| 46th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
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| 20210355541 | PREDICTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR PROSTATE CANCER - The present invention generally relates to a method of diagnosing, prognosing and treating prostate cancer patients. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method of selecting patients with castration resistant prostate cancer (CrPC) for combination therapy comprising a selective dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitor and a PD-1 axis antagonist. The present invention provides a computational approach to identifying potential patients for CrPC. The present invention also relates to a method of treating castration resistant prostate cancer (CrPC) patients with said combination therapy. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355542 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING METHYLATION BIOMARKERS - Described herein are various systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying biomarkers for detection of a disease or condition such as advanced adenoma, colorectal cancer, or other cancers. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to methods and/or systems for identifying one or more biomarkers related to methylation status in cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of a human subject and/or detecting (e.g., screening for) cancer based on one or more known biomarkers (e.g., the identified biomarkers). | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355543 | PRE-SURGICAL RISK STRATIFICATION BASED ON PDE4D7 AND DHX9 EXPRESSION - The invention relates to a method of pre-surgical risk stratification of a prostate cancer subject, comprising determining a gene expression profile for phosphodiesterase 4D variant 7 (PDE4D7) in a biological sample obtained from the subject, determining a gene expression profile for DExH-box helicase 9 (DHX9) in the same or another biological sample obtained from the subject, and determining a pre-surgical prognostic risk score for the subject based on the gene expression profile for PDE4D7 and the gene expression profile for DHX9. This may allow for an improved stratification of the subject in a pre-surgical setting that may result in better primary treatment decisions. For instance, the pre-surgical prognostic risk score may allow to make better recommendations on whether to select active surveillance vs. active intervention, e.g., radical prostatectomy, for certain sub-populations of prostate cancer patients. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355544 | SECOND GENERATION SEQUENCING-BASED METHOD FOR DETECTING MICROSATELLITE STABILITY AND GENOME CHANGES BY MEANS OF PLASMA - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a panel of biomarkers, a kit for detecting it, and its use in the detection of microsatellite instability (MSI) as well as non-invasive diagnosis, prognostic evaluation, selection of treatment or genetic screening of cancer, preferably colorectal cancer (such as bowel cancer), gastric cancer or endometrial cancer in a plasma sample. On the other hand, the present disclosure provides a method for detecting microsatellite instability (MSI) and disease-related gene mutations through plasma based on next-generation sequencing, and a device for implementing the method, especially the use of such detection method in the non-invasive diagnosis, prognostic evaluation, selection of treatment or genetic screening of patients with cancer, preferably colorectal cancer (such as bowel cancer), gastric cancer or endometrial cancer. This disclosure provides a plasma MSI detection method for the first time, which can determine the microsatellite instability of a sample with high accuracy and sensitivity. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355545 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING CANCER - This document relates to methods and materials for assessing and/or treating mammals (e.g., humans) having cancer. For example, methods and materials for identifying a mammal as being likely to respond to a particular cancer treatment, and, optionally, for treating the mammal, are provided. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355546 | Methods to Diagnose and Treat Cancer Using Non-Human Nucleic Acids - Methods for diagnosing cancer, its subtypes, molecular features, and likelihood of response to therapy, as well as other diseases, based on microbial presence or abundance in tissues, including blood-derived tissues, of the host subject. Methods of treatment of the identified cancer in subjects are also provided. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355548 | SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF HALF-TRNA IN CANCERS - The present invention relates to systems, devices and methods for diagnosing cancer. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method for performing sequencing of 5′-htRNA in an RNA sample including obtaining a DNA library of 5′-htRNA and sequencing the DNA library of 5′-htRNAs in the RNA sample. The invention also teaches a method for quantifying 5′-htRNA half molecules in an RNA sample including (a) treating an RNA sample containing 5′-htRNAs half molecules having a 3′ cyclic phosphate with a T4 polynucleotide kinase to form 3′-dephosphrylated 5′-tRNA halves, (b) 3′-AD ligating the 3′-dephosphrylated 5′-tRNA halves to form ligated RNA products, and (c) quantifying the ligated RNA products by RT-qPCR using a plurality of target primers and probes configured to simultaneously quantify at least two cP-containing 5′-tRNA half species. The treating of step (a) is simultaneously performed as one step in a single tube with the 3′-AD ligating of step (b). | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT RARE MUTATIONS AND COPY NUMBER VARIATION - The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355550 | POST-TREATMENT BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS - The disclosure includes the identification and use of gene expression profiles, or patterns, with clinical relevance to extended treatment and cancer-free survival in a patient. In particular, the disclosure includes the identities of genes that are expressed in correlation with benefit in a switch in endocrine therapy used to treat a patient. The levels of gene expression are disclosed as a molecular index for predicting clinical outcome, and so prognosis, for the patient. The disclosure further includes methods for predicting cancer recurrence, and/or predicting occurrence of metastatic cancer, after initial treatment with an anti-estrogen agent. The disclosure further includes methods for determining or selecting the treatment of a subject based upon the likelihood of life expectancy, cancer recurrence, and/or cancer metastasis. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355551 | RT-qPCR Molecular Detection and Diagnosis of 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Provided herein are oligonucleotide probes for detecting 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The probes are modified at their 5′ ends with a fluorophore (e.g., fluorescein) and at their 3′ ends with a moiety capable of quenching fluorescence from the fluorophore. The moiety is based on the IQ-4 or IQ-2 quencher. Also provided are kits including one or more of such oligonucleotide probes, and methods of detecting 2019-nCoV and/or diagnosing COVID-19 using the oligonucleotide probes and kits described herein. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355552 | PAPER-BASED COLORIMETRIC COVID-19/SARS-COV-2 TEST - Disclosed herein are biosensors, which may be made from cell lysates, purified enzymes, or a combination thereof, for testing for the presence of a pathogen, such as SARS-CoV-2. The biosensor may be used in the context of a paper-based test, such as a colorimetric COVID-19 test. Methods of using the biosensor are also disclosed. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355553 | KITS FOR DETECTING HEV NUCLEIC ACID - Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) nucleic acid. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355554 | PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE STEELMAKING WITH FULLY CONTINUOUS ULTRA-SHORT PROCESS - A production apparatus and method for electric arc furnace steelmaking with a fully continuous ultra-short process are provided. A continuous adding, melting, smelting and continuous casting of a metal material are integrated, and a metallurgy process is completed in a flowing of a molten steel, to realize a continuous production of ingot blanks. The production apparatus includes four operation sites of an electric arc furnace for melting and primary refining, a sealed tapping chute for molten steel flowing, a refinement storage bed for molten-steel desulfurization and alloying and a conticaster for continuous casting A material flow, an energy flow and a time stream in the four operation sites are in a dynamic equilibrium. The production apparatus and method realize a molten-steel casting is started within 120 minutes after the metal material is started to be continuously added, and an uninterrupted continuous production is maintained for above 80 hours. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355555 | METHOD FOR SMELTING LOW NITROGEN STEEL USING ELECTRIC FURNACE - Disclosed is a method for smelting low nitrogen steel by using an electric furnace. The smelting is performed using a dual-shell electric furnace, The dual-shell electric furnace has two furnace shells. An arc power system of the dual-shell electric furnace is used for alternatively electric heating on the two furnace shells, wherein when one of the two furnace shells is subjected to electric heating, feeding, sealing of a molten pool and blowing of a combustion medium and oxygen are sequentially carried out in the other furnace shell to start smelting. When the temperature of molten steel in the furnace shell subjected to electric heating reaches a target temperature, electric heating starts to be carried out on the other furnace shell. The method for efficiently smelting the low nitrogen steel by using the electric furnace of the disclosure, not only can shorten the smelting period and improve the throughput of a production line of an electric furnace, but also smelt low nitrogen steel to satisfy the requirements of the market on high-end steel. in addition, the method for efficiently smelting the low nitrogen steel by using the electric furnace of the disclosure can reduce the discharge of dust and smoke, thereby protecting the environment. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355556 | A METHOD FOR IMPROVING YIELD STRENGTH OF A WORKPIECE, AN APPARATUS AND A WORKPIECE THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses a method for improving yield strength of one or more workpieces. The method includes positioning the one or more workpieces in a punch and die assembly and operating the punch and die assembly such that, a plurality of surface protrusions are formed on the one or more workpieces. The plurality of surface protrusions are formed by plastic deformation on the one or more workpieces, to improve yield strength of the one or more workpieces. The present disclosure also provides an apparatus to improve yield strength of the one or more workpieces. The present disclosure is configured to improve yield strength of the one or more workpieces, without altering its mechanical characteristics. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355557 | GRAIN ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET - A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes the texture aligned with Goss orientation. In the grain oriented electrical steel sheet, when (α | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355558 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet which is excellent in high-frequency iron loss, and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355559 | STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A steel sheet having a specified chemical composition and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet has a microstructure comprising ferrite: 5% or less, and at least one of upper bainite, fresh martensite, tempered martensite, lower bainite, and retained γ: 95% to 100% by area percentage, and retained γ: 4% to 15% by volume percentage. Retained γ | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355560 | COATED STEEL MEMBER, COATED STEEL SHEET, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention has as its object the provision of a coated steel member and coated steel sheet excellent in hydrogen embrittlement resistance in a corrosive environment and methods for manufacturing the same. The coated steel member of the present invention is provided on its surface with an Al-Fe-based coating containing Cu and one or more of Mo, Ni, Mn, and Cr in a total by mass % of 0.12% or more by heating, cooling, and manufacturing a coated steel sheet having a layer containing Cu on its surface under predetermined conditions. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355561 | HEAT EXCHANGE METHOD, HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM, HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE, PATENTING METHOD, AND CARBON-STEEL WIRE - The present invention provides a novel heat exchange medium to replace lead. A carbon-steel wire | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355562 | High-Tensile Brass Alloy And High-Tensile Brass Alloy Product - A special brass alloy containing 62.5 to 65% by weight Cu, 2.0 to 2.4% by weight Mn, 0.7 to 0.9% by weight Ni, 1.9 to 2.3% by weight Al, 0.35 to 0.65% by weight Si, 0.3 to 0.6% by weight Fe, 0.18 to 0.4% by weight Sn and Cr, either alone or in combination, ≤0.1% by weight Pb, the remainder consisting of Zn and inevitable impurities. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355563 | CORROSION-RESISTANT CuZn ALLOY - Provided is a corrosion-resistant CuZn alloy, in which: the Zn content is 36.8 to 56.5 mass % and the balance is Cu and inevitable impurities; and the β-phase surface area percentage is 99.9% or greater. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355564 | NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS - The present invention relates to a nickel-based superalloy with a high γ′ phase content, intended for the manufacture of components by additive manufacturing followed by heat treatment, characterized in that its composition comprises, in percentages by weight of the total composition: Cr: 15.5-16.5; Co: 7.7-11; Mo+W=5.5-7.5; Al: 2.9-4.3; Ti: 2.6-3.2; Ta: 1.5-2.2; Nb: 0.3-1.1; C: 0.01-0.13; B: 0.0005-0.015; Zr: 0.01; Hf: 0.0001-0.5; Si: ≤0.06; Ni: balance, and also the unavoidable impurities. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355565 | PRODUCTION OF CASTABLE LIGHT RARE EARTH RICH LIGHT METAL COMPOSITIONS FROM DIRECT REDUCTION PROCESSES - The disclosure concerns methods for making a composition comprising a light metal and an intermetallic comprising the light metal and a light rare earth element. The composition also may include a plurality of nanoparticles comprising an oxide of the light metal. The method includes directly reducing a light rare earth element precursor compound in a melt of the light metal, thereby forming the light rare earth element and nanoparticles of the light metal oxide. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355566 | ALUMINUM ALLOY PIPE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy pipe includes a pipe body portion made of an Al—Mg series alloy that includes Mg at a concentration equal to or higher than 0.7 mass % and lower than 2.5 mass % and Ti at a concentration higher than 0 mass % and equal to or lower than 0.15 mass %, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, and a Zn-containing layer being outside the pipe body portion and including Zn being diffused in the Al—Mg series alloy at a concentration equal to or higher than 0.1 mass %. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355567 | CORROSION AND FATIGUE RESISTANT CEMENTED CARBIDE PROCESS LINE TOOL - A process line tool of a cemented carbide comprising in wt %; about 2.9-11 Ni; about 0.1-2.5 Cr | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355568 | Silicon Alloy Steel - Pure silicon is a brittle insulator and, with addition of doping elements, performs as a semiconductor. It has found widespread use in computer integrated circuits as well as other semiconducting devices used in communication, electrical switching and power control. Silicon has also been used in solar collectors as active photovoltaic devices. The present application discloses formation and use of certain silicon alloys that take advantage of silicon's relatively low density near 2.33 grams per cubic centimeter and high melting temperature of 1,410° C. Alloys prepared with two to six percent boron, beryllium or mixtures thereof are strong and tough. Silicon steel containing near 2 percent alloying boron is hard while silicon alloys containing near 6 percent boron are tough and more flexible. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355569 | AUSTENITIC WEAR-RESISTANT STEEL PLATE - An austenitic wear-resistant steel plate according to an aspect of the present invention has a predetermined chemical composition, amounts of C and Mn by mass % satisfy −13.75×C+16.5≤Mn≤−20×C+30, the volume fraction of austenite in a metallographic structure is 40% or more and less than 95%, and the average grain size of the austenite is 40 to 300 μm. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355570 | METAL POWDER - The present invention relates to a metal powder including 0.1≤C≤0.4 mass %, 0.005≤Si≤1.5 mass %, 0.3≤Mn≤8.0 mass %, 2.0≤Cr≤15.0 mass %, 2.0≤Ni≤10.0 mass %, 0.1≤Mo≤3.0 mass %, 0.1≤V≤2.0 mass %, 0.010≤N≤0.200 mass %, and 0.01≤Al≤4.0 mass %, with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying the following expression (1), 10<15[C]+[Mn]+0.5[Cr]+[Ni]<20 (1), in which [C], [Mn], [Cr] and [Ni] respectively represent the contents of C, Mn, Cr and Ni by mass %. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355571 | MASK AND MASK CLEANING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a mask and a mask cleaning method, wherein the mask comprises a substrate layer, a spray layer and a disassembly member; wherein the spray layer is configured to adsorb particles generated during the physical vapor deposition performed on the display device by adopting the mask; wherein the disassembly member is configured to fix the spray layer on the substrate layer during the physical vapor deposition performed on the display device by the mask, and is configured to strip the spray layer from the substrate layer. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355572 | MASK AND MASK ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a mask and a mask assembly. The mask includes a mask body and at least one sub-mask disposed on the mask body. The sub-mask includes an evaporation area and a shielding portion. The evaporation area is provided with a first evaporation hole penetrating the sub-mask in a thickness direction of the sub-mask. The shielding portion includes an isolation area and a dummy area, the dummy area corresponds to an irregular-shaped area of a display screen, and the isolation area is located between the dummy area and the evaporation area. The dummy area is provided with a second evaporation hole penetrating the sub-mask in the thickness direction of the sub-mask, and/or the dummy area is provided with at least one first groove, a depth of the first groove is less than a thickness of the sub-mask. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355573 | Mask Assembly and Method for Manufacturing a Film Layer - A mask assembly used for forming a film layer of a display area is provided. The display area includes at least one transparent region and at least one non-transparent region. The mask assembly includes at least two mask plates, each mask plate having an opening area. The opening areas of the two mask plates are complementary in shape, and the at least one non-transparent region of the display area is formed by the opening areas after combining the opening areas together. The shapes of the opening areas of the two mask plates have an overlapped part. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355574 | COVER MEMBER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME, AND COVER MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A cover member of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a substrate film layer; a metal oxide layer disposed on the upper surface of the substrate film layer and formed by sputtering; a transparent member attached/disposed on the upper surface of the metal oxide layer; a primer layer disposed on the lower surface of the substrate film layer and made of a semi-transparent material; and a photocurable resin layer disposed on the lower surface of the primer layer, the photocurable resin layer comprising, on a surface thereof, a pattern structure in a designated stereoscopic shape. Other embodiments are also possible. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355575 | MODULAR CONFINED ORGANIC PRINT HEAD AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a vapor distribution manifold that ejects organic vapor laden gas into a chamber and withdraws chamber gas, where vapor ejected from the manifold is incident on, and condenses onto, a deposition surface within the chamber that moves relative to one or more print heads in a direction orthogonal to a platen normal and a linear extent of the manifold. The volumetric flow of gas withdrawn by the manifold from the chamber may be greater than the volumetric flow of gas injected into the chamber by the manifold. The net outflow of gas from the chamber through the manifold may prevent organic vapor from diffusing beyond the extent of the gap between the manifold and deposition surface. The manifold may be configured so that long axes of delivery and exhaust apertures are perpendicular to a print direction. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355576 | COATING APPARATUS, PROCESS CHAMBER, AND METHOD OF COATING A SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE COATED WITH AT LEAST ONE MATERIAL LAYER - The present invention relates to a coating apparatus for coating a substrate of a substrate material with at least one material layer of a layer material. The present invention also relates to a process chamber for a coating apparatus for coating a substrate of a substrate material with at least one material layer of a layer material. The present invention further relates to a method of coating a substrate of a substrate material with at least one material layer of a layer material in a coating apparatus. A further aspect of the invention relates to a substrate coated with at least one material layer, comprising the substrate of a substrate material that is coated with at least one material layer of a layer material. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355577 | PROCESS FOR COATING A CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT AND CONDUCTIVE COMPONENT COATING - The present invention describes a process for coating conductive component in a plasma reactor and a conductive component coating, wherein the process comprises the steps of cleaning, mechanical support deposition, topographic modification by plasma bombardment, chemical support layer deposition and amorphous carbon layer deposition (Diamond-Like Carbon). In one embodiment, the process is in single cycle. The present invention pertains to the fields of Materials Engineering, Physics and Chemistry. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355578 | METHOD OF COATING A SUBSTRATE AND COATING APPARATUS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of coating a substrate ( | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355579 | CREATION OF DISTRIBUTED VOIDS IN THIN FILMS - A method for forming thin film layer having micro-voids therein. The method proceeds by dispersing micro-particles over the surface of a substrate. The micro particles are made of sublimable material. Then the thin film layer is formed over the surface, so as to cover the particles. The thin film is then etched back so as to expose the particles at least partially. The material of the particles is then sublimed, e.g., by heating the substrate, thereby leaving micro-voids inside the thin film layer. The micro voids can be filled or remain exposed to generate textured surface. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355580 | Systems and Methods for Depositing a Layer on a Substrate Using Atomic Oxygen - A layer is deposited on a substrate using atomic oxygen in an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The gases used to generate atomic oxygen are mixed and heated within a gas activation chamber. In one embodiment, the gas activation chamber is positioned beneath a showerhead of a spatial ALD system for receiving one or more gases injected from the showerhead. The gases are mixed within the gas activation chamber and passed over a hot surface to produce reaction byproducts, including atomic oxygen. The hot surface heats the gas mixture to a high temperature (e.g., above 550 C) sufficient to produce meaningful concentrations of atomic oxygen. The gas activation chamber then transports the heated gas mixture containing the atomic oxygen to the substrate surface at an elevated temperature to minimize recombination of the atomic oxygen, the high temperature of the gas activation chamber being higher than the temperature of the substrate. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355581 | LASER-ASSISTED METAL-ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are laser-assisted metal-organic chemical vapor deposition devices and methods of use thereof. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355582 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK FUNCTION OF METAL - Provided are a conductive structure and a method of controlling a work function of metal. The conductive structure includes a conductive material layer including metal and a work function control layer for controlling a work function of the conductive structure by being bonded to the conductive material layer. The work function control layer includes a two-dimensional material with a defect. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355583 | FLOW RATE RATIO CONTROL SYSTEM, FILM FORMING SYSTEM, ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM MEDIUM - A system that controls the flow rates of a plurality of split channels provided parallel to each other to a certain flow split ratio includes: a flow split ratio calculation unit that, in order to be able to diagnose whether a system abnormality that affects the flow split ratio is occurring, calculates a ratio of output values of flow rate sensors obtained by allowing, while fluid control valves of different split channels are closed, fluids to flow in these split channels as an actual flow split ratio; a reference flow split ratio storage unit that stores a reference flow split ratio serving as a reference for the actual flow split ratio; and an abnormality diagnosis unit that compares the actual flow split ratio and the reference flow split ratio, and diagnoses a system abnormality. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355584 | METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACES OF ALUMINUM CONTAINING SUBSTRATES - Described herein is a method for treatment of at least one surface of a substrate at least partially made of aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy, including at least a step of contacting the surface with an acidic aqueous composition (A) including one or more metal compounds (M) selected from the group of titanium compounds, zirconium compounds, and hafnium compounds and one or more linear polymers (P) containing (m1) hydroxyethyl- and/or hydroxypropyl-(meth)acrylate, (m2) vinylphosphonic acid, and (m3) (meth)acrylic acid in form of their polymerized monomeric units, the one or more linear polymers (P) being included in the acidic aqueous composition (A) in an amount of 50 to 5000 ppm. Also described herein is an acidic aqueous composition (A), a master batch to produce the acidic aqueous composition (A), a method of using the acidic aqueous composition (A) for treating surfaces, and substrates comprising the treated surfaces. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355585 | THERMOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF METALLIC PIGMENTS - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for coating large area solid substrates such as flakes, powder, beads, and fibres with metal-based coatings by heating the substrate with a powder mixture including reducible metal oxides and a reducing agent. The method is particularly suited for production of substrates coated with metals, alloys and compounds based on Ti, Al, Zn, Sn, In, Sb, Ag, Co, V, Ni, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Pt, Pd, Ta, Zr, Nb, Rh, Ru, Mo, Os, Re and W. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355586 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BASE FOR METAL MASKS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL MASK FOR VAPOR DEPOSITION, BASE FOR METAL MASKS, AND METAL MASK FOR VAPOR DEPOSITION - A rolled metal sheet includes an obverse surface and a reverse surface that is a surface located opposite to the obverse surface. At least either one of the obverse surface and the reverse surface is a processing object. A method for manufacturing a metal mask substrate includes reducing a thickness of the rolled metal sheet to 10 μm or less by etching the processing object by 3 μm or more by use of an acidic etching liquid, and roughening the processing object so that the processing object becomes a resist formation surface that has a surface roughness Rz of 0.2 μm or more, thereby obtaining a metal mask sheet. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355587 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PHOTOELECTRODE FOR WATER SPLITTING CAPABLE OF SCALE-UP AND WATER SPLITTING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a photoelectrochemical photoelectrode for water splitting, which includes a plate-type photoelectrode including a transparent electrode substrate and a photoanode layer disposed on the transparent electrode substrate, wherein the plate-type photoelectrode exists in a plural number, and the plural plate-type photoelectrodes are disposed in such a manner that the transparent electrode substrate of one photoelectrode may face the photoanode layer of the other photoelectrode, while being spaced apart from each other. In this manner, it is possible to scale-up the photoelectrochemical photoelectrode for water splitting, while providing improved water splitting performance. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355588 | RUTHENIUM AND NITROGEN DOPED CARBON MATRIX CATALYST AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEREOF - A catalyst nanocomposite and methods of making the same. The catalyst nanocomposite includes a substrate; and a coating disposed on the substrate, the coating having a ruthenium and nitrogen co-doped carbon matrix. The coating may be melamine and formaldehyde and produced via pyrolizing the melamine and formaldehyde on a nanowire made of metals such as tellurium. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355589 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF AQUEOUS OXIDISING AGENT SOLUTIONS - The invention relates to the field of chemical technology and relates in particular to devices for electrolyzing aqueous alkali metal chloride solutions to obtain chlorine, chlorine compounds, oxygen, ozone as well as hydroperoxide compounds and can be used for disinfection in the medical, pharmaceutical and food industries as well as in the purification and sterilization of water by aqueous solutions of hypochlorous and hydroperoxide oxidizing agents. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355590 | HYDROGEN-OXYGEN GENERATION SYSTEM AND HYDROGEN-OXYGEN GENERATION METHOD - A hydrogen-oxygen generation system includes an electrolytic cell configured to generate hydrogen and oxygen by electrolyzing supplied water, and to discharge the generated hydrogen and oxygen as separate generated gasses. An accumulator includes a water storage chamber in which water is stored, and a gas chamber to which pressurized gas is supplied, and the water storage chamber and the gas chamber are separated from each other by an elastic body membrane. The accumulator is configured to transfer water stored in the water storage chamber toward the electrolytic cell at a transfer pressure in accordance with the pressure of the pressurized gas in the gas chamber. A water supply unit is configured to supply water to the water storage chamber, and a gas supply unit is configured to supply the pressurized gas to the gas chamber. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355591 | CATHODE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL - A cathode assembly for an electrolytic cell including a cathode block having a second surface and a first surface. The cathode block also including at least one sealing groove opening onto its first surface and a plurality of electrical contact plugs mounted in electrical contact with the first surface of the cathode block. The cathode assembly includes at least one current supply plate in electrical contact with at least one electrical contact plug, and is connected to at least one unit for connection to an electric current source. The cathode assembly includes at least one current supply bar having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially identical to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the current supply plate and is sealed within the at least one sealing groove while being fastened to at least one current supply plate. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355592 | COPPER-COATED TITANIUM DIBORIDE ARTICLES - New copper-coated titanium diboride electrodes are disclosed. The copper-coated titanium diboride electrodes may be used in an aluminum electrolysis cell. In one embodiment, a method includes installing the copper-coated titanium diboride electrode in the aluminum electrolysis cell and operating the aluminum electrolysis cell. During start-up, the aluminum electrolysis cell may be preheated and a bath may be formed from a molten electrolyte. Alumina (Al | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355593 | COMPOSITION FOR CHROMIUM PLATING A SUBSTRATE AND CHROMIUM PLATING PROCESS USING SUCH A COMPOSITION - An aqueous composition for the electrolytic deposition of a chromium coating on the surface of a substrate is disclosed, in which it has a pH of between 0 and 1 and which contains a trivalent chromium salt, glycine, an alkali metal salt, an aluminium salt and, optionally, an ammonium salt. The chromium plating process according to the invention comprises the immersion of the substrate to be treated in this composition and the application of a current between this substrate and an anode. This process makes it possible to form a high-quality chromium coating on the entire surface of the substrate. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355594 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF A CHROMIUM FINISH SURFACE - A method for post-treatment of a chromium finish surface to improve corrosion resistance comprising a) providing a substrate having a chromium finish surface, and at least one intermediate layer between the chromium finish surface and the substrate, selected from the group consisting of nickel, nickel alloys, copper and copper alloys, wherein the chromium finish surface is a surface of a trivalent chromium plated layer, obtained by electroplating the substrate, having the at least one intermediate layer, in a plating bath, the plating bath comprising chromium (III) ions; b) contacting the chromium finish surface with an aqueous solution, comprising a permanganate, at least one compound which is selected from a phosphorus-oxygen compound, a hydroxide, a nitrate, a borate, boric acid, a silicate, or a mixture of two or more of these compounds; c) forming a transparent corrosion protection layer onto the chromium finish surface during step b. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355595 | COPPER OR COPPER ALLOY SHEET STRIP WITH SURFACE COATING LAYER - A copper or copper alloy sheet strip with a surface coating layer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a copper or copper alloy sheet strip as a base metal; and an underlayer and a Cu—Sn alloy layer provided as the surface coating layer on a surface of the base metal in this order, the underlayer including any one or two layers of a Ni layer, a Co layer, and a Fe layer, wherein a surface of the Cu—Sn alloy layer has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.3 to 3.4 μm, and a maximum height Rz of 2.2 to 14.4 μm. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355596 | PLATE, PLATING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLATE - Provided is a plate that is arranged between a substrate and an anode in a plating tank. This plate has a plurality of circular pores on each one of at least three reference circles that are concentric with each other and that are different from each other in diameter. The plurality of circular pores include three circular pores that are arranged respectively on adjacent three of the at least three reference circles, and that have centers which are out of alignment with each other on an arbitrary radius on the plate. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355597 | Surface Processing System - An image capturing unit captures an image of a surface of a member treated by a surface treatment unit. A comparison unit obtains a correlation coefficient between a reference image stored in a storage unit and the image captured by the image capturing unit. A cross-correlation coefficient between power spectra of the reference image and the image captured by the image capturing unit is obtained. A control unit stops a surface treatment performed by the surface treatment unit when the correlation coefficient obtained by the comparison unit reaches a set value. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355598 | LOW-DISLOCATION BULK GAN CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - GaN wafers and bulk crystal have dislocation density approximately 1/10 of dislocation density of seed used to form the bulk crystal and wafers. Masks are formed selectively on GaN seed dislocations, and new GaN grown on the seed has fewer dislocations and often 1/10 or less of dislocations present in seed. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355599 | Growth Method and Apparatus for Preparing High-Yield Crystals - The invention provides a growth method for preparing high-yield crystals, belongs to the technical field of single crystal growth. Auxiliary crucibles are arranged on a crucible according to different crystal types and according to the crystal orientation of crystal growth in the main crucible, the relationship between the crystal growth direction and twin crystal orientation. By controlling the angle between the auxiliary crucibles and the main crucible, the relative position between the auxiliary crucibles each other, the auxiliary crucibles realize correction on the crystal orientation of twins generated in the main crucible crystal growth process. The growth method for preparing the high-yield crystals provided by the invention has the following advantages; the crystal orientation change caused by twins is corrected through auxiliary crucibles additionally arranged on the main crucible, and the overall yield is improved for the growth process of the dislocation crystal with large probability; the crucible position can be customized according to the influence of twins on the crystal growth direction, suitable for various crystal preparation processes, improving the yield obviously, reducing the crystal processing difficulty, and improving the material utilization rate. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355600 | HEAT SHIELD DEVICE FOR LOW OXYGEN SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH OF SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT GROWTH DEVICE - An embodiment of the present invention provides a heat shield device for low oxygen single crystal growth of a single crystal ingot growth device, including: a crucible containing a silicon melt; a graphite crucible surrounding the crucible; a heat shield made of a low-emissivity (emissivity<0.3) material that surrounds a central lower portion of the graphite crucible and is spaced apart from the graphite crucible by a predetermined distance; and a connection part connecting the heat shield and the graphite crucible. Through the heat shield device according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the heat shield coating according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the concentration of oxygen flowing into the crystal may be reduced by lowering the temperature of the bottom of the crucible during the crystal growth, and the yield may be improved by reducing the BMD concentration in the semiconductor device through the growth of high-quality and low-oxygen single crystal. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355601 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND LAMINATE STRUCTURE - A step of preparing a base substrate of a single crystal of a group III nitride semiconductor; a growth inhibition layer forming step of performing in situ formation of a growth inhibition layer over the entire main surface of the base substrate in a vapor phase growth apparatus; a first step of growing a first layer by epitaxially growing a single crystal of a group III nitride semiconductor on the main surface of the base substrate via openings in the growth inhibition layer by using the vapor phase growth apparatus where the base substrate on which the growth inhibition layer has been formed is placed in the vapor phase growth apparatus; and a second step of growing a second layer with a mirror surface by epitaxially growing a single crystal of a group III nitride semiconductor on the first layer so as to make the inclined interfaces disappear. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355602 | UNDERLYING SUBSTRATE - Provided is a ground substrate includes an orientation layer used for crystal growth of a nitride or oxide of a Group 13 element. The front surface of the orientation layer on the side used for the crystal growth is composed of a material having a corundum-type crystal structure having an a-axis length and/or c-axis length larger than that of sapphire. A plurality of pores are present in the orientation layer. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355603 | CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION SILICON CARBIDE BULK HAVING IMPROVED ETCHING CHARACTERISTIC - In the present invention, a chemical-vapor-deposition silicon carbide (SIC) bulk having an improved etching characteristic includes silicon carbide (SIC) manufactured by a chemical vapor deposition method using MTS (methyltrichlorosilane), hydrogen (H | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355604 | SCREW FEEDER AND FIBER STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A screw feeder includes: a case that includes a material putting-in portion through which a fluff material is put in and a material putting-out portion through which the fluff material is put out below the material putting-in portion; and a screw that includes a rotational shaft and a blade portion, the rotational shaft being provided rotatably inside the case, the blade portion being spirally mounted on the rotational shaft; wherein the screw is rotated with repeated alternation of a slope-down direction in which the blade portion slopes downward spirally in a vertical direction and a slope-up direction in which the blade portion slopes upward spirally in the vertical direction. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355605 | ELECTROSTATIC SPINNING DEVICE - An electrostatic spinning device including a nozzle that sprays spinning liquid that has been charged; a switch that controls spray operation of the spinning liquid; and a housing that includes a bulging portion and a grip portion for grip of the user, the bulging portion bulging outward from a virtual line connecting a tip of the nozzle and an end of the switch on a side of the nozzle, an angle formed by an axis of the nozzle and an axis of the grip portion being 45 degrees or more. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355606 | EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF NANOFIBER STRUCTURES - Provided herein are electrospirming apparatuses and methods for efficient production of nanofiber structures. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355607 | POLYESTER HOLLOW FIBER WITH EXCELLENT SOUND ABSORPTION - Disclosed are a polyester hollow fiber with excellent sound absorption and a method of manufacturing the same. The polyester hollow fiber may have a hollow ratio of about 27% to 35% compared to the cross-sectional area, and the value of the following equation (1) may be about 1.5 or greater, and the hollow in the cross-section preferably may be a three-lobed type and preferably may correspond to the following equation (1). | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355608 | REVERSIBLY THERMOCHROMIC COMPOSITE FIBER - To provide a reversibly thermochromic composite fiber having a reversible color change due to a temperature change, having such excellent flame retardancy that flame is hard to spread even if ignition occurs once, and having high safety. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355609 | POLYESTER YARN FOR INDUSTRIAL SEWING THREAD AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF - A type of polyester yarn for an industrial sewing thread and preparing method thereof are provided. The preparing method is composed of a viscosity enhancing by a solid state polycondensation and a melt spinning for a modified polyester, and the modified polyester is a product of esterification and polycondensation of evenly mixed terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol, tert-butyl branched dicarboxylic acid, trimethylsilyl branched diol and a doped Sb | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355610 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STABILIZING PRECURSOR FIBERS OR FILMS FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBERS OR FILMS - A process for stabilizing precursor fibers for the production of carbon fibers is disclosed. The process comprises the following steps: continuously introducing, passing and removing said precursor fibers into, through and from a process chamber; establishing a predetermined process gas atmosphere different in composition from ambient air in said at least one process chamber, said process gas atmosphere containing at least one of a reactive component and a catalyst having a predetermined partial pressure; while said precursor fibers are in said process chamber, heating the precursor fibers to at least a first temperature and maintaining said first temperature for a predetermined period of time. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355611 | ANTI-CUTTING RUBBER-COATED YARN - An anti-cutting rubber-coated yarn includes a yarn body and a mixed rubber layer coated on the yarn body. A plurality of tiny pits is distributed on a surface of the yarn body, and the mixed rubber layer is attached in the tiny pits and is coated on an outside of the yarn body. According to the present invention, numerous tiny pits are made by etching on the surface of the existing yarn body, and simultaneously, molecular bonds on the surface of the yarn body are broken. In a dipping process, molecular bonding occurs between the rubber and the yarn body while the tiny pits are filled with the rubber and the tiny hard particles, thereby further enhancing adsorption fastness of the mixed rubber layer. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355612 | FABRIC, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE AS A PRIVACY OR ANTI-GLARE PROTECTION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FABRIC ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION - The invention relates to a fabric ( | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355613 | KNITTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR AND CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR (ACTIVE) TEXTILE - A warp-knitted capacitive touch sensor system includes conductive and non-conductive yarns using interlooped stitches that are interlaced, intertwined, and/or spliced into a single conductive pathway having only two connection points to the electronic interface device, across a desired width or length of the textile material. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355614 | ELASTIC NONWOVEN FABRIC SHEETS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - The invention relates to a nonwoven fabric sheet comprising at least two adjacent layers of spunbonded nonwoven webs, one of which is an elastic layer in the form of a spunbonded nonwoven web comprising elastic fibers formed from a thermoplastic elastomer polymer material. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such nonwoven and the use of such nonwoven. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355615 | MACHINES SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING RANDOM FIBER WEBS - Methods and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. The method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355616 | INSULATING PRODUCT COMPRISING LOOSE-FILL MINERAL WOOL - Loose-fill insulating products may include mineral wool, in particular glass wool or rock wool, in the form of down, nodules, or flakes, which are obtainable by an aeration that allows the mineral wool to be expanded. The mass distribution of the agglomerates may be obtained by screening 2 to 5 g of insulating product using a vibrating sieve shaker with a stack of screens and a maximum amplitude of oscillation of 3 mm set to 1.5 to 2.5 mm, 1.8 to 2.2 mm, or 2 mm, for 5 minutes, satisfies a relationship | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355617 | Method For Forming Nanofiber Nonwoven Products - A method for tuning characteristics of a polyamide nanofiber nonwoven comprising the step of targeting a specific average nanofiber diameter and/or a specific relative viscosity for the polyamide nanofiber nonwoven. The specific average nanofiber diameter is within a range from 100 nm to 1000 nm and/or the specific relative viscosity is within a range from 5 to 75, e.g., from 15 to 50. The process further comprises the steps of extruding a polyamide composition having a moisture content with a pressurized gas through a fiber forming channel having a channel temperature to form the polyamide nanofiber nonwoven having the target average nanofiber diameter and/or relative viscosity and controlling the moisture content, the pressure of pressurized gas, and/or the channel temperature based on the specific average nanofiber diameter and/or the specific relative viscosity. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355618 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR THREADING NEEDLES - A device may be used to selectively and automatically thread one or more needles, such as hair sewing/weaving needles. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355619 | Carpet Products And Methods Of Manufacturing Same - A deconstructed tufted carpet having an at least partially visible primary backing. In aspects, deconstructed carpet can utilize the primary backing layer as a design element of the overall pattern and styling in order to reduce material use, waste and the ounce weight of the finished carpet and to improve the method of carpet construction. In order to expose the primary backing, at least some yarn can be pulled very low in the pattern areas to expose the primary backing layer. It is contemplated that the primary backing layer can have a color that comprises part of the overall pattern and styling of the carpet. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355620 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet and a drawer retractably provided in the cabinet. An accommodation unit is disposed in the drawer and defines a space configured to receive washing water. A water supply channel is connected to a water supply source and is configured to supply washing water to the accommodation unit. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a body along which a water supply channel is provided, the body being rotatably provided at the cabinet. A body guider is provided at the cabinet and is configured to guide a rotational movement of the body. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355621 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT WASHER SYSTEM - A washer system, including: a washer having controllable operational parameters; an optical camera which provides optical data at the washer; a controller configured to: communicate with the washer and the optical camera, receive the optical data from the optical camera, and control the operational parameters of the washer. The washer system includes a processor configured to: receive the optical data, identify, using a machine learning model, types of laundry and quantities of the laundry loaded in the washer using received optical data from the optical camera and data sets stored in a data bank, and communicate with the controller to control the washer to operate using one or more specified operational parameters based on the types of laundry and the quantities of laundry. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355622 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a washing machine configured to have a drum, into which cloth is loaded, that is rotated around a horizontal axis. The washing machine includes a plurality of protrusions which are extended in a front and rear direction on an inner circumferential surface of the drum, and are spaced along a circumferential direction, and the protrusion has a height protruding inwardly into the drum is 2.0 to 6.0% of a diameter of the drum. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355623 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED DRAWER - A laundry appliance having a cabinet accommodating a laundry treatment chamber, a storage drawer comprising at least one compartment adapted to contain multiple doses of a respective laundry treatment agent for performing multiple washing cycles, and a drawer seat provided in the cabinet for slidingly housing the storage drawer through a guide system. The guide system is adapted to guide the sliding of the storage drawer with respect to the drawer seat along a sliding direction which is slanted with respect to a resting surface on which the laundry appliance is resting during operation. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355624 | DETERGENT BOX AND WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING SAME - Provided are a detergent box and a washing machine including the detergent box. The detergent box includes an additive box provided with an addition cavity, and further includes a siphon structure and a limit plate. The siphon structure is rotatably disposed in the addition cavity and is configured to divide the addition cavity into two chambers, and the two chambers are communicated through the siphon structure when liquid detergent is delivered. The limit plate is configured to support the siphon structure to enable the two chambers to be completely communicated when solid detergent is delivered. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355625 | VARIOUS HINGE BRACKETS AND A HINGE RECEIVER FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE - A hinge bracket to couple a hinge to a lid of a laundry appliance comprising: an elongated slot receiving a connector portion of a hinge; first fastener receivers extending from the elongated slot laterally inward toward a midline of a cabinet of the laundry appliance and configured to cooperate with fastener receivers of the hinge to receive fasteners that fasten the hinge to the hinge bracket; second fastener receivers on an opposite side of the hinge bracket as the first fastener receivers and configured to cooperate with the fastener receivers through a C-shaped lip of the lid to receive fasteners fastening the lid to the hinge bracket; and an indented portion formed laterally away from the elongated slot and facing the curved portion of the hinge. The laundry appliance can further include a hinge receiver to couple the hinge to a cabinet. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355626 | CLOTHING TREATMENT APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a clothing treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a first side panel and a second side panel, an upper panel and a lower panel, and a rear panel; a first base having a front panel which is fixed to the first side panel, the second side panel, the upper panel, and the lower panel and forms a front surface of the cabinet, and an input hole which is provided to penetrate the front panel; a first chamber which is positioned in the cabinet and provides a space for accommodating clothes; a second base; a second chamber; a supply unit in the second chamber and supplying at least one of air and moisture into the first chamber; and a heat insulation unit formed by foaming plastic in a foam space formed between the cabinet, the first base, the first chamber, and the second base. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355627 | SANITATION DEVICE - A sanitation system includes a drum configured to be positioned within a body of an appliance. The drum includes a lifter on an interior surface. A sanitation device is selectively disposed within the drum. The sanitation device includes a housing. A heatsink is integrally formed with the housing. The heatsink and the housing form an outer structure free of apertures. A sensor assembly is disposed within the outer structure. The sensor assembly includes a humidity sensor configured to sense humidity. A light source is disposed within the outer structure. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355628 | TEXTILES HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES - A wash-durable mask is formed including a textile material, where the textile material is obtained by a process including a first process cycle. The first process cycle includes treating a starting textile material using an exhaust process, where the liquor includes one or more antimicrobial agents selected from a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, polyglucosamine, polyhexamethylene biguanide, and propiconazole, and subjecting the treated textile to a curing at an ambient temperature of at least 150° C. and of at most 205° C. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355629 | FORMALDEHYDE-FREE BINDER COMPOSITION - Textile nonwovens are produced without formaldehyde by employing a polymer binder which is a copolymer of vinyl acetate, ethylene, (meth)acrylamide, (meth)acrylic acid and maleic acid or anhydride or maleamic acid. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355630 | BIO-BASED ARTIFICIAL LEATHER - The present invention relates to a layered material and a method of producing the same. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355631 | WATER-REPELLENT SOFTENING AGENT - A softening agent composition including (1) a silicone polymer, (2) a water-repellent polymer, (3) an emulsifier, and (4) a liquid medium that is water or a mixture of water and an organic solvent. Also disclosed is a method for producing the softening agent composition which includes producing a water-repellent polymer by polymerizing, in the presence of the silicone polymer, a monomer that constitutes the water-repellent polymer. The water-repellent polymer may be at least one selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing polymers and non-fluorine-containing polymers. Also disclosed is a method for treating a substrate with the softening agent composition and a substrate treated with the softening agent composition. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355632 | A WATERLESS FIBER DYEING METHOD USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE FLUID AS MEDIUM - The invention discloses a waterless fiber dyeing method using supercritical carbon dioxide fluid as medium. Dry fibers are tightly loaded layer by layer in a porous yarn cage. After dyeing, the fibers are cleaned to remove unfixed dyes by an online way, thereby obtaining waterless dyed dry fiber products with good quality. With the supercritical carbon dioxide dyed by a dye, the invention can not only solve the problems of high energy consumption, high discharge, high pollution in the traditional dyeing process, but also obtain better dyeing effect. The invention has a simple process and convenient operation, which can effectively realize dry dyeing processing. The reaction is mild, avoiding the use of a large amount of water, heat and additives in high concentration, which has the features of being high efficiency and environmentally friendly. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355633 | Encapsulated Duct Cable with Identification Tags and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention discloses an encapsulated duct cable with identification tags and a manufacturing method thereof. The logging encapsulated duct cable comprises an encapsulation layer. The cross section of the encapsulation layer is polygonal or arc-shaped. At least one cable protective tube and at least one oil-liquid tube are arranged in the encapsulation layer. A cable is arranged in the cable protective tube. Identification tags with different color identifiers are respectively arranged on one side of the cable protective tube and one side of the oil-liquid tube in one to one correspondence. The manufacturing method of the logging encapsulated duct cable mainly comprises three steps of machining the cable protective tube and paving the cable pavement, machining the oil-liquid tube, and machining the encapsulation layer. The present invention has double functions of conveying the oil and the liquid and transmitting the data. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355634 | A COMPOSITION FOR USE AS PEROXIDE STABILIZER - “A composition for use as peroxide stabilizer in bleaching of pulp is provided. The composition comprises iminodisuccinic acid (IDS) or its salt(s), and sodium salt of polyaspartic acid (PASP).” | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355635 | NOVEL DISSOLVING WOOD PULPS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - This disclosure relates to methods of making novel dissolving wood pulps by processes comprising acid prehydrolysis, pulping, and a multi-stage bleaching process comprising oxidation with a catalyst and peroxide under acidic conditions, as well as to products made therefrom having a combination of medium-purity, low viscosity, and improved reactivity, filterability, and/or clogging that can be used as a substitute for traditional high-purity dissolving pulps in a wide variety of applications. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355636 | CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE PULP FROM GRASS-LIKE FEEDSTOCK - An improved continuous process for production of cellulose from glass-like feedstock, which includes:
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| 20210355637 | A MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WET END OF A PAPER OR BOARD MACHINE - A monitoring system for the wet end of a paper or board machine includes at least one light fixture for illuminating pulp supplied onto a wire, at least one image sensor to be placed above the head box at the wet end of the machine, for capturing the activity of the pulp supplied from the head box in the wire section, in the direction of the movement of the wire; and a computing device, to which at least one image sensor is configured to transmit image information for determining activity data on the pulp, the computing device being configured to adjust the settings of the paper or board machine, and/or of the monitoring system, on the basis of the determined activity data. A method for monitoring the wet end of a paper or board machine by means of a monitoring system includes adjusting the settings of the paper or board machine and/or of the monitoring system, on the basis of the determined activity data. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355638 | TAMPING UNIT AND METHOD FOR TAMPING SLEEPERS OF A TRACK - A tamping unit for tamping sleepers of a track includes a tool carrier supported in a lowerable manner on an assembly frame, on which two pivot levers with tamping tools are mounted so as to be squeezable toward one another and, while being actuatable with a vibration, are rotatable about a respective rotation axis. A sensor for recording a pivot angle of a pivoting motion about the related rotation axis is associated with at least one pivot lever. The sensor has a multipart configuration with a first sensor part fastened to the tool carrier and a second sensor part fastened to the pivot lever. In this manner, sensitive sensor components in the first sensor part are subjected to lessened stress since the tool carrier merely performs a lowering or lifting motion during a tamping operation. A method for operating the tamping unit is also provided. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355639 | VERTICAL GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER FOR REDUCING TEMPERATURE IN CARBONACEOUS SHALE ROCK MASS AND PREVENTING ROADBED FROST HEAVE - A vertical ground heat exchanger for reducing the temperature in the carbonaceous shale rock mass and preventing roadbed frost heave includes a heating mechanism, a heat releasing component respectively connected to both ends of the heating mechanism and a refrigeration heat exchange mechanism. The refrigeration heat exchange mechanism is connected to the lower end of the heating mechanism through a heat transfer pipeline and communicates with the heat releasing component. The heat releasing component includes a double-layer heat exchange tube component, a gas-liquid separator and a branch tube, wherein the double-layer heat exchange tube component is respectively connected to the both ends of the heating mechanism, the gas-liquid separator is connected to the double-layer heat exchange tube component, and the branch tube is connected between the gas-liquid separator and the refrigeration heat exchange mechanism. The double-layer heat exchange tube component includes an upper bellows and a lower bellows. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355640 | HOLLOW, COMPOSITE DOWEL BAR ASSEMBLIES, ASSOCIATED FABRICATION METHODOLOGY, AND APPARATUS - Hollow composite dowel bar assemblies, their manufacture, and apparatus for manufacture. The dowel bar assemblies may include an elongate and hollow core, a protective jacket coating at least the sidewall exterior of the core, and a sealing structure coupled with each end of the combined core and jacket, that are configured to protect the core from the environment. | 2021-11-18 |
| 20210355641 | COCONUT HARD SHELL GRANULAR INFILL FOR SYNTHETIC SPORT FIELDS - Coconut crumb can serve as an infill material on synthetic turf fields in the place of tire crumb. The crumbs are less than 10 mm big and have smooth corners and edges. The process of producing the coconut crumb involves successive grinding or milling processes that reduce the inner hard shell of the coconut to particles of an appropriate size for infill, while screening out the unwanted material from being included in the infill. | 2021-11-18 |
