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20100302292 | AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED SILICON CORROSION CHARACTERISTICS - A process for printing inkjet ink and other aqueous compositions through silicon-based microelectromechanical printer structures is disclosed that suppresses the normal dissolution of the silicon device components in contact with the aqueous composition. Inkjet ink and other aqueous compositions used in the process contain the soluble salts of organic aromatic azo compounds in sufficient concentrations to inhibit silicon corrosion. The useful lifetime of microelectromechanical fluidic devices based on silicon fabrication is extended. | 12-02-2010 |
20110122180 | CONTINUOUS INKJET PRINTER AQUOUS INK COMPOSITION - A continuous ink jet printer aqueous ink composition including pigment particles dispersed with a dispersant or self dispersing pigment particles without the need for a dispersant, and a polymer additive distinct from any dispersant used to disperse the pigment particles, wherein the polymer additive comprises a styrene-acrylic copolymer that does not substantially displace any dispersant used to disperse the pigment, present in an amount effective to stabilize the ink composition against shear induced agglomeration caused by pumping the ink composition through a continuous ink jet printing fluid system. A method of continuous ink jet printing includes A) providing a main fluid supply of a continuous inkjet printer with an aqueous ink composition of the invention; B) pumping the ink composition from the main fluid supply to a print head and ejecting a continuous stream of the ink composition from the print head which continuous stream is broken into spaced droplets; and C) in response to electrical signals received from a control mechanism, controlling the spaced droplets to select between printing droplets for marking a substrate and nonprinting droplets that are collected and returned to the main fluid supply. | 05-26-2011 |
20110123714 | CONTINUOUS INKJET PRINTER AQUOUS INK COMPOSITION - A continuous ink jet printer aqueous ink composition including pigment particles dispersed with a dispersant or self dispersing pigment particles without the need for a dispersant, and a polymer additive distinct from any dispersant used to disperse the pigment particles, wherein the polymer additive comprises a water soluble block copolymer having one or more poly(ethylene oxide) block segments wherein the polymer additive is present in an amount effective to stabilize the ink composition against shear induced agglomeration caused by pumping the ink composition through a continuous ink jet printing fluid system. A method of continuous ink jet printing includes A) providing a main fluid supply of a continuous inkjet printer with an aqueous ink composition of the invention; B) pumping the ink composition from the main fluid supply to a print head and ejecting a continuous stream of the ink composition from the print head which continuous stream is broken into spaced droplets; and C) in response to electrical signals received from a control mechanism, controlling the spaced droplets to select between printing droplets for marking a substrate and nonprinting droplets that are collected and returned to the main fluid supply. | 05-26-2011 |
20150221880 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE WITH QUINAZOLINE COMPLEX EMITTER - An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and located therebetween a light-emitting layer containing a host material and a tris-ĈN-cyclometallated complex of Ir or Rh wherein at least one of the ligands comprises a substituted quinazoline moiety. The device provides useful emission and stability attributes. | 08-06-2015 |
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20100068051 | INTEGRATED INLET FAN CASE - A fan section of a gas turbine engine includes nacelle inlet and a fan containment case that are integrally formed together as a single-piece component. | 03-18-2010 |
20110052383 | COMPOSITE FAN CONTAINMENT CASE - A gas turbine engine fan section includes first and second composite layers providing a generally cylindrical case. Axially spaced apart rings are arranged between the first and second composite layers and form reinforcing ribs that provide a fan containment area axially between the rings. A belt is arranged over and spans the fan containment area between the reinforcing ribs. A fan blade has a tip in proximity to the first composite layer without any intervening structural support between the tip and the first composite layer, which provides a fan blade rub resistant surface. A method of manufacturing a fan containment case includes wrapping at least one first composite layer around a mandrel. Axially spaced apart rings are arranged circumferentially about the first composite layer. At least one second composite layer is wrapped around the rings and first composite layer to provide reinforcing ribs at the rings. | 03-03-2011 |
20110138769 | FAN CONTAINMENT CASE - A fan section of a gas turbine engine having an axially extending centerline is provided. The fan section includes a fan assembly, a fan containment case, and a plurality of structural exit guide vanes. The fan assembly includes a fan rotor hub centered on and rotatable about the centerline, and a plurality of fan blades that are attached to and extend radially out from the fan rotor hub. The fan containment case is disposed radially outside of and circumferentially around the fan assembly. The fan containment case includes a shell and an integral flange ring that extends around the circumference of the shell, a circumferentially extending blade outer air seal disposed between the fan blades and the shell. The structural exit guide vanes are mechanically attached to the fan containment case at a position aligned with the integral flange ring. | 06-16-2011 |
20120076647 | METALLIC RADIUS BLOCK FOR COMPOSITE FLANGE - A disclosed fan containment case includes a fan case fabricated from a plurality of non-metallic composite layers with an attachment flange formed of both a composite portion and a metallic backing. The disclosed metallic backing is mounted on a rearward facing surface of a composite portion of the attachment flange. | 03-29-2012 |
20120099975 | FAN CASE AND MOUNT RING SNAP FIT ASSEMBLY - A disclosed fan containment case includes a mount ring that supports a portion of the engine core. The mount ring includes openings and features that define a mounting location for the gas turbine engine. The example fan containment case includes a generally cylindrically shaped fan case that extends between an open front end and an open rear end. The mount ring is secured onto an outer surface of the fan case and includes a mounting lug and a plurality of openings for attachment of gas turbine engine components. | 04-26-2012 |
20120148392 | COMPOSITE FAN CONTAINMENT CASE ASSEMBLY - A fan case for a gas turbine engine includes a composite fan containment case having an outer surface, a front and a rear. An attachment flange and a mounting ring are respectively provided on the front and the rear. A bolt attachment is supported on the outer surface. The composite fan containment case has a containment area that is configured to be axially aligned with a fan blade. A ballistic liner is arranged in the containment area. | 06-14-2012 |
20120177490 | ATTACHMENT OF THREADED HOLES TO COMPOSITE FAN CASE - A composite fan case includes a composite fan case body having an outer surface. A bolt attachment is attached to the outer surface of the fan case and has an internal composite boss with at least one threaded metallic insert. The boss is attached to the outer surface of the fan case with a combination of fiber reinforced ply and adhesive. A bolt attachment and a method of attaching components to the outer periphery of the composite fan case are also disclosed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120207583 | CASE WITH BALLISTIC LINER - A fan case for a gas turbine engine includes an outer case defined about an engine axis and a hard ballistic liner defined about the engine axis, the hard ballistic liner within the outer case. | 08-16-2012 |
20120275913 | EXTERNAL THREADED MOUNT ATTACHMENT FOR FAN CASE - An example composite fan case assembly includes a composite fan case body disposed on an axis. The fan case body has a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface. There is at least one mounting attachment to receive a threaded member. The at least one mounting attachment includes a base component and a spool component. The base component extends through an opening in the fan case body from the radially outer surface and toward the radially inner surface of the fan case body. The base component including a base portion, a boss having a non-cylindrical profile, and a cylindrical portion. The mounting attachment also includes a spool component disposed on the radially outer surface and attached to the base component. The spool component receives at least a portion of the base component. An outer surface of the cylindrical portion and an inner surface of the spool component are threaded and correspondingly mate to lock the spool component relative to the base component. | 11-01-2012 |
20130202424 | CONFORMAL LINER FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE FAN SECTION - A fan section of a gas turbine engine includes a fan case structure having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A fan blade is arranged within the fan case structure and has a second coefficient thermal expansion. A continuous ring-shaped liner surrounds the fan blade and includes a third coefficient of thermal expansion that is substantially similar to the second coefficient of thermal expansion and substantially different than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. An elastomeric adhesive operatively connects the liner to the fan case structure. The adhesive is configured to accommodate diametrical change in the liner and maintain a desired radial tip clearance throughout various fan section operating temperatures. | 08-08-2013 |
20130216367 | CASE WITH BALLISTIC LINER - A case for a gas turbine engine includes a containment section with a plurality of unidirectional roving fiber layers and a plurality of non-crimp fabric layers. A method of manufacturing the case includes winding the plurality of unidirectional roving fiber layers around the plurality of non-crimp fabric layers. | 08-22-2013 |
20130336773 | METALLIC RAILS ON COMPOSITE FAN CASE - A composite fan case has a generally cylindrical composite shell, at least one band of sacrificial composite material circumscribing an outer surface of the composite shell, and a metallic rail mounted on the band of sacrificial material. Also disclosed is a method of construction the aforementioned case. | 12-19-2013 |
20140003923 | FUNCTIONALLY GRADED COMPOSITE FAN CONTAINMENT CASE | 01-02-2014 |
20140079895 | COMPOSITE FLANGE FROM BRAIDED PREFORM - A preform sheet for a composite component comprises a body section and a flange section. The preform body section includes a plurality of axial tows braided with at least a plurality of first bias tows and a plurality of second bias tows. The preform flange section includes a first braided flange layer and a second braided flange layer. The first braided flange layer is defined by the first and second braided bias tows of the preform body section extending into the flange section. Neither the first nor second braided flange layers have axial tows. | 03-20-2014 |
20140170435 | HOLLOW AIRFOIL WITH COMPOSITE COVER AND FOAM FILLER - A hollow article includes a metallic hollow article formed from a having a first major surface, an internal cavity with an opening in the first major surface, and a socket around the opening; a cover of composite material received in the socket and covering the opening; and a filler material of foam in the internal cavity. | 06-19-2014 |
20140286748 | FAN CONTAINMENT CASE WITH THERMALLY CONFORMING LINER - A fan section of a gas turbine engine includes a fan containment case assembly includes an outer case of an aluminum alloy. The outer case extends circumferentially around an axial centerline. A thermally conforming liner assembly is located inwardly of the outer case. The thermally conforming liner assembly includes a circumferential liner of an aluminum alloy. A ballistic liner is located between the outer case and the thermally conforming liner assembly. | 09-25-2014 |
20150275689 | COMPOSITE FAN CONTAINMENT CASE ASSEMBLY - A fan case for a gas turbine engine includes a composite fan containment case that includes an outer surface. The composite fan containment case includes multiple composite layers that define a generally cylindrical case. An attachment flange extends radially outward from the cylindrical case. The attachment flange comprises a portion of the composite layers. A metallic backing ring is secured to the attachment flange by rivets. | 10-01-2015 |
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20100266852 | BARRIER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING - The disclosure is directed to a barrier structure including a fluoropolymer layer, a polymeric layer, and an adhesive layer. The barrier structure has a chemical permeation breakthrough detection time greater than about one hour for hazardous chemicals as measured by ASTM F739. The disclosure is further directed to a method of forming the aforementioned barrier structure. The barrier material is designed to be suitable for construction of shelters, clothing, containers and other articles requiring barrier properties. | 10-21-2010 |
20120082838 | BARRIER FILM OR FABRIC - A multilayer construction includes a barrier layer having first and second major surfaces and including a polyimide material, a first outer layer directly bonded to and in direct contact with the first major surface of the barrier layer, and a second outer layer directly bonded to an in direct contact with the second major surface of the barrier layer. The first and second outer layer including a thermoplastic polymer. The first and second outer layers form first and second opposite outer surfaces of the multilayer construction. | 04-05-2012 |
20120148849 | BARRIER FILM OR FABRIC - A multilayer construction includes a barrier layer having first and second major surfaces and including a polyimide material, a first outer layer directly bonded to and in direct contact with the first major surface of the barrier layer, and a second outer layer directly bonded to an in direct contact with the second major surface of the barrier layer. The first and second outer layer including a thermoplastic polymer. The first and second outer layers form first and second opposite outer surfaces of the multilayer construction. The construct is prepared using extreme heat lamination. | 06-14-2012 |
20130337250 | MODIFIED PERFLUOROPOLYMER MATERIAL - An improved perfluoropolymer composite that uses a blend of a perfluoropolymer (such as PTFE) and a silicone polymer. By coating a substrate, such as glass fiber fabric, with a blend of a perfluoropolymer and a silicone polymer, an adhesive layer can be bonded either directly to the surface of the perfluoropolymer composite or to a perfluoropolymer composite that has been primed without the need to have otherwise treated the perfluoropolymer surface, such as either by etching or by the deposition of an intermediate coating containing colloidal silica or other similar agents, to make the surface bondable. | 12-19-2013 |
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20150266246 | Method of Manipulating Encapsulation of Color Changing Materials - Methods of manipulating a color displayed by a transfer medium or substrate comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains, wherein each chain of nanocrystals is encapsulated are described. The method includes (a) applying a magnetic field to the transfer medium or substrate to control the color displayed by the transfer medium or substrate; and (b) applying energy to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals at a level that destroys the encapsulation surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268381 | METHOD OF APPLYING AND USING COLOR CHANGING MATERIALS IN ARTICLES OF WEAR - Articles of wear comprises iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains are described. The chains of nanocrystals display a color that is determined by a strength of a magnetic field applied to the chains of nanocrystals, wherein the color is maintained when the magnetic field is removed. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268485 | COLOR CHANGING MATERIALS ARRANGED IN SLOW PARTICLE COLORATION MATERIALS - Articles comprises iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains, wherein the chains of nanocrystals are embedded within a material used to form the article or a transfer medium used to transfer a color to the article are described. The material or transfer medium includes elastic properties that allow the nanocrystals to display a temporary color determined by the strength of an external force applied to the article, and the material or transfer medium includes memory properties that cause the displayed temporary color to dissipate when the external force is removed, wherein the dissipation of the displayed temporary color is sufficiently slow as to be visually observable by an average observer's unaided eye. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268487 | Apparatus for Manipulating Color Changing Materials in Articles of Wear - Apparatuses for manipulating a color displayed by an article of wear comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains are described. The apparatus includes (a) a magnetic field source, wherein a strength of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field source is tunable to control the color displayed by the article of wear, and (b) an energy source, wherein energy generated by the energy source is applied to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals to soften materials within the article of wear immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING COLOR CHANGING MATERIALS - Systems and methods of manipulating a color displayed by an article of wear comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains are described. Steps may include forming the article of wear from a raw material that include the chains of nanocrystals, applying a magnetic field to the raw material, applying energy to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals to soften materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied, adjusting a strength of the magnetic field to control the color displayed by the raw material, removing the energy to allow the materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to harden and fix a location of the nanocrystals within the chains, and removing the magnetic field. | 09-24-2015 |
20160048042 | System and Method for Manipulating Color Changing Materials - Systems and methods of manipulating a color displayed by an article of wear comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains are described. Steps may include forming the article of wear from a raw material that include the chains of nanocrystals, applying a magnetic field to the raw material, applying energy to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals to soften materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied, adjusting a strength of the magnetic field to control the color displayed by the raw material, removing the energy to allow the materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to harden and fix a location of the nanocrystals within the chains, and removing the magnetic field. | 02-18-2016 |
20160054595 | Color Changing Materials Arranged in Slow Particle Coloration Materials - Articles comprises iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains, wherein the chains of nanocrystals are embedded within a material used to form the article or a transfer medium used to transfer a color to the article are described. The material or transfer medium includes elastic properties that allow the nanocrystals to display a temporary color determined by the strength of an external force applied to the article, and the material or transfer medium includes memory properties that cause the displayed temporary color to dissipate when the external force is removed, wherein the dissipation of the displayed temporary color is sufficiently slow as to be visually observable by an average observer's unaided eye. | 02-25-2016 |
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20110026898 | Interface, Systems and Methods for Collaborative Editing of Content Including Video - Interface, systems and methods for collaborative video editing. An online collection of editing tools is provided. Collaborative functionality in the editor includes multi-user viewing of the same editing interface (from different locations in the world), instant messaging communication, transferable editing controls between users and a media/idea suggestion portal. Over a network, various users may have varying level of permissions for providing edits to a video, providing comments or interacting with a chat interface. As users provide editing commands to the single video project, a single edit decision list may be updated and each user's view of the current state of the video may be continuously updated to reflect the edits in real-time. In this manner, various users may view and interact with the editing interface over a network to edit a single video project simultaneously. | 02-03-2011 |
20110026899 | Systems and Methods for Viewing and Editing Content Over a Computer Network in Multiple Formats and Resolutions - Methods and systems for viewing, editing high resolution video over a computer network. High-resolution footage may be uploaded and stored on a system. Such high-resolution footage may be captured by various content creators from various locations. From the high-resolution footage, low-resolution copies, which may be flash copies, of this footage may be created. Instead of accessing and editing the originally submitted high-resolution footage, the low-resolution copies may be viewed, clipped, aggregated and modified on the site. A edited video may be created based on various received editing commands, and the edited video may be ultimately exported in multiple formats. The exported video may also be exported to various remote systems. | 02-03-2011 |
20110026900 | Systems and Methods for Delivering and Exporting Edited Media in Multiple Formats - Methods and systems for delivering and exporting edited media in multiple formats. A user may select an export format and the selection of the export format may be recorded. Metadata related to an edit decision list created by a user for the edited media product may be accessed, and the metadata may be applied to a component of each media file to create a clip. The clip may be converted to a temporary conversion format. An effect time in the edit decision list may be accessed, and each clip may be broken into individual frames. Effect images from a library may be appropriately and proportionately combined with each individual frame of each clip, the combined frames may be joined to create a completed media file in an order specified in the edit decision list, and the completed media file may be converted to the selected export format. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029883 | Systems and Methods for Content Aggregation, Editing and Delivery - Method and systems for editing, receiving and processing video. Media submissions may be received from remote devices associated with a plurality of users, and the media submissions and a copy of the media submissions in a format for easier access may be stored. A data organization structure including a mechanism for providing sets of folders may be provided, the sets of folders configurable based on input from a user. Media submissions may be organized into the respective folders designated by the users based on user input. A media product may be created based on one or more media submissions. The media product may be created by utilizing an editing interface which allows users at different locations to collaboratively edit video over a network. | 02-03-2011 |
20110030031 | Systems and Methods for Receiving, Processing and Organizing of Content Including Video - Methods and systems for receiving, processing and organizing video. Organizational tools are provided that allow users the capacity to solicit, mine, clip, aggregate, organize, and search submitted footage. These tools include: a set of electronic folders, a media clipper and a media submit portal. Studios, projects, folders and subfolders exist in a hierarchical relationship in order to arrange media. The hierarchy of folders created by producers may be made accessible by the public for the purpose of submitting media to a particular project. Various content creators may upload video to the system, may create electronic video clips from the uploaded video by selecting subportions of that video, and may submit the electronic video clips to a specific folder which is associated with a project. Producers may view various folders to select submitted video clips for use in a project. | 02-03-2011 |
20150095783 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT AGGREGATION, EDITING AND DELIVERY - Method and systems for editing, receiving and processing video. Media submissions may be received from remote devices associated with a plurality of users, and the media submissions and a copy of the media submissions in a format for easier access may be stored. A data organization structure including a mechanism for providing sets of folders may be provided, the sets of folders configurable based on input from a user. Media submissions may be organized into the respective folders designated by the users based on user input. A media product may be created based on one or more media submissions. The media product may be created by utilizing an editing interface which allows users at different locations to collaboratively edit video over a network. | 04-02-2015 |