04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150021084 | COPPER CLAD LAMINATE, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a copper clad laminate, a printed circuit board, and a method of manufacturing the same. The copper clad laminate includes: an insulating layer having one surface and the other surface; and first and second copper foil layers having one surface, which is a smooth surface, and the other surface, which is a rough surface having a roughness larger than that of the smooth surface, respectively, wherein one surface of the insulating layer contacts the rough surface of the first copper foil layer and the other surface of the insulating layer contacts the smooth surface of the second copper foil layer. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021085 | CABLE ROUTING ASSEMBLY - The assembly includes an openworked cable raceway ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021086 | METHODS FOR DULLING METALLIC SURFACES AND RELATED PRODUCTS - Various dulling processes for dulling metallic surfaces are disclosed to produce or render galvanized metallic surfaces less shiny. Particular embodiments of dulling galvanized metallic surfaces, such as galvanized steel, iron, and aluminum surfaces, and processes are disclosed to treat galvanized objects for color variation or enhancement while still maintaining protection provided by the galvanized layer. The present disclosure is also directed to apparatus, product and system having dulled surfaces formed by the disclosed dulling processes. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021087 | Self Contained Pre-Wired Device - A self contained prewired device includes a housing, at least one input port, and at least one access port. The housing is provided with a mounting plate, a lateral wall, and an insertion wall. The mounting plate and the insertion wall are connected with the lateral wall from each extremity, where the mounting plate and the insertion wall are oppositely positioned from each other. The at least one input port is positioned on the mounting plate, and the at least one access port is positioned on the insertion wall. The at least one input port and the at least one access port respectively allow electricity and data to transport from one location to another as the at least one input port and the at least one access port are either electrically or electronically connected to each other. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021088 | Connection Box - A connection box for a photovoltaic module is provided and includes a housing, a diode, and a pair of connection terminals. The pair of connection terminals are electrically connected to each other through the diode, and each of the pair of connection terminals includes a base, first connection portion, and a second connection portion. The base is mounted on the housing. The first connection portion includes a first end integrally connected with the base and a first connection region connectable with the diode. The second connection portion includes a connection end electrically connected with the base and having a second connection region connectable with a bus bar. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021089 | WIRING HARNESS PROTECTION MATERIAL AND WIRING HARNESS - It is aimed to provide a wiring harness protection material utilized as a wiring harness protection member and having protection performance in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment and a wiring harness. A wiring harness | 2015-01-22 |
20150021090 | TERMINAL-ATTACHED ELECTRIC WIRE - A terminal-attached electric wire of the invention includes an electric wire having a conductor and an electric wire cover member covering the conductor, and a crimping terminal connected to the conductor of the electric wire. The terminal-attached electric wire further includes a corrosion resistant member integrally formed with a peripheral portion of a joint section interposed between the conductor and the crimping terminal and a peripheral portion of the electric wire cover member adjacent to the joint section. The corrosion resistant member contains a thermoplastic elastomer as a main component. A peel strength of bonded assemblies between the corrosion resistant member and a terminal member of the crimping terminal is equal to or greater than 0.2 N/mm, and a peel strength of bonded assemblies between the corrosion resistant member and the electric wire cover member is equal to or greater than 0.5 N/mm. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021091 | MOLDED SPLITTER STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Molded splitter structures and systems and methods for manufacturing molded splitter structures are disclosed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021092 | DRILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for drilling a subterranean bore at a subsea location is provided, the system comprising a drilling unit for location on the seabed and remotely operable from the water surface to drill a bore using a drill string; a transport assembly moveable between the water surface and the drilling unit when at the location on the seabed, wherein the transport assembly comprises a receptacle for receiving a downhole tool; first transfer means for transferring a first downhole tool from the drill string to the transport assembly; and second transfer means for transferring a second downhole from the transport assembly to the drill string; whereby the first and second transfer means are operable to recover from the drill string a first downhole tool and deliver to the drill string a second downhole tool in a single deployment of the transport assembly from the water surface to the drilling unit. A method for drilling a subterranean bore at a seabed location comprises providing a drilling unit on the seabed; conducting a drilling operation using a drill string by remote operation of the drilling unit from a surface location, the drill string having therein a first downhole tool; transporting a second downhole tool from the surface to the drilling unit by means of a transport assembly; recovering the first downhole from the drill string to the transport assembly; transferring the second downhole tool from the transport assembly to the drill string; transporting the first downhole tool to the surface by means of the transport assembly; and continuing the drilling operation using the second downhole tool. The system and method are especially useful in the recovery, transport and deployment of an inner tube for holding a core sample. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021093 | DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLY, TOOL AND METHOD - A downhole measurement assembly, tool, and method is provided. The downhole measurement assembly includes at least one drill collar | 2015-01-22 |
20150021094 | DUAL MOTOR SYSTEMS AND NON-ROTATING SENSORS FOR USE IN DEVELOPING WELLBORES IN SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS - A method for forming a subsurface wellbore is disclosed. The method includes operating a drilling string in a first direction of rotation. A first motor located near the end of the drilling string is operated in a direction of rotation opposite that of the drilling string. A drill bit is rotated using a second motor that is coupled to the first motor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021095 | MODULAR DRILLING RIG SYSTEM - Modular transfigurable drilling rig system composed of multiple components, which system is transfigurable between a transport mode in which the components of the system are transportable and an operational mode in which the components are assembled to a drilling rig which is adapted to drill into a well centre in the ground. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021096 | CORING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR MAKING CORING TOOLS AND PROCURING CORE SAMPLES - Methods of procuring a core sample may involve engaging an earth formation with a cutting structure of a coring bit. A core sample may be received within a receptacle connected to the coring bit, the receptacle being lined with a sponge material. A space of about 1 mm or less may be maintained between the core sample and the sponge material. Coring tools may include a coring bit comprising an inner gage and an outer gage and a sponge material positioned to at least partially surround a core sample cut by the coring bit. A radial distance between an inner surface of the sponge material and the inner gage of the coring bit may be about 1 mm or less. A distance between a center of curvature of the inner gage and a center of curvature of the outer gage may be about 0.3 mm or less. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021097 | PRESSURE COMPENSATION MODULES FOR CORING TOOLS, CORING TOOLS INCLUDING PRESSURE COMPENSATION MODULES, AND RELATED METHODS - Methods of compensating pressure differences between interiors and exteriors of inner barrels of coring tools may involve advancing a coring tool into a wellbore, the coring tool comprising an inner barrel for receiving a core sample cut by the coring tool, a first fluid being sealed within the inner barrel. A second fluid may flow along an exterior of the inner barrel. A pressure difference between the first fluid and the second fluid may be reduced. A volume occupied by the first fluid may be compressed by moving a compensating member. The volume occupied by the first fluid may be expanded by moving the compensating member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021098 | BREAKER FLUIDS FOR WELLBORE FLUIDS AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions for controlling fluid loss may include an aqueous fluid, a viscosifier, a water soluble polar organic solvent, a delayed acid source, and a weighting agent. The composition may further comprise at least one selected from bridging solids, cleaning agent, dispersant, interfacial tension reducer, pH buffer, thinner, or surfactant. Such compositions may be used in producing a hydrocarbon from a formation by drilling the formation with a drill-in fluid to form a wellbore, emplacing the composition in the wellbore, and shutting the well for a predetermined time to allow the viscosity of the fluid loss composition to decrease. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021099 | CUTTING MEMBERS WITH INTEGRATED ABRASIVE ELEMENTS - Cutting members including a body including a first surface, a second surface spaced from the first surface and extending in a plane substantially aligned with the first surface, a leading surface extending between the first surface and the second surface, the leading surface extending in a plane transverse to the first surface and the second surface, and an attaching surface distal the leading surface, the attaching surface extending between the first surface and the second surface and a plurality of abrasive elements integrated in the body. In some examples, the cutting member is configured as a cylindrical drill bit and the abrasive elements are aligned transverse the leading surface. In some further examples, the cutting member is configured as a circular disk and the abrasive elements are aligned transverse the first surface and the second surface. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021100 | THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS FOR REDUCED SPALLING EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH COMPACTS, AND RELATED METHODS - Polycrystalline compacts include an interface between first and second volumes of a body of inter-bonded grains of hard material. The first volume is at least substantially free of interstitial material, and the second volume includes interstitial material in interstitial spaces between surfaces of the inter-bonded grains of hard material. The interface between the first and second volumes is configured, located and oriented such that cracks originating in the compact during use of the compacts and propagating along the interface generally toward a central axis of the compacts will propagate generally toward a back surface and away from a front cutting face of the compacts at an acute angle or angles. Methods of forming polycrystalline compacts involve the formation of such an interface within the compacts. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021101 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIALS HAVING IMPROVED ABRASION RESISTANCE, THERMAL STABILITY AND IMPACT RESISTANCE - PCD materials comprise a diamond body having bonded diamond crystals and interstitial regions disposed among the crystals. The diamond body is formed from diamond grains and a catalyst material at high pressure/high temperature conditions. The diamond grains have an average particle size of about 0.03 mm or greater. At least a portion of the diamond body has a high diamond volume content of greater than about 93 percent by volume. The entire diamond body can comprise high volume content diamond or a region of the diamond body can comprise the high volume content diamond. The diamond body includes a working surface, a first region substantially free of the catalyst material, and a second region that includes the catalyst material. At least a portion of the first region extends from the working surface to depth of from about 0.01 to about 0.1 mm. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021102 | Handheld Electronic Luggage Scale - A hand-held electronic luggage scale includes a handle designed to be held generally horizontally, and a hook supported by the handle, which extends generally vertically below the handle. The handle houses an electronic scale, the electronic scale connected to the hook for calculating a weight of an object suspended from the hook. The hook may be metal and have a rubber and/or plastic exterior. A touch screen display may be provided in a top surface of the handle that displays the calculated weight from the electronic scale component. The touch screen display may include an icon representing a virtual control button that controls a user-selectable setting, and provides haptic feedback when the user-selectable setting changes due to a user pressing the virtual control button for a predetermined period of time. The touch screen display may include icons that control power, illumination, units of measurement, and/or other functionality. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021103 | COMBINATION WEIGHING DEVICE - A combination weighing device includes a dispersing table, a plurality of radial feeders, a plurality of cameras, an image processing unit, and a touch panel. The dispersing table receives a supply of a large number of articles and disperses the articles. The radial feeders are arranged to extend radially from the dispersing table, receive the articles dispersed by the dispersing table, and convey the articles in a direction away from the dispersing table. The cameras are disposed at a position other than a space directly above the dispersing unit and capture images of the dispersing table and the radial feeders. The image processing unit generates a projection plan view image of the dispersing table and the radial feeders by synthesizing the images captured by the cameras. The touch panel outputs the plan view image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021104 | MINIBAR SCALE TO WEIGH A MINIBAR - A minibar weighing machine for weighing a minibar refrigerator includes a receiving portion for receiving an underside of a minibar which is directed towards the minibar weighing machine where at least part of the minibar weighing machine and at least part of the minibar are arranged in a common, horizontal plane when the minibar is positioned in a weighing position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021105 | FLEX CIRCUIT INTERFACE FOR STRAIN GAUGES - A load cell may include a bar having a supported end, an unsupported end and a sensor holding portion disposed between the supported end and the unsupported end. The load cell may further include a plurality of electronic sensors including a first strain gauge pair and a second strain gauge pair disposed along the sensor holding portion. The load cell may further include an interface member directly connecting the electronic sensors for weight calculation responsive to application of a load to the unsupported end. In some cases, the interface member may include a flex circuit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021106 | COOLER CART - A cooler cart including: a cooler, where the cooler includes a tub insert; a lid, where the lid provides access to the tub insert; a solar panel array, where the solar panel provides an energy source; a motor, where a rechargeable battery provides power for the motor; and at least two wheels, wherein the wheels are propelled by the motor. In one particular embodiment, the motor may be powered by a 12-volt rechargeable battery. The battery may also supply power to a portable adaptor, wherein the portable adaptor provides a means to recharge portable electronic devices. The tub insert comprises a main portion of the cooler. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021107 | Spherical Modular Autonomous Robotic Traveler - A spherical modular autonomous robotic traveler (SMART) is provided for autonomous robotic traveler (SMART) for delivering a payload along a surface from a first position to a second position. The SMART includes an outer spherical shell for rolling along the surface, an inner spherical chamber within the outer shell to carry the payload, a plurality of weight-shifters arranged in the inner chamber, and a controller to activate a select weight-shifter among the plurality. The weight-shifters can be arranged symmetrically or asymmetrically. The outer shell rolls in a direction that corresponds to the activated weight-shifter by torque induced thereby. The inner chamber maintains its orientation relative to the surface, even while the outer shell rolls along the surface. Each weight-shifter includes a channel containing an armature and an electromagnet activated by the controller. For the symmetrical arrangement, the channel is oriented from bottom periphery to lateral radial periphery of the inner chamber. The electromagnet is disposed proximal to the channel at the lateral radial periphery. The armature travels from the bottom periphery within the channel to the lateral radial periphery upon activation of the electromagnet. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021108 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A robotic system that can have a body and four flippers is described. Any or all of the flippers can be rotated. The flippers can have self-cleaning tracks. The tracks can be driven or passive. The robotic system can be controlled by, and send audio and/or video to and/or from, a remote operator control module. The methods of using and making the robotic system are also described. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021109 | DRIVETRAIN OF A PURELY ELECTRICALLY DRIVEABLE MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive train ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021110 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A driving device for a hybrid vehicle including a power transmission mechanism ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021111 | Motor Vehicle with an Underbody Trim - An underbody trim for the rear-end region of a motor vehicle conceals a rear exhaust muffler. For the purposes of cooling the rear exhaust muffler, an air inlet is provided in the underbody trim. The air inlet is arranged in a region in which, while the motor vehicle is traveling, a pressure is higher at the underside of the underbody trim than the region of the floor panel arranged thereabove. Cooling ambient air is thus conducted into the region of the rear exhaust muffler with low flow losses. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021112 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRIC MACHINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The invention elates to an electric drive assembly for a multi-axle driven motor vehicle which comprises an internal combustion engine, a multi-step transmission with an output shaft for driving a rear axle, as well as an optionally driveable front axle. The drive assembly comprises an electric machine ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021113 | CELLULAR PHONE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CELLULAR PHONE USAGE - A ignition interlock device for a vehicle includes a short-range wireless transceiver (e.g. a Bluetooth® transceiver) configured to receive a wireless signal from a wireless communications device having a short-range wireless transceiver (e.g. another Bluetooth® transceiver). The device includes a microcontroller for generating an ignition control signal and an ignition interlock switch for controlling vehicle ignition in response to the ignition control signal. The device may also inhibit communications using the wireless communications device to ensure safe operation of the vehicle. The device may also send vehicle tracking data to a remote monitoring service (like a fleet manager). The device may also receive remote commands (e.g. from the fleet manager) to disable vehicle functions. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021114 | AUTOMOBILE WITH VEHICLE DRIVE MOTOR - A technology for mitigating a collision impact applied to a power controller positioned in a front compartment is provided. An automobile has a power controller and device in the front compartment. The power controller and the device are positioned side by side in an automobile lateral direction. A corner or protrusion of the power controller faces a lateral surface of the device. When the automobile collides with an obstacle, the lateral surface of the device comes into contact with the corner of the power controller. Because the lateral surface of the device is weaker than the corner of the power controller, the device breaks first. The device functions as a cushioning material to mitigate damage suffered by the power controller. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021115 | FRONT SUBFRAME STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE - A front subframe structure includes a pair of left and right side members extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, a center cross member of a closed cross-section structure extending in a vehicle-width direction to couple the a pair of left and right side members together, an inclined member having a pair of left and right inclined portions extending obliquely, in a plan view, outward in a vehicle-widthwise direction from a rear portion of a vehicle-widthwise middle portion of the center cross member, and a mount attaching portion of a powertrain mount housed in the center cross member and located behind a front edge of the center cross member and in front of a coupling portion between the inclined member and the center cross member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021116 | Steering Arrangement - A steering arrangement including a first, second, third and fourth hydraulic chamber, the first and third chambers being operable to steer in a first direction and the second and fourth chambers being operable to steer in a second direction. A pump system supplies fluid to a steering system, which is operable to supply the pressurised fluid to one or more of the first, second, third and fourth hydraulic chambers. The steering system having a first mode wherein fluid is supplied to the first and third hydraulic chambers to steer in the first direction, or pressurised fluid is supplied to the second and fourth hydraulic chambers to steer in the second direction. The steering system having a second mode to steer in the first direction, or to steer in the second direction, such that the steering ratio is higher in the second mode than in the first mode. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021117 | DUCT AND METHOD FOR DAMPING PRESSURE WAVES CAUSED BY THERMOACOUSTIC INSTABILITY - A duct and a method for damping pressure waves caused b thermoacoustic instability, the duct comprising: a locking Helmholtz resonator positioned on the circumference of the duct, the locking Helmholtz resonator tuned to a first frequency, and one or more damping Helmholtz resonators positioned on the circumference of the duct at or adjacent to 90 and/or 270 degrees from the locking Helmholtz resonator, wherein the damping Helmholtz resonators are tuned to a second frequency which is different from the first frequency of the locking Helmholtz resonator. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021118 | Assistant Harness - An assistant harness is provided to help attendants such as caregivers and first responders move patients or victims in a supportive, safe, and dignified manner. The harness has a belt that wraps around a patient's waist, with a first end having a primary buckle and the second end being engaged with the primary buckle to create a loop. To allow patients to be carried, a first leg strap and a second leg strap are provided. When not needed the first and second leg strap are held out of the way by restraining straps. When needed to help lift a patient, the first leg strap and second leg strap can be engaged with corresponding buckles on the front of the belt, effectively creating a seat to support the patient. Handles are positioned on each side of the belt to help attendants assist a patient, including lifting the patient as necessary. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021119 | SELF-LAUNCHING MOVABLE SCAFFOLDING SYSTEM - A self-launching movable scaffolding system comprising: a main girder which transfers loads to supports; a front nose which transfers load of the system to support during launching; a rear nose which transfers load to a rear support during casting and launching, which is equipped with a rail system; hanger trusses which transfer load from a formwork to the main girder during casting; a rear support which provides support to the system during rebar cage installation, casting, and launching; a front support which provides support to the system during rebar cage installation and casting; a front and a middle launching support which provide support to the system during launching; a launching wagon for providing support and movement of the system; a trolley system which provides relocation to the front and middle launching supports and provides rebar cage delivery; and a formwork which is a mold for forming concrete to a shape. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021120 | METHOD OF AND AN ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPROVING THE LUBRICATION SYSTEM OF A PROPULSION DEVICE OF A MARINE VESSEL - A method of and an arrangement for improving the lubrication system of a propulsion device of a marine vessel are specifically applicable in removing water from the lubrication oil of various types of thrusters. An inert gas is arranged from an inert gas source to flow through a gas cavity in the lubrication system for flushing moist gas from the cavity. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021121 | Wrapped Hydraulic Elevator Suspension Machine - A “Linear Motion Elevator Suspension Machine” in which motion is achieved using Linear Mechanical Actuators, a mechanical device that converts energy to power from air, electricity or liquid, creating motion in a straight line; and is used in this application as a force for lifting a vertically travelling elevator. Consisting of an arrangement of cables and pulleys, which trade force for distances, and driven by an Integrated Power Unit, in which to raise the car, and operate the doors; sequentially, applied to the linear actuators in a manner which is well known and therefore need not be described further in its description. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021122 | ELEVATOR APPARATUS - In an elevator apparatus, a hoisting machine includes a driving sheave, and a motor portion that rotates the driving sheave, and is disposed in an upper portion inside a hoistway. A suspending unit is wound sequentially around a first car suspending sheave, a second car suspending sheave, the driving sheave, and a counterweight suspending sheave. The second car suspending sheave, the driving sheave, and the counterweight suspending sheave are disposed on a first side of a car guide rail center line that connects first and second car guide rails when viewed from directly above. A portion of the motor portion is disposed between a back surface of the second car guide rail and a hoistway wall. The driving sheave is disposed so as to overlap with the second car guide rail when viewed from a landing side. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021123 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELEVATOR - A control system for elevators includes a capture apparatus, a processor and a storage apparatus. The capture apparatus captures images of each floor. The processor performs human detection on images of each floor to calculate the number of waiting passengers of each floor. The processor further calculates waiting time of each floor. The processor calculates weight of each floor based on the number of the waiting passengers and waiting time, and controls the elevator to the floor with maximum weight. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021124 | CALIPER BODY FOR DISK BRAKE - A caliper body ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021125 | CALIPER ASSEMBLY FOR SERVICE AND PARKING DISC BRAKE - A caliper assembly for a service and parking disc brake ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021126 | CALIPER BRAKE DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES - A caliper body is slidably attached to a truck in the axial direction of a wheel. The body has a tip end portion branched off into two parts. One part is close to an outside of one side of the wheel with another part close to an outside of the other side of the wheel. An operating lever is arranged that rotates, via a protruding-retreating motion of a pneumatic actuator rod, one end side via a connecting link around an eccentric axis, which is rotatably supported by one of branched-off parts of the caliper body, as a center. One brake shoe is slidably installed to an anchor pin of the caliper body to freely rotate on a tip side inner surface of a caliper lever installed in an eccentric part. Another brake shoe is installed on a tip side inner surface of the other branched-off part of the caliper body. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021127 | VEHICLE DISC BRAKE - A pad retainer of a vehicle disc brake includes: a pair of retainer portions mounted in pad guide grooves; a connecting piece connecting the pair of retainer portions together; and pad returning portions configured to bias the friction pads to a side opposite to the disc rotor. Each of the pad returning portions includes an elastic loop portion formed into an arc shape by bending a narrow elongated piece, which extends in a direction opposite to the disc rotor from an inner side in a disc radial direction of a deep side piece of the retainer portion, and then back towards the disc rotor; and a holding portion extending from a bent-back end of the elastic loop portion towards the disc rotor and configured to hold a lug piece of the friction pad. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021128 | DISC BRAKE ROTOR FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - The invention is directed to a rotor of a disc brake system for heavy-duty vehicles. The rotor includes an inboard disc and an outboard disc. The outboard disc is spaced apart from the inboard disc, and a plurality of pins extends between and rigidly connects the inboard disc and the outboard disc. A sleeve includes an inboard end and an outboard end, and is disposed inside an inner perimeter of the outboard disc. A connecting member extends between and rigidly connects an inner perimeter of the inboard disc to the inboard end of the sleeve. The inboard disc attachment to the sleeve and the interconnecting pins cooperate to improve the resistance of the rotor to thermal stress created during braking, thereby increasing the performance and the life of the rotor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021129 | VIBRATION ABSORBER AND VIBRATION ABSORBER ASSEMBLY - A vibration absorber comprising a supporting device, an oscillating mass, at least one coil device, and at least on permanent magnet device. The coil device includes at least one winding. A permanent magnet of the permanent magnet device generates a magnetic field extending through a yoke device of the permanent magnet device and through a part of the windings such that when current flows through the windings in a suitable manner, two forces are generated that act between the supporting device and the permanent magnet device and include an angle unequal to 0°. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021130 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID SHOCK ABSORBER - A magnetorheological fluid shock absorber includes a piston slidably arranged in a cylinder in which magnetorheological fluid is sealed. The piston includes a piston core which is attached to an end part of a piston rod and on the outer periphery of which a coil is provided, a flux ring which surrounds the outer periphery of the piston core and forms a flow passage for the magnetorheological fluid between the piston core and the flux ring, a first plate which is arranged on the outer periphery of the piston rod and specifies the position of one end of the flux ring in an axial direction with respect to the piston core, a second plate which is arranged on the inner periphery of the other end of the flux ring, and a first snap ring which is fitted to the inner periphery of the flux ring and fixes the second plate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021131 | FLUID DAMPER HAVING A DAMPING PROFILE FAVORABLE FOR ABSORBING THE FULL RANGE OF COMPRESSION FORCES, INCLUDING LOW- AND HIGH-SPEED COMPRESSION FORCES - A fluid damper is provided that has a compression damping profile that is favorable for damping the full range of compression forces, including low- and high-speed compression forces. While achieving this compression damping profile, the damper has a mode that does not require: (1) both low- and high-speed compression circuits; (2) the rider or a complicated control system to make adjustments to the compression circuit to achieve the different compression damping curves/profiles; and/or (3) the use of an inertia valve. The damping curve should be at least non-increasing and may be regressive across substantially the entire high-speed operating range of the damper. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021132 | LUGGAGE WITH SHELL, FRAME, AND LOCK - A luggage piece may include a first shell and a second shell pivotably joined to the first shell. The luggage piece may include a clamp-type latch configured to releasably secure the first shell to the second shell. The luggage case may further include a frame assembly. The frame assembly may include opposing first and second frame members. The first frame member and the second frame member may be joined to the first shell and the second shell, respectively. The first and second frame members may be pivotably joined together by a hinge. The first frame member may be configured with a first recess to receive therein at least a portion of the clamp-type latch such that exterior surfaces of the first shell, the first frame member, and the clamp-type latch are substantially flush with each other when the clamp-type latch is positioned in its latched position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021133 | HARD SUITCASE - A suitcase body of a hard suitcase includes an upper suitcase body having a top wall and upper side walls which form an upper cavity with an opened bottom, a lower suitcase body having a bottom wall and lower side walls which form a lower cavity with a closed bottom and an opened top, and a cover. Peripheries of the upper and lower suitcase bodies are connected in a permanently closed manner, and the upper and lower cavities are communicated with each other, and an access opening is defined in the top wall by removing a part of the top wall, the rest and a portion of the upper side walls form an installation area for installing partial wheels, the rest of wheels are installed on the lower suitcase body. Such a simple structure of the suit case is convenient to take and put articles, which is easy to operate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021134 | CURRENT TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR CHARGING ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORES OF VEHICLES AT OVERHEAD CHARGING STATIONS - The invention relates to a vehicle-side current transmission device ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021135 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DRIVE TAB FIXED TO TURBINE SHELL AND METHOD OF FORMING - A drive assembly for a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a turbine shell including a rounded portion and an outer radial extension on an outer circumference of rounded portion; and a tab plate bonded to the outer radial extension of the turbine shell by adhesive. A method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter is also provided. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021136 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A control device of a power transmission device includes a damper absorbing torsional vibration between a fluid transmission device with a lockup clutch and an engine, the power transmission device is disposed with a connecting/disconnecting device capable of connecting and interrupting power transmission on the downstream side of the fluid transmission device, the control device has a lockup engagement control means engaging the lockup clutch while the power transmission is interrupted by the connecting/disconnecting device in a predetermined engine rotation speed range lower than an idle rotation speed when the engine is started, the lockup engagement control means includes: a resonance due to frequency entrainment determination means determining whether a resonance due to frequency entrainment occurs that blocks an increase in an engine rotation speed NE depending on whether a predefined resonance determination time is exceeded by a required start time of the engine or an elapsed time until the engine rotation speed NE reaches a predetermined rotation speed; a lockup engagement means engaging the lockup clutch while the power transmission is interrupted by the connecting/disconnecting device when the resonance due to frequency entrainment determination means determines that the resonance due to frequency entrainment occurs. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021137 | TWO PASS MULTI-FUNCTION TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter, including: a cover; an impeller including an impeller blade, and an impeller shell with a first surface extending beyond the impeller blade in a radial direction and at an acute angle with respect to a first line in the radial direction; a turbine including a turbine blade, and a turbine shell with a second surface axially aligned with the first surface and at the acute angle with respect to the first line; a turbine clutch including the first and second surfaces and friction material disposed between the first and second surfaces; a torus at least partially enclosed by the impeller and turbine shells; and a pressure chamber at least partially formed by the turbine shell and the cover. For torque converter mode, the turbine and the impeller are independently rotatably with respect to each other. For lock-up mode, the first and second surfaces are non-rotatably connected. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021138 | BI-DIRECTIONAL ACTUATOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN - A bi-directional actuator for a motor vehicle drive train is provided. The actuator includes a first axially stationary part; a second axially stationary part; an activation part between the first axially stationary part and the second axially stationary part, the activation part being axially movable to alternately contact the first axially stationary part and the second axially stationary part; and an actuation part engaging the first axially stationary part and the second axially stationary part, contact between the activation part and the first axially stationary part causing the first axially stationary part to force the actuation part in a first axial direction, contact between the activation part and the second axially stationary part causing the second axially stationary part to force the actuation part in a second axial direction. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021139 | TRANSMISSION CLUTCH DAMPER - A transmission clutch damper assembly having an outer carrier with at least one spring retainer plate located therein. At least one spring is retained by stops in the spring retainer plate. A hub having radially outwardly extending castles is provided. Upon rotation of the outer carrier in a first direction relative to the hub, the castles are acted upon by a first spring end, and upon rotation of the outer carrier in a second direction relative to the hub, the castles are acted upon a second spring end. Two of the spring retainer plates can be provided with a drive ring therebetween adapted to contact the castles dependent upon a relative rotational position of the hub and the outer carrier, establishing a direct drive connection. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021140 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VACUUM CONSUMPTION IN A VEHICLE - A system and method for conserving vacuum within a vehicle is described. In one example, vacuum is conserved via limiting volume expansion of a brake booster working chamber. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021141 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VACUUM USE IN A VEHICLE - A system and method for conserving vacuum within a vehicle is described. In one example, a vacuum level in a working chamber of a vacuum operated brake booster is controlled so as to limit vacuum consumption. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021142 | Mass Transit Facilitation System and Method - A mass transit system. The system comprises a first platform for supporting a cargo compartment, a rotating platform having a center area, and a conveyor system for moving the cargo compartment from the first platform to the center area of the rotating platform, while the rotating platform is rotating. The system also includes apparatus for moving the cargo compartment from the center area of the rotating platform to a point relative to the rotating platform that is adjacent a perimeter of the rotating platform. Finally, the system may include apparatus for moving the cargo compartment from the center area to a point relative to the rotating platform that is adjacent a perimeter of the rotating platform. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021143 | Storage Section of a Conveyor Device and Method for Temporarily Storing Articles - Disclosed is a storage section ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021144 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED CONVEYOR SYSTEM DRIVE - The invention relates generally to conveying systems, for moving work pieces from work station to work station including conveyors which generally move at a constant speed and include load carrying units which can be coupled for movement therewith between work stations and uncoupled from the conveyor so that they will be stationary at the work stations while work is done on a work piece carried by the load carrying units. More particularly, the present invention pertains to improved systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing locomotion and control to a conveyor system including surface-mounted drive system and adjustable, automatic take-up system with floating drive chassis. The present invention also pertains to elevated conveyor systems comprising many of the same components as the surface-mounted conveyor systems. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021145 | SHEET BUNDLE CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sheet bundle conveying apparatus capable of discharging a sheet bundle from a processing tray where a binding process is performed toward the downstream side in right posture to a right position. The present invention comprises a sheet bundle conveying apparatus which conveys sheets stacked at a stack portion to a storing portion at the downstream side including a first conveying member which conveys sheets at the stack portion by a predetermined distance, a second conveying member which performs relay conveyance of the sheets conveyed by the first conveying member by the predetermined distance as being set to have a higher moving speed than that of the first conveying member, and a driving portion which drives the first conveying member and the second conveying member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021146 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A direct engagement drive system [ | 2015-01-22 |
20150021147 | GUIDE RAIL PART FOR A CONVEYOR AND A CONVEYOR COMPRISING SUCH A GUIDE RAIL PART - Guide rail part for a conveyor adapted to convey product carriers in a hanging manner, where the guide rail part is adapted to be positioned centrally in a main rail of the conveyor, where the guide rail part comprises a body, wherein the guide rail part comprises an actuator pivotably suspended to the body, where the actuator is movable from a first upper position to a second lower position, and a stop member pivotably connected to the actuator such that the stop member is in a raised stop position when the actuator is in the second lower position and that the stop member is in a lowered bypass position when the actuator is in the first upper position. The advantage of the guide rail part is that a queue with product carriers can be realised, where the spacing between the product carriers is obtained with the guide rail parts in an easy and cost-effective way. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021148 | ACCESSORY CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A headset may be provided with a button controller assembly that has user-actuated buttons and a microphone. The microphone may be formed by mounting a microphone transducer on a printed circuit board. A housing may be mounted over the transducer to form a sealed cavity for the transducer. Circuitry may be mounted on portions of the printed circuit board that extend beyond the edges of the microphone housing. The button controller assembly may have dome switches. The dome switches may have a housing that encloses dome switch components and that forms a structural internal part for the button controller. The dome switch housing structure may have tabs or other engagement features that mate with corresponding engagement features in a button member. The button member may be pressed by a user to actuate a desired dome switch. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021149 | CONTACT STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCH - The present disclosure discloses a contact structure for electromechanical switch. The contact structure is using the design including a PCB and a moving contact to allow the actuations and have great switch characteristics whose range is from DC to high frequency. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021150 | SWITCH - A switch has a base having a frame portion disposed integrally with an outer peripheral portion of an upper surface of the base, a common fixed contact disposed at a corner of inside surfaces of the frame portion, and a fixed contact disposed on an inside surface of the base opposite to the common fixed contact, a spring member having elastic arm portions extending respectively from both ends of a bellows-like spring portion, wherein a free end portion of one of the elastic arm portions serves as a sliding movable contact, wherein a free end portion of another of the elastic arm portions serves as a rotationally movable contact, and wherein the rotationally movable contact is positioned so as to be in contact with the common fixed contact of the base, and an operation lever including an operation rib. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021151 | LUMINOUS KEYBOARD - A luminous keyboard includes a light-emitting element, a proximity sensor, a membrane wiring board, and plural keys. The plural keys are aligned with the plural membrane switches for triggering the plural membrane switches. The light-emitting element is used for providing a light beam to the luminous keyboard. The membrane wiring board has a receiving part for accommodating a signal processing unit of the proximity sensor. In accordance with the present invention, a sensing unit and the signal processing unit of the proximity sensor are used for sensing whether an object is locate near the illuminated keyboard or not. Since the signal processing unit of the proximity sensor is accommodated within the receiving part, it is not necessary to provide an additional accommodation space for accommodating the proximity sensor. Consequently, the luminous keyboard can meet the requirements of slimness and miniaturization. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021152 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes multiple key tops that are arranged adjacent to each other, a panel member including a crosspiece part formed between the multiple key-tops, and a cover part that covers a space between the plurality of key tops and the panel member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021153 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE - A touch-sensitive input device ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021154 | Device for Switching and Controlling Electrical Apparatuses - A device for switching and controlling electrical apparatus, has a guide bearing for creating haptics indicating the position of the device. The guide bearing has one bearing part constructed as a switch housing and one bearing part constructed as an actuating element. The guide bearing has a control path formed on one of the bearing parts and a rolling-body mount constructed on the other bearing part. A rolling body is held in the rolling-body mount. A haptic spring presses the rolling body onto the control path. The structure of this device is suitable for creating haptics, without the operational reliability and service life of the guide bearing being appreciably impaired. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021155 | OPTICALLY TRANSMISSIVE KEY SWITCH MECHANISM FOR DISPLAY-CAPABLE KEYBOARDS, KEYPADS, OR OTHER USER INPUT DEVICES - Key switch mechanisms are typically used for mediating user input to computing devices. A key switch mechanism provides immediate tactile feedback to a user upon user-actuation thereof. Unlike touchscreen interfaces, existing key switch mechanisms of conventional keyboards do not provide a user with a dynamically changeable interface. Described is a key switch mechanism that comprises a circuit module, a key cap and a linkage mechanism for guiding travel of the key cap substantially along a travel axis. The linkage mechanism comprises a positioning board and a main link pivotably inter-coupling the positioning board and the key cap. The main link substantially impedes tilt of the key cap away from the travel axis during travel of the key cap therealong from a released position, whereat the key cap is biased, to a depressed position whereat a control signal is generated. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021156 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INPUT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PATTERNING THIN FILM - A transparent conductive element easily formed by a printing method includes a substrate having a surface, and transparent conductive portions and transparent insulating portions that are alternately provided in a planar manner on the surface. Each of the transparent insulating portions is a transparent conductive layer including a plurality of hole elements provided two-dimensionally in a first direction and a second direction on the surface of the substrate. The hole elements that are adjacent in the first direction are connected to each other, and the hole elements that are adjacent in the second direction are connected to each other. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021157 | INPUT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - [Object] To provide an input device, a display device, an electronic device, and a mobile terminal in which an opening of a decorative layer can be decorated while reducing a possibility of peeling off of a protective layer. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021158 | COAL DRY DISTILLATION DEVICE - The coal dry distillation device is provided with a dry distillation device of their invention main body which is provided with an inner tube to which the dry coal is supplied and an outer tube which covers the inner tube, and which indirectly heats the dry coal in the inner tube by means of a heating gas supplied to the outer tube and generates dry-distilled coal and dry distillation gas. This coal dry distillation device is provided with a mercury adsorption suppressing means which suppresses adsorption of mercury contained in the dry distillation gas into the dry-distilled coal, wherein the mercury adsorption suppressing means is an exhaust tube which discharges a gas inside the inner tube. The gas inlet port of the exhaust tube is arranged in a region between the substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction and the coal heating unit outlet in the inner tube. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021159 | COMPACT FAST PYROLYSIS SYSTEM FOR CONVERSION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS TO LIQUID, SOLID AND GAS - An apparatus is provided for pyrolysis of organic material biomass, including: i) a first, horizontal auger tube having inlet for a heat carrier and a second inlet for biomass; and a first outlet for pyrolysis gas and a second outlet for the heat carrier and transformed biomass; ii) a second, inclined auger tube having an inlet at or below the second outlet of the first auger tube, for receiving the heat carrier and transformed biomass from the second outlet of the first auger tube and an outlet at a level above the inlet thereof, the outlet communicating with the first inlet of the first auger tube to deliver heat carrier thereto. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021160 | Processes for Producing Acetic Acid - Processes for the reduction and/or removal of permanganate reducing compounds (PRC'S) formed by the carbonylation of methanol in the presence of a Group VIII metal carbonylation catalyst to produce acetic acid are disclosed. More specifically, processes for reducing and/or removing PRC's or their precursors from intermediate streams during the formation of acetic acid by said carbonylation processes are disclosed. In particular, processes in which a low boiling overhead vapor stream from a light ends column is subjected to a distillation to obtain an overhead that is subjected to an extraction to selectively remove and/or reduce PRC's from the process is disclosed. The processes include steps of recycling one or more return streams derived from the distillation step and/or the extraction step to a light ends column and/or a drying column in order to improve water control in the overall reaction system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021161 | Continuously Producing Digital Micro-Scale Patterns On A Thin Polymer Film - A liquid thin film is disposed on a conveyor surface (e.g., a roller or belt) that moves the thin film into a precisely controlled gap (or nip) region in which the liquid thin film is subjected to an electric field that causes the liquid to undergo Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) patterning deformation, whereby portions of the liquid thin film form patterned liquid features having a micro-scale patterned shape. A curing mechanism (e.g., a UV laser) is used to solidify (e.g., in the case of polymer thin films, cross-link) the patterned liquid inside or immediately after exiting the gap region. The patterned structures are either connected by an intervening web as part of a polymer sheet, or separated into discreet micro-scale structures. Nanostructures (e.g., nanotubes or nanowires) disposed in the polymer become vertically oriented during the EHD patterning process. Segmented electrodes and patterned charges are utilized to provide digital patterning control. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021162 | OZONE-GENERATING SYSTEM AND OZONE GENERATION METHOD - A system including: an ozone generating device including discharge electrodes forming a discharge space; a gas supplying device; a power source device that supplies power to the discharge electrodes; a temperature adjustment device that adjusts temperature of the discharge electrodes; a control unit that controls the ozone generating device; and a detection unit that detects an ozone generation parameter in the ozone generating device. The control unit increases temperature of the discharge electrodes up to a vaporizing temperature of dinitrogen pentoxide by controlling the temperature adjustment device and the gas supplying device or the temperature adjustment device and the power source device, based on the output ozone generation parameter, to thereby switch operation from a normal operation mode to a cleaning operation mode in which surfaces of the discharge electrodes and the discharge space are cleaned up while continuing generation of ozone in the discharge space. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021163 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELLS WITH A HEATER APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for forming a solar cell can include a heater apparatus having one or more heater elements in a deposition processing system, a front cover covering the one or more heater elements from a front side, and a back metal reflector mating with the front cover on a back side and enclosing the one or more heater elements. The method can include disposing a plurality of substrates about a plurality of surfaces of a substrate apparatus that is operatively coupled to sequentially feed a substrate within a vacuum chamber, forming an absorber layer over a surface of each one of the plurality of substrates and heating the surface of each one of the plurality of substrates with the heater apparatus as described above. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021164 | SPUTTERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LONG FILM WITH THIN LAYER - A sputtering device includes: a vacuum chamber; a vacuum pump for evacuating the vacuum chamber; a supply roll for supplying a long film; a storage roll for storing the long film; a film depositing roll that is provided in the vacuum chamber and conveys the long film along a surface thereof; a target facing the film depositing roll; a gas pipe for supplying a gas into the vacuum chamber; a plurality of guide rolls for guiding the long film; a plurality of guide roll shafts provided at each of both ends of the plurality of guide rolls; a plurality of bearings for supporting the guide roll shafts; and a plurality of insulators configured to insulate the guide roll shafts and the bearings from each other, wherein contact surfaces of the guide rolls with the long film are kept at a floating potential. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021165 | COATING LAYER WITH LOW-FRICTION FOR VEHICLE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a low-friction coating layer for vehicle components comprising: a Ti layer on a surface of a base material; a TiN layer on the Ti layer surface; a TiAgN layer on the TiN layer surface; and an Ag layer transferred on the TiAgN layer surface, and a method for producing the same. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021166 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A deposition apparatus for depositing a layer of deposition material on a substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a substrate support adapted for holding the substrate; a target support ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021167 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BALANCING CONSUMPTION OF TARGETS IN PULSED DUAL MAGNETRON SPUTTERING (DMS) PROCESSES - A sputtering system and method are disclosed. The system has at least one dual magnetron pair having a first magnetron and a second magnetron, each magnetron configured to support target material. The system also has a DMS component having a DC power source in connection with switching components and voltage sensors. The DMS component is configured to independently control an application of power to each of the magnetrons, and to provide measurements of voltages at each of the magnetrons. The system also has one or more actuators configured to control the voltages at each of the magnetrons using the measurements provided by the DMS component. The DMS component and the one or more actuators are configured to balance the consumption of the target material by controlling the power and the voltage applied to each of the magnetrons, in response to the measurements of voltages at each of the magnetrons. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021168 | INLINE DEPOSITION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INLINE DEPOSITION CONTROL - An inline deposition control apparatus for a vacuum deposition apparatus having one or more deposition sources for depositing one or more deposition layers on a substrate, includes one or more light sources adapted to illuminate the substrate having the one or more deposition layers; a detection arrangement adapted for spectrally resolved detection of a measurement signal, wherein the measurement signal is selected from at least one of: light reflected at the substrate having the one or more deposition layers, and light transmitted through the substrate having the one or more deposition layers; an evaluation unit to determine the respective thicknesses of the one or more layers based on the measurement signal; and a controller connected to the evaluation unit and connectable to the deposition apparatus for feed-back control of the deposition of the one or more deposition layers based on the determined thicknesses. Furthermore, a method of inline deposition control is provided. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021169 | DOUBLE COUPON REFERENCE CELL AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A cathodic protection device enclosing a reference cell and a conductive media and having two coupon assemblies mounted, facing opposing direction, on an exterior surface thereof is disclosed. The coupon assemblies each have a disc-shaped coupon seated in a coupon jacket and are electrically coupled to a wire. The coupon jacket is generally patch-sized and defines a pocket in a first surface and a groove in a second, opposing surface thereof. The disc-shaped coupon is seated in the pocket and the wire is seated in the groove with the electrical junction therebetween aligned with an aperture connecting the pocket to the groove. A sealing material is used to form a watertight seal between the disc-shaped coupon and the pocket and fills the groove. The device includes a hydrophilic porous member having a first surface in communication with the conductive media and a second surface in communication with an external environment. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021170 | ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - An electrolysis device ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150021171 | ELECTROLYSIS BATH FOR ACIDIC WATER AND METHOD FOR USING THE ACIDIC WATER - An electrolytic bath for manufacturing acidic water capable of ensuring sufficient conductivity through wide surfaces of electrodes and stability of the surfaces of the electrodes to electrolyze tap water as well as RO water or DI water, especially, by coupling electrodes having the same polarity as one to apply a power source to the electrodes having the same polarity at the same time without using an additional catalytic agent or ion exchange resin, and use of the acidic water are provided. In particular, an electrolytic bath for manufacturing acidic water capable of obtaining a high concentration of acidic water by further forming mesh electrodes having a polarity different from the plurality of electrodes on a surface of an ion exchange membrane to widen an area of the electrodes and minimize a distance between the electrodes, thereby further facilitating a redox reaction, and use of the acidic water are provided. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021172 | THIN FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A thin film forming apparatus includes: a gas supply device for supplying a gas for film deposition configured to include a plurality of gas supply sections arranged side by side in a width direction of a film substrate in a vacuum chamber, and a supply amount adjustment section for adjusting the supply amount of the gas for each of the gas supply sections; and a gas partial pressure measurement device for measuring partial pressure of each kind of gas in the vacuum chamber configured to include measurement sections disposed so as to correspond to a position where each of the gas supply sections is disposed in the width direction of the film substrate, and measure the partial pressure of the gas at a position where each of the measurement sections is disposed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021173 | SPUTTERING DEVICE - At least two gas supply pipes are connected to one gas pipe in a sputtering device. The sputtering device includes: a plurality of gas supply pipes provided outside a plurality of walls for surrounding a target, a plurality of gas pipes, and a plurality of gas supply ports each provided on an inner surface of each of the plurality of walls. The plurality of gas supply ports are each disposed on a side farther away from a film depositing roll than a surface of the target. The sputtering device further includes a plurality of cooling pipes for cooling the walls. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021174 | High-Purity Titanium Ingots, Manufacturing Method Therefor, and Titanium Sputtering Target - Provided is a high-purity titanium ingot having a purity, excluding an additive element and gas components, of 99.99 mass % or more, wherein at least one nonmetallic element selected from S, P, and B is contained in a total amount of 0.1 to 100 mass ppm as the additive component and the variation in the content of the nonmetallic element between the top, middle, and bottom portions of the ingot is within ±200%. Provided is a method of manufacturing a titanium ingot containing a nonmetallic element in an amount of 0.1 to 100 mass ppm, wherein S, P, or B, which is a nonmetallic element, is added to molten titanium as an intermetallic compound or a master alloy to produce a high-purity titanium ingot having a purity, excluding an additive element and gas components, of 99.99 mass % or more. It is an object of the present invention to provide a high-purity titanium having decreased intra- and inter-ingot variations in the content of the nonmetallic element, a uniform structure, and improved strength by containing at least one nonmetallic element selected from S, P, and B. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021175 | Magnetic Material Sputtering Target and Manufacturing Method for Same - A magnetic material sputtering target characterized in that, in a plane for observing the oxide in the target, oxide grains in the target have an average diameter of 1.5 μm or less, and that 60% or more of the oxide grains in the observing plane of the target have a difference between a maximum diameter and a minimum diameter of 0.4 μm or less, where the maximum diameter is a maximum distance between arbitrary two points on the periphery of an oxide grain, and the minimum diameter is a minimum distance between two parallel lines across the oxide grain. A non-magnetic grain dispersion-type magnetic material sputtering target that can inhibit abnormal discharge due to an oxide causing occurrence of particles during sputtering is obtained. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021176 | SPUTTERING DEVICE - In a sputtering device of the present invention, a long film is guided by a plurality of concave guide rolls. Pressure imposed on the long film from the plurality of concave guide rolls is strong as near as an end and is weak as near as the center. Accordingly, the long film is substantially supported in an end portion of each of the concave guide rolls. Since wrinkles generated on the long film are not subjected to strong pressure from the concave guide rolls when passing through the concave guide rolls, these wrinkles do not turn to folds and pass through as they are. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021177 | SPUTTERING DEVICE - A sputtering device includes a vacuum chamber; a film depositing roll; at least one target material; a gas supply mechanism; three drive rolls (downstream conveying rolls); and three temperature control mechanisms for maintaining a temperatures of the drive rolls substantially constant in a range where the temperature is 80° C. or less and is higher than a minimum temperature in the vacuum chamber so that a long film substrate that is detached from the film depositing roll and is conveyed to the downstream conveying rolls is not deformed by rapid cooling. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021178 | BIOSENSOR, BIOSENSOR CHIP AND BIOSENSOR DEVICE - A biosensor includes a working electrode | 2015-01-22 |
20150021179 | ELECTROCHEMICAL STRIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrochemical strip is disclosed. The electrochemical strip includes a substrate and an electrode deposited on the substrate. The electrode includes a conductive paste layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a third metal layer, and a fourth metal layer. The conductive paste is made of a material selected from the group consisting of copper paste, nickel paste, silver paste, and silver-carbon paste. The first metal layer is made of a group VIII metal. The second metal layer is made of nickel. The third metal layer is made of a group VIII metal. The fourth metal layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of palladium, gold, and platinum. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021180 | HIGHLY PROTON-CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND HUMIDITY SENSOR - A proton conductive film, a method of producing the proton conductive film, and a highly sensitive humidity sensor are provided. The proton conductivity (room temperature, 95% RH) of the proton conductive film is 3×10 | 2015-01-22 |
20150021181 | HYDROGEN MEASUREMENT SENSOR HAVING JUNCTION STRUCTURE OF SOLID OXYGEN ION CONDUCTOR AND SOLID HYDROGEN ION CONDUCTOR IN MOLTEN METAL - Provided is a hydrogen measurement sensor capable of monitoring a content of hydrogen within molten metal in real-time using an aluminum or magnesium alloy casting method, and, more particularly, a hydrogen measurement sensor having a junction structure of a solid oxygen ion conductor and a solid hydrogen ion conductor in molten metal capable of measuring a content of hydrogen within aluminum-magnesium alloy-molten metal using a new method which generates a fixed concentration of oxygen gas from a solid reference material at a high temperature by replacing a reference material of a standard gas method which is difficult to handle with a solid reference material or external air which is easy to handle or has the same effect as that of the gas reference material by using a feature in which the external air contains a predetermined pressure (0.21 atm) of oxygen. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021182 | METHODS OF MAINTAINING DROPLET TRANSPORT - The invention provides a method for reducing or preventing droplet pinning as the droplet is transported across a boundary between a ground electrode region and a non-ground electrode region on a droplet actuator. The invention also provides a method for reducing or preventing droplet super-movement as the droplet is transported across a boundary between a ground electrode region and a non-ground electrode region on a droplet actuator. | 2015-01-22 |
20150021183 | Method and Apparatus for the Analysis and Identification of Molecules - An apparatus and method for performing analysis and identification of molecules have been presented. In one embodiment, a portable molecule analyzer includes a sample input/output connection to receive a sample, a nanopore-based sequencing chip to perform analysis on the sample substantially in real-time, and an output interface to output result of the analysis. | 2015-01-22 |