidable impurities, characterised in that—the ratio Si/B of the element contents in wt. % of the elements silicon and boron is a minimum 0.4 and a maximum 8; such that the copper-nickel-tin alloy has Si-containing and B-containing phases and phases of the systems Ni—Si—B, Ni—B, Ni—P, Mg—P, Ni—Si, Mg—Si and other Mg-containing phases which significantly improve the processing properties and use properties of the alloy. The invention also relates to a casting variant and a further-processed variant of the high-strength copper-nickel-tin alloy, to a production method, and to the use of the alloy. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208241 | High Temperature Titanium Alloys - A non-limiting embodiment of a titanium alloy comprises, in percent by weight based on total alloy weight: 5.1 to 6.5 aluminum; 1.9 to 3.2 tin; 1.8 to 3.1 zirconium; 3.3 to 5.5 molybdenum; 3.3 to 5.2 chromium; 0.08 to 0.15 oxygen; 0.03 to 0.20 silicon; 0 to 0.30 iron; titanium; and impurities. A non-limiting embodiment of the titanium alloy comprises an intentional addition of silicon in conjunction with certain other alloying additions to achieve an aluminum equivalent value of at least 6.9 and a molybdenum equivalent value of 7.4 to 12.8, which was observed to improve tensile strength at high temperatures. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208242 | MULTICOMPONENT ALLOY COATING - A multicomponent alloy coating is provided. The multicomponent alloy coating includes a hard layer and a plurality of nickel-based particles dispersed in the hard layer. The composition of the multicomponent alloy coating is represented by the following formula (I): | 2020-07-02 |
20200208243 | COPPER-BASED ALLOY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BULK METALLIC GLASSES - The present invention relates to an alloy which has the following composition: | 2020-07-02 |
20200208244 | SINTERED MATERIAL - A sintered material made of an iron-based alloy is provided, wherein a content of Ni is more than 0.2 mass % and 10 mass % or less in an entire iron-based alloy; a content of C is more than 0 mass % and 2.0 mass % or less in the entire iron-based alloy; at least one element selected from Mo, Mn, Cr B and Si is more than 0 mass % and 5.0 mass % or less in total in the entire iron-based alloy; and a rest of the iron-based alloy is Fe and incidental impurities. A content of Ni in a local region of the iron-based alloy is more than 0.2 mass % and less than 21 mass %. A relative density is 97% or more. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208245 | MARTENSITIC STEEL HAVING A Z-PHASE, POWDER AND COMPONENT - An alloy which includes at least the following (in % by weight): carbon (C): 0.15%-0.25%; silicon (Si): 0.0%-0.08%; manganese (Mn): 0.03%-0.20%; chromium (Cr): 9.5%-10.5%; molybdenum (Mo): 0.4%-1.0%; tungsten (W): 1.6%-2.4%; cobalt (Co): 2.5%-3.5%; nickel (Ni): 0.0%-0.40%; boron (B): 0.003%-0.02%; nitrogen (N): 0.0%-0.40%; titanium (Ti): 0.02%-0.10%; vanadium (V): 0.10%-0.30%; niobium (Nb): 0.02%-0.08%; copper (Cu): 1.20%-2.10%; and aluminum (Al): 0.003%-0.06%, in particular 0.005%-0.04%; the remainder being iron (Fe). | 2020-07-02 |
20200208246 | Steel Material for Carburized Bearing Part - The steel material for a carburized bearing part according to the present invention contains, by mass %, C: 0.25 to 0.45%, Si: 0.15 to 0.45%, Mn: 0.40 to 1.50%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 0.60 to 2.00%, Mo: 0.10 to 0.35%, V: 0.20 to 0.40%, Al: 0.005 to 0.100%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.0010%, N: 0.0300% or less and O: 0.0015% or less, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfies Formulae (1) to (3). | 2020-07-02 |
20200208247 | Coating Weight Control Apparatus and Coating Weight Control Method - A coating weight control apparatus includes: a strip passing position movement amount estimate part configured to estimate an movement amount of a strip passing position, in response to any of activation factors for movement of a strip passing position, that is, a welding point passing, a change in tension, and an operation of a correcting roll; and a nozzle position control part configured to shift each of positions of a front side nozzle and a back side nozzle by an amount corresponding to the movement amount of the strip passing position estimated by the strip passing position movement amount estimate part. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208248 | MECHANICALLY-ASSISTED GASEOUS ADDITION OF HYDROGEN TO METAL ALLOYS - An article formed of a metal alloy is covered at least partially with a metal hydride and a shell metal to form an assembly. Load is applied to the assembly and the assembly is heated. The shell metal deforms around the article and the metal hydride and forms a gas proof seal. The metal hydride thermally decomposes to form hydrogen gas. At least a portion of the hydrogen gas dissociates and moves as monoatomic hydrogen into the article. The metal alloy can be a zirconium metal alloy, the metal hydride can be a zirconium metal hydride, and the shell metal can be substantially copper. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208249 | DEPOSITION MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DEPOSITION MASK - A method of manufacturing a deposition mask includes preparing a mask-target substrate which has one surface on which a sacrificed layer pattern is formed and comprises a cover area covered by the sacrificed layer pattern and a plurality of exposed areas exposed by the sacrificed layer pattern; forming holes in the exposed areas of the mask-target substrate by emitting laser toward the mask-target substrate; and removing the sacrificed layer pattern, wherein the sacrificed layer pattern has a higher reflectance with respect to the laser than a reflectance of the mask-target substrate. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208250 | MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a method of manufacturing a mask includes preparing a first conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a third portion having a mesh shape in a plurality of cell regions on a substrate, a second portion disposed between the cell regions, and a first portion surrounding the third portion and the second portion. The method further includes preparing a second conductive layer including at least one opening on the first conductive layer. The method also includes oxidizing a part of the first conductive layer exposed through the at least one opening of the second conductive layer. The method further includes preparing a plating layer on the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and removing the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer from the plating layer. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208251 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEPOSITION MASK, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DEPOSITION MASK - A method includes: sandwiching a plastic layer between a glass substrate and a metal plate made of an iron-nickel alloy and joining the metal plate to the glass substrate with the plastic layer in between; forming a mask portion including a plurality of mask holes from the metal plate; joining a surface of the mask portion that is opposite to a surface of the mask portion that is in contact with the plastic layer to a mask frame, which has a higher rigidity than the mask portion and is in a shape of a frame surrounding the mask holes of the mask portion; and peeling off the plastic layer and the glass substrate from the mask portion. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208252 | METHOD OF MASK LAYOUT - The present disclosure relates to a method of a mask layout, including: providing a frame with preset areas arranged at intervals, a positioning area between two adjacent preset areas, and a fixed area provided to offset from the positioning area and each of the preset areas, and a distance between two adjacent preset areas being a first predetermined distance L | 2020-07-02 |
20200208253 | COMPONENT AND APPARATUS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR - A component comprises a film containing yttrium oxide. A cross section of the film has a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, and the first to third portions are separated from each other by 0.5 mm or more. A Vickers hardness B1 measured in the first portion, a Vickers hardness B2 measured in the second portion, a Vickers hardness B3 measured in the third portion, and an average value A of the Vickers hardnesses B1 to B3 are numbers satisfying 0.8A≤B1≤1.2A, 0.8A≤B2≤1.2A, and 0.8A≤B3≤1.2A. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208254 | METHOD OF INCREASING CORROSION RESISTANCE OF MAGNESIUM MEMBER, AND MAGNESIUM MEMBER HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE - Provided is a method of increasing corrosion resistance of a magnesium (Mg) member. The method includes preparing a Mg member, and ion-implanting a doping element into a surface of the Mg member. Herein, the doping element includes an element capable of increasing a Fermi energy level of magnesium oxide (MgO) when doped on MgO. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208255 | CORROSION RESISTANT AND LOW EMBRITTLEMENT ALUMINUM ALLOY COATINGS ON STEEL BY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING - The present disclosure provides alloys for coating a steel substrate, the alloys comprising aluminum and one or more of zinc, magnesium, and zirconium. The alloy coatings have a percent total pore volume of about 5% or less and an average pore diameter about 10 microns or less. The present disclosure further provides methods of depositing aluminum alloy onto a substrate, magnetron sputtering targets, and methods for making coated steel. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208256 | METHOD OF PREPARING HYDRATED CALCIUM SILICATE NANO-FILM - A method of preparing a hydrated calcium silicate (C—S—H) nano-film. The method includes: 1) synthesizing a hydrated calcium silicate powder having a calcium to silicon ratio (Ca/Si) of 0.5-3.0; 2) calcining the C—S—H powder obtained in 1) for 2-3 hours under a temperature of 150-250° C., cooling to approximately 25° C., and pressing the C—S—H powder under a pressure of 100-200 megapascal, to yield a target material; 3) fixing a substrate on a sample table of a magnetron sputtering apparatus, placing the target material obtained in 2) in a target position of the magnetron sputtering apparatus, pre-sputtering the target material for 5-10 minutes, rotating the substrate at a constant speed, sputtering the target material for 30-300 minutes, to yield a nano-film; and 4) soaking the nano-film obtained in 3) into in a saturated aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide at approximately 25° C. for 1-3 days. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208257 | COATING WITH DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON BY MEANS OF A PECVD MAGNETRON METHOD - A method for coating a substrate with a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer using a PECVD method with plasma generation by a magnetron target (magnetron PECVD) in a vacuum chamber, in which the magnetron, which is provided with the target, and the substrate are arranged, includes introducing at least one reactant gas into the plasma generated by the magnetron target in the vacuum chamber, as a result of which fragments of the reactive gas are formed, which are deposited forming the DLC layer on the substrate. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208258 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLIES - An apparatus for applying a protective coating to a high volume of separate electronic device assemblies includes a treatment element that is configured to prepare the high volume of electronic devices before protective coatings are applied to the electronic devices. The apparatus also includes a coating element configured to apply protective coatings to the high volume of separate electronic device assemblies. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208259 | MASK FOR DISPLAY - The present disclosure relates to a mask for manufacturing a display. A mask for display according to the embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an aperture corresponding to a display area, a dummy aperture near the aperture, a rib surrounding circumferences of the aperture and the dummy aperture, and a sub rib between the aperture and the dummy aperture. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208260 | Method of Forming RuSi Film and Film and Film-Forming Apparatus - A method of forming a RuSi film includes performing a process a plurality of times, the process including alternately repeating: supplying a Ru(DMBD)(CO) | 2020-07-02 |
20200208261 | TRANSIENT SENSOR USING MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a transient sensor using molybdenum disulfide and a method of manufacturing the same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the transient sensor using molybdenum disulfide includes a water-soluble substrate; a water-soluble insulating layer deposited on the water-soluble substrate; an electrode layer formed of any one of molybdenum (Mo) and magnesium (Mg) and formed on the water-soluble insulating layer; and a channel layer formed of molybdenum disulfide and formed on the water-soluble insulating layer to be connected to the electrode layer. In addition, when the transient sensor is inserted into living matter, the transient sensor can be dissolved within a critical time in the living matter. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208262 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING VACUUM PUMP PIPELINE FROM BLOCKAGE, AND CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of chemical vapor deposition coating equipment, and discloses a method for preventing vacuum pump pipeline from blockage, which includes the following steps: opening a gas source, and introducing reaction gas into a process chamber from the gas source; carrying out a coating reaction of a chemical vapor deposition machine in the process chamber; after coating, closing the gas source, and introducing heated inert gas into an air exhaust pipe connected to an outlet of a vacuum pump; turning on the vacuum pump, and introducing dust and exhaust gas in the process chamber into a exhaust gas treatment device through the air exhaust pipe. The present disclosure also provides a chemical vapor deposition machine applying the method for preventing the vacuum pump pipeline from blockage. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208263 | SOLID MATERIAL CONTAINER AND SOLID MATERIAL PRODUCT WITH SOLID MATERIAL FILLED IN SOLID MATERIAL CONTAINER - A solid material container for supplying solid materials housed inside by evaporating the solid materials, and includes a carrier gas introduction line, a first filling section that is filled with the solid material, a second filling section that is located in at least a part of an outer periphery of the first filling section, and is filled with the solid material, at least one tray-shaped third filling section that is disposed on the ceiling side of an interior of the solid material container, and a solid material lead-out line. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208264 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention relates to a semiconductor processing apparatus and a control method thereof. The semiconductor processing apparatus includes a processing chamber including two or more reaction regions. Each of the reaction regions includes an independent gas path module. The control method includes: cycle periods of introducing gas into the reaction regions are synchronized during the semiconductor processing. The semiconductor processing apparatus and the control method thereof of this invention can control the cycle periods of the reaction gas introduced into the reaction regions to be in consistent, so that the gas introduced into different reaction regions is the same at the same time, and the interference of the gas between the reaction regions is avoided, thereby improving the product yield. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208265 | COATING APPARATUS AND COATING METHOD - A coating apparatus includes a material-supply device configured to supply a precursor and a reactant, a distribution device connected to the material-supply device, and a reactor connected to the distribution device. The distribution device is configured to distribute the precursor and the reactant into the reactor. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208266 | MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESIZE, FUNCTIONALIZE, SURFACE TREAT AND/OR ENCAPSULATE POWDERS, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A system, apparatus and method are provided for processing articles. The system includes subsystems for synthesizing, pre-treating, conducting a vapor phase coating process and post-treating articles in the form of powders and solid or porous workpieces. The apparatus permits vapor phase synthesis, treatment and deposition processes to be performed with high efficiency and at high overall throughput. The methods include converting solids, liquids or gases into gaseous and solid streams that can be separated or exchanged with or without treatment and/or coating steps, and produce optimized composite articles for specific applications. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208267 | Film-Forming Apparatus and Film-Forming Method - A film-forming apparatus includes a processing container having a vacuum atmosphere therein, a stage having a heater and disposed in the processing container to load a substrate thereon, a gas discharge mechanism provided at a position to face the stage, and an exhaust part configured to exhaust an inside of the processing container. The gas discharge mechanism includes a gas intake port configured to introduce a processing gas into the processing container, a first plate-shaped member having a first opening formed in a more radially outward position than the gas intake port and a shower plate disposed between the first plate-shaped member and the stage to supply the processing gas from the first opening to a process space through a plurality of gas holes. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208268 | PLASMA ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - Plasma atomic layer deposition (ALD) is optimized through modulation of the gas residence time during an excited species phase, wherein activated reactant is supplied such as from a plasma. Reduced residence time increases the quality of the deposited layer, such as reducing wet etch rates, increasing index of refraction and/or reducing impurities in the layer. For example, dielectric layers, particularly silicon nitride films, formed from such optimized plasma ALD processes have low levels of impurities remaining from the silicon precursor. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208269 | CARBON OVERCOAT SURFACE TREATMENT - Systems and methods for treating a carbon overcoat surface are described. In one embodiment, the method may include depositing a magnetic recording layer over a substrate, depositing a carbon overcoat layer over the magnetic recording layer, and exposing a carbon overcoat layer to water in gas phase after the carbon overcoat layer is deposited on the magnetic recording layer. In some cases, the method may include depositing a lubricant over the outer surface of the carbon overcoat after exposing the carbon overcoat layer to the water in gas phase. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208270 | LASER SURFACE STRUCTURING TREATMENT FOR PLATING - A method of plating a component includes specifying a sample type, specifying an area to be cleaned, programming a laser based on the sample type and specifications of the area to be cleaned, applying laser ablation on a surface of the area to be cleaned, performing surface activation if required, and performing electroless deposition. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208271 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vehicle component having excellent heat resistance, excellent optical resistance, and excellent scratch resistance is provided. A vehicle component according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a silver mirror layer and a top coat layer formed on a substrate. The top coat layer includes a first top coat part formed on the silver mirror layer, a second top coat part forming an outermost part of the top coat layer, and a colored top coat part disposed between the first and second top coat parts, the colored top coat part being mixed with paint. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208272 | CALCIUM-MAGNESIUM-ALUMINO-SILICATE RESISTANT THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS - A method for forming a coating system on a component includes depositing a reactive layer with predetermined CMAS reaction kinetics on at least a portion of a thermal barrier coating. The method also includes activating the reactive layer with a scanning laser. A component, such as a gas turbine engine component, includes a substrate, a thermal barrier coating and a reactive layer. The thermal barrier coating is deposited on at least a portion of the substrate. The reactive layer is deposited on at least a portion of the thermal barrier coating. The reactive layer has predetermined CMAS reaction kinetics activated by laser scanning. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208273 | TWO-STAGE PRETREATMENT OF ALUMINUM, IN PARTICULAR ALUMINUM CASTING ALLOYS, COMPRISING PICKLE AND CONVERSION TREATMENT - The present invention relates to a method for the anti-corrosion treatment of components produced from aluminum, in particular casting parts such as vehicle rims, comprising a pretreatment stage and subsequent coating, wherein the pretreatment stage in turn includes a pickle on the basis of sulfuric acid aqueous solutions containing water-soluble compounds of the element Ti and at least one a-hydroxycarboxylic acid which is carried out upstream of an acidic conversion treatment on the basis of an acidic aqueous solution containing water-soluble compounds of the elements Zr and/or Ti. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208274 | ENERGY CONVERTING DEVICE FOR CONVERTING ELECTRIC ENERGY INTO CHEMICAL ENERGY, ELECTRICAL NETWORK COMPRISING SUCH AN ENERGY CONVERTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN ENERGY CONVERTING DEVICE - An energy converting device and method for converting electric energy into chemical energy, including an electrolysis device which can be connected to an electrical network and is designed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen using electric power; a fuel synthesis device which is fluidically connected to the electrolysis device such that the fuel synthesis device can be supplied with hydrogen generated in the electrolysis device as a reactant, wherein the fuel synthesis device is designed to synthesize a fuel from hydrogen and carbon dioxide; and an internal combustion engine which is fluidically connected to the electrolysis device such that the internal combustion engine can be supplied with oxygen generated in the electrolysis device. The internal combustion engine is designed to be operated in a continuous mode using the oxygen generated in the electrolysis device as combustion gas. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208275 | Component Constituting an HTE Electrolyser Interconnector or SOFC Fuel Cell Interconnector and Associated Production Processes - The invention relates to a component ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200208276 | LOCALIZED EXCESS PROTONS AND ISOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY FOR ENERGY RENEWAL - Inspired by the discovery that environmental heat energy can be isothermally utilized through electrostatically localized protons at a liquid-membrane interface to do useful work such as driving ATP synthesis, the present invention discloses an innovative energy renewal method with making and using an asymmetric function-gated isothermal electricity production system comprising at least one pair of a low work function thermal electron emitter and a high work function electron collector across a barrier space installed in a container with electric conductor support to enable energy recycle process functions with utilization of environmental heat energy isothermally for at least one of: a) utilization of environmental heat energy for energy renewing of fully dissipated waste heat energy from the environment to generate electricity to do useful work; b) providing a novel cooling function for a new type of refrigerator by isothermally extracting environmental heat energy from inside the refrigerator while generating isothermal electricity. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208277 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY GENERATING OXYGEN - The present invention relates to an oxygen generating apparatus comprising: a membrane-electrode assembly including an anode connected to a first pole of a power supply device, a cathode connected to a second pole of the power supply device, and an electrolyte membrane provided between the anode and the cathode; a water supply source for supplying water to the anode; and an oxygen supply unit for supplying oxygen to the cathode, wherein oxygen (O | 2020-07-02 |
20200208278 | ELECTROLYZER FOR GASEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE - An electrochemical device and method can include techniques involving bipolar membrane electrolysis to transform an input product into an output product. Some embodiments can include a gas-diffusion electrode as a cathode, a bipolar membrane configured to facilitate autodissociation, and an anode that can be configured as a liquid-electrolyte style electrode or a gas-diffusion electrode. In some embodiments the electrochemical device can be configured as a CO | 2020-07-02 |
20200208279 | DEVICES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND METHODS OF FABRICATING A HYDROGEN CATALYST LAYER - Disclosed herein are devices for hydrogen production and methods of fabricating hydrogen catalyst layers. The method may comprise forming on a substrate a first horizontal crystal and a first standing crystal that include each molybdenum oxide; forming a second horizontal crystal, a second standing crystal, and a preliminary layer on the second horizontal and standing crystals by supplying a sulfur gas onto the first horizontal crystal and the first standing crystal, the preliminary layer including molybdenum disulfide (MoS | 2020-07-02 |
20200208280 | Production of Dendritic Electrocatalysts for the Reduction Of CO2 and/or CO - Various embodiments include a method for producing a gas diffusion electrode comprising a metal M selected from Ag, Au, Cu and mixtures and/or alloys, the method comprising: providing a copper-, silver- and/or gold-containing starting material comprising at least one alkaline earth metal-copper, alkaline earth metal-silver and/or alkaline earth metal-gold phase, where the alkaline earth metal is selected from the group consisting of: Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; introducing the starting material into a solution having a pH of less than 5 and reacting to give a catalyst material; removing and washing the catalyst material; and processing the catalyst material to form a gas diffusion electrode. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208281 | ANODE FOR ELECTROLYSIS AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Provided is an anode for electrolysis having reduced overvoltage and improved lifetime while exhibiting high efficiency, and a method of preparing the same. Because the anode for electrolysis is prepared by electrostatic spray deposition, an active material can be uniformly distributed in a catalyst layer, and thus, an overvoltage can be reduced and lifetime can be improved while exhibiting high efficiency. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208282 | Titanium Sub-oxide/Ruthenium Oxide Composite Electrode And Preparation Method And Application Thereof - A titanium sub-oxide/ruthenium oxide composite electrode and a preparation method and application thereof. Titanium-based titanium sub-oxide nanotubes is taken as a bottom layer, and titanium sub-oxide doped ruthenium oxide is taken as a surface composite active layer. A titanium substrate is anodized in a fluorine-containing ionic electrolyte, taken out, subjected to heating and roasting, cooled and then subjected to cathodic electrochemical reduction in polarizing liquid, so that a titanium-based titanium sub-oxide nanotube electrode is obtained; and then the titanium-based titanium sub-oxide nanotube electrode is taken as a cathode to be electrodeposited in a ruthenium trichloride electrolyte doped with titanium sub-oxide powder, taken out and then subjected to heating and roasting, so that the titanium sub-oxide/ruthenium oxide composite electrode is obtained. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208283 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE FOR REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE - The invention relates to a gas diffusion electrode for reducing carbon dioxide, having a special catalyst morphology (silver in the form of agglomerated nanoparticles having a BET surface area of at least 2 m2/g), and to an electrolysis device. The gas diffusion electrode comprises at least one carrier and a porous coating on the basis of an electrochemically active porous silver catalyst and a hydrophobic material. The invention further relates to a production method for the gas diffusion electrode and to the use thereof as a carbon dioxide GDE in e.g. chlorine electrolysis. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208284 | MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mask and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The method of manufacturing a mask includes forming a conductive layer on a pattern region and an auxiliary region around the pattern region of a substrate, placing the substrate including the conductive layer in a plating bath, forming a plating layer on the conductive layer, and separating the substrate and the conductive layer from the plating layer. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208285 | ELECTROLYTIC SN OR SN ALLOY PLATING SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SN OR SN ALLOY PLATED ARTICLE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic Sn or Sn alloy plating solution capable of lowering Pb concentration. An electrolytic Sn or Sn alloy plating solution for forming a plated article for solder bonding, at least comprising: a sulfur-based compound; an Sn salt; one or more types of acids or water-soluble salts thereof selected from inorganic acid, organic acid or water-soluble salt thereof; and a surfactant, wherein the sulfur-based compound is a thiol compound represented by following general formula (Formula. A), a salt of the thiol compound (Formula A), or a disulfide compound (Formula B). | 2020-07-02 |
20200208286 | BAMBOO-LIKE COPPER CRYSTAL PARTICLES HAVING A HIGHLY PREFERRED ORIENTATION - An electroplating copper layer includes bamboo-like copper crystal particles having a highly preferred orientation. The bamboo-like copper crystal particles have a long axis direction and a short axis direction, and the bamboo-like copper crystal particles have a length of 20 nm to 5 μm in the long axis direction and a length of 20 nm to 2 μm in the short axis direction. The bamboo-like copper crystal particles have a uniform particle size, and the electroplating copper layer has a major diffraction peak at a 2θ angle of about 44°. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208287 | PRODUCTION OF NANOPOROUS FILMS - A process is provided comprising submerging a substrate in an electrochemical deposit bath having at least a metal salt and saccharin. In embodiments, the film is further treated with anodization, and in other cases chemical vapor deposition. Films are also provided formed by the disclosed processes. The films are nanoporous on at least a portion of a surface of the films. Also disclosed are electronic devices having the films disclosed, including lithium-ion batteries, storage devices, supercapacitors, electrodes, semiconductors, fuel cells, and/or combinations thereof. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208288 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRO-FORMING AND APPARATUS FOR HORIZONTAL ELECTRO-FORMING - Provided is an apparatus for electro-forming. The apparatus for electro-forming includes a plating bath which is a space where a substrate is plated and a clamp disposed within the plating bath and configured to grasp the substrate disposed in a horizontal direction. The apparatus for electro-forming further includes an assembly including an anode spaced above the substrate and connected to an external power supply and a plating solution supply unit spaced above the substrate and configured to supply a plating solution. The apparatus for electro-forming also includes a driving unit configured to reciprocate the assembly in a horizontal direction at a distance from the substrate. The assembly further includes an insulator between the anode and the plating solution supply unit. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208289 | ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPLATING METHOD USING THE SAME - Electroplating apparatus and electroplating method using the same. Provided is an electroplating apparatus. The electroplating apparatus includes a plating bath and a stage configured to support a substrate loaded into the plating bath to be disposed in a horizontal direction. The electroplating apparatus further includes a plurality of cathodes disposed on both sides of the substrate and an anode configured to be movable above the substrate. The electroplating apparatus also includes a plurality of spray nozzles disposed on at least one side of the anode and configured to spray a plating solution. The electroplating apparatus further includes a shield which is disposed on both sides of the anode and whose one end is more adjacent to the substrate than the anode. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208290 | ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPLATING METHOD USING THE SAME - An electroplating apparatus includes a plating bath and a substrate in a horizontal direction. The electroplating apparatus further includes a plurality of cathodes on first and second sides of the substrate in a first direction on one surface of the substrate, and an anode above the substrate, the anode being spaced apart from the substrate and configured to be movable in the first direction. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208291 | NANOSTRUCTURED MAGNESIUM MATERIALS, METHODS AND DEVICES - Provided herein are methods for the controlled, independent modification of the surface of magnesium-based materials and compositions generated thereby. The methods allow for the alteration of multiple surface characteristics including generation of precise nanostructures, morphology, crystallography, chemical hybridizations and chemical composition for controlled bioresorption and/or increased biocompatibility, for example, osseointegration, hydroxyapatite formation, osseoconduction, cell adhesion, cell proliferation, enhanced local mechanical properties (elasticity, modulus, surface texture, porosity), hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, steric hindrance, modulating-immuno response, anti-inflammatory properties and/or anti-bacterial properties. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208292 | PLATING APPARATUS AND PLATING METHOD - The present invention improves the hydrophilicity of a substrate surface, and suppresses variation in the degree of hydrophilicity with each substrate. A plating apparatus is provided that performs a plating process on a substrate having a resist pattern. This plating apparatus includes a pretreatment bath that performs hydrophilic treatment by bringing a pretreatment liquid into contact with a surface to be plated of the substrate, and a plating bath that performs a plating process on a substrate that has undergone the hydrophilic treatment. The pretreatment bath includes a pretreatment liquid supplying device that supplies the pretreatment liquid into the pretreatment bath, and an ultraviolet light irradiation device that irradiates ultraviolet light onto the surface to be plated of the substrate. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208293 | Method for growing crystal boule - A method for growing a crystal boule includes the steps of: periodically pulling upwardly a seed crystal dipped into a melt in a crucible to grow a first neck of the crystal boule below the seed crystal; and continuously pulling upwardly the seed crystal and the first neck of the crystal boule to grow a second neck of the crystal boule below the first neck. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208294 | RESISTIVITY STABILIZATION MEASUREMENT OF FAT NECK SLABS FOR HIGH RESISTIVITY AND ULTRA-HIGH RESISTIVITY SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON INGOT GROWTH - Methods for forming single crystal silicon ingots with improved resistivity control are disclosed. The methods involve growth of a sample rod. The sample rod may have a diameter less than the diameter of the product ingot. The sample rod is cropped to form a center slab. The resistivity of the center slab may be measured directly such as by a four-point probe. The sample rod or optionally the center slab may be annealed in a thermal donor kill cycle prior to measuring the resistivity, and the annealed rod or slab is irradiated with light in order to enhance the relaxation rate and enable more rapid resistivity measurement. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208295 | MONO-CRYSTALLINE SILICON GROWTH APPARATUS - A mono-crystalline silicon growth apparatus includes a furnace, a support base, a crucible, a heating module disposed outside of the crucible, and a heat adjusting module above the crucible. The heat adjusting module includes a diversion tube, a plurality of heat preservation sheets, and a hard shaft. The diversion tube includes a tube body and a carrying body connected to the tube body. The heat preservation sheets are sleeved around the tube body and are stacked and disposed on the carrying body. The hard shaft passes through the tube body and does not rotate. The hard shaft includes a water flow channel disposed therein and a clamping portion configured to clamp a seed crystal. Therefore, a fluid injected into the water flow channel takes away the heat near the clamping portion. A heat adjusting module and a hard shaft of the mono-crystalline silicon growth apparatus are provided. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208296 | MONO-CRYSTALLINE SILICON GROWTH METHOD - A mono-crystalline silicon growth method includes: providing a furnace, a supporting base and a crucible which do not rotate relative to the furnace, and a heating module disposed at an outer periphery of the supporting base. After solidifying a liquid surface of a silicon melt in the crucible to form a crystal, the heating power of the heating module is successively reduced to appropriately adjust the temperature around the crucible to effectively control a temperature gradient of a thermal field around the crucible, so as to form a mono-crystalline silicon ingot by solidifying the silicon melt. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208297 | NITRIDE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR LAMINATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a nitride crystal substrate comprising group-III nitride crystal and containing n-type impurities, wherein an absorption coefficient α is approximately expressed by equation (1) in a wavelength range of at least 1 μm or more and 3.3 μm or less: α=n Kλ | 2020-07-02 |
20200208298 | DIAMONDS AND HETERO-EPITAXIAL METHODS OF FORMING DIAMONDS - A method of forming a plurality of diamonds provides a base, epitaxially forms a first sacrificial layer on the base, and then epitaxially forms a first diamond layer on the first sacrificial layer. The first sacrificial layer has a first material composition, and the first diamond layer is a material that is different from the first material composition. The method then epitaxially forms a second sacrificial layer on the first diamond layer, and epitaxially forms a second diamond layer on the second sacrificial layer. The second sacrificial layer has the first material composition. The base, first and second sacrificial layers, and first and second diamond layers form a heteroepitaxial super-lattice. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208299 | RAPID LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING - Rapid methods, capable of being performed in a single reaction tube, are described herein for constructing libraries for high-throughput polynucleotide sequencing applications, such as next generation sequencing (NGS) applications. Oligonucleotide probes include chemically-active groups at their 5′ or 3′ ends, or both, to facilitate the cleavage of their 5′ or 3′ ends, or both, following their hybridization to the single-stranded ends of frayed template fragments. Cleavage of probe ends reveal single-stranded regions at the ends of the hybridized fragments. Adaptors, specific to these ends, are ligated to the hybridized probe/template fragments, and blunt end fragments are ligated to blunt ends of hybridized probe/template fragments, if present, to generate the adaptor-ligated fragments of the library. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208300 | PACK FOR SPINNING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER - A pack for spinning is provided with a kneading part disposed on a spinneret. The kneading part includes: an introduction plate including a plurality of first introduction holes for introducing a melted polymer; and a plurality of kneading units including a supply plate including a plurality of independent supply grooves into which the polymer introduced from the introduction holes flows and one or more supply holes disposed in each of the supply grooves, and a converging plate including a plurality of converging grooves in which a plurality of grooves into which the polymer supplied from the supply holes flows are intersected and a plurality of second introduction holes disposed in each of the converging grooves. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208301 | ELECTRO-SPINNING APPARATUS - Provided is an electro-spinning apparatus, which can perform spinning uniformly over the entire width of a manufactured fiber. The apparatus includes: a solution distribution unit made of an electrical conductor to distribute and supply a spinning solution to injection lines; spinning nozzles installed to be individually coupled to the injection lines and spinning while adjusting a spinning amount of the spinning solution supplied through the injection lines; a solution supply line installed to be coupled on the top of the solution distribution unit to supply the spinning solution heated to a high temperature to the solution distribution unit; a high voltage supply unit installed on one side of the solution distribution unit to supply high voltage power; and a hot air supply unit for supplying air of hot temperature to each of the spinning nozzles and injecting the hot air through the spinning nozzles together with the spinning solution. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208302 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A LOW-SHRINKAGE ALIPHATIC POLYAMIDE YARN, AND LOW-SHRINKAGE YARN - An apparatus for production of a low-shrinkage aliphatic polyamide fibre, in which polyamide is extruded through a spinneret to form filaments, then cooled and combined to form at least one yarn. The at least one yarn is subjected to drawing between the spinneret and a pair of inlet rolls, then in a further multi-stage drawing step is subjected to 4-fold to 6-fold drawing by pairs of draw rolls. The pairs of draw rolls successively heat the yarn and at least the last pair of draw rolls has a temperature of 5° C. to 20° C. below the melting point of the yarn. The yarn is relaxed by from 6% to 10% in a subsequent at least three-stage relaxation zone and is kept in a temperature range of 5° C. to 15° C. below the melting point of the yarn, and is subsequently wound up on a reel device. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208303 | FABRICATION, APPLICATION AND APPARATUS OF FIBERS WITH ALIGNED POROUS STRUCTURE - Provided is a method of manufacturing fiber with aligned porous structure, an apparatus, and applications of the fiber. The apparatus comprises: a fiber extrusion unit, a freezing unit, and a collection unit for collecting the frozen fibers, wherein fibers extruded from the fiber extrusion unit pass through the freezing unit. Continuous and large scale preparation of such fiber with aligned porous structure is achieved by combining directional freezing and solution spinning. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208304 | COMPOSITE FIBER AND TEXTILE - A composite fiber is provided, which includes a polymer fiber, doped zinc oxide particles dispersed in the polymer fiber or combined with the polymer fiber, and a fluorescent dye combined with the polymer fiber. The light emission wavelength of the doped zinc oxide particles and the light absorption wavelength of the fluorescent dye overlap. The above composite fiber can be manufactured as a yarn and woven into a textile. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208305 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COOLING YARNS AND FABRICS, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAME - In one aspect, the disclosure relates to composite fibers having a structure comprising a core component and sheath component, wherein each of the core component and the sheath layer independently comprise a polymer and a disclosed cooling composition. In various further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to single-covered yarn comprising a core yarn comprising a disclosed composite fiber comprising a core component and a sheath component. In still further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to a fabric, such as a denim fabric, comprising a disclosed single-covered yarn. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208306 | CHARCOAL-INFUSED TOWEL - A charcoal-infused towel product is woven from a combination of charcoal-infused yarn fibers and cotton yarn fibers. The charcoal-infused yarn fibers are made by combining a liquefied activated charcoal paste with a liquefied cellulose paste to produce filaments of textile fiber embedded with activated charcoal. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208307 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COOLING YARNS AND FABRICS COMPRISING A CELLULOSIC FIBER, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAME - In one aspect, the disclosure relates to composite fibers having a structure comprising a core component and sheath component, wherein each of the core component and the sheath component independently comprise a polymer and a disclosed cooling composition. In various further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to single-covered yarn comprising a core yarn comprising a disclosed composite fiber comprising a core component and a sheath component, and a first fiber comprising a cellulosic fiber, such that the first fiber is wrapped or surrounds the core fiber. In still further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to a fabric, e.g., a woven or knit fabric, comprising a disclosed single-covered yarn. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208308 | TEXTILE FABRIC FABRICATED OF TWILL WEAVE SHEETING - The present disclosure relates to a new and improved textile fabric fabricated of twill weave sheeting that has excellent wrinkle resisting characteristics, improved softness and durability over the sheeting fabrics currently being manufactured, enhanced aesthetic appeal, economy in cost of manufacture and other desirable characteristics. The textile fabric of the present disclosure can be formed of warp and weft yarns of twill weave construction wherein each of the warp yarns can be made of a natural material and each of the weft yarns can be made of a synthetic material. In an embodiment, the twill weave sheeting can have warp yarn and weft yarn, wherein the warp yarn and the weft yarn being a cross weave of cotton and polyester. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208309 | PILE KNIT FABRIC FOR INTERIOR MATERIALS OF VEHICLES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING MACHINE OF PILE KNIT FABRIC - A pile knit fabric for internal materials of vehicles may include a knit layer prepared by weaving ground yarns, on one surface thereof, and a pile layer prepared by interweaving pile yarns with ground yarn loops of the knit layer, on the other surface thereof and, thus, has excellent physical coupling force between the ground yarns and the pile yarns and has excellent abrasion resistance, scratch resistance and formability as well as soft tactility. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208310 | Apparatus for Drawing-Off a Web-Shaped Product from a Weaving Machine - An apparatus for drawing-off a web-shaped product from a weaving machine in a drawing-off direction includes: at least one clamp carrier having clamps for the web-shaped product; a carrier frame apparatus on which the clamp carrier is guided; a drive arrangement by which the clamp carrier is drivable back and forth in a motion range; and a support system for the web-shaped product. The support system is arranged in an area between the apparatus side facing toward the weaving machine and the clamp carrier, within the carrier frame apparatus, in such a manner so that a sagging of the web-shaped product in this area is avoided or limited by the support system. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208311 | PLAITED LOW-MELT YARN FOR ADHERING FABRIC - Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for producing and using a plaited fabric comprising a low-melt yarn for adhering the fabric without a glue adhesive. According to one embodiment, a knitted fabric can comprise a first polymeric yarn of a first material, the first polymeric yarn forming a base of the knitted fabric, and a second polymeric yarn of a second material. The second material can be different from the first material and can have a lower melting temperature than the first material. The first polymeric yarn can be knitted with the second polymeric yarn to form the fabric. Upon an application of heat to the knitted fabric, the second polymeric yarn can form an adhesive and cohesive mechanical attachment to itself and form a tight-knit structural bond within the fabric without the use of a glue adhesive. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208312 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BRAIDED YARN COATING OVER A PRODUCT, AND PRODUCT THUS OBTAINED - A method of forming a braided coating over a product ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200208313 | USE OF A MINERAL WOOL PRODUCT - The present invention describes a mineral wool product comprising mineral fibers bound by a binder resulting from the curing of a binder composition comprising a hydrophobic agent comprising: at least one silicone compound, such as silicone resin, such as a reactive silicone resin, such as a reactive silicone resin chosen from the group of polyalkylethoxysiloxane, polymethylethoxysiloxane, polyphenylethoxysiloxane, polyphenylsiloxane, polyphenylmethylsiloxane; to inhibit corrosion when insulating metallic structures. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208314 | SEMI-CONTINUOUS FILAMENTS INCLUDING A CRYSTALLINE POLYOLEFIN AND A HYDROCARBON TACKIFIER RESIN, AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - Nonwoven webs including one or more semi-continuous filaments made of a mixture including from about 50% w/w to about 99% w/w of at least one crystalline polyolefin (co)polymer, and from about 1% w/w to about 40% w/w of at least one hydrocarbon tackifier resin. The at least one semi-continuous filament exhibits molecular orientation, and at least one of the crystalline polyolefin (co)polymer or the nonwoven web exhibits a Heat of Fusion measured using Differential Scanning Calorimetry of greater than 50 Joules/g. A process for making the semi-continuous filaments and nonwoven webs is also disclosed. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208315 | Propylene-Based Spunbond Fabrics With Faster Crystallization Time - A method of forming filaments can include: extruding a polymer composition to form a plurality of filaments, wherein the polymer composition comprises 75 wt % to 99 wt % of a propylene-ethylene copolymer, 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % of a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and 0.005 wt % to 1 wt % of a nucleator; and forming a spunbond material from the plurality of filaments. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208316 | SEWING MACHINE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A sewing machine includes a feed amount setting part and a feed amount adjustment part. In the feed amount setting part, a forward feed amount for one stitch of forward stitching is set. In the feed amount adjustment part, the forward feed amount which is set by the feed amount setting part is compared with the maximum backward feed amount for one stitch of reverse stitching which is determined by a feed mechanism. Then, in the feed amount adjustment part, when the forward feed amount is larger than the maximum backward feed amount, the total amount of backward feed amounts for plural stitches of backward stitching is adjusted so as to coincide with the total amount of the forward feed amounts for one stitch or more of forward stitching. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208318 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet with first and second cabinet doors. A first washing apparatus processes laundry that is placed through the first cabinet door at the front. A second washing apparatus processes laundry that is placed through the second cabinet door at the top. The second washing apparatus includes: a tub that holds water and has an opening at a top that is accessible through the second opening of the cabinet; a tub cover that covers the top of the tub and defines an inlet through which the tub is accessible; a tub door on the tub cover that opens or closes the inlet of the tub cover separately from the second cabinet door opening or closing the second opening; a drum inside the tub configured to rotate about a vertical shaft; and a first sensor that generates a signal based on the tub door being open. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208319 | CLOTHING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF - A clothing management apparatus may include a display and a processor to, based on a state of a garment in an image of the garment, determine a management necessity of the garment, based on the management necessity, determine a management completeness that is expected when the garment is managed according to a management mode among a plurality of management modes, based on the management completeness, generate an expected image of the garment when the garment is managed according to the management mode, and control the display to display the expected image to a user. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208320 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING LAUNDRY COURSE THEREOF - A laundry treatment device includes a washing module configured to perform operation related to washing, a camera configured to capture an image of a tag attached to a laundry, and a processor configured to acquire laundry information of a plurality of laundries, to convert the acquired laundry information into encoding data, and to acquire values of laundry control variables corresponding to the converted encoding data based on a laundry course learning model learned using a plurality of reference data through a deep learning algorithm. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208322 | CONTROL METHOD OF LAUNDRY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a control method of a laundry apparatus comprising: a drum provided to hold clothes; and a drive unit configured to rotate the drum, the control method comprising: an accelerating step for accelerating the drum; a decelerating step for decelerating the drum; and a laundry load sensing step for sensing the laundry load of the clothes held in the drum based on a measured acceleration value of the drive unit during the accelerating step and a measured deceleration value of the drive unit during the decelerating step. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208323 | EXTENDED TUB FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable basket that defines a treating chamber, a tub for mounting the rotatable basket, a drive assembly mounted to the tub for rotating the basket and a drive motor mounted to the tub for driving the drive assembly. The tub has a lower region comprising a central cavity and a second cavity. The drive assembly is nested in the central cavity and the drive motor is nested in the second cavity for reducing the vertical stack of tub and the motor. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208324 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE WITH A DEFLECTOR - A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208325 | WASHING MACHINE - Disclosed is a washing machine comprising: a tub which accommodates washing water; a drum which is disposed inside the tub, accommodates cloth, and is rotatable; a transmission coil which is disposed in the tub and supplies power wirelessly; a reception coil which is disposed in the drum and receives the power transmitted from the transmission coil; and a washing force reinforcing unit which is disposed in the drum, operated by the power delivered from the reception coil, and provides washing force to the cloth. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208326 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING INDUCTION HEATER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a laundry machine. More particularly, a laundry machine for generating steam by an induction heater and a control method thereof are disclosed. The laundry machine may include a tub, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate an object and provided with a through hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a steam induction heater provided at a front upper portion of a front wall or a rear upper portion of a rear wall of the tub to heat a heating surface of the drum facing the steam induction heater, a motor driven to rotate the drum, a spray nozzle configured to spray water onto the heating surface facing the steam induction heater to generate steam, and a processor configured to rotate the drum to introduce the steam into the drum through the through hole in a space between the tub and the drum. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208327 | LAUNDRY MACHINE HAVING INDUCTION HEATER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a laundry machine. More particularly, a laundry machine for generating steam by an induction heater and a control method thereof are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method of controlling a laundry machine including a tub, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate an object and provided with a through hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and an induction heater provided to the tub, and configured to perform a steam operation. The steam operation may include heating a heating surface of the drum facing the induction heater by driving the induction heater, spraying, through a spray nozzle, water toward the heating surface heated in the heating operation, and rotating the drum such that the steam is introduced into the drum through the through hole in a space between the tub and the drum. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208328 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH SINGLE-USE DISPENSER FOR BULK DISPENSER FILLING - A household appliance, such as a fabric treating appliance and/or a dish treating appliance, incorporating both a bulk dispensing system and a single-use dispensing system, with a single-use dispensing cup having an output that is selectively coupled to one of a treating chamber of the appliance or a bulk treating chemistry reservoir of the bulk dispensing system. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208329 | VALVED DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTS IN LIQUID FORM BY INERTIAL CENTRIFUGAL ACTION FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES - A centrifugal dispenser comprises a first container that has a first wall with a lower end defining at least a portion of a first reservoir. The first wall also has an upper end extending above the lower end. A first centrifugal chamber that is at least partially defined by the upper end of the first wall is fluidly coupled to the first reservoir and located centrifugally downstream of the first reservoir. A second centrifugal chamber is located centrifugally downstream of the first centrifugal chamber. A second container defining a second reservoir is fluidly coupled with the second centrifugal chamber and an orifice is located in the upper end of the first wall and has a valve that fluidly couples the first and second centrifugal chambers. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208330 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND DISPENSER FOR TREATING CHEMISTRIES - A dispenser for the laundry treating appliance has a siphon for handling liquid treating chemistries and a float mechanism for handling solid treating chemistries, especially in the form of powders, in the same chamber. The dispenser can thus be operable for either or both types of treating chemistries with a single chamber and without having to reconfigure anything. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208331 | WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING A WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a program-controlled apparatus ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200208332 | BUTTON TRAP AND SIEVE FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE - A laundry appliance includes a wash tub disposed within a cabinet. A rotating drum is disposed within the wash tub. A drain system directs a fluid from the wash tub to a fluid pump. A trap is disposed within a tub drain of the wash tub. The trap includes an elongated body having a plurality of fingers that extend across an aperture defined within the elongated body. The plurality of fingers are configured to permit passage of particulate material and prevent passage of foreign objects through the elongated body. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208333 | REUSABLE FILTER CANISTER FOR A DRY-CLEANING MACHINE - A novel filter canister configured to dock into a dry-cleaning machine incorporates unique structural elements that reduce or eliminate debris overfill and jamming of the filter canister after an extended dry-cleaning operation. In particular, a novel perforated hollow inner core, a vertical strut-based canister docking frame, a washable and reusable cartridge with a perforated rigid inner surface layer and a particulate filtering element-encapsulating outer surface layer, and a removable lid that secures or frees the washable and reusable cartridge that constitute the novel filter canister enable a dry-cleaning operator to install, clean, and reuse the washable and reusable cartridge conveniently for numerous dry-cleaning cycles while avoiding debris overfill, canister jamming, and frequent filter canister replacement and repurchase needs that are endemic in conventional dry cleaner filter designs that tend to be cumbersome, costly, and environmentally detrimental. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208334 | IMPROVEMENTS TO DRYING TEXTILES - The present invention provides a device ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200208335 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF THERMO-VACUUM DRYING AND PROCESSING - Methods and systems for the thermo-vacuum drying and processing of objects such as clothes. A vacuum ejector driven by high-pressure steam is employed to evacuate evaporated moisture mixed with air from a dryer vessel producing an intensification of the drying process such as can significantly reduce the energy and time requirements for the drying process and increase water utilization. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208336 | SEPARATION OF LINT FROM AN EXHAUST AIRSTREAM WITHIN A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE - A laundry appliance includes a drum for processing laundry. A blower delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum. A lint filter is positioned within the airflow path that separates particulate matter from the process air to define entrapped lint particles. A lint disposal mechanism removes the entrapped lint particles from a surface of the lint filter to define removed lint. A holding compartment receives the removed lint for disposal. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208337 | FABRIC TREATING APPLIANCE WITH PELLETIZER - A laundry treating appliance having a lint pelletizer whereby clothing fibers retained within a fluid can be extracted from the fluid and formed into a pellet. The laundry treating appliance can be a clothes washer or a clothes dryer. The clothes washer or clothes dryer can be a vertical or horizontal axis, either of which can be top-loading or front loading. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208338 | SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSATE DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING A SNAP-IN DRAIN MEMBER - A laundry appliance includes a blower for delivering process air through an airflow path that includes a rotating drum. A condensation system has a heat exchanger that dehumidifies process air within a condensing portion of the airflow path to produce a condensate. A residual condensing area of the airflow path is positioned upstream of the heat exchanger. The residual condensing area produces secondary condensate. A primary flow path delivers the condensate from the condensing portion to a sump. A secondary flow path delivers the secondary condensate from the residual condensing area to the sump. | 2020-07-02 |
20200208339 | IMPROVEMENTS TO DRYING TEXTILES - The present invention provides a heat reflective sheet ( | 2020-07-02 |