18th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220136030 | ANALYSIS AND SCREENING OF CELL SECRETION PROFILES - Embodiments disclose apparatus, methods and software for performing biological screening and analysis implemented using an instrument platform capable of detecting a wide variety of cell-based secretions, expressed proteins, and other cellular components. The platform may be configured for simultaneous multiplexed detection of a plurality biological components such that a large number of discrete samples may be individually sequestered and evaluated to detect or identify constituents from the samples in a highly parallelized and scalable manner. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136031 | RECEPTACLE FOR DETECTION OF TARGETED PATHOGENS - A receptacle for detecting a targeted pathogen is provided. The receptacle includes a main body configured to accommodate reagent containing ampoules and a specimen collector, a reservoir provided at a distal end side of the main body, and a support extending through the main body in an extending direction of the receptacle. The support includes an inlet that permits passage of the specimen collector into the main body and an outlet that restrictively permits passage of the specimen collector into and out of the reservoir. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136032 | SELECTION MEDIUM FOR BACTERIA BELONGING TO GENUS PSEUDOMONAS AND USE THEREOF - A bacterium belonging to the genus | 2022-05-05 |
20220136033 | Kits and Assays for Determining Bacterial Cell Viability - Provided herein are kits comprising (a) erythrosin B (EB); (b) adsorbent; and (c) instructions for use. Also provided are methods of determining the percentage of dead bacteria in a bacterial cell population. The methods comprise (a) obtaining a bacterial cell population; (b) contacting the bacterial cell population with an erythrosin B (EB) solution; (c) contacting the bacterial cell population and EB with an adsorbent to remove excess EB; (d) transferring the non-adsorbed bacterial cell population and EB solution; and (e) determining the percentage of dead bacteria in the bacterial cell population. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136034 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR AMPLIFYING AND DETECTING POLYNUCLEOTIDES IN PARALLEL - The present technology provides for an apparatus for detecting polynucleotides in samples, particularly from biological samples. The technology more particularly relates to microfluidic systems that carry out PCR on nucleotides of interest within microfluidic channels, and detect those nucleotides. The apparatus includes a microfluidic cartridge that is configured to accept a plurality of samples, and which can carry out PCR on each sample individually, or a group of, or all of the plurality of samples simultaneously. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136035 | NUCLEIC ACID CONTROL MOLECULES FROM NON-HUMAN ORGANISMS - The present invention provides synthetic DNA strands that find use as process controls in DNA processing and nucleic acid testing methods. In particular, provided herein are synthetic methylated DNA strands of known composition for use as control molecules in DNA testing, e.g., of mutations and/or methylation of DNA isolated from non-fish samples, such as human samples. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136036 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PCR-BASED RECOMBINANT ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS MANUFACTURE - The invention relates to methods of treating diseases comprising administering to a subject a composition comprising the recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV). The rAAV is produced by a method comprising: obtaining a template DNA sequence containing a [ITR-cargo-ITR] DNA sequence motif; designing a PCR primer pair such that the 3′ terminus of both the forward and reverse PCR primers overlap only about the last 2-8 bases of the A/A′ ITR sequences and the 5′ terminus of both the forward and reverse PCR primers extend into about 20-35 bases of the flanking sequences; performing PCR with cycling parameters comprising a combined annealing/extension step at a temperature greater than 70° C., thereby producing a plurality of amplicon polynucleotides containing the desired [ITR-cargo-ITR] DNA sequence motif; transfecting the amplicon polynucleotides containing the desired [ITR-cargo-ITR] DNA sequence motif into a packaging cell line; and purifying the lysed cells to collect a quantity of rAAV. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136037 | METHODS OF PREDICTING AGE, AND IDENTIFYING AND TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AGING - Disclosed herein are methods for detecting differentially methylated CpG islands associated with epigenetic changes in a subject. Based, in part, on algorithms continually improved through machine learning, the methods and systems generate a customized report on an individual's overall health. This contains a neural network-trained assessment of the individual's genome, including differences in DNA methylation and gene expression—quantitative results which can predict the onset of developing health concerns and conditions associated with aging. The results can then be privately and conveniently accessed and shared with health providers to deliver a qualitative assessment backed by clinical judgment, and to facilitate deploying targeted treatments of identified conditions associated with aging. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136038 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MODIFIED NUCLEIC ACIDS AND AMPLIFYING ssDNA - Described herein are methods to detect nucleic acid modifications, such as methylated DNA or methylated RNA, using a programmable nuclease. The present disclosure further provides compositions and methods for generating and amplifying ssDNA from target nucleic acid sequences, or templates, for activation of programmable nucleases. Further provided herein are methods of coupling ssDNA amplification and activation of programmable nucleases with programmable nuclease systems, such as DETECTR systems, including trans cleavage of detector nucleic acids to produce a signal indicating the presence of the target nucleic acid sequence. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136039 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - When the target ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220136040 | USING TETHERED ENZYMES TO DETECT NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present application relates to methods of detecting a target nucleic acid molecule in a sample. The method includes providing a sample containing a target nucleic acid molecule and a capture oligonucleotide molecule. In one embodiment, the capture oligonucleotide molecule has (i) a length of 30-60 base pairs, (ii) a 4-8 base pair overhang on its 3′ end, (iii) a 5′ tail, (iv) a target-specific portion between the 3′ end and the 5′ tail, (v) a deoxy-adenosine diphosphate content of 40-50%, (vi) no deoxy thymidine phosphate in the 3′ end or the 5′ tail, and (vii) the 3′ end and the 5′ tail having an ATP content which is 40-50% of that of the capture oligonucleotide molecule. In another aspect of the method of detecting, certain reagents are coupled to a solid support. The present application also relates to compositions and kits useful in carrying out the methods of the present application. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136041 | Off-Target Single Nucleotide Variants Caused by Single-Base Editing and High-Specificity Off-Target-Free Single-Base Gene Editing Tool - Provided are a method for reducing the off-target effect of a single-base editor, and a method (GOTI) for analyzing the targeting effect of a gene editing tool or a gene editing operation. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136042 | IMPROVED NUCLEIC ACID TARGET ENRICHMENT AND RELATED METHODS - The invention is an improved method of target enrichment and target depletion where probe binding is facilitated by the FANCA protein. Improved workflows for next regeneration sequencing and related methods involving nucleic acid probe hybridization are improved by the use of FANCA protein. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING DECODED ARRAYS - Methods and compositions for the fabrication and use of arrays are disclosed. Methods of the disclosure include separating decoded arrays, such as bead arrays, into independent sections and subsections. Methods of the disclosure can enable more economical fabrication of arrays suitable for conducting various assays, such as detection of target analytes in a sample. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136044 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND USES FOR ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS COMPRISING REPEATING A/T-RICH SEGMENTS - Described herein are methods, compositions, kits, and uses thereof for analysis of nucleic acid segments comprising a repeating A/T-rich segment, wherein the repeating A/T-rich segment is: (i) a homopolymeric segment comprising at least 10 A residues, at least 10 T residues, or at least 10 U residues, wherein the at least 10 A, T, or U residues are consecutive or interrupted once by one to three other nucleotides; or (ii) a segment comprising (T | 2022-05-05 |
20220136045 | COMPOSITIONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR NUCLEIC ACID PRIMER EXTENSION - A method of characterizing a nucleic acid that includes steps of (a) contacting a primer-template nucleic acid hybrid with a polymerase and a mixture of nucleotides to produce an extended primer hybrid and to form a stabilized ternary complex including the extended primer hybrid, the polymerase and a nucleotide cognate of the next base in the template, wherein the mixture contains nucleotide cognates of four different base types, wherein the nucleotide cognate of the first base type has a reversible terminator, and wherein nucleotide cognates of the second, third and fourth base types are extendable; (b) detecting the stabilized ternary complex to distinguish the next base from other base types in the template; and (c) determining the presence of a base multiplet in the template nucleic acid, the base multiplet including the first base type followed by the next base. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136046 | DETECTION AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PROFILING OF MICROORGANISMS - The invention is in the field of the identification of microorganisms and profiling of the antimicrobial resistance. In particular, a method has been identified which allows the simultaneous identification and antimicrobial resistance profiling. Accordingly, the method allows for rapid diagnosis of an microbial infection. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136047 | HIGH PERFORMANCE FLUORESCENCE IMAGING MODULE FOR GENOMIC TESTING ASSAY - Fluorescence imaging system designs are described that provide larger fields-of-view, increased spatial resolution, improved modulation transfer and image quality, higher spatial sampling frequency, faster transitions between image capture when repositioning the sample plane to capture a series of images (e.g., of different fields-of-view), and improved imaging system duty cycle, and thus enable higher throughput image acquisition and analysis for genomics and other imaging applications. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136048 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING NUCLEOTIDE IMPURITIES - Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for depleting nucleotide impurities in nucleotide solutions. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136049 | SEQUENCE ANALYSIS USING META-STABLE NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES - The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods for analyzing a target nucleic acid in a biological sample. In some aspects, the methods involve the use of a set of probe polynucleotides, for example a set of three or more probe polynucleotides, for assessing target nucleic acids. In some aspects, the presence, amount, and/or identity of region of interest in a target nucleic acid is analyzed in situ. Also provided are polynucleotides, sets of polynucleotides, compositions, and kits for use in accordance with the methods. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136050 | NOVEL CLASS 2 CRISPR-CAS RNA-GUIDED ENDONUCLEASES - Provided herein are novel Class 2 Type II, Type V, type VI CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided endonucleases and systems comprising the same. Provided also are methods of making, and methods of use thereof. Exemplary methods of use include modifying target nucleic acids useful for therapeutic applications, and also include detecting targeting nucleic acids, useful for diagnostic applications. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136051 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND IMPROVING T CELL MULTIPOTENCY - Provided herein are methods and compositions for determining T-cell differentiation by comparing the methylation status of T cells relative to a T cell methylation index and using this determination to identify or isolate populations of T cells having desired T cell multipotency. Further, the present methods and compositions can be used to monitor or treat symptoms of chronic infections, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136052 | METHOD FOR PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC SCREENING OF EMBRYOS FOR DETECTION OF STRUCTURAL REARRANGEMENTS - A method is described for determining carrier status of an embryo for a balanced chromosomal rearrangement (BCR) prior to implantation of the embryo. The method involves obtaining cells from the embryo from at least day 4 post in vitro fertilization; conducting long-read nanopore sequencing of the DNA of the cells and the BCR carrier parent to detect at least one breakpoint; preparing primers specific to the breakpoint; employing the primers in a polymerase chain reaction customized to the breakpoint (cBP-PCR) to determine whether the breakpoint is indicative of BCR; and determining on the basis of cBP-PCR whether the embryo status is BCR carrier or BCR noncarrier; and conducting Sanger sequencing to determine balance in the embryo. The method can assist BCR carrier parents to pursue reproductive technologies while preventing vertical transmission of a BCR to offspring. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136053 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DEVELOPING TARGET SPECIFIC EXOSOME AND GROWTH FACTOR PRODUCTS - Disclosed are methods for making individualized mesenchymal stem cell growth factor and exosome compositions and methods of their use to treat skin disorders, hair loss, pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, autism, depression, biopolar disorder, anxiety, celiac disease, and cancer. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136054 | Diagnostic, Prognostic And Therapeutic Uses Of Long Noncoding RNAs For Heart Disease And Regenerative Medicine - This invention generally relates to lncRNAs and methods for diagnosing cardiac pathologies in a subject. The invention also provides methods for treating a cardiac pathology in a subject comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a modulator of one or more lncRNAs of the invention. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136055 | Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorders - Methods of determining the risk of ASD in an individual are provided which comprise identifying the presence of one or more genomic mutations in one or more of the genes, PTCHD1, SHANK3, NFIA, DPP6, DPP10, DYPD, GPR98, PQBP1, ZNF41 and FTSJ1. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136056 | Application Of Lung Cancer-Associated MicroRNA Molecular Marker In Serum Exosome And Detection Kit Using Same - The present invention discloses an application of an exosome-related microRNA in preparing a marker or diagnosis and prediction of lung cancer and a kit, and develops a PCR platform-based two-step detection kit for miRNA, which has the outstanding advantage in the aspect of auxiliary diagnosis of lung cancer by the combined use of up-regulated and down-regulated molecular markers, and has the sensitivity as low as lcopy/μL, greatly improving the detection accuracy. In addition, the isothermal amplification-based one-step detection system for miRNA developed by the present invention is faster and more convenient, which can greatly improve detection efficiency and reduce detection costs. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136057 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING RESPONSES TO MAP KINASE INHIBITION THERAPY - The invention provides methods and devices for determining molecular signatures in a cancer that predict response to a MARPK pathway inhibitor and methods of use of such signatures. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136058 | CHARACTERIZING METHYLATED DNA, RNA, AND PROTEINS IN THE DETECTION OF LUNG NEOPLASIA - Provided herein is technology relating to detecting neoplasia and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting neoplasms such as lung cancer. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136059 | Diagnostic Tools and Treatments for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma - A method of diagnosing the likelihood of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma is provided. The method involves a) detecting the gene expression signatures of mitochondrial electron transport chain subunits, mitochondrial ribosomal proteins, major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) proteins or combinations thereof in a kidney tumor tissue sample; and b) determining that the subject has an elevated risk of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma if the gene expression signatures include certain sequences. In another embodiment, the method uses copper levels to diagnose the likelihood of recurrence of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136060 | METHODS TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT CISPLATIN-RESISTANT OVARIAN CANCER - The present invention provides novel methods and kits for determining whether a subject is suffering from cisplatin-containing resistant ovarian and methods for treating and reversing resistance. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136061 | TREATMENT AND DETECTION OF MELANOMA - Provided are methods for determining or predicting the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and therapeutic efficacy of melanoma in a subject, which include evaluating the expression level of one or more miRNA biomarkers including miRNA-4487, miRNA-4706, miRNA-4731 and fragments or variants thereof as an indication of whether the subject may have, or be predisposed to, melanoma. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136062 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING CANCER RISK VALUE BASED ON MULTI-OMICS AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL PLASMA FEATURES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - The present application relates to the field the field of bioinformatics. Specifically, the present application relates to a method, system, electronic device and computer-readable medium for predicting the source of a sample to be tested based on multi-omics and multidimensional plasma features and artificial intelligence. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136063 | METHOD OF PREDICTING SURVIVAL RATES FOR CANCER PATIENTS - The present invention provides a method for providing a prognosis for a subject with lung cancer, the method comprising: (a) contacting a biological sample from the subject with reagents that specifically bind to each member of a panel of biomarkers comprising ANLN, ASPM, CDCA4, ERRFI1, FURIN, GOLGA8A, ITGA6, JAG1, LRP12, MAFF, MRPS17, PLK1, PNP, PPP1 R13L, PRKCA, PTTG1, PYGB, RPP25, SCPEP1, SLC46A3, SNX7, TPBG, XBP1; (b) determining a riskscore of the subject based on the nucleic acid levels of expression of the biomarkers in the samples; and (c) providing a prognosis for the lung cancer based on the risk score of the subject. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136064 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS - Compositions and method of cancer diagnosis and prognosis are disclosed. The methods rely on the expression profile of a 55 O-glycan forming GT (OGFGT) genes in multi-dimensional space was sufficient to classify cancer types from cancer patient samples in. These OGFGT genes ae used to distinguish between normal and cancer samples and cancer subtypes promoting the huge potential of utilizing this set of genes in diagnostic applications. The expression signature of OGFGT genes can also be used to determine survival profiles in samples from GBM patient samples. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136065 | HIGH-GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CARCINOMA (HGSOC) - The present invention relates to a method of determining the status of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) in a subject, the method comprising: providing a sample obtained from the subject; and detecting the presence of HGSOC biomarkers in the sample, wherein the method comprises detecting the presence of: a differentiated cell type; a KRT17 Cluster cell type; an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) cell type; a cell cycle cell type; and a ciliated cell type; wherein the level of the biomarkers is used to determine the fraction of EMT cells in the high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma in the subject. The invention further relates to associated kits, use and methods of treatment. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136066 | METHOD TO DIAGNOSE A CMMRD - The present invention relates to the diagnostic of CMMRD. In the present work, the inventors aimed to develop a test that could drastically simplify and improve the diagnosis of CMMRD based on DNA sequence analysis of primary blood cells (PBCs) from patients. Using massive parallel sequencing, they explored the possibility that MSI, the main genomic and functional consequence of constitutive MMR-deficiency, was likely to occur in CMMRD PBCs well before any transformation. Thus the present invention relates to a method of diagnosing a CMMRD cancer or a MSI leukemia/lymphoma in a patient in need thereof. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136067 | KIT, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING UTERINE LEIOMYOSARCOMA - This invention provides a kit and device for detection of uterine leiomyosarcoma, and a method for detecting uterine leiomyosarcoma. This invention provides a kit and device for detection of uterine leiomyosarcoma containing a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to a miRNA in a sample from a subject or a complementary strand thereof and a method for detecting uterine leiomyosarcoma including measuring the miRNA in vitro. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136068 | METHODS OF DETECTING AND TREATING VENETOCLAX-RESISTANT ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA - The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying AML patients who will be resistant to venetoclax therapy and methods of treating venetoclax-resistant patients with myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein (MCL-1) inhibitors. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136069 | MACROPHAGE EXPRESSION IN BREAST CANCER - The present invention relates to the field of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The present invention provides methods comprising a) analysing a biological sample obtained from a subject to determine the presence of target molecules representative of expression of at least two biomarkers selected from the group listed in Table 1, wherein the biological sample is a breast tissue sample or derivative thereof; and b) comparing the expression levels of the biomarkers determined in (a) with one or more reference values, wherein whether there is a difference in the expression of the biomarkers in the sample from the subject compared to the one or more reference values is indicative of a clinical indication. The invention further provides methods of treatment and kits and assays for use in the methods of the invention. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136070 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING TUMOR RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY USING AN IMMUNOGENIC PROFILE - A method for characterizing response of a tumor to immunotherapy, including: (i) obtaining tissue from the tumor; (ii) generating, from the obtained tissue, an immune gene expression dataset comprising gene expression data for a plurality of immune genes; (iii) calculating, from the immune gene expression dataset, an immunogenic signature score; (iv) identifying, based on the calculated immunogenic signature score, the tumor as strongly immunogenic, moderately immunogenic, or weakly immunogenic; and (v) predicting, based on the identification of the tumor as strongly immunogenic, moderately immunogenic, or weakly immunogenic, the response of the tumor to immunotherapy. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136071 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PATHOGENIC MICROBES IN A PATIENT - This invention releases to systems and methods for detecting the presence, and preferably sequence, of microbial nucleic acids from a patient sample using droplets. In particular, methods involve probing patient nucleic acid samples with capture probes that include nucleotide sequences that are highly specific to microbial nucleic acids. Complementary microbial nucleic acids present in the sample binds to the capture probes, inside droplets, and are amplified into amplicons that can be readily detected. Samples positive for microbial nucleic acids may be sequenced to identify the microbe. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136072 | ASSAYS FOR FUNGAL INFECTION - Methods and kits are described for testing for the presence or absence of any fungus in a sample. Examples of fungi that can be detected include, but are not limited to, those belonging to the genera | 2022-05-05 |
20220136073 | CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPURITIES IN ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SAMPLES AND FORMULATION COMPOSITIONS TO STABILIZE AAV - Methods for characterizing DNA impurities in adeno-associated virus (AAV) samples or biopharmaceuticals are provided including the use of size exclusion chromatography and spectrophotometry. Methods and compositions are also provided to minimize leakage of packed DNA from AAV vector including the use of excipients, such as a sugar, an amino acid, a surfactant, or polyols. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136074 | ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION AND AMBIENT VISUALIZATION IN A SINGLE TUBE FOR THE DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 USING LOOP-MEDIATED AMPLIFICATION AND CRISPR TECHNOLOGY - Isothermal amplification and ambient visualization in a single tube for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 using loop-mediated amplification and CRISPR technology. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136075 | METHOD FOR MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION BASED ON CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT - A method for multiplex nucleic acid detection based on clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR), a system, and a kit for detecting a target nucleic acid based on CRISPR are provided. The detection method includes: adding any one, any two, any three, or four from the group consisting of a first nucleic acid detection composition, a second nucleic acid detection composition, a third nucleic acid detection composition, and a fourth nucleic acid detection composition to a reaction system with a target nucleic acid to achieve the multiplex detection of the target nucleic acid. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136076 | STEEL DECARBURIZATION USING CARBON DIOXIDE - Process to decarburize steel are described. A process can include contacting carbon dioxide with molten steel in an electric arc furnace, a ladle furnace, or a vacuum degassing unit, or a combination thereof. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136077 | HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE - The present disclosure relates to a heat treatment method and a heat treatment furnace that enable characteristics on an equal level to those when bluing processing is performed to be obtained without the bluing processing being performed in stress-relief annealing of a motor core. A heat treatment method according to one aspect is a heat treatment method in stress-relief annealing of a motor core. The heat treatment method includes an annealing step of annealing the motor core by using an exothermic converted gas as a furnace atmospheric gas, and a cooling step of cooling the motor core obtained in the annealing step, by using an exothermic converted gas as a furnace atmospheric gas, in a temperature range from a temperature in the annealing step to 500° C. at a cooling rate exceeding 600° C. per hour. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136078 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING COLD-ROLLED AND ANNEALED STEEL SHEET WITH A VERY HIGH STRENGTH, AND SHEET THUS PRODUCED - The present invention provides a cold-rolled and annealed steel sheet with a strength greater than 1200 MPa, the composition of which includes, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.10%≤C≤0.255, 1%≤Mn≤3%, A≥0.010%, Si≤2.990%, S≤0.015%, P≤0.1% s, N≤0.008%, it being understood that 1%≤Si+Al≤3%, it being understood that Cr+3Mo≥0.3%, Ti in an amount such that Ti/N≥4 and Ti≤0.040%. A balance of the composition includes iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting. The microstructure of the steel includes 15 to 90% bainite, the remainder includes martensite and residual austenite. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136079 | METHOD OF EXTRACTING METAL IONS FROM BATTERIES - The present disclosure refers to a method of obtaining metal ions from a battery, the method comprising adding a crushed battery to a leaching solution comprising fruit and organic acid, thereby obtaining a leachate comprising metal ions, wherein the method is performed at a temperature above 80° C. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136080 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING GOLD AND COPPER FROM ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A method for recovering gold from electronic components includes a first macro-step of dissolving gold and copper from the electronic components using an aqueous solution comprising HNO | 2022-05-05 |
20220136081 | Systems and Methods for Recovering Lithium from Brines Field - Systems and methods using solar evaporation to preconcentrate lithium containing brines to at or near lithium saturation, followed by a separation processes to separate lithium from impurities. A separated impurity stream is recycled to a point in the evaporation sequence where conditions are favorable for their precipitation and removal or disposed in a separate evaporation pond or reinjected underground, while a lower impurity stream is transferred to one or more of the removal location, to a subsequent pond in the sequence, or to a lithium plant or concentration facility. Further concentration of lithium by evaporation can then take place because impurities are removed thus eliminating lithium losses due to co-precipitation and achieving significantly higher concentrations of lithium. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136082 | TUNGSTEN RECOVERY METHOD - A tungsten recovery method including leaching tungsten while suppressing leaching of silicon by using a weak alkali compound with respect to a tungsten raw material containing silicon with tungsten oxide, separating most of the silicon as a residue during the leaching of the tungsten, and recovering a tungsten leachate having an extremely low silicon concentration. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136083 | MERCURY COLLECTION SYSTEM - A system for collecting mercury from feed material that can be tailings comprises: a water inlet for forming a slurry containing the tailings; at least one screen for separating tailings from the slurry to form a screened slurry; a rotatable collection chamber containing at least one plate, a drive for rotating the collection chamber for collecting mercury on the plate to provide a discharge material comprising water and treated tailings, the treated tailings containing less mercury than in the feed material. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136084 | BATTERY RECYCLING BY TREATMENT OF THE LEACH WITH METALLIC NICKEL - Process for the recovery of transition metal from cathode active materials containing nickel and lithium, wherein said process comprises the steps of (a) treating a lithium containing transition metal oxide material with a leaching agent (preferably an acid selected from sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, methanesulfonic acid, oxalic acid and citric acid), (b) adjusting the pH value to 2.5 to 8, and (c) treating the solution obtained in step (b)with metallic nickel, cobalt or manganese or a combination of at least two of the foregoing. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136085 | Lead-free Cu-Zn alloy - A lead-free Cu—Zn base alloy consisting of: 58-64 wt % Cu; 0.4-1.4 wt % Fe; 0.4-2.3 wt % Mn; 1.5-3.5 wt % Ni; 0.1-4.4 wt % Al; 0.5-1.8 wt % Si; as an alloy component that promotes chip breaking either 0.65-1.2 wt % Sn with up to 0.025 wt % P, or 0.03-0.1 wt % P with up to 0.25 wt % Sn; up to 0.1 wt % Pb; balance Zn together with unavoidable impurities, which are permitted up to 0.05 wt % per element, wherein the sum total of unavoidable impurities does not exceed 0.15 wt %; and wherein Cr is tolerated up to 0.035 wt %. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136086 | Lead-free CU-Zn alloy - A lead-free Cu—Zn alloy with improved machining properties compared to the alloy CuZn42, consisting of: 57-59.3 wt % Cu; 0.12-0.17 wt % Fe as a first alternative, or up to 0.06 wt % Fe and 0.3-0.7 wt % Mn as a second alternative; 0.03-0.1 wt % P; up to 1.0 wt % Sn; up to 0.1 wt % Pb; balance Zn together with unavoidable impurities, which are permitted up to 0.05 wt % per element, wherein the sum total of unavoidable impurities does not exceed 0.15 wt %; and wherein the following elements are tolerated up to the following specified contents: up to 0.03 wt % Ni, up to 0.05 wt % Al, up to 0.01 wt % Si, up to 0.01 wt % Cr. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136087 | BAR - A bar includes a titanium alloy containing an α phase and a β phase, in which the titanium alloy contains, as a chemical composition, by mass %: Al: 4.5% to 6.4%; Fe: 0.5% to 2.1%; C: 0.01% or less; N: 0.05% or less; O: 0.25% or less; V: 0.10% or less; Si: 0% to 0.40%; Ni: 0% to 0.15%; Cr: 0% to 0.25%; Mn: 0% to 0.25%; and a remainder including Ti and impurities, an area ratio of the β phase in a metallographic structure of the titanium alloy is 20% or less, and an average minor axis length of grains of the β phase is 2.0 μm or less. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136088 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL - An aluminum alloy material including 1.2 atom % or more and 6.5 atom % or less of Fe, and 0.005 atom % or more and less than 0.15 atom % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nd, W, and Sc, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136089 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COPPER ALLOY SHEET MATERIAL WITH EXCELLENT STRENGTH AND CONDUCTIVITY AND COPPER ALLOY SHEET MATERIAL PRODUCED THEREFROM - Disclosed is a method of producing a copper alloy sheet material, wherein the copper alloy sheet material contains nickel (Ni) 0.5 to 1.5% by weight; cobalt (Co) 0.3 to 1.5% by weight; silicon (Si) 0.35 to 0.8% by weight; chromium (Cr) 0.05 to 0.5% by weight; a balance amount of copper (Cu); and inevitable impurities. Further, disclosed is a copper alloy sheet material produced using the method. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136090 | GAS WIPING NOZZLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOT-DIP METAL COATED METAL STRIP - A gas wiping nozzle configured to blow wiping gas onto a metal strip includes a first nozzle member and a second nozzle member provided to face each other, in which a slit as a gas blowing port is formed to extend in a length direction between end portions of the first nozzle member and the second nozzle member on the metal strip side; and a shim member configured to adjust a gap of the slit in a width direction orthogonal to the length direction, wherein the shim member is made of a ceramic material or a carbon material, each of the first nozzle member and the second nozzle member has a groove portion, and the shim member is fitted into both of the groove portions of the first nozzle member and the second nozzle member and fixes the first nozzle member and the second nozzle member. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136091 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH COATED DIFFUSED LAYER - A composite material includes a substrate that is thermochemically treated in order to harden the surface thereof and that is, therefore, not subject to deformations as a result of high stresses sustained by the outer layer. The composite material also includes an adhesion layer overlying the treated layer. Subsequently, an intermediate layer and a DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) layer are added, wherein the DLC layer has a structure based on an amorphous carbon film. The composite material may be used in valves built into submarine equipment. The composite material is thermochemically treated and comprises a treated substrate and an adhesion layer onto which is disposed an intermediate layer that receives a final DLC layer. All of these layers are disposed on the surface of a substrate of a gate valve. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136092 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAILORED MICROSTRUCTURES USING TEMPLATED GRAIN NUCLEATION - Methods for controlled microstructure creation utilize seeding of amorphous layers prior to annealing. Seed crystals are formed on an amorphous layer or layers. The material, size, and spacing of the seed crystals may be varied, and multiple seed layers and/or amorphous layers may be utilized. Thereafter, the resulting assembly is annealed to generate a crystalline microstructure. Via use of these methods, devices having desirable microstructural properties are enabled. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136093 | MASK, MASK FABRICATION METHOD, AND MASK ASSEMBLY - A mask, a mask assembly, and a method of fabricating a mask are disclosed herein. The mask comprises a polymer film in which at least one cell region and at least one peripheral region are defined, the at least one peripheral region surrounding the at least one cell region, a conductive layer disposed on the polymer film and including a metal, an inorganic layer disposed between the polymer film and the conductive layer and including a silicon-based inorganic material, and holes that penetrate the polymer film, the conductive layer, and the inorganic layer and overlap the at least one cell region in a plan view. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136094 | MASK STRUCTURE FOR DEPOSITION DEVICE, DEPOSITION DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A mask structure for a deposition device includes first segments and second segments. The first segments are arranged in a direction surrounding a central axis and separated from one another. The second segments are disposed above the first segments. Each of the second segments overlaps two of the first segments adjacent to each other in a vertical direction parallel to an extending direction of the central axis. A deposition device includes a process chamber, a stage, and the mask structure. The stage is at least partially disposed in the process chamber and includes a holding structure of a substrate. The mask structure is disposed in the process chamber, located over the stage, and covers a peripheral region of the substrate to be held on the stage. An operation method of the deposition device includes horizontally adjusting positions of the first segments and the second segments respectively between different deposition processes. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136095 | REACTIVE PHASE SPRAY FORMULATION COATINGS - A reactive phase spray formulation coating is configured to be disposed on the thermal barrier coating of an article. The reactive phase spray formulation coating comprises a base material and a binder material. The base material has a compliance that is higher than a compliance of the binder material, the binder material has a cohesive strength that is greater than a cohesive strength of the base material, the binder material has an adhesive strength that is greater than an adhesive strength of the base material, and the binder material has a surface area of at least ten square-meters per gram that is greater than a surface area of the base material. The binder material is configured to improve a cohesive strength level, an adhesive strength level, and a compliance of the formulation coating of the thermal barrier coating relative to the formulation coating not including the binder material. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136096 | COATED TOOL WITH COATING COMPRISING BORIDE-CONTAINING DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER - Coated tool comprising a coated surface, the coated surface comprising a substrate having a surface on which a coating is deposited, wherein the substrate is made of a material comprising cobalt, and wherein the coating comprises at least one boron-comprising layer, wherein the at least one boron-comprising layer comprises Al and the boron comprised in this layer is present as boride, thereby the boron-comprising layer is able to form further layers for providing a diffusion barrier layer effect, in particular for stopping diffusion of cobalt from the substrate surface to the coating, when the coated tool or the coated surface is exposed to temperatures in a range between approximately 600 and 1200° C. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136097 | SPUTTERING TARGET - A sputtering target according to the present invention contains an intermetallic compound formed of Ge, Sb, and Te in an amount of 75 mol % or more, in which a crystallite size of the intermetallic compound is 400 Å or more and 800 Å or less. The sputtering target according to the present invention may further contain one or more additive elements selected from B, C, In, Ag, Si, Sn, and S, in which a total amount of the additive elements is 25 mol % or less. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136098 | Method for improving service life of magnetron - A method for improving service life of a magnetron, which belongs to the technical field of microwave applications, includes: taking anode working voltage range is taken as n voltage values U1 . . . Un constituting an arithmetic sequence; taking the voltage value as the anode voltage; in each voltage value, adjusting the magnet coil current between I min and Imax by the coil current control part , so that the output power P of the experimental magnetron is equal to the target power P0, and measuring the cathode filament temperature at this time by the temperature measuring part, which is denoted as Ti; measuring all the cathode filament temperatures Ti as the temperature data set corresponding to P0 by the temperature measuring part; taking out the minimum temperature value Tmin in the temperature data set, and using the anode voltage value and the magnet coil current value corresponding to Tmin as the working magnetron, wherein the output power is the anode voltage value and the magnet coil current value of P0. The present invention provides a method for improving the service life of a magnetron, which adjusts the electric field and the magnetic field, finds the synergy between the magnetic field and the electric field, and improves the service life of the magnetron. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136099 | CARRIER COMPONENT AND COATING DEVELOPER DEVICE - Provided are a carrier component and a coating developer device. The carrier component includes a supporting pillar, a first carrier stage and a second carrier stage that is provided with an accommodating cavity and a through mounting hole in communication with the accommodating cavity and includes at least two casings which are assembled to form the through mounting hole matched with the supporting pillar and the accommodating cavity surrounding the first carrier stage; and the at least two casings are detachably connected to one another. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136100 | SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD - The inventive concept provides a method for treating a surface of an object to be treated, in which a part provided and contaminated in an apparatus for treatment of a substrate such as a wafer serves as the object to be treated. In an embodiment, the surface treatment method includes forming a vacuum in an atmosphere in which the object is provided and cleaning the surface of the object by collision of first particles with contaminants on the surface of the object at supersonic speed. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136101 | WASHING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE COMPONENT HAVING GAS HOLES - A method for cleaning a semiconductor fabrication equipment part having gas holes used in single-wafer type semiconductor fabrication equipment for processing semiconductor wafers, wherein the semiconductor fabrication equipment part having gas holes is formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and has a distribution plate having a plurality of gas holes, the method including: a step ( | 2022-05-05 |
20220136102 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS - The present invention provides a chemical vapor deposition equipment. The equipment includes a reaction chamber, the reaction chamber includes a plurality of bases for bearing substrates, the plurality of bases are disc-shaped, process gas enters the reaction chamber through a pipeline, each base of the plurality of bases is arranged in parallel to each other, and circle centers of the bases are on a same straight line; upper surfaces of the bases bearing the substrates are parallel to each other or on a same plane; rotation axes of the bases are on a same plane, and the bases rotate independently relative to each other; and the process gas flows along the upper surfaces of the bases and in a direction perpendicular to a connecting line of the circle centers of the bases. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136103 | POWDER ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS FOR BLOWING POWDERS - A powder atomic layer deposition apparatus for blowing powders is disclosed. The powder atomic layer deposition apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a shaft sealing device, and a driving unit. The driving unit drives the vacuum chamber to rotate through the shaft sealing device. The shaft sealing device includes an outer tube and an inner tube, wherein the inner tube is arranged in an accommodating space of the outer tube. At least one air extraction line and at least one air intake line are located in the inner tube, wherein the air intake line extends from the inner tube into a reaction space within the vacuum chamber, and is used to transport the a non-reactive gas to the reaction space to blow the powders around in the reaction space. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136104 | MULTI-STATION SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING WITH INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE PEDESTALS - Methods and apparatuses for depositing material onto substrates in a multi-station deposition apparatus having a first station and a second station are provided. One method may include providing a first substrate onto a first pedestal of the first station, providing a second substrate onto a second pedestal of the second station, and for a first part of a deposition process, simultaneously generating a first plasma at the first station while the first pedestal is separated by a first distance from a first showerhead of the first station, thereby depositing a first layer of material onto the first substrate, and a second plasma at the second station while the second pedestal is separated by a second distance from a second showerhead of the second station, thereby depositing a second layer of material onto the second substrate, in which the first distance is different than the second distance. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136105 | ROLL TO ROLL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS - Proposed is a roll to roll atomic layer deposition apparatus, which deposits an atomic layer on a porous material, the roll to roll atomic layer deposition apparatus including: a pair of winding rollers disposed to be spaced apart from each other and configured to allow two opposite side portions of the porous material in a longitudinal direction to be wound therearound, the pair of winding rollers being configured to reciprocatingly move the porous material in the longitudinal direction; one or more source substance supply units disposed between the pair of winding rollers and configured to supply a source substance to the porous material; and one or more pumps configured to suck the source substance supplied from the one or more source substance supply units, in which the one or more pumps are disposed to correspond to the one or more source substance supply units. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136106 | ADVANCED PRECURSORS FOR SELECTIVE ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION USING SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS - Advanced precursors for selective atomic layer deposition (ALD) of aluminum oxide (Al | 2022-05-05 |
20220136107 | SHOWERHEAD WITH CONFIGURABLE GAS OUTLETS - A deposition tool including a processing chamber, a deposition pedestal for supporting a substrate in the processing chamber and for depositing a layer of material on a first surface of the substrate and a showerhead assembly having a faceplate opposing a second surface of the substrate, the faceplate of the showerhead having a plurality of configurable gas outlets arranged to distribute a purge gas adjacent the second surface of the substrate when the layer of material is being deposited on the first surface of the substrate by the deposition pedestal. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136108 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber that includes a station in which a substrate is provided, a substrate holder that is in the station and receives the substrate, and lower showerheads below the substrate holder, the lower showerheads including an isotropic showerhead having first nozzle holes that isotropically provide a first reaction gas on a bottom surface of the substrate, and a striped showerhead having striped nozzle regions and striped blank regions between the striped nozzle regions, the striped nozzle regions having second nozzle holes that non-isotropically provide a second reaction gas on the bottom surface of the substrate. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136109 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO PROVIDE PLANARITY OF A WAFER DURING GROWTH - A device to ensure planarity of a semiconductor wafer during growth at an increased temperature in a growth chamber arranged in a reactor housing where the device includes a growth chamber having a port to allow the deposition of at least one wafer on a rotating susceptor in the growth chamber and the withdrawal of the wafer. The growth chamber has an inlet channel for a supply of process gases and an outlet channel for a discharge of not consumed process gases to create a process gas flow between said channels. Separate heaters are adjacent to the growth chamber to heat the rotating wafer with individually controlled heating zones both above and under the wafer. An instrument measures the bending of the wafer, and an automatic control circuit uses data from temperature sensors or measured data of power supplied to the heaters and the instrument measuring bending of the wafer to change the temperature in said temperature zones so that bending of the wafer is minimized. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136110 | DE-ICING PROCESS AND PRODUCT - De-icing processes and products with coatings enabling de-icing are disclosed. The de-icing process includes mechanically removing ice from a coated article having a chemical vapor deposition coating. The chemical vapor deposition coating includes silicon, carbon, and fluorine. The chemical vapor deposition coating is hydrophobic and oleophobic. The chemical vapor deposition coating remains hydrophobic and oleophobic after the mechanically removing of the ice. The product is a coated article having a chemical vapor deposition coating and ice on the chemical vapor deposition coating. The chemical vapor deposition coating includes silicon, carbon, and fluorine. The chemical vapor deposition coating is hydrophobic and oleophobic. The chemical vapor deposition coating remains hydrophobic and oleophobic in response to mechanically removing of the ice on the chemical vapor deposition coating. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136111 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - An apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device includes a chamber accommodating a substrate coated with a first fluid, a lower inlet which is placed in a lower wall of the chamber and providing a first supercritical fluid into the chamber, an upper inlet placed in an upper wall of the chamber and providing a second supercritical fluid into the chamber, a fluid outlet placed in the lower wall of the chamber and discharging a second fluid which is a mixture of the first fluid and the first supercritical fluid to outside of the chamber, and a drain cup placed between the lower wall of the chamber and the substrate, and having a first portion of which a width, in a horizontal direction, decreases toward the lower wall of the chamber, and a second portion which connects the first portion and the fluid outlet to each other. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136112 | GEAR SHAFT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A method of manufacturing a gear shaft including depositing only a first material via directed energy deposition (DED), forming a first portion of the gear shaft via the depositing only the first material via directed energy deposition (DED), forming a transitioning portion of the gear shaft via depositing of a varying ratio of the first material with a second material via DED, and forming a second portion of the gear shaft via the depositing via DED of only the second material. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136113 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AN ETCH RESIST PATTERN ON A METALLIC SURFACE - A method of forming a metallic pattern on a substrate is provided. The method includes applying onto a metallic surface, a chemically surface-activating solution having an activating agent that chemically activates the metallic surface; non-impact printing an etch-resist ink on the activated surface to produce an etch resist mask according to a predetermined pattern, wherein at least one ink component within the etch-resist ink undergoes a chemical reaction with the activated metallic surface to immobilize droplets of the etch-resist ink when hitting the activated surface; performing an etching process to remove unmasked metallic portions that are not covered with the etch resist mask; and removing the etch-resist mask. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136114 | SELF-CLEANING ANODE FOR CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS, CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF USE - A self-cleaning anode system for cathodic protection of equipment including a tank in which a liquid to be processed is located. The anode system includes a self-cleaning anode having a titanium body with a catalytic coating thereof. The anode includes at least one piezoelectric transducer for producing ultrasonic vibrations and coupling those vibrations to the catalytic coating on the anode to displace or dislodge any fouling deposits that may have accumulated on the anode during normal its normal operation in cathodically protecting the tank. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136115 | ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS METHOD AND ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS ANODE - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolysis technique such that the electrolysis performance is unlikely to be deteriorated, and excellent catalytic activity is retained stably over a long period of time even when electric power having a large output fluctuation, such as renewable energy, is used a power source, and this object is realized by an alkaline water electrolysis method, in which an electrolytic solution obtained by dispersing a catalyst containing a hybrid cobalt hydroxide nanosheet (Co-NS) being a composite of a metal hydroxide and an organic substance is supplied to an anode chamber and a cathode chamber that form an electrolytic cell, and the electrolytic solution is used for electrolysis in each chamber in common, and an alkaline water electrolysis anode. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136116 | HYPOCHLOROUS ACID REFILL GENERATOR METHOD AND DEVICES - The embodiments disclose an apparatus including at least one hypochlorous acid generator for producing purified hypochlorous acid from purified water and pure salt, a mixing tank container hypochlorous acid generator for processing the purified water and pure salt, a cap with vent configured to release gases created during an electrolysis operation, a water intake port to fill the mixing tank container with fill water automatically using an automatic system intake valve, a water drain port to drain liquid from the mixing tank container, an AC port to route external power circuits connections, at least one crossing double electrode module configured to provide ultraviolet light to purify water and perform electrolysis, an LCD control panel coupled to control buttons to display processing status and operation control settings, and a hypochlorous acid generator app on a user digital device to transmit hypochlorous acid generator control settings. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136117 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING HYDROGEN AND CONVERTING A CARBON COMPOUND TO A VALUALBE ORGANIC PRODUCT - In an aspect a method of recovering hydrogen, the method comprises reacting a hydrocarbon to form a carbon compound and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the carbon compound comprises at least one of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide; separating the carbon compound from the hydrogen; directing the carbon compound to a cathode side of an electrochemical cell and directing water to an anode side of the electrochemical cell; electrolyzing the water on the anode side to form oxygen and protons; applying a voltage to a membrane and electrode assembly in the electrochemical cell to cause the protons to traverse through a proton exchange membrane from an anode to a cathode on the cathode side; and reacting the protons with the carbon compound to form an organic product. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136118 | MULTILAYER CATION EXCHANGE CHLORALKALI MEMBRANE - A multilayer cation exchange membrane for use in a chloralkali process comprising an carboxylate layer comprising a fluorinated ionomer containing carboxylate groups on one side of the membrane, an exterior sulfonate layer comprising a fluorinated ionomer containing sulfonate groups on the side of the membrane opposite the carboxylate layer, and an interior sulfonate layer comprising a fluorinated ionomer containing to sulfonate groups between the carboxylate layer and the exterior sulfonate layer, the exterior sulfonate layer having an ion exchange ratio greater than about 11.3, and the interior sulfonate layer having an ion exchange ratio less than about 11. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136119 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REACTOR CONTROL - A system optionally including a carbon oxide reactor. A method for carbon oxide reactor control, optionally including selecting carbon oxide reactor aspects based on a desired output composition, running a carbon oxide reactor under controlled process conditions to produce a desired output composition, and/or altering the process conditions to alter the output composition. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136120 | INTERVENTION TOOL FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL - This intervention tool is movable and designed to reposition an anode assembly of an electrolytic cell. The intervention tool comprises a mount provided with one or more bearing surfaces allowing the intervention tool to bear and be stably supported directly on at least one element of the electrolytic cell, and an intervention unit designed to reposition the anode assembly. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136121 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHROMIUM OXIDE COATED TINPLATE - A method for electroplating a steel strip with a plating layer and an improvement thereof. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136122 | PLATED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided an inexpensive plated product, which can prevent the increase of the contact resistance of a silver-plating film and the change of the color of the surface thereof after reflow-treating a plated product wherein the silver-plating film is formed on a portion of the surface thereof and wherein a tin-plating film is formed on a portion of the other portion of the surface thereof, and a method for producing the same. The plated product is produced by a method including the steps of: forming a nickel-plating film | 2022-05-05 |
20220136123 | COBALT CHEMISTRY FOR SMOOTH TOPOLOGY - An electroplated cobalt deposit and a method of electrodepositing cobalt on a surface to produce a level deposit across the surface of the substrate. The cobalt electrolyte contains (1) a source of cobalt ions; (2) boric acid; (3) a pH adjuster; and (4) an organic additive, which contains a suppressor. The electroplated cobalt deposit exhibits a level surface such that the thickness difference across substantially the entire surface of the substrate of less than about 200 nm. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136124 | Electrolyte for the Deposition of Anthracite/Black Rhodium/Ruthenium Alloy Layers - The present invention is directed toward an electrolyte which allows for electrolytically producing a black metal layer consisting of rhodium and ruthenium. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a corresponding article, and to the use of the electrolyte. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136125 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LASER CHIP AND LASER CHIP - Disclosed are a manufacturing method for a laser chip and a laser chip. The manufacturing method comprises: step S1, forming a first electroplating substrate on an epitaxial layer; step S2, forming an organic pattern layer on the first electroplating substrate, wherein the pattern layer defines a hollowed-out area and a part of the first electroplating substrate is exposed to the pattern layer by means of the hollowed-out area; step S3, forming a first metal coating on the first electroplating substrate, wherein the first metal coating completely covers the pattern layer and the part of the first electroplating substrate not covered by the pattern layer; and step S4, removing the pattern layer to have a hollow channel formed between the first metal coating and the first electroplating substrate, wherein the channel is provided with at least one inlet and at least one outlet running through the first metal coating. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136126 | MASK FOR PARTIAL PLATING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATED CIRCUIT BOARD AND PARTIAL PLATING METHOD USING THE MASK - A mask for partial plating capable of performing partial electroplating selectively on a prescribed portion on a surface of an electrically isolated metal member provided on an insulated board is provided. Methods for producing an insulated circuit board and using the mask for partial plating are also provided. The mask for partial plating includes an insulated sheet member having an opening corresponding to the portion to be plated, and a structure including a partial region on one surface in the thickness direction of the insulated sheet member being coated with one or plural conductive sheet members attached to the region. The conductive sheet member is adhered to the surface of the insulated sheet member, for example, with an adhesive or an adhesive member. The conductive sheet member may be engaged in a recessed portion formed on the surface of the insulated sheet member. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136127 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CORROSION-RESISTANT ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOY CASTING, SUCH CORROSION-RESISTANT ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOY CASTING AND ITS USE - The present invention is related to the field of metal surface preparation by anodizing processes and refers to a method for producing a corrosion-resistant aluminum-silicon alloy casting and more particularly to the optimization of the anodizing cast aluminum parts with high silicon content, by using a multiple step anodizing cycle. Moreover, the present invention refers to a corrosion-resistant aluminum-silicon alloy casting and its use. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136128 | ULTRAPURE MINERALIZER AND IMPROVED METHODS FOR NITRIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH - A method for growth of group III metal nitride crystals includes providing a manifold comprising including one or more transfer vessels, a source vessel containing a condensable mineralizer composition, and a receiving vessel, chilling a metallic surface within the one or more transfer vessels, the metallic surface comprising a composition that does not form a reaction product when exposed to the condensable mineralizer composition, transferring a quantity of the condensable mineralizer composition to the one or more transfer vessels via a vapor phase and causing condensation of the condensable mineralizer composition within the one or more transfer vessels, measuring the quantity of the condensable mineralizer composition within the at least one transfer vessel, transferring at least a portion of the condensable mineralizer composition to the receiving vessel, and forming at least a portion of a group III metal nitride boule by an ammonothermal crystal growth process that comprises exposing a seed crystal to a temperature of at least about 400 degrees Celsius, and exposing the seed crystal to a mineralizer that is formed from the condensable mineralizer composition transferred from the receiving vessel. | 2022-05-05 |
20220136129 | CRYSTAL PULLING SYSTEMS HAVING FLUID-FILLED EXHAUST TUBES THAT EXTEND THROUGH THE HOUSING - Crystal pulling systems having a fluid-cooled exhaust tube are disclosed. The fluid-cooled exhaust tube extends through the reactor housing and into the reaction chamber. In some embodiments, the exhaust tube extends through the bottom of the crystal puller housing and through a bottom heat shield within the ingot puller housing. | 2022-05-05 |