42nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150291341 | NOZZLE FOR A TWO-CHAMBER CONTAINER FOR MIXING TWO COMPONENTS AND APPLYING THE MIXTURE - A nozzle for a two-chamber container for mixing two components and applying the mixture, comprises a foldable nozzle body, comprising a mainly ring-shaped connecting part for connecting the nozzle to a container body, wherein the connecting part is arranged at an outer diameter, a tip arranged mainly in the center of the nozzle body, the tip comprises a predetermined breaking line for providing an outlet in broken state, at least one intermediate folding ring connecting the tip with the connecting part so that the tip is movable relative to the connecting part in axial direction between a folded state, where the tip is arranged mainly radially inside the connecting part, and an unfolded state, where the tip is arranged mainly outside the connecting part, and a cover plate connected with the tip. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291342 | FLEXIBLE SELF-SEALING SELF-VENTING HOT-FILL CONTAINER - Containers are disclosed, as well as multilayer films used in such containers, which advantageously maintain a high seal strength even after being subjected to hot-fill conditions for sterilization. These microwavable/ovenable containers ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291343 | DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AND COOKING POPCORN AND AUTOMATED METHOD FOR CLOSING SUCH A DEVICE - A packaging and cooking device includes a bottom, top and four side walls, each including a first fold line parallel to and slightly distant from the bottom, a second fold line parallel to the first line, two opposing side walls including two diagonal fold lines in the portion of the side walls located above the first line, the top including two flaps, each having a free edge and connected to two opposing side walls and a hooking system enabling flaps to be held in closed position. The hooking system includes a tab connected to the free edge of a first flap and a cut-out, provided in a second flap for inserting the tab in an insertion direction, the cut-out extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the insertion direction and including a projecting shape offset relative to the ends thereof and oriented in the direction opposite to the insertion direction. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291344 | PERSONAL INTELLIGENT DISPENSER - An article dispensing apparatus includes a carousel and a dispensing face including a dispensing orifice through which the articles are dispensed. The carousel includes plural holding sections for holding the articles to be dispensed and is rotationally movable. A controller controls an actuating unit to apply a force to the carousel to cause the carousel to move rotationally relative to the dispensing face when an instruction to dispense an article is received. When the carousel is moved relatively to the dispensing face so that one of its holding sections having an article therein is aligned with the dispensing orifice, the article is allowed to be dispensed through the dispensing orifice. A detector can detect when an article is within one of the holding sections aligned with the dispensing orifice and when the article is no longer within the one of the holding sections aligned with the dispensing orifice. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291345 | Pump Maintaining Container Internal Pressure - A piston pump for dispensing fluid from a closed container in which during the cycle of operation to dispense fluid, atmospheric air is discharged into the reservoir towards reducing a vacuum that might otherwise be created within the container. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291346 | A Package for Eggs - The invention pertains to an egg package comprising: a bottom part ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291347 | MACHINE FOR MAKING FILTER BAGS FOR INFUSION PRODUCTS - A machine ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291348 | INTERLOCKING CONTAINER - An interlocking container for intermodal transportation includes a plurality of storage chambers that are surrounded by a frame. The frame is configured to support multiple interlocking containers stacked on top of the interlocking container. Each of the storage chambers are configured to couple with a vertically adjacent storage chamber, so that materials stored within a particular storage chamber may travel to a different storage chamber. Each storage chamber uses a sealing member to couple with a vertically adjacent storage chamber to prevent loss of materials. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291349 | Disposable Processing Bag with Alignment Feature - The present invention is an alignment device for a bag containing one or more ports. The alignment device is attached to either the one or more ports or to the bag adjacent the one or more ports. The plate has an indicator or a unique outer edge shape that is designed to fit into a corresponding unique opening in a holder to ensure proper alignment of the bag and its port(s) in the holder. The plate is has a series of holes equal to and in alignment with the one or more ports of the bag and the port(s) extend through the holes of the plate. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291350 | Apparatus For Sealing A Vacuum Tank Door - An apparatus for sealing a vacuum tank door. The apparatus comprises a circular flange attached to a door panel of a vacuum tank, a horizontal crossbar connected to the center of the door panel and a lifting assembly. The lifting assembly comprises an upper linkage arm, a lower linkage arm, and a hydraulic cylinder. Activation of the hydraulic cylinder causes the linkage assembly to move downwards pulling on the horizontal crossbar and pulling the vacuum tank door towards the tank. Activation of the hydraulic cylinder also causes a connection point of the lower linkage arm and the upper linkage arm to move over-center of the connection between the lower linkage arm to the to the tank creating a tight seal between the vacuum tank door and the tank. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291351 | TANKS AND DOUBLE-WALLED TANKS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A tank has a base, corrugated side walls structurally mounted directly to the base, the corrugated side walls and the base defining a tank interior, the corrugated side walls having a trough and a crest; the trough being spaced within the inner tank receptacle relative to the crest; and a roof plate above the tank interior, the roof plate being structurally mounted to the corrugated side walls opposite the base. An inner tank may be inserted into the tank, the inner tank having a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid panels that are attached directly to adjacent panels to form a bottom wall and inner side walls of the inner tank. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291352 | CONTAINER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING MEDICAL WASTE - A medical waste container comprises a bag with a flexible body defining a cavity and having a fill opening. A tube has a closed end in the bag and an opposite open end projecting from the bag. An elastic ring attached to the bag around the fill opening presses against the tube. A lip projects from the tube adjacent its closed end. A tab also projects from the tube, and a discharge opening is formed in the tube between the lip and the tab. A flow path extends from the open end of the tube into the cavity when the elastic ring encircles the tube at a first position between the tab and the open end. The ring slips over the tab from the first position to a second position in which the ring covers the discharge opening as liquid passes through the flow path, adding weight to the bag. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291353 | GARDEN WASTE STORAGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND KIT - A kit is provided. The kit includes a garden waste storage support structure, a plurality of wheels, and a plurality of attachment members. The garden waste storage support structure includes a base, a plurality of side walls extending from the base, and a plurality of legs fixed to the base. The base comprises a plurality of integrally formed openings therein. The plurality of side walls each extend from the base. Each of the plurality of side walls comprise a plurality of integrally formed openings therein. The base and the side walls define a structure interior. The plurality of support legs are fixed to the base underneath the structure interior for at least partly elevating the base and the structure interior. The structure interior is sized to support a garden waste bag above the ground to provide for air circulation around an underside of the garden waste bag. The plurality of attachment members are for attaching one of the plurality of wheels to a respective one of the plurality of support legs for moving a garden waste bag supported by the support structure. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291354 | BAG STAND - A method of assembling a bag stand includes the steps of: receiving a blank formable into a bag stand having at least one side panel, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, a left end, and a right end, at least one side panel connected to at least one adjacent side panel by a bend line, the blank also having a plurality of panel tabs, each panel tab connected to the top end of at least one side panel by at least one bend line, each panel tab having at least one interfacing end for connection to at least one other of the plurality of panel tabs; and bending the blank along at least one bend line. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291355 | SUBSURFACE SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION OF REFUSE - The present invention describes a subsurface refuse system for side loading collection. It comprises an underground bunker ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291356 | BIN-MODULE BASED AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bin-module based automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) includes a plurality of storage shelves, each removably supporting a plurality of bin modules. Each bin module includes multiple bins. The system also includes a collection shelf configured to removably support bin modules. The system further includes a dolly including: (a) a dolly frame, (b) a drive module configured to propel the dolly, and (c) an actuator configured to move a coupler to couple to the bin module supported in one of the plurality of storage shelves when the dolly is positioned adjacent to said storage shelf the actuator being further configured to remove said bin module from said storage shelf to the dolly frame, and to move said bin module from the dolly frame to the collection shelf when the dolly is positioned adjacent to the collection shelf. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291357 | ROBOTIC PICKUP POINT FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM - A retail facility for enabling customers to pick up products including perishable items has a storage system for storing containers arranged in multiple rows at various horizontal levels with respect to ground. The storage system includes a first storage section for storing containers with products at a first temperature and a second storage section for storing containers with products at a second temperature higher than the first temperature. The first storage section is covered with a first thermal insulating cover. A transportation device is configured for moving along one or more horizontal rails arranged above the first storage section. The rails are supported by vertical support elements arranged outside of the first thermal insulating cover. The transportation device is configured for taking one or more containers stored in the storage system and delivering the containers to a selected destination. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291358 | COMPONENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A component supplying apparatus includes a chute section including a sliding surface on which an electronic component is slidable. The chute section includes: a pair of bottom support members which oppose each other in a lateral direction perpendicular to a sliding direction such that a distance between the bottom support members is changeable, and each of which includes an upper surface defining the sliding surface; a pair of side support members which oppose each other in the lateral direction such that a distance between the side support members is changeable, and which support lateral side surfaces of the electronic component sliding on the sliding surface; and a top support member which opposes the sliding surface such that a distance between the top support member and the sliding surface is changeable, and which prevents the electronic component sliding on the sliding surface from escaping upward. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291359 | Timing Belt For Suction Feeder - A conveying surface | 2015-10-15 |
20150291360 | CONVEYOR COMPRISING TWO HELICAL TRACKS CONNECTED BY A BRIDGING TRACK - A conveyor comprises two helical conveying tracks and a bridging track which connects the two helical conveying tracks to each other such that products can be transported upwardly via one helical conveying track, then via the bridging track to the other helical conveying track and subsequently downwardly via the other helical conveying track. The conveyor is provided with a driveable endless conveyor belt which follows at least one of the helical conveying tracks, at least a part of the bridging track and a return track, wherein the return track at said one helical conveying track has a vertically oriented portion and a horizontally oriented portion, which horizontally oriented portion is disposed below the bridging track and extends beyond the vertically oriented portion with respect to the center line of said one helical conveying track. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291361 | BELT ATTACHMENT AND SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a belt assembly including a flexible belt with an improved belt attachment. The belt attachment includes two crossbars spaced along the length of the belt. The crossbars retain bearings that allow predetermined movement in six degrees of freedom. The crossbars are connected by a rigid body that attaches to the bearings. Implements that are attached to the rigid body are simply supported but restrained in pitching rotation. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291362 | END DRIVE FOR A CONVEYOR, AND CONVEYOR PROVIDED WITH AN END DRIVE - End drive for a conveyor, comprising a conveying track ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291363 | VIAL TRANSPORT MECHANISM - A device for transferring a container from a first location to a second location includes a first container guide defining a linear path between the first location and the second location, a second container guide defining a second linear path between the first location and the second location, the second linear path having at least a change in path direction, and a motor unit creating a relative movement between the first guide and the second guide. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291364 | SCREW-DRIVE CONVEYING APPARATUS - A screw-drive conveying apparatus has on a conveying traveling body side, a first driven roller pair having a shorter distance between two driven front and rear rollers and a second driven roller pair having a longer distance between two driven front and rear rollers. A first screw shaft row with which the respective driven rollers of the first driven roller pair are engaged and a second screw shaft row with which the respective driven rollers of the second driven roller pair are engaged are provided on a traveling path side. The length of screw discontinued spaces between both screw shaft rows is equal to the distance between the driven rollers of the driven roller pair engaged with the screw shaft row on the upstream side. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291365 | MINERAL MATERIAL FEED APPARATUS, A PLANT AND A METHOD - A feed apparatus for feeding mineral material includes a first frame, a feed box fixed to the first frame and having walls for the mineral material to be loaded to the apparatus, and a feed device joined to the first frame so that the material ends up onto a transport surface of a transport member of the feed device. The transport surface and a bottom edge of the wall of the feed box form a gap therebetween. The feed apparatus includes distance adjustment members to move the transport surface and the bottom edge relative to each other. Preferably the distance adjustment members are pivoted on the first frame and the feed. device. A method for adjusting the feed apparatus includes moving the transport surface of the feed device and the bottom edge of the wall of the feed box relative to each other by distance adjustment members. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291366 | Idler - This invention relates to an idler. More specifically, the invention relates to any type of tracking idlers or pulleys (also known as trainer idlers or pulleys) typically used in the application of conveyors for the purposes of guiding a travelling conveyor belt to follow a central path. The idler, for guiding a travelling conveyor belt to that the belt follows a central path, includes a support axle ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291367 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATING AND TRANSFERRING | 2015-10-15 |
20150291368 | CONVEYOR TRANSFER GUARDS - In one aspect, a transfer guard member having a body for being positioned in a gap intermediate conveying surfaces, an upper portion of the body for spanning the gap and outer portions of the upper body for slidingly engaging the conveying surfaces, and a pair of spaced, resilient legs having distal end portions for resiliently and slidingly engaging the conveying surfaces. In another aspect, a transfer guard member having a body and at least one attachment member of the body configured for being detachably fixed to a mounting bar. The body has at least one recess adjacent the attachment member for receiving at least one attachment member of another transfer guard member fixed to the mounting bar so that upper transfer surfaces of the attachment members are adjacent one another. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291369 | TRAY LOADING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A tray loading system for tested electronic components including a tray loading bin adapted to prevent trays of a first configuration from being operably received in a first bin operating mode and to operably receive trays of the first configuration in a second bin operating mode. The system also includes an operating mode switching assembly adapted to automatically change from the second operating mode to the first operating mode in response to an operation associated with removal of loaded trays of the first configuration from the tray loading bin. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291370 | DEVICE FOR SINGULATING AND PASSING ON UPRIGHT CONTAINERS - A device for singulating and passing on upright containers preferably comprises a feed device for transporting the containers in a single row and a singulation unit having a first star wheel and a second star wheel, each of which comprises receiving pockets to accept, when in a first and second receiving position, the containers being transported to them and to transport these containers to a first and second discharge position. The star wheels comprise parallel rotational axes but opposite rotational directions. In addition, the device comprises a pusher unit, which comprises at least one plunger, which, in the area of the first and second discharge position, is movable back and forth in a direction parallel to the rotational axes of the star wheels and through the associated receiving pockets to push the containers out of the receiving pockets of the star wheels and into product holders. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291371 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system that transports a tray in a horizontal attitude, the tray including a plurality of work placement portions arranged in a matrix. The system includes first and second transport units, a transfer device transferring the tray between the first transport unit and the second transport unit, a shooting unit including a line sensor shooting, between the first transport unit and the second transport unit, an image of the tray transferred by the transfer device and a moving device moving the transfer device and the shooting unit in a direction to traverse a plurality of transport lines of the first transport unit. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291372 | FLUIDIZATION AND ALIGNMENT ELBOW - An elbow for a solid particle conveyance system includes an elbow body having an inlet duct and an outlet duct with an interior space defined between the inlet and outlet ducts. An aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body for aerating solid particles passing through the interior space of the elbow body. The aeration insert is mounted to the elbow body to provide aeration from an elevation between that of the inlet duct and the outlet duct to facilitate downward movement of solid particles from the inlet duct across the aeration insert, and out through the outlet duct. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291373 | WORKPIECES STACKING APPARATUS - The invention provides a compact and easily movable workpiece stacking apparatus which uses only an electric source as a power source. A workpiece stacking apparatus includes lift bars on which workpieces are stackable and a lift bar drive apparatus which drives the lift bars in the upward and downward directions. The lift bar drive apparatus includes a support pillar which guides the lift bars in the upward and downward directions, a first sprocket, a second sprocket disposed below the first sprocket and guided movably in the upward and downward directions, a roller chain of which one end is fixed to the lift bars and extended from the lift bars to be engaged with the teeth of the first and second sprockets and the other end is fixed so as to hang the second sprocket, and an electric motor which drives and rotates the first sprocket. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291374 | DOCK LEVELER SEALING SYSTEMS - Dock leveler sealing systems are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a dock leveler sealing system can include a bottom seal configured to be attached to an underside of a dock leveler deck and extend transversely thereto, and two side seals configured to be attached to opposite end portions of the bottom seal and extend forwardly therefrom. The side seals can be shaped and sized to effectively seal openings and/or gaps that may exist between the bottom seal, the deck lip, a shipping vehicle, a dock bumper, and/or the building floor. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291375 | SHEET STORAGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a sheet storage apparatus for storing a sheet conveyed by a sheet conveyance unit, wherein at a home position, at least a part of a sheet presence detection flag overlaps a rotational axis of a sheet presence detection flag of an adjacent sheet storage unit in a vertical direction. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291376 | FEEDER FOR FEEDING DOCUMENT TO DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDING DOCUMENTS - A method and apparatus for processing documents are provided. The apparatus includes a feeder for receiving a packet of a plurality of documents and separating the documents to serially feed the documents to a scanner. A retard adjacent the feeder is operable in first and second positions. In the first position the retard forms a nip with the feeder so that the retard is operable to impede the progress of one or more documents in the packet while the feeder feeds one of the documents in the packet. In the second position, the retard is spaced apart from the feeder to form a gap between the feeder and the retard. The system further includes a sensor for detecting a characteristic of the documents in a packet indicative of whether the number of documents in the packet exceeds a predetermined threshold. A drive mechanism automatically drives the retard pad between the first and second positions in response to the detected characteristic | 2015-10-15 |
20150291377 | PAPER PICKUP MECHANISM - A paper pickup mechanism is used with a pickup tape and includes a frame, a release roller, a receive roller and a sponge. The release roller and the receive roller are rotatably mounted in the frame and apart parallel to each other. The sponge is mounted at a bottom of the frame and parallel to the release roller and the receive roller. The sponge is located at a level position below that of the release roller and the receive roller. The pickup tape is mounted to the release roller. The free end of the pickup tape rounds the bottom face of the sponge and is mounted to the receive roller. The stick face of the pickup tape against the sponge is exposed outward and opposite to the sponge. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291378 | PAPER SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND SEPARATION/COLLECTION DEVICE - A separation/collection device is provided in a paper sheet conveyance device for generating an airstream in a conveyance duct and for conveying a paper sheet inserted into the conveyance duct by being pushed from behind by a conveyance subsidiary body moving in the conveyance duct by receiving the airstream. The separation/collection device separates and collects the conveyance subsidiary body and the paper sheet at an ending portion of a conveyance path. The separation/collection device includes a separation unit that passes the paper sheet pushed and conveyed by the conveyance subsidiary body, in a downstream direction, and that stops the conveyance subsidiary body by contacting the conveyance subsidiary body with the separation unit, a tubular path part that receives the paper sheet output from the separation unit, and a rib provided on an inner wall of the path part. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291379 | PAPER TRANSPORT DEVICE, AND DOCUMENT TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A paper transport device includes a transport motor, a branch motor, and a processing unit. In order to generate a holding torque in the branch motor while the transport motor is rotating, the processing unit supplies the exciting current of a first current value to the branch motor in a first time period including the start of the rotation of the transport motor and an acceleration period of the rotation. In a second time period following the first time period and including a stable period in which a rotational speed of the transport motor is stable, the processing unit supplies the exciting current of a second current value, the absolute value of which is smaller than that of the first current value, to the branch motor. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291380 | SPLICER DEVICE - The invention relates to a splicer device comprising a first unwinding device to unwind a non-endless first material web and a second unwinding device to unwind a non-endless second material web as well as a joining device for joining together the non-endless material webs to form an endless material web. The splicer device further has a storage carriage, which comprises at least one deflection roller to deflect the endless material web and is displaceable between two end positions to form or loosen material web loops of the endless material web. The at least one deflection roller has a respective central longitudinal axis and is tiltable between two tilt end positions to influence a running direction of the endless material web. The splicer device further has an information processing unit to cause tilting of the at least one deflection roller depending on positional information regarding the endless material web and/or another endless material web to be joined thereto. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291381 | POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A position adjustment device including: an adjustment body including a row of fitting portions in which plural fitting portions of a specific shape are disposed every specific fitting cycle along a specific direction; a holder that holds the adjustment body in one of plural holding modes, such that the fitting portion row faces in a specific holding direction; and an adjustable body whose position with respect to the holder is determined by fitting a fitted portion that is fittable with the fitting portions together with one of the fitting portions. The fitting portion row is disposed such that the minimum distance between a position of the adjustable body with the fitted portion fitted together with one fitting portion in the fitting portion row within a fittable range when the adjustment body is held in a first holding mode by the holder, and a position of the adjustable body with the fitted portion fitted together with one of the fitting portions in the fitting portion row within the fittable range when the adjustment body is held in a second holding mode by the holder, is shorter than the specific fitting cycle | 2015-10-15 |
20150291382 | METHODS OF PRODUCING PRINTED PACKAGING - The present invention provides methods of producing packaging for use in consumer goods packaging. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of printable substrates having pre-printed static information thereon; printing variable information on the plurality of printable substrates, inspecting the static information of each of the plurality of printable substrates; and inspecting the variable information of each of the plurality of printable substrates. The present invention is advantageous in that inspecting the static information and inspecting variable information are carried out at a same time therefore production efficiency is improved. In addition, inspection is done against separated individual printable substrates hence if any defect is detected, only the defected substrate needs to be discarded hence wastage rate is reduced. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291383 | MODULAR ELEMENT FOR A CREEL - A modular element for a creel includes a structure having at least one support for supporting a package or bobbin of yarn; the structure being modularly couplable with other similar structures to allow the feeding of multiple yarns to a textile machine; a feeding device for the yarn to draw the yarn from the bobbin and supply it to the textile machine; the support is movable parallel to a movement direction, defined from a rear face to a front face of the structure, between a position inside the structure and a position outside the structure. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291384 | FLEXIBLE LINE STORAGE DEVICE - A flexible line storage device with a case bounding a storage space for a supply of flexible line. The case has a peripheral wall extending around a central axis and first and second axially spaced walls. The peripheral wall has a radially inwardly facing surface that, in conjunction with axially oppositely facing surfaces on the first and second walls, bounds the storage space. The first wall has a first opening through which the central axis extends. An adaptor on the first wall at least partially blocks the first opening and defines a passage through which line in the storage space moves as the line is drawn out of the storage space. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291385 | Zero Turn Radius Reel - An easy-to-maneuver reel for carrying wound product is provided. The reel comprises at least one flange that can rotate independently of the drum. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291386 | Collapsible Reel - A collapsible reel that can be broken down into smaller components for ease of shipping or to change out the drum is provided. The reel comprises a drum assembly, a pair of flanges and a pair of coupling assemblies for removably affixing each flange to the drum assembly. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291387 | Clamping Device for Film Rolls - A clamping device ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291388 | PRE-ALLOCATION OF AN ELEVATOR CALL - The invention allows pre-allocation of an elevator call in an elevator system with destination control. A first signal is received at an elevator group controller of an elevator system with destination control. The first signal indicates that an passenger including a passenger is detected to be approaching the elevator system at one of multiple floors associated with the elevator system. In response, allocation of an elevator call for the detected passenger is initiated, wherein the one of the multiple floors is assigned as the departure floor for the elevator call. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291389 | ELEVATOR DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is an elevator display control device capable of informing users whether or not an elevator car which has arrived at a hall will arrive at a destination floor. The elevator display control device is provided with an analysis part analyzing service floors of a plurality of cars arranged in one shaft, and a display control part causing a display part provided in a hall to display, on a basis of analysis results of the analysis part, information indicating the order of cars arriving at the hall in question by correlating the information with information indicating service floors of cars arriving in the order in question. This configuration makes it possible to guide users to an optimum car. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291390 | MULTI-CAR ELEVATOR - In a multi-car elevator, if two vertically adjacent cars among the cars are designated first and second cars, then: a zone that is a distance in which the second car can be stopped in response to an abnormality, and into which the first car is not permitted to enter is set as an exclusion zone of the second car; a position before which it is necessary for the first car to stop is set as a stopping limit position of the first car; and a plurality of threshold values that progressively detect the abnormal approach are set so as to enable the first car to decelerate and stop before the stopping limit position of the first car. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291391 | SPECIFIC ELEVATOR ANTI-FALL BUFFER BASED ON FLEXIBLE GUIDANCE - An elevator anti-fall buffer based on flexible guidance. The anti-fall buffer is used for connecting and fixing an end part of a braking steel rope of an elevator. The anti-fall buffer has an upper support plate and a lower support plate, wherein a pulley set is provided on the upper support plate and the lower support plate, and a hydraulic damping buffer is provided at two sides of the pulley set. The anti-fall buffer uses the energy consumption principle of a hydraulic damping hole, and while protecting the braking steel rope from the force of impact created thereon by the elevator, prevents the force of impact from a spring on the elevator post-braking, improving the safety and reliability of elevator braking, thereby improving safety of an elevator, while also using a pulley set can increase the braking distance of the braking steel rope, thereby lengthening life of the steel rope. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291392 | ADJUSTABLE ROLLER-GUIDE SHOE - An adjustable roller-guide shoe for guiding an elevator car or a counterweight of an elevator installation contains a roller carrier, which can be fastened on the car or the counterweight, a guide roller and a roller spindle, which is arranged in the roller carrier and accommodates the guide roller, The roller spindle is positioned in the roller carrier by an adapter having an installation contour which matches a corresponding accommodating contour of the roller carrier. The adapter is configured to be fixed in different installation positions in relation to the roller carrier, and thus the roller spindle can be placed in different positions in the roller carrier, depending on the installation position of the adapter. It is thus possible for the roller-guide shoe to be operated with different roller diameters or to be adapted to different rail-web dimensions. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291393 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY EQUALIZING TENSIONS IN ELEVATOR WIRE ROPES - Disclosed is an apparatus for automatically equalizing tensions of elevator wire ropes by which an unbalance of tensions of elevator wire ropes can be immediately solved to automatically equalize the tensions in real time when lengths of the wire ropes become different, improving safety, durability, and reliability. The apparatus according to the present invention includes a body ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291394 | MONITORING OF SUPPORT IN ELEVATOR INSTALLATIONS - A support for an elevator car in an elevator installation includes a plurality of tensile carriers, arranged parallel to one another, and a casing. The tensile carriers are enclosed by the casing, wherein the tensile carriers extend along a longitudinal axis of the support. The tensile carriers are freed at least partly from the casing on a section of the longitudinal axis of the support. Contact elements for electrical contacting of the exposed tensile carriers are fastened to the tensile carriers at this section. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291395 | SYSTEM INCLUDING STRUCTURALLY INDEPENDENT ELEVATOR MACHINE GUIDERAIL MOUNTS - An elevator system is provided that includes a car guiderail, a first counterweight guiderail, a second counterweight guiderail, an elevator machine, a first guiderail mount and a second guiderail mount. The elevator machine includes a frame, a motor, a brake and a sheave. The first guiderail mount structurally connects the frame to the first and the second counterweight guiderails. The second guiderail mount structurally connects the frame to the car guiderail independent of the first guiderail mount. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291396 | ELEVATOR COUNTERWEIGHT DEVICE - In an elevator counterweight device, a frame body includes a first stile, a second stile, a crosshead provided between upper portions of the stiles, and a plank provided between lower portions of the stiles. On both sides of the frame body in a width direction thereof, a plurality of guide devices are provided. Each of the crosshead and the plank is coupled to the first stile and the second stile so as to be pivotable. Each of the guide devices is displaceable in the width direction of the frame body and a thickness direction of the frame body relative to the frame body, and is pivotable about an axis parallel to a vertical direction of the frame body as a center. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291397 | LIFTER WITH ELECTROPERMANENT MAGNETS - A lifter with electro-permanent magnets comprises an external bearing structure ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291398 | ADJUSTABLE MODULE LIFT FRAME ASSEMBLY - A module lift assembly includes a lift assembly, a pair of transversely spaced apart longitudinal lift beams and slings connecting the lift assembly to the lift beams. Each of slings is pivotally connected to the lift assembly and the connected lift beam, and is composed of pivotally connected elongate segments. Pivoting of the segments relative to each other, the lift assembly and the lift beams allows the lift assembly to be lowered and raised relative to the lift beams. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291399 | SLOW STOPPING APPARATUS FOR WORKING MACHINE - Provided is a slow stopping apparatus for a working machine which can shorten a stopping time while suppressing a cargo swing. The slow stopping apparatus includes a first slow stopper | 2015-10-15 |
20150291400 | LOAD HANDLING BY LOAD HANDLING DEVICE - A load is handled by a load handling device comprising gripping means for gripping at least one fastening point of the load, comprising determining, in the gripping means, a distance map within the area of which are described a part of the area of the load to which the gripping means attach and/or on which another load is stacked, as well as surroundings of the load. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291401 | Lattice boom for a crane, lattice element for a lattice boom of this type, and crane comprising a lattice boom of this type - A lattice boom for a crane comprises a number of lattice elements which are in each case arranged one behind the other in such a way that their respective lattice element longitudinal axes are oriented along a lattice boom longitudinal axis, wherein each lattice element has a lattice element width which is oriented perpendicular to the lattice element longitudinal axis and is greater than 4 m when in a work arrangement, and wherein each lattice element, when in the work arrangement, falls below permissible maximum dimensions for a transport of the lattice element. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291402 | MOBILE CRANE, SUPPORT DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS FOR A SUPPORT DEVICE - This invention relates to a mobile crane with a vehicle framework and at least one support device positioned on the vehicle framework, whereby the at least one support device comprises a sliding beam box and at least one sliding beam supported therein in a telescopable manner, whereby the sliding beam box consists of a fixed partial sliding beam box and of a detachable partial sliding beam box, and whereby the fixed partial sliding beam box is firmly fixed to the mobile crane, particularly on the vehicle framework, and the detachable partial sliding beam box is detachably connected or connectable with the fixed partial sliding beam box. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291403 | FLEET ANGLE TOLERANT SHEAVE - A sheave may include a body portion with a circular circumference and defining a center plane, a bore extending through the body portion and configured for receiving a shaft and allowing the body portion to rotate in the center plane, and a rope groove arranged on the circular circumference including a radiused bottom with a first end and a second end and a pair of opposing sidewalls each extending directly and tangentially from one of the first and second end and having a curved profile. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291404 | WALKWAY WITH HYDRAULIC LIFTING FOR AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING - A walkway with hydraulic lifting for areas subject to flooding comprising: a base ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291405 | METHOD AND FACILITY FOR TREATING CORK - Cork stoppers are treated by subjecting the cork to an electrochemical dehalogenation by electrolysis. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291406 | DRINK FILLING SYSTEM AND STERILIZING METHOD THEREOF - In a sterilizing method for a drink filling system provided with a drink supply pipe line ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291407 | FUEL SURGE ARRESTOR - A fuel surge arrestor can include a funnel shaped to fit within a fuel fill receptacle of a craft. The funnel can have a nozzle opening for accepting a fuel fill nozzle. A vent can be located at a top opening of the funnel. The vent can include a plurality of baffles that enable airflow within the vent while deterring heavy vapors and liquids from exiting the vent during a fuel surge. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291408 | FUEL SURGE ARRESTOR - A fuel surge arrestor can include a funnel shaped to fit within a fuel fill receptacle of a craft. The funnel can have a nozzle opening for accepting a fuel fill nozzle. A vent can be located at a top opening of the funnel. The vent can include a plurality of baffles that enable airflow within the vent while deterring heavy vapors and liquids from exiting the vent during a fuel surge. Various stems having different outer diameters designed to fit within various-sized fuel fill receptacles can be removably coupled to the funnel. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291409 | APPLIANCE HAVING A USER INTERFACE PANEL AND A BEVERAGE DISPENSER - An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different beverages which correspond to a drink supply in at least one of the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, enable the user interface panel to receive an input from a user of a selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, and after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense the beverage corresponding to the selected image. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291410 | VENTED KEG CLOSURE - A vented keg closure ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150291411 | DEVICE FOR A PRODUCTION AND/OR FOR A DISPENSING - A device for a production of at least one individually adapted dispensing unit and/or auxiliary operative substance unit and/or for a dispensing of at least one individually adapted dispensing unit in dependence on at least one individual parameter is proposed. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291412 | Fluid Dispensing Unit Having A Circulation System And A Method For Circulating A Fluid In A Fluid Dispensing Unit - A dispensing unit having a circulation system for circulating a fluid in the dispensing unit is provided. The circulation system comprises, a circulation circuit, and a mechanism configured to circulate the fluid in the circulation circuit. By circulating the fluid, the fluid is counteracted from crystallizing. A method for circulating a fluid in a dispensing unit is also provided. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291413 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CMOS BASED MEMS BUMP STOP CONTACT DAMAGE PREVENTION - In some embodiments, a microelectromechanical system may include a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of wiring layers, and a stop. The plurality of wiring layers may be coupled to a first surface of the semiconductor substrate. The stop may be coupled to the plurality of wiring layers. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the plurality of wiring layers between the stop and the first surface of the substrate comprises an insulating material. In some embodiments, at least the portion excludes wiring within. In some embodiments, a volume of the portion may be determined by a use of the microelectromechanical system. In some embodiments, the portion may inhibit, during use, electrical failures adjacent to the stop. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291414 | MEMS DEVICE HAVING CONDUCTIVE MICROSTRUCTURES LATERALLY SURROUNDED BY OXIDE MATERIAL - A MEMS device includes a first substrate structure and a second substrate structure. The first substrate structure has a conductive microstructure and an oxide material surrounding lateral side of the conductive microstructure. A thickness of the conductive microstructure and a thickness of the oxide material are approximately equivalent. The second substrate structure has an active region of the MEMS device, and the second substrate structure is coupled in spaced apart relationship with the first substrate structure to produce a cavity between the structures. The active region of the MEMS device is suspended above the cavity and the conductive microstructure underlies the cavity. The conductive microstructure is formed from a polysilicon structure layer and a local oxidation of silicon process is implemented to thermally grow the oxide material using the polysilicon of the structural layer. The second substrate structure may be coupled to the first substrate structure by fusion bonding. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291415 | HERMETIC ENCAPSULATION FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) DEVICES - Embodiments of the invention describe hermetic encapsulation for MEMS devices, and processes to create the hermetic encapsulation structure. Embodiments comprise a MEMS substrate stack that further includes a magnet, a first laminate organic dielectric film, a first hermetic coating disposed over the magnet, a second laminate organic dielectric film disposed on the hermetic coating, a MEMS device layer disposed over the magnet, and a plurality of metal interconnects surrounding the MEMS device layer. A hermetic plate is subsequently bonded to the MEMS substrate stack and disposed over the formed MEMS device layer to at least partially form a hermetically encapsulated cavity surrounding the MEMS device layer. In various embodiments, the hermetically encapsulated cavity is further formed from the first hermetic coating, and at least one of the set of metal interconnects, or a second hermetic coating deposited onto the set of metal interconnects. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291416 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a MEMS device is provided. The method includes the following operations: providing a substrate; forming a first layer formed of titanium nitride over the substrate; and forming a second layer formed of titanium over the first layer. According to an exemplary embodiment, a MEMS device is provided. The device includes: a substrate; a first layer formed of titanium nitride over the substrate; and a second layer formed of titanium over the first layer. According to an exemplary embodiment, a getter structure is provided. The structure includes: a first layer formed of titanium nitride over a substrate; and a second layer formed of titanium over the first layer. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291417 | DEVICE PACKAGING METHOD AND DEVICE PACKAGE USING THE SAME - A device packaging method and a device package using the same may be provided. The device packaging method includes forming a package sacrificial layer by applying a first material on a substrate on which a device has been formed; forming a package cap by applying a second material on the package sacrificial layer; generating gas molecules from the package sacrificial layer by applying external stimuli such as light or heat to the package sacrificial layer; and heating the gas molecule and forming a cavity between the device and the package cap. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291418 | METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for forming a carbon nanotube film is provided. An elastic substitute substrate and a carbon nanotube array transferred on a surface of the elastic substitute substrate are used. The carbon nanotube array is configured for drawing a carbon nanotube film therefrom. The carbon nanotube film has carbon nanotubes joined end to end. At least one groove is formed on the carbon nanotube array. A length direction of the at least one groove is along a second direction. The elastic substitute substrate is stretched along a first direction to increase a length of the carbon nanotube array along the first direction. The carbon nanotube film is drawn from the stretching carbon nanotube array along the second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291419 | METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for forming a carbon nanotube film is provided. An elastic substitute substrate and a carbon nanotube array transferred on a surface of the elastic substitute substrate are used. The carbon nanotube array is configured for drawing a carbon nanotube film therefrom. The carbon nanotube film has carbon nanotubes joined end to end. The elastic substitute substrate is stretched along a first direction to increase a length of the carbon nanotube array along the first direction. The carbon nanotube film is drawn from the stretching carbon nanotube array along a second direction, the second direction is different from the first direction. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291420 | PROCESS FOR SULPHUR RECOVERY WITH CONCURRENT HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM NH3 CONTAINING FEED - Disclosed is a method for the production of hydrogen from a H | 2015-10-15 |
20150291421 | Generating Elemental Sulfur - Techniques for generating elemental sulfur are provided herein. The disclosed methods may include a gas processing system including a processed feed gas. The methods may include a distillation column configured to receive the processed feed gas and to generate a high-pressure acid gas stream. The methods may include a reactor configured to partially combust the high-pressure acid gas stream to generate a limiting reactant. The methods may include a plurality of reactors configured with a shell side and a plurality of reaction tubes, where a reaction between the high-pressure acid gas stream and the limiting reactant produces a partially-reacted high-pressure acid gas containing elemental sulfur. The methods may include a plurality of condensers configured to condense the elemental sulfur. The methods may include a plurality of separators configured to separate out the partially-reacted high-pressure acid gas stream to recover elemental sulfur. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291422 | QUANTUM DOT STABILIZED BY HALOGEN SALT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A quantum dot stabilized by a halogen salt includes a compound of Group 13 and Group 15, a compound of Group 12 and Group 16 or a compound of Group 14 and Group 16. The quantum dot has a crystalline structure and at least a portion of a surface of the quantum dot is combined with a halogen salt. Thus, the quantum dot has a high stability in an air. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291423 | METHOD OF SYNTHESISING NITRIDE NANOCRYSTALS - A method of producing nitride nanoparticles comprises reacting at least one organometallic compound, for example an alkyl metal, with at least one source of nitrogen. The reaction may involve one or more liquid phase organometallic compounds, or may involve one or more liquid phase organometallic compounds dissolved in a solvent or solvent mixture. The reaction constituents may be heated to a desired reaction temperature (for example in the range 40° C. to 300° C.). | 2015-10-15 |
20150291424 | REACTORS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SOLID CARBON MATERIALS - A reactor for producing a solid carbon material comprising at least one reaction chamber configured to produce a solid carbon material and water vapor through a reduction reaction between at least one carbon oxide and at least one gaseous reducing material in the presence of at least one catalyst material. Additional reactors, and related methods of producing a solid carbon material, and of forming a reactor for producing a solid carbon material are also described. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CARBON NANOTUBES - A method for processing carbon nanotubes includes positioning in a treatment chamber of a carbon nanotube processing apparatus a substrate having multiple carbon nanotubes bundled together and oriented substantially perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, and introducing a microwave into the treatment chamber from a planar antenna having multiple microwave radiation holes such that plasma of an etching gas is generated and that the plasma etches the carbon nanotubes starting from one end of the carbon nanotubes bundled together. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291426 | METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A method for forming a carbon nanotube film is provided. An elastic substitute substrate and a carbon nanotube array transferred on a surface of the elastic substitute substrate are used. The carbon nanotube array is configured for drawing a carbon nanotube film therefrom. The carbon nanotube film has carbon nanotubes joined end to end. The elastic substitute substrate is stretched along a plurality of directions to increase lengths of the carbon nanotube array along the plurality of directions. The carbon nanotube film is drawn from the stretching carbon nanotube array. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291427 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAY AND METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURE - A method for transferring a carbon nanotube array includes providing a substitute substrate, a growing substrate, and a carbon nanotube array. The carbon nanotube array is grown on the growing substrate. The substitute substrate has a surface having microstructures located thereon. A carbon nanotube structure can be drawn from the carbon nanotube array. The carbon nanotube structure includes carbon nanotube segments joined end-to-end. The carbon nanotube array is transferred from the growing substrate onto the substitute substrate. During transfer, the structural integrity of the carbon nanotube array is maintained. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291428 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAY AND METHOD FOR FORMING CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURE - A method for transferring a carbon nanotube array includes providing a substitute substrate, a growing substrate, and a carbon nanotube array. The carbon nanotube array is grown on the growing substrate. A carbon nanotube structure can be drawn from the carbon nanotube array. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291429 | METHOD FOR TREATING SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE - Provided is a method for treating single-walled carbon nanotube, comprising: (1) allowing single-walled carbon nanotubes to contact with a surfactant and a dispersant sequentially in the present of a solvent, to obtain highly dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes in which the content of single dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes is not lower than 50 wt %, wherein, the single-walled carbon nanotubes can be dispersed in the solvent, and the surfactant and dispersant can be dissolved in the solvent; (2) employing density gradient centrifugation to sort the highly dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes obtained in step (1). This method can effectively separate single-walled carbon nanotubes with different structural properties. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291430 | AMBIENT SOLID-STATE MECHANO-CHEMICAL REACTIONS BETWEEN NANOSCALE SYSTEMS - A method and system that provides a first nanoscale moiety with a first functionality and a second nanoscale moiety with a second functionality. The method system mixes the first and second nanoscale moieties and applies pressure to the mixture of the first and second nanoscale moieties for a period of time. The applied pressure causes the first and second functionalities to react to generate a product. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291431 | ULTRATHIN GRAPHENE PIECE, APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ULTRATHIN GRAPHENE PIECE, METHOD FOR PREPARING ULTRATHIN GRAPHENE PIECE, CAPACITOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR - The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an apparatus for preparing ultrathin graphene pieces capable of preparing ultrathin graphene pieces in which less than 10 pieces of graphene are overlapped in large quantities, a method for preparing ultrathin graphene pieces capable of preparing the ultrathin graphene pieces with high yield, an ultrathin graphene piece in which less than 10 pieces of graphene are overlapped, a capacitor having high performance by using the ultrathin graphene piece as an electrode, and an efficient method of manufacturing the capacitor. The above-described problem can be solved by using an apparatus | 2015-10-15 |
20150291432 | PRODUCTION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FROM TOBACCO LEAVES BY SIMULTANEOUS CARBONIZATION AND SELF-ACTIVATION AND THE ACTIVATED CARBON THUS OBTAINED - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing activated carbon from tobacco leaves by simultaneous carbonization and self-activation in an inert gas environment. The activated carbon produced by this new method has a specific surface area from 600 to 2000 m | 2015-10-15 |
20150291433 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO CARBON MONOXIDE - A process and an apparatus for converting carbon dioxide CO | 2015-10-15 |
20150291434 | METHOD TO REDUCE CO2 TO CO USING PLASMON-ENHANCED PHOTOCATALYSIS - Described is a method of reducing CO | 2015-10-15 |
20150291435 | SEEDED SILICON CARBIDE FOR DEVICES AND PANELS - Seeded silicon carbide (SiC) for devices and panels are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a device includes a housing and a window. Further, the window is attached to the housing. In this example embodiment, the window of the device is fabricated using the seeded SiC having a single crystalline structure. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291436 | SEEDED SYNTHESIS OF ALUMINOSILICATE MOLECULAR SIEVES - A process for producing an aluminosilicate molecular sieve comprises crystallizing a reaction mixture comprising water, a source of silica and seeds of a silicoaluminophosphate and/or an aluminophosphate molecular sieve. The resultant aluminosilicate molecular sieve product can advantageously be substantially free of framework phosphorus. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291437 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS FOR AMMONIA PRODUCTION - A method for producing synthesis gas and ammonia by forming a synthesis gas mixture; separating solids from the synthesis gas mixture; subjecting the synthesis gas mixture to a shift reaction and separating the reaction products by a pressure swing adsorption unit. The hydrogen and nitrogen separated in the pressure swing adsorption unit are fed to an ammonia reactor to produce ammonia. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291438 | Polygeneration Production of Power and Fertilizer Through Emissions Capture - Method for the production of ammonia, and optionally urea, from a flue gas effluent from an oxygen-fired, process, wherein the production of ammonia and optionally urea includes a net power production. Also provided is a method to effect cooling in an oxygen-fired process with air separation unit exit gases utilizing either closed or open cooling loop cycles. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291439 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CUPROUS OXIDE FINE PARTICLES, CUPROUS OXIDE FINE PARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CONDUCTOR FILM - A cuprous oxide fine particle production method includes a production step of producing cuprous oxide fine particles using copper compound powder and a thermal plasma flame. The thermal plasma flame is derived from an inert gas. The production step includes a step of supplying into the thermal plasma flame, the copper compound powder dispersed using a carrier gas or slurry obtained by dispersing the copper compound powder in water in the form of droplets. The production step preferably further includes a step of supplying a cooling gas to an end portion of the thermal plasma flame. | 2015-10-15 |
20150291440 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHIRAL METAL OXIDE STRUCTURE, AND CHIRAL POROUS STRUCTURE - A method for producing a chiral metal oxide structure, involves a sol-gel step of allowing a transition metal compound having a bi- or higher dentate chelate ligand to act on a chiral supramolecular crystal of an acid-base complex containing a polymer having a linear polyethyleneimine skeleton and a chiral dicarboxylic acid compound having two carboxyl groups and four or more carbon atoms to form a metal oxide layer on a surface of the chiral supramolecular crystal; and a calcination step of thermally decomposing the organic chiral supramolecular crystal after the sol-gel step to generate a transition metal oxide structure composed of the metal oxide layer prepared with the supramolecular crystal as a template. | 2015-10-15 |