08th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150047689 | REDUNDANT ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - One example embodiment includes a PV module comprising a conductive backsheet, a substantially transparent front plate, a plurality of PV cells, a plurality of conductive spacers, and a power conversion device. The PV cells can be disposed between the conductive backsheet and the front plate and can be arranged in a plurality of rows. The PV cells within each row can be connected to each other in parallel and the rows can be connected in series. The PV cells can be interconnected between the conductive spacers. The power conversion device can be redundantly connected to the PV cells via a last conductive spacer connected to a last row. The power conversion device can substantially maintain a maximum peak power of the PV module and can convert a lower voltage collectively generated by the PV cells to a predetermined stepped up voltage greater than or equal to 12 volts. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047690 | SOLAR CELL MODULE WITH HIGH ELECTRIC SUSCEPTIBILITY LAYER - A solar cell module includes solar cells that are encased in a protective package and a high electric susceptibility layer that is placed on the solar cells. The high electric susceptibility layer is polarized such that a sheet charge is developed at the interface of the high electric susceptibility layer and the solar cells. The protective package includes an encapsulant that encapsulates the solar cells. The encapsulant may be a multilayer encapsulant, with the high electric susceptibility layer being a layer of the encapsulant. The high electric susceptibility layer may also be a material that is separate from the encapsulant. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047691 | PHOTOELECTRIC MODULE - A photoelectric module includes first and second photoelectric devices, and a connection support member electrically and structurally connecting the first and second photoelectric devices, the connection support member including a conductive core including an accommodation slot portion configured to accommodate portions of the first and second photoelectric devices, the accommodation slot portions electrically contacting bus lines extending out of the first and second photoelectric devices, and an insulation molding configured to insulate the conductive core. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047692 | COATINGS FOR AIRCRAFT WINDOW SURFACES TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY FOR MISSION-CRITICAL SYSTEMS ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT - A variety of methods for fabricating organic photovoltaic-based electricity-generating military aircraft windows are described. In particular, a method for fabricating curved electricity-generating military aircraft windows utilizing lamination of highly flexible organic photovoltaic films is described. High-throughput and low-cost fabrication options also allow for economical production. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047693 | COATINGS FOR AIRCRAFT WINDOW SURFACES TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY FOR MISSION-CRITICAL SYSTEMS AND MAINTENANCE LOAD ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT - An electricity-generating coating for commercial aircraft window surfaces and methods for fabricating organic photovoltaic-based electricity-generating aircraft fuselage surfaces are provided. The coating includes a conformal organic photovoltaic device having one or more cells connected in series and/or parallel, adhered to an aircraft window surface, along with wires and power electronics such that the coating provides electricity for mission-critical systems and/or maintenance loads on-board the aircraft. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047694 | USE OF A MULTILAYER STRUCTURE BASED ON A HALOGENATED POLYMER AS A PROTECTIVE SHEET OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - The present invention relates to the use of a specific multilayer structure in the front and/or rear protective sheet of a photovoltaic module comprising photovoltaic cells covered with an encapsulant. This multilayer structure comprises a substrate enclosing at least one halogenated polymer and at least one stack of one layer (A) of SiO2 and one layer (B) of an SiOxNyHz material disposed between the substrate and the layer (A), said layers having given thicknesses. This stack is disposed on the face of the substrate turned towards the encapsulant and optionally on the opposing face of the substrate. It also relates to a photovoltaic module comprising the abovementioned multilayer structure in the front and/or rear protective sheet thereof. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047695 | Process for the production of a solar module - The invention is to facilitate the attachment of an installation system in the production of a solar module. This is achieved via a process which comprises the following steps:
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20150047696 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed is a solar cell including a support substrate, a barrier layer on the support substrate, and a photo-electro conversion part on the barrier layer. The barrier layer comprises first and second barrier layers having porosities different from each other | 2015-02-19 |
20150047697 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATINGS FOR USE IN HIGHLY FLEXIBLE ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC FILMS ON THIN FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES - Flexible transparent conductive films, flexible OPV devices, and semitransparent flexible OPV devices, and methods for the fabrication of flexible transparent conductive films, and the use of those films in fabricating flexible OPV devices, and semitransparent flexible OPV devices are presented. High-throughput and low-cost fabrication options also allow for economical production. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047698 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - A photovoltaic cell comprises a protective layer, a substrate adjacent to the protective layer, and a barrier layer adjacent to the substrate. The protective layer can comprise niobium, or a metal carbide, metal boride, metal nitride, or metal silicide. The barrier layer can comprise an electrically conductive material. The photovoltaic cell further comprises an absorber layer adjacent to the barrier layer. The absorber layer in some cases comprises copper indium gallium di-selenide (CIGS). The photovoltaic cell further comprises an optically transparent window layer adjacent to the absorber layer, and an electrically non-conductive aluminum zinc oxide (AZO) layer adjacent to the window layer. A transparent oxide layer is disposed adjacent to the AZO layer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047699 | THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH A MINIMALLY CONDUCTIVE BUFFER LAYER - A thin film photovoltaic device ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047700 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE FOR SOLAR CELL ELECTRODES, SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL - A conductive paste for solar cell electrodes according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a glass frit containing many glass particles, and a non-glass component containing mainly at least one of silver and copper and additionally metallic element A1. The metallic element A1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of vanadium, niobium, tantalum, rhodium, rhenium, and osmium. A solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate, an antireflection film disposed in a first region on a main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an electrode disposed in a second region different from the first region on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate and formed by firing the conductive paste for electrodes. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047701 | SOLAR CELL - This solar cell is provided with: a substrate, which is a crystalline silicon layer; an intrinsic i-type semiconductor layer, which is directly provided on the light receiving surface side of the substrate; a wide gap layer, which is provided on the i-type semiconductor layer, and which has a p-type or an n-type impurity added thereto; and a transparent conductive layer, which is provided on the wide gap layer. The refractive index of the i-type semiconductor layer has a value between the refractive index of the substrate and that of the transparent conductive layer, and the refractive index of the wide gap layer has a value larger than the refractive index of the transparent conductive layer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047702 | Method of design and growth of single-crystal 3D nanostructured solar cell or detector - Photovoltaic devices conformally deposited on a nano-structured substrate having hills and valleys have corresponding hills and valleys in the device layers. We have found that disposing an insulator in the valleys of the device layers such that the top electrode of the device is insulated from the device layer valleys provides beneficial results. In particular, this insulator prevents electrical shorts that otherwise tend to occur in such devices. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047703 | INORGANIC PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING POLYMER PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING POLYMER PARTICLES, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MODULE - Inorganic phosphor-containing polymer particles that include an inorganic phosphor and a transparent material. The transparent material is preferably a vinyl resin that is a polymer of a vinyl compound. It is preferable that the vinyl compound includes 10% by mass or more of a vinyl compound having a viscosity (at 25° C.) of from 5 mPa·s to 30 mPa·s, or includes at least one of a compound having a structure represented by the following Formula (I-1) or the following Formula (I-2). In Formulae (I-1) and (1-2), each of R | 2015-02-19 |
20150047704 | III-V PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENTS - Solar cell structures that have improved carrier collection efficiencies at a heterointerface are provided by low temperature epitaxial growth of silicon on a III-V base. Additionally, a solar cell structure having improved open circuit voltage includes a shallow junction III-V emitter formed by epitaxy or diffusion followed by the epitaxy of Si | 2015-02-19 |
20150047705 | USE OF UV-RADIATION-HARDENABLE POLYURETHANE RESINS FOR PRODUCING SOLAR LAMINATES - The present invention relates to the use of a radiation-hardenable resin composition for producing solar laminates, a method for creating a solar laminate using the resin composition according to the invention, and a solar laminate that can be produced using this method. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047706 | SOLAR CELL MODULE SEALING FILM, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE USING SAME - A solar cell module sealing film including a pair of sealing films which seals a photovoltaic element including a first film disposed on a surface of the photovoltaic element, and a second film disposed on a back surface of the photovoltaic element, in which transmittance of light having a wavelength of 350 nm in the first film is greater than or equal to 80%, and an ultraviolet ray absorber is contained in at least one of the first film and the second film. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047707 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell module and a method of manufacturing the same. The solar cell module includes: a solar cell that includes a light absorption layer including a p-type compound semiconductor, a buffer layer disposed on the light absorption layer, and a window layer that is disposed on the buffer layer and includes an n-type metal oxide semiconductor; a reflection-prevention layer disposed on the window layer of the solar cell; an adhesive layer disposed on the reflection-prevention layer; and a cover layer disposed on the adhesive layer, wherein the reflection-prevention layer includes an organic compound. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047708 | ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - An organic-inorganic hybrid photoelectric conversion device comprising:
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20150047709 | TITANIUM OXIDE PASTE - The present invention aims to provide a titanium oxide paste which is excellent in printability and which allows for production of a porous titanium oxide layer having a high porosity with a small amount of impurities on the surface thereof even by low-temperature firing, a method of producing a porous titanium oxide laminate using the titanium oxide paste, and a dye-sensitized solar cell. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047710 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL AND METHODS THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to photo voltaic cells that are more efficient and stable than conventional photo voltaic cells. The present disclosure also relates to process for preparing such photo voltaic cells, which is inherently low-cost, less complex and results in a stable device. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047711 | METHOD FOR SUPPLYING A DRIVE UNIT - A method supplies a gas, stored in multiple vessels, to a drive assembly of a motor vehicle. Each vessel is assigned a valve for opening and closing the vessel and a gas sensor, in the form of a temperature sensor, for determining a temperature as a state variable of the gas in the vessel. The vessels are connected to the drive assembly via a common line. Along the common line, there is arranged at least one gas sensor, which is common to all of the vessels, for determining at least one state variable of the gas. For the supply to the drive assembly, in each case only one of the valves is opened and all of the other valves are closed. The open valve is closed when at least one determined state variable deviates from a setpoint value by a tolerance value. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047712 | Method and System for Blending Fluids - Methods and systems for real time, in situ monitoring and blending of hydrocarbon fluids from multiple transmission lines feeding into a downstream line or vessel are described. The method and system include the scanning of the NIR range on fluids within each of at least two transmission lines. The spectroscopic optical data from the two scans is used to determine flow rates of the fluids from each transmission line to, for example, achieve a desired energy content, physical properties, or speciation in the blended fluid. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047713 | Method and Device for Removing Water From a Swimming Pool Cover - A device and method is provided for removing water that has accumulated on a swimming pool cover in the form of a directed stream or spray from a typical pool cover pump through a water ejection spout. The water ejection spout has a connector adapted to couple to an outflow connector of the pool cover pump, tubing extending from the connector, and a nozzle coupled to the tubing for expelling the pumped water. The water ejection spout is configured to discharge the pumped water in a directed stream or spray upwardly and outwardly from the pool cover pump. The tubing and nozzle may be configured to additionally discharge the pumped water in a directed stream or spray away from the pool pump, or another in a directed stream or spray over the pool pump. One form is configured to inhibit rotation and/or tipping of the pump/spout assembly. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047714 | FLOW DISTRIBUTOR - A flow distribution system for a multi-phase fluid stream includes an inlet for receiving a multi-phase fluid stream from an inlet pipe, a plurality of outlets each for delivering a portion of the multi-phase fluid stream to a respective outlet pipe, and a hollow housing forming an inner chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and the plurality of outlets, where the housing has a central longitudinal axis. The inner chamber includes a first chamber portion adjacent to the inlet and a second chamber portion adjacent to the plurality of outlets, and the first chamber portion has a cross-sectional area that is less than the cross-sectional area of the second chamber portion. A non-planar flow diverter is positioned within the chamber. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047715 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEM - A valve assembly for use in a fuel dispensing system is provided. More particularly, a valve assembly is provided having a body defining a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, with a channel extending therebetween for a flow of fluid. The valve assembly also includes a test port extending from the valve body and defining a downstream end. The test port is in fluid communication with the channel of the valve body. Additionally, a test port valve is included positioned upstream from the downstream end of the test port. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047716 | VENT VALVE - A pipeline vent valve is disclosed having a housing that includes an upper portion defining an outlet and a lower end defining an inlet. A body disposed in the housing is movable between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the body affects the close of the outlet and the outlet is offset from a longitudinal axis of the body. A valve assembly is supported by an upper end of the housing and is movable between a closed position where the valve assembly is disposed in sealing engagement with the outlet and an open position where the valve assembly is out of sealing engagement with the outlet. The valve assembly is responsive to a level of fluid in the housing and includes an arm that is pivotally secured adjacent the outlet for movement in only one plane relative to the outlet. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047717 | BREATHER CAP ASSEMBLY - A breather cap assembly is provided which is configured to be connected to a stand-tube used in a watering system. When the watering system is in normal operation, the breather cap assembly is configured to allow for air to flow between the outside the assembly and the stand-tube. The breather cap assembly also provides for structure which acts as a baffle to minimize the introduction of foreign material from outside the breather cap assembly into the stand-tube. When the watering system is in flushing operation, the breather cap assembly is configured to seal off the stand-tube in order to minimize the possibility of water leaving the stand-tube. The breather cap assembly further also provides for structure which acts as a baffle to collect and retain a majority of any water that does leave the stand-tube during a flushing operation. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047718 | ANTIMICROBIAL BATCH DILUTION SYSTEM - An antimicrobial supply system employs a process water supply and incorporates a metallic ion supply connected to the process water supply to provide a high ion concentrate to an output. A dilution reservoir is connected to the metallic ion supply output and has an input from the process water supply. A pump is connected to an output of the reservoir. A manifold connected to the pump provides a dilute concentrate to at least one washing system and a recirculation loop to the dilution reservoir for enhanced mixing of the dilute concentrate. An electronics control module is connected to a first flow controller between the process water supply and the metallic ion supply and a second flow controller between the metallic ion supply and the reservoir for dilution control establishing a desired metallic ion concentration. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047719 | Multi-Fit Cover Plate - The present invention relates to a cover plate with an inner component of resilient material allowing use with multiple diameters of conduit. It has particular reference to the plumbing industry. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047720 | SOLENOID DEVICE WITH SENSOR - A solenoid device including pressure altering means for altering an output pressure of the solenoid device; and an actuator for providing an actuating signal to said pressure altering means; wherein the solenoid device further includes a sensor arranged to sense a control value of the solenoid device, and a controller which receives a request and is arranged to control delivery of power to the actuator with feedback from the sensor until the control value meets the request. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047721 | Uniform Gap Check Valve - A check valve for use in a fluid system such as, for example, a pump. The check valve includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet, and a fluidic chamber formed by an inner wall. The fluidic chamber includes an inlet orifice at a location where fluid flowing from the inlet enters the fluidic chamber. A check ball is disposed with the fluidic chamber of the housing. The check ball is movable between a “closed” position (wherein fluid is prevented from flowing from the outlet to the inlet) and an “open” position (wherein fluid is allowed to flow from the inlet to the outlet). When the check ball is in the open position, the fluid passage formed by the gap between the inner wall and the check ball, has a substantially uniform height. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047722 | AIR SHUTOFF SWING GATE VALVE - An air shutoff valve includes a passage for supplying air, a swing gate, a shaft attached to a reset handle, and a spring to urge the gate toward its closed position. A trigger assembly secures the shaft and gate in the open position and includes an actuator, a cam, and a rocker arm. A cam surface of the arm has a notch to receive a sear point of the cam. Movement of the handle against the spring causes the cam contact surface of the cam to follow the cam surface to cause the arm to rotate such that the sear point is received in the notch. Actuating the actuator causes the arm to pivot away from the cam such that the sear point is released from the notch, wherein the spring causes the shaft to move the gate to its closed position. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047723 | LOWER EXTREMITY DRYER - A lower extremity dryer which allows a person to dry his/her lower extremities without having to bend over is disclosed. The lower extremity dryer has a conduit with an interior which extends from first portion an elevated position to a second portion which lies along a bathroom floor or along some other surface. The second portion has a plurality of outlets allowing air flow from the interior of the conduit to travel out of the conduit. The travel of airflow out of the conduit dries a person's lower extremities. A displaceable cover on the second portion allows a user to select the side of the lower extremity dryer from which the air flows. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047724 | FLUID MANIFOLD - A fluid manifold that consistently and reliably delivers fluids to one or more subject interfaces is provided. A branched pattern of bifurcated lumina carrying the fluid from a source to the outlets in each subject interface provides substantially equal amounts of fluid to each subject interface, thereby reducing the risk of over- or under-delivery of the fluid. A fluid-scavenging system is also included. A plurality of exhaust inlets in the interior of the subject interfaces is connected to a source of negative pressure through a channel and exhaust port to collect fluid before it can escape the subject interface, thereby reducing the risk of escaping fluid reaching the atmosphere. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047725 | MODIFIED FLUOROPOLYMER TUBING FOR ROBUST FLUID STREAM CONTINUITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention discloses a section of tubing including a fluoropolmer tubular body which has an interior surface defining a fluid passage through the tubular body. At least a first portion of the interior surface has a first hydrophobicity which is less than that of the remainder of the tubular body. At least a first portion of the interior surface can have a molar ratio of fluorine to oxygen of no greater than | 2015-02-19 |
20150047726 | Quantity Control Valve and High-Pressure Pump with Quantity Control Valve - A quantity control valve comprises a valve needle configured to move in an axial direction, a damping chamber having a wall, and a valve element delimiting the damping chamber. The valve needle is configured to move the valve element in an opening direction. A gap is defined between the wall of the damping chamber and the valve element. The gap has at least one recess and connects the damping chamber to a flow duct. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047727 | DIAPHRAGM PUMP SYSTEM HAVING RE-PRIMING CAPABILITIES - An example system includes a diaphragm pump having a suction port and a discharge port, a urea suction line fluidly coupling a urea supply to the suction port, and a urea discharge line fluidly coupled to the discharge port. A recirculation line fluidly couples the urea discharge line to the urea suction line, and has a flow regulator operationally coupled thereto. A controller is configured to interpret a prime loss condition of the diaphragm pump, and to provide a flow regulator command in response to the prime loss condition. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047728 | FLUID TONER DISPENSING APPARATUS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS - This disclosure describes a flow control device comprising: a body comprising a body wall that defines a chamber, the body wall comprising an inlet in fluid communication with the chamber, a work outlet comprising a work outlet flow area in fluid communication with the chamber, and a bleed outlet comprising an unoccluded bleed flow area in fluid communication with the chamber. The flow control device comprises a flow control member adapted to selectively occlude the bleed outlet wherein, in a second position, the flow control member at least partially occludes the bleed outlet to create a second bleed flow area and, in a first position, the flow control member occludes the bleed outlet to a smaller degree than when in the second position to create a first bleed flow area that is greater than the second bleed flow area. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047729 | INTEGRATED STRUCTURE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC VALVE - The improved servovalve broadly ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047730 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLE INJECTION IN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for substantially eliminating destructive transients of pressure or flow rate which can degrade the efficiency and useful lifetime of chromatography columns. The present invention enables a substantially constant flow of mobile phase liquid to be maintained through the chromatography system by eliminating the flow blockage interval associated with the actuation of sample injection valves. The present invention further provides a method to reduce the pressure and flow rate transients associated with pressurization of the sample loop contents when the sample loop is introduced to chromatography system delivery pressure. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047731 | EXTERNALLY FITTED CONTROL DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE FOR AN EXTERNALLY FITTED CONTROL DEVICE - The externally fitted control device includes an electronic control module ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047732 | FLUIDIC SYSTEM, USE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A fluidic system having a first volume, a second volume and a membrane geometrically separating the two volumes, which has an open-pore microstructure for the passage of a first medium and a second medium. There is a contact angle (θ) between the interface of the media and the pore surface. A first electrical field in the region of the membrane and a first electromagnetic radiation and a first heating of the membrane define a first state (Z | 2015-02-19 |
20150047733 | PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FOR A PACKAGING CONTAINER - A pressure relief valve ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047734 | PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIPE - A pipe includes: a tubular pipe main body made from fiber reinforced plastic; and a substantially tubular connection portion centered on a central axis of the pipe main body, which receives an end portion of the pipe main body, thereby being fixed to the end portion, the connection portion having an external tapered male screw portion. The male screw portion engages a tapered female screw portion on an internal surface of a substantially tubular coupling of another pipe main body. The male screw portion includes, near a screw thread surface, a corresponding metallic mesh layer as a reinforcement layer, other regions of the tapered male screw portion being made from resin, to suppress breakage of the male screw portion. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047735 | METHOD FOR HEAT TREATING A METAL TUBE OR PIPE, METAL TUBE OR PIPE, AND HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE - A method for heat treating a metal tube or pipe is provided to perform heat treatment in such a manner that metal tubes or pipes ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047736 | PROLIFERATED THREAD COUNT OF A WOVEN TEXTILE BY SIMULTANEOUS INSERTION WITHIN A SINGLE PICK INSERTION EVENT OF A LOOM APPARATUS MULTIPLE ADJACENT PARALLEL YARNS DRAWN FROM A MULTI-PICK YARN PACKAGE - Disclosed are a method, a device and a system of proliferating a thread count of a woven textile by simultaneous insertion within a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus multiple adjacent parallel yarns drawn from a multi-pick yarn package. In one or more embodiments, multiple texturized polyester weft yarns of denier between 15 and 50 are wound on a single bobbin in a parallel adjacent fashion such that they may be fed into an air jet pick insertion apparatus of an air jet loom to weave a textile that has between 90 to 235 ends per inch cotton warp yarns and between 100 and 765 polyester weft yarns. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047737 | Tire Repair Fluid Container Packaging Box And Method Of Injecting Tire Repair Fluid - A packaging box is provided for individually packaging a container for tire repair fluid. The box has six outer walls that surround the container. A container holder for holding the container upright is provided in any one of the outer walls. The container holderholder is formed by deforming the outer wall. The container is removed from the packaging box, the outer wall of the packaging box is deformed to form the container holder. The container holder is used to hold the container upright. A first hose is connected between a tire valve of a wheel on which a pneumatic tire is mounted and an outlet of the container. A second hose is connected between an inlet of the container and an air compressor. The air compressor is operable to inject the tire repair fluid in the container into the pneumatic tire using the pressure of compressed air. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY ENDING THE FILLING OF A GAS TRANSPORT MODULE OR OTHER GAS TRANSPORT - Processes and systems are described, which provide important advantages in filling gas storage vessels, such as gas cylinders for the transport of compressed natural gas (CNG). For example, the flow of gas from the fill station may be terminated safely, using an auto-fill shut-off mechanism, without the risk of exceeding vessel pressure ratings and overall reduced risk of operator error. The automatic termination of flow can occur at a preselected pressure that may, for example, be set at a fixed value, or may otherwise be adjusted based on the local temperature at the time of the fill. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047739 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING START CONDITIONS WHEN REFUELING A GAS TANK - A method is disclosed for determining the start pressure within a gas tank ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047740 | Inflator With Reactive Tire Pressure Monitoring - A wheel inflation apparatus including a wheel engagement unit that suspends a tire/wheel assembly and at least one inflation unit coupled to the robotic arm, each inflation unit being configured to inflate the tire/wheel assembly. A load measuring unit is configured to sense an amount of load being applied to the wheel/tire assembly. A controller is coupled to the load measuring unit for receiving a load signal and determining an internal air pressure of the tire/wheel assembly based on the load signal. The controller controls the at least one inflation unit based on the determined internal air pressure and a target (desired) air pressure value. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047741 | REFILL SYSTEM OF A LIQUID CONTAINER - Refill system of a liquid container, where a conduit element is fixed to the liquid container and has an upper part flow passage having one end inside the container and the other end leading past the connection of the conduit element with the container and through at least one upper part radial opening into a space defined by the conduit element and the wall of the container, and wherein, in its first position, a closing element having a first sealing portion is capable of sealing the space liquid-tightly towards the outside. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047742 | ADJUSTABLE DISPENSING NOZZLE - A beverage producing machine is disclosed, comprising: a housing ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047743 | HARVESTER HEAD AND A MEASURING WHEEL APPARATUS FOR A HARVESTER HEAD - A harvester head, comprising a measuring wheel apparatus with a measuring wheel configured to roll along a tree trunk when the trunk is fed through the harvester head, and a power device configured to swivel the measuring wheel apparatus and to keep the measuring wheel pressed against the tree trunk. The measuring wheel is configured to remain in an elevated position in relation to the frame structure of the harvester head, wherein the measuring wheel also has a supporting position to support the trunk and to provide a supporting force that does not let the trunk fall against the frame structure. A measuring wheel apparatus which is applicable in a harvester head, comprising a measuring wheel with a supporting position to support a tree trunk, and which comprises a stopping member configured to stop the swinging motion of the measuring wheel apparatus when the measuring wheel assumes said supporting position. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047744 | WOOD-WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - A wood-working machine, which contains at least one processing unit, a workpiece support having at least one front support area arranged in front of the processing unit in the feeding direction of a workpiece and one rear support area arranged behind the processing unit in the feeding direction of the workpiece, and a transporting device, which has a front transporting unit arranged on the front support area and a rear transporting unit arranged on the rear support area for moving and positioning the workpiece lying on the workpiece support in a first linear axis (X axis), wherein the front and rear transporting units includes at least one transporting roller that can be placed against the top side of the workpiece, and wherein a measuring system, which is integrated into the front or rear support area and has a measuring belt or measuring chain pressed against the bottom side of the workpiece for detecting the motion of the workpiece in the first linear axis, is associated with each transporting unit. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047745 | FLUX COMPOSITION AND BRAZING SHEET - Disclosed is a flux composition for use in brazing of an aluminum alloy material and includes a flux component [A] containing KAlF | 2015-02-19 |
20150047746 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL SHEET FOR ROTOR CORE FOR IPM MOTOR - The present invention manufactures a steel sheet for a rotor core for an IPM motor, wherein the steel sheet has a magnetic flux density B | 2015-02-19 |
20150047747 | SURFACE TREATING METHOD FOR A GOLF CLUB HEAD - A surface treating method for a golf club head made of carbon steel basically has one nitriding step and two oxidizing steps. The method further has polishing, sandblasting and rinsing steps and so on processed prior to or between the basic steps, and then has polishing and oil immersing steps and so on processed after the basic steps. The finished golf club head has uniform dark appearance and also has good corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance. Furthermore, the surface of the finished golf club head does not peel off. Moreover, the method also has advantages including low pollution and low cost. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047748 | METHOD OF IMPROVEMENT OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PRODUCTS MADE OF METALS AND ALLOYS - The invention pertains to the domain of metallurgy in particular, thermochemical surface treatment of products made of metals, mainly steels, and their alloys and it can be used for products hardening for the purpose of their service durability increase. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047749 | LOW ALLOY STEEL - A low alloy steel subjected to post weld heat treatment, containing, by mass percent, of C: 0.01 to 0.15%, Si: 3% or less, Mn: 3% or less, and Al: 0.08% or less, one or more kinds of elements selected from Ti, V and Nb: the range satisfying Formula (1), and the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, N: 0.01% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.03% or less, and O: 0.03% or less: | 2015-02-19 |
20150047750 | BEARING STEEL EXCELLENT IN ROLLING-CONTACT FATIGUE PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The problem to be addressed is to achieve a bearing steel for obtaining a bearing component having further increased rolling-contact fatigue life. The bearing steel satisfies a predetermined chemical composition, and Si (boundary Si), Mn (boundary Mn), Cr (boundary Cr), Cu (boundary Cu), Ni (boundary Ni), and Mo (boundary Mo) included in a matrix phase region (boundary surface region) from the surface of spheroidized cementite to 20 nm away satisfy the formula (1) below. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047751 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength steel sheet is formed of steel having the composition containing by mass % over 0.015% and less than 0.100% C, less than 0.50% Si, over 1.0% and less than 2.0% Mn, 0.05% or less P, 0.03% or less S, 0.01% or more and 0.3% or less sol. Al, 0.005% or less N, less than 0.35% Cr, 0.0010% or more and 0.0050% or less B, less than 0.15% Mo, less than 0.030% Ti, and iron and unavoidable impurities as a balance, wherein the steel satisfies 2.1≦[Mneq]≦3.1, the microstructure of the steel includes a ferrite and a second phase, a volume fraction of the second phase is set to 2.0 to 12.0%, a total ratio of a volume fraction of martensite and a volume fraction of retained γ to the volume fraction of second phase is 60% or more, and the number of carbides which are present within ferrite particles, have an aspect ratio of 3.0 or less and have a diameter of 0.25 to 0.90 μm is set to 10000 pieces/mm | 2015-02-19 |
20150047752 | HIGH STRENGTH INTERSTITIAL FREE LOW DENSITY STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID STEEL - A high strength interstitial free low density steel and method for producing the steel. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047753 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT FROM STEEL BY HOT FORMING - The invention relates to a method for producing a component from transformable steel by hot forming, in which a plate first is cut out of a strip or sheet as the pre-material, and is then heated to forming temperature and pre-formed, having an at least partially martensitic transformation structure after forming. Instead of a press mould hardening, the at least partially martensitic transformation structure is created in the pre-material, or in the plate to be formed, by austenitisation and quenching already before forming, and then the thus-conditioned plate is reheated after forming, while maintaining the at least partially martensitic transformation structure, to a temperature below the Ac1 transformation temperature, and formed at this temperature. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047754 | Cr-Mo ALLOY STEEL COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT HYDROGEN BRITTLENESS RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF THE SAME - Alloy steel compositions having improved resistance to hydrogen brittleness and methods of heat treating same are provided. The alloy steel compositions find applications in hydrogen storage containers, piping systems for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, or reinforced boards for sound absorption/insulation on a multiple layers. The alloy steel compositions include 1.0 to 2.5% by weight of aluminum (Al), based on the total weight of the composition. Improved resistance to hydrogen brittleness is effected by stabilizing an inner part of the composition and forming an Al | 2015-02-19 |
20150047755 | BULK NICKEL-PHOSPHORUS-BORON GLASSES BEARING MANGANESE, NIOBIUM AND TANTALUM - The present disclosure is directed to Ni—P—B alloys and glasses containing small fractions of Nb and Ta and optionally Mn. Over a specific range, the alloys are capable of forming bulk metallic glasses having critical casting thickness in excess of 1 mm. In one embodiment, compositions with a Mn content of between 3 and 4 atomic percent, Nb content of about 3 atomic percent, B content of about 3 atomic percent, and P content of about 16.5 atomic percent, where the balance in Ni, were capable of forming bulk metallic glass rods with diameters as large as 5 mm or larger. In another embodiment, Ni-based compositions with a Mn content of between 5 and 7 atomic percent, Ta content of between 1 and 2 atomic percent, B content of about 3 atomic percent, and P content of about 16.5 atomic percent, where the balance in Ni, were capable of forming bulk metallic glass rods with diameters as large as 5 mm or larger. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047756 | HIGH STRENGTH Mg ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an Mg alloy and a method for producing same able to demonstrate high strength without requiring an expensive rare earth element (RE). The high-strength Mg alloy containing Ca and Zn within a solid solubility limit and the remainder having a chemical composition comprising Mg and unavoidable impurities is characterized in comprising equiaxial crystal particles, there being a segregated area of Ca and Zn along the (c) axis of a Mg hexagonal lattice within the crystal particle, and having a structure in which the segregated area is lined up by Mg | 2015-02-19 |
20150047757 | STEEL SHEET FOR ROTOR CORE FOR IPM MOTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a steel sheet for a rotor core for an IPM motor, wherein the steel sheet has a magnetic flux density B | 2015-02-19 |
20150047758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MANUFACTURING HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET - A method for manufacturing a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet includes a temperature distribution forming step of forming a temperature distribution in a width direction of a steel sheet such that a temperature of the steel sheet increases from an end of the steel sheet in the width direction toward a center part of the steel sheet in the width direction, and a water quenching step of performing water quenching treatment on the steel sheet by immersing, in cooling water, the steel sheet on which the temperature distribution is formed in the width direction. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047759 | Heavy ANFO and a Tailored Expanded Polymeric Density Control Agent - The present invention is directed to an explosive composition comprised of heavy ANFO and expanded polymeric beads that have a density that is less than the density of the heavy ANFO. The expanded polymeric beads have a size that is determined or based on the size of ammonium nitrate prills used in the heavy ANFO portion of the composition. In one embodiment, the expanded polymeric beads that are utilized in the composition are at least 70% of the lower limit of the mesh size of the predominant ammonium nitrate prill mesh size. In another embodiment, the expanded polymeric beads are at least 70% of a size that is related to the average mesh size of the ammonium nitrate prills. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047760 | ACTIVE COMPOSITION FOR A DECOY WHICH RADIATES SPECTRALLY ON COMBUSTION OF THE ACTIVE COMPOSITION, CONTAINING AN ADDITIVE - An active composition for a decoy which radiates spectrally as the active composition burns, contains an additive which is distributed in the active composition and which increases the ratio of the intensity of radiation emitted during combustion of the active composition in the wavelength range from 3.7 to 5.1 μm to the intensity of radiation emitted during combustion of the active composition in the wavelength range from 1.9 to 2.3 μm. The active composition contains a fuel having carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms, and an oxidizer for the fuel, containing oxygen atoms. The amount of the oxidizer being such that it is not sufficient for complete oxidation of the carbon, and the additive being a catalyst present in the form of particles that catalyzes a redox reaction. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047761 | TOP LOADING HEADCOVERS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE TOP LOADING HEADCOVERS - Embodiments of top loading headcovers and methods to manufacture top loading headcovers are generally described herein. Other embodiments of top loading headcovers may be described and claimed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047762 | Pneumatic Tire - The present technology provides a pneumatic tire that combines rolling resistance and wet grip performance while suppressing the occurrence of uneven wear. The pneumatic tire of the present technology has a cap rubber divided into a center portion that straddles a tire equator line and shoulder portions positioned on both sides thereof, a compound emphasizing wet grip performance and having a tan δ at 0° C. higher than that of the shoulder portions is disposed in the center portion and a compound emphasizing rolling resistance and having a tan δ at 60° C. lower than that of the center portion is disposed in both shoulder portions, and circumferential narrow grooves are formed on the respective shoulder sides of outermost main grooves in both the shoulder portions. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047763 | WET AND SNOW TRACTION DESIGN FOR A TIRE TREAD AND SOLUTION FOR PULL UNDER TORQUE THEREFOR - A design for a high-speed tire tread is provided that gives improved performance in both water and snow conditions. The tread region of the tire uses transversely-oriented grooves that each extend across the width of the tread region. There are no grooves or other tread features that provide substantial fluid communication between the transversely-oriented grooves. Features are also provided that decrease the pull under torque associated with such a design. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047764 | Tire Inflation System Having a Passage for Routing Pressurized Gas Through a Flange - A tire inflation system having a first conduit and a flange. The first conduit may supply a pressurized gas for inflating a tire. The flange may be coupled to an axle flange. The flange may have a passage that routes the pressurized gas through the flange. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047765 | Quantum Dot Films Utilizing Multi-Phase Resins - Multi-phase polymer films containing quantum dots (QDs) are described herein. The films have domains of primarily hydrophobic polymer and domains of primarily hydrophilic polymer. QDs, being generally more stable within a hydrophobic matrix, are dispersed primarily within the hydrophobic domains of the films. The hydrophilic domains tend to be effective at excluding oxygen. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047766 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a liquid-crystal display device in which at least an absorptive polarizing film is arranged on a viewing side of a rectangular liquid-crystal display panel and at least the absorptive polarizing film and a reflective polarizing film are arranged on a non-viewing side thereof, the liquid-crystal display panel having a long side and a short side and of VA mode or IPS mode is provided. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047767 | ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A method of producing an all-solid-state lithium-ion secondary battery including forming primary sintered bodies of an anode, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer; disposing the primary sintered body of the solid electrolyte layer between the primary sintered bodies of the anode and the cathode; forming a laminate of the primary sintered bodies and at least one of a first intermediate layer disposed between the anode and the solid electrolyte layer, and a second intermediate layer disposed between the cathode and the solid electrolyte layer; and firing the laminate to obtain a sintered body including an anode, a solid electrolyte layer, and a cathode, and at least one of a first intermediate layer and a second intermediate layer. In the resulting all-solid-state lithium-ion secondary battery, the first and second intermediate layers have a particle size that is smaller than that of the anode, cathode, and solid electrolyte layer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047768 | ATTACHMENT METHOD FOR SECURING ELEMENTS TO ONE ANOTHER USING REPAIR WRAP - An attachment method for securing elements to one another. The attachment method includes providing an inanimate object. The attachment method also includes providing a repair wrap. The repair wrap includes a fabric. The fabric includes one or more fibers and the one or more fibers are knit to form the fabric. The repair wrap also includes a hardening material. The attachment method further includes wrapping the fabric about a portion of the inanimate object. The attachment method additionally includes curing the hardening material. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047769 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RIGID REPAIR WRAP INCLUDING A LAMINATE DISPOSED LATERALLY WITHIN THE REPAIR WRAP - A repair wrap for repairing or strengthening an item. The repair wrap includes a fabric, where the fabric includes one or more fibers. The repair wrap also includes a film disposed laterally within the fabric. The repair wrap further includes a hardening material disposed in the fabric. The fabric is configured to be wrapped around a portion of an item. Curing the hardening material is configured to form a shell about the portion of the item. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047770 | TIRE-FORMING MACHINE CONNECTOR APPARATUS AND CONNECTOR HANDLING METHOD THEREFOR - The joint device for a tire forming machine comprises a joint device connection frame, composite part laminating device, and cord fabric stitching device, wherein the joint device connection frame axially slides along a portal frame through a connection frame drive device, and is located above the vertical direction of a tire body drum; the composite part laminating device is carried on a joint device connection frame through a composite part frame body; the composite part laminating device comprises an axial laminating drive device and a vertical laminating drive device for controlling and driving a compression roller component located on a composite workstation on the tire body drum; the cord fabric stitching device is carried on the joint device connection frame through a main stitching frame; the cord fabric stitching device comprises an axial stitching drive device and a vertical stitching drive device for controlling and driving a stitching wheel component located on a stitching workstation on the tire body drum. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047771 | TIRE BUILDING MACHINE AND BOOST TURN-UP METHOD THEREOF - The boost turn-up method comprises a belt drum, which is carried and driven by a belt drum case, and a forming drum, which is carried and driven by a forming drum case; a first boost device, which is arranged along the axial direction, is arranged at the side part of the belt drum; a second boost device, which is arranged along the axial direction, is arranged at the side part of the forming drum; the first boost device and the second boost device are symmetrical along the vertical center line of the forming drum in the turn-up preparation process of a tire blank; the first boost device and the second boost device push the Bladder or the turn-up rods towards the center from two sides of the forming drum. Thus, the same thrust is simultaneously exerted to assist implementation of the turn-up operation. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047772 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS TUBULAR FOIL - Method and device for forming a continuous tubular foil ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150047773 | OVERLAY APPLICATOR, APPLICATOR MACHINE, AND CRADLE, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AND USING THE SAME - An overlay applicator can include an overlay with a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side can include an adhesive agent configured to adhere to a screen of an electronic device. The overlay applicator can include an adhesive release liner. The adhesive release liner can include a top side and a bottom side. The top side of the adhesive release liner can be removably attached to the bottom side of the overlay. The adhesive release liner can be configured to protect the adhesive agent at the bottom side of the overlay from contaminants. The overlay applicator can include a protective film removably attached to the top side of the overlay. The overlay applicator can include an alignment tab. The alignment tab can include an alignment mechanism. The overlay applicator further can include a pull tab. The pull can include a wiper. Other embodiments are provided. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047774 | METHODS OF BONDING POLYESTER SUBSTRATES - Methods of bonding polyester substrates together, comprising externally delivering thermal energy onto the bonding surfaces of the substrates and bringing the bonding surfaces into proximity with each other and bonding the substrates to each other. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047775 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Two Shoes Simultaneously - Method for providing shoes simultaneously comprising two lasts upon which the upper is arranged; a mould comprising an upper mould part and a lower mould part, said upper mould part comprising a first side frame and a second side frame and between them an middle frame, the side frames being laterally movable, said mould comprising two cavities and the method comprising the steps; providing an outsole in the lower mould part, placing an upper in each cavity, moving the two side frames in a straight and linear movement towards the inner mould injecting a composition into a space between the upper and the outsole moving the lower mould part towards the upper. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047776 | METHOD OF ELEVATING QUALITY OF PRINTED MATTER BY POST-TREATMENT INCLUDING GLOSS AND NON-GLOSS TREATMENT ON DIGITAL PRINTED MATTER - Provided is a method of elevating a quality of a printed matter by performing a post-treatment including a gloss and non-gloss treatment on a digital printed matter and to a method which performs a post-treatment including a gloss or a non-gloss, and a gloss and non-gloss treatment on an entire printed surface of the digital printed matter or on a partial specific printed surface to elevate a quality of a printed matter. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047777 | HEAT RADIATOR, DEVICE FOR INFRARED WELDING AND METHOD FOR HEATING PLASTIC COMPONENTS - The present invention discloses a heat radiator, especially an infrared radiator, having at least one radiation source by means of which supplied electrical energy is convertible into heat radiation, as well as a control. This control comprises at least one frequency converter having a first, a second and a third output so that between the first and the third output a first alternating current is providable and between the second and the third output a second alternating current is providable by means of which the at least one radiation source is operable. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047778 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUCH PANEL - A method for manufacturing a touch panel that includes applying a UV (ultraviolet) curing resin on a surface of a decorative film, forming a peripheral curing area by curing a peripheral area of the decorative film by radiating a UV light thereto, placing a touch panel body on the UV curing resin after the forming of the peripheral curing area, and forming an inner curing area by curing the UV curing resin by radiating the UV light thereto and adhering the decorative film and the touch panel body to each other at the inner curing area. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047779 | ELECTRICAL HEATING-JOINING DEVICE AND METHOD - An electrical heating bonding device | 2015-02-19 |
20150047780 | STABILIZABLE PREFORM PRECURSORS AND STABILIZED PREFORMS FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR STABILIZING AND DEBULKING PREFORMS - A stabilizable preform precursor for composites is provided. The preform precursor has at least one layer of a structural fabric comprised of reinforcing fibers where at least one of the layer(s) of structural fabric has integrated therein one or more stabilizing fiber(s) that dissolves at a dissolution temperature in a resin for infusing into the structural fabric to make the composite. The stabilizing fiber stabilizes the stabilizable preform precursor when the stabilizable preform precursor is subjected to an elevated temperature. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047781 | CONTROLLING THE MELT FRONT OF THIN FILM APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for bonding include selectively heating an initial location of a sample to melt a bonding layer at an interface between a first layer and a second layer of the sample. The heating is propagated in a direction away from the initial location such that a melt front of the bonding layer is translated across the interface to provide a void free bond between the first layer and the second layer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047782 | FLEXIBLE MIDDLE LAYER FOR RFID PATCH ON TIRES - A tire mountable apparatus and a method of fabricating a tire mountable apparatus is disclosed. The tire mountable apparatus includes a first layer, a second layer and a middle layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The tire mountable apparatus further includes an electrical device embedded in the middle layer of the tire mountable apparatus. The middle layer of the tire mountable apparatus completely surrounds the electrical device and is formed from a potting compound, The potting compound does not require exposure to heat, air, moisture, or light to clue and does not require solvent evaporation or outgassing of reaction products to cure. The tire mountable apparatus may be constructed by curing the potting compound between the first layer and the second layer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047783 | PRESSURE TRANSFER PLATE FOR PRESSURE TRANSFER OF A BONDING PRESSURE - A pressure transfer plate for transferring a bonding pressure, especially in thermocompression bonding, from a pressurization apparatus to a wafer, comprising a first pressure side for making contact with a pressurization apparatus, a second pressure side facing away from the first pressure side having an effective contact area for making contact with the wafer and pressurizing it, at least the effective contact area having a low adhesiveness relative to the wafer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047784 | METHOD FOR APPLYING A TEMPORARY BONDING LAYER - A method for applying a temporary bonding layer to a carrier wafer for temporary joining to a product wafer by fusion bonding or anodic bonding, said method comprising:
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20150047785 | Plasma Processing Devices Having Multi-Port Valve Assemblies - A plasma processing device may include a plasma processing chamber, a plasma electrode assembly, a wafer stage, a plasma producing gas inlet, a plurality of vacuum ports, at least one vacuum pump, and a multi-port valve assembly. The multi-port valve assembly may comprise a movable seal plate positioned in the plasma processing chamber. The movable seal plate may comprise a transverse port sealing surface that is shaped and sized to completely overlap the plurality of vacuum ports in a closed state, to partially overlap the plurality of vacuum ports in a partially open state, and to avoid substantial overlap of the plurality of vacuum ports in an open state. The multi-port valve assembly may comprise a transverse actuator coupled to the movable seal plate and a sealing actuator coupled to the movable seal plate. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047786 | SEALING GROOVE METHODS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - In one embodiment, a surface having a sealing groove formed therein. The sealing groove is configured to accept an elastomeric seal. The sealing groove includes a first portion having a full dovetail profile and at least on a second portion having a half dovetail profile. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047787 | REPAIR KIT FOR SECURING ELEMENTS TO ONE ANOTHER USING REPAIR WRAP - A repair kit for securing elements to one another using repair wrap. The repair kit includes a repair wrap. The repair wrap includes a fabric, where the fabric includes one or more fibers and the one or more fibers are knit to form the fabric. The repair wrap also includes a hardening material. The fabric is configured to be wrapped around a portion of an inanimate object. Curing the hardening material is configured to form a shell about the portion of the inanimate object. The repair kit also includes a pouch, wherein the pouch is configured to prevent the repair wrap from coming in contact with water. | 2015-02-19 |
20150047788 | AUTOMATIC TAPE SETTING APPARATUS - A component package tape is transported to a pitch feed mechanism section by a tape transport device and is held in a first tape holding section by a tape holding releasing device. Furthermore, a top tape adhered to a carrier tape that is transported to the pitch feed mechanism section is peeled from the carrier tape by a top tape peeling section while being clamped at a leading end section, is transferred to a top tape delivery mechanism section, and is held in a second tape holding section by the tape holding releasing device. | 2015-02-19 |