| 35th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20090211687 | Method for manufacturing multilayer electronic component - The present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing a multilayer electronic component capable to remove a multilayer body very easily from the press mold without breaking the multilayer body when removing a green sheet multilayer body applied with a pressure from the press mold, furthermore has no waste of material, contributes to the environment conservation, and also easy to automate. Among the plurality of green sheets constituting a multilayer body | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211688 | VENEER LAY-UP SQUEEZING - The invention relates to squeeze pressing of a laid-up veneer assembly having glue applied as glue stripes. The pressing in the method is subjected to the assembly as two uniform fronts advancing in opposite directions from the central area of the assembly. A press for implementing the method comprises press plates to be pressed together, at least one press plate being equipped with a sub-pressing plate extending as an arch at the central area of the press plate to the press opening. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211689 | AUTOMATIC PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING TIRE ASSEMBLIES - An automatic pressure and temperature control apparatus and method for use in curing tire assemblies including retread tire assemblies is provided. Using water as a heating medium, a new process control method and apparatus is described that allows a more precise control of process variables during steady state conditions such that heat transfer is improved and the undesirable formation of steam is eliminated. Existing processes and equipment for curing tire assemblies can be modified, using the teaching disclosed herein, to implement and achieve the benefits of the present invention. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211690 | Rapid Prototyping of Microstructures Using a Cutting Plotter - A method for making a microstructure includes: providing a film ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211691 | Closure tabs for absorbent articles - A closure tab is provided and includes a first substrate. A second substrate is adhesively attached to the first substrate. The second substrate has mechanical closure material formed thereon. A compression bond pattern is applied to the first substrate and the second substrate. The compression bond pattern includes at least one outwardly extending protrusion. The compression bond pattern may include, for example, circular bond points, stripes, or a decorative element. A method is also provided wherein the second substrate is compressed onto the first substrate by a patterned roller. The second substrate may be compressed onto the first substrate by a plurality of pins spaced in alternating offset rows. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211692 | Method and System for Enhanced Manufacturing of Biomass-Based Products - A method and a device to be used in the process of manufacturing plates, such as fibreboards or the like boards, where the raw material in form of bio-mass particles, such as wood fibres or the like, applied with a thermosetting binder is spread onto a forming belt to form a mat, and where said mat by means of a hot press is compressed into the desired thickness of the finished plate and the thermosetting binder is hardened. According to the inventing a system and corresponding method for manufacturing biomass-based products is provided that has enhanced efficiency due to the application of ultra sound. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211693 | METHOD FOR PERFORATING HEAT MELTABLE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for making holes in a layer ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211694 | VIBRATION WELDING METHOD AND VIBRATION WELDING APPARATUS - In a vibration welding method and a vibration welding apparatus, a base plate and a vibrating plate which can be vibrated relatively to each other clamp an instrument panel, a storage box, and a duct as layers therebetween, which are joined to each other under pressure with vibration. A protective member of urethane is disposed on a workpiece rest for placing the base plate thereon. The storage box is made of a material having a relatively low melting point, and the duct is made of a material having a relatively high melting point. The thickness of the protective member is different depending on the location where the protective member supports the resin base, and the storage box or the duct. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211695 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Tyres - A green tyre is built on a rigid toroidal support externally having a forming surface of a conformation corresponding to an inner conformation of the tyre. The built tyre is removed from the rigid toroidal support and engaged on an expandable toroidal support which includes a bladder. The green tyre engaged on the expandable toroidal support is introduced into a vulcanisation mould and submitted to a vulcanisation cycle. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211696 | Method and apparatus for forming fluted filtration media - A method form forming fluted filtration media is provided. The method includes forming fluted filtration media having a repeating pattern of flutes wherein at least one flute in the repeating pattern of flutes comprises at least one ridge in a flute period between adjacent same side peaks. The repeating pattern of flutes can comprise at least one flute having at least two ridges provided in a flute period between adjacent same side peaks. An apparatus for forming fluted filtration media is provided. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211697 | REINFORCED HYBRID STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention discloses a method for producing an aircraft wing hybrid structure comprising the steps of producing a machined metallic bottom skin by either (i) pre-machining, (ii) preforming or (iii) combinations thereof, finishing the machined metallic bottom skin, providing a finished machined metallic bottom skin that serves as a lay-up mold, placing a plurality of core straps on top of the finished machined metallic bottom skin, arranging a skin that is selected from the group consisting of a monolithic skin, a fiber metal laminate skin and a non-reinforced metallic laminate skin on top of the plurality of cores strap to form a module, and curing the module, wherein the finished machined metallic bottom skin is the load carrying element in the aircraft wing hybrid structure. In another embodiment, the present invention discloses a method for producing an aircraft wing hybrid structure comprising the steps of providing a lay-up mold, placing a first skin that is selected from the group consisting of a monolithic skin, a fiber metal laminate skin and a non-reinforced metallic laminate skin on a lay-up mold, placing a plurality of core straps on top of the skin, arranging a second skin that is selected from the group consisting of a monolithic skin, a fiber metal laminate skin and a non-reinforced metallic laminate skin on top of the plurality of cores strap to form a module, and curing the module. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211698 | REDUCED COMPLEXITY AUTOMATIC FIBER PLACEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of forming a composite layup on a substrate comprises: moving an automatic fiber placement head over the substrate; using the fiber placement head to lay down multiple, parallel strips of composite tape on the substrate, including staggering the start of at least certain of the tape strips so as to form a contour pattern; and, cutting the ends of all of the tape strips using a single cut. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211699 | NOVEL METHOD TO AFFIX AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for affixing an adjustable optical element in place to allow for tuning an optical device during assembly of the device, but which provides for fixation of the element in place after adjustment. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211700 | Process for laser welding resinous members, apparatus for the same and laser-welded resinous product - A process is for laser-welding resinous members, and includes the steps of overlapping a transparent resinous member on an absorptive resinous material, and irradiating the transparent resinous member with a laser beam, thereby welding an interface between the transparent resinous member and the absorptive resinous member as a strip shape, wherein the energy of the laser beam acting on a side of a major-curvature-radius curved part of the strip-shaped welded interface and the energy of the laser beam acting on a side of a minor-curvature-radius curved part thereof are averaged. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211701 | ASSEMBLY OF DATA STORAGE COMPONENTS - A process for assembling data storage components in which a cylindrically shaped first structure of a data storage device is inserted into an aperture of a second structure, the first structure having a circumferentially extending outer surface and the aperture of the second structure having an aperture sidewall. An annular gap is formed between the outer surface of the first structure and the inner sidewall of the aperture of the second structure, and a plurality of discrete dots of adhesive are placed to span the annular gap following which the adhesive is cured by exposing the adhesive to ultraviolet radiation to attaches the first and second structures into a sub-assembly. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211702 | Film extrusion method - A method of applying a film, including a top layer having a softening point temperature and an adhesive tie layer, to an extruded substrate having a receiving surface to form a finished extrusion is provided including the steps of heating the adhesive tie layer of the film, heating the extruded substrate, placing the adhesive tie layer of the film in contact with the receiving surface of the extruded substrate, applying a predetermined force to the film to bond the adhesive tie layer to the extruded substrate and form the finished extrusion, and maintaining the top layer of the film at a temperature below the softening point temperature to prevent the top layer from being marred as the adhesive tie layer bonds to the extruded substrate. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211703 | Label manufacturing method and label manufacturing system - In order to provide a label manufacturing method and a label manufacturing system in which a needless heating pattern is not required to be stored, a user can perform setting, changing, and fine adjustment of a heating pattern freely, and an adhesive portion having a desired shape and a desired size can be formed accurately, when a label made of a heat sensitive adhesive sheet is manufactured, image data is generated as the heat sensitive adhesive sheet being one image area, and an image editing process is performed so as to divide the image area into at least two types of parts (for example, black part and white part) and to set one of the parts as a heated part R | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211704 | WATER-EMULSIFIABLE ISOCYANATES HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES - Mixtures comprising | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211705 | REDETACHABLE LABELS - Method of bonding labels to hydrophobic substrates, a pressure-sensitive hotmelt adhesive being applied wholly or partly to the label or to the substrate at an area opposite the label, then bringing label and substrate together and bonding them, characterized in that the pressure-sensitive hotmelt adhesive is water-soluble in alkaline solution and the label is selected from i) water-permeable labels having a water absorbency (Cobb value) of greater than 0.3 g/m | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211706 | ETCHING ENDPOINT DETERMINATION METHOD - A microscopic change in a luminous intensity occurring near an etching endpoint is accurately detected, whereby the endpoint of etching is quickly determined. An etching endpoint determination method for determining an endpoint of etching processing in a plasma etching apparatus that introduces a processing gas into a vacuum chamber, produces plasma by feeding high-frequency energy to a introduced processing gas, and uses the produced plasma to perform plasma processing on a workpiece stored in the chamber includes: a step of sampling light of a pre-set wavelength from light emitted by the plasma produced in the vacuum chamber, acquiring as time-sequential data the luminous intensity of the sampled light of the specific wavelength, and computing a regression line on the basis of the acquired time-sequential data; and a step of computing distances in a time-base direction between the regression line and the time-sequential data which are obtained at the first step. An endpoint of etching processing is determined based in the distances in the time-base direction obtained at the second step. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211707 | APPARATUS FOR GAS DISTRIBUTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS - An apparatus for gas distribution includes a top dome-cover, a first gas distribution plate and a bottom plate bonded each other to deliver different gases onto substrates supporting by a susceptor. The first gas distribution plate is provided with a plurality of first island protrusions formed by intersecting a plurality of first channels and each first island protrusions has a bypass through hole so that different gases can be individually delivered via independent gas pathways formed by those through holes or those channels to prevent those different gases premix before processing on those substrates. Additionally, a fluid distribution plate disposed between the first gas distribution plate and the bottom plate may be adapted for heat dissipation. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211708 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a plasma processing apparatus featuring highly improved plasma ignition property and ignition stability by defining a positional relationship between a dielectric and the slots. A plasma processing apparatus | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211709 | BONDHEAD ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR A BONDING APPARATUS - An alignment tool for a bonding apparatus comprises a loading surface for receiving a pushing force from a surface of a device which is attached to the bonding apparatus, the loading surface being arranged and constructed to experience a tilting moment upon receiving an unequally distributed pushing force from a misaligned device acting on it. The loading surface transmits the tilting moment experienced by it to a sensing surface which is operatively connected to the loading surface through a columnar body, which has a smaller width than the loading surface and the sensing surface, and which connects the loading surface and the sensing surface. An array of piezoelectric elements communicates with the sensing surface and produces electrical signals in response to the tilting moment such that a computing unit operatively connected to the piezoelectric elements may detect a direction of tilt of the loading surface from the electrical signals produced by the piezoelectric elements. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211710 | ADHESIVE TAPE JOINING APPARATUS - An adhesive tape joining apparatus of this invention adopts an inverted “T”-shaped layout configured with a rectangular section that extends laterally when being viewed in a plane and a protrusion section that is coupled on a center of the rectangular section. An adhesive tape joining part is disposed in the protrusion section and joins an adhesive tape to a ring frame and a wafer. A transport mechanism is disposed in the rectangular section and transports the wafer, the ring frame, and the wafer held by the ring frame. An electronic substrate processing unit is disposed in at least one of two regions adjoining to the rectangular section with the protrusion section being interposed therebetween, and is coupled to the transport mechanism. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211711 | Device for Filling Packing Wrappers With Stuffing - A packing wrapper filling device includes a filling machine ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211712 | Labelling device - The invention concerns a labelling device ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211713 | PLANT FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-DOSE CAPSULES FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - A plant for manufacturing single-dose capsules for preparing beverages, comprising a conveyor ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211714 | HOLD-DOWN STRUCTURE FOR CORRUGATED BOARD MAKING MACHINE - A hold-down structure used in a machine for compacting a workpiece being transferred by the machine is disclosed to include two conveyers for transferring the workpiece through a transfer path defined between circulating endless transfer belts of the two conveyers, front and rear pairs of upright supports arranged at two opposite lateral sides relative to the conveyers, and multiple linked series of pressure blocks arranged in parallel and suspending between the front and rear pairs of upright supports and pressed on the top surface of the lower part of the circulating endless transfer belt of the upper conveyer to give a downward pressure to the workpiece being transferred through the transfer path, thereby compacting the workpiece. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211715 | Blind display - A blind display comprises a frame; a display opening in the frame; a series of display panel supporting members; and a series of display panels supported by the series of display panel supporting members. At least some of the display panels from the series of display panels are adapted to receive a display sample adapted to display a blind sample. At least some of the display panels from the series of display panels are displaceably, e.g. slidably mounted to the series of display panel supporting members and being visible through the display opening. A method for displaying blind samples and a kit are equally disclosed. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211716 | Adjustable width stairwell child safety gate - The adjustable width stairwell child safety gate is comprised of a frameless, non-rigid, washable, aesthetically attractive, planar barrier device to safely prevent ingress and egress of a small child into a stairway passage. The adjustable width stairwell child safety gate does not require drilling into the stairway banisters and therefore is particularly suited for forming a safety barrier from banister to banister without damaging either the structural integrity or decorative finish of ornamentally designed wooden banisters, balusters, rails or posts. The adjustable width stairwell child safety gate includes multiple strap-like fastener means for attaching frameless barrier device to stairway banisters or posts; including stairway posts having vertically varying diameters and configurations, or that are non-parallel relative to each other, or that are non-perpendicular relative to flooring surface or that are otherwise asymmetrical. The adjustable width stairwell child safety gate is extendable to securely fit, from banister to banister, across stairways of varying size, style and width. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211717 | Part for Producing Castings and Process of Making the Same - A process of producing a part for casting including the step of preparing a raw material slurry containing inorganic fibers, organic fibers, a thermosetting resin, a papermaking binder, and a sulfonate-based and/or a cellulose-based dispersant. The raw material slurry preferably further contains an inorganic powder and/or a water repellant. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211718 | FIBROUS SUPPORT INTENDED TO BE IMPREGNATED WITH LIQUID - Fibrous support intended to be impregnated, the fibers of which are formed 100% of cellulose fibers, characterized in that it presents, before creping or embossing, a wet traction strength of over 2.4 N/15 mm in the cross-machine direction, a water absorption capacity of at least 300% and contains less than 2% dry wet strength | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211719 | RETENTION AND DRAINAGE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER - A method of improving retention and drainage in a papermaking process is disclosed. The addition of an associative polymer, a poly(vinylamine) and optionally a siliceous material to the papermaking slurry to improve retention and drainage is disclosed. Additionally a method to improve retention and drainage comprising addition of an organic microparticle, a poly(vinylamine) and optionally a siliceous material to the papermaking slurry is disclosed. A composition comprising an associative polymer, and a poly(vinylamine) and optionally further comprising cellulose fiber is disclosed. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211720 | Composite Materials, Method for Their Preparation, and Use in Paper and Board Manufacturing - The invention relates to a composite material based on water-insoluble polysaccharide. The composite material includes particles of at least one light scattering material, the surface of which is essentially covered by at least one water-insoluble polysaccharide material. The invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the composite material. Further, the invention relates to a paper and board manufacturing process, in which said composite materials are employed as manufacturing materials. Both highly organic end products with exceptional heat capacities and cheap, high filler end products can be manufactured. The invention also relates to a method for improving retention of light scattering filler material in the manufacture of paper and board. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211721 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FEEDING CHEMICALS INTO A PROCESS STREAM - An apparatus for feeding one or more chemicals into a process stream of a papermaking process is disclosed, as well as a method of utilizing the apparatus for feeding one or more chemicals into a process stream is disclosed. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211722 | BELT AND METHOD OF MAKING A BELT FOR A PAPER MAKING MACHINE - Belt and method of making a belt for a paper making machine. The belt includes a flat woven material having a top side surface and a bottom side surface and two terminal ends separated in a machine direction. Folds formed in the flat woven material are separated in the machine direction, so that the two terminal ends are located under the bottom side surface. Seam loops are located at the folds, and the two terminal ends one of are arranged adjacent each other and overlap each other in a region offset from a center between the folds. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211723 | PRESSURE HOOD WITH REMOVABLE SEAL ASSEMBLY - A pressure hood with a pressure hood body to be used in conjunction with especially a heated cylinder in a machine for the production and/or conversion of a fibrous web, especially a paper-, cardboard- or tissue web, and a seal assembly to seal said pressure hood body against the cylinder, provides that the seal assembly can be inserted into or removed from the pressure hood body—particularly when the pressure hood is installed on the cylinder—through a movement in axial direction relative to the pressure hood body. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211724 | DIECASTING METHOD AND DEVICE - A diecasting process and a diecasting device to shorten the cycle times. The closing of the mold and the filling of molten metal into a casting chamber ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211725 | Molding Process and the Resulting Mold - A molding process which comprises mixing together a particulate aggregate, plural kinds of water-soluble binders, a crosslinking agent causing crosslinking reaction with the binders, a phenol resin, and water, agitating the obtained mixture to prepare a bubbled fluid aggregate mixture, filling the aggregate mixture into a molding cavity, and solidifying the aggregate mixture through the evaporation of water from the mixture to give a mold made from the mixture. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211726 | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS - A thermal energy storage material (TESM) system (and associated methods) that reproducibly stores and recovers latent heat comprising i) at least one first metal containing material including at least one first metal compound that includes a nitrate ion, a nitrite ion, or both; ii) at least one second metal containing material including at least one second metal compound; and iii) optionally including water, wherein the water concentration if any is present is less than about 10 wt. %; wherein the TESM has a liquidus temperature, T | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211727 | HEAT TUBE DEVICE UTILIZING COLD ENERGY AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a refrigeration system, associated system of heating and refrigeration, geothermal energy utilizing system, cold storing apparatus, heat storing apparatus and the accessories thereof, and in particular relates to an air conditioning system utilizing natural cold energy, geothermal energy, thermal waste, residual heat and environmental friendly energy. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211728 | Hydro-Thermal Energy System - The present invention is a geo-thermal energy system comprised of: at least one extraction pump that draws water from a natural water source; at least one heat exchanger, each of which provides an energy source, from which one or more corresponding buildings can extract heat to provide heating, or into which each building can reject heat to provide cooling; a first length of piping between the water source and the heat exchanger that delivers the water to each heat exchanger; a second length of piping that discharges the water after exiting each heat exchanger; and at least one diversion junction that is coupled to either the first or second length of piping and provides non-potable water to a fire protection system, or other potable water use, within each building. The discharged water is discharged back to the same water source, a second natural water source, a well, or a drainage system without adding any contaminants to the water. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211729 | Heat sink structure - A heat sink is used for dissipating thermal energy generated by an electronic component of an electronic device. The heat sink includes a contact base and a fin base. The contact base is attached on the electronic component to transfer thermal energy, and the fin base is pivotally connected to the contact base to transfer thermal energy with the contact base. The fin base has a plurality of fins, and rotates relative to the contact base. A center of gravity of the fin base deviates from a rotation axis. When the electronic device is moved, due to the deviated center of gravity, the fin base rotates to make the fins disturb the air inside the electronic device. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211730 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE HAVING A BRACKET - A heat dissipation device includes a first heat sink, a second heat sink far away from the first heat sink, a heat pipe transferring heat from the first heat sink to the second heat sink and a bracket for reinforcing the heat dissipation device. The bracket includes a first end attached to the first heat sink and a second end attached to the second heat sink. The second end defines a through hole receiving the heat pipe therethrough. The second end has a supporting portion and a clasping portion from an edge of the through hole. The supporting portion and the clasping portion are spaced from each other and firmly clasp the heat pipe. The clasping portion is bent to abut against the heat pipe and urge the heat pipe toward the supporting portion. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211731 | Cooling Method and Cooling Device - A cooling device ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211732 | THERMAL ENERGY EXCHANGER FOR A HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system is disclosed, the thermal energy exchanger includes a phase change material disposed therein, whereby the phase change material is at least one of encapsulated by a thermally conductive material and impregnated with a thermally conductive material. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211733 | METHOD FOR EVAPORATION AND/OR CONDENSATION IN A HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention concerns a method for evaporation and/or condensation of at least one fluid in a heat exchanger consisting of a stack of at least one tube ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211734 | CLOSED CYCLE HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD - A closed cycle heat transfer device comprising a boiler ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211735 | Mixing in Wicking Structures and the Use of Enhanced Mixing Within Wicks in Microchannel Devices - Advanced wicking structures and methods utilizing these structures are described. The use of advanced wicking structures can promote rapid mass transfer while maintaining high capillary pressure through the use of small pores. Particularly improved results in fluid contacting processes can be achieved by enhanced mixing within a wicking layer within a microchannel. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211736 | COOLANT CIRCULATING APPARATUS, AND COOLING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME COOLANT CIRCULATING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC AND/OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH GENERATES HEAT - A coolant circulating apparatus includes circulating pumps disposed in parallel to each other and each having inlet and discharge ports and discharging coolant flowing into the inlet port from the discharge port, a coolant selectively introducing unit connected to the inlet ports of the pumps and selectively introducing the coolant into the inlet ports of the pumps, check valves connected to the discharge ports of the pumps. Branched coolant supply pipes extend horizontally or downwardly from the check valves and have extending ends at which the branched pipes are integrated with each other. An integrated coolant supply pipe extends upward from the integrated extending ends of the branched pipes. And, a coolant discharge pipe with an on-off valve extends horizontally or downwardly from the integrated extending ends of the branched pipes. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211737 | HEATSINK MODULE HAVING FIN ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE CORRESPONDING TO HEAT PIPE - A heatsink module includes a fan, a fin assembly and a heat pipe. The fan generates an airflow. The heat pipe has a heat absorbing section, a curved section, and a heat dissipating section. The curved section and the heat dissipating section are disposed at a side of the fan to accept the airflow. The fin assembly includes a plurality of heat sink fins, and the heat sink fins are stacked to form a plurality of air ducts to accept the airflow. The heat sink fins each have a penetrating opening corresponding to the curved section and the heat dissipating section. The penetrating openings are combined into a penetrating channel to contact with the curved section and the heat dissipating section. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211738 | System and Method for Continuous Rapid Cooling of Molten Materials to Produce Uniformly-Shaped Solid Forms - A system and method is disclosed for rapid cooling of hot molten liquid chemicals, and other materials, that go through a phase change to become a solid upon cooling, formed continuously on a single, rotating cylinder having detachable molds, to produce a high volume of uniformly shaped, solid forms. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211739 | Heat Exchanger with Pressure and Thermal Stain Management - A heat exchange device of a type for affecting an exchange of heat between a first and second fluid is characterized by a plurality of heat exchange cells in a stacked arrangement and defining first, second and third manifolds. In certain aspects, an apparatus and method for reinforcing the heat exchange device against pressure loads while accommodating thermal expansion of the outlet manifold are provided. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211740 | Heat Exchange Device and Method for Manufacture - A heat exchange device of a type for affecting an exchange of heat between a first and second fluid is characterized by a plurality of heat exchange cells in a stacked arrangement wherein each cell includes inlet and outlet manifold rings which define inlet and outlet manifolds, respectively. Adjacent heat exchange cells are bonded to one another via metallurgical bonds between the contacting surfaces of the manifold rings. In a further aspect, a method for the manufacture of a heat exchange device is provided. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211741 | Oil Cooler - An oil cooler, in particular for hydraulic oil, which is composed of spaced-apart cooling plates which are in the form of a parallelepiped-shaped package ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211742 | COOLING PLATES AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS THEREOF - A cooling plate includes a channel to transmit a fluid, wherein the channel is disposed within a base and the channel has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed substantially along a peripheral edge of the base, and the second portion is coupled to the first portion and is disposed further away from the peripheral edge of the base than the first portion. The second portion has a length that is at least about 35% as long as the length of the first portion. The cooling plate also includes a lid disposed over the base and the channel, wherein the lid provides support for a substrate. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211743 | LAMINATED SHEET MANIFOLD FOR MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger can have a manifold which includes a plurality of laminated sheets that allow a customization of the heat exchanger. The design can allow for a more optimal flow of coolant to areas of high load, thereby making the temperature distribution across the heat exchanger more uniform, or intentionally non-uniform. Furthermore, the laminated sheets can allow multiple circuits to be employed in the heat exchanger such that different coolants can be utilized therein and maintained separate from one another. The tubes can be microchannel tubes. A single set of manifolds can be used with multiple heat exchanger cores to provide a more compact heat exchanger. Mounting features can be integral with a group of the sheets. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211744 | Header for a high-pressure apparatus of steam power plants - The invention relates to a header for a high-pressure apparatus of steam power plants, with the header comprising at least one pipe nipple for welding on pipes for feed water and the pipe nipple protrudes to the outside from the header wall. In the header in accordance with the invention, the pipe nipple is formed integrally from the header wall. As a result, a weld joint between pipe nipple as a first part and the wall of the header as a second part can be omitted, so that the production effort is reduced considerably in the case of large headers with many pipe nipples. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211745 | Non-explosive tubing perforator - An improved perforating apparatus that creates drain holes in well tubing without the use of explosives. A hydraulically-activated apparatus created from machined metal pipes and solid metal bars that form four main sections, a hollow metal pipe | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211746 | High-energy gas fracture apparatus for through-tubing operation - The present invention discloses a high-energy gas fracture tool for through-tubing operation. The tool includes a blast head and a fracturing bullet connecting with the blast head. An electric detonator is provided in the blast head, and the fracturing bullet has a central pipe, which is sleeved by a fracture charge column and in which there is an explosive fuse sleeved by tubular igniting charge column. The present invention increases effectively charge amount per unit due to using no-shell bared fracture charge column, can attain combustion gas peak pressure quickly and increases energy utilization factor during fracturing because of utilizing blasting energy of explosive fuse and combustion energy of igniting charge. The present invention has better application effect, reliable and safe working. Moreover, the present invention may be used for fracturing or plug removal without tubing. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211747 | WASHPIPE - A washpipe includes a tubular member; a recess extending axially along the tubular member; a conductor positioned within the recess; and a communication configuration communicatively attached to the conductor. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211748 | Device for Conducting Cementing Operations and Inflow Regulation - The present invention relates to a cementing or inflow regulation valve for conducting cementing operations or inflow regulation in a wellbore comprising a casing or tubing ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211749 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ISOLATING PORTIONS OF A WELLHEAD FROM FLUID PRESSURE - A wellhead system is provided. In one embodiment, the wellhead system includes a bypass sleeve for temporarily isolating portions of a wellhead assembly from pressurized fracing fluid. The bypass sleeve may include a generally tubular body having a tool interface, a lock ring disposed at least partially around the body, and an anti-rotation device coupled to the body. In some embodiments, the anti-rotation device includes a resilient member disposed in a cavity in the body, and an anti-rotation member biased away from the body by the resilient member. The anti-rotation member of some embodiments extends radially outward from the body. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211750 | Stuffing Box Apparatus - A stuffing box apparatus for sealing between a polish rod in a hydrocarbon production well comprises a tubular housing arranged for connection to the well which has a bore therethrough to receive the polish rod. Sealing members are supported in the bore of the housing in an upper stack and a lower stack of smaller outer diameter separated by an intermediate bushing. An upper bushing compresses the upper stack against the intermediate bushing. The lower bushing fixes the lower stack against the bottom of the intermediate bushing. Each of the bushings includes a counter bore formed at one end which receives a wiper member arranged for sealing engagement between the bushing and the polish rod. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211751 | FIELD-RESPONSIVE FLUIDS - A field-responsive fluid which enters a semi-solid state in the presence of an energy field is improved by use of a plurality of energy field responsive particles which form chains in response to the energy field. The particles can be (a) composite particles in which at least one field-responsive member having a first density is attached to at least one member having a second density that is lower than the first density, (b) shaped particles in which at least one field-responsive member has one or more inclusions, and (c) combinations thereof. The particles improve the field-responsive fluid by reducing density without eliminating field-responsive properties which afford utility. Further, a multi-phase base fluid including a mixture of two or more substances, at least two of which are immiscible, may be used. The multi-phase base fluid improves the field-responsive fluid because surface tension between the boundaries of the immiscible substances in conjunction with chains formed by field-responsive particles tends to stop or retard creep flow, resulting an improved dynamic or static seal. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING FORMATION FLUIDS - A method of retrieving a formation fluid from a formation adjacent a borehole wall includes estimating at least one of a permeability of the formation and a viscosity of the formation fluid. A first tool is selected based on the estimation, the first tool being selected from one of a heating and sampling tool, an injection and sampling tool, and a coring tool. An attempt to retrieve a formation fluid sample from the formation is then made with the first tool, and a formation fluid sample is retrieved from the formation. A second retrieval process may then be initiated, in which the second retrieval process includes increasing the mobility of the formation fluid. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING LIQUID FROM A GAS WELL - A technique is employed to remove liquid from a gas well to improve gas production from the well. An electric submersible pumping system is deployed into the wellbore and positioned to remove accumulated liquid. The electric submersible pumping system is constructed and controlled to maintain a flow of liquid during operation of the pumping system. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211754 | WirelessTag Tracer Method and Apparatus - A fluid can be tracked in a wellbore utilizing at least one WID tag, such as an LW tag or an RFID tag, entrained in the fluid. A WID tag reader can be disposed and/or displaced in the wellbore, for example, on a drill string or a casing string. A reader can be utilized to locate the at least one WID tag in the wellbore. A reader can be housed in a drill string sub. A fluid entrained with at least one WID tag can be utilized as a tracer fluid. A WID tag can be entrained in cement or a drilling or fracture fluid. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTION INTO A WELL ZONE - A technique facilitates a water flood, e.g. dump flood, operation. A standard electric submersible pumping system is deployed in a wellbore to draw water from an aquifer or water source zone along the wellbore. A shroud and a crossover port are used in combination with the submersible pumping system to redirect pumped water downwardly along an isolated flow path. The downward flow of pumped water is directed along the wellbore and injected into a desired, injection zone to facilitate recovery of oil or to perform other types of water flood operations. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211756 | FORMATION TESTER WITH LOW FLOWLINE VOLUME - A downhole tool for use in a well may comprise a vessel having a piston or a valve disposed therein and defining first and second volumes wherein the first volume is configured to receive formation fluid from an inlet port, and an actuator configured to extract formation fluid, the actuator being fluidly isolated from a fluid flow path extending between the inlet port and the first volume. The downhole tool may also comprise a flow-line configured to deliver formation fluid to the vessel, and an actuator configured to register an end of the flow-line with the inlet of the vessel. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211757 | UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY - Fluid is introduced to one or more underground fluid passages in thermal contact with a hot rock formation. Kinetic energy of the fluid being introduced is converted into electrical energy. The introduced fluid absorbs heat from the hot rock formation. That absorbed heat is extracted from the heated fluid for use in connection with a domestic or industrial application. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211758 | Method of Oil Recovery Using a Foamy Oil-External Emulsion - An improved method of producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation in which a solids-stabilized emulsion (SSE) is formed, the SSE comprising oil as a first liquid, droplets of a second liquid suspended in the oil, and solid particles that are insoluble in both the oil and the second liquid at the conditions of the subterranean formation. The SSE with dissolved gas is injected into the subterranean formation as a drive fluid, and at least a portion of the SSE is placed into one or more area of the subterranean formation having an in situ pressure sufficiently lower than the selected partial pressure to permit evolution of at least a portion of the gas from the oil. Furthermore, a method of making the foamy SSE is also provided. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211759 | Methods and Devices for Treating Multiple-Interval Well Bores - Methods and devices are provided for treating multiple interval well bores. More particularly, an isolation assembly may be used to allow for zonal isolation to allow treatment of selected productive or previously producing intervals in multiple interval well bores. One example of a method for treating a multiple interval well bore includes the steps of: introducing an isolation assembly to a well bore, the isolation assembly comprising a liner, one or more sleeves and a plurality of swellable packers, wherein the sleeves and swellable packers are disposed about the liner; deploying a shifting tool inside the liner, where the sleeves are configured so as to provide open, closed and open to screen positions when actuated by the shifting tool. An open position allows for treatment of the well bore while an open to screen position allows for receiving fluid from the well bore. A closed position re-establishes zonal isolation. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211760 | Well servicing tool storage system for subsea well intervention - A well servicing tool storage system for subsea well intervention is disclosed which provides a tool storage means as part of the intervention system and which has a plurality of tool storage arms deployed around the tool storage means. Each arm has a clamp capable of clamping a tool, and moving the clamped tool between a stored position near the perimeter of the tool storage means, and a deployed position in the centre of the tool storage means where the tool can be made up into a wireline connection. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211761 | Oil and gas well completion system and method of installation - A completion system, and a corresponding method, for completing a subsea well, where the well includes a wellhead and a tubing hanger disposed in the wellhead and supports a string of production tubing, allows for angular alignment-free assembly of the subsea well. The completion system includes a series of circumferential channels formed in a well completion device at a boundary between the tubing hanger and the well completion device. The circumferential channels provide complete circular fluid paths with respect to the tubing hanger and the well completion device. At least one supply bore is in communication with each circumferential channel and is and oriented to supply a fluid to the circumferential channel, and at least one drain bore in communication with each circumferential channel and is oriented to remove fluid from the circumferential channel. Finally a circumferential electrical connector couples the tubing hanger and the completion device. The circumferential channels and bores provide fluid services between the completion device and the tubing hanger and the electrical connector provides electrical services to the tubing hanger. The completion system allows the fluid and electrical services to be provided without requiring any angular alignment between the tubing hanger and the completion device. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211762 | Detachable Electrical Actuator - A removable module for actuating elements, such as valves, within a subsea production tree. The module can include a motor, a drive shaft, and a ball screw. Embodiments exist where only the motor is removable, optionally the motor and drive shaft and/or all module elements are removable. A fail safe system is included that moves the production tree element into a pre-designated fail safe position. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211763 | Vertical Annular Separation and Pumping System with Integrated Pump Shroud and Baffle - A Vertical Annular Separation and Pumping System (VASPS) utilizing an isolation baffle to replace a standard pump shroud associated with an electrical submersible pump. The isolation baffle may be a one piece plate positioned so as to direct produced wellbore liquids around the electrical submersible pump motor to provide a cooling medium to prevent overheating and early failure of the electrical submersible pump. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211764 | Vertical Annular Separation and Pumping System With Outer Annulus Liquid Discharge Arrangement - A system for producing hydrocarbon fluids from a subsea formation comprises at least one producing well ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211765 | Method for rapid sealing of boreholes - A method and apparatus for rapidly installing or withdrawing a sealing liner into or out of a subsurface well bore or borehole. An eversion aid is engaged with the liner, the eversion aid serving to push the liner down the borehole during installation, and to assist in proper liner extraction during its withdrawal from the borehole. Water is transferred between the liner interior and the borehole outside the liner to regulate the disposition of borehole water, and to aid in proper sealing functions of the liner and to promote proper liner extraction during withdrawal. Various embodiments and features of the eversion aid apparatus are disclosed. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211766 | System and method for capping abandoned wells - The invention describes a system for capping an abandoned well having production casing and surface casing. The system enables the effective sealing of the production casing volume from the surface casing volume such that any gases leaking from either volume can be independently released from independent valves. The system is particularly effective in improving the safety of re-entering an abandoned well. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211767 | Expandable Member for Downhole Tool - A method of forming a downhole apparatus and an apparatus formed by the method is described. The method comprising the steps of providing a body having a longitudinal axis and forming an expanding portion on the body from multiple turns of a partially or substantially cured material around the longitudinal axis of the body. The material is selected to increase in volume on exposure to at least one predetermined fluid, such as a wellbore fluid. Embodiments of the invention include wellbore packers formed by the method. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING OPTICAL FIBER IN A WELL - A system and method for deploying an optical fiber within the bore or a well using a linear traction to push the optical fiber, typically encased in a protective sheath, down an instrumentation tube to place an optical fiber sensor at a desired location with the bore of the well. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211769 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SETTING ONE OR MORE PACKERS IN A WELL BORE - Apparatus and methods for setting one or more packers in a well bore are provided. The illustrated examples allow for setting of a plurality of downhole packers in a short period of time and without using a wash string, wash cups, or other setting tool that is subject to mechanical failure. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211770 | Elongated Sealing Member for Downhole Tool - A downhole apparatus is described comprising a body and a sealing arrangement located on the body. The body has a longitudinal axis and the sealing arrangement comprises at least one elongated sealing member with an axis of elongation extending around the longitudinal axis. The sealing member comprises a material selected to expand on exposure to at least one predetermined fluid, such as a hydrocarbon or aqueous fluid encountered in a wellbore. A method of forming the apparatus and methods of use are described. Embodiments of the invention relate to wellbore packers. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211771 | Regulated Valve Assembly for Fire Extinguishing Systems - A valve assembly has a valve body having an inlet section for a pressurized fluid and an outlet. A piston is movable within the valve body between an open position and a closed position blocking fluid communication. The piston has an end section, a sealing section and a middle section located between the end section and the sealing section. A cavity receives the piston within the valve body. The cavity has a superior chamber, an intermediate chamber, and an inferior chamber. A spring within the superior chamber exerts a spring force onto the piston to urge the piston towards the open position. An actuator device provides upon actuation for a first flow of fluid outside the cavity from the inlet section to the superior chamber. The first flow causes a pressure within the superior chamber to increase until it is about the same as the pressure within the container so that the spring force moves the piston to the open position. In the open position a main flow of fluid flows from the inlet section via the intermediate chamber to the outlet. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211772 | DRY SPRINKLER WITH DIVERTER SEAL ASSEMBLY - A dry sprinkler is provided that includes a structure, a fluid deflecting structure, a locator, a metallic annulus and a shield. The structure defines a passageway extending along a longitudinal axis between an inlet and an outlet. The structure has a rated K-factor defining an expected flow of fluid in gallons per minute from the outlet divided by the square root of the pressure of the flow of fluid fed into the inlet of the passageway in pounds per square inch gauge. The fluid deflecting structure is proximate the outlet. The locator is movable along the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position. The locator supports the metallic annulus. The metallic annulus includes first and second metallic surfaces spaced apart along the longitudinal axis between an inner and outer circumference with respect to the longitudinal axis. The shield has a first face exposed to the inlet and a second face confronting the first metallic surface to define a gap there between. Various methods are also described. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211773 | FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A fire suppression system includes a fire panel carried by a control unit of a containment system. The fire suppression system also includes a suppression agent containment device in communication with the fire panel. The control unit is in communication with a containment unit for containing an electronic component. The containment unit includes a containment area and a damper for allowing air flow into the containment center through a vent. A suppression agent containment device is in fluid communication with the damper to discharge the suppression agent into the containment area responsive to a signal received from the fire panel. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211774 | Attachment for stitching tool - The attachment for a stitching tool is an attachment that enables a manually operated stitching tool to convert to a power-operated stitching tool. The attachment includes an ergonomically designed handle mounted on a base, which base is provided with an opening at one end thereof. The opening is designed to receive the grasping portions of a manually operated, conventional stitching tool. Mechanisms in the base engage the grasping portions of the stitching tool to mechanically manipulate the grasping portions. The mechanisms are powered by an electric motor. Controls are provided on the handle for operating the electric motor. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211775 | WATERPROOF ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - A waterproof electronic appliance has a casing including a bottom panel, a top panel, and a side wall which is divided into an upright wall adjacent to the bottom panel and a vertical wall adjacent to the top panel. A first double-sided adhesive tape is adhered on a top end surface of the upright wall. A second double-sided adhesive tape is adhered on a bottom end surface of the vertical wall. A cable including signal lines and a tube covering the signal lines, extends from inside to outside of the casing through the upright wall and the vertical wall. The first and second double-sided adhesive tapes adhere to an outer surface of the tube sandwiched between the upright wall and the vertical wall, and the adhesive tapes adhere to each other in an area adjacent to the sandwiched tube. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211776 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A position adjustment of substrates is facilitated by using a sealing/bonding material consisting of a translucent colored glass material. A plasma display panel has a frontside substrate and a backside substrate facing to each other, on which electrodes are formed respectively, and a sealing/bonding material placed on a sealing/bonding area on a peripheral portion of one of the substrates, by which the two substrates are sealed and bonded to each other. The sealing/bonding material is made from a translucent colored material. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211777 | PLUG IN DEVICE DIMENSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In general, the present disclosure provides a method of designing, and system for implementing, a plug-in-type device capable of coupling to a first plug of an outlet receptacle, and configured to allow utilization of a second plug, or inhibit the use of the second plug of the receptacle. For example, a device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a plug portion capable of electrically coupling to one of at least two receptacles of a power outlet, a body portion comprising a vertical and a horizontal dimension, capable of coupling to the plug portion, and having the body portion dimensioned to allow or disallow utilization of a second of the at least two receptacles. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211778 | Electrical Box Cover With Insect Guard - An electrical box cover including a housing and a hood pivotally attached to the housing and moveable between an open and closed position. The housing includes a base wall adapted to be attached to an electrical box. The base wall is surrounded by an outwardly extending side wall. The side wall includes a first opening defined by an edge. A guard having an opening formed therein is insertable over the first opening and securable to the side wall. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211779 | Electrical Box Cover With Latching Device - An electrical box cover includes a housing having a base wall adapted to be attached to an electrical box. The base wall is surrounded by an outwardly extending side wall. A hood is pivotally attached to the housing and moveable between an open and closed position. A latch is selectively attachable to the side wall at one of a first and second position. The latch, when attached to said side wall, is engagable with the hood to retain the hood in the closed position. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211780 | Electrical Cable Provided With External Marking And Method Of Crimping The Barrel Of A Contact Onto An Electrical Cable Provided With External Marking - An electrical cable ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211781 | PROTECTOR - A protector main body including a bottom wall and both side walls and having an upper surface opening, is provided with an electric wire holder on a lower portion side of a bent portion, the electric wire holder projecting from a first side wall of the side walls and laid and locked to a second side wall of the side walls. The protector main body is also provided with taping tabs on both end portions in a length direction of the bottom wall. An electric wire bundle inserted through the protector main body is taped and fixed to the taping tabs, and pressed by the electric wire holder on the lower portion side of the bent portion, so as to prevent the electric wire bundle from projecting from the both side walls. In this state, the lid is covered on locked to the upper surface opening of the protector main body. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211782 | Energy Cable Comprising a Dielectric Fluid and a Mixture of Thermoplastic Polymers - A cable includes at least one electrical conductor and at least one extruded covering layer including a thermoplastic polymer material in admixture with a dielectric liquid, wherein the thermoplastic polymer material includes (a) at least 75% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the thermoplastic polymer material, of at least one copolymer of at least two α-olefin co-monomers, the copolymer having a melting enthalpy lower than 25 J/g; and (b) an amount equal to or less than 25% by weight with respect to the total weight of the thermoplastic polymer material of at least one propylene homopolymer or propylene copolymer with at least one α-olefin, the at least one propylene homopolymer or propylene copolymer having a melting enthalpy higher than 25 J/g and a melting point higher than 130° C. The covering layer has a melting enthalpy equal to or lower than 40 J/g, and the concentration by weight of the dielectric liquid in the thermoplastic polymer material is lower than the saturation concentration of the dielectric liquid in the thermoplastic polymer material. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211783 | LIGHT-TRANSMITTING METAL ELECTRODE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a light-transmitting metal electrode including a substrate and a metal electrode layer having plural openings. The metal electrode layer also has such a continuous metal part that any pair of point-positions in the part is continuously connected without breaks. The openings in the metal electrode layer are periodically arranged to form plural microdomains. The plural microdomains are so placed that the in-plane arranging directions thereof are oriented independently of each other. The thickness of the metal electrode layer is in the range of 10 to 200 nm. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211784 | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - An electrical conductor L is specified, which has a central core ( | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211785 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH EDGE MARKINGS - A multilayer printed circuit board may include traces that are printed on selected layers of the board so that the traces extend to the edge of the corresponding layer. When the layers are assembled together, the ends of the traces may be viewable on a side of the printed circuit board. The traces may be arranged to convey information. For example, trace ends may be readable as one or more binary words, as alphanumeric characters or as a bar code. | 2009-08-27 |
| 20090211786 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYIMIDE FILM WITH COPPER WIRING - Is disclosed a process for producing a copper-wiring polyimide film from a carrier-accompanied copper foil laminated polyimide film by a subtractive method or a semi-additive method. Washing the polyimide surface exposed by etching the copper foil with a etching solution capable of removing mainly at least one metal selected from Ni, Cr, Co, Zn, Sn and Mo or an alloy comprising at least one of these metals used for a surface treatment of the copper foil restrains an anomalous deposition of plating substances when the copper wiring is plated with tin. | 2009-08-27 |
