17th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220127665 | ELIMINATION PROBE-BASED METHOD FOR DETECTING NUMERICAL CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES, AND NUCLEIC ACID COMPOSITION FOR DETECTING NUMERICAL CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES - The present invention relates to a method for analyzing the presence or absence of aneuploidy of a target chromosome with high sensitivity, and a composition for detecting chromosomal aneuploidy, and more particularly to a method of identifying chromosomal aneuploidy by amplifying a control nucleotide sequence, located on a chromosome not associated with chromosomal aneuploidy, and a target nucleotide sequence located on a chromosome associated with chromosomal aneuploidy, by using the same primer, and then hybridizing the amplification products with an assay probe that differs by one or two nucleotides from the control nucleotide sequence and with an elimination probe that comprises part or all of a sequence of the assay probe, which hybridizes with the target nucleotide sequence or the control nucleotide sequence, the elimination probe having a higher binding affinity for the amplification products than the assay probe, and analyzing melting curves of the hybridization products. The method for detecting chromosomal aneuploidy according to the present invention may analyze the ratio of the target nucleotide sequence to the control nucleotide sequence at high resolution by eliminating equal amounts (certain proportions) of the target nucleotide sequence and the control nucleotide sequence from the analysis using the elimination sequence. This method is useful because numerical abnormalities (aneuploidy) in chromosomes (e.g., fetal chromosomes in maternal blood, and circulating tumor DNA in cancer patients) present at low rates can be detected quickly with high sensitivity by the use of this method. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127666 | SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF DNA METHYLATION - Provided herein are methods of identifying a methylation status of an analyte in a biological sample. Also provided herein are methods that combine identifying the methylation status with spatial technology to identify the location of a methylation status in a biological sample. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127667 | METHOD OF DNA SYNTHESIS - The present invention relates to an in vitro cell-free process for production of deoxyribonucleotides (DNAs) comprising at least one hairpin, corresponding DNA products and uses thereof, and oligonucleotides and kits useful in the process of the invention. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127668 | MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM AND A METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY-ENHANCED, EXCITATION-MODULATED REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ANALYSIS - A reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction based analyzing system includes a sampling tube. The sampling tube includes a tube portion, a cap coupled to the tube portion via a ratchet locking mechanism. The system comprises a microfluidic processing unit coupled to the sampling tube. An intake system receives pre-registered, sealed microfluidic labs into the system, and disinfects them before processing begins. The microfluidic processing unit comprises a piezo electric type ribonucleic acid extraction and concentration unit coupled to the sampling tube, an eluent storage unit, an eluate dosing chamber, an analysis settling chamber with a bubble removal area, an assay rehydration unit, an assay analysis unit and a no-target control analysis unit. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127669 | HAIRPIN LOOP METHOD FOR DOUBLE STRAND POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING USING TRANSMEMBRANE PORES - The invention relates to a new method of sequencing a double stranded target polynucleotide. The two strands of the double stranded target polynucleotide are linked by a bridging moiety. The two strands of the target polynucleotide are separated using a polynucleotide binding protein and the target polynucleotide is sequenced using a transmembrane pore. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127670 | Oligonucleotide-Templated Photoreduction Fluorogenic Probe Pairs and Their Use in Quantitative Detection of Target RNA Sequences - This application describes a fluorogenic nucleic acid kit or composition for quantitative detection of a target ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequence in a test sample comprising at least one pair of oligonucleotide probes comprising a photocatalyst probe and a profluorophore probe, wherein one of the photocatalyst probe and the profluorophore probe is complementary to and capable of specifically binding an upstream portion of the target RNA sequence, and the other probe is complementary to and capable of specifically binding to a downstream portion of the target RNA sequence, the photocatalyst probe comprises a first oligonucleotide covalently bound to a photocatalyst, the profluorophore probe comprises a second oligonucleotide covalently bound to a profluorophore, and the photocatalyst is activatable by exposure to light and a reducing agent to form a reduced, activated photocatalyst that, when both probes of the pair are hybridized to the target RNA sequence, is capable of photoreducing the profluorophore to form a detectable fluorophore. The application also describes methods for quantitative detection of target RNA. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127671 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING HUMAN EGG QUALITY USING MICRORNAs - The disclosure is directed to methods for improving the quality of oocytes for assisted reproductive technology procedures (ARTs), such as oocyte cryopreservation and in vitro fertilization. The method involves culturing an oocyte in which endogenous expression of miRNAs miR-20b, miR-199, and miR-363 is absent or reduced in the presence of exogenous miR-20b, miR-199, and miR-363. The disclosure also provides methods for selecting high-quality oocytes by assessing expression of the miRNAs miR-20b, miR-199, and miR-363 in a cumulus cell surrounding an oocyte isolated from a subject, and methods for performing an ART procedure using a selected high-quality oocyte. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127672 | ENHANCING SPECIFICITY OF ANALYTE BINDING - Methods for enhancing specificity of an analyte binding moiety or probe oligonucleotide to an analyte are provided herein. For example, methods provided herein include blocking a capture binding domain, thereby preventing hybridization to the capture domain of the capture probe affixed to a substrate. Further methods include releasing the block from the capture binding domain, thereby allowing the capture binding domain to specifically bind to the capture domain of the capture probe on the substrate. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127673 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS - Methods for diagnosis of bacterial and viral infections are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to the use of biomarkers that can determine whether a patient with acute inflammation has a bacterial or viral infection. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127674 | METHODS FOR DETECTING CIRCULATING STROMAL CELLS - Novel methods for detecting circulating stromal cells are provided. The methods comprise the steps of incubating a sample, and comparing the pH and/or concentration of at least one molecule selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, lactate ions, and pyruvate ions, determined for the incubated volume to the pH and/or concentration of said at least one molecule, within said sample, wherein a decrease in pH and/or an increase in concentration of said at least one molecule, indicates said at least one circulating stromal cell is present in said sample. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127675 | Monitoring Health and Disease Status Using Clonotype Profiles - There is a need for improved methods for determining the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with conditions, including autoimmune disease and cancer, especially lymphoid neoplasms, such as lymphomas and leukemias. Provided herein are methods for using DNA sequencing to identify personalized, or patient-specific biomarkers in patients with lymphoid neoplasms, autoimmune disease and other conditions. Identified biomarkers can be used to determine and/or monitor the disease state for a subject with an associated lymphoid disorder or autoimmune disease or other condition. In particular, the invention provides a sensitive method for monitoring lymphoid neoplasms that undergo clonal evolutions without the need to development alternative assays for the evolved or mutated clones serving as patient-specific biomarkers. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127676 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROGNOSTIC AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC SUBTYPING OF PANCREATIC CANCER - Methods for generating a prognostic and/or subtype signature for a subject with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include determining expression levels for one or more genes listed in Tables 2-5, 9, 10, or 11, and/or the DE-S and/or DE-T subset of genes in PDAC cells obtained from the subject, wherein the determining provides a prognostic and/or subtype signature for the subject. Also provided are methods for classifying a subject diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) as having an activated stroma subtype or a normal stroma subtype of PDAC and/or a basal subtype or a classical subtype of PDAC; and methods for identifying a differential treatment strategy for a subject diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). | 2022-04-28 |
20220127677 | PREPARATION DEVICE AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR EXOSOME LIQUID BIOPSY SAMPLE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING EXOSOME LIQUID BIOPSY SAMPLE PREPARED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a technique in which a target exosome subpopulation, a sub-subpopulation, or a lower population in human fluid, which is associated with a specific disease, is isolated and recovered in its intact form at high yield to prepare a liquid biopsy sample and analyzed. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127678 | BIOMARKER PANEL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF CANCER - The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing or prognosing cancer comprising determining in vitro cytosine methylation levels within marker genes and/or determining expression levels of miRNA markers. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127679 | COMPOSITION FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS - The present disclosure relates to a composition capable of cancer diagnosis, a diagnostic kit comprising same, and a method for providing information for cancer diagnosis using the composition. When a biomarker of the present disclosure is used, it is possible to accurately and conveniently diagnose cancer, particularly breast cancer, in an early stage, and furthermore, it is possible to diagnose the stage of cancer and predict therapeutic responsiveness or post-treatment prognosis. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127680 | APOE GENOTYPING IN CANCER PROGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT - This disclosure presents methods and reagents for cancer prognosis and treatment based on APOE genotyping. Specifically, the presence of the APOE2 genotype is indicative of a poor prognosis for the subject, whereas the presence of the APOE4 genotype is indicative of a good prognosis for the subject. The disclosed methods and reagents are useful for treating cancer and for making medical and clinical decisions on adjuvant therapy, tumor surveillance, and the likelihood of disease progression. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127681 | SORTING CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES - Disclosed is a method for identifying cell-type specific EV markers comprising culturing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to provide a culture of a first differentiated cell type; isolating extracellular vesicles (EV)s from the culture of the differentiated cell type; generating a microscopic RNA (miRNA) expression profile for the differentiated cell type by next-generation sequencing; and identifying specific miRNA markers associated with the differentiated cells. Also disclosed are methods for in vitro testing for a disease condition comprising providing a biological sample; isolating extracellular vesicles from said sample by labeling the extracellular vesicles using fluorescence in situ hybridization, and sorting the labeled extracellular vesicles by high resolution flow cytometry; and determining the status of exosomes and/or an exosome-associated marker in the sample, wherein an abnormal status of exosomes and/or the exosome-associated marker in the sample indicates the presence of a disease condition. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127682 | SELECTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER WITH COMBINATION THERAPIES - Certain molecular characteristics of cancer cells or tumors can be indicative of their sensitivity to various combination therapies. The cancer cells or tumors exhibiting such molecular profiles, such as upregulation of genes associated with mitosis or meiosis, can be sensitive to additive and more than additive effects of combination therapies. Methods for identifying, selecting, and/or treating cancer patients whose cancer is amenable to combination therapies including an antiandrogen or androgen antagonist in combination with a Plk inhibitor are disclosed. Administration of the combination of the active agents can reduce cancer cell proliferation or viability and/or tumor burden in a subject with cancer to the same degree, or a greater degree than administering to the subject the same amount of either active agent alone. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127683 | DETECTING MUTATIONS FOR CANCER SCREENING - Embodiments are related to the accurate detection of somatic mutations in the plasma (or other samples containing cell-free DNA) of cancer patients and for subjects being screened for cancer. The detection of these molecular markers would be useful for the screening, detection, monitoring, management, and prognostication of cancer patients. For example, a mutational load can be determined from the identified somatic mutations, and the mutational load can be used to screen for any or various types of cancers, where no prior knowledge about a tumor or possible cancer of the subject may be required. Embodiments can be useful for guiding the use of therapies (e.g. targeted therapy, immunotherapy, genome editing, surgery, chemotherapy, embolization therapy, anti-angiogenesis therapy) for cancers. Embodiments are also directed to identifying de novo mutations in a fetus by analyzing a maternal sample having cell-free DNA from the fetus. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127684 | Serum miRNA Markers for Diagnosing Liver Cancer and Predicting Liver Cancer Metastasis and Detection Kit Thereof - The present application belongs to the field of genetic engineering and medical diagnosis, and particularly relates to serum miRNA markers for diagnosing liver cancer and predicting liver cancer metastasis and a detection kit thereof. The present application discloses the research and development and use of a kit containing three blood miRNAs markers related to human liver cancer. The specific markers are serum-derived miR-122-5p, miR-144-3p and miR-451a. According to the present application, the differential miRNAs are used as the core components of the detection kit, and are combined with corresponding internal references to form the detection kit; and through practical detection application in clinical samples, the reaction conditions and reagent ratios of the kit are optimized, the detection parameters are adjusted, and the standardized process of clinical detection and analysis is preliminarily established, and the kit is used for early diagnosis and metastasis risk assessment of liver cancer. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127685 | NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION SYSTEM AND NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHOD - A nucleic acid detection system according to an embodiment is a nucleic acid detection system to detect a target nucleic acid in a sample and includes a thermal inactivation chamber, an amplification chamber, and a detection chamber, all of which constitute a liquid flow path. In this system, liquid flows through the thermal inactivation chamber, the amplification chamber, and the detection chamber sequentially. The thermal inactivation chamber includes a reagent to thermally inactivate and decompose the sample. The amplification chamber includes a reagent to amplify the target nucleic acid. The detection chamber includes a test strip to conduct a Cas enzyme reaction with the target nucleic acid and a lateral flow detection. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127686 | PHOSPHORUS ACID FUNCTIONALIZED COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of submicron-sized polymer particles and micron-sized polymer beads, wherein the polymer particles or beads or both are functionalized with phosphorus acid groups. The composition of the present invention is useful for providing a matte finish on substrates, such as leather, textiles, wallboard, decorative coatings, concrete, and wood, with improved stain resistance. The present invention also relates to a leather substrate coated with a clear matte finish comprising an acrylic or styrene-acrylic polymer film and micron-sized polymer beads, wherein the film or the beads or both are functionalized with a phosphorus acid monomer. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127687 | DEVICE, EXCHANGE UNIT, KIT, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE ODOR OF TANNED LEATHER - The invention relates to a device for reducing the odor of tanned leather, comprising a treatment chamber, which is designed to dry tanned leather and/or treat dried leather, and at least one odor reducing reservoir, wherein the at least one odor reducing reservoir has at least one odor-neutralizing substance, and a gas-exchange connection is provided between the treatment chamber and the odor reducing reservoir. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127688 | Method and installation for removing slag from metallurgical melts - A method and an installation ( | 2022-04-28 |
20220127689 | DEEPLY-HARDENED-SURFACE TURNOUT RAIL WITH HIGH DEGREE OF UNDERCOOLING AND THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention relates to a turnout rail production technology, in particular to a deeply-hardened-surface turnout rail with high degree of undercooling and the preparation method thereof. The invention aims to solve the technical problem by providing a deeply-hardened-surface turnout rail with high degree of undercooling featured in even hardness distribution and a deeply hardened surface layer and the preparation method thereof. The method is described as follows: feeding molten iron for converter smelting→furnace rear argon blowing station→LF refining→RH vacuumization→casting steel blanks→slow cooling in the slow cooling pit→austenitic homogenization→rail rolling→heat treatment; in the converter smelting process, adding 0.2-0.3% Cr, 0.04-0.06 V and 0.75-0.80% C; the heat treatment process is divided into two cooling stages. The turnout rail prepared with the method described in the invention has a deeper deeply-hardened surface layer; the hardness is distributed more evenly, the anti-contact fatigue performance is higher and the resistance to wearing is ideal. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127690 | NON-DIRECTIONAL ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: 1.5 to 4.0 wt % of Si; 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of Mn, 0.7 to 1.5 wt % of Al; 0.0001-0.003 wt % of Bi; and 0.0001 to 0.003 wt % of Ga, with the balance comprising Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfies the following Formula 1. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127691 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT MOLDABILITY AND IMPACT RESISTANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT MOLDABILITY AND IMPACT RESISTANCE - A high-strength steel sheet includes a chemical composition including: by mass %, C: 0.080 to 0.500%, Si: 2.50% or less, Mn: 0.50 to 5.00%, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Al: 0.001 to 2.500%, N: 0.0150% or less, O: 0.0050% or less, and the balance: Fe and inevitable impurities. The high-strength steel sheet satisfying a predetermined formula has a microstructure in a region from ⅛t to ⅜t from a steel sheet surface. The microstructure includes: by volume %, 20% or more of acicular ferrite, 20% or more of an island-shaped hard structure including residual austenite, 2% to 25% of residual austenite, and 20% or less of aggregated ferrite. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127692 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a steel sheet and optionally an insulation coating formed on the steel sheet, in which, in a case where a heat treatment of performing retention at 800° C. for 2 hours is performed, regarding a time-magnetostriction waveform (t−λ waveform) when magnetized to 1.7 T, a peak value of a difference waveform obtained by subtracting the time-magnetostriction waveform after the heat treatment from the time-magnetostriction waveform before the heat treatment is 0.01×10 | 2022-04-28 |
20220127693 | Method and Apparatus for Remote Control and Monitoring of Heat-Treatment Equipment - A remote control and monitoring apparatus for heat-treatment equipment, including heating elements installed on a workpiece at a work site to perform a heat-treatment operation, has a data acquisition and control unit, a heat-treatment unit, a communication bridge, and a control center, to permit the heat-treatment equipment installed at the work site to be controlled and monitored at a distant control facility. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127694 | METHOD OF COOLING CONTROL FOR STEEL PLATE, COOLING CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STEEL PLATE - A method of cooling control for a steel plate, a cooling control device, and a method of manufacturing a steel plate, which adjust an upper/lower water ratio and prevent C-warping during cooling. The method of cooling control includes: determining an upper/lower water ratio of a steel plate being cooled wherein at least one of a C-warping amount and a curvature is within a target permissible range, based on a past operating condition, a past upper/lower water ratio when cooling under the past operating condition has been implemented, and at least one of a past C-warping amount and a past curvature measured by a shape measuring meter at an outgoing side of a cooling zone when the cooling under the past operating condition is implemented; and adjusting an amount of cooling water to be blown onto the steel plate to reach the upper/lower water ratio. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127695 | PROCESSING ORES CONTAINING PRECIOUS METALS - A method of recovering gold from gold-containing sulphide minerals in an ore that has a recovery-oxidation curve in a graph of % recovery of gold versus % oxidation of the minerals that has a slope of less than 1:1 in a higher % oxidation part of the curve, includes operating at least one oxidation unit to achieve a target % oxidation for sulphur in the ore that is in a higher oxidation part of the curve and producing an output having liberated gold as a consequence of sulphur oxidation in the oxidation unit and allowing variations of the % oxidation in the oxidation unit during the method. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127696 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS USING AN ACID SOAK - The present application provides a process and system for extraction of rare earth elements using a long-term acid soak. In particular the present application provides a process for extracting rare earth elements from an ore by: (a) soaking the ore with a strong acid at a temperature of less than about 100° C. for at least 1 day; and (b) leaching the acid-soaked ore with an aqueous leaching solution to obtain a leachate comprising the rare earth elements. Optionally, a small amount of water is added to the acid during the acid soaking step and/or an additive comprising one or more metal ions is added to the acid during the acid soaking step. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127697 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE METAL - A method for recovering at least cobalt of valuable metals, cobalt and nickel, from an acidic solution obtained by subjecting waste containing positive electrode materials for lithium ion secondary batteries to a wet process, the acidic solution comprising cobalt ions, nickel ions and impurities, the method including: a first extraction step for Co recovery, the first extraction step being for extracting cobalt ions by solvent extraction from the acidic solution and stripping the cobalt ions; and a second extraction step for Co recovery, the second extraction step being for extracting cobalt ions by solvent extraction from a stripped solution obtained in the first extraction step for Co recovery and stripping the cobalt ions, wherein the first extraction step for Co recovery includes: a solvent extraction process for extracting cobalt ions in the acidic solution into a solvent; a scrubbing process for scrubbing the solvent that has extracted the cobalt ions; and a stripping process for stripping the cobalt ions in the solvent after the scrubbing into a solution. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127698 | TITANIUM ALLOY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A titanium alloy additive manufacturing product contains 5.50 to 6.75 wt % of Al, 3.50 to 4.50 wt % of V, 0.20 wt % or less of 0, 0.40 wt % or less of Fe, 0.015 wt % or less of H, 0.08 wt % or less of C, 0.05 wt % or less of N, and inevitable impurities, in which a pore content is 0.05 number/mm | 2022-04-28 |
20220127699 | HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVE CASTING ALUMINUM ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A high thermal conductive casting aluminum alloy is provided as an Al—Ni—Fe-based alloy, including, based on an entire alloy of 100 wt %, nickel (Ni) added at 1.0 to 1.3 wt %, iron (Fe) added at 0.3 to 0.9 wt %, and aluminum (Al) added as a balance. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127700 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL, AND CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, BATTERY MEMBER, FASTENING COMPONENT, SPRING COMPONENT, STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND CABTIRE CABLE EACH USING SAME - An aluminum alloy material which has high yield strength and excellent electric and thermal conductivity and can have a constant break elongation even when the aluminum alloy material has a small diameter. The aluminum alloy material has an alloy composition including 0.05 to 1.50 mass % of Fe, at least one of 0.01 to 0.15 mass % of Si, 0.01 to 0.30 mass % of Cu and 0.01 to 1.50 mass % of Mg, and a remainder made up by Al and unavoidable impurities, and has a fibrous metallic structure in which a plurality of crystal grains extend in line in one direction. The average value of maximum dimensions of the plurality of crystal grains in a direction perpendicular to the length direction is 800 nm or less in a cross section parallel to the aforementioned one direction, and there is no specific void of which the maximum dimension in a direction perpendicular to the length direction is 1.0 μm or more as observed at a center part of the cross section in the thickness direction or the abundance of the specific voids is 10 or less per 10000 μm | 2022-04-28 |
20220127701 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL - An aluminum alloy material contains Mg: 7.0% to 10.0% (% by mass, the same applies hereinafter) and Ca: not more than 0.1%, and the aluminum alloy material contains a remainder constituted by aluminum and an inevitable impurity. The aluminum alloy material has a tensile strength of not less than 500 MPa and an elongation of not less than 3% and less than 10%. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127702 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL - An aluminum alloy material contains Mg: 7.0% to 10.0% (% by mass, the same applies hereinafter) and Ca: not more than 0.1%, and the aluminum alloy material contains a remainder constituted by aluminum and an inevitable impurity. The aluminum alloy material has a tensile strength of not less than 300 MPa and less than 500 MPa and an elongation of not less than 20%. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127703 | HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOY - Provided is a hydrogen storage alloy including a ternary alloy of titanium (Ti), iron (Fe), and vanadium (V), wherein V sites in the ternary alloy correspond to some of Ti sites in a binary TiFe alloy including Ti and Fe, and some of Fe sites in the binary TiFe alloy. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127704 | STEEL PLATE HAVING EXCELLENT HEAT AFFECTED ZONE TOUGHNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The present invention relates to a steel plate which can appropriately be used as a structural material and the like. Provided are a steel plate, exhibiting excellent strength and toughness on a heat affected zone even when high heat input welding is performed, and a method for manufacturing thereof. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127705 | HOT-STAMPING FORMED BODY - A hot-stamping formed body has a predetermined chemical composition and a microstructure including, by area ratio, 90% to 100% of martensite and 0% to 10% of a remainder in the microstructure. In the microstructure, a region in which an average GAIQ value in a unit grain is 60,000 or more is 30 area % or more, and a number density of carbides having a circle equivalent diameter of 0.20 μm or more is 50/mm | 2022-04-28 |
20220127706 | LOW COST HIGH PERFORMANT TOOL STEELS - The present invention relates to very high performant tool steels which can be produced at low cost. The high performance is achieved through an exceptional combination of thermo-mechanical properties attained trough novel alloying and microstructural guidelines. Several of the tool steels of the present invention can be obtained in large cross-section without significant deterioration of the most relevant properties. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127707 | DUPLEX STAINLESS SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DUPLEX STAINLESS SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE - The duplex stainless seamless steel pipe according to the present disclosure has the chemical composition described in the description and a microstructure composed of 30.0 to 70.0% of ferrite, and austenite. In an observation field of view region of a square shape with a side of 1.0 mm, the region including a center portion of wall thickness and including an L direction and a T direction. A number of intersections NT, which is the number of intersections between the line segments T | 2022-04-28 |
20220127708 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHEET OR STRIP FROM AN ALUMINIUM ALLOY, AND A SHEET, STRIP OR MOLDED PART PRODUCED THEREBY - A method for producing a sheet or strip from an aluminum alloy and a sheet, strip or molded part produced thereby are disclosed. A rough surface and stretcher strain marks can be avoided if the cold-rolled sheet or strip with a particular composition and microstructure is subjected to a heat treatment with a recrystallization annealing and a subsequent accelerated cooling. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127709 | HOT DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are a hot dip galvanized steel sheet comprising a base steel sheet wherein the base steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition, and contains ferrite: 50% or less, retained austenite: 30% or less, tempered martensite: 5% or more, fresh martensite: 10% or less, and pearlite and cementite in total: 5% or less, remaining structures consist of bainite, and a number ratio of tempered martensite with a Mn concentration profile satisfying [Mn] | 2022-04-28 |
20220127710 | MASK FRAME AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A mask frame includes a support substrate including a plurality of inner side surfaces. The plurality of inner side surfaces defines a first opening through the support substrate. A heat dissipation plate is disposed on the plurality of inner side surfaces. A plurality of fixing portions is disposed between the support substrate and the heat dissipation plate. The plurality of fixing portions includes a plurality of adhesive portions attaching the support substrate to the heat dissipation plate. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127711 | FRAME-INTEGRATED MASK - The present invention relates to a frame-integrated mask. The frame-integrated mask according to the present invention is used in a process of forming pixels on a silicon wafer, and includes a mask including a mask pattern, and a frame connected to at least a part of a region of the mask excluding the region in which the mask pattern is formed. The mask has a shape corresponding to the silicon wafer and is integrally connected to the frame. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127712 | MASK PLATE AND EVAPORATION SYSTEM - A mask plate and an evaporation system. The mask plate includes at least one mask strip. Folding structures are connected to two opposite sides of the at least one mask strip. At least one group of effective evaporation area and transition area located around the effective evaporation areas are arranged on the at least one mask strip. Each folding structure includes a foldable part and a support part connected to each other. The foldable part is connected to the support part and the mask strip. The foldable part and at least part of the support part are sequentially stacked on one side of the two opposite sides of the mask strip, and the foldable part covers at least part of the transition area close to the folding structure of the mask strip. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127713 | METAL OXIDE FILM, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING METAL OXIDE FILM - A metal oxide film with high electrical characteristics is provided. A metal oxide film with high reliability is provided. The metal oxide film contains indium, M (M is aluminum, gallium, yttrium, or tin), and zinc. In the metal oxide film, distribution of interplanar spacings d determined by electron diffraction by electron beam irradiation from a direction perpendicular to a film surface of the metal oxide film has a first peak and a second peak. The top of the first peak is positioned at greater than or equal to 0.25 nm and less than or equal to 0.30 nm, and the top of the second peak is positioned at greater than or equal to 0.15 nm and less than or equal to 0.20 nm. The distribution of the interplanar spacings d is obtained from a plurality of electron diffraction patterns of a plurality of regions of the metal oxide film. The electron diffraction is performed using an electron beam with a beam diameter of greater than or equal to 0.3 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127714 | PVD TARGET HAVING SELF-RETAINED LOW FRICTION PADS - Embodiments of target assemblies for use in substrate processing chambers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a target assembly includes a plate comprising a first side including a central portion and a support portion, a target disposed on the central portion, a plurality of recesses formed in the support portion; and a plurality of self-retained low-friction pads partially disposed in the plurality of recesses, wherein each of the plurality of low-friction pads includes a solid body portion, and a self-retaining stem that extends outward from a bottom of the solid body portion, wherein the self-retaining stem includes a first stem portion disposed in the first through-hole portion, and a second stem portion disposed within the second through-hole portion. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127715 | SPUTTERING SYSTEM - A sputtering system is suitable for sputtering a surface to be sputtered having sections. Each section has a projection height. The sputtering system includes a supporting plate, a sputtering array, and a controller. The sputtering array is arranged on the supporting plate. The sputtering array includes sputtering units. Each section corresponds to at least one of the sputtering units. Each sputtering unit has a driving shaft and a target. The target faces the surface to be sputtered. The controller is electrically connected the driving shaft. The driving shaft drives the target to move relative to the surface to be sputtered. The controller controls a distance between each sputtering unit and the corresponding section of the sections in the direction of the projection height to satisfy a given condition. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127716 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes first and second process chambers in a first row in a first direction, third and fourth process chambers in a second row in the first direction, the third and fourth process chambers being spaced apart from the first and second process chambers in a second direction, and the first and third process chambers being arranged in parallel in the second direction to perform a same process, a load-lock chamber at one side of the first to fourth process chambers in the first direction, and first and second transfer chambers directly connected to each other in a third row in the first direction, the third row being between the first and second rows, and each of the first and second transfer chambers including a transfer unit to transfer a semiconductor substrate between the first to fourth process chambers and the load-lock chamber. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127717 | Selective Deposition Of A Heterocyclic Passivation Film On A Metal Surface - Selective deposition methods are described. A passivation film is deposited on a metal surface before deposition of a dielectric material. Methods include exposing a substrate surface including a metal surface and a dielectric surface to a heterocyclic reactant comprising a head group and a tailgroup in a processing chamber and selectively depositing the heterocyclic reactant on the metal surface to form a passivation layer, wherein the heterocyclic headgroup selectively reacts and binds to the metal surface. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127718 | HDP SACRIFICIAL CARBON GAPFILL - Methods for filling a substrate feature with a carbon gap fill, while leaving a void, are described. Methods comprise flowing a process gas into a high density plasma chemical vapor deposition (HDP-CVD) chamber, the chamber housing a substrate having at least one feature, the process gas comprising a hydrocarbon reactant, generating a plasma, and depositing a carbon film. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127719 | Structure for Producing Diamond and Method for Manufacturing Same - Provided are a structure for producing a high-quality single crystal diamond, and a method for manufacturing the structure for producing diamond. A structure for producing a diamond is composed of a base substrate and an Ir thin film formed on the base substrate. The thermal expansion coefficient of the base substrate is 5 times or less of the thermal expansion coefficient of diamond and the melting point of the base substrate is 700° C. or higher. The peak angle in the X-ray diffraction pattern of the Ir thin film is different from the peak angle in the X-ray diffraction pattern of the base substrate. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127720 | A METHOD OF FORMING A DIAMOND COATING ON A CARBON MATERIAL - Disclosed is a method of forming a conductive diamond layer on a surface of a carbon fibre substrate that is used as a component of an electrode for neural stimulation and/or electrochemical sensing. The method comprises functionalising at least a portion of the surface with a functionalising agent to facilitate coating the surface with the conductive diamond layer. The method also comprises providing a diamond precursor and depositing the diamond precursor over the functionalising agent to form the conductive diamond layer. The disclosure also relates to an electrode that is used as a component of an electrode for neural stimulation and/or electrochemical sensing. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127721 | Depositing Low Roughness Diamond Films - Methods of depositing a diamond layer are described, which may be used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. Methods include processing a substrate in which nanocrystalline diamond deposited on a substrate, wherein the processing methods result in a nanocrystalline diamond hard mask having high hardness. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127722 | CLEAN PROCESSES FOR BORON CARBON FILM DEPOSITION - Exemplary semiconductor processing methods may include forming a seasoning film on a heater of a processing chamber by a first deposition process. The method may include performing a hardmask deposition process in the processing chamber. The method may include cleaning the processing chamber by a first cleaning process. The method may include monitoring a gas produced during the first cleaning process. The method may include cleaning the processing chamber using a second cleaning process different from the first cleaning process. The method may also include monitoring the gas produced during the second cleaning process. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127723 | HIGH HEAT LOSS HEATER AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING - Exemplary substrate support assemblies may include an electrostatic chuck body defining a support surface that defines a substrate seat. The substrate support surface may include a dielectric coating. The substrate support assemblies may include a support stem coupled with the electrostatic chuck body. The substrate support assemblies may include a cooling hub positioned below a base of the support stem and coupled with a cooling fluid source. The electrostatic chuck body may define at least one cooling channel that is in communication with a cooling fluid source. The substrate support assemblies may include a heater embedded within the electrostatic chuck body. The substrate support assemblies may include an AC power rod extending through the support stem and electrically coupled with the heater. The substrate support assemblies may include a plurality of voids formed within the electrostatic chuck body between the at least one cooling channel and the heater. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127724 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING VANADIUM METAL, STRUCTURE, DEVICE AND A DEPOSITION ASSEMBLY - The current disclosure relates to the manufacture of semiconductor devices, specifically to methods of forming vanadium metal on a substrate. The methods comprise providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a vanadium precursor to the reaction chamber in a vapor phase and providing a reducing agent to the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form vanadium metal on the substrate. The disclosure further relates to structures and devices formed by the methods, as well as to a deposition assembly. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127725 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure relates to a substrate processing method, and more particularly, to a substrate processing method for improving the physical properties of a thin film formed on a substrate. An embodiment of a substrate processing method according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: carrying a substrate into a first chamber; a first pressurizing step increasing the pressure in the first chamber so that the pressure in the first chamber reaches a first high-pressure that is higher than the normal pressure; a first depressurizing step decreasing the pressure in the first chamber so that the pressure in the first chamber reaches a second high-pressure that is lower than the first high-pressure and equal to or higher than the normal pressure; a first pressurizing/depressurizing repeating step performing the first pressurizing step and the first depressurizing step repeatedly at a predetermined number of times; and a second depressurizing step decreasing the pressure in the first chamber so that the pressure in the first chamber reaches a first low-pressure that is lower than the normal pressure. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127726 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DEPOSITION OF ADHERENT CARBON COATINGS ON INSULATOR SURFACES - Deposition of adherent carbon coating(s) on insulator surface(s) can include pretreatment of the insulator surface(s) in a pretreatment plasma ( | 2022-04-28 |
20220127727 | METHODS OF FORMING DESIRED GEOMETRY ON SUPERALLOY PART USING POWDER MIXTURE OF LOW AND HIGH MELT TEMPERATURE SUPERALLOYS - Methods of forming a desired geometry at a location on a superalloy part are disclosed. The method may include directing particles of a powder mixture including a low melt temperature superalloy powder and a high melt temperature superalloy powder to the location on the superalloy part at a velocity sufficient to cause the superalloy powders to deform and to form a mechanical bond but not metallurgical bond to the superalloy part. The directing of particles continues until the desired geometry is formed. Heat is applied to the powder mixture on the repair location. The heat causes the low melt temperature superalloy powder to melt, creating the metallurgical bonding at the location. Another method uses the same directing to form a preform for repairing the location on the part. The low melt temperature superalloy powder melts at <1287° C.), and the high melt temperature superalloy powder melts at >1287° C. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127728 | ETCHING CHELATING AGENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ETCHING SOLUTION COMPOSITION - The invention discloses an etching chelating agent, a manufacturing method thereof, and an etching solution composition. The etching chelating agent includes cellulose cross-linked polymer, and the cellulose cross-linked polymer is obtained by cross-linking and polymerizing carboxymethyl cellulose and an amine compound. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127729 | Electroless Nickel Etch Chemistry, Method Of Etching And Pretreatment - Etchant solutions, pretreatment and methods for etching electroless nickel on metallic materials are provided herein. More specifically, etchant solutions for selectively removing electroless nickel from the surface of metallic materials containing copper, and optionally as containing stainless steel, methods of etching and pretreatment are provided. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127730 | Corrosion Control Treatment Program - The invention provides a water treatment composition comprising a cathodic inhibitor comprising at least one rare earth metal, an anodic inhibitor comprising at least one polycarboxylic acid, and a polymer dispersant comprising at least one sulfonic group. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting corrosion of a metal in an industrial water system, which method includes treating water of the industrial water system with the composition of the invention, to provide treated water. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127731 | CONCENTRATED ALUMINUM COMPOSITIONS FOR AQUEOUS CORROSION CONTROL - A composition for corrosion control in aqueous systems, the composition providing a formulation of a concentrated aluminum corrosion inhibitor; and (i) a polycarboxylic acid polymer, (ii) a sulfonic acid polymer, (iii) a combination of a polycarboxylic acid and a polysulfonic acid, (iv) an organic phosphonate, (v) a combination of a phosphonate and a polycarboxylic acid, or (vi) a combination of a phosphonate and a polysulfonic acid. A method for corrosion control in aqueous systems, the method providing a concentrated formulation, the concentrated formulation having an aluminum corrosion inhibitor and (i) a polycarboxylic acid polymer, (ii) a sulfonic acid polymer, (iii) a combination of a polycarboxylic acid and a polysulfonic acid, (iv) an organic phosphonate, (v) a combination of a phosphonate and a polycarboxylic acid, or (vi) a combination of a phosphonate and a polysulfonic acid; and delivering the concentrated formulation to an aqueous stream. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127732 | ELECTRODE SYSTEM - An electrode system comprising: a plurality of first electrode plates ( | 2022-04-28 |
20220127733 | Non-consumable anode for electrolysis - The invention relates to a non-consumable anode for electrolysis that contains carbon. Said anode is made of pyrocarbon (pyrographite). The pyrocarbon (pyrographite) anode is stable even in nitrate electrolytes and does not contaminate the electrolyte with erosion products. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127734 | W18O49/CoO/NF SELF-SUPPORTING ELECTROCATALYTIC MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a W | 2022-04-28 |
20220127735 | W18O49/CoO/CoWO4/NF SELF-SUPPORTING ELECTROCATALYTIC MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a W | 2022-04-28 |
20220127736 | Electrolyser for CO2 Reduction into Hydrocarbons - The present invention relates to an electrolysis device comprising an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode and the cathode each are an electrode comprising an electrically conductive support of which at least a part of the surface is covered by a metal deposit of copper, wherein the surface of the metal deposit is in an oxidized, sulfurated, selenated and/or tellurized form and the metal deposit has a specific surface area greater than or equal to 1 m | 2022-04-28 |
20220127737 | SELF-SUPPORTING ELECTROCATALYTIC MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a self-supporting electrocatalytic material and a preparation method thereof, the self-supporting electrocatalytic material is a Cu | 2022-04-28 |
20220127738 | ELECTROLYTE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTE - An electrolyte manufacturing device includes an electrolytic cell including a diaphragm separating an anode chamber from a cathode chamber, a circulator circulating an anolyte to the anode chamber and circulating a catholyte to the cathode chamber, and a power source supplying current. A cathode in the electrolytic cell includes a carbon fiber layer on a plane facing the diaphragm. The electrolytic cell includes an anode net placed between the anode and the diaphragm, and a cathode net placed between the cathode and the diaphragm. The circulator circulates the anolyte at a flow rate that is greater than the flow rate of the catholyte and is equal to or greater than twice the volume of gaseous oxygen generated in the anode chamber per unit time at 0° C. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127739 | Recovery of Rare Earth Metals and Other Metals from Natural Liquid Sources by Electrodialysis Metathesis - Provided herein is an electrodialysis metathesis (EDM) system that has at least one stack or quad of compartments arranged so each compartment is in fluid communication with its adjacent compartment via alternating cation- and anion-exchange membranes. The compartments in a stack are a feed compartment, a substitution salt solution compartment, a first concentrated compartment and a second concentrated compartment. Also provided are processes and methods for separating or recovering a metal, for example, a rare earth element, or a salt or a combination thereof from a salt-containing water. Simultaneous metathesis reactions and electrodialysis across the stack recovers one or more metal or salts from the salt-containing water which desalinates the salt-containing water. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127740 | ELECTROLYTE FOR CHROMIUM DEPOSITION FROM CR(III)-COMPOUNDS - A method for preparing a Cr(III)-plating solution is disclosed. The method comprises or consists of the steps of (a) providing an aged aqueous Cr(III)-solution; (b) adding a polycarbonate or a derivative thereof to the solution of step (a); and (c) adding a borate to the solution of step (b). In addition, a plating solution obtainable by the present method is disclosed, and a plating solution comprising or consisting of Cr(III)-ions, a polycarbonate or a derivative thereof, a borate, water, sulfate, and positive ions selected from the group consisting of hydrogen ions, alkali metal ions and earth alkali metal ions. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127741 | COPPER OR COPPER ALLOY ELECTROPLATING BATH - A copper or copper alloy electroplating bath has two or more electrolytes. The two or more electrolytes include at least one selected from nitric acid and a nitrate. The two or more electrolytes can form electrodeposits, such as a group of high-aspect bump electrodes, that have a uniform height or thickness at high speed. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127742 | METAL MATERIAL WITH THERMODYNAMIC ANISOTROPY AND A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A metal material having thermodynamic anisotropy has an X-axis hardness of 160-180 HV, an X-axis hardness thermal expansion coefficient of 5×10-6-100×10-6 K | 2022-04-28 |
20220127743 | COMPOSITE COPPER FOIL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A composite copper foil contains a carrier layer, a release layer and an ultra-thin copper layer in this order. In the composite copper foil, the release layer includes a binary alloy or a ternary alloy comprising nickel, and is formed into an amorphous layer, and the ultra-thin copper layer is peelable from the carrier layer. A method of fabricating the composite copper foil includes preparing a carrier layer, forming a release layer which is amorphous on the carrier layer by electroplating using an electrolyte that comprises nickel, and forming an ultra-thin copper layer on the release layer by electroplating. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127744 | Methods and Compositions for Improved Adherence of Organic Coatings to Materials - Methods and compositions for improving adhesion of an organic coating applied to a surface of a conductive substrate are provided. In aspects described, at least one reactive metal-based deposit is electrodeposited on a conductive substrate by pulse electrochemical reduction of a metal complex using a pulse scheme, wherein the metal complex is dissolved in a substantially aqueous medium. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127745 | SEALING FOR ANODIZED METAL - A sealing process includes impregnating an oxide layer of an anodized metal with a corrosion inhibitor by contacting the oxide layer with a first corrosion inhibitor solution at a first temperature and sealing the impregnated oxide layer of an anodized metal by contacting the impregnated oxide layer with a second corrosion inhibitor solution at a second temperature, wherein the first corrosion inhibitor solution has a corrosion inhibitor concentration greater than the second corrosion inhibitor solution and the first temperature is less than the second temperature. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127746 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHENE-COATED OBJECT, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING GRAPHENE-COATED OBJECT, AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - To form graphene to a practically even thickness on an object having an uneven surface or a complex surface, in particular, an object having a surface with a three-dimensional structure due to complex unevenness, or an object having a curved surface. The object and an electrode are immersed in a graphene oxide solution, and voltage is applied between the object and the electrode. At this time, the object serves as an anode. Graphene oxide is attracted to the anode because of being negatively charged, and deposited on the surface of the object to have a practically even thickness. A portion where graphene oxide is deposited is unlikely coated with another graphene oxide. Thus, deposited graphene oxide is reduced to graphene, whereby graphene can be formed to have a practically even thickness on an object having surface with complex unevenness. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127747 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT ELECTROCHEMICAL REPLENISHMENT CELL - Electroplating systems may include an electroplating chamber. The systems may also include a replenish assembly fluidly coupled with the electroplating chamber. The replenish assembly may include a first compartment housing anode material. The first compartment may include a first compartment section in which the anode material is housed and a second compartment section separated from the first compartment section by a divider. The replenish assembly may include a second compartment fluidly coupled with the electroplating chamber and electrically coupled with the first compartment. The replenish assembly may also include a third compartment electrically coupled with the second compartment, the third compartment including an inert cathode. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127748 | METHODS FOR FORMING A UNITIZED CRUCIBLE ASSEMBLY - Methods for forming a unitized crucible assembly for holding a melt of silicon for forming a silicon ingot are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods involve a porous crucible mold having a channel network with a bottom channel, an outer sidewall channel that extends from the bottom channel, and a central weir channel that extends from the bottom channel. A slip slurry may be added to the channel network and the liquid carrier of the slip slurry may be drawn into the mold. The resulting green body may be sintered to form the crucible assembly. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127749 | SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT GROWTH CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention provides a single crystal ingot growth control device applied to a body process for growing the diameter of an ingot to a target diameter, and the single crystal ingot growth control device includes: an input unit that receives a diameter error (ΔD) that is a difference value between a measured diameter (D) of the ingot and a target diameter (D_ | 2022-04-28 |
20220127750 | SEED LIFTING AND ROTATING SYSTEM FOR USE IN CRYSTAL GROWTH - A lift assembly includes a lift housing, a drum with a helical groove about its exterior surface, and a drive shaft coupled to the drum to cause the drum to rotate. A roller guide mounted to the lift housing engages the helical groove of the drum such that rotation of the drum causes the drum to translate due to the engagement of the helical groove of the drum with the roller guide. The roller guide can be part of a roller guide assembly that includes a mounting plate and a shaft. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127751 | LARGE AREA SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND - A method includes positioning a designated rectangular single crystal diamond seed in a diamond growth reactor, the designated single crystal diamond seed having a (001) plane, with the edges being (001) planes and corners are pointed in the <110> direction, positioning a pair of blocking seeds on opposite edges of the designated seed, and growing diamond of the designated seed and blocking seeds, wherein lateral single crystal growth occurs laterally from the designated seed. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127752 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EPITAXIAL FILM AND EPITAXIAL FILM THEREOF - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an epitaxial film and the epitaxial film thereof. The method comprises the steps of: providing a first single crystal substrate and forming a sacrificial layer and a first epitaxial film on the first single crystal substrate; removing the sacrificial layer in order to separate the first epitaxial film from the first single crystal substrate; shifting the first epitaxial film to a second single crystal substrate so as to let the first epitaxial film cover on a partial surface of the second single crystal substrate, wherein the first epitaxial film and the second single crystal substrate are two different crystallographic plane orientations in absolute coordinates; and forming a second epitaxial film on the first epitaxial film and the second single crystal substrate, so as to let the second epitaxial film has at least two crystallographic plane orientations. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127753 | Continuous Replenishment Crystal Growth - An apparatus for growing a crystal includes a growth chamber and a melt chamber thermally isolated from the growth chamber. The growth chamber includes: a growth crucible configured to contain a liquid melt; and a die located in the growth crucible, the die having a die opening and one or more capillaries extending from within the growth crucible toward the die opening. The melt chamber includes: a melt crucible configured to receive feedstock material; and at least one heating element positioned within the melt chamber relative to the melt crucible to melt the feedstock material within the melt crucible to form the liquid melt. The apparatus also includes at least one capillary conveyor in fluid communication with the melt crucible and the growth crucible to transport the liquid melt from the melt crucible to the growth crucible. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127754 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF ACCELERATING REACTIONS FOR POLYPEPTIDE ANALYSIS AND RELATED USES - The present disclosure relates to methods of accelerating reactions involving macromolecules, e.g., peptides, polypeptides, and proteins for sequencing and/or analysis. In some embodiments, the methods include the application of radiation, e.g., electromagnetic radiation or microwave energy. In some embodiments, the methods and uses are for modifying a polypeptide or a plurality of polypeptides (e.g., peptides and proteins) for sequencing and/or analysis that employ barcoding and nucleic acid encoding of molecular recognition events, and/or detectable labels. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127755 | Method for Manufacturing Artificially-Structured Protein Fiber - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an artificial structural protein fiber having a small diameter and having a stress equal to or higher than that of the related art. A method for producing an artificial structural protein fiber according to the present invention is a method for producing an artificial structural protein fiber by a wet spinning method, the method including a coagulation step of discharging a spinning dope containing an artificial structural protein and an organic solvent from a spinneret into a coagulation liquid to coagulate the artificial structural protein, wherein a bath draft in the coagulation step is more than 0.4 and 20 or less. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127756 | Methods of Generating Highly-Crystalline Recombinant Spider Silk Protein Fibers - Provided herein are scalable methods of processing wet-spun fiber comprising recombinant spider silk polypeptides to generate a three-dimensional crystalline lattice of beta-sheet structures in the fiber. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127757 | Thermal Insulation - A process for the manufacture of inorganic fibres comprises: (a) selecting a composition and proportion of: (i) silica sand; (ii) lime comprising at least 0.10 wt % magnesia; and (iii) optional additives comprising a source of oxides or non-oxides of one or more of the lanthanides series of elements, or combinations thereof; (b) mixing the silica sand; lime; and optional additives to form a mixture; (c) melting the mixture in a furnace; and (d) shaping the molten mixture into inorganic fibres. The raw materials selection comprises composition selection and proportion selection of the raw materials to obtain an inorganic fibre composition comprising a range of from 61.0 wt % and 70.8 wt % silica; less than 2.0 wt % magnesia; less than 2.0% incidental impurities; and no more than 2.0 wt % of metal oxides and/or metal non-oxides derived from said optional additives; with calcia providing the balance up to 100 wt %; and wherein the inorganic fibre composition comprises no more than 0.80 wt % Al | 2022-04-28 |
20220127758 | METHOD OF FORMING ELASTIC FIBERS AND STRETCHABLE ARTICLES CONTAINING SUCH FIBERS - A method comprises providing a resin comprising an olefin block copolymer; spinning the resin into one or more fibers; cooling the one or more fibers to below the solidification point of the resin; after cooling, stretching the one or more fibers to a nominal elongation of 50 to 900% to form one or more stretched fibers; and relaxing the one or more stretch fibers to form one or more elastic fibers, and, optionally laminating the fibers to a flexible substrate. Articles comprising such elastic fiber(s) bonded to a nonwoven, can exhibit: a force at 50% elongation of less than 2 Newtons, a force at 100% elongation of less than 4 Newtons, a elongation at five Newtons for a 50 mm sample of at least 120%, and/or an unload force at 50% on a second cycle of less than 1.5 N/50 mm. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127759 | SPINNABLE COMPOSITION (SC), AND POLYESTER FIBERS (PF) MADE THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a spinnable composition (sC) by mixing at least one terephthalate polyester (A), at least one aliphatic-aromatic polyester (B), at least one oligomer (C) and optionally at least one additive (D). Moreover, the present invention relates to the spinnable composition (sC) obtained by this process, a process for the preparation of polyester fibers (PF) by extruding the spinnable composition (sC) through at least one spinneret, the polyester fibers (PF) obtained by this process, textile materials (T) comprising the polyester fibers (PF) a process for dying the textile materials (T), and the use of the oligomer (C) for the improvement of the rheology and/or the dyeability of a composition comprising at least one terephthalate polyester (A) and at least one aliphatic aromatic polyester (B). | 2022-04-28 |
20220127760 | TEXTILE YARN WITH ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES, AND METHODS THEREOF - A yarn may include at least one filament formed from a polymer composition comprising: a polymer at an amount ranging from 95 wt % to 99.99 wt %; a carbon-based nanomaterial at an amount ranging from 0.01 wt % to 5 wt %. A method may include melt spinning a polymer composition to produce a yarn, where the polymer composition includes a polymer at an amount ranging from 95 wt % to 99.99 wt %; a carbon-based nanomaterial at an amount ranging from 0.01 wt % to 5 wt %. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127761 | Fabric Control Device - A fabric-based item may include a housing that is covered in fabric. Areas of the fabric may overlap input circuitry such as button switches, touch sensors, force sensors, proximity sensors, and other sensing circuitry and may overlap other components such as light-emitting components and haptic output devices. The fabric-based item may include control circuitry that gathers user input from the input circuitry and wireless communications circuitry that the control circuitry uses to transmit remote control commands and other wireless signals in response information from the input circuitry. The fabric-based item may have a weight that is located in the housing to orient the housing in a desired direction when the housing rests on a surface. A movable weight may tilt the housing in response to proximity sensor signals or other input. Portions of the fabric may overlap light-emitting components and optical fiber configured to emit light. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127762 | LOOM - A loom includes a display setting device including a display panel and a base mount to which the display panel is attached; a support mechanism configured to support the display setting device on the base mount via a support member attached to a side frame of a loom frame and extending toward an outer side of the frame; and a vibration-proof structure configured to support the base mount on the support member of the support mechanism via an elastic member, wherein the vibration-proof structure has a configuration where a support structure member provided to the loom is suspended from the base mount. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127763 | LOOM - A loom includes a pair of support shafts each provided to each of a pair of side frames and configured to rock, a rocking shaft connected to both the support shafts and bridged between the support shafts, a bearing structure comprising a bearing configured to rotatably support the rocking shaft, and a support body having an attaching surface, which is a surface to which the bearing structure is attached, and provided to extend in a weaving width direction. The support body has a position adjusting surface parallel to the attaching surface on at least one of both ends in a length direction. | 2022-04-28 |
20220127764 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A PERFORATED UPPER FOR SHOES - At least one perforated area of an upper is produced by: at least two adjacent groups of needles are selected; a complete starting row is formed by both the first and second group of needles. The second group of needles is deselected and the first group of needles makes a first part of a first of intermediate row and a first part of a second and a third intermediate row. The first group of needles is deselected and the second group of needles makes a second part of the first intermediate row detached from the first part of the first intermediate row, a second part of the second and respectively a third intermediate row detached from the first part of the second and respectively third intermediate row. At least one end row is completely produced by both the first and second group of needles. | 2022-04-28 |