35th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140242800 | METHODS OF FORMING LAYER PATTERNS OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a layer pattern of a semiconductor device, the method including forming an anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer on an etching object layer such that the ARC layer includes a polymer having an imide group; forming a photoresist pattern on the ARC layer; wet etching portions of the ARC layer exposed by the photoresist pattern to form an ARC layer pattern; and etching the etching object layer using the photoresist pattern as an etch mask to form the layer pattern. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242801 | MULTI-LEVEL AUTOLIMITATING ETCHING METHOD - A method for producing patterns includes inclined flanks from a face of a substrate. A protective mask is formed covering at least two masked areas of the face of the substrate and defining at least one intermediate space. An inclined flank is plasma etched from each masked area, wherein the etching forms continuous passivation layer on the inclined flanks producing autolimitation of the etching when the inclined flanks join each other. The etching is carried out in a chamber and includes the introduction into the chamber of a gas additional to the plasma. The additional gas includes molecules of a chemical species participating in the formation of the passivation layer, the quantity of gas in the chamber being controlled so that the chamber contains a quantity of molecules of the species sufficient to form the passivation layer continuously. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242802 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS - A semiconductor process includes the following steps. A wafer on a pedestal is provided. The pedestal is lifted to approach a heating source and an etching process is performed on the wafer. An annealing process is performed on the wafer by the heating source. In another way, a wafer on a pedestal, and a heating source on a same side of the wafer as the pedestal are provided. An etching process is performed on the wafer by setting the temperature difference between the heating source and the pedestal larger than 180° C. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242803 | Dry Etching Agent and Dry Etching Method Using the Same - A dry etching agent according to the present invention contains (A) a fluorinated propyne represented by the chemical formula: CF | 2014-08-28 |
20140242804 | Integrated Platform for Improved Wafer Manufacturing Quality - The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for performing a dry plasma procedure, while mitigating internal contamination of a semiconductor substrate. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a semiconductor processing tool having a dry process stage with one or more dry process elements that perform a dry plasma procedure on a semiconductor substrate received from an input port. A wafer transport system transports the semiconductor substrates from the dry process stage to a wet cleaning stage located downstream of the dry process stage. The wet cleaning stage has one or more wet cleaning elements that perform a wet cleaning procedure to remove contaminants from a surface of the semiconductor substrates before the semiconductor substrate is provided to an output port. The wet cleaning procedure prior removes internal contaminants of the dry process procedure from the semiconductor substrate and thereby improves wafer manufacturing quality. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242805 | LASER-ENHANCED CHEMICAL ETCHING OF NANOTIPS - A method for sharpening a nanotip involving a laser-enhanced chemical etching is provided. The method includes immersing a nanotip in an etchant solution. The nanotip includes a base and an apex, the apex having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the base. The method also includes irradiating the nanotip with laser fluence to establish a temperature gradient in the nanotip along a direction from the apex to the base of the nanotip such that the apex and base are etched at different rates. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242806 | Metal Amide Deposition Precursors And Their Stabilization With An Inert Ampoule Liner - Described are methods and apparatuses for the stabilization of precursors, which can be used for the deposition of manganese-containing films. Certain methods and apparatus relate to lined ampoules and/or 2-electron donor ligands. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242807 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING CRACK INITIATION DURING CONTROLLED SUBSTRATE SPALLING - A method is provided in which a substrate including various materials of different fracture toughness (K | 2014-08-28 |
20140242808 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming a first high-k insulating film on a processing target object; performing a crystallization heat-treatment process on the first high-k insulating film at a temperature equal to or higher than about 650° C. for a time less than about 60 seconds; and forming, on the first high-k insulating film, a second high-k insulating film containing a metal element having an ionic radius smaller than that of a metal element of the first high-k insulating film and having a relative permittivity higher than that of the first high-k insulating film. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242809 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a film containing a predetermined element and carbon on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes supplying a first process gas containing the predetermined element and a halogen element to the substrate; supplying a second process gas containing carbon and nitrogen to the substrate; supplying a third process gas containing carbon to the substrate; and supplying a fourth process gas to the substrate, the fourth process gas being different from each of the first to the third process gases. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242810 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING AND EXHAUSTING GAS - A substrate processing apparatus includes: a process chamber for processing a substrate; a substrate mounting member including a mounting surface on which a plurality of substrates are concentrically mounted with facing a ceiling of the process chamber; a rotation instrument for rotating the substrate mounting member in a direction parallel to the mounting surface; a gas supply unit and a gas exhaust unit which are disposed in the process chamber above the substrate mounting member upstream and downstream in the substrate mounting member rotating direction, respectively; and a controller for controlling the gas supply unit, the gas exhaust unit, and the rotation instrument to process the substrates, when the substrate passes through a predetermined region formed in the process chamber by the gas supply unit and the gas exhaust unit, by supplying a reactant gas from the gas supply unit and exhausting the reactant gas from the gas exhaust unit. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242811 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD - An ALD method includes providing a substrate in an ALD reactor, performing a pre-ALD treatment to the substrate in the ALD reactor, and performing one or more ALD cycles to form a dielectric layer on the substrate in the ALD reactor. The pre-ALD treatment includes providing a hydroxylating agent to the substrate in a first duration, and providing a precursor to the substrate in a second duration. Each of the ALD cycles includes providing the hydroxylating agent to the substrate in a third duration, and providing the precursor to the substrate in a fourth duration. The first duration is longer than the third duration. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242812 | METHOD OF FORMING DIELECTRIC FILMS, NEW PRECURSORS AND THEIR USE IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING - Method of deposition on a substrate of a dielectric film by introducing into a reaction chamber a vapor of a precursor selected from the group consisting of Zr(MeCp)(NMe | 2014-08-28 |
20140242813 | Low K Precursors Providing Superior Integration Attributes - A deposition for producing a porous organosilica glass film comprising: introducing into a vacuum chamber gaseous reagents including one precursor of an organosilane or an organosiloxane, and a porogen distinct from the precursor, wherein the porogen is aromatic in nature; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a film, containing the porogen; and removing substantially all of the organic material by UV radiation to provide the porous film with pores and a dielectric constant less than 2.6. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242814 | METHOD FOR FORMING NITRIDE FILM - Disclosed is a method of forming a nitride film on an object to be processed (“processed object”). The method includes: exposing the processed object to dichlorosilane which is a The method includes a step (step (a)) of exposing the processed object to dichlorosilane which is a precursor gas and a step (step (b)) of exposing the processed object to plasma of a processing gas which includes an ammonia gas and a hydrogen gas after step (a). Alternatively, step (a) and step (b) may be alternately repeated and a step of removing dichlorosilane (step (c)) may be further provided between step (a) and step (b). | 2014-08-28 |
20140242815 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes the steps of (b) forming, on a back face of a dummy substrate and back faces of a plurality of semiconductor substrates, inorganic films having such thicknesses as to be resistant to a temperature of a thermal oxidizing treatment or a heat treatment and to sufficiently decrease an amount of oxidation or reducing gaseous species to reach the back faces of the dummy substrate and the plurality of semiconductor substrates, (c) disposing the dummy substrate and the plurality of semiconductor substrates in a lamination with surfaces turned in the same direction at an interval from each other, and (d) carrying out a thermal oxidizing treatment or post annealing over the surfaces of the semiconductor substrates in an oxidation gas atmosphere or a reducing gas atmosphere after the steps (b) and (c). | 2014-08-28 |
20140242816 | SELECTIVE METALIZATION OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OR SOCKET HOUSING - A electrical interconnect adapted to provide an interface between contact pads on an IC device and a PCB. The electrical interconnect includes a multi-layered substrate with a first surface with a plurality of first openings having first cross-sections, a second surface with a plurality of second openings having second cross-sections, and center openings connecting the first and second openings. The center openings include at least one cross-section greater than the first and second cross-sections. A plurality of spring probe contact members are located in the center openings. The contact members include first contact tips extending through the first opening and above the first surface, second contact tips extending through the second openings and above the second surface, and center portions located in the center openings. The center portions include a shape adapted to bias the first and second contact tips toward the IC device and PCB, respectively. A dielectric material different from the material of the substrate is located in at least one of the first opening, the second opening, or the center opening. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242817 | CONTACT WITH ANTI-ROTATION ELEMENTS AND SOLDER FLOW ABATEMENT - A contact includes a head, a tail including an opening, a body connected at one end thereof to the head and at another end thereof to the tail, a first lance and a second lance extending from the body, a dimple raised from the body, and a solder member attached to the tail such that the solder member engages at least a portion of the opening. The first lance and the second lance are arranged to deflect when the contact is inserted into a connector; and the first lance, the second lance, and the dimple are arranged to frictionally secure the contact to the connector. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242818 | CONNECTOR FITTING STRUCTURE - A connector fitting structure is composed of a power-feed connector and a power-receiving connector. The power-feed connector includes: a case; a connector main body having a power-line terminal; a lever for moving the connector main body forward and backward; and a lock arm for locking both cases with each other by engaging with a case of the power-receiving connector. In the connector fitting structure, while both cases are locked with each other and the connector main body is positioned in a front position, the connector main body is fitted with a connector main body of the power-receiving connector. Further, while both cases are locked with each other and the connector main body is positioned in a rear position, the power-line terminal is in contact with a power-line terminal of the power-receiving connector. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242819 | CONNECTOR WITH FORCE MULTIPLYING MECHANISM AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY PROVIDED THEREWITH | 2014-08-28 |
20140242820 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY PROVIDED THEREWITH - A connector (L | 2014-08-28 |
20140242821 | CONNECTOR WITH FORCE MULTIPLYING MECHANISM - A connector with a force multiplying mechanism includes first and second fixed connectors (F | 2014-08-28 |
20140242822 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY PROVIDED THEREWITH | 2014-08-28 |
20140242823 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE STABILIZER - A connector assembly having a first connector portion, a second connector portion, and connector position assurance structure. An anti-deflection tab and an anti-deflection protrusion are employed in the connector assembly to control movement of the connector position assurance structure relative to the remainder of the connector assembly. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242824 | TERMINAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SAME - A connector is provided that includes a female terminal with sacrificial portion. The terminal is configured to minimize arcing between a mating male terminal and an intended contact portion of the female terminal. The female terminal is configured such that arcs between the male terminal and the female terminal occur such that the sacrificial portion of the female terminal experiences any arcing while the intended contact portion remains suitable for reliably engaging the male terminal. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A POWER CABLE WITH A SUBMERSIBLE COMPONENT - A technique is provided for connecting a power cable to a submersible component. A connector system is used to form the connection and comprises a plurality of individual connectors for connecting power carrying conductors to the submersible component. Each of the individual connectors is separately connectable to the submersible component which enables improved sealing with respect to the submersible component. In multi-phase power applications, individual connectors can be used for each phase. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242826 | LATCHING MECHANISMS FOR PLUGGABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Latching mechanisms for pluggable electronic devices when received within a host cage of a host device. In one example embodiment, the host cage is configured to be connected to a host printed circuit board and configured to at least partially surround a host connector. The host cage includes a pair of inwardly biased leaf springs that extend toward the host connector and thereby engage with the latching mechanism of the pluggable electronic module in order to secure the pluggable electronic module within the host cage. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242827 | Electrical Connector - [Problem] To provide an electrical connector that suppresses cross-talk. [Resolution Means] An electrical connector includes a main body | 2014-08-28 |
20140242828 | SECURING DEVICE FOR SECURING PLUG OF TRANSMISSION CABLE WITH CONNECTOR - A securing device includes a first closing unit and a second closing unit. The first closing unit with two upward guide portions and a resilient pressing portion. A protrusion extends from the top of the resilient pressing portion. A fixing portion is connected to the second end of the first closing unit is formed by a wire bending downward from the second end of the first closing unit so as to be mounted to the transmission cable. The second closing unit is a box-like unit. An opening is defined through in the second closing unit so as to accommodate the first closing unit therein. A plurality of engaging holes are defined through the top of the second closing unit and the protrusion of the first closing unit is engaged with one of the engaging holes. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242829 | CONNECTOR WITH MECHANICAL CONNECT-ASSIST AND RETENTION - A connector apparatus is provided which includes a connector and a mechanical connect-assist mechanism associated, at least in part, with the connector. The connector is configured to operatively plug into a socket structure, and the mechanical connect-assist mechanism includes a cam shaft rotatably coupled to the connector and a connect-assist element projecting from the rotatable cam shaft. The connect-assist element is configured to engage at least one element-receiving opening associated with the socket structure with insertion of the connector within the socket structure. Rotating of the rotatable cam shaft moves the connect-assist element within the at least one element-receiving opening to facilitate secure seating and retention of the connector within the socket structure. In one embodiment, the connect-assist element is a rod extending transverse through the rotatable cam shaft, and configured to engage first and second element-receiving openings associated with the socket structure on opposite sides of the connector. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242830 | CHILD-RESISTANT PLUG - A child-resistant plug includes a plug body, at least one prong, and at least one tab extending from the plug body. In one embodiment, a tab is positioned adjacent each of the upper and lower portions of the plug body and each tab is attached to the plug body by a hinging member. The hinging member allows the tabs to rotate between a folded and an unfolded position. When a tab is in its unfolded position, the tab is sized and positioned such that an aperture in the tab aligns with a pre-existing aperture in an electrical outlet cover plate. A fastening member may be used to attach the tab to the cover plate, preventing a child from unplugging a device or accessing the electrical socket. When the tab is attached to the cover plate, and a person pulls the plug or cord with a pre-determined amount of force, the hinging member will break, and the plug will release from the electrical socket. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242831 | ROCKET LAUNCHER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A rocket launcher connector assembly that comprises a first connector component coupled to a launch tube and a second connector component is coupled to a rocket. The second connector component includes an interface side configured to engage the mating interface of the first connector component. Spring members of the second component have rounded portions for engaging contact pads of the first component. A housing of the assembly has a connector holding portion for holding the first and second components. The connector holding portion defines an alignment channel that supports the first component and the alignment member is slidably received in the alignment channel in an insert direction. A tolerance member is engaged with both the alignment member and the connector holding portion of the housing, wherein as the alignment member slides in the alignment channel, the tolerance member biases the alignment member in a direction opposite the insert direction. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242832 | CONNECTOR - The invention achieves prevention of sink mark and drainage within a hood part. A housing ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140242833 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING POKE-IN WIRE CONTACT - An electrical connector includes a housing having a receptacle that is configured to receive an electrical wire therein. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes a contact beam that includes a wire interface that is configured to engage the electrical wire. The contact beam is movable between a closed position and an open position. The wire interface is configured to engage the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the closed position. The wire interface is configured to be disengaged from the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the open position. The electrical connector includes a push-button actuator having a resiliently deflectable spring that is configured to slidably engage the contact beam to thereby move the contact beam from the closed position to the open position. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242834 | INTEGRATED CONNECTOR/FLEX CABLE - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for providing a connection between a connector and a flex cable. In one embodiment, the connector scheme comprises: a flex ribbon having first and second sides, the first side being opposite the second site, where the flex ribbon has one or more traces on the first side and a ground plane on at least a portion of the second side; and a connector into which the flex ribbon is inserted to make an electrical connection thereto, where the connector has a metal shell in electrical contact with the ground plane while having contacts in electrical contact with the one or more traces. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242835 | WIRE MANAGEMENT AND WIRE ENTRY COVER BRACKET - A bracket is disclosed for managing the entry of one or more wires into an opening of an electronic equipment chassis. The bracket includes mounting holes configured to accept fasteners for engaging the bracket to the chassis. The bracket also includes a wire support portion having openings for receiving ends of a cable tie to secure one or more wires to the bracket. A faceplate portion of the bracket is positionable to overlie the portion of the chassis opening that is not occupied by the wire(s) to prevent access to the interior of the chassis. A plurality of brackets can be provided for electronic equipment chassis that have multiple openings. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242836 | TERMINAL BLOCK WITH TWO FLANGES - A terminal block includes at least one connecting terminal housing that extends in a longitudinal direction and is row-capable in a transverse direction. The transverse direction is transverse to the longitudinal direction. The connecting terminal housing includes a first flange and a second flange. The first flange is disposed in a first area at a first end of the connecting terminal housing and extends in a first direction. The second flange is disposed in a second area at a second end of the connecting terminal housing and extends in a second direction that is different than the first direction. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242837 | Coaxial Cable Connector with Compressible Inner Sleeve - A coaxial cable connector for connecting to a coaxial cable, the connector including a body having a longitudinal axis, a front end, an opposed rear end, and an interior. The connector also includes an inner post extending through the body and a coupling nut carried on the inner post. A pawl is carried in the interior of the body for engaging with a cable applied to the interior and preventing removal of the cable after being so applied to the interior. The pawl moves out of and into interference with the cable in response to the application of the cable into the interior of the the retraction of the cable off the inner post, respectively. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242838 | TERMINAL BLOCK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - To improve airtightness while reducing a usage amount of a resin for a sealing operation. A terminal block | 2014-08-28 |
20140242839 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulating body having multiple signal receiving slots and at least one grounding receiving slot, multiple signal terminals and at least one grounding terminal respectively received in the signal receiving slots and the grounding receiving slot, a first conducting layer disposed in the grounding receiving slot for shielding the signal terminals, and a solder located in the grounding receiving slot and contacts the first conducting layer and the grounding terminal. The electrical connector may further includes an upper conducting layer and a lower conducting layer, respectively disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the insulating body, and multiple through holes surrounding each signal receiving slot. Each through hole has an internally disposed second conducting layer. The upper conducting layer, the lower conducting layer, the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer are conducted. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242840 | HIGH DENSITY SEALED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH GROUNDING CONTACT FOR IMPROVED MECHANICAL CONNECTION AND SHIELDING - An electrical connector system includes mating pin and socket connectors each designed for increased contact density to improve performance of high-speed data transfer. The connectors include features for retaining a plurality of pin or socket contacts in a ganged, co-aligned configuration and for shielding groups of contacts from one another to reduce interference and crosstalk. The connectors further include features for providing strain relief to the internal wires and/or cables. The electrical connectors further include an electrically conductive grounding contact to latch various internal components of the electrical connector together for improved mechanical connection and shielding properties. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242841 | GROUNDING STRUCTURES FOR CONTACT MODULES OF CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES - A connector assembly includes contact modules each having a wafer, a first ground frame extending along a first side of the wafer and a second ground frame extending along a second side of the wafer. The wafer has a dielectric body holding a plurality of signal contacts. The first ground frame has beams extending from a front of the first ground frame. The second ground frame has shields at least partially surrounding corresponding mating portions of the signal contacts. Each first ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent second ground frame of an adjacent contact module. Each second ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent first ground frame of an adjacent contact module. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242842 | INTEGRATED RADIO FREQUENCY CONNECTOR - An integrated radio frequency connector installed in a main board includes a built-in radio frequency part, a connecting element and conductive wire. The connecting element is installed and electrically coupled to the built-in radio frequency part, and the connecting element has a conductive terminal protruded from the built-in radio frequency part, and an end of the conductive wire is electrically coupled to the conductive terminal, and the other end of the conductive wire is electrically coupled to the main board to achieve a modular design, so as to facilitate the assembling procedure. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242843 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS OF CONNECTOR - The present invention related to a signal transmission apparatus of connector that includes a substrate on which multiple signal transmitters are disposed. Each of the signal transmitters is made of at least a capacitor or an inductor and disposed on the substrate by surface mount technology (SMT). The substrate further includes multiple winding coils that are electrically connected to the corresponding signal transmitters individually. The substrate, signal transmitters and winding coils are disposed within a RJ connector. The manufacture of the present invention only requires to dispose the signal transmitters on the substrate by SMT and electrically connect the winding coils to the corresponding signal transmitters so as to achieve the enhancement of the electrical characteristics (RL or IL), stable product quality and increase of production through-put as well as further improve the character of common mode rejection mode (CMRR). | 2014-08-28 |
20140242844 | High Speed Bypass Cable For Use With Backplanes - A cable bypass assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high speed transmission line for connecting a chip, or processor mounted on a circuit board to a backplane. The bypass cable assembly has a structure that maintains the geometry of the cable in place from the chip to the connector and then through the connector. The connector includes a plurality of conductive terminals and shield members arranged within an insulative support frame in a manner that approximates the structure of the cable so that the impedance and other electrical characteristics of the cable may be maintained as best is possible through the cable termination and the connector. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242845 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a module and a housing that accommodates the module. The module includes multiple contacts each including a first contact part to contact a board, a second contact part to contact a connection object, and a body extending at angle from the first contact part to the second contact part; and a molded part insert-molded with the contacts arranged as inserts. The molded part covers a portion of the body part through a surface of the first contact part of each of the contacts facing toward the board. In each contact, a width of the portion of the body covered with the molded part is smaller than a width of a spring portion of the body. The spring portion is exposed from the molded part and supports the second contact part in such a manner as to allow its displacement. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242846 | CONNECTOR - A connector to be mounted on a board and connect a connection object to the board includes a housing into which the connection object is inserted through an insertion slot and multiple contacts each of which comes into contact with the connection object and the board. Each of the contacts includes a movable contact that comes into contact with a first surface of the connection object, a fixed contact that comes into contact with the board and includes fixing portions for fixing the fixed contact to the housing, and a connecting part that connects the movable contact and the fixed contact. Each of the fixing portions branches and projects from a signal transmission line provided between the connection object and the board. The movable contact is rotatable relative to the fixed contact. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242847 | Connecting Structure of Connector and Flat Circuit Body - A connecting structure includes a flat circuit body, a slider that is attached to a vicinity of a distal end portion of the flat circuit body, and a connector which includes a slider containing portion and a terminal arrangement portion. When the slider is connected to the slider containing portion, conductors of the flat circuit body are electrically connected to the connection terminals of the terminal arrangement portion. The slider has a narrow width end portion whose width at the distal end is smaller than width of the flat circuit body so that side edges of the distal end of the flat circuit body are projected from the narrow width end portion. The slider containing portion has a positioning face which contacts with one of the side edges of the distal end of the flat circuit body. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242848 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A DESIGNED BREAKING STRENGTH - An improved method is employed to produce a plug connector having a defined breaking strength. The plug connector is receivable in a receptacle connector disposed in an electronic device. The plug connector has an inner enclosure bonded to a tab of the connector. The bonds are designed to break at a torque that is less than the breaking strength of the tab of the connector and/or the receptacle connector. The designed breaking strength protects the receptacle connector and/or the electronic device from damage when a force is applied to the plug connector. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242849 | USB DEVICE AND USB SYSTEM - A USB device has a substrate on which a plurality of USB 2.0 pads and a plurality of USB 3.0 pads are arranged on a fore side of the substrate, a male connector's fore-end part configured to surround the USB 2.0 pads and the USB 3.0 pads, a housing configured to be joined to a base end of the male connector's fore-end part in order to cover at least a rear side of the substrate, and a plurality of lead wires each configured to have one end fixed to an inner surface of the housing and the other end contacted to the USB 3.0 pad corresponding to the lead wire. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242850 | SURFACE MOUNT CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing and a terminal module assembly. The terminal module assembly includes pairs of first terminal assemblies and second terminal assemblies. Each first terminal assembly comprises a first terminal block with at least one first protrusion and at least one first recess, and a plurality of first terminals securely extending through the first terminal block. Each second terminal assembly comprises a second terminal block with at least one second protrusion and at least one second recess and a plurality of second terminals securely extending through the second terminal block. The first protrusion is engaged with the second recess, the second protrusion is engaged with the first recess, and bottom surfaces of the first and second protrusions are secured in notches on the top surface of a interior wall when the terminal module assembly is received in the housing. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242851 | MULTISTAGE CAPACITIVE CROSSTALK COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT - Methods and systems for providing crosstalk compensation in a jack are disclosed. According to one method, the crosstalk compensation is adapted to compensate for undesired crosstalk generated at a capacitive coupling located at a plug inserted within the jack. The method includes positioning a first capacitive coupling a first time delay away from the capacitive coupling of the plug, the first capacitive coupling having a greater magnitude and an opposite polarity as compared to the capacitive coupling of the plug. The method also includes positioning a second capacitive coupling at a second time delay from the first capacitive coupling, the second time delay corresponding to an average time delay that optimizes near end crosstalk. The second capacitive coupling has generally the same overall magnitude but an opposite polarity as compared to the first capacitive coupling, and includes two capacitive elements spaced at different time delays from the first capacitive coupling. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242852 | WATERPROOF CONNECTOR - A waterproof connector includes a terminal fitting, a connector housing, a rubber plug, and a cap. The terminal fitting includes a tubular main body, a core wire crimping portion which is crimped to a core wire of an electric wire, and an insulation sheath crimping portion which is crimped to an insulation sheath of the electric wire. The connector housing has a terminal containing portion which contains the terminal fitting. The rubber plug is fitted onto the insulation sheath of the electric wire, and is pressingly inserted into the terminal containing portion. The cap is fitted onto the core wire crimping portion, and which is made of resin or rubber. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242853 | Single Fastener Electrical Connector - A one-piece metallic connector is configured to receive a fastener and has features that grip and electrically bond two conductors as they are clamped together when the fastener is tightened. The connector's generally U-shaped body has first and second legs, a bight portion joining the legs and an opening in each leg through which a single mounting fastener can extend. When installed with the outside of one leg abutting one conductor, another conductor is clamped between the legs. At least one outer projection (tooth) on the outer face of one leg engages the conductor to which the connector is mounted. At least one inner projection (tooth) on the same leg engages the conductor clamped between the legs. A recess on the inner face of the distal portion of the other leg is configured to cradle the clamped conductor. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242854 | SINGLE ELEMENT WIRE TO BOARD CONNECTOR - A single element electrical connector includes a single conductive contact element formed into a cage structure having a wire insert end and a wire contact end along a longitudinal centerline axis of the connector. The cage structure defines an upper pick-up surface having a surface area suitable for placement of a suction nozzle of a vacuum transfer device, as well as a pair of contact tines biased towards the centerline axis to define a contact pinch point for an exposed core of a wire inserted into the connector. A contact surface is defined by a member of the cage structure for electrical mating contact with a respective contact element on a component on which the connector is mounted. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242855 | DUST-PROOF COVER STRUCTURE FOR NETWORK CONNECTOR - A dust-proof cover structure for network connectors, comprising: a frame, having a guide plate with a plurality of guide pins that is inclinedly arranged and at least one axial part mounted on a housing of the frame; a dust-proof cover, configured with at least one axial hole at a position corresponding to the at least one axial part; wherein, by mating the at least one axial part to its corresponding axial hole, the dust-proof cover is enabled to pivot about the axial part and rotate surrounding the housing of the frame for exposing the guide plate of the frame so as to allow a signal connector to plug into and lock onto the frame while enabling signal pins of the signal connector to connect electrically to the guide plate and simultaneously enabling the plug-in of the signal connector not to sit levelly in the frame, but by an incline angle. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242856 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes a plurality of electrode assemblies including a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly; a case housing the plurality of electrode assemblies; a first conductive plate between the first electrode assembly and the case; and a first contact electrically coupling the first conductive plate to the second electrode assembly. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242857 | MULTI-USE CONFIGURABLE WATERCRAFT - A variety of multi-use, configurable watercraft is disclosed. A first type of watercraft used in a first water-based activity may be used as a component in a second type of watercraft used in a second water-based activity. For example, a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) may be used for paddle boarding, and then converted into a kayak, sailboat, catamaran, motorboat, or other type of vessel by adding one or more components to the SUP. In one embodiment, two paddleboards are used to construct a variety of multi-hull watercraft. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242858 | VESSEL PROPULSION APPARATUS AND VESSEL - A vessel propulsion apparatus includes an exhaust passage guiding an exhaust, discharged from combustion chambers into an exhaust collecting passage, to a catalyst housed in a catalyst housing passage, and a cooling water passage guiding cooling water. The cooling water passage includes an upstream water passage, guiding the cooling water taken into the interior of the vessel propulsion apparatus by a water pump, and a first and second parallel water passage connected in series to the upstream water passage and connected in parallel to each other. The cooling water passage supplies the cooling water from the upstream water passage to each of the first and second parallel water passages to cool the catalyst housing passage by the first parallel water passage disposed along the catalyst housing passage and cool the exhaust collecting passage by the second parallel water passage disposed along the exhaust collecting passage. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242859 | OUTBOARD MOTOR AND VESSEL - An outboard motor includes a cooling water passage including at least a portion disposed at a periphery of a catalyst and that guides cooling water that cools an exhaust passage, a vent hole disposed higher than the catalyst and that connects the interior of the cooling water passage to the exterior of the cooling water passage, and a restriction valve that allows a fluid to flow from the interior of the cooling water passage to the exterior of the cooling water passage via the vent hole and that restricts the flow of the fluid from the exterior of the cooling water passage to the interior of the cooling water passage via the vent hole. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242860 | INFLATABLE STAND UP PADDLE BOARD WITH RIGID NEEDLE NOSE - An inflatable stand up paddle board includes an inflatable main body made of high pressure drop stitch material; a deck formed on a top portion of the inflatable main body on which a user stands; and a molded needle nose attached to the front of the inflatable main body, the molded needle nose being dimensioned and configured to completely encompass the front of the main body to provide a V-shaped bow, the bottom of the V being the nose of the bow. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242861 | FLOTATION DEVICE - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to a flotation device suited to teach beginner swimming techniques or provide enjoyment in an aquatic environment while providing flotation to at least a portion of the swimmer's body. The flotation device for aiding a swimmer in a body of water may comprise a body formed from an extruded foam and comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side rail, a second side rail, a leading lateral surface, and a trailing lateral surface, and wherein the extruded foam is a flexible cellular foam. The presently disclosed subject matter also relates to methods of making the flotation device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242862 | METHODS OF MAKING SMOOTH REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS BOARDS - Methods and a reinforcement fabric are disclosed for making a reinforced smooth cementitious board having a cement skin adjacent to an outer face, by depositing a reinforcement fabric and a layer of hydraulic cementitious material, one on the other, wherein the reinforcement fabric comprises an open mesh united with a thin, porous nonwoven web. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242863 | ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, FOR INCORPORATION INTO A CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURE - An article of manufacture is disclosed for incorporating into a civil engineering structure, for example a concrete structure, such as a floor. The article comprises a substantially fully cured thermosetting polymer resin and a particulate aggregate material having a Mohs hardness of from 3 to 9, preferably from 5 to 8. The article optionally comprises a reinforcing fiber. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242864 | TEXTILE FABRIC SHEET HAVING STAIN AND LIQUID RESISTANCE AND THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a textile fabric sheet having stain and liquid resistance including a fabric sheet, a polyurethane coating layer formed on the fabric sheet and a silicon coating layer formed on the polyurethane coating layer and a method of preparing the same. Thus, a texture characteristic of the fabric substrate itself can be exhibited, and due to the polyurethane coating layer and the silicon coating layer stacked in two steps, excellent water resistance, stain resistance and air permeability can be exhibited. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242865 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY ELEMENT SUBSTRATE - A transparent composite substrate according to the present invention includes a composite layer containing a glass cloth formed of an assembly of glass fibers and a resin material impregnated in the glass cloth. The assembly of the glass fibers itself has a variation in a refractive index and a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the refractive index is equal to or less than 0.008. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a transparent composite substrate having superior optical characteristic and a high-reliable display element substrate having the transparent composite substrate. Further, in a case where the glass cloth is a glass woven cloth obtained by weaving at least one first fiber bundle formed by bundling the plurality of glass fibers and at least one second fiber bundle formed by bundling the plurality of glass fibers, it is preferred that a ratio of a first percentage of the glass fibers occupying in a cross section of the first fiber bundle per unit width with respect to a second percentage of the glass fibers occupying in a cross section of the second fiber bundle per unit width is in the range of 1.04 to 1.40. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242866 | PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKABLE POLYMERS, METHODS OF MAKING PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKABLE POLYMERS, METHODS OF USING PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKABLE POLYMERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING ARTICLES CONTAINING PHOTOCHEMICAL CROSS-LINKABLE POLYMERS - Embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to polymer compositions, methods of making polymer compositions, structures having the polymer composition covalently bonded to the surface of the structure, methods of attaching the polymer to the surface of the structure, methods of decreasing the amount of microorganisms formed on a structure, materials, methods of attaching materials, and the like. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242867 | LIGNIN COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF PRODUCING THE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF USING LIGNIN COMPOSITIONS, AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREBY - Lignin compositions, products produced from them or containing them, methods to produce them, spinning methods, methods to convert lignin to a conversion product and conversion products produced by the methods are described. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242868 | MOISTURE-RETAINING AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE - A moisture-retaining and electrically conductive structure includes at least one electrically conductive textile unit and at least one moisture-retaining textile unit, wherein the electrically conductive textile unit and the moisture-retaining textile unit are interlaced and woven together to form a planar structure. With such a structure, fabric of the same layer can provide both functions of moisture retention and electrical conduction and may improve the lifespan and electrical conductivity. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242869 | STRUCTURE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FABRIC - A structure of three-dimensional electrically conductive fabric includes a resilient conductive tissue, a foundation tissue, and a support tissue. The support tissue is arranged between and connects the resilient conductive tissue and the foundation tissue. The resilient conductive tissue, the foundation tissue, and the support tissue are unitarily combined through knitting to form the structure of three-dimensional electrically conductive fabric. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242870 | CHITOSAN AND/OR CHITIN COMPOSITE HAVING REINFORCED PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a composite including chitosan and/or chitin and a catechol-based compound, an organic reinforcing material composition including the composite, a product manufactured by using the organic reinforcing material composition, and a method for preparing a chitosan and/or chitin composite with improved strength, including the step of adding the catechol-based compound to chitosan and/or chitin. The chitosan and/or chitin composite including the catechol-based compound is advantageous in that it is able to maintain high strength in a wet-swollen state by improving the problem of strength reduction due to moisture, compared to the composites containing no catechol-based compound. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242871 | DECORATIVE BOARD - A decorative board | 2014-08-28 |
20140242872 | Baby mobile - Provided is a baby mobile. The baby mobile includes a body module, an object module, and a cam module. The body module is fixed on a ceiling. The object module is equipped with an object attracting the attention of a baby and coupled to the body module. The cam module is disposed in the body module and mutually interferes with the object module to relatively move the object in a vertical direction. Here, the body module includes a cam body with the cam module disposed inside and a ceiling fixing member that fixes the cam body and a ceiling. The object module includes an operation bar disposed to penetrate the cam body and an object hanging on the operation bar. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242873 | Spinning hand top - The Hand Top is a hand held spinning top toy. The user holds the device in one hand and uses a pull string to activate a spindle rod that causes the top to spin. Unlike other spinning top toys, the Hand Top is completely held in the hands of the user and is not designed to spin on a hard surface such as a floor or table top. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242874 | Toy Apparatus - A toy apparatus includes a base piece and a plurality of elongated members. The base piece is configured to slide on a surface. Each elongated member has a first end and a second end, with the elongated members being movably coupled to the base piece near the first ends. A tether is coupled to the first ends of the elongated members, and tension applied to the tether moves the elongated members from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the second ends of the elongated members are expanded apart from each other. In the second position, the second ends of the elongated members are contracted toward each other and are capable of surrounding a target piece. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242875 | REPELLENT BOARD - The invention relates to a device for expelling bees from a bee hive, the bee hive having a portion containing at least one bee frame, the device comprising: a board for covering the portion of the bee hive, the board having a bottom side to face towards said portion, the board further comprising an inlet for receiving an air flow and at least two outlet slits arranged at the bottom side for directing at least a part of the air flow into said portion of the bee hive, a conduit system connecting the inlet and the at least two outlet slits, the outlet slits extending over a length of the at least one bee frame. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242876 | CLOTHING END PART STRUCTURE, BOTTOM CLOTHING, CLOTHING WITH CUPS, AND STRUCTURE OF CLOTHING WITH CORRECTIVE FUNCTION - A clothing end part structure ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140242877 | SPECTROGRAPHIC METROLOGY WITH MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS - A method of controlling a polishing system includes transporting a substrate to an in-line optical metrology system positioned in a chemical mechanical polishing system, at the in-line optical metrology system, moving a probe relative to the substrate to measure a plurality of spectra reflected from the substrate at a plurality of different positions on the substrate, for each measured spectrum of the plurality of spectra, determining a goodness of fit of the measured spectrum to a reference spectrum; and adjusting a polishing endpoint or a polishing parameter of the polishing system based on one or more characterizing values generated based on a subset of the plurality of spectra that includes only spectra of the plurality of spectra for which the goodness of fit meets a matching threshold. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242878 | WEIGHTED REGRESSION OF THICKNESS MAPS FROM SPECTRAL DATA - A method of controlling a polishing operation includes measuring a plurality of spectra at a plurality of different positions on a substrate to provide a plurality of measured spectra. For each measured spectrum of the plurality of measured spectra, a characterizing value is generated based on the measured spectrum. For each characterizing value, a goodness of fit of the measured spectrum to another spectrum used in generating the characterizing value is determined. A wafer-level characterizing value map is generated by applying a regression to the plurality of characterizing values with the plurality of goodnesses of fit used as weighting factors in the regression. A polishing endpoint or a polishing parameter of the polishing apparatus is adjusted based on the wafer-level characterizing map, and the substrate or a subsequent substrate is polished in the polishing apparatus with the adjusted polishing endpoint or polishing parameter. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242879 | PATH FOR PROBE OF SPECTROGRAPHIC METROLOGY SYSTEM - A method of operating a polishing system includes polishing a substrate at a polishing station, the substrate held by a carrier head during polishing, transporting the substrate to an in-sequence optical metrology system positioned between the polishing station and another polishing station or a transfer station, measuring a plurality of spectra reflected from the substrate with a probe of the optical metrology system while moving the carrier head to cause the probe to traverse a path across the substrate and while the probe remains stationary, the path across the substrate comprising either a plurality of concentric circles or a plurality of substantially radially aligned arcuate segments, and adjusting a polishing endpoint or a polishing parameter of the polishing system based on one or more characterizing values generated based on at least some of the plurality of spectra. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242880 | OPTICAL MODEL WITH POLARIZATION DIRECTION EFFECTS FOR COMPARISON TO MEASURED SPECTRUM - A method of controlling a polishing operation includes storing an optical model for a layer stack having a plurality of layers. The optical model has a plurality of input parameters, the plurality of input parameters including a first parameter and a second parameter. The second parameter is a polarization angle or a relative contribution between two orthogonal polarizations. A spectrum reflected from the substrate is measured with an in-sequence or in-situ monitoring system to provide a measured spectrum. The optical model is fit to the measured spectrum, or a plurality of reference spectra are calculated using the optical model and a best matching reference spectrum from the plurality of reference spectra is determined. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242881 | FEED FORWARD PARAMETER VALUES FOR USE IN THEORETICALLY GENERATING SPECTRA - A method of controlling a polishing operation is described. A controller stores an optical model for a layer stack having a plurality of layers and a plurality of input parameters including a first parameter and a second parameter. The controller stores data defining a plurality of default values for the first parameter and measures an optical property of a substrate and generates a second value. Using the optical model and the second value and iterating over the first values, a number of reference spectra are calculated. A spectrum is measured and the measured spectrum is matched to the reference spectra and the best matched reference spectrum is determined. The first value of the best matched reference spectrum is determined and is used to adjust a polishing endpoint or a polishing parameter of a polishing apparatus. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242882 | GRINDING MACHINE AND GRINDING METHOD - There are provided a grinding machine and a grinding method that make it possible to achieve a high degree of accuracy of the roundness of a workpiece. As at least one of a coolant dynamic pressure and a grinding efficiency varies depending on a phase of the workpiece, a pressing force in the cut-in direction, which an eccentric cylindrical portion of the workpiece receives from a grinding wheel, varies and a degree of deflection of the eccentric cylindrical portion also varies. In the grinding machine, the degree of deflection during grinding is acquired based on the coolant dynamic pressure and the grinding efficiency, a first correction value for a command position of the grinding wheel relative to the eccentric cylindrical portion is computed, and the command position is corrected based on the first correction value. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242883 | DETERMINATION OF WAFER ANGULAR POSITION FOR IN-SEQUENCE METROLOGY - A polishing apparatus includes a carrier head configured to hold a wafer in a first plane, the wafer having a perimeter and a fiducial, a drive shaft having an axis perpendicular to the first plane and configured to rotate the carrier head about the axis, a light source configured to direct light onto an outer face of the wafer at a position adjacent the perimeter of the wafer; a detector configured to detect the light collected from the wafer while the drive shaft rotates the carrier head and the wafer; and a controller configured to receive a first signal indicating an angular position of the drive shaft and receive a second signal from the detector, the controller configured to determine based on the first signal and the second signal an angular position of the fiducial with respect the carrier head. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242884 | SYNETHETIC QUARTZ GLASS SUBTRATE POLISHING SLURRY AND MANUFACTURE OF SYNETHETIC QUARTZ GLASS SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A polishing slurry comprising a collagen derivative and a colloidal solution is effective for polishing of synthetic quartz glass substrates. It prevents formation of defects having a size that can be detected by a high-sensitivity flaw detector. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242885 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD - A polishing apparatus includes a peripheral-portion polishing unit configured to polish a peripheral portion of the substrate, a CMP unit configured to polish a flat surface of the substrate W, a cleaning unit configured to clean the polished substrate, a transport system configured to transport the substrate. The transport system transports the substrate that has been polished in one of the peripheral-portion polishing unit and the CMP unit to the cleaning unit, and transports the substrate that has been cleaned in the cleaning unit to the other of the peripheral-portion polishing unit and the CMP unit. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242886 | POLISHING HEAD IN CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS AND CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A polishing head of a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a housing moving up and down, a base assembly connected to a bottom of the housing to support the housing, a membrane on a bottom of the base assembly and a retainer ring surrounding the membrane and connected to the bottom of the base assembly, the membrane including a pressing portion to adsorb and press a substrate, a first partition on the pressing portion and extending from an edge of the pressing portion along a height direction, a first horizontal extending portion extending from an upper end portion of the first partition toward a center of the membrane, and a second horizontal extending portion from the upper end portion of the first partition toward the center of the membrane, the second horizontal extending portion being above the first horizontal extending portion and including a curved portion expanding by pneumatic pressure. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242887 | HAND POWER TOOL - A hand power tool includes a drive unit, an electronic unit, and a cooling device configured to cool at least one of the drive unit and the electronic unit. The hand power tool also includes at least one of an open-loop control unit and a closed-loop control unit configured to control the cooling device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242888 | HAND POWER TOOL - A hand power tool includes a drive unit, an electronic unit, and a switching unit. The switching unit includes at least one actuating element configured to activate and deactivate the drive unit. The switching unit also includes at least one switching element configured to be positioned in at least one first switching position to set at least one first operating mode. The at least one switching element is also configured to be positioned in at least one second switching position to set at least one second operating mode. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242889 | Hand Power Tool - An angle grinder including at least one ECO mode unit configured to provide an ECO mode and at least one functional device configured to make available a function of the angle grinder that is at least partially essential for an operating state. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242890 | Handheld Power Tool - An angle grinder including at least one boost mode unit configured to provide a boost mode, and a switching-over unit configured to switch over between a conventional mode and the boost mode. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242891 | TORNADO PAD - A rotatory sander pad includes a rigid inner portion for attaching to a rotary sander tool and a flexible outer portion for accepting an abrasive medium. The flexible outer portion includes a substantially flat bottom surface for accepting the abrasive medium, a through-hole substantially in its center, and a multi-dimensional upper surface that includes air flow channels disposed between the through-hole and a vertically oriented wall that direct air from below the substantially flat bottom surface through the through-hole and away from the abrasive medium. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242892 | ROTARY ABRASIVE BRUSH FOR DEBURRING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A rotary tool containing a core hub with helical groove on its outer surface filled in with continuous abrasive filament formed by folding of a pre-cut abrasive sheet including multiple bristle like straps extending radially from the hub. The method of manufacturing includes the steps of providing a hub, and forming a helical groove with inverted V-shaped cross-section along its cylindrical surface. An abrasive element is wound around the hub so that the folded edge is fed in the V-grove and is buckled inside the groove providing, along with securing it by sufficient pre-tension of the abrasive element, a secure anchoring of the abrasive element through locking of the buckled edge. The abrasive filament is formed from a roll of abrasive cloth as one continuous piece using a cutting operation and is provided with center-line perforations. These perforations assist folding the filament by providing it with discrete and desired flexibility as well as weakening it in such way that it assists the process of folded edge buckling inside the groove during winding and therefore forms a tight anchoring junction with the hub without need for an adhesive. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242893 | Abrasive Device - An abrasive device including at least one substrate, provided as a carrier element of a binder layer at least partially accommodating at least one abrasive grain, and having at least one fastening element, configured to detachably fasten the at least one substrate to an abrasive handling device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242894 | POLISHING PAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided are: a polishing pad which is capable of alleviating a scratch problem that occurs when a conventional hard (dry) polishing pad is used, and which is excellent in polishing rate and polishing uniformity and is usable not only for primary polishing but also for finish polishing; and a method for producing the polishing pad. The polishing pad is for polishing a semiconductor device and includes a polishing layer having a polyurethane-polyurea resin molded body containing cells of a substantially spherical shape. The polyurethane-polyurea resin molded body has a ratio of closed cells of 60 to 98%. The polyurethane-polyurea resin molded body has a ratio tan δ of a loss modulus E″ to a storage modulus E′ (loss modulus/storage modulus) of 0.15 to 0.30. The storage modulus E′ is 1 to 100 MPa. The polyurethane-polyurea resin molded body has a density D of 0.4 to 0.8 g/cm | 2014-08-28 |
20140242895 | KNIFE SHARPENER - A knife sharpener having an angled bolster for providing predetermined sharpening angles with respect to the sharpening surface is provided. The angled bolster of the knife sharpener preferably includes two different angled surfaces for establishing at least two different predetermined sharpening angles for a cutting implement to be sharpened. The angled bolster is configured to set up the knife sharpening angle at predetermined angles with respect to the sharpening surface. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242896 | VENTILATION CONDUIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft comprises composite skin having an opening, and a ventilation conduit having an end portion that extends to the opening in the composite skin. The conduit is made of metal except for the end portion, which functions as an electrical insulator. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242897 | ONE-WAY EXHAUST VENT - A one-way vent for installation in a panel aperture is described. The vent includes a frame made of a first material, and valve and seal members both made of a second material, which has a lower stiffness than the first material. The frame includes an outer wall for engaging a perimeter of the aperture, and a valve seat extending inwardly from the outer wall. The valve seat defines an opening through the frame. The valve member includes a flap support fixed against a portion of the valve seat, and a valve flap flexibly coupled to the flap support. The valve flap is moveable between a closed position resting on the valve seat to cover the opening, and an open position elevated from the valve seat to uncover the opening. The seal member is fixed against the outer wall of the frame and extends outwardly from the outer wall. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242898 | CENTRALIZED FRESH AIR COOLING SYSTEM - A centralized fresh air cooling system that operates with outside air that vents inside house air into the attic of a house or building. A damper redirects air from the output of the central air circulator to the attic area to blow the hot attic air out of an attic. A typical central air circulator can replace the air within a house or building five to ten times an hour. They system can be retrofit to most central air systems by replacing the thermostats and installing the damper between the air circulator and the house or building ducting. Outside cooler air is drawn in windows or other openings in house or building, into the air circulator returns and then into the attic. The system uses multiple sensors and control mechanism to ensure optimal energy savings. | 2014-08-28 |
20140242899 | Fan Coil Unit/CRAC Optimizer System - A system and method for modulating the speed of a fan over a period of time to maintain the space temperature of a room. The system and method involves the use of a CRAC unit or a fan coil unit. In an embodiment, the system is comprised of said CRAC or fan coil unit, a variable frequency drive, fan motor, fan, room temperature sensor, and supply air temperature sensor. Based on the collected room and supply air temperature values, a novel control sequence determines how to best modulate the speed of the fan motor over a period of time. Using this system and control method, the space temperature can be controlled at the desired temperature. | 2014-08-28 |