| 38th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
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| 20220298593 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ALLOY STRIP LAMINATE AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALLOY STRIP LAMINATE - This disclosure provides a method of producing an alloy strip laminate including applying an external force directly to an alloy strip of a first laminate member having an adhesive layer and the alloy strip, to form a crack in the alloy strip and prepare a first laminate including the adhesive layer and the cracked alloy strip, applying an external force directly to an alloy strip of a second laminate member having an adhesive layer and the alloy strip, to form a crack in the alloy strip and prepare at least one second laminate including the adhesive layer and the cracked alloy strip, and laminating the at least one second laminate on the first laminate to prepare an alloy strip laminate in which the adhesive layer, and the alloy strip with the crack formed are alternately layered; and a production apparatus for an alloy strip laminate. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298594 | STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A steel sheet having a steel microstructure including, by area %, martensite in a range of 20% or more and 100% or less, ferrite in a range of 0% or more and 80% or less, and the balance being 5% or less. A residual stress generated at the transverse center of the steel sheet when the steel sheet is subjected to a V-bending process is 800 MPa or less. A residual stress generated at the transverse end of the steel sheet when the steel sheet is subjected to a V-bending process is 90% or more and 110% or less of the residual stress generated at the transverse center of the steel sheet. The maximum amount of warpage of the steel sheet sheared to a length of 1 m in the longitudinal direction is 15 mm or less. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298595 | STEEL SHEET FOR HOT FORMING, HOT-FORMED MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed are a high-strength and non-plated steel sheet which is for hot forming and may be suitable for use in automotive structural members that require collision resistance characteristics, a hot-formed member, and a method for manufacturing same. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298596 | STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT UNIFORM ELONGATION AND STRAIN HARDENING RATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a steel sheet which is suitably used for an automobile structural member, etc., and more specifically, to: a steel sheet having excellent uniform elongation and strain hardening rate, while having high strength; and a method for producing same. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298597 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STEEL COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH A COATING, AND STEEL COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for producing a steel component by forming of a flat steel product coated with an anticorrosion coating, and to a steel component produced from a steel substrate coated with anticorrosion coating. The steel component is produced by providing a flat steel product coated with an aluminum-based anticorrosion coating, heat-treating a blank formed from the coated flat steel product, in a furnace, where 0.0034° C./min≤Q≤0.021° C./min, with Q=(T*d)/(t*L), T=furnace temperature in ° C., d=blank thickness in mm, t=dwell time of the blank in the furnace in min, L=furnace length in m, and shaping the blank in a shaping tool. The steel component comprises a steel substrate and, at least on one side of the steel substrate, an anticorrosion coating which comprises at least one first and one second silicon-rich layer (Si1, Si2) and also one first and one second low-silicon layer (A, B), where the quotient X formed from the thickness (dB) of the second low-silicon layer (B) in μm by the thickness (dA) of the first low-silicon layer (A) in μm is at least 0.4 and at most 1.1. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298598 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING IMPROVED STRENGTH AND FORMABILITY AND OBTAINED SHEET - A steel sheet made of a steel having a chemical composition containing in weight %: 0.13%≤C≤0.22%, 1.2%≤Si≤1.8%, 1.8%≤Mn≤2.2%, 0.10%≤Mo≤0.20%, Nb≤0.05%, Ti≤0.05%, Al≤0.5%, a remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The steel sheet has a yield strength of at least 850 MPa, a tensile strength of at least 1180 MPa, a total elongation of at least 13% and a hole expansion ratio HER of at least 30%. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298599 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet that combines low iron loss and low magnetostriction, together with an advantageous production method therefor. A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet comprises a linear strain portion extending in a direction intersecting a rolling direction of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, wherein the linear strain portion has a stress distribution in which a compressive stress region and a tensile stress region alternate in a longitudinal direction of the linear strain portion. The linear strain portion is formed by vibrating the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet in a sheet thickness direction, while irradiating a surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with an electron beam by repeatedly moving and detaining the electron beam in the direction intersecting the rolling direction of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298600 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING ORE OR REFINING INTERMEDIATE - A method for processing ores containing gold or refining intermediates containing gold, the refining intermediate being obtained by subjecting the ores to a refining process, wherein the method includes: a leaching step of leaching gold from the ores or the refining intermediates using a sulfate solution containing iodide ions and iron (III) ions as a leaching solution; an adsorption step of adsorbing iodine and gold in the leached solution obtained in the leaching step on activated carbon; and an iodine separation step of separating iodine from the activated carbon while leaving gold on the activated carbon that has undergone the adsorption step. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298601 | ONE-DIMENSIONAL CORALLOID NiS/Ni3S4@PPy@MoS2-BASED WAVE ABSORBER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of wave absorbing materials, and discloses a one-dimensional coralloid NiS/Ni | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298602 | COMBUSTION ASH HANDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND PETROLEUM-BASED FUEL COMBUSTION PLANT - A combustion ash handling method of handling combustion ash discharged from a combustion furnace that combusts a petroleum-based fuel includes: separating the combustion ash into a heavy component and a light component by a dry-type separation technique; feeding the light component to the combustion furnace as a fuel; and recovering the heavy component. A metal such as vanadium is separated and extracted from the heavy component of the combustion ash. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298603 | COPPER ALLOY SLIDING MATERIAL - [Object] To improve both abrasion resistance and seizure resistance. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298604 | TITANIUM ALLOY PRODUCT, HOUSING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A titanium alloy product includes a titanium alloy substrate and a plurality of first holes defined in a surface of the titanium alloy substrate. The first holes have an opening on the surface of the titanium alloy substrate and an inner wall connecting with the opening, a diameter of the inner space is greater than a diameter of the opening. The product tensile strength of bonding between the titanium alloy product and a material part filled in the first holes is very high. A housing with the titanium alloy product and a method for manufacturing the titanium alloy product are also disclosed. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298605 | NICKEL ALLOY COMPOSITION WITH BORON AND NITROGEN - An alloy composition includes, by weight: 20% to 23% of Cr; 8% to 10% of Mo; 3.15% to 4.15% of Nb+Ta; 0.25% to 1.5% of B; 0.35% to 1.75% of N; and a balance of Ni. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298606 | BRIGHT ALUMINUM ALLOY AND BRIGHT ALUMINUM ALLOY DIE-CAST MATERIAL - The present invention provides a bright aluminum alloy which has high mechanical properties and in which the occurrence of uneven color is also suppressed to a high degree when an aluminum alloy die-cast material thereof that includes tungsten is subjected to anodization treatment. Also provided is a bright aluminum alloy die-cast material that is manufactured using said bright aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy pertaining to the present invention includes 0.5-3.0% by mass of Mn, 0.1-2.0% by mass of Mg, 0.01-1.0% by mass of W, and 0.05-2.0% by mass of Si, the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298607 | Aluminum Alloy Processing Method and Aluminum Alloy Workpiece - Provided is a method for processing an aluminum alloy comprising: 0.5 % by mass or more and 1.0 % by mass or less of Mg, 0.5 % by mass or more and 3.0 % by mass or less of Si, 0.2 % by mass or more and 0.4 % by mass or less of Cu, 0.15 % by mass or more and 0.25 % by mass or less of Mn, 0.1 % by mass or more and 0.2 % by mass or less of Ti, 0.05 % by mass or more and 0.2 % by mass or less of Cr, and 120 ppm by mass or less of Sr, the method comprising casting the aluminum alloy and forging the cast aluminum at a temperature of 500° C. or more and 535° C. or less. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298608 | Aluminum Alloy Processing Method and Aluminum Alloy Workpiece - Provided is a method for processing art aluminum alloy comprising: 0.5% by mass or more and 1.0% by mass or less of Mg, 0.5% by mass or more and 3.0% by mass or less of Si, 0.2% by mass or more and 0.4% by mass or less of Cu, 0.15% by mass or more and 0.25% by mass or less of Mn, 0.1% by mass or more and 0.2% by mass or less of Ti, and 120 ppm by mass or less of Sr, the method comprising casting the aluminum alloy and forging the cast aluminum at; a temperature of 200° C. or more and 470° C. or less. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298609 | MAGNESIUM-LITHIUM-BASED ALLOY - A magnesium-lithium-based alloy contains Mg, Li, and Al, and a sum of a content of the Mg and a content of the Li is 90% by mass or more. The magnesium-lithium-based alloy contains Ge. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298610 | SPIRAL SPRING FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT - A spiral spring intended to equip a balance of a horological movement, wherein the spiral spring is made of an alloy consisting of Nb, Ti and at least one element selected from Zr and Hf, optionally at least one element selected from W and Mo, possible traces of other elements selected from O, H, Ta, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al, with the following weight percentages: a content of Nb comprised between 40 and 84%, a total content of Ti, Zr and Hf comprised between 16 and 55%, a content for W and Mo respectively comprised between 0 and 2.5%, a content for each of said elements selected from O, H, Ta, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al comprised between 0 and 1600 ppm with the sum of said traces less than or equal to 0.3% by weight. The method for manufacturing the spiral spring is also disclosed. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298611 | SPIRAL SPRING FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT - A spiral spring is configured to equip a balance of a horological movement. The spiral spring is made of an alloy consisting of: Nb, Ti and at least one element selected from V and Ta, optionally at least one element selected from Zr and Hf, optionally at least one element selected from W and Mo, possible traces of other elements selected from O, H, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al, with the following weight percentages: a total content of Nb, V and Ta comprised between 40 and 85%, a total content of Ti, Zr and Hf comprised between 15 and 55%, a content for W and Mo respectively comprised between 0 and 2.5%, a content for each of the elements selected from 0, H, C, Fe, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al between 0 and 1600 ppm with the sum of the traces less than or equal to 0.3% by weight. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298612 | ULTRA-FINE CEMENTED CARBIDE, AND CUTTING TOOL AND WEAR-RESISTANT TOOL USING THE SAME - Provided is an ultra-fine cemented carbide that has high hardness and exhibits excellent transverse-rupture-strength. The ultra-fine cemented carbide includes a hard phase, containing tungsten carbide (WC) as a main component, in an amount of 80 wt % or more and 99.4 wt % or less, a carbonitride phase, containing titanium carbonitride (Ti(C,N)) as a main component produced by carbonitriding of a titanium (Ti) oxide during sintering, in an amount of 0.1 wt % or more and 10.0 wt % or less, and a binder phase, containing at least one selected from cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), or iron (Fe) as a main component, in an amount of 0.50 wt % or more and 20 wt % or less, and the binder phase contains chromium carbide (Cr | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298613 | PRESSED POWDER MATERIAL AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A pressed powder material according to embodiments is a pressed powder material including first magnetic metal particles having a first magnetic metal phase containing Fe and Co; and second magnetic metal particles having a second magnetic metal phase containing Fe, in which when the amounts of Co with respect to the total amounts of Fe and Co of the first and second magnetic metal particles are designated as Co1 and Co2, respectively, the ratio of Co2 to Co1 (Co2/Co1) is from 0 to 0.5, the average value of the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis is 2 or greater for the first magnetic metal particles and 1 or greater for the second magnetic metal particles, the second magnetic metal particles are present between the particles of the first magnetic metal particles, and the average value of the major axis of the second magnetic metal particles is equal to or longer than the average value of the major axis of the first magnetic metal particles. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298614 | A COLD ROLLED MARTENSITIC STEEL AND A METHOD OF MARTENSITIC STEEL THEREOF - A cold rolled martensitic steel sheet including the following elements, 0.3%≤C≤0.4%; 0.5% ≤Mn≤1%; 0.2%≤Si≤0.6%; 0.1%≤Cr≤1%; 0.01%≤Al≤1%; 0.01%≤Mo≤0.5%; 0.001%≤Ti≤0.1%; 0%≤S≤0.09%; 0%≤P≤0.09%; 0%≤N≤0.09%; 0%≤Nb≤0.1%; 0%≤V≤0.1%; 0%≤Ni≤1%; 0%≤Cu≤1%; 0%≤B≤0.05%; 0.001%≤Ca≤0.01%; 0%≤Sn≤0.1%; 0%≤Pb≤0.1%; 0%≤Sb≤0.1%; the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of steel, by area percentage, at least 95% of martensite, a cumulated amount of ferrite and bainite between 1% and 5%, and an optional amount of residual austenite between 0% and 2%. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298615 | Methods of Modifying a Domain Structure of a Magnetic Ribbon, Manufacturing an Apparatus, and Magnetic Ribbon Having a Domain Structure - A method of modifying a domain structure of a magnetic ribbon is provided. The method includes a combination of stress and magnetic field annealing the magnetic ribbon in order to generate a desired permeability along one or more axes of the magnetic ribbon. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298616 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING MOLTEN METAL ONTO A FOIL SUBSTRATE - A web coating platform for depositing molten metal on flexible substrates is provided. The web coating platform can be used for manufacturing solid lithium anodes for use in energy storage devices, for example, rechargeable batteries. The coating platform can be designed for double-sided coating of a continuous flexible substrate (e.g., a copper foil) with molten lithium followed by double-sided lamination or passivation. The coating platform integrates novel coating elements unique to handling and processing molten metals. For example, some implementations of the present disclosure incorporate double-sided molten metal coating elements, which include at least one of a molten metal application assembly (e.g., kiss roller, slot-die, Meyer bar, and/or gravure roller), a primary melt pool assembly, a secondary melt pool assembly, and an engagement mechanism. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298617 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING MOLTEN METAL ONTO A FOIL SUBSTRATE - A web coating platform for depositing molten metal on flexible substrates is provided. The web coating platform can be used for manufacturing solid lithium anodes for use in energy storage devices, for example, rechargeable batteries. The coating platform can be designed for double-sided coating of a continuous flexible substrate (e.g., a copper foil) with molten lithium followed by double-sided lamination or passivation. The coating platform integrates novel coating elements unique to handling and processing molten metals. For example, some implementations of the present disclosure incorporate double-sided molten metal coating elements, which include at least one of a molten metal application assembly (e.g., kiss roller, slot-die, Meyer bar, and/or gravure roller), a primary melt pool assembly, a secondary melt pool assembly, and an engagement mechanism. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298618 | Steel Sheet Coated with a Metallic Coating based on Aluminum - A steel sheet with a metallic coating is provided. A composition of the metallic coating includes from 2.0 to 24.0% by weight of zinc, from 7.1 to 12.0% by weight of silicon, optionally from 1.1 to 8.0% by weight of magnesium, and optionally additional elements chosen from Pb, Ni, Zr, or Hf. The content by weight of each additional element is less than 0.3%. A balance of the composition is aluminum, unavoidable impurities and residual elements. A ratio Al/Zn is from 4.0 to 6.0. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298619 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING INCREASED CRYSTALLINE AND DENSE IMPROVED COATINGS - Novel processes for forming improved coatings with increased crystallinity and density are provided. The process includes utilizing a laminar plasma plume to form the coatings without use of a separate auxiliary heating or post heat treatment step. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298620 | ENHANCED OXIDATION WITH HYDROGEN RADICAL PRETREATMENT - Enhanced oxidation with hydrogen radical pretreatment is described. In an example, a method of oxidizing a substrate includes positioning a substrate in a processing volume of a processing chamber, generating hydrogen radicals using a remote plasma source fluidly coupled to the processing chamber, exposing a surface of the substrate to the generated hydrogen radicals, and, subsequent to exposing the substrate to the generated hydrogen radicals, oxidizing the surface of the substrate to form an oxide layer on the surface of the substrate. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298621 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEAR-INFRARED SENSOR COVER - A method for manufacturing a near-infrared sensor cover includes arranging a mask in a region of an undercoating layer formed on a rear surface of a base, the region being different from a heater formation region in which a heater is to be formed and different from a belt-shaped separation region extending along an edge of the heater formation region, forming a heat-generating film on the mask and the undercoating layer, the heat-generating film being made of the conductive heat-generating material, peeling, using a laser, the heat-generating film formed in the separation region, and removing the mask and the heat-generating film formed on the mask. The separation region has a width that is set to be smaller than a beam diameter of each of near-infrared rays transmitted from the transmitting portion. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298622 | Electron-Beam Deposition of Striated Composite Layers for High-Fluence Laser Coatings - Striated composite layers are deposited using reactive electron-beam evaporation of hafnium dioxide and silicon dioxide sublayers in a planetary rotation or linear translation system in which the hafnia and silica vapor plumes are present at the same time, and yet the hafnia and silica sublayers are distinct. The resulting StriCom materials exhibit significant improvements in laser-induced damage thresholds, thin-film stresses, environmental sensitivity, and control of refractive indices relative to monolayer hafnia films. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298623 | METHODS OF MAKING FILMS AND LAMINATES WITH HIGH OXYGEN BARRIER - Disclosed is a laminated film for use to form a flexible package for holding an oxygen sensitive product and methods of making the film. The film includes a metalizable polymer film or cellulose film with aluminum vacuum deposited thereon. An acidic layer of polyvinyl alcohol and a polymer is coated on aluminum to cause a portion of the aluminum to be converted into an inorganic aluminum compound, whereupon said laminated film has a higher oxygen barrier value than the sum of the oxygen barrier values of its individual components Also disclosed are methods for making the laminated film. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298624 | SUBSTANTIALLY CARBON-FREE MOLYBDENUM-CONTAINING AND TUNGSTEN-CONTAINING FILMS IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING - Substantially carbon-free molybdenum-containing and tungsten-containing films are deposited on semiconductor substrates using halide-free metalorganic precursors. The precursors do not include metal-carbon bonds, carbonyl ligands, and, preferably do not include beta-hydrogen atoms. Metal-containing films, such as molybdenum nitride, molybdenum oxynitride, molybdenum silicide, and molybdenum boride with carbon content of less than about 5% atomic, such as less than about 3% atomic are deposited. The films are deposited in some embodiments by reacting the metal-containing precursor with a reactant on a surface of a substrate in an absence of plasma, e.g. using several ALD cycles. In some embodiments the formed film is then treated with a second reactant in a plasma to modify its properties (e.g., to densify the film, to reduce resistivity of the film, or to increase its work function). The films can be used as liners, diffusion barriers, and as electrode material in pMOS devices. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298625 | SELECTIVE COBALT DEPOSITION ON COPPER SURFACES - Embodiments of the invention provide processes to selectively form a cobalt layer on a copper surface over exposed dielectric surfaces. In one embodiment, a method for capping a copper surface on a substrate is provided which includes positioning a substrate within a processing chamber, wherein the substrate contains a contaminated copper surface and a dielectric surface, exposing the contaminated copper surface to a reducing agent while forming a copper surface during a pre-treatment process, exposing the substrate to a cobalt precursor gas to selectively form a cobalt capping layer over the copper surface while leaving exposed the dielectric surface during a vapor deposition process, and depositing a dielectric barrier layer over the cobalt capping layer and the dielectric surface. In another embodiment, a deposition-treatment cycle includes performing the vapor deposition process and subsequently a post-treatment process, which deposition-treatment cycle may be repeated to form multiple cobalt capping layers. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298626 | FORMATION OF LITHIUM-METAL-OXYGEN LAYER AND REMOVAL OF LITHIUM CARBONATE ON SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTES - A process for forming a lithium-metal-oxygen film on a lithium SSE. A metal-ligand complex is exposed to the SSE such as for 30-600 seconds in a chemical vapor transfer reactor at a temperature of 200-350° C. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298627 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, FURNACE OPENING ASSEMBLY, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE MEDIUM - There is provided a technique capable of reducing a corrosion of a furnace opening shutter. According to one aspect thereof, a substrate processing apparatus includes: a process vessel provided with an opening and a first sealing surface around the opening; and a furnace opening shutter provided with a second sealing surface facing the first sealing surface, and capable of closing the opening. The furnace opening shutter includes: a protective cover provided corresponding to an inner surface of the furnace opening shutter, facing the process vessel and greater than the opening; and a lid provided corresponding to an outer surface of the furnace opening shutter and supporting the protective cover. The second sealing surface is configured by an outer peripheral portion of the protective cover and the lid, and a purge gas is supplied to a gap between the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298628 | Nozzle Cleaning Method, Substrate Processing Method, Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device, Substrate Processing Apparatus and Non-transitory Computer-readable Recording Medium - There is provided a technique capable of effectively removing a residual element after a cleaning process. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: (a) supplying a cleaning gas to at least one nozzle among a plurality of nozzles provided in a reaction tube after a substrate is processed in the reaction tube and unloaded out of the reaction tube; and (b) supplying a gas containing hydrogen and oxygen to the at least one nozzle after (a). | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298629 | CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A chemical delivery system includes a bulk container, a run/refill chamber, a first conduit and a second conduit. The bulk container stores a precursor. The run/refill chamber includes a plurality of spaced tubes having a plurality of surfaces for receiving the precursor in vapor form and storing the precursor in solid form. The first conduit connects the bulk container to the run/refill chamber for transporting the precursor from the bulk container to the run/refill chamber in vapor form. The second conduit connects the run/refill chamber to a deposition chamber for transporting the precursor from the run/refill chamber to the deposition chamber in vapor form. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298630 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure provide improved reactor systems, assemblies, and methods for controlling a temperature within the reactor system, such as a temperature of a gas supply unit. Exemplary systems and methods employ an exhaust unit to cause movement of a fluid over a portion of the gas supply unit to better control the temperature of the gas supply unit. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298631 | BIDIRECTIONAL INDEXING APPARATUS - In an example embodiment, a bidirectional indexing apparatus includes a plurality of bidirectional indexing heads that can operate independently of each other or in concert to adjust a gap between a substrate and a pedestal in a substrate processing chamber. In some embodiments, a bidirectional indexing head comprises a base; a rotatable plate rotatable relative to the base, the rotatable plate including a plurality of profiled pockets each defining a camming surface therein; and a plurality of camming pins, each disposed to act on the camming surface of a respective profiled pocket to move the rotatable plate in a first or second rotatable direction when actuated. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298632 | SPATIALLY TUNABLE DEPOSITION TO COMPENSATE WITHIN WAFER DIFFERENTIAL BOW - A plasma processing chamber for depositing a film on an underside surface of a wafer, includes showerhead pedestal. The showerhead pedestal includes a first zone and a second zone. An upper separator fin is disposed over a top surface of the showerhead pedestal and a lower separator fin is disposed under the top surface of the showerhead pedestal and aligned with the upper separator fin. The first zone is configured for depositing a first film to the underside surface of the wafer and the second zone is configured for depositing a second film to the underside surface of the wafer. In another embodiment, a top surface of the showerhead pedestal may be configured to receive a masking plate instead of the upper separator fin. The masking plate is configured with a first area that has openings and a second area that is masked. The first areas is used to provide the process gas to a portion of the underside surface of the wafer for depositing a film. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298633 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AMOUNT OF SOLUBLE BASE CONTENT OF MATERIAL COMPRISING LITHIUM CARBONATE AND STRUCTURE, CATHODE, AND BATTERY FORMED USING THE METHOD - Methods of controlling an amount of soluble base content of material comprising lithium carbonate and other material. Exemplary methods include using atomic layer deposition, selectively depositing one or more of an oxide, a fluoride, and a nitride to form and/or control the soluble base content. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298634 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES - An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include a chamber, a chuck provided in the chamber, and a biased power supply physically connected with the chuck. The apparatus may include a target component provided over the chuck and the biased power supply, and a magnetron assembly provided over the target component. The magnetron assembly may include a plurality of outer magnetrons and a plurality of inner magnetrons, and a spacing between each adjacent magnetrons of the plurality of outer magnetrons may be different from a spacing between each adjacent magnetrons of the plurality of inner magnetrons. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298635 | THERMAL ALD OF METAL THIN FILMS - A method for depositing a metal-containing layer includes a deposition cycle having a step of contacting a surface of a substrate with a vapor of a metal-containing compound for a first predetermined pulse time to form a modified surface. The metal-containing compound is described by formula 1.2: | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298636 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided herein. For example, a method for processing a substrate comprises supplying a vaporized silicon containing precursor from a gas supply into a processing volume of a processing chamber, supplying a first process gas from the gas supply into the processing volume, energizing the first process gas using RF source power at a first duty cycle to react with the vaporized silicon containing precursor, and supplying a process gas mixture from the gas supply while providing RF bias power at a second duty cycle different from the first duty cycle to a substrate support disposed in the processing volume to deposit a SiH | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298637 | PROCESS FOR THE GENERATION OF METAL- OR SEMIMETAL-CONTAINING FILMS - The present invention is in the field of processes for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films. The process comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), or (III) in the gaseous state (I) (II) (III) wherein A is NR, NR | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298638 | PROCESS FOR THE GENERATION OF METAL- OR SEMIMETAL-CONTAINING FILMS - The present invention is in the field of processes for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films. The process comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate in contact with a compound of general formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), or (VII) in the gaseous state (I) (II) (III) (IV) . . . (V) (VI) (VII) wherein A is NR or O, E is CR″, CNR″ | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298639 | SUBSTRATE WITH FLUORINATED YTTRIUM COATINGS, AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE SUBSTRATES - Described are substrates that include high aspect ratio surfaces and non-high aspect ratio surfaces, at least two coatings, one coating at high aspect ratio surfaces and a second coating at non-high aspect ratio surfaces, and having fluorinated outer surfaces; methods of preparing these coatings; and substrates, surfaces, equipment, and components of equipment that include the coatings. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298640 | Substrate Processing Apparatus, Nozzle Adapter, Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device and Substrate Processing Method - There is provided a technique capable of reducing a tilt of a nozzle. According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a process vessel constituted by a reaction tube and a manifold supporting the reaction tube from thereunder and in which a substrate is processed; a nozzle through which a process gas is supplied to the substrate; a metal adapter configured to hold the nozzle vertically in the process vessel; a support base arranged below the metal adapter and fixed to the manifold; and a fixing bolt engaging with the support base and screwed into the metal adapter. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298641 | FLOW PATH MEMBER - A flow path member of the present disclosure includes: a base having a first surface, and further having a first inflow port and a first outflow port; and a flow path that connects to the first inflow port and the first outflow port in an inside of the base. The flow path includes a first flow path that goes along the first surface and a second flow path that intersects the first flow path. The base includes a first projection in the first flow path, and a surface of the first projection is continuous with a wall surface of the second flow path. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298642 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - Described herein is a substrate processing technique of preventing particle generation while lowering an inner pressure of a nozzle and improving a film thickness uniformity. According to one aspect thereof, a substrate processing apparatus includes a boat for supporting substrates; an inner tube surrounding the boat and provided with an exhaust hole through which a gas is exhausted along a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the substrates; a mixing structure for generating a mixed gas for processing the substrates; and a nozzle installed apart from an inner lateral surface of the inner tube and through which the mixed gas supplied from the mixing structure is discharged into the inner tube via discharge holes arranged at the nozzle along the arrangement direction of the substrates. A discharge direction of each of the discharge holes is not toward the boat but toward the inner lateral surface of the inner tube. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298643 | METHODS OF FORMING STRUCTURES, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES - A method of forming structure includes providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, forming a first layer overlaying the substrate, and forming a second layer onto the first layer. Temperature of the first layer is controlled during the forming of the first layer using infrared electromagnetic radiation emitted by the first layer. Temperature of the second layer is controlled during the forming of the second layer using infrared electromagnetic radiation emitted by the second layer. Semiconductor device structures and semiconductor processing systems are also described. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298644 | METHOD OF TREATING A COATED CUTTING TOOL - A method of treating a coated cutting tool using laser shockpeening (LSP) is provided. The coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating, wherein the substrate is of cemented carbide or cermet. The coating includes a CVD layer and/or a PVD layer. The method includes the step of applying LSP to at least a portion of the cutting tool, wherein the LSP energy density is within 0.4 to 1.6 J/mm | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298645 | LASER INDUCED, FINE GRAINED, GAMMA PHASE SURFACE FOR NiCoCrAlY COATINGS PRIOR TO CERAMIC COAT - A process for forming a thermal barrier coating on a part comprising depositing an aluminum containing bond coat on the part, the bond coat comprising a surface; cleaning the surface to remove oxides and debris from the surface of the bond coat; forming a gamma phase layer proximate the surface of the bond coat; forming an aluminum oxide layer on the surface of the bond coat; and depositing a ceramic topcoat on the aluminum oxide layer on the bond coat. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298646 | HOT STAMPED STEEL - A hot stamped steel includes a base material, a plated layer that is formed on a surface of the base material, and an oxide film that is formed on a surface of the plated layer; chemical composition of the plated layer contains 20.00 to 45.00 mass % of Al, 10.00 to 45.00 mass % of Fe, 4.50 to 15.00 mass % of Mg, 0.10 to 3.00 mass % of Si, 0.05 to 3.00 mass % of Ca, 0 to 0.50 mass % of Sb, 0 to 0.50 mass % of Pb, 0 to 1.00 mass % of Cu, 0 to 1.00 mass % of Sn, 0 to 1.00 mass % of Ti, 0 to 0.50 mass % of Sr, 0 to 1.00 mass % of Cr, 0 to 1.00 mass % of Ni, and 0 to 1.00 mass % of Mn with a remainder of Zn and impurities; and chemical composition of the oxide film contains 20.0 to 55.0 at % of Mg, 0.5 to 15.0 at % of Ca, 0 to 15.0 at % of Zn, and 0 at % or more and less than 10.0 at % of Al with a remainder of O and a total of 5.0 at % or less of impurities, and the adhesion amount of the oxide film per one surface is in a range of 0.01 to 10 g/m | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298647 | METHOD OF FINISHING A METALLIC SURFACE - A method of finishing a metallic surface includes the steps of: disposing a mask layer onto an initial metallic surface of a substrate, etching at least a portion of the initial metallic surface with an etchant to provide an etched surface, and separating the etchant from the etched surface. The etched surface is smoother than the initial metallic surface. On a depth basis: the etchant etches said at least a portion of the mask layer and said at least a portion of the initial metallic surface at substantially the same rate; and/or the etchant penetrates said at least a portion of the mask layer and etches said at least a portion of the initial metallic surface at substantially the same rate. A substrate finished by the disclosed method and a kit for practicing the method are also disclosed. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298648 | SUPPRESSION OF HYDROGEN DEGRADATION - The present disclosure provides techniques for suppression of hydrogen degradation. In some embodiments, a method for decreasing an amount or rate of hydrogen degradation of a material, includes: (a) exposing a material to gaseous hydrogen peroxide; and (b) forming a hydroxyl layer on the surface of the material within a chamber. The hydroxyl layer can decrease an amount or rate of hydrogen degradation of the material when exposed to hydrogen. In some embodiments, a system includes: a chamber; a material within the chamber; an inlet to the chamber; a hydrogen peroxide source coupled to the inlet via a conduit; and an outlet from the chamber for removing species from the chamber. The system can be configured to perform the method for decreasing an amount or rate of hydrogen degradation of a material. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298649 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING CARBON CONVERSION EFFICIENCY - The invention provides for the integration of a CO-consuming process, such as a gas fermentation process, with a CO | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298650 | IONIC LIQUID BASED MATERIALS AND CATALYSTS FOR HYDROGEN RELEASE - In some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to methods for the electrochemical production of hydrogen in an electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode and a liquid electrolyte comprising an ionic hydrogen carrier, wherein the electrochemical cell is operated under conditions such that hydrogen gas is produced from the ionic hydrogen carrier at the cathode and wherein nitrogen gas is produced from the ionic hydrogen carrier at the anode. Other aspects pertain to devices and systems for carrying out such methods. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298651 | CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE - A carbon dioxide electrolytic device according to an embodiment includes: an electrolysis cell including a reduction electrode, an oxidation electrode, a gas flow path supplying gas containing CO | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298652 | CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - A carbon dioxide electrolysis device includes: a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide and thus form a carbon compound; an anode configured to oxidize water and thus generate oxygen; a cathode gas flow path facing on the cathode and configured to supply gas containing carbon dioxide; an anode solution flow path facing on the anode and configured to supply an electrolytic solution containing water; and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode. An aspect ratio of the cathode gas flow path is greater than 1 and 3 or less. In a cross-section along a direction perpendicular to a facing surface between the cathode and the cathode gas flow path in the cathode gas flow path, a fluid mean depth M of the cathode gas flow path and a depth h of the cathode gas flow path satisfy a formula: h/8≤M| 2022-09-22 | |
| 20220298653 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING INFECTIONS WITH NITRIC OXIDE - System and methods for providing nitric oxide can include at least one pair of electrodes configured to generate a product gas containing nitric oxide from a flow of a reactant gas, and at least one controller configured to regulate an amount of nitric oxide in the product gas generated by the at least one pair of electrodes using one or more parameters as an input to the controller. One or more sensors are configured to collect information relating to at least one of patient information, the reactant gas, the product gas, and an inspiratory gas into which at least a portion of the product gas flows, the sensors configured to communicate the information to the controller to be used as the one or more parameters. The patient information includes information relating to a methemoglobin (MetHg) measurement collected from a MetHg sensor. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298654 | A COMPACT HYDROGEN-OXYGEN GENERATOR - The present invention discloses a compact vehicle-mounted hydrogen-oxygen generator. In the fluid path, the water circulation outlet of the water tank is in communication via one of the two one-way throttle valves with the water pump, which is in communication with the electrolytic tank of the hydrogen-oxygen generator, which is in communication with the water circulation inlet of the water tank through the other one-way throttle valve, and the gas outlet of the water tank is in communication with an engine air-inlet via the steam-water separator and the dry flame arrester in turn. In the circuit, the water pump and the electrolytic tank of the hydrogen-oxygen generator are connected in parallel to the ends of the positive and negative electrodes of the vehicle power supply, respectively; the switch, the fuse and the electrolytic tank of the hydrogen-oxygen generator are connected in series to the vehicle power supply. The present invention realizes high-efficiency electrolysis through a porous electrode rod with high specific surface area, high catalytic activity, high electrical conductivity and high surface energy (being hydrophilic and air-repellent), as well as the compact design of tightly nested stainless steel sleeves; on the premise of meeting the gas production requirements, the present invention reduces the volume and weight of the electrolytic tank; the present invention realizes the single electrolytic chamber assembly of the vehicle-mounted hydrogen-oxygen generator, and allows direct connection to a single sealed electrolytic chamber in the circuit and the fluid path, effectively avoiding the problem with the serial connection of multiple electrolytic chambers. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298655 | CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - A carbon dioxide electrolysis device, includes: an anode configured to oxidize water or a hydroxide ion and thus generate oxygen; an anode solution flow path configured to supply an anode solution to the anode; a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide to generate a carbon compound; a gas flow path configured to supply a gas to the cathode, the gas containing carbon dioxide; a diaphragm provided between the anode and the cathode and including a porous film with a hydrophilic polymer supported thereon; and a protective member provided between the anode and the diaphragm and protecting the diaphragm. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298656 | ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN COMPRESSOR - An electrochemical hydrogen compressor comprises a unit cell that includes: an electrolyte membrane having hydrogen ion conductivity; an anode current collector stacked on one main surface side of the electrolyte membrane, a support member (for example, a flow field member or an anode separator) arranged so as to face the anode current collector; and a cathode current collector stacked on another main surface side of the electrolyte membrane, wherein the anode current collector is formed of a hydrophilic conductive material having a plurality of vent holes and has a surface facing the support member, the surface being subjected to a water-repellent treatment. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298657 | STABLE HYDROGEN EVOLUTION ELECTROCATALYST BASED ON 3D METAL NANOSTRUCTURES ON A TI SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to an electrocatalyst comprising a Ti substrate coated with a 3D Cu nanostructured matrix decorated with a mixture of amorphous TiO | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298658 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device of an embodiment includes: an electrochemical cell including a first electrode having a first flow path, a second electrode having a second flow path, and a separating membrane sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode; a gas-liquid separation tank which is connected to the first flow path of the first electrode and to which a product produced at the first electrode and water permeating from the second electrode to the first electrode are sent at an operation time; and a water sealing pipe which is connected to a liquid portion of the gas-liquid separation tank, and to send water in the gas-liquid separation tank to the first flow path of the first electrode at a stop time. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298659 | METHODS FOR ENHANCED ELECTROLYTIC LOADING OF HYDROGEN - An electrolytic method of loading hydrogen into a cathode includes placing the cathode and an anode in an electrochemical reaction vessel filled with a solvent, mixing a DC component and an AC component to produce an electrolytic current, and applying an electrolytic current to the cathode. The DC component includes cycling between: a first voltage applied to the cathode for a first period of time, a second voltage applied to the cathode for a second period of time, wherein the second voltage is higher than the first voltage, and wherein the second period of time is shorter than the first period of time. The peak sum of the voltages supplied by the DC component and AC component is higher than the dissociation voltage of the solvent. The AC component is selected based on a local minimum of a Nyquist plot to minimize energy loss while maintaining hydrogen transport. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298660 | CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - A carbon dioxide electrolytic device includes: an anode configured to oxidize water or a hydroxide ion and thus generate oxygen; an anode solution flow path configured to supply an anode solution to the anode; a cathode configured to reduce carbon dioxide and thus generate a carbon compound; a gas flow path configured to supply a gas to the cathode, the gas containing carbon dioxide; and a diaphragm provided between the anode and the cathode and including a porous film. The porous film includes a first porous surface provided on an anode side and having a first average pore size, and a second porous surface provided on a cathode side and having a second average pore size. The first average pore size being larger than the second average pore size. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298661 | COPPER ELECTROREFINING - A metal composition includes from 90.10% wt up to 97% wt of copper, at least 0.1% wt of nickel, at least 0.0001% wt and less than 1.00% wt of iron, and 250-3000 ppm wt of oxygen. The composition is suitable for being processed by a process including the electrorefining of copper in an electrolytic cell, wherein the voltage difference over the cell is maintained at less than 1.6 volt, the anode comprises at most 98.0% wt of copper and less than 1.00% wt of iron, the current density through the cell is at least 180 A/m | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298662 | PLATE EDGE PROTECTOR - An edge protector | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298663 | A METHOD FOR CHROMIUM UPGRADING OF FERRITIC STEEL INTERCONNECTS FOR SOLID OXIDE CELL STACK APPLICATIONS - In a method for chromium upgrading of interconnects made of ferritic steel to be used in solid oxide cell stacks, comprising the steps of shaping the interconnect, depositing a coating comprising Cr on at least one surface of the shaped interconnect and performing one or more thermal treatments at a temperature below 1000° C., the resulting Cr concentration near the surface of the interconnect is higher than the Cr concentration in the ferritic steel before shaping. Specifically, the average Cr concentration of the shaped interconnect is increased to 26 wt % Cr or higher. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298664 | Composition for Cobalt Electroplating Comprising Leveling Agent - Described herein is a cobalt electrodeposition composition including cobalt ions, and particular leveling agents including X | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298665 | Compositions and Methods for the Electrodeposition of Nanotwinned Copper - A copper electroplating solution comprising a copper salt, a source of halide ions, and a linear or branched polyhydroxyl. The copper electroplating solution is used to deposit copper having a high density of nanotwinned columnar copper grains on a substrate. The linear or branched polyhydroxyl may comprise a reaction product between 2,3-epoxy-1-propanol and aminic alcohol or ammonium alcohol. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298666 | ANODIZED BIOCIDAL METALLIC MATERIAL, PROCESS FOR MAKING THE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR REACTIVATING THE MATERIAL - A process for the making of metallic product with biocidal properties is disclosed, and first comprises anodizing a product having at least one metallic surface (e.g. aluminum, steel) using a controlled current density to form pores on the surfaces with controlled spatial density and depth. The process also comprises contacting the anodized metallic surfaces with a first biocidal solution before sealing the pores. Preferably, the metallic surfaces can be contacted again with the first biocidal solution after the sealing step. A method for reactivating biocidal properties of the metallic products is also disclosed, and comprises contacting again the biocidal product with a second biocidal solution. Preferably, the second solution is less concentrated than the first solution for safety sake. The invention provides a simpler, quicker, cheaper and improved process for treating or reactivating the metallic surfaces in order to obtain a metallic product having superior and enduring biocidal properties. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298667 | LOW ANGLE MEMBRANE FRAME FOR AN ELECTROPLATING CELL - A cell to process a substrate includes at least one chamber wall, a membrane frame, and a membrane. The at least one chamber wall is arranged to form a cavity below a holder of the substrate. The membrane frame is disposed on the at least one chamber wall and across the cavity. The membrane is supported by the membrane frame and separating a first electrolyte from a second electrolyte. The membrane includes a surface extending from a center of the cavity radially outward at an angle relative to a reference plane, and wherein the angle is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 3°. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298668 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING INCREASE IN ZINC CONCENTRATION OF PLATING SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZINC-BASED PLATING MEMBER - Provided is a method for suppressing an increase in the zinc concentration of a plating solution when a zinc alloy plating member using nickel as an alloy element is manufactured using a zinc alloy plating apparatus. The plating apparatus includes: a plating tank; a first diaphragm tank having a first diaphragm; a cathode holding member; a first anode holding member; a soluble zinc-containing member held by the first anode holding member; a soluble metal-containing member containing the nickel which is the alloy element; and a second anode holding member for anode-electrolyzing the soluble metal-containing member. The first diaphragm tank is arranged in a manner that the first electrolytic solution is in contact with one surface of the first diaphragm and the plating solution is in contact with the other surface of the first diaphragm during use. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298669 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR A REACTOR - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for generating, producing, and utilizing energy. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298670 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS FROM MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON - A method produces semiconductor wafers of monocrystalline silicon. The method includes: pulling a cylindrical section of a single silicon crystal from a melt contained in a crucible, wherein the oxygen concentration in the cylindrical section is not more than 5×10 | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298671 | CRYSTAL GROWING ASSEMBLY WITH COMBINATION LIFT ARM AND WINCH - A lift arm can be rotatably mounted to a crystal growing apparatus to service a hot-zone of the crystal growing apparatus. A low-speed, high-power lift arm actuator can control vertical positioning of the lift arm. Movable clamp arms secured to the lift arm can engage a lip of a furnace tank to facilitate lifting and moving the furnace tank to a desired location by correlated raising, lowering, or rotating of the lift arm. A winch mounted to a distal end of the lift arm can control spooling of a cable that passes through an interior of the lift arm and out an opening between the clamp arms. The cable can include an attachment mechanism for coupling to a crucible. The winch can thus lift the crucible at vertical speeds far in excess of the lift arm actuator's vertical speed. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298672 | WAFER TEMPERATURE GRADIENT CONTROL TO SUPPRESS SLIP FORMATION IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE EPITAXIAL FILM GROWTH - A method of operating a reactor system to provide wafer temperature gradient control is provided. The method includes operating a center temperature sensor, a middle temperature sensor, and an edge temperature sensor to sense a temperature of a center zone of a wafer on a susceptor in reaction chamber of the reactor system, to sense a temperature of a middle zone of the wafer, and to sense a temperature of an edge zone of the wafer. The temperatures of the center, middle, and edge zones of the wafer are processed with a controller to generate control signals based on a predefined temperature gradient for the wafer. First, second, and third sets of heater lamps are operated based on the temperature of the center, middle, and edge zones to heat the center, the middle, and the edge zone of the wafer. Reactor systems are also described. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298673 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL GRADIENT FREEZE 8 INCH GALLIUM ARSENIDE SUBSTRATES - Methods and wafers for vertical gradient freeze 8 inch gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates. In disclosed examples, vertical gradient freeze systems for forming gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates having silicon as a dopant, the system includes a crucible to contain a GaAs liquid melt and seed material during a formation process; one or more heating coils arranged in a plurality of heating zones; and a pedestal to move relative to the crucible, the system operable to control heating of the plurality of heating zones and movement of the pedestal to form a single crystal GaAs substrate. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298674 | ACTIVE APPAREL AND FABRIC AND COVERINGS - A fabric delivers active ingredients to a surface when the fabric includes a moist-vapor porous combination of fabric materials, and the fabric comprises at least 0.5% by total weight of at least one layer of the fabric of a superabsorbent polymer fiber. The superabsorbent polymer fiber contains an absorbed aqueous reservoir of an aqueous solution carrying the active ingredients. The superabsorbent fiber has a coating on its surface of an aqueous penetrable layer through which a liquid in the absorbed aqueous reservoir can migrate or flow, carrying the active ingredients onto an exposed surface of the superabsorbent polymer fiber, so that the active ingredients on the surface of the superabsorbent polymer can react or interact with an environment in contact with the active ingredients on the superabsorbent polymer fiber surface. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298675 | POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING BASIC ADDITIVE, PROCESS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAID POLYMER COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to polymer compositions comprising at least one basic additive, and processes comprising at least one process step to obtain the polymer composition or articles comprising the polymer composition. The polymer composition generally displays an enhanced biodegradability. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298676 | CORE-SHEATH FILAMENTS INCLUDING POLYISOBUTYLENE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PRINTING THE SAME - Provided are amorphous polyolefin compositions that can be dispensed digitally as the core in a core-sheath construction. These formulations provide dependable adhesion to both polar and non-polar surface in addition to providing a high barrier to air and moisture which is beneficial in many applications. These formulations and the method of processing these formulations provide many benefits, including low VOCs, avoiding die cutting, design flexibility, achieving intricate nonplanar bonding patterns, printing on thin and/or delicate substrates, and printing on an irregular and/or complex topography, no need for release liners or low-adhesion backsize, and no need for a post-processing step. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298677 | CARBON FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A carbon fiber wherein an average fiber diameter of a single fiber is in a range of 3 to 10 μm, and an average value of an intensity ratio (D/G) of a D peak to a G peak in a Raman spectrum in a cross section perpendicular to a fiber axis direction of the single fiber is 0.90 or less in a region inside a circle having a diameter of 1 μm and centered at a center of gravity of the cross section of the single fiber, and is 0.90 or less in a region up to 1 μm inside from an outer periphery of the cross section of the single fiber, wherein the D peak is observed at around 1360 cm | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298678 | A COMPOSITE YARN COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO BUNDLES OF COALESCED ELASTIC FILAMENTS AND A PLURALITY OF INELASTIC ELEMENTS - The present invention relates to a composite yarn ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298679 | WEAVING LOOM HAVING MOVABLE GUIDE BEAMS - A weaving loom for inserting continuous material, or loosely connected material or material in pieces, in which the warp threads run in the downward direction from the warp beam to the cloth beam and herein are individually held by hooks which are anchored in guide beams between the upper warp beams and the lower cloth beam. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298680 | WEFT THREAD TENSIONING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A WEFT THREAD TENSIONING DEVICE - A weft thread tensioning device includes a weft thread path defining arrangement having two weft thread passage elements positioned at a distance with respect to each other for receiving a weft thread such as to extend along a straight weft thread path extending between the weft thread passage elements. A weft thread deflection element is positioned between the weft thread passage elements in the direction of the weft thread path. The weft thread deflection element is movable to act on a weft thread extending across the weft thread passage elements deflecting the weft thread between the weft thread passage elements out of the straight weft thread path. A deflection element drive moves the weft thread deflection element and includes a controller associated therewith for controlling the movement of the weft thread deflection element for deflecting a weft thread extending across the weft thread passage elements. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298681 | Garment with Uni-Directional Reduced-Stretch Properties, and Method and System of Producing Such Garment - A garment includes: a first garment-region, that is formed of a knitted material, and that is knitted in accordance with a first knitting pattern, wherein the first garment region has a first value of horizontal stretching capacity; and a second garment-region, that is formed of the same knitted material, and that is knitted in accordance with a second, different, knitting pattern; wherein the second garment region has a second value of unidirectional stretching capacity that is smaller than the first value of unidirectional stretching capacity of the first garment-region. The second garment-region is immediately adjacent to and is bordering with the first garment-region, and together they are a continuous and seamless garment zone. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298682 | MULTIPLE LAYER KNITTED COMPONENTS HAVING MULTI-BED AREA - In one aspect of the disclosure, a knitted component for use in an article of footwear may include a first layer with a multi-bed first area having a first surface and an opposite facing second surface. The knitted component may include a second layer with a second area overlapping the first area. The second area may have a first surface and an opposite facing second surface. The knitted component may include a plurality of interlayer knit stitches interlooping at least one yarn of the first layer with at least one yarn of the second layer at an interface between the second surfaces of the first and second areas. The interior surfaces of the first area and the second area may define at least part of a freely separable area between the first and second areas. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298683 | KNITTED COMPONENT WITH RAISED STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A knitted component including a first knit layer of a first yarn and a second knit layer of a second yarn. The second knit layer and the first knit layer are at least partially coextensive with each other and form a pocket between the first and second knit layers. A third yarn is at least partially positioned within the pocket and between the first and second knit layer. The third yarn includes first and second strands having at least one different property. The third yarn is secured to the first knit layer at a first location within the pocket and to the second knit layer at a second location within the pocket, and forms an x-shape configuration. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298684 | PLUSH PILE KNITTED PRODUCT AND KNITTING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a plush pile knitted product and a knitting machine for the production thereof. Said knitted product comprises knitting threads ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298685 | MANIPULATING AND ASSEMBLING MICRO- AND NANOSCALE OBJECTS WITH CAPILLARY FORCES - In some aspects, a device comprises a plurality of walls defining a slot and one or more channels wherein the one or more channels are intersected by the slot; wherein the one or more channels have a cross-section in a plane perpendicular to a vertical axis of the device that changes along the vertical axis; and one or more floats sized to allow movement of the one or more floats within said one or more channels, wherein the one or more floats have a surface characteristic that is different from the surface characteristic of the walls such that, upon contact with a fluid, said walls and said floats form different contact angles and induce a repulsive capillary force between the walls and the one or more floats at a surface of the fluid; and wherein the slot has a width that is smaller than the width of the one or more channels such that the one or more floats are prevented from moving between the one or more channels. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298686 | COMPOSITE NONWOVEN SHEET MATERIAL - A composite nonwoven sheet material comprising a reinforcement layer comprising mainly reinforcement filaments, a pulp layer comprising mainly pulp fibers, and a surface layer comprising mainly microfibers, wherein the pulp layer is interposed between the reinforcement layer and the surface layer, and wherein the pulp fibers are entangled with the reinforcement filaments and the microfibers. A process of producing a composite nonwoven sheet material, comprising: forming a fibrous web comprising a reinforcement layer comprising mainly reinforcement filaments, a pulp layer comprising mainly pulp fibers, and a surface layer comprising mainly microfibers, wherein the pulp layer is interposed between the reinforcement layer and the surface layer; and hydroentangling the fibrous web to form the composite nonwoven sheet material. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298687 | METHODS OF CREATING SOFT AND LOFTY NONWOVEN WEBS - A method of creating a soft and lofty continuous fiber nonwoven web is provided. The method includes providing molten polymer to a spinneret defining a plurality of orifices, and flowing a fluid intermediate the spinneret and a moving porous member. The moving porous member is positioned below the spinneret. The method includes using the fluid to draw or push the molten polymer, in a direction that is toward the moving porous member, through at least some of the plurality of orifices to form a plurality of individual continuous fiber strands. The method includes depositing the continuous fiber strands on the moving porous member at a first location to create an intermediate continuous fiber nonwoven web, and removing and/or diverting some of the fluid proximate to the first location to maintain loft and softness in the deposited intermediate continuous fiber nonwoven web. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298688 | DEDUST COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF MINERAL FIBERS - Dedust compositions suitable for use as dedust oil for mineral wool applications comprise a) from 95 percent by weight to 99.99 percent by weight of a triacyl glyceride sourced from a plant or animal oil, the triacyl glyceride having an IV of from 45 to 70, a viscosity at 30C of from 30 mPa·s to 80 mPa·s, and a Solid Fat Content of 15% w/w or less at 10C; and b) from 100 ppm to 2,500 ppm of an antioxidant. The dedust composition exhibits a flash point of at least 280C. In aspects, the dedust composition is liquid at 23C. In aspects, the triacyl glyceride is palm super olein. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298689 | BINDER FOR INORGANIC FIBERS AND INORGANIC FIBER MAT - The present invention provides a binder for inorganic fibers characterized by containing (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having a degree of polymerization of 100-3500, (B) 1-50 parts by mass of a metal salt, and (C) 3 parts by mass of an ammonia denatured product of a copolymerization product containing maleic anhydride. By using the binder for inorganic fibers according to the present invention, it is possible to produce an inorganic fiber mat having a high recovery rate comparable to that of phenol resins. In addition, the amount of volatile organic compounds released from such an inorganic fiber mat is extremely low. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298690 | LOAD-BEARING COMPOSITE PANELS, MATERIALS, AND PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES TO MAKE AND USE SAME - Load-bearing composite panels, materials, and products made by surrounding with a long fiber and/or fiber cloth reinforced polyurethane resin, an assembly containing one or more load-bearing members, graphene, a structural polyurethane/resin sandwich composite and/or spider silk protein fiber-cloth-continuous fibers. The composite structures can provide stronger, lighter-weight structural items such as vehicle floor and body panels, bullet-proof anti-ballistic panel products, vehicle bullet-proof anti-ballistic body panel structures and floors, bullet-proof vests, vehicle chassis, monocoque chassis, motor homes chassis-bodies, fuselage floors and frames for aircraft and/or UAV's, bicycle and motorcycle frames, wind turbine blades frames and structures, ship or boat haul body structures, shipment containers, pre-fabricated walls of buildings, train structure body or floor panels, solar panel supports, battery housings, mobile home walls, roof modules, truck beds, and truck trailer floors. Such composite panels, materials, and products can also be utilized in artificial organs, ligaments or tendons, artificial disc vertebrae, ropes, and 3D printing parts. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298691 | FIBERS FOR NON-WOVEN FABRICS HAVING BLENDS OF POLYMERS WITH HIGH AND LOW MELT FLOW RATES - A spunbond non-woven fabric includes a plurality of fibers. The fibers are formed from a polymer blend that includes at least one first polymer and at least one second polymer. A melt flow rate of the at least one first polymer is greater than a melt flow rate of the at least one second polymer, and the melt flow rate of the at least one second polymer is about 9 g/10 min to less than 18 g/10 min. The blend may include a percentage by weight of the second polymer that is greater than a percentage by weight of the first polymer. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220298692 | METHOD OF REINFORCING A SEAM AND A PRODUCT WITH A REINFORCED SEAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD - A method of reinforcing a seam on a body involves folding a seam allowance into a series of accordion folds to form a series of parallel reinforcement layers. The parallel reinforcement layers are of similar size and form a ridge. A ridge cap of flexible material is placed over the ridge. The ridge cap provides at least one further parallel reinforcement layer. The method involves securing the ridge cap and parallel reinforcement layers together with rows of stitching, with the stitching extending through all of the parallel reinforcement layers. | 2022-09-22 |
