23rd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
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20180155803 | Method for the Homogeneous Non-Contact Temperature Control of Non-Endless Surfaces Which Are to Be Temperature-Controlled, and Device Therefor - The present invention relates to an apparatus for tempering hot articles, in particular an apparatus for homogeneous, contactless tempering of primarily non-endless surfaces that are to be tempered; the tempering apparatus has at least one tempering blade or a tempering cylinder; the tempering blade or tempering cylinder is embodied as hollow and has a tempering blade nozzle edge or a plurality of tempering cylinders arranged in a row; in the nozzle edge at least one nozzle is provided, which is aimed at an article to be tempered; and at least seven tempering blades are arranged in such a way that the flow pattern on the surface to be tempered forms a honeycomb-like structure; and to a method therefor. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155804 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF A FERROUS MATERIAL USING AN ENERGY BEAM - A method and apparatus for heat treatment of an object, such as for hardening of objects with complex shapes such as crankshafts, includes the steps of projecting an energy beam such as a laser beam onto a surface of the object, operating a scanner so as to repetitively scan the beam to displace a primary spot in accordance with a first scanning pattern so as to establish an effective spot on the object, and displacing the effective spot in relation to the surface of the object. The beam follows an optical path between the scanner and the surface of the object. A beam deflector device is placed in the optical path to redirect the beam. The beam deflector device can be placed close to the surface of the object. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155805 | HIGH TOUGHNESS AND HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH THICK STEEL PLATE WITH EXCELLENT MATERIAL HOMOGENEITY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME - A thick steel plate is provided by heating a continuously-cast slab, hot forging the continuously-cast slab using opposing dies having respective short sides differing such that when a short side length of a die having a shorter one of the short sides is taken to be 1, a short side length of a die having a longer one of the short sides is 1.1 to 3.0, allowing cooling to obtain a steel raw material, reheating the steel raw material, performing hot rolling of the steel raw material including at least two passes carried out, allowing cooling to obtain a thick steel plate, reheating the thick steel plate to at least the Ac | 2018-06-07 |
20180155806 | HIGH-STRENGTH THIN STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This disclosure provides a predetermined composition, where a conversion value C* of total carbon contents in Ti, Nb and V precipitates whose grain sizes are less than 20 nm is 0.010 mass % to 0.100 mass %, Fe content in Fe precipitates is 0.03 mass % to 0.50 mass %, and an average grain size of ferrite grains whose grain sizes are top 5 % large in ferrite grain size distribution of rolling direction cross section is (4000/TS) | 2018-06-07 |
20180155807 | COPPER ALLOY - A copper alloy according to the present invention includes 17 mass % to 34 mass % of Zn, 0.02 mass % to 2.0 mass % of Sn, 1.5 mass % to 5 mass % of Ni, and a balance consisting of Cu and unavoidable impurities, in which relationships of 12≤f1=[Zn]+5×[Sn]−2×[Ni]≤30, 10≤[Zn]−0.3×[Sn]−2×[Ni]≤28, 10≤f3={f1×(32−f1)×[Ni]} | 2018-06-07 |
20180155808 | OFF-AXIS EPITAXIAL LIFT OFF PROCESS - Embodiments described herein provide processes for forming and removing epitaxial films and materials from growth wafers by epitaxial lift off (ELO) processes. In some embodiments, the growth wafer has edge surfaces with an off-axis orientation which is utilized during the ELO process. The off-axis orientation of the edge surface provides an additional variable for controlling the etch rate during the ELO process and therefore the etch front may be modulated to prevent the formation of high stress points which reduces or prevents stressing and cracking the epitaxial film stack. In one embodiment, the growth wafer is rectangular and has an edge surface with an off-axis orientation rotated by an angle greater than 0° and up to 90° relative to an edge orientation of <110> at 0°. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155809 | AUSTENITIC HEAT-RESISTING CAST STEEL - Provided is austenitic: heat-resisting cast steel that is excellent in both of the heat resistance and the machinability. Austenitic heat-resisting cast steel, includes: C: 0.1 to 0.4 mass %; Si: 0.8 to 2.5 mass %, Mn: 0.8 to 2.0 mass %: S: 0.05 to 0.30 mass %, Ni: 5 to 20 mass %; N: 0.3 mass % or less; Zr: 0.01 to 0.20 mass %; Ce: 0.01 to 0.10 mass %; one type or more of the elements selected from the following groups of (i) to (iii), at least including (i), (i) Cr: 14 to 24 mass %, (ii) Nb: 1.5 mass % or less, and Mo: 3.0 mass % or less; and Fe and inevitable impurity as a remainder. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155810 | LOW-CRACK-SENSITIVITY AND LOW-YIELD-RATIO ULTRA-THICK STEEL PLATE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR - An ultra-heavy steel plate with low cracking sensitivity and low yield ratio, the mass percentages of chemical components of the steel plate are C 0.05-0.09; Si 0.2-0.4; Mn 1.3-1.6; Al 0.02-0.04; Nb 0.03-0.08; V 0.03-0.08; Cr 0.1-0.5; Ni 0.1-0.5; Mo 0.1-0.3; Cu 0.2-0.5; Ti 0.01-0.02; P≤0.015; S≤0.003; N≤0.007, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; the carbon equivalent is ≤0.43, the cold cracking sensitivity coefficient Pcm is ≤0.20. A low cracking sensitivity and low yield ratio steel plate with a thickness of 40-70 mm is manufactured by the process steps of KR molten iron pretreatment-converter smelting-LF refining-RH vacuum degassing-continuous casting-lid-covering slow cooling for the continuous casting slabs-casting slabs heating-controlled rolling-controlled cooling-hot straightening-air cooling and so on. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155811 | ECAE MATERIALS FOR HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS - A method of forming a high strength aluminum alloy. The method comprises subjecting an aluminum material containing at least one of magnesium, manganese, silicon, copper, and zinc at a concentration of at least 0.1% by weight to an equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) process. The method produces a high strength aluminum alloy having an average grain size from about 0.2 μm to about 0.8 μm and a yield strength from about 300 MPa to about 650 MPa. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155812 | ECAE MATERIALS FOR HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOYS - Disclosed herein is a method of forming a high strength aluminum alloy. The method comprises heating an aluminum material to a solutionizing temperature for a solutionizing time such that the magnesium and zinc are dispersed throughout the extruded aluminum material to form a solutionized aluminum material. The method includes quenching the solutionized aluminum material to form a quenched aluminum material. The method also includes aging the quenched aluminum material to form an aluminum alloy, then subjecting the aluminum alloy to an ECAE process to form a high strength aluminum alloy. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155813 | Galvanically-Active In Situ Formed Particles for Controlled Rate Dissolving Tools - A castable, moldable, and/or extrudable structure using a metallic primary alloy. One or more additives are added to the metallic primary alloy so that in situ galvanically-active reinforcement particles are formed in the melt or on cooling from the melt. The composite contain an optimal composition and morphology to achieve a specific galvanic corrosion rate in the entire composite. The in situ formed galvanically-active particles can be used to enhance mechanical properties of the composite, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final casting can also be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final composite over the as-cast material. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155814 | DEVICE FOR TREATING A METAL STRIP - The invention relates to a device for processing a metal strip ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155815 | METHODS FOR FORMING VERTICALLY CRACKED THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING VERTICALLY CRACKED THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS - A method for forming a vertically cracked thermal barrier coating is disclosed including positioning an article relative to a heat source. The article includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on a first surface of a substrate, and the substrate includes a second surface distal across the substrate from the first surface. Heat is applied locally to at least one discrete portion of the second surface of the substrate. At least one vertical crack in the thermal barrier coating is formed disposed over the at least one discrete portion. An article is disclosed including a substrate and a vertically-cracked thermal barrier coating disposed on the substrate. The vertically cracked thermal barrier coating includes at least one vertical crack in the thermal barrier coating and at least one of a low density of less than 85% of a theoretical density for the thermal barrier coating and a selective crack distribution. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155816 | SURFACE NITRIDING TREATMENT METHOD OF TITANIUM MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to provide, as a simple method, a surface nitriding treatment method of a titanium material, forming a hardened nitrided layer excellent in abrasion resistance on the surface of a titanium material in a shorter time. In order to achieve the object, the present invention adopts a surface nitriding treatment method of a titanium material, wherein a hardened nitrided layer is formed on the surface of the titanium material, by blowing nitrogen gas at a flow rate of 10 L/min or more to the surface of the titanium material while the titanium material is being heated to 800° C. to 1000° C. in an inert gas atmosphere. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155817 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A film forming apparatus includes: a chamber main body defining a chamber; a slit plate partitioning the chamber into a first space and a second space below the first space, the slit plate having a slit penetrating therethrough; a holder holding a target in the first space; a stage for supporting a substrate, the stage being movable in a moving direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the slit in a moving area including an area directly below the slit; and a mechanism for moving the stage along the moving direction. In order to suppress scattering of particles from the target to another area other than the moving area in the second space through the slit, the stage has one or more protruding portions which provide upwardly and/or downwardly bent portions in a path around the stage between the slit and the another area in the second space. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155818 | MASK DEVICE AND EVAPORATION DEVICE - The disclosure discloses a mask device and an evaporation device, so as to manufacture a special-shaped display panel, improve the manufacturing efficiency of the special-shaped display panel and lower the cost. The mask device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a framework and a first strip plate, where the first strip plate is fixed on the framework and extends along the first direction, the first strip plate includes a first area and a second area, and the width of the first area is greater than the width of the second area in the direction parallel to the surface of the first strip plate and vertical to the first direction. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155819 | Layered Structures for the Protection of Molecules - A multilayer structure can selectively bind certain molecules, due to reentrant spaces having an appropriate size. The multilayers can be fabricated by alternating layers of two different materials having different etching rate. The layers of the material having a higher etching rate form reentrant spaces which can protect molecules from further chemical interactions. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155820 | ZIRCONIUM OXIDE BASED SPUTTERING TARGET - The present invention relates to a sputtering target, which comprises a zirconium oxide as a sputtering material, wherein the zirconium oxide
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20180155821 | Magnetron Sputtering Apparatus - The magnetron sputtering apparatus SM has: a vacuum chamber; and a cathode unit C detachably mounted on the vacuum chamber. The cathode unit has: a target which is disposed to face an inside of the vacuum chamber; and a magnet unit disposed to that side of the target which is opposite to a sputtering surface, thereby generating a leakage magnetic field on a side of the sputtering surface. The sputtering apparatus SM of this invention, having the above-mentioned arrangement has a drive source for driving the magnet unit to rotate with a target center serving as a center of rotation while the target is sputtered to form a film on a to-be-processed substrate. Auxiliary magnet units which cause a leakage magnetic field to function on the inside of the vacuum chamber are locally disposed on an external wall of the vacuum chamber or of a housing H of the cathode unit. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155822 | COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING MULTILAYER OVERCOAT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A coated article is provided so as to include a low-E (low emissivity) coating having an infrared (IR) reflecting layer sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers. The IR reflecting layer may be of or include a material such as silver (Ag), and is provided between a pair of contact layers. The low-E coating includes an overcoat having a substantially metallic layer (e.g., NbZr or Zr) which has been found to improve the durability of the coating without significantly sacrificing desired optical characteristics. Such coated articles may be used in the context of windows. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155823 | DEVICE FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - A device for atomic layer deposition includes: a film deposition chamber; a stage installed inside the film deposition chamber; a susceptor that holds, on the stage, a substrate; a mask disposed on the substrate, the mask being sized to encompass the substrate; a mask pin that supports the mask; and a mask pin hole bored through the stage and the susceptor vertically, and allows the mask pin to be inserted in a vertically movable manner, wherein the susceptor has a susceptor body having a holding surface of the substrate, and a susceptor peripheral edge located around the susceptor body and having a height lower than the holding surface, the mask pin hole is opened in the susceptor peripheral edge, and in the susceptor peripheral edge, an inert gas supply port that releases gas upward is provided around the holding surface in a surrounding area of the mask. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155824 | METHOD OF GROWING NANOSTRUCTURES - A method for making one or more nanostructures is disclosed. The method includes depositing a catalyst layer on the substrate; depositing an insulator layer on the catalyst layer; providing a continuous patterned conducting helplayer on the insulator layer; creating via holes through the insulator layer from the conducting helplayer to the catalyst layer; growing the one or more nanostructures on the catalyst layer through the via holes; and selectively removing the conducting helplayer after growing the one or more nanostructure. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155825 | HIGH CONDUCTIVITY GRAPHENE-METAL COMPOSITE - Embodiments of the present technology include graphene-metal composites. An example graphene-metal composite comprises a porous metal foam substrate, a graphene layer deposited to the porous metal foam substrate, a metal layer applied to the graphene layer, and another graphene layer deposited to the metal layer; the multilayered porous metal foam substrate being compressed to form a graphene-metal composite. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155826 | MOCVD System Injector for Fast Growth of AlInGaBN Material - A conical supply tube is provided, along with deposition systems using such a tube and methods of its use. The conical supply tube includes a conical head formed from a hollow structure defining a having a fitting end and an opposite, shower end, with the fitting end has an initial diameter that is less than a diameter at the shower end. A MOCVD chamber is also generally provided that includes such a conical supply tube and a susceptor configured to hold a substrate facing the shower end of the conical supply tube. Methods are provided for growing a group III nitride layer on a surface of a substrate. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155827 | Synthesis of Metal Nitride Thin Films Materials using Hydrazine Derivatives - Methods for depositing a film comprising exposing a substrate surface to a metal precursor and a hydrazine derivative to form a metal containing film are described. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155828 | EROSION / CORROSION RESISTANT BARRIER COATING - Disclosed are barrier coatings for fused silica components used in semiconductor processing. In particular, the present disclosure concerns protective substrate-barrier coatings composed of corrosion-resilient metal compounds which provide superior resistance to erosion/corrosion when a coated substrate is subjected to the acidic environments at elevated temperatures typical for semiconductor processing. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155829 | CLEANING METHOD AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A method performed by a film deposition apparatus including a process chamber and a rotary table that is disposed in the process chamber and includes a substrate-mounting surface on which a substrate is placeable. The method includes a first cleaning process of supplying a cleaning gas from above the substrate-mounting surface of the rotary table while rotating the rotary table in a first cleaning position, and a second cleaning process of supplying the cleaning gas from above the substrate-mounting surface of the rotary table while rotating the rotary table in a second cleaning position that is lower than the first cleaning position. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155830 | GAS SUPPLY AND EXHAUST STRUCTURE - A gas supply and exhaust structure, for supplying and exhausting a raw material gas into and from a chamber having a substrate mounting surface at a position corresponding to a central portion of an inner top surface, includes a side gas supply unit having gas supply ports arranged circumferentially and vertically on an inner side surface of the chamber and configured to supply the raw material gas through the gas supply ports toward a central axis of the chamber, and an exhaust unit having a gas exhaust port formed at the central portion of the inner top surface of the chamber and configured to exhaust the raw material gas. The inner top surface has an inclined surface inclined such that a distance between the inner top surface and an inner bottom surface of the chamber becomes smaller from the inner side surface toward the central axis. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155831 | LINEAR EVAPORATION SOURCE AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A linear evaporation source and a deposition apparatus having the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the linear evaporation source includes i) a crucible being open on one side thereof and configured to store a deposition material and ii) a plurality of partitions dividing an internal space of the crucible, wherein each of the partitions has at least one opening in a lower portion thereof. The source further includes i) a nozzle section located on the open side of the crucible and comprising a plurality of nozzles, ii) a heater configured to heat the crucible and iii) a housing configured to accommodate the crucible, the nozzle section, and the heater. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155832 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF RHENIUM CONTAINING THIN FILMS - Methods for depositing rhenium-containing thin films are provided. In some embodiments metallic rhenium-containing thin films are deposited. In some embodiments rhenium sulfide thin films are deposited. In some embodiments films comprising rhenium nitride are deposited. The rhenium-containing thin films may be deposited by cyclic vapor deposition processes, for example using rhenium halide precursors. The rhenium-containing thin films may find use, for example, as 2D materials. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155833 | DEVICE FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION - A device for atomic layer deposition includes: an injector installed to an opening of a film deposition chamber; and an injector adhesion preventive member installed by insertion into the opening, wherein the injector includes an injector raw material gas supply path, an injector reactant gas supply path, and an injector inert gas supply path, the respective paths being partitioned from each other, the injector adhesion preventive member includes an adhesion preventive member raw material gas supply path, an adhesion preventive member reactant gas supply path, and an adhesion preventive member inert gas supply path, the respective paths being partitioned from each other, and the adhesion preventive member inert gas supply path is provided such that the inert gas flows in a clearance between an outer peripheral side of the injector adhesion preventive member and an inner peripheral side of the opening. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155834 | Integrated Atomic Layer Deposition Tool - Processing platforms having a central transfer station with a robot, a first batch processing chamber connected to a first side of the central transfer station and a first single wafer processing chamber connected to a second side of the central transfer station, where the first batch processing chamber configured to process x wafers at a time for a batch time and the first single wafer processing chamber configured to process a wafer for about 1/x of the batch time. Methods of using the processing platforms and processing a plurality of wafers are also described. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155835 | THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESS KIT - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for a thin film encapsulation (TFE). In one embodiment a process kit for use in an atomic layer deposition (ALD) chamber is disclosed and includes a dielectric window, a sealing frame, and a mask frame connected with the sealing frame, wherein the mask frame has a gas inlet channel and a gas outlet channel formed therein on opposing sides thereof. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155836 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - A substrate processing apparatus includes a stage provided in a chamber, a shower head in which a plurality of slits are formed and which is opposed to the stage, a first gas supply part which supplies a first gas to a space between the stage and the shower head via the plurality of slits, and a second gas supply part which supplies a second gas which is not a noble gas to a region below the stage, wherein the second gas is the same gas as one of a plurality of kinds of gases constituting the first gas in a case where the first gas is a mixture gas constituted of the plurality of kinds of gases, and the second gas is the same gas as the first gas in a case where the first gas is a single kind of gas. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155837 | METAL OXIDE FILM FORMATION METHOD - In a metal oxide film formation method of the present invention, the following steps are performed. In a solution vessel, a raw-material solution including aluminum as a metallic element is turned into a mist so that a raw-material solution mist is obtained. In a solution vessel provided independently of the solution vessel, a reaction aiding solution including a reaction aiding agent for formation of aluminum oxide is turned into a mist so that an aiding-agent mist is obtained. Then, the raw-material solution mist and the aiding-agent mist are fed to a nozzle provided in a reactor vessel via paths. Thereafter, the raw-material solution mist and the aiding-agent mist are mixed in the nozzle so that a mixed mist is obtained. Then, the mixed mist is fed onto a back surface of a heated P-type silicon substrate. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155838 | PROCESS KIT DESIGN FOR IN-CHAMBER HEATER AND WAFER ROTATING MECHANISM - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed process kits for use with an in-chamber heater and substrate rotating mechanism. In some embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, a process kit for use with a rotatable substrate support heater pedestal for supporting a substrate in a process chamber may include an upper edge ring including a top ledge and a skirt the extends downward from the top ledge, a lower edge ring that at least partially supports the upper edge ring and aligns the upper edge ring with the substrate support heater pedestal, a bottom plate disposed on a bottom of the process chamber that supports the upper edge ring when the substrate support heater pedestal is in a lowered non-processing position, and a shadow ring that couples with the upper edge ring when the substrate support heater pedestal is in a raised processing position. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155839 | Method of CVD Plasma Processing with a Toroidal Plasma Processing Apparatus - A method of CVD plasma processing for depositing at least one of diamond, diamond-like-carbon, or graphene comprising includes forming a vacuum chamber comprising a first toroidal plasma source comprising a conduit and a magnetic core, a second toroidal plasma source comprising a conduit and a magnetic core, and a process chamber that is common to both the first and second toroidal plasma source. Gas is introduced into the vacuum chamber. A first RF electromagnetic field is applied to the magnetic core surrounding the conduit of the first toroidal plasma source to form a first toroidal plasma loop discharge in the vacuum chamber. A second RF electromagnetic field is applied to the magnetic core surrounding the conduit of the second toroidal plasma source to form a second toroidal plasma loop discharge in the vacuum chamber. A workpiece is positioned in the process chamber for plasma processing at a distance from a hot plasma core to a surface of the workpiece that is in a range from 0.1 cm to 5 cm. A gas comprising hydrogen is introduced to the workpiece so that at least one of the first and second toroidal plasma loop discharges generates atomic hydrogen. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155840 | INSULATING COATING FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET - An insulating coating for an electrical steel sheet is provided that is formed on a surface of a base metal of the electrical steel sheet and that contains a polyvalent metal phosphate of one or more elements selected from Al, Zn, Mg and Ca, and has an enriched layer of a divalent metal at an interface with the surface of the base metal. An enrichment of the divalent metal contained in the enriched layer is 0.01 g/m | 2018-06-07 |
20180155841 | FLUORINATED ACID COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Novel acid-based chemistries that can be used in various cleaning, de-scaling, rust-removal, brightening, etching and other similar applications, including, but not limited to, those based upon hexafluorozirconic acid and other additives, such as urea in some applications, which are effective for a wide range of applications, while avoiding the health, safety and environmental issues that are often associated with the use of hydrochloric acid and other toxic chemistries. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155842 | MOISTURE ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS FOR HEADLAMP - Disclosed herein is a moisture electrolysis apparatus for a headlamp including: a first electrode configured to be exposed in an inside space of a headlamp housing, and have a surface coated with a dielectric substance; a second electrode configured to be disposed to be spaced apart from the first electrode by a predetermined distance; and a discharge ventilation path configured to be formed between the surface of the first electrode coated with the dielectric substance and the second electrode. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155843 | INTEGRATED GAS TREATMENT - Systems and methods for reducing the capital and operating costs of a smelting process system and improving the environmental impact of the smelting process using an IGT system to remove and filter undesirable and environmentally hazardous gases and particulates from each electrolytic cell in the smelting process system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155844 | NANOWIRE AND MICROWIRE FABRICATION TECHNIQUE AND PRODUCT - A continuous or semi-continuous process for fabricating nanowires or microwires makes use of the substantially planar template that may be moved through electrochemical solution to grow nanowires or microwires on exposed conductive edges on the surface of that template. The planar template allows fabrication of the template using standard equipment and techniques. Adhesive transfer may be used to remove the wires from the template and in one embodiment to draw a continuous wire from the template to be wound around the drum. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155845 | STEEL SHEET FOR CONTAINERS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEEL SHEET FOR CONTAINERS - This steel sheet for containers includes a steel sheet, a Ni coated layer that is formed on at least one surface of the steel sheet, and a chemical treatment layer that is formed on the Ni coated layer. The Ni coated layer contains 10 mg/m | 2018-06-07 |
20180155846 | Magnesium Alloy Substrate - According to one example, forming a deposition layer on a magnesium alloy substrate and forming a cured coating on the deposition layer, where the cured coating is cured by ultra-violet radiation, heat at a cure temperature in a range from 60° C. to 140° C., or combinations thereof. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155847 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER, PLATING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE HOLDER - Provided is a substrate holder where an effect of a pressure of a plating solution can be suppressed. A substrate holder includes first and second holding members for sandwiching a substrate. The first holding member includes: a support base; a movable base for supporting the substrate; and a biasing mechanism disposed between the support base and the movable base, and biasing the movable base in a direction along which the movable base is separated from the support base. The second holding member includes a protruding portion brought into contact with the substrate so as to seal the substrate. A biasing force of the biasing mechanism which is applied to a region or a position of the movable base differs from a biasing force of the biasing mechanism which is applied to another region or at another position of the movable base. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155848 | USE OF NONAFLUOROBUTANESULFONIC ACID IN A LOW PH ETCH SOLUTION TO INCREASE ALUMINUM FOIL CAPACITANCE - Anode foil, preferably aluminum anode foil, is etched using a process of treating the foil in an electrolyte bath composition comprising a perfluoroalkylsulfonate, a sulfate, a halide, and an oxidizing agent. The anode foil is etched in the electrolyte bath composition by passing a direct current charge through the bath. The etched anode foil is suitable for use in an electrolytic capacitor. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155849 | PROCESS ADDITIVES TO REDUCE ETCH RESIST UNDERCUTTING IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ANODE FOILS - Anode foil, preferably aluminum anode foil, is etched using a process of adding an etch resist to the anode foil and treating the foil in an electrolyte bath composition comprising a sulfate, a halide, an oxidizing agent, a surface active agent, and a non-ionic surfactant. The anode foil is etched in the electrolyte bath composition by passing a charge through the bath. The etched anode foil is suitable for use in an electrolytic capacitor. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155850 | PROCESS FOR USING PERSULFATE IN A LOW PH ETCH SOLUTION TO INCREASE ALUMINUM FOIL CAPACITANCE - Anode foil, preferably aluminum anode foil, is etched using a process of treating the foil in an electrolyte bath composition comprising a persulfate, a halide, an oxidizing agent, and a sulfate. An etch resist can be added to the anode foil prior to etching. The anode foil and the attached etch resist can be heated prior to immersing both in an electrolyte bath composition. The anode foil is etched in the electrolyte bath composition by passing a charge through the bath, while maintaining a constant level of persulfate. The etched anode foil is suitable for use in an electrolytic capacitor. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155851 | SYSTEM FOR RAPID BAKE OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE WITH UPPER LINEAR HEATING ELEMENTS PERPENDICULAR TO HORIZONTAL GAS FLOW - A system and methods are provided for low temperature, rapid baking to remove impurities from a semiconductor surface prior to in-situ deposition. The system is configured with an upper bank of heat elements perpendicular to the gas flow path, such that when the substrate is heated, the temperature across the substrate can be maintained relatively uniform via zoned heating. Advantageously, a short, low temperature process is suitable for advanced, high density circuits with shallow junctions. Furthermore, throughput is greatly improved by the low temperature bake. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155852 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WAFERS OF NITRIDE OF ELEMENT 13, HAVING A NON-ZERO TRUNCATION ANGLE - The invention relates to a method for production of wafers of nitrides of element ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155853 | PREPARATION METHOD OF PARA-ARAMID NANOFIBERS - The present invention relates to a preparation method of para-aramid nanofibers, and belongs to the technical field of novel polymer materials. The para-aramid nanofibers prepared in the present invention have a diameter of 10-100 nm, and a length of hundreds of microns. The preparation method includes: adding a certain amount of surfactant in a PPTA low-temperature polymerization process, and controlling aggregation of PPTA molecules along with growth of a PPTA molecule chain, thereby preparing the para-aramid fibers with a uniform size and an adjustable nano-scale diameter under assistance of other means (e.g., a coagulator and high-speed shearing dispersion). The present invention is short in production process and simple in equipment, can realize stable batch production to meet needs of large-scale production of the para-aramid nanofibers, has wide application prospects and can be applied to preparing a lithium-ion battery separator, a high-performance composite material and the like. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155854 | POLYMER-BASED NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS WITH TUNABLE PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Nano structured surfaces and bulk composite materials which exhibit tunable surface morphology, wettability, thermal conductivity, and total thermal resistance properties, and methods of fabrication and uses thereof are described herein. Arrays of vertically-aligned nanostructures produced via a template assisted fabrication approach using nanoporous templates, or alternatively, via an electropolymerization process are described. As a result, control over the surface morphology and wettability can be achieved using the selective template etching process. The composite materials also demonstrate tunable thermal and electrical properties based on the methods of their fabrication. The arrays of polymeric nanostructures are chemically, mechanically, and thermally robust and can serve as soft substrates with heat dissipation capability for use in the fabrication of thermal management materials, tunable wetting for microfluidic applications, and for use in heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155855 | CARBON-FIBER-PRECURSOR FIBER BUNDLE, CARBON FIBER BUNDLE, AND USES THEREOF - A carbon fiber bundle, wherein an average single-fiber fineness is from 1.0 to 2.4 dtex and a roundness is from 0.7 to 0.9 in a shape of a cross-section perpendicular to a fiber axis of a single fiber; the roundness being determined with equation (1): roundness=4πS/L | 2018-06-07 |
20180155856 | SINGLE-PLY TEXTILE SUPPORT AND REINFORCING MATERIAL - The invention relates to a single-ply textile support and reinforcing material ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155857 | FIBER WITH SACRIFICIAL JUNCTIONS - A fiber composition, along with a method for toughening fiber compositions, are described. A fiber composition contains at least three loops along the length of said fiber, wherein the loops are bonded using sacrificial junctions comprising a bonding material that is chemically distinct from the fiber material. In some preferred embodiments, the loops have a circumference of at least one centimeter, and the bonding material is an ultraviolet light-cured adhesive. When a suitable force is applied, one or more sacrificial junctions can break without breaking the continuous fiber. The fiber compositions described herein have a toughness that is many times greater than the toughness of otherwise equivalent compositions of the fiber material which lack any such loops. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155858 | Two-Dimensional Fabric and Method for the Production Thereof - A two-dimensional fabric ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155859 | THERMAL INSULATING STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a thermal insulating structure including at least one baffle, to an article of wear and a sleeping bag including such a thermal insulating structure, and to a method for manufacturing such a thermal insulating structure. In some embodiments, the baffle includes a plurality of natural and/or synthetic down fibers and a plurality of low-melt fibers, wherein the low-melt fibers have been melted to the natural and/or synthetic down fibers by heating inside the baffle. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155860 | ANTI-PUCKER APPARATUS - An anti-puckering apparatus for forming, on a work piece, a line of stitching substantially free from puckering is disclosed. The apparatus includes a removable base which is added to a sewing machine bed surface proximate to a needle and a stitch formation zone. The apparatus also includes a carrier mounted on, and moveable relative to, the base and an endless row of flexible filamentary elements carried by the carrier. The carrier progressively moves subsets of filamentary elements into and out of a stitch formation zone during the formation of a line of stitching. The filamentary elements are presented across a stitch formation zone in advance of an intended line of stitching at an oblique angle relative to a sewing machine bed surface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155861 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FABRICS FROM COTTON - An improved method of producing activated carbon fabrics from cotton fabrics involves washing a piece of cotton fabric with a detergent before soaking the washed piece of cotton fabric in an acidic chemical such as phosphoric acid for a specific amount of time, and then drying the soaked piece of cotton fabric in an oven. After the fabric has been dried, it is heated in a furnace which is fed with a flow of nitrogen gas as the temperature of the furnace is gradually increased to a pre-determined temperature and kept at the pre-determined temperature for an extended amount of time, before allowing the temperature to gradually return back to room temperature. After being removed from the furnace and being washed with distilled water to remove any remnants of phosphoric acid, the resulting product is an activated carbon fabric. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155862 | Dewatering Machine - A dewatering machine including an electric motor for rotating a dewatering drum and a control part. When the dewatering drum starts to rotate, the control part measures a load of the washings in the dewatering drum. Then, the control part rotates the motor at a first rotating speed by controlling a duty ratio of a voltage applied to the motor and then to rotates the motor at a second rotating speed higher than the first rotating speed. When the motor accelerates to the first rotating speed, the control part acquires a reference duty ratio at timing determined according to the measured load. Next, within a specified period, the control part determines whether the washings in the dewatering drum are biased according to an index indicating the change between the duty ratio and the reference duty ratio. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155863 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS - A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a tub provided in a cabinet for storing water, a water supply unit for supplying water to the tub, a drum rotatably provided in the tub for storing laundry, a first pump including a first housing for receiving water discharged from the tub and an impeller rotatably provided in the first housing for discharging the water introduced into the first housing out of the first housing, a drainage pipe configured to extend through a height higher than the maximum possible level of water in the tub for guiding the water discharged from the first housing out of the cabinet, and a second pump including a first gear and a second gear rotatably provided in a second housing, into which the water discharged from the tub is introduced, the second pump being configured to move the water introduced into the second housing to the drainage pipe when the first gear and the second gear are rotated. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155864 | CLOTHES WASHER - A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a wash tub located within the cabinet and defining an interior, a wash basket mounted within the wash tub and defining a laundry treating chamber. A clothes mover or agitator can be located within and rotatable relative to and/or with the wash basket having a cap removably mounted to the clothes mover. The cap includes a treating chemistry dispenser system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155865 | CLOTHING TREATMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is disclosure clothing treatment device capable of effectively preventing odour from reabsorbing to clothing. A clothing deodorizing device includes: a bag body for accommodating clothing; an ozone supply apparatus including an ozone generator and a blowing fan wherein the air supply fan operates to deliver the ozone generated by the ozone generator into the bag body by virtue of the flow of the air; and a control part for controlling operation of the ozone generator and the blowing fan. After performing deodorization operation that enables the ozone generator and the blowing fan to operate, the control part performs reabsorption preventing operation that enables the blowing fan to operate intermittently. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155866 | Mat Washer - A mat washer is disclosed which includes a mainframe, a rail surface affixed to the mainframe at an angle of 25 degrees to 90 degrees, a conveying system adapted to transport one or more mats along the rail surface, an enclosed washing chamber having one or more spray bars adapted to direct jets of water at each mat, a discharge wheel adapted for stacking each mat onto a discharge rack, a water recycling system having a waste conveyor adapted to separate large debris from water, the water recycling system have one or more filtration devices adapted to separate small debris from water, and a high pressure pump to supply water under pressure to the one or more spray bars. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155867 | PORTABLE FABRIC CUTTING DEVICE - A fabric cutting board includes a rectangular board having an integral scissor guide formed across an upper surface. Measurement grid is presented on the upper surface. At least two clips are sized to grip a lateral edge of the rectangular board, clamping a layer of fabric against the upper surface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155868 | PILE FABRIC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A pile fabric includes ground yarns constituting a ground structure; pile fibers that are tangled with the ground yarns, the pile fibers including portions standing on a front surface side of the ground structure; and an organically-modified silicone-based softener adhered to the pile fibers located on a back surface side of the pile fabric. The pile fibers include at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic fibers and modacrylic fibers, and have a softening point lower than a softening point of the ground yarns. The portions standing on the front surface side of the ground structure are not fused to each other, and on a back surface side of the ground structure, at least part of the pile fibers located outside of the ground yarns are fused to each other. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155869 | PROCESS FOR MODIFYING THE PROPERTIES OF CITRUS PULP - A process is disclosed for modifying citrus fiber. Citrus fiber is obtained having a c* close packing concentration value of less than 3.8 w %, anhydrous basis. The citrus fiber can have a viscosity of at least 1000 mPa·s, wherein said citrus fiber is dispersed in standardized water at a mixing speed of from 800 rpm to 1000 rpm, to a 3 w/w % citrus fiber/standardized water solution, and wherein said viscosity is measured at a shear rate of 5 s-1 at 20 C. Citrus fiber can be obtained having a CIELAB L* value of at least 90. The citrus fiber can be used in food products, feed products, beverages, personal care products, pharmaceutical products or detergent products. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155870 | OVERBRAIDED NON-METALLIC TENSION MEMBERS - A tension member for a lifting and/or hoisting system includes a core including a plurality of load carrying fibers arranged in a matrix material, and an outer layer secured to the core including a plurality of outer fibers arranged around a perimeter of the core. The outer layer includes one or more outer fibers arranged off-axis relative to the load carrying fibers of the core. A method of forming a tension member for an elevator system includes arranging a plurality of load carrying fibers along a length of the tension member, retaining the plurality of load carrying fibers in a matrix material to define a core, and enclosing the core in an outer layer including a plurality of outer fibers arranged around a perimeter of the core. The outer layer includes one or more outer fibers arranged off-axis relative to the load carrying fibers of the core. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155871 | METHODS FOR BLEACHING AQUEOUS PULPS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THESE METHODS - The present invention relates to compositions for use in an aqueous pulp bleaching process, comprising one or more alkaline earth metal oxides and/or one or more alkaline earth metal hydroxides; one or more alkaline earth metal salts; and optionally, one or more pitch control additives. Methods and kits for the formation of said compositions, are also part of the invention, as is the use of said compositions, methods and kits. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155872 | METHOD OF IMPROVING PAPER MACHINE FORMING WIRE, FELT AND WOVEN DRYER BELT PERFORMANCE BY THE APPLICATION OF PEROXIDE CONTAINING SOLUTIONS - Embodiments are directed to methods for inhibiting contaminants formation during papermaking operation. The method includes preparing an aqueous solution having a pH greater than 7.0 and comprising peroxide; and applying the aqueous solution onto or within one or more of forming wires, press felts and woven through air drying (TAD) belts prior to contacting and transporting a wet paper web to inhibit the formation of wet paper web contaminants onto the surfaces of or within the forming wires, press felts and woven TAD belts. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155873 | Mark and Papermaking Belt Made Therefrom - A textured mask comprising a film. The film can have a first substantially continuously flat surface lying in a first plane and a second surface opposite the first surface lying in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane. The second surface is interrupted by a plurality of cavities, each of the cavities having a first depth defined by a third surface lying in a third plane substantially parallel to the first and second planes. The depth of the cavities can be at a distance of from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm from the second plane. The textured mask is at least partially coated with an opaque masking agent. The textured mask can make a correspondingly structured three-dimensional papermaking belt, which can make correspondingly structured three-dimensional fibrous structure. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155874 | Industrial Fabric for Production of Nonwovens, and Method of Making Thereof - An industrial fabric such as an endless belt or sleeve for use in the production of nonwovens, and a method of making thereof are disclosed. The fabric includes a plurality of through voids, where each of the voids has a first opening associated with a top surface of the fabric and a first raised edge circumferentially adjacent to the first opening. The voids may each further include a second opening associated with a bottom surface of the fabric and a second raised edge circumferentially adjacent to the second opening, such that the first opening may have a surface area that is larger than or the same as the second opening. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155875 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPER OR PAPERBOARD, PAPER OR PAPERBOARD PRODUCT OBTAINED AND USES THEREOF - Process for the production of a cured pulp product suitable for use in the production of paper, paperboard, tissue paper, filter paper or fluff pulp, comprising the steps of attaching an anionic or amphoteric carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) to cellulosic fibres in acidic conditions or in the presence of divalent metal ions. Aluminium ions or divalent ions are then added to the slurry to a total molar concentration of from 0.0001 M to 0.5 M in the first pulp slurry. The first pulp slurry is then dewatered and cured in acidic conditions and a cured pulp product is provided. The cured pulp product is subsequently used in a paper making process to provide a paper-based product, whereby higher bulk is provided for the final paper-based product. Alternatively, the curing step is omitted and instead aluminium ions are added to the first pulp slurry and the pulp is directly used in a paper making process. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155876 | HONEYCOMB CORE HAVING A HIGH COMPRESSION STRENGTH - A method of making a fiber-reinforced composite structure comprising the steps of (i) forming a paper sheet having a Gurley air resistance at least 200 seconds per 100 milliliters, the sheet comprising from 30 to 70 weight percent p-aramid fiber, (ii) depositing on both surfaces of the paper sheet a compression enhancing layer in a quantity up to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the paper, (iii) forming a honeycomb from the sheet of step (ii), and (iv) applying a matrix resin coating to the honeycomb of step (iii). | 2018-06-07 |
20180155877 | SILICONE COMPOSITION FOR RELEASE PAPER OR RELEASE FILM, RELEASE PAPER, AND RELEASE FILM - Provided are: an additive reaction-type silicone composition that is for release paper or for a release film, that is non-migratory, and that exhibits light releasability with respect to various adhesives, said silicone composition for release paper or for a release film making it possible to form a cured film that does not adversely affect residual adhesive strength or releasability; and a release paper or a release film obtained by applying the composition to a substrate and curing the result. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155878 | Apparatus For Forming Blanks From Fibrous Material - An apparatus for forming blanks from fibrous material is disclosed. The apparatus includes a die having a porous body with a plurality of perforations extending there through, the plurality of perforations having varying sizes and being layered from a top surface to a bottom surface of the porous body. A smooth molding surface is provided on the top surface to hold the fibrous material and allow water to drain from the fibrous material through the plurality of perforations. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155879 | Magnetic Inductive Rail Heating Head - A rail heating head includes a vented enclosure and an induction coil. The induction coil is positioned within the vented enclosure. When in use, the vented enclosure is positioned adjacent a lateral portion of a train track rail. To be positioned adjacent to the head, the web, and the foot of the train track rail, a rail-bracing wall of the vented enclosure has a convex exterior surface and a concave interior surface. The induction coil has an oblong, concave shape and is pressed against the concave interior surface. Thus, the induction coil can induce eddy current magnetic fields in the head, the web, and the foot maximizing surface area. The larger surface area results in molecules in a large area being activated and leads to more heat. An eddy current deflecting magnetic shield further directs magnetic fields towards the train track rail. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155880 | MACHINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESURFACING EXISTING ROADS - A machine for resurface existing roads is disclosed. The machine may include a first group of sprayers configured to form a first layer of binding material, and a fiber material distribution component positioned adjacent the first group of sprayers. The fiber material distribution component may be configured to distribute fiber material onto the first layer of the binding material. The machine may also include a second group of sprayers positioned adjacent the fiber material distribution component. The second group of sprayers may be configured to form a second layer of the binding material over the distributed fiber material. Additionally, the machine may include a channel positioned adjacent the second group of sprayers. The channel may be configured to supply an asphalt mixture over the second layer of the binding material. Further, the machine may include a screed positioned adjacent the conduit, where the screed may be positioned to contact the asphalt mixture. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155881 | Applied to Chasis of Mobile Asphalt Plants - The present utility model pertains to the technical field of equipment for producing asphalt concrete (AC) or hot mix asphalt concrete (HMAC), and relates more particularly to an improvement to a chassis for mobile asphalt plants. The solution consists in modularizing the design of the chassis in order to reduce design time and storage costs by virtue of a standardization of the chassis. Thus, the solution fits asphalt plants of different sizes and reduces the physical space required to store items belonging to the structure of the chassis. The high level of standardization has been achieved by segmenting the main structure of the chassis into three regions which appropriately accommodate all of the systems for producing the asphalt mixture. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155882 | IMPACT WEAR PLATES FOR VIBRATORY PLATE COMPACTOR - A vibratory plate compactor is disclosed. The vibratory plate compactor may comprise a base plate configured to vibrate and compact a work surface, and an upper yoke having at least one leg disposed above and facing the base plate. The vibratory plate compactor may further comprise an impact wear plate affixed to the bottom surface of the at least one leg. The impact wear plate may be unattached to the base plate, and may be at least partially formed from a non-metallic material. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155883 | Variable Width Automatic Transition - A system is provided for automatically varying the mold width and thus the paving width of a molded concrete slab on the fly as the slab is being molded. An external stringline reference is used to control the height and direction of a first side of the paving machine. A slope sensor is used for automatic control of the height of the second side of the machine frame. A starting point signal generator provides a signal to initiate the automatic width transition. A controller controls width actuators for controlled variation of the mold width in response to the starting signal and a pre-programmed function of the controller. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155884 | Device for Automatic Re-Striping of Horizontal Road Markings - A device is provided for automatic re-striping of horizontal road markings and which can be mounted on a vehicle. In one embodiment the device comprises a marker unit with a linear actuator, an electronic control unit electrically connected to the linear actuator, wherein the electronic control unit comprises an electronic gyroscope which can determine an angular speed of the vehicle on curved road sections, and a laser scanner mounted in front of the marker unit. In some embodiments the electronic control unit is configured to calculate and offset, based on the angular speed of the vehicle, for additional deviation of the paint guns from the coordinates of any of the previous marking lines when the vehicle moves on curved road sections. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155885 | TELESCOPIC ACCESS BRIDGE, UNIT PROVIDED THEREWITH, AND METHOD THERE FOR - The present invention relates to a telescopic access bridge ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155886 | A MODULE FOR A STRUCTURE - A construction module for a structure, comprising: a formwork member that includes a base, a pair of parallel side walls that extend upwardly from the base, and a pair of parallel end walls. The base, the side walls and the end walls define a cavity for reinforcement and concrete. A reinforcement member includes an upper portion and a lower portion. When the reinforcement member is located in the cavity and concrete fills the cavity, the lower portion of the reinforcement member and the concrete define an elongate beam. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155887 | RAGSBLOCK TRAFFIC BARRIER - The present invention is a traffic barrier with a conduit provided throughout its length. The conduit may be configured to house wiring, plumbing, irrigation, etc. The traffic barrier may also be provided with a keyway and one or more drainways to allow the flow of rain runoff to move through the barrier. Anchoring devices will attach to the roadbed and fit within the barrier drainways to better secure the position of the traffic barrier. The barrier is provided with accessory sleeves to retains posts or poles for signs or fences. The accessory sleeves may be in communication with the conduit. One end of the traffic barrier may be enlarged to accommodate a cavity to house a battery and sleeve for a solar panel. Multiple barriers may be joined in series to create a connected conduit RAGSBLOCK system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155888 | Structure Supported Containment Dike - Flexible containment tubes form sections of a dike for fluid containment. Structural supports are inserted into the flexible contain tubes and the tube sealed to form structure supported dike sections. For example, a supporting structure may be configured with a given length and cross sectional diameter to provide structural support to a vinyl-coated polyester tube with a 12-36 inch diameter. The structure is sealed within the tube and, in turn, the tube may be filled with a fluid such as water to create structure supported containment dike. The length of the supporting structure may be selected based on the width of an entryway to create structure supported dike section of a give length that provide a seal across the entryways against floodwaters. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155889 | MARITIME FENDER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF MAINTENANCE - The present disclosure provides a maritime fender assembly for mounting to a berthing structure, the fender assembly including: a substantially flat panel assembly comprising a plate and at least one outwardly facing wear pad releasably mounted to the plate; a frame for releasably receiving the panel assembly; a resilient fender element mounted between the frame and the berthing structure; and an optional engagement means to allow engagement and disengagement of the panel assembly from the frame to allow removal and replacement of the panel assembly. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155890 | Geotechnical Profiles, Particularly Sheet Piling Profiles and Mobile Flood Prevention Devices and the Method of Manufacture of Reinforced Geotechnical Profiles, Particularly Sheet Piling Profiles and Mobile Flood Prevention Devices - A method of manufacture of geotechnical profiles, characterized in that thermoplastic material, preferably hard and high-impact, PVC and/or PET and/or PE and/or ABS and/or PP, is plasticized in an extruder, after which it is pressed through an cross die unit ant internal reinforcing profiles ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155891 | INTERLOCKING, SELF-ALIGNING AND TORQUE TRANSMITTING COUPLER ASSEMBLY, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING, INSTALLING, AND SUPPORTING FOUNDATION ELEMENTS - A self-aligning and torque transmitting coupler assembly includes an outer coupler coupled to a first shaft of and an inner coupler coupled to a second shaft. The outer coupler comprises an inner surface having primary and secondary alignment and torque transmitting features, and the inner coupler comprises an outer surface having primary and secondary alignment features. The primary and secondary alignment features are configured to interlock and facilitate alignment of the first and second shafts along a common axis in an exemplary application of a foundation support system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155892 | GROUND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A ground mounting assembly includes one or a plurality of posts, each attached to at least one stabilizing plate or scoop pyramid. The post may be driven into the ground and then lifted to deploy plates into a locking mechanism, or driven into the ground by a pile driver with plate held in place, released, and driven further and deployed into a locking mechanism, or driven into the ground and double pounded inside the post to drive reinforcing plate into slotted winglets, or driven, double pounded and rotated to extend the reinforcing plates horizontally from the pole or pile. The post also can used as a mooring in harbors, lakes, or at sea. A system based on a double pounder pile driven mono pole, optionally extendable in length, is also described. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155893 | Apparatus for Constructing Foundation Pilings - Apparatus for making foundation pilings includes a lead section with screw threads, at least one extension section, and a bit carried by the first of the extension sections. The bit slides onto the first, lower end of the extension section and is operable to compress the soil laterally to the extension sections and form a lateral groove in the soil. Grout fills the annular region of the hole bored by the apparatus including the grooves for lateral stability. Each extension section is formed to fit into the next one and to be secured to it by lateral bolts. The bolt heads prevent the bit from moving vertically as the lead section advances into the soil. Bits may be added to increase the size of the opening bored. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155894 | Pile Cutting Device - A pile cutting device is used with a work vehicle including a tool supporting arm assembly for cutting a pile. The device has a main frame carried on the arm assembly of the work vehicle. A first clamp on the frame is clamped about the pile for fixing the frame relative to the pile. A cutting assembly on the main frame includes a saw blade supported on a cutter linkage to move the blade about the pile and cut a pile section from the pile when the remaining lower portion of the pile remains secured within the lower clamp. A second clamp on the frame is clamped about the cut pile section of the pile before cutting. The first clamp is released after cutting so that the cut pile section within the second clamp can be moved away from the remaining lower portion of the pile together with work vehicle subsequent to cutting. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155895 | COVER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A cover is described that comprises a load bearing panel ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155896 | CONCRETE WALL STABILIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Concrete wall supports that reduce or eliminate wall movement due to exterior horizontal forces. One support is a bracket mounted to a floor joist with a plate extending below the top of the wall and two legs extending from the plate and attaching to the joist. One leg is above the concrete wall on one horizontal side of the plate, and the other leg is on the opposite side of the plate. Another support has a plate that extends below the top of the wall with two legs on opposite sides of the joist above the wall. A leg attaches to the lower edge of the joist. A support against shear forces includes a highly water permeable aggregate composite disposed in the voids of the wall, with a supportive strip that is enclosed in the aggregate composite and extends out of the voids to the face of the wall. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155897 | TAPE - A dry wall tape for use with a panel system includes a mesh having a plurality of width strands, and a plurality of length strands which traverse the plurality of width strands, wherein the length strands are more resistant to a pulling force than the width strands and wherein the tape is configured to be applied to the panel system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUCKET - A method of manufacturing a bucket by casting includes determining a volumetric capacity of the bucket. A modular mold assembly is configured by selecting a cope box and a drag box from multiple cope boxes and drag boxes based on the volumetric capacity of the bucket. Further, a first core is selected from multiple first cores based on the volumetric capacity of the bucket. The cope box, the first core, a second core, and the drag box are assembled such that the cope box, the first core, the second core, and the drag box together define a bucket-shaped mold cavity. A volume of the mold cavity depends on the selection of the cope box, the first core, and the drag box. A molten material is poured in the mold cavity and the cast bucket is removed after solidification of the molten material from the modular mold assembly. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155899 | Simplified Bucket Articulated Rake Attachment - An articulated rake assembly attachable to an excavating vehicle having a bucket. The rake assembly has a rake mechanism adapted and constructed to retain material having a certain size. A reciprocating mechanism operationally connects the rake mechanism to the bucket of the vehicle, and is adapted and constructed to selectively reciprocate the rake mechanism with respect to the bucket, thereby selectively retaining material. The rake mechanism configurable to have either or both a push orientation and a gather orientation. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155900 | Automated Backslope Cutting System - An automated backslope cutting system which, based on a survey of an area, automatically adjusts a scraper blade during the cutting of a ditch backslope. The automated backslope cutting system generally includes a scraper which is automatically adjusted by a computing device to effectuate cutting of backslopes for a ditch based on a desired cut profile. The desired cut profile may be manually entered by the operator and automatically processed by the computing device. The area is surveyed with a positioning sensor to determine an optimal desired cut profile requiring a minimum number of cuts. A proximity sensor may be provided to accommodate for rotational movement of the cutting blade as the scraper performs cuts. A control software is provided for execution by the computing device to provide functionality including the automatic adjustment of hydraulic actuators controlling movement of the cutting blade as the scraper cuts the ditch and backslopes. | 2018-06-07 |
20180155901 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND PROGRAM-REWRITABLE SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH SAME - To prevent abnormal termination of a program rewriting process performed when an engine is stopped. A construction machine includes: an engine ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180155902 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROJECTION CONTROL METHOD - Provided are a projection type display device and a projection control method capable of presenting suitable information to an operator both during traveling on a public road and during operation at a working site to perform assistance for the operator. A projection type display device that is mounted in a construction machine | 2018-06-07 |