45th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120279765 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a circuit board includes: forming a first through hole in a core material; forming a first conductive film on an inner wall of the first through hole; forming an insulating layer on both surfaces of the core material and in the first through hole; forming a second through hole in the insulating layer in the first through hole; forming a second conductive film on an inner wall of the second through hole; and forming, on surfaces of the insulating layers formed on the both surfaces of the core material, a signal circuit layer electrically connected to the second conductive film. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279766 | METHOD OF FABRICATING HIGH-RESOLUTION FEATURES - A method of forming a high resolution feature on a substrate, the method includes, depositing a liquid composition comprising a substance and a solvent onto the substrate to form deposited features, heating the deposited features to a heating temperature during or after the depositing to form an intermediate feature having a central region and an edge region, applying an adhesive substance to at least a portion of a surface of the intermediate feature, and removing the adhesive substance together with at least a portion of the central region of the intermediate feature to form the high resolution feature on the substrate. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279767 | Techniques for Improving Bond Pad Performance - Techniques for bond pad fabrication are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a bond pad comprises the following steps. At least one alloying element is selectively introduced to at least a portion of at least one surface of the bond pad. The at least one alloying element is diffused into at least a portion of the bond pad through one or more thermal cycles. The at least one alloying element may be selectively introduced to the bond pad by depositing an alloying element layer comprising the at least one alloying element onto the bond pad and patterning and etching at least a portion of the layer. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279768 | Flame Retardant Filler - A flame retardant filler having brominated silica particles, for example, imparts flame retardancy to manufactured articles such as printed circuit boards (PCBs), connectors, and other articles of manufacture that employ thermosetting plastics or thermoplastics. In this example, brominated silica particles serve both as a filler for rheology control (viscosity, flow, etc.) and a flame retardant. In an exemplary application, a PCB laminate stack-up includes conductive planes separated from each other by a dielectric material that includes a flame retardant filler comprised of brominated silica particles. In an exemplary method of synthesizing the brominated silica particles, a monomer having a brominated aromatic functional group is reacted with functionalized silica particles (e.g., isocyanate, vinyl, amine, or epoxy functionalized silica particles). Alternatively, a monomer having a brominated aromatic functional group may be reacted with a silane to produce a brominated alkoxysilane monomer, which is then reacted with the surface of silica particles. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279769 | RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PREPREG AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PREPARED USING THE SAME - A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises an epoxy resin, a hardener, and a modifier, wherein the modifier is a polymer solution obtainable from the following steps:
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20120279770 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing printed wiring board including preparing an electronic component having first and second surfaces and electrode on the first surface, forming in an adhesive tape a mark, mounting based on the mark the component on the tape such that the second surface faces the adhesive of the tape, forming another mark on insulative substrate having first and second surfaces, forming in the substrate an opening larger than the component, mounting based on the marks the substrate on the tape such that the component is in the opening of the substrate, fixing the component to the substrate using resin, forming an insulation layer on the first surface of the substrate where the component is accommodated, removing the tape, forming in the layer an opening reaching the electrode, forming a conductive circuit on the layer, and forming in the opening of the layer a via connected to the electrode. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279771 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A package structure comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, an encapsulation layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, and at least one electronic component mounted on the first substrate and isolated from the second substrate by the encapsulation layer. At least one conducting hole is defined in the encapsulation layer to communicate the at least one electronic component with the second substrate. An inner wall of each of the at least one conducting hole is coated with a first metal layer to electrically connect the at least one electronic component to the second substrate. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279772 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a package structure is provided. In the manufacturing method, a metal substrate having a seed layer is provided. A patterned circuit layer is formed on a portion of the seed layer. A first patterned dry film layer is formed on the other portion of the seed layer. A surface treatment layer is electroplated on the patterned circuit layer with use of the first patterned dry film layer as an electroplating mask. The first patterned dry film layer is removed. A chip bonding process is performed to electrically connect a chip to the surface treatment layer. An encapsulant is formed on the metal substrate. The encapsulant encapsulates the chip, the surface treatment layer, and the patterned circuit layer. The metal substrate and the seed layer are removed to expose a bottom surface of the encapsulant and a lower surface of the patterned circuit layer. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279773 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A CARRIER AND A LAYER - The invention relates inter alia to an arrangement comprising a carrier ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279774 | CIRCUIT BOARD - A multilayer circuit board, comprising: a plurality of printed circuit board layers arranged stacked together; and a conductively plated via passing through at least one of the printed circuit board layers in a direction hereinafter referred to as the via direction; wherein a surface of a further one of the printed circuit board layers comprises a conducting region surrounding a non-conducting region; the non-conducting region is substantially centered around a point on the surface of the further printed circuit board layer where the via direction intersects the surface; a back-drilled hole passes through the point on the surface; and a smallest width dimension, that includes the point on the surface, of the non-conducting region (e.g. diameter) is greater than the diameter of the back-drilled hole. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279775 | CIRCUIT BOARD VIAHOLES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a circuit board with a viahole and a method of manufacturing the same. The circuit board includes: a substrate formed of an insulating material; a conductive layer disposed on the substrate; a plated layer comprising nickel and disposed on the conductive layer; and a viahole passing through the substrate, the conductive layer, and the plated layer, wherein a crystal growth direction of nickel in the plated layer is parallel to a thickness-wise direction of the substrate. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279776 | SHIELD CONDUCTING PATH - A shield conducting path of the present invention includes a plurality of electric wires which is formed by enclosing electric conductors with insulation coatings, and a metallic pipe which protects and shields the electric wires by inserting them therethrough. The pipe has a tube main body which has a tubular shape and through which the electric wires are inserted, and a partition wall which is extended from an inner wall of the tube main body and partitions an inner portion of the tube main body. The present invention is characterized in that the partition wall has a cross section of a curved shape or a bent shape when cut in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the tube main body. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279777 | VAPOR BARRIER CEILING SEAL APPARATUS - An opening in a vapor barrier membrane interior to a ceiling can be sealed by a flexible enclosure. A planar member of the enclosure can be bonded to the inner side of the membrane. The enclosure is formed with a cavity that can encompass a ceiling mounted electrical device. A fastener is joined to the planar member permits bonding thereof with an interior surface of the membrane by manual application of a compressive force. The fastener may comprise a removable release liner covering an adhesive. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279778 | Wildlife Flashover Preventer for High Voltage Electrical Transmission Structures - A conventional grounded steel tower, or other structure, supports multiple wires (e.g., 6) carrying multi-phase high voltage electricity (e.g., >100 kV). Each wire is supported by a ceramic insulator connected to a horizontal arm of the structure, where an angled strut helps support the arm. There are usually three tiers of wires. The closest distance between a wire and ground is typically between the wire and an angled strut below the wire, where the angled strut helps support a lower-tier wire. A guard formed of a dielectric is affixed to and covers the lower portion of the steel strut as well as any steel that outward extends beyond the strut. The guard prevents flashover between a wire and the underlying grounded strut if a large bird perches on the guard, since the bird will not be grounded by the strut. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279779 | CABLE GROMMET FOR USE WITH A RAISED FLOOR - Cable grommets for use with raised-floor tiles permit the passage of cables while simultaneously limiting the amount of cool air escaping from under-floor ducts and plenums. The cable grommet includes a floor tile mounting flange, one or more pairs of opposed, overlapping finger assemblies, and one or more pairs of opposed finger mounting flanges for coupling the finger assemblies to the underside of the floor tile mounting flange. The edges of the of the triangularly-shaped fingers are configured to flex around the cables while the interior core section remains generally rigid and parallel to the plane of the floor to restrict the loss of cooling air. Alternatively, the cable grommet includes a floor tile mounting flange and a finger panel defining a sinusoidal cut along its length and a plurality of intersecting short cuts. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279780 | POWER CABLE HAVING SECURITY FEATURE - Apparatus that may help identify unauthorized removal of goods while maintaining a pleasing physical appearance, avoiding theft misidentifications, and allowing a high degree of customer interaction. One example may provide a signal path for conveying a signal that is active when a good or device is removed from a retail or other environment in an authorized manner. The signal path may be wired or wireless. In another example, a signal path for a sensor may be inconspicuously combined with a power cable. In another example, theft misidentifications may be prevented by not relying on connections that a customer is likely to interact with to detect a theft. Another example may provide a security device that may allow a high degree of customer interaction by unobtrusively attaching a sensor to the back of a good to be protected. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279781 | CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE, AND ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, BONDED STRUCTURE, AND BONDING METHOD - To provide a conductive particle, which contains a core particle, and a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle, where the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof, and the conductive layer contains a phosphorus-containing hydrophobic group at a surface thereof. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279782 | LASER ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR USE WITH A DRILL RIG - A laser alignment device for a drill rig having an elongate drill rod, the laser alignment device including a head unit having at least a pair of laser emitting devices mounted independently to one another thereon, each of the laser devices movable in one plane only and oriented in substantially opposite directions to one another, an attachment means to attach the head unit to a drill rig and a length adjustable assembly to adjust the separation distance between the head unit and the drill rod, wherein the alignment device is used to align at least the azimuth of the drill rod relative to survey marks. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279783 | Apparatus and Method for Drilling Wellbores Based on Mechanical Specific Energy Determined from Bit-Based Weight and Torque Sensors - The disclosure, in one aspect, provides a method of drilling a wellbore that includes features of drilling the wellbore using a drilling assembly that includes a drill bit that further includes a weight sensor and a torque sensor, determining weight-on-bit using measurements from the weight sensor and torque-on-bit using measurement from the torque sensor during drilling of the wellbore, obtaining measurements for rotational speed of the drill bit and rate of penetration of the drill bit during drilling of the wellbore, determining mechanical specific energy of the bottomhole assembly using the determined weight-on-bit, torque-on-bit and obtained rotational speed of the drill bit and the obtained rate of penetration of the drill bit, and altering a drilling a parameter in response to the determined mechanical specific energy. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279784 | SLIDE REAMER AND STABILIZER TOOL - A downhole tool, for selectively reaming a wellbore or stabilizing drill string components within a wellbore, includes an elongate tool body adapted to receive reamer cartridges or stabilizer cartridges depending on the function desired, The reamer cartridges are radially insertable into corresponding pockets in the tool body, with each reamer cartridge having a reamer insert with an array of cutting elements. The reamer insert is disposed within a bushing and is rotatable relative thereto, about a rotational axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tool. However, the rotational axis is offset from the tool body axis, resulting in eccentric contact of the cutting elements with the wall of the wellbore, which in turn imparts rotation to the reamer insert when the tool is being moved axially through a wellbore without rotation. When the tool is to be used for stabilization, the reamer cartridges can be removed and replaced with stabilizer cartridges having stabilizer inserts with hard-faced stabilizer cones. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279785 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH EARTH-BORING TOOLS - Earth-boring drill bits comprise a bit body having a plurality of radially extending blades and a plurality of cutting elements attached to the plurality of radially extending blades. Only gouging cutting elements are attached to at least one blade of the plurality of radially extending blades. Only shearing cutting elements are attached to at least another blade of the plurality of radially extending blades. Only shearing cutting elements are attached to a number of blades of the plurality of radially extending blades that is different from a number of blades of the plurality of radially extending blades to which only gouging cutting elements are attached. Methods of forming an earth-boring drill bit comprise forming a bit body including a plurality of radially extending blades. Only shearing cutting elements are attached to a number of blades different from a number of blades to which only gouging cutting elements are attached. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279786 | Drill Bits and Drilling Apparatuses Including the Same - A roof-bolt drill bit may have a bit body rotatable about a central axis. At least one coupling pocket may be defined in the bit body. At least one cutting element may be at least partially disposed in the at least one coupling pocket. The at least one cutting element may include a cutting face, an element back surface, and an element side surface extending around an outer periphery of the cutting face. The element side surface may include a first element side surface abutting a first pocket side surface of the at least one coupling pocket and a second element side surface abutting a second pocket side surface of the at least one coupling pocket. At least one of the first element side surface and the second element side surface may have a substantially planar surface. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279787 | DYNAMIC SCALE WITH MULTIPLE WEIGHING PANS, AND METHOD TO OPERATE THE DYNAMIC SCALE - A dynamic scale has multiple weighing units, each equipped with a weighing cell and a weighing pan, the weighing pan lying in an upper plane and the weighing cell between a lower plane spaced from the upper plane in the direction of gravity. A transport device has a motor encoder and sensors, with the encoder and sensors being electrically connected with the inputs of a control unit. The multiple weighing units are serially adjacent in a transport path, with simultaneous cascaded arrangement of the weighing cells in the direction of gravity. The control unit simultaneously starts the weighing processes in all weighing cells in a dynamic weighing mode and controls a transport motor depending on signals of the sensors and the encoder and controls the dynamic scale depending on signals from the weighing cells. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279788 | WEIGHING DEVICE DRAFT SHIELD WITH DISPLACEABLE AND ADJUSTABLE WALL - A weighing device draft shield having at least one linearly displaceable wall (e.g., side wall) for allowing access into a weighing compartment of the weighing device. Each displaceable wall is provided with a top guide rail that passes through a roller assembly. Each displaceable wall is suspended in a substantially vertical position by engagement of its guide rail with a corresponding roller assembly. An adjustment element may be provided to alter the position of certain rollers of the roller assembly such that the orientation of the corresponding guide rail and attached displaceable wall may be adjusted to account for dimensional variations of the enclosure, etc. The use of a guide rail and roller assembly facilitates displaceable wall movement by substantially eliminating sliding friction. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279789 | DETACHABLE POWER DRIVE UNIT FOR PROPELLING AND STEERING MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS - A detachable power drive unit for propelling and steering a manual wheelchair is provided which comprises a frame, two independently controlled drive wheels, a power source, a hitching unit for coupling the device to the wheelchair, a force transfer apparatus, a user interface and a controller. The frame, motors, batteries and wheels have a low profile, which allows them to fit in the space underneath a standard manual wheelchair. The hitching unit couples the device to the wheelchair, yet allowing a fair degree of rotational motion to occur which minimizes the possibility of a wheel losing contact with the ground. The force transfer apparatus is a spring loaded arm that gets compressed by the wheelchair chassis during docking, thus transferring a significant portion of the wheelchair and occupant weights onto the drive wheels and ensuring adequate ground contact force and, as a consequence, drive traction. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279790 | VEHICLE WITH DRIVE SYSTEM PROVIDING REDUCED EMISSIONS - In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a drive system is provided for an electric or hybrid electric vehicle that provides reduces electromagnetic emissions. The system includes, but is not limited to, an electric motor and a transmission having a collar for receiving a portion of a drive shaft. The collar has an inside diameter proportioned to an outside diameter of the drive shaft to cause capacitive coupling between the transmission and the drive shaft thereby reducing electromagnetic emissions along the drive shaft. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279791 | Method for Calibrating Position Sensor on Electric Motor - A method is provided of calibrating a position sensor of an electric motor of a vehicle. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279792 | FUEL CELL MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A structure for mounting a fuel cell on an object is provided. This structure is equipped with a fuel cell stack, a motor, and a drive shaft. The fuel cell stack has first and second end plates and at both ends. The motor is driven by the power generated by the fuel cell stack and is fixed to the fuel cell stack. The drive shaft is connected to the output shaft of the motor and extends to both sides of the motor. The fuel cell stack is equipped with a support portion for supporting the drive shaft at the first end plate. The drive shaft is supported by the support portion and the motor. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279793 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - Provided is an electrically driven vehicle capable of suppressing drive wheel slipping, even in low-speed regions where wheel speeds are undetectable. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279794 | Vehicle Controlled Automatic Seat Belt - An automatic vehicle safety belt release system is disclosed having a seat belt, control unit, and power source, connected and operated by the vehicles transmission. The releasing system is incorporated with and will work concurrently with a manual vehicle safety release system. The system is automatically controlled by the vehicles transmission and designed so that when the transmission is put in a specified position an electric signal will be sent to a control unit that is connected to a power source which will send an electric signal to a specified vehicle safety belt latch which will automatically release the specified safety belt through an electronically operated mechanism in the seat belt. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279795 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a first wiring disposed on an upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate, an organic insulator covering at least a portion of the first wiring, a second wiring disposed on a first portion of the upper surface of the organic insulator, and an inorganic insulator covering at least a second portion of an upper surface of the organic insulator. The second portion of the upper surface of the organic insulator faces an oscillation space across the inorganic insulator. The acoustic wave device has preferable high-frequency characteristics and high long-term reliability. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279796 | PASSIVE RADIATOR - A passive radiator comprises a frame body having an opening; a diaphragm disposed on the frame body and located corresponding to the opening; and a surround which joins with an outer margin of the diaphragm; wherein the diaphragm is extended from a radial position to a center position to form a recess cavity, and the recess cavity has a replaceable weighting unit disposed therein. The passive radiator can improve bass tone performance for audio products. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279797 | PHASE PLUG AND ACOUSTIC LENS FOR DIRECT RADIATING LOUDSPEAKER - A phase plugs or acoustic lens improves the directional audio performance of a loudspeaker. Application of the improved directional audio performance to a sound system in a listening area may improve the performance of the audio system. Configuration of the acoustic lens or phase plug may include both symmetrical and asymmetrical features to provide an improved frequency response and directivity. The improved loudspeaker may provide improved an improved listing location, for example, in a vehicle. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279798 | Firearm Silencer and Methods for Manufacturing and Fastening a Silencer Onto a Firearm - A firearm suppressor includes a hollow outer can having an interior-threaded proximal end and a radially closed distal end with a bore, a barrel nut having a barrel bore and an outer-threaded distal threading to the can, and a baffle. The baffle has an intermediate wall with a bore and extends outward to the can interior to prevent fluid passing across other than through the bore. A proximal baffle wall has a bore aligned with the other bores and is shaped to secure to the barrel and extends outward not as far as the outer can interior to permit fluid passage. The baffle is shorter than the can's interior length to have the can, the nut, and the baffle define a plenum extending from the proximal end portion to the nut so that the proximal baffle wall directs fluid from the barrel backwards as a muzzle brake. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279799 | SOUND-ABSORBING SHIELDING ELEMENT - A sound-absorbing shielding element, in particular for fitting into a motor vehicle, comprises a layered construction which has a support plate, an acoustically effective porous absorber layer and at least one acoustically effective first microperforated sheet which is arranged on a first side of the absorber layer. An acoustically effective second microperforated sheet is arranged on the first side of the absorber layer. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279800 | MULTILAYER COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention concerns a multilayer composite material comprising at least one core ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279801 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLIMB ASSISTANCE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing ascent assistance comprising: a motive force generator; a motive force applicator operably linked to the motive force generator, and, in use of the apparatus, an object to which the motive force applicator applies a motive force, and a control mechanism comprising a load sensing means and a haulage force application means; said control mechanism being formed and arranged so as to control the motive force generator in a first, calibration, in which it detects a load applied to motive force applicator by the object and said haulage force is determined as a percentage of the applied load; the control mechanism being operable to switch the operation of the motive force generator into a second, assisted ascent mode. The invention further relates to a method for assisting a user in an ascent when working at height. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279802 | Optionally Extendable, Runged Tire-Mount Platform Device - A ladder-like access device is suited for securing to a tire of a vehicle by means of a strap, rope, chain, cable or similar structure. The device may include extendable legs to adapt its length to a range of wheel and tire sizes. A variety of structures, materials and construction methods are described and claimed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279803 | CENTRIFUGAL LUBRICATION APPARATUS - A lubrication apparatus is disclosed. The “Gheorghe Vasilescu” apparatus comprises a shaft having a passageway therein, a sump for storing a lubricant, and a lubricant pickup tube having one end connected to the passageway and another end having an intake orifice. The lubricant pickup tube and the shaft may be configured to rotate together as one assembly about the shaft axis. The lubricant pickup tube may be capable of picking up the lubricant from the sump due to the centrifugal force arising during such conjoint relative rotation. The passageway may be configured to deliver the lubricant from the sump to the outer surface of the shaft. The apparatus may further comprise at least one bearing. The shaft may be installed in the bearing. The shaft may be a part of an engine, a electric motor, a rotor, a turbine, a pivot, or alike. The passageway may have an S- or L-shape or any other appropriate form. The apparatus may further comprise a lubricant return element for draining back redundant lubricant from the shaft surface to the sump, thereby prvoviding a closed lubrication circuit. In yet another example, the sump may further comprise lugs on its inner surface to assist with centrifugal lubricant acceleration. The lubricant may be one of a mineral oil, synthetic oil, grease, or a combination thereof. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279804 | MULTI-CAR ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE - A multi-car elevator control device for controlling an operation in such a manner that a rear car can stop away from a periphery of a fire floor. The multi-car elevator control device includes a running-enabled section calculator for calculating, as a running-enabled section, a range of a floor in which a stop can be carried out to open a door without a collision with a front car which stops, a fire floor information acquiring part for acquiring fire floor information, an in-fire stop prohibition section calculator for calculating, based on the fire floor information, an in-fire stop prohibition section for prohibiting the stop of the car, and a running permission deciding part for deciding a running permission of an elevator by referring to the running-enabled section and the in-fire stop prohibition section. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279805 | ELEVATOR - The invention concerns a lift having a drive unit. The invention further concerns a wind power installation having a lift. To reduce the costs of the lift and thus make the lift economically more attractive the lift of the kind set forth in this specification is characterized by a cupboard used as the lift car. In that respect the invention is based on the realization that a cupboard in its basic structure with bottom, side walls and a door does not differ from a lift car produced specifically for a lift. Naturally there are differences, for example in suspension and operation of the door, but those differences can be removed insofar as they are an obstacle to use of a cupboard as a lift car so that the complication and expenditure overall is always still less than the complication and expenditure for a lift car constructed specifically for the lift. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279806 | OBSTRUCTION MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A VERTICAL RECIPROCATING CONVEYOR - A method and system for controlling the operation of a drive motor for a vertical reciprocating conveyor. The method initially activates a drive motor to move a carriage from a resting position. After initial start-up period, the method sets a threshold current value as the present current value being drawn by the drive motor. The method compares subsequent present current value measurements to the threshold current value and determines whether the present current value exceeds or falls below the threshold current value by more than an operating limit. If the present current value falls within the operating limits, the threshold current value is updated to the present current value on a periodic basis. In this manner, the method continuously updates the threshold current value to compensate for an increase in the weight being lifted by the vertical reciprocating conveyor. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279807 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM OPERATION - An elevator system includes at least one elevator, at least one call input device and a call controller. The call input device transmits a call to the call controller. For a transmitted normal operation signal, at least one elevator car of an assigned elevator is activated to drive to the call input floor by at least one elevator controller of the assigned elevator. In a peak-time mode of the elevator system, at least one main operation signal is transmitted to at least one elevator. For a main operation signal transmitted to an elevator, at least one elevator car of said elevator is activated to drive between at least two main operation floors by at least one elevator controller of said elevator. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279808 | WIRELESS DESTINATION ENTRY FOR ELEVATOR DISPATCHING SYSTEM - A method for wireless destination entry in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system comprising a wireless transmitter/receiver (T/R) includes receiving a request to join a network of the T/R from a wireless device; pushing a web page from the T/R to the wireless device; receiving a service request by the T/R from the wireless device via the web page; communicating the service request from the T/R to a group controller; and dispatching an elevator car by the group controller to service the service request. A elevator dispatching system and a computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium contain computer code that, when executed by a computer, implements a method for wireless destination entry in an elevator dispatching system, the elevator dispatching system comprising a wireless transmitter/receiver, are also provided. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279809 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - An elevator system has an elevator car suspended on at least one synchronous belt, a drive driving the belt with a drive pulley in a non-slip manner, a distance measurement device measuring a travel distance of the belt at the drive pulley for determining an elevator car position, a controller actuating the drive based on stop location position values stored in the controller and a determined elevator car position to stop the elevator car at two or more stop locations, at least one position sensor disposed from the drive pulley and signaling the controller when the elevator car passes a reference position, and a compensation device making a correction of the stored stop location position values with a correction factor based on the difference between the elevator car position determined by the distance measurement device and the reference position as the car passes the reference position. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279810 | BRAKE PAD FOR A BICYCLE - A brake pad obtainable by peroxide cross-linking with a mixture comprising: a polymeric base having from 10 to 40 parts by weight of hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR); from 90 to 60 parts by weight of a vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene terpolymer; and, fibres from 5 to 15 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of polymeric base. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279811 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A braking system includes a brake pad that is coupled to a slider assembly that moves linearly within a guide. The slider assembly and guide are coupled to a first brake. A second brake actuator is coupled to the slider assembly, the guide and a second brake. When the first brake is actuated, the slider assembly is pressed against a rotating braking surface and the friction of the brake pad against the rotating braking surface can cause the slider assembly to move within the guide which actuates the second brake actuator. The second brake actuator then actuates the second brake. When the first brake is released, the slider assembly is removed from the rotating braking surface and the second brake actuator is released which releases the second brake. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279812 | Methods and apparatus for a reconfigurable surface - In exemplary implementations of this invention, a pin based mechanism creates physical three dimensional contoured surfaces from a CAD input. When the digital design is downloaded into the device a pin array is collectively actuated to the desired geometry. An optional rubber interpolation layer is held onto the tops of steel pins to prevent undesired dimpling of the surface caused by the discrete nature of the pin array. A single mechanically actuated plate moves all of the pins in the pin array. The device works by pulling all of the closely packed steel pins simultaneously in one direction via a moving plate. As the pins move, they are individually braked and held in position by a phase-changing brake array, integrated with input circuitry. When the plate reaches the end of its stroke, all pins are in the proper configuration. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279813 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a wheel assembly of a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, having a brake disc ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279814 | Method for carrying out an emergency braking procedure in a vehicle - In a method for carrying out an emergency braking procedure in a vehicle, at least one electric actuator in the braking system is automatically actuated to generate an increased brake force in the case of an emergency situation. A maximum voltage, which exceeds the rated voltage of the actuator, is applied to the electric actuator. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279815 | SHOCK ABSORBER - A shock absorber includes a hydraulic cylinder, a reservoir tank, and a damping force adjusting device. The damping force adjusting device includes a valve body, a oil chamber, a solenoid coil, a plunger and an oil path constitution member. The oil path constitution member includes an oil path and an oil path for hydraulic fluid that flows out of the hydraulic cylinder. The plunger moves in an axial direction based on a magnetic field generated by the solenoid coil. The valve body moves closer to or away from the oil path inside the oil path in association with the plunger. The oil chamber and the oil path communicate with each other via a communication path of the valve body. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279816 | Apparatus for Improved Vibration Isolation - A vibration isolator having an upper housing defining an upper fluid chamber, a lower housing defining a lower fluid chamber, a piston resiliently disposed within the upper housing and the lower housing, a tuning passage defined by the piston, for providing fluid communication between the upper fluid chamber and the lower fluid chamber, a tuning fluid disposed within the tuning passage, the upper fluid chamber, and the lower fluid chamber. A reservoir in fluid communication with the upper fluid chamber for providing pressurization control of the vibration isolator. An expanded accumulator region for providing Increased pressure retention during maintenance and operation of the vibration isolator. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279817 | SPRING LEAF AND OVERRUNNING CLUTCH PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A spring leaf and an overrunning clutch provided with the same are provided. The spring leaf is made up of a support strip ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279818 | SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A synchronizing device of a manual transmission may include a clutch hub splined on a rotation shaft, a sleeve engaged to an external circumferential portion of the clutch hub by interposing a blocking key therebetween, the sleeve being movable axially, a clutch gear having a cone portion and disposed at both sides of the sleeve without an interference with the rotation shaft, a blocker ring frictionally engagable to the cone portion of the clutch gear, and a normal gear and a groove gear formed at an interior circumference of the sleeve, wherein a width of a middle portion of the groove gear may be wider than that of the normal gear, and the middle portion of the groove gear has a key supporting portion and a locking groove formed on the key supporting portion and engaged to an exterior circumference of the blocking key. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279819 | CLUTCH UNIT - Provided is a clutch unit, comprising: a lever-side clutch portion for controlling transmission and interruption of rotational torque to an output side through lever operation; and a brake-side clutch portion for transmitting torque input from the lever-side clutch portion to the output side and for interrupting torque reversely input from the output side, wherein: the lever-side clutch portion comprises an outer centering spring ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279820 | INTEGRATED VISCOUS CLUTCH - A viscous clutch ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279821 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A DOUBLE CLUTCH - The invention relates to an actuating device for a double clutch with two friction clutches that are actuatable by means of a respective lever system. The actuating device comprises two actuator units for converting a rotary movement carried out by a respective electric motor about an axis of rotation into a linear movement to actuate a friction clutch. To simplify and improve actuating devices of this general type, a respective planetary rolling contact transmission is arranged coaxially with a rotor of the electric motor and driven by the latter. The planetary rolling contact transmission converts the rotary movement into the linear movement using an exclusively mechanical actuating device. The actuator units are arranged to be parallel with respect to their axes of rotation and are received in a common housing. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279822 | Clutch Actuator Controlled by a Pressure Medium for a Compressor Clutch of a Commercial Vehicle - A clutch actuator controlled by a pressure medium, in particular for a compressor clutch of a commercial vehicle has an actuating piston displaceably disposed in a housing in an axial direction. An end of the actuating piston is supported in the axial direction on an elastic membrane, sealing a first region of the housing off from a second region of the housing. The elastic membrane includes a raised area on the side opposite the actuating piston. The clutch actuator can be used in a compressor clutch for a commercial vehicle. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279823 | PARKING INTERLOCK ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A parking interlock arrangement for an automatic transmission of a vehicle which comprises a parking interlock gear ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279824 | Optimizing Feed Mixer Performance In A Paraffinic Froth Treatment Process - The invention relates to improved bitumen recovery processes and systems. One process provides for operation of a bitumen froth treatment plant at optimum shear rates in the feed pipe carrying the bitumen froth to the froth settling unit. Another process provides for optimizing the design of a bitumen froth treatment plant by optimizing the diameter of the feed pipe to impart an optimum shear rate to the bitumen froth mixture and further optimizing the volume of the feed pipe to impart an optimum residence time for the bitumen froth stream in the feed pipe. An optimal plant design is also disclosed, the plant including optimal diameter and volume of the feed pipe. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279825 | RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING OF HEAVY HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS - The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock that utilizes a short residence pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that cracks and chemically upgrades the feedstock. The method for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock comprises introducing a particulate heat carrier into an upflow reactor, introducing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock into the upflow reactor at a location above that of the particulate heat carrier so that a loading ratio of the particulate heat carrier to feedstock is from about 15:1 to about 200:1, allowing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to interact with the heat carrier with a residence time of less than about 1 second, to produce a product stream, separating the product stream from the particulate heat carrier, regenerating the particulate heat carrier, and collecting a gaseous and liquid product from the product stream. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279826 | KIT FOR THE GUIDE OF A STAIRLIFT - The invention provides a kit and method for the assembly of a stairlift guide rail, the kit comprising a plurality of sections of guide rail wherein the sections have predetermined standard dimensions. The kit preferably includes a plurality of sections of straight guide rail and a plurality of sections of curved guide rail. When fitted together according to the method of the invention, the plurality of sections of guide rail facilitate the construction of a stairlift guide rail assembly and a stairlift assembly, such that an operative is able to complete the full assembly on site. The stairlift assembly preferably also comprises load bearing means, typically in the form of seating means, chassis means and driving means. The kit and method of the invention offer significant advantages over the systems and methods of the prior art in terms of cost and time. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279827 | ESCALATOR HANDRAIL CHAIN - A handrail assembly for an escalator system includes a handrail movable along a length of the escalator and a handrail guide assembly defining a travel path for the handrail. The handrail guide assembly includes a handrail guide and a plurality of sliding bearing supports interconnected to form a handrail chain and secured to the handrail guide. One or more sliding bearings extend at least partially through each sliding bearing support of the handrail chain. A shaft extends through each sliding bearing support and is in sliding contact with the one or more sliding bearings. One or more rollers are secured to at least one end of the shaft and is in rolling contact with the handrail. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279828 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEFLECTING AND ALIGNING PIECE GOODS OR ARTICLES - A device and a method for deflecting and aligning goods, which are transported in at least two approximately parallel longitudinal rows, in a first conveying direction to a transfer and alignment unit, from where they are transported further in a second conveying direction perpendicular to the first conveying direction. The transfer and alignment unit is coupled with a stop that is movable in or against the first conveying direction. The stop, in the process of transferring the front transversal row of articles or piece goods to the transfer and alignment unit, is brought into a position that is aligned with the flush front or back side of the first transversal row of articles or piece goods or profiled according to the orientation of the front or back side of the first transversal row of articles or piece goods. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279829 | DRAG CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A drag conveyor system having a tube and a traction element extending through tube is provided. A plurality of slugs are connected to the traction element, each of the slugs including a slug flange. A disk is removably attached to each of the slugs, with the disk including first and second disk parts that are adapted to be placed around the cable and are engagable with one another and/or the slug so that each of the disks is located on the respective one of the slugs. A snap clip is engaged to each of the slugs, with the snap clip including a flange located on an opposite side of the disk from the slug flange that, together with the slug flange, maintains the first and second disk parts together and engaged with the slug in a fixed position on the slug. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279830 | Multi-Translative Roll Assembly - A roll assembly according to one example embodiment includes a rotatable input shaft having a rotational axis. At least one gear is mounted on the input shaft that rotates with the input shaft. A carrier frame is mounted on the input shaft and rotatable independent of the input shaft about the rotational axis of the input shaft. A plurality of rolls is rotatably mounted about a periphery of the carrier frame. An axial direction of rotation of each roll is transverse to the rotational axis of the input shaft. Each roll has a contact surface and a gear face that is operatively coupled to the at least one gear. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279831 | Drive Transmission Method in a Longwall Shearer Loader - The drive transmission method used in the case of a longwall shearer loader is characterised by the fact that in the shearer body ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279832 | CONVEYOR - A conveyor of the articulated chain type for transporting products, includes a mounting frame for elements for supporting and guiding a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of links forming elements for supporting the product and articulated connected to each other, each link having a first and a second plurality of longitudinal protrusions which extend in opposite longitudinal directions and which are transversally spaced from each other so as to form respective spaces for receiving the longitudinal protrusions of an adjacent link. The link includes a perpendicular protuberance forming elements for engaging and sliding against a transversal centering surface of guide elements in a curved stretch of the belt and a transversal protuberance extending laterally of the link and forming elements for engagement and sliding relative to a perpendicular longitudinal retaining surface of the guide elements, retaining elements for keeping a connecting pin inserted between adjacent links. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279833 | INTERLOCKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS - A single module circuit breaker housing includes a first circuit breaker, wherein the first circuit breaker includes a first shaft assembly and a first contact mechanism coupled to the first shaft assembly, a second circuit breaker, wherein the second circuit breaker includes a second shaft assembly and a second contact mechanism coupled to the second shaft assembly, a first linkage coupled to the first shaft assembly and the second contact mechanism, and a second linkage coupled to the second shaft assembly and the first contact mechanism. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279834 | POWER SOURCE CIRCUIT SHUT OFF DEVICE - A power source circuit shut off device includes a plug having a terminal metal fitting and a housing to which the terminal metal fitting is attached, and a plug attachment section having a second terminal metal fitting and a second housing to which the second terminal metal fitting is attached. The housing has a second opening section at its side face perpendicular to its bottom face at a second housing side, the second opening section being adapted for attaching the terminal metal fitting to the housing. The terminal metal fitting and the second terminal metal fitting are connected to the second housing. The second housing has a closing wall which closes the second opening section in a state that the housing is positioned at the terminal contact position at which the housing is not yet accommodated in the second housing. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279835 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY - An electrical switch for a vehicle steering wheel assembly is provided. The electrical switch includes a pressure actuated cable having a compressible semi-conductive material between a plurality of conductors therein. The electrical switch further includes a mechanical actuator configured to compress the pressure actuated cable such that an electrical path is formed through the plurality of conductors to activate a component of the vehicle. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279836 | SWITCH ARRANGEMENT, SYSTEM & DEVICE - Switch arrangement ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120279837 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SUBSTRATE CHARGING - An electrostatically actuatable micro electromechanical device is provided with enhanced reliability and lifetime. The electrostatically actuatable micro electromechanical device comprises: a substrate, a first conductor fixed to the top layer of the substrate, forming a fixed electrode, a second conductor fixed to the top layer of the substrate, and a substrate area. The second conductor is electrically isolated from the first conductor and comprises a moveable portion, suspended at a predetermined distance above the first conductor, the moveable portion forming a moveable electrode which approaches the fixed electrode upon applying an actuation voltage between the first and second conductors. The selected substrate surface area is defined as the orthogonal projection of the moveable portion on the substrate between the first and second conductors. In the substrate surface area at least one recess is provided in at least the top layer of the substrate. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279838 | CMOS-MEMS SWITCH STRUCTURE - A CMOS-MEMS switch structure is disclosed. The CMOS-MEMS switch structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first cantilever beam, and a second cantilever beam. The first and second substrates are positioned opposite each other. The first cantilever beam is provided on the first substrate, extends from the first substrate toward the second substrate, and bends downward. Likewise, the second cantilever beam is provided on the second substrate, extends from the second substrate toward the first substrate, and bends downward. The first and second substrates are movable toward each other to connect a first top surface of the first cantilever beam and a second top surface of the second cantilever beam, and away from each other so that the first top surface of the first cantilever beam and the second top surface of the second cantilever beam are disconnected, thereby closing or opening the CMOS-MEMS switch structure. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279839 | SWITCH DEVICE SYSTEM, SWITCH DEVICE APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A system includes a switch operation unit configured to be mechanically operated to be in on or off state; a detecting unit configured to detect whether the switch operation unit is in on or off state; a first mechanism configured to close electrical contacts of at least one circuit when the switch operation unit is operated to be in on state; a second mechanism configured to maintain the contacts in closed state and switch the contacts to open state in response to electrical signals of off, on, and, off while the switch operation unit is in off state when the switch operation unit is operated to be in off state; and a first unit configured to notify a user of an abnormal state when the contacts are in the closed state and the switch operation unit is in off state at start of control. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279840 | Touch Type Lamp Switch - A touch type lamp switch, which comprising: an upper and lower casing matched to each other; a keying zone is protruded integrally on the upper casing, and several touch switches are divided; multiple punch holes are arranged on the periphery of the keying zone, and the lower casing is provided with a depressed space, with its opening interlocked with the upper casing; a faceplate, attached firmly onto the upper casing; a transparent light panel, attached firmly with the surface of the faceplate; a rectangular hollow frame, embedded onto the center of the transparent light panel and faceplate for locking the transparent light panel; and a circuit structure, embedded into the space formed by the upper and lower casings, comprising of touch switch circuit, several LED indicators and colorful LED backlight. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279841 | DIAL SWITCH - A dial switch includes a rotary portion which has an uneven peripheral surface, a plunger, a holding portion which holds the plunger such that the plunger is movable in a reciprocating manner, and a coil spring which biases the plunger. The holding portion extends along a moving path of the plunger, and has a guide surface that surrounds the plunger from the outside. The plunger includes: an outer wall which has an outer peripheral surface which is arranged close to the guide surface and an inner peripheral surface having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the coil spring, and an inner shaft which has a rear end at a position inside the outer wall and in front of a rear end of the outer wall and allows the coil spring to be mounted on an outer side thereof. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279842 | TACTICAL SHORTING PLUG - A shorting plug for a pulsed power system is provided, having a rotator assembly at least partially nested within a cam housing and at least partially rotatable within the cam housing with respect to a cam rail that operably engages the rotator assembly to transition between a shorted mode of operation and an open mode of operation. During the shorted mode of operation, a pair of electrical contacts extend from the cam housing to operably engage the electrical contacts electrically connected to a energy storage device such as a capacitor, while the electrical contacts are retracted and rotated within the cam housing during the open mode of operation. The rotator assembly is connected to a housing cap, which allows the operator to transition the shorting plug between the two modes of operation. The shorting plug also contains a first latch mechanism that operably engages the housing cap during the shorted mode of operation, and a second latch mechanism that operably engages the housing during the open mode of operation. During transition between the shorted and open modes of operation, a vertical load, a horizontal load and a rotational load are applied by the operator to overcome the horizontal load and rotational locking mechanism provided by the first and second latch mechanisms, a downward vertical load applied to the rotator assembly that operably engages the cam rail, and the cam rail that provides a rotational limit of the rotator assembly without an upward vertical load being applied. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279843 | ILLUMINATED CAPACITIVE SWITCH BUTTON - The present invention provides for an illuminated capacitive switch button assembly for use in an automotive vehicle dashboard assembly. The assembly further comprising a substrate, a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one capacitive switch mounted to the printed circuit board, a light guide having at least one reflector disposed between the substrate and the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board and the substrate disposed at a predetermined distance from one another and a light source disposed on the edge of the light guide. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279844 | Multifunctional Touch Switch Apparatus for Bathroom - A multifunctional touch switch apparatus for bathroom, comprising of: mutually fitted upper and lower shells, on the upper shell is a protruding button area with several touch switches and a display screen, the protruding button area locked with the a concave space in the lower shell; a panel closely attached to the upper shell and fastened; a transparent light guide plate closely attached to the panel surface and fastened; a rectangular hollow framework embedded in the center of transparent light guide plate and panel, for fastening the light guide plate; a circuit embedded in the space between upper shell and lower shell, composed of touch-control switch circuit and colorful LED backlight lamp for touch control and colorful backlight changes. Therefore, an innovative multifunctional touch switch apparatus for bathroom is designed for controlling on/off of functions in the bathroom, with LED indicator and colorful backlight color control. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279845 | Use of Micro-Structured Plate for Controlling Capacitance of Mechanical Capacitor Switches - Micro capacitive switches and methods of manufacturing micro capacitive switches at variable nominal capacitance value using micro-structures on the contact plates of the same dimension. In a preferred embodiment, a separately manufactured contact plate can be mounted to a movable magnet in order to be actuated to “on” and “off” state of the capacitive switch. Depending on the contact plate's surface condition, variable contact capacitance at “on” state can be precisely specified by geometrical properties of the micro-structures on the surface, such as the density, size and depth. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279846 | CAPACITIVE MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES WITH DYNAMIC SOFT-LANDING - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based electrical switch. The electrical switch includes a moveable electrode, a dielectric layer positioned adjacent the moveable electrode on a first side of the dielectric layer and spaced apart from the moveable electrode when the moveable electrode is in an inactivated position and in contact with the moveable electrode when the moveable electrode is in an activated position, and a substrate attached to the dielectric layer on a second side opposite to the first side, the moveable electrode is configured to brake prior to coming in contact with the dielectric layer when the moveable electrode is switched between the inactivated state and the activated state. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279847 | METHOD OF CLEANING AND RECYCLING GLYCOL-TAINTED WATER FROM DE-ICING OPERATIONS AT AIRPORTS - The invention disclosed and claimed herein relates to treatment of water contaminated with glycol to be recycled for further effective use of the cleaned water resulting therefrom, especially at airports. More specifically, this invention relates to improved techniques for efficiently and reliably generating continuous flows of cleaned water as well as a continuous flow of recyclable glycol water of controlled concentration. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279848 | ALKYLATION UNIT AND PROCESS RELATING THERETO - One exemplary embodiment can be an alkylation unit. The alkylation unit can include at least one alkylation reaction zone having an alkylation catalyst, at least one cooler communicating with the at least one alkylation reaction zone, a settler communicating with the at least one alkylation reaction zone and the at least one cooler, a fractionation zone receiving an effluent from the settler passing through a line, and a boot coupled to a substantially horizontal portion of the line. Generally, the boot receives an effluent portion rich in the alkylation catalyst. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279849 | PHOTOCATALYST COMPRISING TiO2 AND ACTIVATED CARBON MADE FROM DATE PITS - A method is provided for adsorbing organic molecules, pollutants, or both, by contacting the organic molecules, pollutants, or both, with a photocatalyst. The photocatalyst can be made by a method that includes preparing activated carbon by calcining date pits to form a precursor material, and then impregnating the precursor material with titanium dioxide. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279850 | METAL FLUOROPHOSPHATE SYNTHESIS AND USE AS AN ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A BATTERY ELECTRODE - A method of synthesis of a metal fluorophosphate having the following general formula (1): X | 2012-11-08 |
20120279851 | METHOD OF MAGNETRON SPUTTERING AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POWER MODULATION COMPENSATION FUNCTION FOR A POWER SUPPLY APPLIED TO A MAGNETRON SPUTTERING SOURCE - A method of magnetron sputtering, comprises rotating a magnet of a magnetron with an angular frequency ω, and, during sputtering of material from a source of the magnetron onto a substrate, periodically modulating a power level applied to the source with at least a component comprising a frequency f which is a harmonic of the angular frequency ω of rotation of the magnet other than the first harmonic. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279852 | Nanowire and Microwire Fabrication Technique and Product - A method of fabricating nanowires or microwires employs a robust conductive surface whose edges define electrodes for promoting electrochemical deposition of nanowire material at those edges. Controlled deposition times and thin conductive layers allow extremely small diameter wires to be created and then removed without destruction of the pattern and the wires to be applied to a second substrate or used for composite materials | 2012-11-08 |
20120279853 | CATHODE, ELECTROLYTIC CELL FOR ELECTROLYSIS OF ALKALI METAL CHLORIDE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a cathode that has a conductive substrate and a catalyst layer formed on the conductive substrate. The catalyst layer comprises a first layer and a second layer. The first layer at least includes palladium element and platinum element. The second layer at least includes iridium element and platinum element. The first layer is located on the conductive substrate, and the second layer is located on the first layer. The cathode is useful because it has a low hydrogen overvoltage and degradation and peel-off of the catalysis layer is reduced against reverse current generated when electrolysis is stopped. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279854 | Ionic Membrane Preparation - In a first aspect, a method for forming a ionic polymer membrane, comprises: (i) polymerising a mixture of one or more first monomers to form an ionic polymer membrane; (ii) soaking the polymer membrane of (i) into a mixture of one or more second monomers, for a sufficient length of time to allow the solution to penetrate through the entire polymer membrane; and (iii) polymerising the monomer-coated polymer of step (ii) to form an essentially homogenous ionic polymer. In a second aspect, a method for forming a catalyst-coated ionic polymer membrane, comprises: (i) polymerising a mixture of one or more first monomers to form an ionic polymer membrane; (ii) dipping the polymer of (i) into a mixture of one or more second monomers; (iia) depositing a catalyst onto the monomer-coated polymer; (iii) polymerising the monomer-coated polymer of step (iia). The present invention also includes membranes formed using these methods. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279855 | APPARATUS FOR ACHIEVING LOW RESISTANCE CONTACT TO A METAL BASED THIN FILM SOLAR CELL - A system and method of forming a thin film solar cell with a metallic foil substrate are provided. After forming a semiconductor absorber film over the front surface of the metallic foil substrate a back surface of the metallic foil substrate is treated using a material removal process to form a treated back surface in a process chamber. In one embodiment, the material removal process is performed while depositing a transparent conductive layer over the semiconductor absorber film in the process chamber. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279856 | Tin Oxide Ceramic Sputtering Target and Method of Producing It - The invention describes a sputtering target comprising a ceramic body having tin oxide as a major constituent and between 0.5 and 15 wt % of at least two other oxides, one of which being antimony oxide, the target having a density of at least 90%, and preferably at least 95%, of the theoretical density (TD) and an electrical resistivity of less than 50 Ohm·cm, and the target having a planar or rotary configuration with a sputtering area of at least 10 cm | 2012-11-08 |
20120279857 | Sb-Te-Based Alloy Sintered Compact Sputtering Target - Provided is an Sb—Te-based alloy sintered compact sputtering target having Sb and Te as its main component and which contains 0.1 to 30 at % of carbon or boron and comprises a uniform mixed structure of Sb—Te-based alloy particles and fine carbon (C) or boron (B) particles, wherein the average grain size of the Sb—Te-based alloy particles is 3 μm or less and the standard deviation thereof is less than 1.00, the average grain size of C or B is 0.5 μm or less and the standard deviation thereof is less than 0.20, and, when the average grain size of the Sb—Te-based alloy particles is X and the average grain size of carbon or boron is Y, Y/X is within the range of 0.1 to 0.5. The present invention aims to improve the structure of the Sb—Te-based alloy sputtering target, inhibit the generation of cracks in the sintered target, and prevent the generation of arcing in the sputtering process. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279858 | Sensor Arrangement With Snap-Off Segments - A sensor arrangement has first and second substrates arranged in juxtaposed relation to each other. A working electrode is interposed between the first and second substrates. At least one of the first and second substrates has transaxial scoring for facilitating the snapping off of segments of the first and second substrates to expose a clean portion of the working electrode. A further electrode, which may be a silver deposition, is disposed on the first substrate. A still further electrode, which may be a gold deposition, is disposed on the second substrate. The working electrode is a wire disposed axially in relation to the first and second substrates. The wire is formed of gold, indium, glassy carbon, copper, silver, or the like, and any of these can be used alone or as an amalgam with mercury. The working electrode may be printed or deposited on at least one of the substrates. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279859 | CHEMICALLY-SENSITIVE ARRAY WITH ACTIVE AND REFERENCE SENSORS - Methods and apparatus relating to very large scale FET arrays for analyte measurements. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and accuracy, and at the same time facilitate significantly small pixel sizes and dense arrays. Improved array control techniques provide for rapid data acquisition from large and dense arrays. Such arrays may be employed to detect a presence and/or concentration changes of various analyte types in a wide variety of chemical and/or biological processes. In one example, chemFET arrays facilitate DNA sequencing techniques based on monitoring changes in hydrogen ion concentration (pH), changes in other analyte concentration, and/or binding events associated with chemical processes relating to DNA synthesis. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279860 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION IN MOLTEN METALS - The invention concerns a probe for measuring hydrogen comprising a probe body and a hydrogen sensor. The sensor body has a wall within which a sealed cavity is defined. The cavity contains a solid reference material for generating a reference partial pressure of hydrogen within the cavity. At least a portion of the wall of the cavity is formed from a solid electrolyte material carrying a measurement electrode on a surface of the solid electrolyte outside the cavity and a reference electrode on a surface of the solid electrolyte within the cavity, exposed to the reference partial pressure of hydrogen. An electrical conductor extends from the reference electrode through the wall of the cavity to an external surface of the sensor body. The probe body comprises a chamber for receiving the sensor and a reference-signal connection for connecting to the electrical conductor when the sensor is received in the chamber. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279861 | Method And System For Desalinating Saltwater Using Concentration Difference Energy - Described herein are a method and system for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy. A “five stream” dialytic stack is described that can be used to desalinate saltwater at a relatively high recovery ratio. The dialytic stack may include, for example, one or more drive cells having a paired concentrate and a diluent-c chamber in ionic communication with a product chamber that is adjacent to an anion and a cation discharge chamber each filled with diluent-p. The drive cell applies a drive voltage across the product chamber, and when the drive voltage exceeds a desalination voltage of the product chamber, the saltwater in the product chamber is desalinated. The dialytic stack may accept brine discharged from a first desalination plant as saltwater to be desalinated. Processing the brine in the dialytic stack may decrease its volume, decreasing costs associated with treating or otherwise disposing of the brine. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279862 | CONTINUOUS MICRO ANODE GUIDED ELECTROPLATING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A continuous micro anode guided electroplating device and a method thereof are revealed. By real-time image monitoring and capillary action of the micro/nanoscale tube, a three-dimensional microstructure is deposited on a workpiece at the cathode. The deposit is growing smoothly under the real-time image monitoring. Moreover, the workpiece is not immersed in an electrolyte so that contaminations of the workpiece caused by electrolyte are reduced. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279863 | Method and apparatus for electroplating metal parts - A supply of metal parts are electroplated by progressively transferring the parts with a computer controlled robot into a series of open top tanks containing solutions. The tanks have submerged metal fixtures which temporarily support the parts, and each fixture in the electroplating tank is individually connected to a direct current power source through a corresponding timer switch controlled by the computer so that each part is plated for a precise time period independently of the time the part remains in the plating solution. Each fixture is coated with an insulation material and has a base with metal contact with a removable fixture member having limited metal line contact with the supporting part. A plurality of electroplating lines each include the above components, and common tanks in the lines receive an electroplating solution recirculated through a common filter and service tank where the solution is heated and controlled. | 2012-11-08 |
20120279864 | PROCESS FOR ELECTROPLATING METALS INTO MICROSCOPIC RECESSED FEATURES - Several techniques are described for reducing or mitigating the formation of seams and/or voids in electroplating the interior regions of microscopic recessed features. Cathodic polarization is used to mitigate the deleterious effects of introducing a substrate plated with a seed layer into an electroplating solution. Also described are diffusion-controlled electroplating techniques to provide for bottom-up filling of trenches and vias, avoiding thereby sidewalls growing together to create seams/voids. A preliminary plating step is also described that plates a thin film of conductor on the interior surfaces of features leading to adequate electrical conductivity to the feature bottom, facilitating bottom-up filling. | 2012-11-08 |