26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210198733 | METHODS FOR DETECTION OF DONOR-DERIVED CELL-FREE DNA - The present disclosure provides methods for determining the status of an allograft within a transplant recipient from genotypic data measured from a mixed sample of DNA comprising DNA from both the transplant recipient and from the donor. The mixed sample of DNA may be preferentially enriched at a plurality of polymorphic loci in a way that minimizes the allelic bias, for example using massively multiplexed targeted PCR. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198734 | DIRECT NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING METHOD - The present disclosure relates generally to novel methods for nucleic acid sequencing. Specifically, the invention relates to a liquid chromatography-mass-spectrometry (LC-MS) based technique for direct sequencing of RNA without cDNA. The technique allows one to simultaneously read an RNA sequence with single nucleotide resolution while determining the presence, type and location of a wide spectrum of RNA modifications. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198735 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSITIVE AND MULTIPLEXED ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING CLEAVABLE FLUORESCENT STREPTAVIDIN AND ANTI-HAPTEN ANTIBODIES - Provided herein are methods and systems for sensitive and multiplexed in situ analysis of samples such as biological samples using cleavable hapten linked targeting agents and cleavable detectably-labeled hapten-binding agents. In particular, provided herein are methods for multiplexed single-cell in situ biomolecule profiling in samples, including fixed or fresh tissues, and also allows the investigation of the different cell compositions and their spatial organizations in intact tissues through consecutive cycles of probe hybridization, fluorescence imaging, and signal removal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198736 | COUNTERACTING OSMOTIC IMBALANCE IN A SEQUENCING CELL - A method of analyzing a molecule is disclosed. A lipid bilayer is formed such that it divides a first reservoir characterized by a first reservoir osmolarity from a second reservoir characterized by a second reservoir osmolarity. An electrolyte solution is flowed to the first reservoir that tends to make a first change to a ratio of the first reservoir osmolarity to the second reservoir osmolarity. A voltage is applied across the lipid bilayer, wherein the lipid bilayer is inserted with a nanopore, and wherein a net transfer of ions between the first reservoir and the second reservoir tends to make a second change to the ratio of the first reservoir osmolarity to the second reservoir osmolarity, and wherein the first change to the ratio and the second change to the ratio tends to counter-balance each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198737 | CIRCULATING SERUM MICRORNA BIOMARKERS AND METHODS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE PROGNOSIS - Biomarkers and methods for identifying, verifying and confirming circulating serum-based microRNAs. The microRNAs (PrognomiRs) can be used to differentiate patient's suffering from rapid progressing Parkinson's disease (PD) from slow progressing PD patients. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198738 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RISK PREDICTION, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISORDERS - The invention provides diagnostic and therapeutic targets for pulmonary disease, in particular, fibrotic lung disease. The inventors have found that a genetic variant MUC5B gene is associated with increased expression of the gene, increased risk of developing a pulmonary disease, and an improved prognosis and survival among those developing the pulmonary disease. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198739 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OR RISK OF DEVELOPING FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL DYSTROPHY (FSHD) - In one aspect, the invention provides a method of screening a human subject to determine if said subject has a genetic predisposition to develop, or is suffering from Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD), said method comprising: (a) providing a biological sample comprising genomic DNA from the subject; and (b) analyzing the portion of the genomic DNA in the sample corresponding to the distal D4Z4-pLAM region on chromosome 4 and determining the presence or absence of a polymorphism resulting in a functional polyadenylation sequence operationally linked to exon 3 of the DUX4 gene. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198740 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND ASSESSING RISK OF DEVELOPING GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS - This document features method related to variants in the Inverted Formin 2 (INF2) gene that are associated with susceptibility to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). For example, methods of using such variants for risk assessment and for diagnosing and optimizing treatment of FSGS are provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198741 | IDENTIFICATION OF SPATIAL BIOMARKERS OF HEART DISORDERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Provided herein are methods of detecting biomarkers and/or candidate biomarkers for heart disorders and uses of the same. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198742 | METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUS AMPLIFICATION OF TARGET LOCI - The invention provides methods for simultaneously amplifying multiple nucleic acid regions of interest in one reaction volume as well as methods for selecting a library of primers for use in such amplification methods. The invention also provides library of primers with desirable characteristics, such as minimal formation of amplified primer dimers or other non-target amplicons. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198743 | METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUS AMPLIFICATION OF TARGET LOCI - The invention provides methods for simultaneously amplifying multiple nucleic acid regions of interest in one reaction volume as well as methods for selecting a library of primers for use in such amplification methods. The invention also provides library of primers with desirable characteristics, such as minimal formation of amplified primer dimers or other non-target amplicons. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198744 | METHOD FOR DETECTING CYSTIC FIBROSIS - The present invention relates to methods for simultaneously determining the presence or absence of mutations, deletions, duplications and single nucleotide polymorphisms in a cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) nucleic acid. Oligonucleotide primers and kits used to amplify regions of a CFTR nucleic acid for high throughput, massively parallel sequencing and methods of determining an individual's cystic fibrosis status are also disclosed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198745 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING HisGTG TRANSFER RNAS (tRNAs) - The present invention includes a method for analyzing tRNA | 2021-07-01 |
20210198746 | COMBINATIONS, DETECTION METHODS AND KITS OF DNA METHYLATION BIOMARKER - The present disclosure relates to a DNA methylation markers combination for bladder cancer risk stratification, which includes methylation regions as denoted by any one or more of SEQ ID NOS:1-22 or any one or more of complementary sequences thereof. The present disclosure further provides a clinical application of the three-class stratification mode before operation based on the selected appropriate molecular marker combinations, to promote the rational use of current diagnosis and treatment methods, consequently patients with negative BC can avoid excessive invasive cystoscopy, while HR-NMIBC or MIBC can expedite diagnosis and surgical operations, and the definite LMR-NMIBC patients can follow standard diagnostic modalities. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198747 | CELL-FREE DNA FOR ASSESSING AND/OR TREATING CANCER - This document relates to methods and materials for assessed, monitored, and/or treated mammals (e.g., humans) having cancer. For example, methods and materials for identifying a mammal as having cancer (e.g., a localized cancer) are provided. For example, methods and materials for assessing, monitoring, and/or treating a mammal having cancer are provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198748 | GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY FOR MEASUREMENT OF DNA MISMATCH REPAIR DEFICIENCY - The present disclosure relates to methods using gene expression measurements to identify mismatch repair deficiency, microsatellite instability and hypermutation in a subject. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198749 | DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA AND SOLAR LENTIGO BY NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS - The present invention provides methods for diagnosing melanoma and/or solar lentigo in a subject by analyzing nucleic acid molecules obtained from the subject. The present invention also provides methods for distinguishing melanoma from solar lentigo and/or dysplastic nevi and/or normal pigmented skin. The methods include analyzing expression or mutations in epidermal samples, of one or more skin markers. The methods can include the use of a microarray to analyze gene or protein profiles from a sample | 2021-07-01 |
20210198750 | MOLECULAR ASSAY METHODS - Methods, kits, and compositions for evaluating the quality of nucleic acids within a biological sample for analysis in a molecular assay are provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198751 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING MUTATIONS IN JAK2 NUCLEIC ACID - The invention disclosed herein is based on the identification of novel mutations in the JAK2 gene and JAK2 protein. The invention provides compositions and methods useful for diagnosing hematopoietic diseases including, for example, myeloproliferative diseases. The invention also provides compositions and methods useful for determining a prognosis of an individual diagnosed as having a hematopoietic disease. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198752 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, including a first semiconductor device having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, a semiconductor substrate over the first surface of the first semiconductor device, and a III-V etch stop layer in contact with the second surface of the first semiconductor device. The present disclosure also provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure, including providing a temporary substrate having a first surface, forming a III-V etch stop layer over the first surface, forming a first semiconductor device over the etch stop layer, and removing the temporary substrate by an etching operation and exposing a surface of the III-V etch stop layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A TREATMENT COURSE OF ACTION - The present disclosure relates to methods of determining a treatment course of action. In particular, the present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for determining responsiveness to estrogen and estrogen blocking therapies for cancer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198754 | MASSIVELY PARALLEL SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS - The disclosure provides for methods, compositions, and kits for multiplex nucleic acid analysis of single cells. The methods, compositions and systems may be used for massively parallel single cell sequencing. The methods, compositions and systems may be used to analyze thousands of cells concurrently. The thousands of cells may comprise a mixed population of cells (e.g., cells of different types or subtypes, different sizes). | 2021-07-01 |
20210198755 | MOLECULAR MARKER OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM ARTEMISININ RESISTANCE - K13-propeller polymorphism is a useful molecular marker for tracking the emergence and spread of ART-resistant | 2021-07-01 |
20210198756 | DNA BARCODE FOR VARIETY IDENTIFICATION OF WOLFBERRY AND IDENTIFICATION METHOD THEREFOR - The invention belongs to the technical field of species identification of | 2021-07-01 |
20210198757 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYINIG DHA CANOLA NS-B50027-4 - The present embodiments provide compositions, methods and primers for detecting DNA of genetically modified canola, specifically of elite event DHA canola NS-B50027-4 and progeny thereof. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198758 | STABILITY OF SILAGE INOCULANTS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING AEROBIC STABILITY OF SILAGE - There is provided a method for treating silage which includes adding to the silage a silage inoculant including a silage preserving effective amount of | 2021-07-01 |
20210198759 | SPIKED PLATE AND RELATIVE PLATE PRESS MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR WORKING NATURAL LEATHER - Spiked plate ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198760 | A METHOD FOR IMPROVING BOTH STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY OF A PRESS-HARDENING STEEL - A method of forming a shaped steel object, includes cutting a blank from an alloy composition. The alloy composition includes 0.1-1 wt. % carbon, 0.1-3 wt. % manganese, 0.1-3 wt. % silicon, 1-10 wt. % aluminum, and a balance being iron. The method also includes heating the blank to a temperature above a temperature at which austenite begins to form to generate a heated blank, transferring the heated blank to a die, forming the heated blank into a predetermined shape defined by the die to generate a shaped steel object, and decreasing the temperature of the shaped steel object to ambient temperature. The heating is performed under an atmosphere comprising at least one of an inert gas, a carbon (C)-based gas, and nitrogen (N | 2021-07-01 |
20210198761 | IRON-BASED AMORPHOUS ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides an iron-based amorphous alloy as shown in formula (I): Fe | 2021-07-01 |
20210198762 | ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH ALLOY - A steel alloy having very high strength in combination with good ductility, impact toughness, and fracture toughness is disclosed. The alloy has the following weight percent composition.
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20210198763 | PERSONAL ORNAMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PERSONAL ORNAMENT - A personal ornament has excellent corrosion resistance, in which predetermined chemical components are included, the remainder includes Fe and impurities, a structure contains austenite at 95% or more in area %, when a diameter of a circle having a smallest area capable of including one intermetallic compound inside is defined as a size of the intermetallic compound, the number of intermetallic compounds in which the size of the intermetallic compound is 150 μm or more is 0, and the number of intermetallic compounds in which the size is 13 μm or more and less than 150 μm is 3 or less, an average equivalent circle diameter of the austenite is 150 μm or less, and a PRE defined by the following formula (1) is 40 or more. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198764 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL SEAMLESS PIPE FOR OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention is intended to provide a martensitic stainless steel seamless pipe for oil country tubular goods having a yield stress of 758 MPa or more, and excellent sulfide stress corrosion cracking resistance. A method for manufacturing such a martensitic stainless steel seamless pipe is also provided. The martensitic stainless steel seamless pipe for oil country tubular goods has a composition that contains, in mass %, C: 0.010% or more, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 0.05 to 0.50%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Ni: 4.6 to 8.0%, Cr: 10.0 to 14.0%, Mo: 1.0 to 2.7%, Al: 0.1% or less, V: 0.005 to 0.2%, N: 0.1% or less, Ti: 0.010 to 0.054%, Cu: 0.01 to 1.0%, and Co: 0.01 to 1.0%. C, Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni, Mo, W, N, and Ti satisfy the predetermined relations, and the balance is Fe and incidental impurities. The martensitic stainless steel seamless pipe has a yield stress of 758 MPa or more. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198765 | STEEL SHEET TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD - A steel sheet temperature control device including: a sheet temperature measurement unit; a furnace temperature measurement unit; an influence coefficient calculation unit; a control model setting unit that sets a control model; a state variable/disturbance estimation unit that estimates values of a state variable and a temperature disturbance variable of the control model at the same time; a furnace temperature change amount calculation unit that calculates a furnace temperature change amount of each of heating zones of a heating furnace under a constraint condition such that square sum of a deviation between a target value and the actual value of the temperature of the steel sheet at the outlet side of the heating furnace becomes minimum; and a furnace temperature control unit that controls a fuel flow rate used in each of the heating zones to achieve the calculated furnace temperature change amount. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRY ABLATION BENEFICATION OF ORE - A system and method for dry ablation beneficiation of ore. The system comprises a nozzle to emit an air stream, and a feeder to provide ore particles for entraining in the air stream and colliding. The ore comprises gangue grains bound together with a cementing material. The cementing material comprises a desired material. The collisions are controlled to help preferentially break the cementing material over breaking the bonds holding a gangue grain together. The system also comprises a classifier to separate broken cementing material from the remaining material (which includes gangue grains) based on size. The method comprises entraining the ore particles in an air stream and colliding to preferentially break the cementing material. The ore particles may be collided with each other or a surface. The broken cementing materials are then separated from the remaining materials (which includes gangue grains). The enriched ore is the separated cementing material. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198767 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups - This application pertains to methods of recovering metals from metal sulfides that involve contacting the metal sulfide with an acidic sulfate solution containing ferric sulfate and a reagent that has a thiocarbonyl functional group, wherein the concentration of reagent in the acidic sulfate solution is sufficient to increase the rate of metal ion extraction relative to an acidic sulfate solution that does not contain the reagent, to produce a pregnant solution containing the metal ions. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198768 | Selective Extraction of Metals From Complex Inorganic Sources - Compositions and methods are provided that permit both recovery of at least two metals from industrial waste materials and control of the degree of relative recovery between the two metals. Industrial waste is initially treated with an acid and mixed for a defined period of time, and the extracted metals recovered from the resulting supernatant in subsequent steps. Surprisingly, the duration of this initial stirring period has been found to impact the relative degree of recovery of the two metals in a non-linear fashion. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198769 | SILVER RECOVERY - Systems and methods for the recovery of silver are generally described. Certain embodiments are related to innovations newly developed within the context of the present invention that exploit the ability of elemental silver (i.e., silver metal in an uncharged, unreacted state—and in certain cases, in relatively high purities) to be recovered from liquids (e.g., suspensions and/or solutions) containing non-elemental silver (i.e., silver ions, silver salts, silver complexes, silver compounds, etc.), by exposing the non-elemental silver to certain reducing agents. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198770 | AGENT FOR SELECTIVE ANTIMONY AND ARSENIC REMOVAL AND TIN RETAINING FOR REFINING SECONDARY CRUDE LEAD, AND USE METHOD THEREOF - An agent for selective antimony and arsenic removal and tin retaining includes 10-30 wt % of aluminum, 65-85 wt % of calcium, 1-10 wt % of coke powder, and 1-5 wt % of lead powder. According to the content of antimony in lead, the antimony and arsenic removal and tin retaining agent is added to a molten lead which is at a temperature of about 550-650° C. at a certain proportion so as to carry out an antimony and arsenic removal reaction; after the reaction is completed, cooling is carried out, and antimony and arsenic scum is fished out to obtain a molten lead with antimony and arsenic removed; the content of antimony and arsenic is reduced to 0.0005 wt % or less, and the content of tin is substantially unchanged. The production costs for lead alloy preparation are reduced, and no smoke and odor appear in an antimony and arsenic removal reaction process. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198771 | A BETA-PHASE TITANIUM AND TUNGSTEN ALLOY - The present invention relates to a beta titanium alloy comprising from 15% to 40% by weight of tungsten; and a balance amount of titanium up to 100% by weight; wherein the alloy comprises from 70% to 100% by volume of an equiaxed beta grain structure and to processes for its preparation. The invention also relates to an implantable medical device made of the beta titanium alloy. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198772 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE SINTERED MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes 40% by volume or more and 96% by volume or less of cubic boron nitride grains and 4% by volume or more and 60% by volume or less of a binder phase, and the cubic boron nitride grains have a dislocation density of less than 1×10 | 2021-07-01 |
20210198773 | LOW THERMAL EXPANSION ALLOY - Provided is a low thermal expansion alloy wherein martensitic transformation does not occur even at −120° C. This low thermal expansion alloy contains, in mass %, 1.50-5.00% of Co, while containing Ni in such an amount that if [Ni] (mass %) is the content of Ni and [Co] (mass %) is the content of Co, [Co]≥−4×[Ni]+136 and [Co]≤−4×[Ni]+139 are satisfied, with the balance being made up of Fe and unavoidable impurities. This low thermal expansion alloy has an average thermal expansion coefficient of 0.5×10 | 2021-07-01 |
20210198774 | MULTIPHASE ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL - A hot rolled, ultra-high strength, complex metallographic structured or multi-phase structured steel that improves formability during stamping or forming process, while possessing one or more of the following properties: excellent castability, rollability and coatability, excellent structural performance, excellent stretch formability, excellent stretch flangeability, excellent dent resistance, excellent durability, excellent impact performance, excellent intrusion and crash resistance without the purposeful addition of boron. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198775 | STEEL MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR USE IN SOUR ENVIRONMENT - The steel material according to the present disclosure contains a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 0.05 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.00%, P: 0.030% or less, S: less than 0.0050%, Al: 0.005 to 0.050%, Cr: 0.10 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.25 to 1.80%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.100%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, N: 0.0070% or less and O: less than 0.0050% with the balance being Fe and impurities. A yield strength is within a range of 655 to 1069 MPa, and a yield ratio is 85% or more. A proportion of KAM values of 1° or less is 30 area % or more. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198776 | NEW AUSTENITIC STAINLESS ALLOY - The present disclosure relates to an austenitic stainless alloy comprising in weight % (wt %): C less than 0.03; Si less than 1.0; Mn less than or equal to 1.2; Cr 26.0 to 30.0; Ni 29.0 to 37.0; Mo 6.1 to 7.1 or (Mo+W/2) 6.1 to 7.1; N 0.25 to 0.36; P less than or equal to 0.04; S less than or equal to 0.03; Cu less than or equal to 0.4; balance Fe and unavoidable impurities and to the use thereof and to products made thereof. Thus, the austenitic stainless alloy comprises a low content of manganese in combination with a high content of nitrogen. The present disclosure also relates to the use of said austenitic stainless alloy, especially in highly corrosive environments and to products made of thereof. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION RESISTANT AMORPHOUS BASED COATINGS - An embodiment relates to a material comprising a ceramic formed from an amorphous metal alloy (amorphous metal ceramic composite), wherein the composite exhibits a higher corrosion resistance than that of Haynes 230 when exposed to molten chlorides such as KCl or MgCl | 2021-07-01 |
20210198778 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNESIUM ALLOY - A method for producing a magnesium alloy having improved mechanical and electrochemical properties. The method includes generating a high-purity magnesium by vacuum distillation. A billet of the alloy is generated by synthesis of the high-purity magnesium with 2.0 to 10.0% by weight Al, the remainder being magnesium containing impurities, which promote electrochemical potential differences and/or the formation of precipitations and/or intermetallic phases, in a total amount of no more than 0.0063% by weight of Fe, Si, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Y, Sc or rare earths having the ordinal numbers 21, 57 to 71 and 89 to 103, Be, Cd, In, Sn and/or Pb as well as P, wherein the matrix of the alloy includes intermetallic phases formed of Mg and Al. The alloy is homogenized by annealing at a temperature between 150° C. and 450° C. The homogenized alloy is formed in the temperature range between 200° C. and 400° C. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198779 | Ternary Ti-Zr-O Alloys, Methods for Producing Same and Associated Utilizations Thereof - The invention relates to the use of a ternary Titanium-Zirconium-Oxygen (Ti—Zr—O) alloy, characterized in that it comprises from 83% to 95.15 mass % of titanium, from 4.5% to 15 mass % of zirconium and from 0.35% to 2 mass % of oxygen, with said alloy being capable of forming a single-phase material consisting of a stable and homogeneous a solid solution of Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) structure at room temperature in the medical, transport or energy fields. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198780 | MOLTEN Zn-BASED PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING SUPERIOR CORROSION RESISTANCE AFTER BEING COATED - A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet includes a plated layer formed on at least a part of a surface of a steel sheet, the plated layer containing: Al in a range from 10 mass % to 40 mass %; Si in a range from 0.05 mass % to 4 mass %; Mg in a range from 0.5 mass % to 4 mass %; and the balance consisting of Zn and inevitable impurities. The plated layer has a lamellar structure in which a layered Zn phase and a layered Al phase are alternately arranged in a cross section of the plated layer, the lamellar structure accounting for 5% or more by an area fraction in the cross section, and a total abundance ratio of an intermetallic compound containing at least one of Fe, Mn, Ti, Sn, In, Bi, Pb or B is regulated to 3% or less by the area fraction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY BATCH HOT-DIP COATING OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE ALLOY - A method and an apparatus for environmentally-friendly batch hot-dip coating of high-performance alloy are provided. The method is that workpiece is heated to the process temperature in the heating box with inner gas before galvanizing. The heating box body consist of two or three zones, which are waiting zone, heating zone and post-plating turnover zone (the post-plating turnover zone can be omitted). A zinc pot is arranged in the heating zone, and the zinc pot is configured for hot-dip coating. Workpieces can be processed with zinc or zinc-based alloys. A transporting device is configured to successively transport in a sealed state the workpiece to be processed to the waiting zone, the heating zone, the zinc pot, and the post-plating turnover zone (the post-plating turnover zone can be omitted). The new method realizes hot-dip coating with zinc and other zinc-based alloys without the use of the flux. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198782 | METHOD FOR PREPARING BACTERICIDAL FILM HAVING SILICON NITRIDE BINDING LAYER ON SILICONE - The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing a bactericidal film having a silicon nitride binding layer on silicone. The whole process does not need high temperature, the film layers are plated without damaging the silicone. A binding film layer is plated using a silicon target and nitrogen, and a carrier layer is plated using the silicon target and acetylene gas. A silver target is initiated to allow silver ions to be uniformly distributed to form a bactericidal film layer. The silver target is kept sputtering to enable the silver ions to be uniformly distributed on the bactericidal layer, thus forming a composite layer with prominent bactericidal and antimould effects. The present disclosure protects a furnace from being damaged by avoiding the introduction of oxygen during production and prevents the generation of silver oxide caused by the residual oxygen in the furnace during the silver target's sputtering. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198783 | FLUID-ASSISTED THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF EVAPORATION SOURCES - In various embodiments, evaporation sources for deposition systems are heated and/or cooled via a fluid-based thermal management system. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198784 | Vacuum Processing Apparatus - Provided is a vacuum processing apparatus which is capable of performing baking processing of a deposition preventive plate without impairing the function of being capable of cooling the deposition preventive plate disposed inside a vacuum chamber. The vacuum processing apparatus has a vacuum chamber for performing a predetermined vacuum processing on a to-be-processed substrate that is set in position inside the vacuum chamber. A deposition preventive plate is disposed inside the vacuum chamber. Further disposed are: a metallic-made block body vertically disposed on an inner surface of the lower wall of the vacuum chamber so as to lie opposite to a part of the deposition preventive plate with a clearance thereto; a cooling means for cooling the block body; and a heating means disposed between the part of the deposition preventive plate and the block body to heat the deposition preventive plate by heat radiation. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198785 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a seed layer containing a predetermined element on a substrate by performing a process a predetermined number of times, and supplying a second precursor containing the predetermined element and not containing the ligand to the substrate to form a film containing the predetermined element on the seed layer. The process includes alternately performing: supplying a first precursor to the substrate to form an adsorption layer of the first precursor, the first precursor containing the predetermined element and a ligand which is coordinated to the predetermined element and which contains at least one of carbon or nitrogen, and supplying a ligand desorption material to the substrate to desorb the ligand from the adsorption layer of the first precursor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198786 | PLASMA CLEANING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS EQUIPMENT WITH THE SAME - A plasma cleaning apparatus includes a metal chamber, a gate assembly, a dielectric, and a high voltage electrode. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198787 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A film forming method includes forming a thin film by executing a plurality of cycles each including supplying a raw material gas to a substrate, supplying a reaction gas capable of reacting with the raw material gas to the substrate, and processing the substrate with deuterium plasma. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198788 | METAL BODY HAVING MAGNESIUM FLUORIDE REGION FORMED THEREFROM - Described are metal bodies made of magnesium-containing metal and having a magnesium fluoride surface passivation region formed at a surface of the body, as well as methods of forming a magnesium fluoride surface passivation region at a surface of a metal body, and uses for the bodies. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198789 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS TO ASSESS CORROSION PREVENTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide devices, systems and methods for monitoring anti-corrosion efforts including the efficacy of cathodic protection systems. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide devices, systems and methods for remote cell cathodic protection (CP) survey data acquisition to sense, display, and record CP survey voltage potential measurements as well as global positioning system and navigation data. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improvements in terms reduced noise and improved signal quality through the use of copper conductors that connect electrochemical reference cells (i.e., electrodes) to measuring apparatus. Further, improved signal detection is provided by embodiments including reference electrodes that may be placed further (e.g., up to 1000 feet) from a surface vessel than are found in conventional system. Disclosed embodiments also provide highly precise spatial mapping of CP potentials (e.g., to within 0.5 mm spatial resolution in 1000 feet of depth). | 2021-07-01 |
20210198790 | Apparatus for Generating Hydrogen - Apparatus ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198791 | Portable Hydrogen Ventilator - Embodiments relates to an advance type of portable hydrogen ventilator, which mainly includes: main body, main battery, function board, electrolytic sheet, electrolytic cell and end cover; wherein the bottom of the main body is provided with a battery, the side is provided with a function key, and the top of the main body is closed by an end cover; one side of the function board is connected with a battery, the other side is connected with an electrolytic sheet, and the function board is provided with a function Key; the electrolytic piece is fixed on the main body and placed in an electrolytic cell; the top of the electrolytic cell is provided with a hydrogen filtering chamber. By fixing the electrolytic sheet on the main body, the utility model is convenient for disassembly and replacement, and the electrolysis process is better controlled through the cooperation of the function key and the function sheet. At the same time, the problem of electrolyte leakage is avoided; the utility model has the advantages of simple structure, high gas production quality, convenient operation and low cost. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198792 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING ELECTROCATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES - A method of enhancing efficiency of an oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), or hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) comprises increasing total number electron pathway and/or reaction kinetics of the OER, ORR, or HER by coating one or more surfaces of Uniform an electrode participating in the OER, ORR, or HER with one or more metal oxides. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198793 | INTEGRATED LITHIUM PRODUCTION PROCESS - A lithium hydroxide production process integrating a lithium stripping stage with a lithium hydroxide production process performed in a two-compartment electrolysis cell. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198794 | ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE AND ELECTROLYSIS METHOD - An electrolytic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a diaphragm provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A first flow channel is formed inside the first electrode and discharges a first raw material in liquid form toward the diaphragm. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198795 | Artificial lung for electrocatalysis - An electrochemical gas conversion device is provided, that includes a flexible membrane formed in a sack-shape, where the membrane includes a gas permeable and liquid-impermeable membrane, where at least a portion of the flexible membrane is surrounded by a liquid electrolyte held by a housing, where the flexible membrane includes a gas interior, an electrically conductive catalyst coating on an exterior surface of the flexible membrane, where the flexible membrane and the electrically conductive catalyst coating are configured as a anode or a cathode, and an inlet/outlet tube configured to flow the gas to the interior, from the interior, or to and from the interior of the flexible membrane. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198796 | Electrolytic Reduction Device and Electrolytic Reduction Method - To improve the efficiency of a reduction reaction. A power source applies a voltage to an oxidation electrode immersed in an aqueous solution in an oxidation tank and a reduction electrode immersed in an aqueous solution in a reduction tank, the voltage having a voltage value that changes with a predetermined cycle to be a voltage value at which ions can be desorbed from a surface of the oxidation electrode and a surface of the reduction electrode during one cycle of the voltage change. The frequency of the voltage is set within a range of 10 Hz to 1 kHz. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198797 | TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PLATING SOLUTION AND TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PLATING METHOD USING SAME - A trivalent chromium plating solution that does not cause the problems including the occurrence of deposition failure of the plating and color unevenness, such as a brown stripe pattern, in the plating even though a metal impurity is incorporated into the plating solution, and a trivalent chromium plating method are provided by a trivalent chromium plating solution containing a trivalent chromium compound, a chloride as a conductive salt, a pH buffering agent, and a complexing agent, further containing an unsaturated sulfonic acid compound represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein in the formula (1), R | 2021-07-01 |
20210198798 | IMMERSION PLATING TREATMENTS FOR INDIUM PASSIVATION - A bonding structure formed on a substrate includes an indium layer and a passivating nickel plating formed on the indium layer. The nickel plating serves to prevent a reaction involving the indium layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198799 | NANO-TWINNED CRYSTAL FILM PREPARED BY WATER/ALCOHOL-SOLUBLE ORGANIC ADDITIVES AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A nano-twinned crystal film and a method thereof are disclosed. The method of fabricating a nano-twinned crystal film includes utilizing an electrolyte solution including copper salt, acid, and a water or alcohol-soluble organic additive, and performing electrodeposition, under conditions of a current density of 20˜100 mA/cm | 2021-07-01 |
20210198800 | LEAK CHECKING METHOD, LEAK CHECKING APPARATUS, ELECTROPLATING METHOD, AND ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS - There is disclosed an improved leak checking method which can accurately test a sealing performance of a substrate holder more than conventional leak check techniques. The leak checking method includes: holding a substrate with a substrate holder, the substrate holder including a first holding member and a second holding member, the second holding member having an opening through which a surface of the substrate is exposed; pressing a sealing projection of the second holding member against the surface of the substrate when holding the substrate with the substrate holder; covering the surface of the substrate, exposed through the opening, and the sealing projection with a sealing cap; forming a hermetic space between the sealing cap and the substrate holder; introducing a pressurized gas into the hermetic space; and detecting a decrease in pressure of the pressurized gas in the hermetic space. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198801 | DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, DEVICE COMPRISING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - Provided are a dielectric material, a device including the dielectric material, and a method of preparing the dielectric material, in which the dielectric material may include: a layered perovskite compound, wherein the layered perovskite compound may include at least one selected from a Dion-Jacobson phase, an Aurivillius phase, and a Ruddlesden-Popper phase, a temperature coefficient of capacitance (TCC) of a capacitance at 200° C. with respect to a capacitance at 40° C. may be in a range of about −15 percent (%) to about 15%, and a permittivity of the dielectric material may be 200 or greater in a range of about 1 kilohertz (kHz) to about 1 megahertz (MHz). | 2021-07-01 |
20210198802 | Crystal Fiber Manufacturing Method - Provided is a method for producing a crystal fiber which can suppress the occurrence of stress birefringence even while distributing a light emission center so as to concentrate on a cross-sectional middle portion. The method for producing a crystal fiber comprises the steps of: using, as a preform, the crystal fiber comprising a light emission center that volatilizes from a melted portion upon the melting of a crystal, and heating a portion or a plurality of portions of the side of the preform, whereby the portion or the plurality of portions of the preform are melted such that only a given amount of the inside of the portion or the plurality of portions of the preform is not melted, to form the melted portion; and sequentially transferring the melted portion in the longitudinal direction of the preform, and cooling the melted portion, whereby the melted portion is continuously recrystallized to form a recrystallized region. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198803 | Diamond Crystal - As the diamond crystal, a diamond crystal in a bulk form including dislocation concentration regions is formed. An interval between each of the dislocation concentration regions is from 10 nm to 4000 nm. The crystal orientation of crystal main face at the surface of the diamond crystal is any one of (100), (111), or (110). An external shape of the diamond crystal in a surface direction is a rectangle, a circle, or a circle having an orientation flat plane. The rectangle is set to have a side length of not less than 8.0 mm. The circle is set to have a diameter of not less than 8.0 mm. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198804 | LARGE DIAMETER SILICON CARBIDE WAFERS - Silicon carbide (SiC) wafers and related methods are disclosed that include large diameter SiC wafers with wafer shape characteristics suitable for semiconductor manufacturing. Large diameter SiC wafers are disclosed that have reduced deformation related to stress and strain effects associated with forming such SiC wafers. As described herein, wafer shape and flatness characteristics may be improved by reducing crystallographic stress profiles during growth of SiC crystal boules or ingots. Wafer shape and flatness characteristics may also be improved after individual SiC wafers have been separated from corresponding SiC crystal boules. In this regard, SiC wafers and related methods are disclosed that include large diameter SiC wafers with suitable crystal quality and wafer shape characteristics including low values for wafer bow, warp, and thickness variation. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198805 | NITROGEN DOPED AND VACANCY DOMINATED SILICON INGOT AND THERMALLY TREATED WAFER FORMED THEREFROM HAVING RADIALLY UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED OXYGEN PRECIPITATION DENSITY AND SIZE - Nitrogen-doped CZ silicon crystal ingots and wafers sliced therefrom are disclosed that provide for post epitaxial thermally treated wafers having oxygen precipitate density and size that are substantially uniformly distributed radially and exhibit the lack of a significant edge effect. Methods for producing such CZ silicon crystal ingots are also provided by controlling the pull rate from molten silicon, the temperature gradient and the nitrogen concentration. Methods for simulating the radial bulk micro defect size distribution, radial bulk micro defect density distribution and oxygen precipitation density distribution of post epitaxial thermally treated wafers sliced from nitrogen-doped CZ silicon crystals are also provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198806 | YEAST DISPLAY OF PROTEINS IN THE PERIPLASMIC SPACE - Compositions and methods for displaying antibodies in the periplasmic space of yeast cells are disclosed. In particular, antibodies are linked to a cell membrane-spanning transmembrane domain, a cell-membrane associated protein domain that is on the external face of the yeast cell membrane, a protein that binds to the inner face of the yeast cell wall, or a periplasmic protein in order to display the antibodies in the yeast periplasmic space. In addition, a target protein of interest can be coexpressed in yeast such that it is localized to the plasma membrane or periplasmic space and accessible to binding by displayed antibodies. The disclosure further relates to high-throughput screening of antibody libraries using yeast cell periplasmic display. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198807 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF DNA LIBRARIES DIRECTLY FROM A STOOL SAMPLE FOR 16S METAGENOMICS NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING - Disclosed are methods for preparing a DNA library directly from a stool sample. The method comprises applying the stool sample directly to a buffer, heating and cooling the buffer, separating a supernatant within the buffer from a precipitate using centrifugation, and transferring the supernatant into a first reaction vessel containing a first reagent mixture to yield a first reaction mixture. The method also comprises subjecting the first reaction mixture to a first PCR protocol, purifying amplicons within the first reaction vessel through a first purification procedure to yield a purified target amplicon solution, transferring the purified target amplicon solution to a second reaction vessel comprising a second reagent mixture to yield a second reaction mixture, and subjecting the second reaction mixture to a second PCR protocol. The method further comprises purifying index-tagged amplicons within the second reaction vessel through a second purification procedure to yield the DNA library. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198808 | Electrospinning device and method - An electrospinning device ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198809 | ELECTRO HYDRODYNAMIC PRODUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An improved electro hydrodynamic method is provided. The method comprises arranging ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210198810 | HANDHELD/PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MICROFIBERS, SUBMICRON FIBERS AND NANOFIBERS - Described herein are portable apparatuses and methods of creating fibers, such as microfibers and nanofibers. The methods discussed herein employ centrifugal forces to transform material into fibers. Portable apparatuses that may be used to create fibers are described. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198811 | Multi-Component Fibre and Production Method - The invention relates to a method for producing a multicomponent fiber, wherein the fiber is formed from a plurality of filaments, where the filaments each have a core and a thermoplastic sheath, and where the sheath is generated during the production of the filaments by in situ polymerization of monomers or oligomers of the thermoplastic on the surface of the core, and also to multicomponent fibers produced accordingly and to organosheets produced therefrom. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198812 | PLANT FOR PRODUCING NON-WOVEN FABRIC - Plant for producing non-woven fabric, which comprises a cooling chamber provided with a first and with a second cooling section traversed by filaments of non-woven fabric. In addition, the plant comprises a feed duct connected to the cooling chamber in order to convey, within the latter, a cooling gas by means of the action of a fan, and provided with a first and with a second valve arranged for determining corresponding flows of the cooling gas to be introduced, respectively, in the first and in the second cooling section. A pressure sensor is employed in order to determine the pressure in the cooling chamber, by controlling the fan in a feedback manner. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198813 | METHOD FOR PREPARING FLAME-RETARDANT CELLULOSIC FIBERS - A type of flame-retardant cellulosic fiber and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The preparation method includes extruding the cellulosic solution through a spinneret, coagulating, stretching, and water-washing to obtain a water-washed filament, which is then treated with a flame-retardant solution, and then rinsed and dried to prepare the flame-retardant cellulosic fiber. The water-washing temperature is 90° C., the temperature of the flame-retardant solution during treatment is 60-90° C., and the rinsing temperature is 20-40° C. The flame retardant contains more than one of a group that forms a covalent bond with a hydroxy group of the cellulosic macromolecule, a group having the ability of self-crosslinking reaction, and a group that forms a hydrogen bond with a hydroxy group of the cellulosic macromolecule. The prepared flame-retardant cellulosic fiber is mainly composed of the cellulosic fiber matrix and the flame retardant dispersed in the matrix. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198814 | ANTI-BACTERIAL FIBERS - Apparatuses and associated methods of manufacturing are described that provide for an anti-bacterial fiber. The method of manufacturing includes adding a ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene structure into an extrusion device. The method of manufacturing also includes providing an anti-bacterial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene at a predetermined temperature to create a combined filament. The method of manufacturing further includes passing the combined filament through a bath. The bath is configured for coagulating the combined filament and extracting a solvent. The method of manufacturing still further includes drying the combined filament via an oven. The method of manufacturing also includes hot-drawing the combined filament. The combined filament is heated during the hot-drawing within the oven and the combined filament generated has anti-bacterial qualities. A corresponding anti-bacterial fiber is also provided. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198815 | SIC/ZRC COMPOSITE FIBER, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - Provided are a SiC/ZrC composite fiber, a preparation method and use thereof. The SiC/ZrC composite fiber has a diameter of 10 to 70 μm. The method includes mixing liquid polycarbosilane with a zirconium-containing polymer to obtain a hybrid spinning solution, and then performing electrospinning to obtain a SiC/ZrC composite fiber precursor, crosslinking and thermally treating the SiC/ZrC composite fiber precursor in a protective atmosphere to obtain the SiC/ZrC composite fiber. The SiC/ZrC composite fiber is continuous and uniform, has an adjustable diameter, and thus has outstanding tensile strength and breaking strength and excellent high-temperature resistance. Without use of any organic solvent or spinning agent, the method achieves short process flow and high yield, indicating wide application prospects. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198816 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBERS FROM MULTIPURPOSE COMMERCIAL FIBERS - A method of producing carbon fibers includes the step of providing polyacrylonitrile precursor polymer fiber filaments. The polyacrylonitrile precursor filaments include from 87-97 mole % acrylonitrile, and less than 0.5 mole % of accelerant functional groups. The filaments are no more than 3 deniers per filament. The polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber filaments can be arranged into tows of at least 150,000 deniers per inch width. The arranged polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber tows are stabilized by heating the tows in at least one oxidation zone containing oxygen gas and maintained at a first temperature T | 2021-07-01 |
20210198817 | ACTUATING TEXTILES CONTAINING POLYMER FIBER MUSCLES - A smart (intelligent) textile that can control its porosity, shape, texture, loft, stiffness, or color by temperature change or moisture absorption by using polymer fiber torsional and tensile actuators. This temperature change can be due to a change in ambient temperature or by an external stimulus, such as electrothermal heating. Mechanisms to accomplish this include (a) direct actuation (contraction or expansion) of polymer fiber actuators in a textile structure (b) rotation of polymer fiber actuators helically wrapped around warp and/or weft yarns in a textile structure; (c) rotation of chenille type or ribbon-like warp (or weft) ends by polymer fiber torsional actuators; (d) contraction or expansion of piles or loops in a chenille type fancy yarn produced by using mandrel actuators as pile or loop part of the yarn; (e) buckling of warp (or weft) yarns by contraction of tensile polymer fiber actuators; (f) decrease in yarn diameter by a twisting effect of polymer fiber actuators; (g) contraction or expansion of segmented mandrel actuators with core filament, wire or yarns; or (h) rotation of differentially dyed polymer fiber actuators for color changing textiles. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198818 | ANTIMICROBIAL MULTILAYER KNIT FABRIC HAVING AIR LAYER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a multilayer knit fabric and a manufacturing method for the same and, more particularly, to an antimicrobial multilayer knit fabric having an air layer and a manufacturing method for the same. The multilayer knit fabric of the present invention comprises an upper knit fabric, a lower knit fabric, and a vertical knit fabric including a monofilament yarn, where the upper and lower knit fabrics are spaced apart from each other by the vertical knit fabric to form an air layer inside. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198819 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A KNITTED COMPONENT - The present disclosure provides an article. The article may include a first tubular rib structure and a second tubular rib structure. A webbed area may be located between the first tubular rib structure and the second tubular rib structure. The webbed area may have a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width, where the first width may be larger than the second width. The webbed area may be at least partially formed from a first yarn. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198820 | Knitting needle in particular for producing knitwear with cable patterns, and method for producing the knitting needle - The invention relates to a knitting needle, in particular for producing knitwear with cable patterns, having at least one rigid needle tip and a shank on which the knitwear can be arranged at least regionally. The invention now proposes that the shank consist at least regionally of a material that is reversibly plastically deformable by bending in very different directions, wherein the transition between the shank and needle tip is flush and smooth. Furthermore, the invention proposes a method for producing such a knitting needle. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198821 | NON-WOVEN FABRIC FOR PRIMARY CARPET BACKING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a nonwoven fabric for primary carpet backing and a method for manufacturing same, the non-woven fabric having different colors on the two sides thereof and improved mechanical property. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a non-woven fabric for primary carpet backing and a method for manufacturing same, wherein any one surface of the two surfaces of appears in a range of white to grey and the opposite surface thereof appears in a range of dark grey to black, so that the separate manufacture of non-woven fabrics having various colors according to carpet colors is not required, which facilitates the inventory management of the non-woven fabric, achieves color matching between a carpet pile yarn and a nonwoven fabric for primary carpet backing, and improve the efficiency of the carpet manufacturing process. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198822 | SOUND ABSORPTION AND INSULATION PAD FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are, inter alia, a sound absorption and insulation material including a polyester hollow fiber, a polyester low-melting-point composite fiber and a polyester base fiber, a sound absorption and insulation pad for a floor including the same, and a manufacturing method thereof for improving the elasticity and sound absorption and insulation performance of the sound absorption and insulation material. The sound absorption and insulation material is an environmentally friendly material that can reduce discomfort due to the generation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the emission of toxic gases during combustion. Also, the sound absorption and insulation pad including the sound absorption and insulation material can exhibit superior sound absorption performance, sound insulation performance and actual vehicle performance compared to a conventional sound absorption and insulation pad of the same thickness. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198823 | ABSORBENT MATERIAL - An absorbent material, such as a non-woven web or a tissue paper, includes continuous filaments and short fibers, the short fibers including natural and/or synthetic fibers or staple fibers. The absorbent material exhibits an absorbency speed of equal to or less than 2 s and a weight loss when washed of equal to or less than 5%. The absorbent material can be incorporated into a wipe. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198824 | SEWING DEVICE - A sewing device includes: a plurality of actuators; and a plurality of seating bodies that are provided in an attachable/detachable manner to the individual actuators to seat on certain regions of an object-to-be-sewn. The sewing device further includes a restraining jig. Due to the restraining jig collectively restraining the plurality of seating bodies provided to the actuators, the plurality of seating bodies can withdraw from the actuators. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198825 | DUAL-MOTOR SEWING MACHINE WITH AUTOMATIC TIMING ADJUSTMENT - Dual-motor sewing machine with automatic timing adjustment. In some embodiments, a sewing machine may include a frame, a needle bar configured to have a needle, a first motor configured to cause the needle bar to linearly reciprocate the needle with respect to the frame and into and out of a fabric, a first sensor configured to continuously sense a current position of the needle, a bobbin hook configured to function in connection with a bobbin, a second motor configured to cause the bobbin hook to rotate with respect to the frame, a second sensor configured to continuously sense a current position of the bobbin hook, and one or more motor controllers. The one or more motor controllers may be configured, based on the current positions sensed by the first sensor and the second sensor, to continuously and automatically adjust and synchronize timing of the first motor and/or the second motor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198826 | OPTIMIZED BACKING SHIFTER FOR VARIABLE OR MULTI-GAUGE TUFTING - Backing fabric shifting relative to needles and gauge parts for seizing yarns is utilized in a tufting machine having needle plate fingers or backing support that reciprocates in synchronization with the cycles of the needles to support the backing during penetration of the backing fabric while allowing backing shifts between stitches. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198827 | WEAVING MACHINE HAVING YARN DYEING FUNCTION - A weaving machine includes a yarn winding mechanism for winding and unwinding undyed yarns, and a yarn coloring mechanism including a hot roller, inner and outer layer color paper tape winding devices for winding and unwinding inner and outer layer color paper tapes, respectively, and a packing paper winding device for winding and unwinding a packing paper. The inner and outer layer color paper tapes are configured to clamp therebetween the undyed yarns. A squeezing device includes a closed loop belt movably pressing the packing paper against the hot roller such that inks of the inner and outer layer color paper tapes are transferred to the undyed yarns. A back-end system is configured to weave or wind the dyed yarns. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198828 | CONTROL OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A method for controlling a domestic appliance includes the following steps: determining conventional operating parameters when the domestic appliance is in operation; determining a correlation of the operating parameters with respect to external information; and determining a proposal for operating the domestic appliance with the modified operating parameters if the external information deviates from a conventional value. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198829 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A washing machine includes a tub for accommodating a drum; a water supplier configured to supply water to the tub; a turbidity sensor configured to detect turbidity of water in the tub: a circulation bubble device configured to perform a circulation operation of circulating water in the tub and resupplying it to the tub or a bubble supply operation of generating bubbles and supplying them to the tub; and a controller configured to perform a first rinsing cycle when the turbidity of the water in the tub is higher than a first reference value, and control the water supplier so that water containing a softener is supplied to the tub and perform a second rinsing cycle by controlling the circulation bubble device to alternately perform the circulation operation and the bubble supply operation when the turbidity of the water in the tub is lower than the first reference value. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198830 | TUB FIXING DEVICE AND WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING THE SAME - A tub fixing device is disclosed. The tub fixing device includes a bolt configured to be fastened to a tub, a metal washer configured to have a washer region and a hook region protruded from the washer region, and a spacer configured to be disposed between a cabinet to which the tub is fixed and the washer to limit an open space of the hook region. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198831 | EXTENDED TUB FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable basket that defines a treating chamber, a tub for mounting the rotatable basket, a drive assembly mounted to the tub for rotating the basket and a drive motor mounted to the tub for driving the drive assembly. The tub has a lower region comprising a central cavity and a second cavity. The drive assembly is nested in the central cavity and the drive motor is nested in the second cavity for reducing the vertical stack of tub and the motor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210198832 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method for a washing machine includes: a mode change step in which the configuration of a coupler is moved by operating a solenoid module in such a way that a drive shaft for spinning a pulsator and a dewatering shaft for spinning a washing tub are axially coupled or decoupled; and a mode check step in which a drive motor for rotating the drive shaft is operated and the load of current outputted to the drive motor is sensed, the mode check step comprising a coupler setting step in which, if the load of current outputted to the drive motor does not satisfy a set load value, the solenoid module is operated to reposition the coupler. | 2021-07-01 |