47th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210363550 | RECOVERY OF METHANE FROM SOLID DIGESTATES - Process for producing biogas from a digestate obtained from a digester, said process comprising a step of recovering the digestate at the outlet of a digester, a post-digester or a storage tank; a step of separating the digestate into a solid digestate and a liquid digestate; a step of introducing the solid digestate into at least one dosed tank; a step of anaerobic digestion in the tank with neither heating nor mixing; and a step of recovering the biogas at the tank outlet. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363551 | MUTANT GENE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENT IN ETHANOL PRODUCTIVITY VIA ETHANOL FERMENTATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to improve the ethanol fermentation ability of a yeast strain having xylose-metabolizing ability with the use of a mutant gene encoding a mutant protein comprising a consensus sequence comprising a substitution of amino acid in the 30th position in SEQ ID NO: 1, amino acid in the 43rd position in SEQ ID NO: 4, and amino acid in the 31st position in SEQ ID NO: 7 with other amino acid residues. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363552 | MUTANT GENE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENT IN ETHANOL PRODUCTIVITY VIA ETHANOL FERMENTATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL USING THE SAME - This invention is intended to improve the ethanol fermentation ability of a yeast strain having xylose-metabolizing ability with the use of a mutant gene encoding a mutant protein comprising a consensus sequence comprising a substitution of amino acid in the 30th position in SEQ ID NO: 1, amino acid in the 43rd position in SEQ ID NO: 4, and amino acid in the 31st position in SEQ ID NO: 7 with other amino acid residues. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363553 | DEVICE FOR FERMENTATION INTEGRATED WITH SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF ALCOHOLS - The disclosure relates to a device for fermentation integrated with separation and purification of acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) or butanol alone, including a medium tank ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363554 | METHODS OF OIL PRODUCTION IN MICROORGANISMS - Provided herein are methods for producing one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids. The methods include the steps of providing a microorganism capable of producing polyunsaturated fatty acids, providing a medium comprising a high concentration of one or more carbon sources, low pH, or both, and culturing the microorganism in the medium under sufficient conditions to produce the one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids. Also provided are methods of culturing one or more microorganisms. The methods include culturing the microorganisms in a medium comprising a first amount of one or more carbon sources at a first concentration level, monitoring a carbon source concentration until the carbon source concentration is reduced below the first concentration level, and adding to the medium a second amount of one or more carbon sources to increase the carbon source concentration to a second concentration level. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363555 | REDUCING INSOLUBLE DEPOSIT FORMATION IN ETHANOL PRODUCTION - The present inventors have surprisingly discovered that phytic acid tenaciously precipitates with soluble metals in food or fuel ethanol-processing fluid, producing insoluble organometallic salt deposit or scale on the processing equipment that must be removed in order to facilitate further ethanol processing. The present invention relates to converting phytic acid salts or phytates to inorganic phosphates to improve metal solubility and reduce deposition within processing equipment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363556 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CAPROLACTONE - The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms containing caprolactone pathways having at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a butadiene pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce caprolactone. The invention additionally provides methods of using such microbial organisms to produce caprolactone by culturing a non-naturally occurring microbial organism containing caprolactone pathways as described herein under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce caprolactone. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363557 | USE OF GLYCOSIDASES IN THE PRODUCTION OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES - Disclosed is a method for the production of a desired oligosaccharide using a genetically-engineered microbial host cell, and said genetically-engineered microbial host cell which has been genetically engineered to express a heterologous glycosidase which is able to intracellularly degrade metabolic saccharide by-products that are generated during the intracellular biosynthesis of the desired oligosaccharide. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363558 | COMPOSITIONS FOR SACCHARIFICATION OF CELLULOSIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to enzyme compositions for high temperature saccharification of cellulosic material and to uses thereof. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363559 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RNA SYNTHESIS - Compositions and methods for synthesizing an RNA product are provided herein. For example, the present disclosure provides a method of producing an RNA product comprising incubating an in vitro transcription mixture, thereby producing an RNA product that comprises a plurality of single-stranded RNA molecules. In some embodiments, an in vitro transcription mixture comprises a DNA template comprising an RNA polymerase promoter sequence operatively linked to a target sequence; at least one RNA polymerase that recognizes the RNA polymerase promoter sequence; a plurality of ribonucleotides comprising at least two different types of ribonucleotides, each type comprising a different nucleoside; and a transcription buffer comprising an osmolyte. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363560 | Systems and methods for measuring liver enzyme levels in blood - A disposable test cartridge to determine the concentration of one or more liver enzymes in a blood sample includes a cartridge body having a plurality of chambers where at least one of the chambers contains a reactant mixture that reacts when catalyzed by one of the liver enzymes ALT, AST, ALP, or GGT in a blood sample forming a reaction solution, a removable cartridge cover connected to the cartridge body, and a test strip module connected to the cartridge body. The test strip module containing at least one analyte test strip configured for receiving a portion of the reaction solution and electrochemically measuring at least one analyte that is a reaction product in the reaction solution. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363561 | METHOD OF ENRICHMENT OF MICRO-ORGANISMS IN WHOLE BLOOD - A method of enriching micro-organisms, in a metagenomics workflow, is disclosed. In an aspect of the disclosure, the method includes obtaining the sample suspected to contain micro-organisms; concentrating the micro-organisms from the sample; and processing the micro-organisms to obtain genetic information specific to the micro-organisms. In another aspect, for concentrating the micro-organisms from the sample, the method includes separating plasma from the whole blood sample; selectively removing white blood cells from the plasma; and isolating the micro-organisms from the plasma after selectively removing the white blood cells. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363562 | ONE-STEP FORMULATION FOR ALL-IN-ONE HYDROLYSIS SOLUTION - The present invention is related to a one-step formulation formulated for high-throughput analysis, long shelf-life, and stability. The kit includes an enzyme, β-glucuronidase enzyme derived from | 2021-11-25 |
20210363563 | MEDIUM FOR THE SPECIFIC DETECTION OF RESISTANT MICROORGANISMS - A method for distinguishing among a first group of microorganisms belonging to a first taxon of Gram negative bacteria, the first group of bacteria exhibiting a mechanism of resistance to a treatment; a second group of microorganisms belonging to a second taxon of Gram negative bacteria, the second taxon of bacteria being different than said first taxon, and exhibiting a mechanism of resistance to a treatment identical to the mechanism of the first group; and a third group of Gram negative bacteria that is not resistant to the treatment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363564 | HORSESHOE CRAB FACTOR B VARIANT - Provided is a technology related to a horseshoe crab factor B variant, and also provided is means for performing endotoxin measurement with high sensitivity. A polypeptide having an amino acid sequence in which the amino acid residue at the 193-position in an amino acid sequence of a polypeptide of horseshoe crab factor B is substituted with a cysteine (Cys) residue, is produced. Endotoxin measurement can be carried out with high sensitivity by configuring a | 2021-11-25 |
20210363565 | ENHANCEMENT OF KINASE TARGET ENGAGEMENT - Provided herein are systems and methods for enhanced engagement of protein kinases by kinase binding agents. In particular, the engagement of kinases by functional kinase binding agents is enhanced by the co-expression of the kinases with an active variant of KRAS. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363566 | METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET RNA BY UTILIZING NICKING/EXTENSION CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM- BASED ISOTHERMAL NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - The present invention relates to a detection method for detecting a target RNA contained in a sample with high sensitivity by using nicking/extension chain reaction system-based isothermal nucleic acid amplification (NESBA) that uses activity of a cleavage enzyme and a DNA polymerase. The NESBA of the present invention is a new concept isothermal target RNA detection method that realizes higher amplification efficiency than the existing NASBA technology and is deemed to be utilizable as a new concept diagnosis technology that can replace conventional target RNA detection technologies. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363567 | METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR NUCLEIC ACIDS DETECTION - A method of use and reagent kit for nucleic acid stabilization and room temperature transport of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses, followed by rapid identification are disclosed. Using the methods and compositions herein, molecular diagnostics or detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses from the biological sample is performed without extraction or purification of viral DNA or RNA. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363568 | METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE-MEDIATED NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION - Embodiments of present disclosure are directed to methods for amplifying nucleic acid, comprising two steps: a first step of preparing a reaction mixture comprising the target nucleic acid and a second step of processing the reaction mixture in a thermocycler. During a first phase of the processing step, the thermocycler may be configured to heat the reaction mixture to a first temperature and cool the reaction mixture to a second temperature repeatedly for a first plurality of cycles. During the first phase, fluorescence probes do not anneal to template strands and do not emit fluorescence signals. During a second phase of the processing step, the thermocycler may heat the reaction mixture to a third temperature and cool the reaction mixture to a fourth temperature repeatedly for a second plurality of cycles. During the second phase, fluorescence probes anneal to the template strands and are degraded by DNA polymerase to emit fluorescence signals for detection and/or quantification of the target nucleic acid. Methods for amplifying nucleic acid in accordance with the disclosure may be employed for nucleic acid amplification and detection in clinical and research settings. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363569 | METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS - The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis based on an analysis of a patient sample. For example, patient test samples are analyzed for the presence or absence of one or more lactobacilli and two or more pathogenic organisms. The presence or absence of one or more lactobacilli and two or more pathogenic organisms may be detected using PCR analysis of nucleic acid segments corresponding to each target organism. The quantity of the target organisms can then be used to determine a score which is indicative of a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363570 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THROUGHPUT OF SINGLE MOLECULE SEQUENCING BY CONCATENATING SHORT DNA FRAGMENTS - The invention comprises a method and compositions for sequencing library preparation, which increases the throughput of single-molecule sequencing (SMS) platforms by generating long concatenated templates from pools of short DNA molecules. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363571 | DETERMINATION OF BASE MODIFICATIONS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS - Systems and methods for using determination of base modification in analyzing nucleic acid molecules and acquiring data for analysis of nucleic acid molecules are described herein. Base modifications may include methylations. Methods to determine base modifications may include using features derived from sequencing. These features may include the pulse width of an optical signal from sequencing bases, the interpulse duration of bases, and the identity of the bases. Machine learning models can be trained to detect the base modifications using these features. The relative modification or methylation levels between haplotypes may indicate a disorder. Modification or methylation statuses may also be used to detect chimeric molecules. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363572 | LINKERS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL DETECTION AND SEQUENCING - The present disclosure provides labeling reagents for labeling substrates such as nucleotides, proteins, antibodies, lipids, and cells. The labeling reagents provided herein may comprise fluorescent labels and semi-rigid linkers. Methods for nucleic acid sequencing using materials comprising such labeling reagents are also provided here | 2021-11-25 |
20210363573 | HIGH THROUGHPUT NUCLEIC ACID PROFILING OF SINGLE CELLS - Methods of profiling the nucleic acid composition of single cells and tools for same. The methods can include isolating a single cell in a liquid droplet, lysing the single cell in the liquid droplet to release template nucleic acid from the cell, amplifying the template nucleic acid in the liquid droplet to generate amplified nucleic acid, and detecting the amplified nucleic acid in the liquid droplet. The methods can be useful for profiling expression patterns and/or detecting genetic characteristics such as single nucleotide polymorphisms. The tools include nucleic acid logic gates, including polymerase-dependent logic gates. The logic gates can perform logical operations such as YES, NOT, AND, OR, AND-NOT, NOT-AND, NOT-OR, EXCLUSIVE-OR, EXCLUSIVE-NOR, and IMPLY. The tools also include microfluidic systems for performing the methods. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363574 | EMULSION CHEMISTRY FOR ENCAPSULATED DROPLETS - System, including methods, apparatus, compositions, and kits, for making and using a stabilized emulsion. A method of generating a stabilized emulsion is provided. In the method, an aqueous phase may be provided. The aqueous phase may include an effective concentration of one or more skin-forming proteins. An emulsion may be formed. The emulsion may include droplets of a dispersed phase disposed in a continuous phase, with the aqueous phase being the continuous phase or the dispersed phase. The emulsion may be heated to create an interfacial skin between each droplet and the continuous phase, to transform the droplets into capsules. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363575 | ISOTHERMAL METHODS FOR AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLES - The description provides two-stage methods of nucleic acid amplification and detection reactions, which are useful for rapid pathogen detection or disease diagnosis. In particular, the description provides a method comprising a first-stage slow rate amplification reaction followed by a plurality of second-stage fast rate amplification reactions that are simultaneously monitored in real-time, and wherein a rapid rate of amplification is indicative of the presence of a site of interest. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363576 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING METHOD AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING KIT - Provided are a nucleic acid sequencing method and a nucleic acid sequencing kit. The kit comprises a nucleic acid probe, a ligase, dNTP having a blocking group attached to a 3′ end, a polymerase, a reagent 1 for excising the blocking group attached to the 3′ end of the dNTP, and a reagent 2 for excising the remaining nucleotides on the nucleic acid probe that are not bound to a to-be-tested base group. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363577 | METHOD - Methods of characterizing an analyte using a detector such as a nanopore and an enzyme are provided. One aspect features methods for characterizing a double-stranded polynucleotide using a detector, e.g., without using a hairpin connecting a template and a complement of the double-stranded polynucleotide. Another aspect features methods for characterizing an analyte using a tag-modified nanopore with increased sensitivity and/or higher throughput. Compositions and systems including, e.g., adaptors for attachment to double-stranded polynucleotides and tag-modified nanopores, which can be used in the methods are also provided. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363578 | GENERALIZED STOCHASTIC SUPER-RESOLUTION SEQUENCING - A method of sequencing a plurality of polynucleotides includes: attaching a single DNA template molecule to each of a plurality of attachment elements on a sample container, wherein the average distance between adjacent elements is less than Abbe's limit; applying a stochastic photo-switching chemistry to all of the molecules at the same time to cause the attached molecules to fluoresce in on and off events in up to four different colors by stochastic photo-switching; and imaging the on and off events in a color channel for each color in real-time as the on and off events are occurring for the attached molecules. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363579 | Method and Apparatus for Volumetric Imaging - Methods of volumetric imaging of a three-dimensional matrix of nucleic acids within a cell is provided. An automated apparatus for sequencing and volumetric imaging of a three-dimensional matrix of nucleic acids is provided. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363580 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING PROGRESSION TO ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE - The invention provides a gene signature for use in determining a likelihood of a latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in a subject transitioning to active TB disease. The gene signature comprises at least SEPT4 and BLK, and optionally also GAS6 and/or CD1C. Expression levels of these genes are detected in a sample from the subject, and the ratios of expression of at least two of the above genes are calculated (e.g. SEPT4:BLK, SEPT4:CD1C, GAS6:BLK and/or GAS6:CD1C). A score is assigned to each ratio, the score being indicative of the likelihood of the latent TB infection transitioning into active TB disease, based on the ratio for the respective gene pair. The subject can be identified as having a latent TB infection that is likely to transition into active TB disease or that is not likely to transition into active TB disease based on the score or on the average of the scores. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363581 | FRET-BASED ANALYTES DETECTION AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - FRET-based analytes detection and related methods and systems are described where a pair of FRET labeled primers and/or oligonucleotides are used that are specific for target sequences located at a distance up to four time the Förster distance of the FRET chromophores presented on the FRET labeled primers and/or oligonucleotides one with respect to the other in one or more polynucleotide analyte; in particular the pair of FRET labeled primers and/or oligonucleotides is combined with a sample and subjected to one or more polynucleotide amplification reactions before measuring FRET signals from at least one FRET chromophore. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363582 | BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTING RISK OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Biomarkers useful for the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke are disclosed. Also provided is a quantitative assay method for accurately identifying transcript number in a biological sample. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363583 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING A GENOMIC REGION OF A SUBJECT - The invention generally relates to method for assessing a genomic region of a subject. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve obtaining a sample including nucleic acid from a subject. The nucleic acid includes a target sequence from a target genomic region and a paralogous sequence from a non-target genomic region. The target sequence and the paralogous sequence are isolated from the sample. The target sequence and the paralogous sequence are sequenced to obtain sequence reads that include target sequence reads and paralogous sequence reads. The paralogous sequence reads are excluded, and the genomic region of the subject are assessed based on the target sequence reads. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363584 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A HEALTH STATUS OF A TISSUE OF INTEREST - The invention generally relates to methods for assessing the health of a tissue by characterizing circulating nucleic acids in a biological sample. According to certain embodiments, methods for assessing the health of a tissue include the steps of detecting a sample level of RNA in a biological sample, comparing the sample level of RNA to a reference level of RNA specific to the tissue, determining whether a difference exists between the sample level and the reference level, and characterizing the tissue as abnormal if a difference is detected. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363585 | DYNAMIC CHANGES IN CIRCULATING FREE RNA OF NEURAL TUMORS - Circulating free RNA (cfRNA) is used for monitoring status and/or treatment response for neural tumors, and especially glioma, glioblastoma, and neuroblastoma. Particularly preferred cfRNAs include those that encode a marker that is specific to a neural tumor, but also markers that are specific to DNA repair status and/or immune status. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363586 | MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY DETECTION IN CELL-FREE DNA - Provided herein are methods for determining the microsatellite instability status of samples. In one aspect, the methods include quantifying a number of different repeat lengths present at each of a plurality of microsatellite loci from sequence information to generate a site score for each of the plurality of the microsatellite loci. The methods also include comparing the site score of a given microsatellite locus to a site specific trained threshold for the given microsatellite locus for each of the plurality of the microsatellite loci and calling the given microsatellite locus as being unstable when the site score of the given microsatellite locus exceeds the site specific trained threshold for the given microsatellite locus to generate a microsatellite instability score, which includes a number of unstable microsatellite loci from the plurality of the microsatellite loci. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363587 | EPIGENETIC HISTONE REGULATION MEDIATED BY CXorf67 - Compositions and methods are provided for modifying the expression or activity of CXorf67 in order to reduce the activity of PRC2. Increased expression of CXorf67 was identified in certain cancers, including PFA ependymomas. Thus, provided herein are methods for reducing PRC2 activity in order to treat cancer. The methods and compositions can be used to treat symptoms cancer or to screen for compounds useful in decreasing PRC2 activity and treating cancer. Further provided are methods of identifying subjects at an increased risk of developing cancer by measuring the expression or activity of CXorf67 or the mutation of specific sites within CXorf67. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363588 | Addressing Treatments for Glioblastoma - The majority of glioblastomas can be classified into molecular subgroups based on mutations in the TERT promoter (TERTp) and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 or 2 (IDH). These molecular subgroups utilize distinct genetic mechanisms of telomere maintenance, either TERTp mutation leading to telomerase activation or ATRX-mutation leading to an alternative lengthening of telomeres phenotype (ALT). However, about 20% of glioblastomas lack alterations in TERTp and IDH. These tumors, designated TERTp | 2021-11-25 |
20210363589 | IMMUNOTHERAPY USING MULTI-OMICS DATA TO EXTRACT MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY-BASED NEOANTIGEN - A method is disclosed for integrating multi-omics data to extract a microsatellite instability (MSI)-based neoantigen for immunotherapy. The method includes the following steps: S | 2021-11-25 |
20210363590 | MOLECULAR GENE SIGNATURES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The invention provides methods of using expression levels of one or more cell gene signatures and/or combinations of cell gene signatures as selection criteria for selecting a patient having a cancer for treatment with a therapeutic. The invention further provides methods for selecting a patient having cancer who may benefit from a particular therapeutic, such as an immunotherapy and administering to the patient the immunotherapy to treat the cancer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363591 | MAPK1 MUTATIONS AND DRUG SENSITIVITY - The present invention provides a method for predicting a cancer patient's responsiveness to anti-EGFR cancer drugs such as erlotinib based on the presence of one or more mutations in the MAPK1 genomic sequence. Related kits and therapeutic methods are also provided. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363592 | Detection of Signatures in a Breast Cancer Subject - Methods of treatment for a subject having breast cancer, and who has received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), involve detecting expression levels of genes in a first signature including: PDCD1, NKG7, LAG3, GZMH, GZMB, GNLY, FGFBP2, and HLA-DRB5, and administering additional chemotherapy prior to surgery, or administering additional chemotherapy after surgery when the subject is identified as having a likelihood of residual disease (RD); or proceeding with surgery without administering additional chemotherapy when the subject is identified has having a likelihood of pathological complete response (pCR). | 2021-11-25 |
20210363593 | CXCL13 Marker For Predicting Immunotherapeutic Responsiveness In Patient With Lung Cancer And Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a biomarker for predicting immunotherapy responsiveness in a patient with lung cancer and a use thereof, and more specifically, to a marker composition for predicting immunotherapy responsiveness in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma, a composition for predicting immunotherapy responsiveness, and a method for providing information for predicting immunotherapy responsiveness, comprising a CXCL13 gene or a protein encoded by the gene, and it was confirmed that CXCL3 was significantly upregulated in a patient administered an immune checkpoint inhibitor using the composition of the present invention, and through this, the CXCL13 gene or the protein encoded by the gene may be usefully used as a marker for predicting anticancer drug therapy responsiveness against lung cancer in related research fields, and is expected to be utilized as an immunotherapeutic adjuvant which enhances the anticancer treatment effect by developing an enhancer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363594 | Predictive and Prognostic Methods in Breast Cancer - The present invention relates to methods of predicting the probability of pathological complete response (pCR) of a breast cancer patient upon neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, to methods for selecting a breast cancer treatment, to methods of treatment of breast cancer, and to methods of prognosis of breast cancer upon breast cancer treatment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363595 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING TUMOR CELL SPHEROIDS USING 3D MICROFLUIDIC CELL CULTURE DEVICE - Provided herein are methods for evaluating tumor cell spheroids in a three-dimensional microfluidic device by determining changes in the relative levels of live cells and dead cells in aliquots cultured under different conditions. Methods described herein allow ex vivo recapitulation of the tumor microenvironment such that the in vivo effectiveness of a test compound in treating tumor tissue may be predicted. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363596 | Methods, Systems, Compositions, Kits, Apparatus and Computer-Readable Media for Molecular Tagging - In some embodiments, the disclosure relates generally to methods, as well as related systems, compositions, kits, apparatuses and computer-readable media, comprising a multiplex molecular tagging procedure that employs a plurality of tags that are appended to a plurality of polynucleotides. The tags have characteristics, including a sequence, length and/or detectable moiety, or any other characteristic, that uniquely identifies the polynucleotide molecule to which it is appended, and permits tracking individual tagged molecules in a mixture of tagged molecules. For example, the tag having a unique tag sequence, can uniquely identify an individual polynucleotide to which it is appended, and distinguish the individual polynucleotide from other tagged polynucleotides in a mixture. In some embodiments, the multiplex molecular tagging procedure can be used for generating error-corrected sequencing data and for detecting a target polynucleotide which is present at low abundance in a nucleic acid sample. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363597 | IDENTIFICATION AND USE OF CIRCULATING NUCLEIC ACIDS - Disclosed herein are polynucleotide adaptors and methods of use thereof for identifying and analyzing nucleic adds, including cell-free nucleic acids from a patient sample. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the adaptors to detect, diagnose, or determine prognosis of cancers. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363598 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR METAGENOME BIOMARKER DETECTION - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the multiplex detection of biomarkers in an environmental, non-biological or biological sample. Compositions and methods are provided for simultaneously detecting and identifying multiple pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths, present in a sample. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363600 | PRIMER GROUPS FOR DETECTING HYBRID RICE BACKBONE PARENT AND APPLICATION THEREOF - Primer groups for detecting a hybrid rice backbone parent and application thereof. The primer groups according to the invention can distinguish any one of 29 backbone parent materials simply by judging based on a band pattern, without sequencing. Meanwhile, primers according to the invention have high polymorphism and can be applied to the purity detection of hybrid rice seeds for production, where only DNA is extracted from a sample indoor and then detected by using a molecular marker. Therefore, time, labor and cost are saved. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363601 | Test to distinguish viral-only from bacterial infection or viral/bacterial coinfection using a respiratory swab - In one aspect the invention provides a method for distinguishing between a viral-only infection of the upper respiratory tract or a bacterial or viral/bacterial coinfection in a patient by analyzing a respiratory sample. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363602 | Method and diagnostic kit for multiple detection of viruses of the Coronaviridae family: SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, HCoV and MERS-CoV - The invention relates to a diagnostic kit for multiple detection of 4 viruses of the Family Coronaviridae: HCoV, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and the SARS-CoV-2 viral strain that has caused a pandemic of the disease known as COVID-19. The kit uses a “One-Step” approach with quantitative gene amplification after backward transcription of the viral genome (rRT-PCR). | 2021-11-25 |
20210363603 | HOT-WORK DIE STEEL AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present application provides a hot-work die steel and a preparation method thereof, wherein the chemical constituents of the hot-work die steel in mass percentage are as follows: C: 0.20-0.32 wt %, Si: ≤0.5 wt %, Mn: ≤0.5 wt %, Cr: 1.5-2.8 wt %, Mo: 1.5-2.5 wt %, W: 0.5-1.2 wt %, Ni: 0.5-1.6 wt %, V: 0.15-0.7 wt %, Nb: 0.01-0.1 wt %, and a balance of iron, wherein an alloying degree is 5-7%; a tensile strength of the hot-work die steel at 700° C. is 560-700 MPa; a value of hardness of the hot-work die steel at room temperature is 32-38 HRC after holding at 700° C. for 3-5 h; and the hot-work die steel has an elongation of 14% to 16% at room temperature, a percentage reduction of area of 48% to 65%, and an impact toughness of 52-63 J at room temperature. The hot-work die steel of the present application has an excellent thermal stability as well as a good plasticity and a toughness at room temperature. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363604 | HOT-ROLLED AND ANNEALED FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a hot-rolled and annealed ferritic stainless steel sheet having sufficient corrosion resistance and excellent punching workability, a predetermined dimensional accuracy being obtained without cracking when the steel sheet is formed into a thick-walled flange by punching work, and a method for producing the hot-rolled and annealed ferritic stainless steel sheet. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363605 | LASER SHOCK STRENGTHENING METHOD FOR SMALL-HOLE COMPONENTS WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSES - A laser shock strengthening method for small-hole components ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363606 | IMPROVED SOLDER PRODUCTION PROCESS - A process for the production of a crude solder composition includes the provision of a first solder refining slag that includes tin and/or lead. The process further
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20210363607 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN PRODUCING A METAL ION SUSPENSION AND PROCESS OF USING SAME - Provided herein is a system for producing suspensions comprising soluble metal ions. The system comprises a basket to hold a metal load comprising a permeable floor so as to allow a solution to come into contact with the metal load. The system further comprises a vessel within which the solution and the basket may be maintained while metal ions are leached from the metal load into the solution. Some embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a system used to produce a suspension comprising copper ions. Additionally, provided herein are methods of using the system to produce suspensions comprising soluble metal ions. Some embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of making suspensions comprising copper ions. The resultant suspensions comprising metal ions may be further modified to supply a pharmaceutically acceptable treatment. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363608 | Method For Extracting Rare Earth Elements Contained In Permanent Magnets - The invention relates to a method for extracting rare earth elements contained in permanent magnets, which includes the steps of thermal treatment of the permanent magnet, crushing at the end of the thermal treatment in order to obtain particles with a size smaller than 2 mm, treatment by agitation of the particles in a solution containing an organic acid, and separation of the liquid phase from the solid phase. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363609 | CARBAMIDES FOR SEPARATING URANIUM(VI) AND PLUTONIUM(IV) WITHOUT REDUCING THE PLUTONIUM(IV) - The-use of carbamides as extractants for fully or partially separating uranium(VI) from plutonium(IV) in an aqueous solution obtained by dissolving a spent nuclear fuel in nitric acid, by method of liquid-liquid extraction, without carrying out any reduction of the plutonium(IV) to plutonium(III). The invention also relates to new carbamides. Uses are the processing of spent nuclear fuels based on uranium (especially uranium oxides—UOX) or uranium and plutonium (especially mixed uranium and plutonium oxides—MOX). | 2021-11-25 |
20210363610 | NANO DISPERSION COPPER ALLOY WITH HIGH AIR-TIGHTNESS AND LOW FREE OXYGEN CONTENT AND BRIEF MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - Disclosed is a nano dispersion copper alloy with high air-tightness and low free oxygen content and a brief manufacturing process thereof, wherein alloy comprises the following components: Al | 2021-11-25 |
20210363611 | COPPER ALLOY STRIP HAVING HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE AND THERMAL DISSIPATION PROPERTIES - Disclosed are a copper alloy strip having high heat resistance and thermal dissipation properties which is suitable for a material for shield cans to solve heating of mobile devices, a material for vehicles and semiconductor lead frames, and a material for electrical and electronic parts, such as connectors, relays, switches, etc., widely used in industries including vehicles, and a method of preparing the same. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363612 | COPPER ALLOY FOR ELECTRONIC/ELECTRIC DEVICE, COPPER ALLOY SHEET/STRIP MATERIAL FOR ELECTRONIC/ELECTRIC DEVICE, COMPONENT FOR ELECTRONIC/ELECTRIC DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND BUSBAR - This copper alloy for electronic or electric devices includes: Mg: 0.15 mass % or greater and less than 0.35 mass %; and P: 0.0005 mass % or greater and less than 0.01 mass %, with a remainder being Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein an amount of Mg [Mg] and an amount of P [P] in terms of mass ratio satisfy [Mg]+20×[P]<0.5, and 0.20<(NF | 2021-11-25 |
20210363613 | FREE-CUTTING LEADLESS COPPER ALLOY WITH NO LEAD AND BISMUTH - Disclosed is a high-strength free-cutting leadless copper alloy with excellent machinability and corrosion-resistance. The free-cutting leadless copper alloy contains 58 to 70 wt % of copper (Cu), 0.5 to 2.0 wt % of tin (Sn), 0.1 to 2.0 wt % of silicon (Si), a balance amount of zinc (Zn), and inevitable impurities but does not contain lead. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363614 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A Co-based alloy heat exchanger comprises: in mass %, 0.08-0.25% C; 0.1% or less B; 10-30% Cr; 5% or less Fe and 30% or less Ni, the total amount of Fe and Ni being 30% or less; W and/or Mo, the total amount of W and Mo being 5-12%; Ti, Zr, Nb and Ta, the total amount of Ti, Zr, Nb and Ta being 0.5-2%; 0.5% or less Si; 0.5% or less Mn; 0.003-0.04% N; and the balance being Co and impurities. The impurities include 0.5% or less Al, and 0.04% or less O. The heat exchanger is a polycrystalline body of matrix crystal grains with an average size of 5-100 μm. In the matrix crystal grains, segregation cells with an average size of 0.13-2 μm are formed, wherein components constituting an MC type carbide comprising Ti, Zr, Nb and/or Ta are segregated in boundary regions of the segregation cells. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363615 | COBALT BASED ALLOY PRODUCT - There is provided a cobalt-based alloy product comprising: in mass %, 0.08-0.25% C; 0.1% or less B; 10-30% Cr; 5% or less Fe and 30% or less Ni, the total amount of Fe and Ni being 30% or less; W and/or Mo, the total amount of W and Mo being 5-12%; 0.5% or less Si; 0.5% or less Mn; 0.003-0.04% N; 0.5 to 2 mass % of an M component being a transition metal other than W and Mo and having an atomic radius of more than 130 pm; and the balance being Co and impurities. The impurities include 0.5% or less Al and 0.04% or less O. The product is a polycrystalline body of matrix phase crystal grains. In the matrix phase crystal grains, segregation cells with an average size of 0.13-2 μm are formed, in which the M component is segregated in boundary regions of the segregation cells. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363616 | ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET FOR BATTERY LID USE FOR FORMING INTEGRATED EXPLOSION-PROOF VALVE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - Aluminum alloy sheet for battery lid use excellent in deformation resistance, formability, and heat radiation ability, which aluminum alloy sheet for battery lid use enabling formation of an integrated explosion-proof valve with little variation in operating pressure and excellent in cyclic fatigue resistance, and a method of production of the same are provided, the aluminum alloy sheet for battery lid use for forming an integrated explosion-proof valve having a component composition containing Fe: 0.85 to 1.50 mass %, Mn: 0.30 to 0.70 mass %, Ti: 0.002 to 0.15 mass %, and B: less than 0.05 mass %, having a balance of Al and impurities, having an Fe/Mn ratio restricted to 1.8 to 3.5, restricting, as impurities, Si to less than 0.40 mass %, Cu to less than 0.03 mass %, Mg to less than 0.05 mass %, and V to less than 0.03 mass %, having a 0.2% yield strength of 40 MPa or more, having a value of elongation of 40% or more, having a conductivity of 53.0% IACS or more, having a recrystallized structure, and having a value of elongation after cold rolling by a rolling reduction of 80% of 6.5% or more. Furthermore, an average grain size of the recrystallized grains of the recrystallized structure is preferably 15 to 25 μm. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363617 | ALUMINUM ALLOY COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of an aluminum alloy composition. The manufacturing method includes the following steps in the sequence set forth: (S1) providing an aluminum master alloy, wherein the aluminum master alloy comprises aluminum and copper; (S2) adding chromium to the aluminum master alloy and performing a first melting; (S3) adding a tantalum-chromium alloy and performing a second melting; and (S4) adding silver and performing a third melting to form the aluminum alloy composition. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363618 | MG-GD-Y-ZN-ZR ALLOY AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present disclosure discloses a Mg—Gd—Y—Zn—Zr alloy with high strength and toughness, corrosion resistance and anti-flammability and a process for preparation thereof. Components and mass percentages in the Mg—Gd—Y—Zn—Zr alloy are: 3.0%≤Gd≤9.0%, 1.0%≤Y≤6.0%, 0.5%≤Zn≤3.0%, 0.2%≤Zr≤1.5%, the balance being Mg and inevitable impurities. The process for preparation thereof comprises: adding pure Mg into a smelting furnace for heating, then introducing mixed gases of CO | 2021-11-25 |
20210363619 | METHOD FOR TUNING THERMAL EXPANSION PROPERTIES IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FEEDSTOCK MATERIAL - A feedstock material for use in an additive manufacturing apparatus is prepared from a first material and a metal organic framework (MOF). The MOF comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of linkers, the plurality of linkers coupled to the plurality of nodes, thereby forming a framework. The MOF has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than a coefficient of thermal expansion for the first material. As a result, the feedstock material has a reduced coefficient of thermal expansion as compared to the first material alone and thus exhibits low thermal expansion as its temperature is increased. The coefficient of thermal expansion for the MOF may be modified by using a different plurality of nodes and/or a different plurality of linkers, as well as by incorporating guest molecules or atoms into the framework of the MOF. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363620 | LOW-ALLOY HIGH-STRENGTH SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE FOR OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS - Provided herein is a low-alloy high-strength seamless steel pipe. The steel pipe of the present invention has a composition that contains, in mass %, C: 0.25 to 0.50%, Si: 0.01 to 0.40%, Mn: 0.45 to 0.90%, P: 0.010% or less, S: 0.001% or less, O: 0.0015% or less, Al: 0.015 to 0.080%, Cu: 0.02 to 0.09%, Cr: 0.9 to 1.5%, Mo: 1.4 to 2.0%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.05%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0040%, Ca: 0.0010 to 0.0020%, Mg: 0.001% or less, and N: 0.005% or less, and in which the balance is Fe and incidental impurities. The steel pipe has a microstructure in which the number of oxide-base nonmetallic inclusions satisfying the composition ratios represented by predefined formulae is 5 or less per 100 mm | 2021-11-25 |
20210363621 | Strong, Tough, and Hard Stainless Steel and Article Made Therefrom - An iron-base, fine-grained, martensitic stainless steel alloy is disclosed. The alloy is essentially free of delta ferrite and provides very high hardness and good corrosion resistance. The alloy consists essentially of the following composition in weight percent.
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20210363622 | ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET FOR BATTERY LID USE FOR FORMING INTEGRATED EXPLOSION-PROOF VALVE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - Aluminum alloy sheet for battery lid use excellent in heat radiation ability, formability, and work softenability, which aluminum alloy sheet for battery lid use enabling formation of an integrated explosion-proof valve with little variation in operating pressure and excellent in cyclic fatigue resistance, and a method of production of the same are provided, the aluminum alloy sheet for battery lid use for forming an integrated explosion-proof valve having a component composition containing Fe: 1.05 to 1.50 mass %, Mn: 0.15 to 0.70 mass %, Ti: 0.002 to 0.15 mass %, and B: less than 0.03 mass %, having a balance of Al and impurities, having an Fe/Mn ratio restricted to 1.8 to 7.0, restricting, as impurities, Si to less than 0.40 mass %, Cu to less than 0.03 mass %, Mg to less than 0.05 mass %, and V to less than 0.03 mass %, having a conductivity of 53.0% IACS or more, having a value of elongation of 40% or more, having a recrystallized structure, having a value of (TS95-TS70) of less than −1 MPa when defining a tensile strength after cold rolling by a rolling reduction of 70% as TS70 and defining a tensile strength after cold rolling by a rolling reduction of 95% as TS95, and having a value of elongation after cold rolling by a rolling reduction of 90% of 5.0% or more. Furthermore, an average grain size of the recrystallized grains of the recrystallized structure is preferably 15 to 30 μm. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363623 | THIN SHEETS MADE OF ALUMINIUM-COPPER-LITHIUM ALLOY FOR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE MANUFACTURE - The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a thin sheet made of aluminium-based alloy comprising, in percent by weight, 2.3 to 2.7% Cu, 1.3 to 1.6% Li, 0.2 to 0.5% Mg, 0.1 to 0.5% Mn, 0.01 to 0.15% Ti, a quantity of Zn less than 0.3, a quantity of Fe and of Si less than or equal to 0.1% each, and unavoidable impurities at a content less than or equal to 0.05% by weight each and 0.15% by weight in total, wherein, in particular, the hot-rolling input temperature is between 400° C. and 445° C. and the hot-rolling output temperature is less than 300° C. The sheets according to the invention have advantageous mechanical properties and are used, in particular, for the manufacture of aircraft fuselage panels. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363624 | SNOUT FOR USE IN A HOT DIP COATING LINE - A continuous coating line includes a snout assembly exposed to molten metal. The snout assembly includes a snout tip positioned about a steel strip that is immersible in the molten metal to provide a seal around the steel strip during entry into the molten metal. The snout tip includes a refractory material that is resistant to wear, abrasion, and corrosion when the snout tip is exposed to the molten metal. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363625 | MASK STRIP AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND MASK PLATE - A mask strip, comprising: a plurality of mask units ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363626 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MASK PLATE FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A display panel and a mask plate for fabricating the display panel are provided. The mask plate is configured to fabricate the display panel, and includes a display region, provided with a number of first through holes arranged at intervals; and a transition display region, disposed at a periphery of the display region, and provided with a number of second through holes arranged at intervals. A density of the second through holes is smaller than a density of the first through holes. The present application further relates to a display panel. The display panel includes a display substrate and pixels arranged in an array on the display substrate. The pixels are fabricated from the mask plate as described above. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363627 | VACUUM PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A VACUUM PROCESSING SYSTEM - A vacuum processing system for routing a carrier with a substrate is described. The system includes a first vacuum processing chamber for processing the substrate on the carrier; a vacuum buffer chamber providing a processing time delay for the substrate; a second vacuum processing chamber for masked deposition of a material layer on the substrate; and one or more transfer chambers for routing the carrier from the first vacuum chamber to the vacuum buffer chamber and for routing the carrier from the vacuum buffer chamber to the second vacuum chamber. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363628 | MASK DEVICE, MASK PLATE, AND FRAME - A mask device, a mask plate and frame are provided. The mask device includes a frame and a first mask plate. The frame includes an inner edge, an outer edge, and a plurality of mounting grooves. A first mask plate includes a substrate, at least one first mask opening on the substrate, and a plurality of clamping portions protruding and extending outward from at least part of a periphery of the substrate. The plurality of clamping portions are mounted in the plurality of mounting grooves, respectively, so that the substrate is mounted on the inner edge of the frame. A direction along which the clamping portion extends from the substrate to a direction away from the substrate is a first direction, a direction perpendicular to the first direction is a second direction. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363629 | Method for Growing Crystalline Optical Films on Si Substrates which may optionally have an Extremely Small Optical Loss in the Infra-Red Spectrum with Hydrogenation of the Crystalline Optical Films - A process enables growing thick stoichiometric crystalline and preferably IR-transparent optical PCMO material on Si and other substrates. Sputter deposition is carried out in oxygen-free inert gas (e.g., Ar) environment, which helps to prevent decomposition of the PCMO material over the substrate. In the disclosed process, there is no need to add a seed layer prior to PCMO deposition. Moreover, no post-deposition annealing is needed in a high-temperature and high-pressure oxygen furnace, but an anneal provides certain additional benefits in terms of improved transparency at IR wavelengths. Over a long deposition time for a thick PCMO film on the high temperature (≥450° C.) substrates, the PCMO deposition is made repeated cycles of deposition of the PCMO material at the high temperature, each deposition cycle being followed by cooling the PCMO-deposited substrate to a substantially lower temperature (<50° C.). If an anneal is applied in a hydrogen environment that will cause hydrogenation of the PCMO film which yields PCMO films with an extremely small optical loss (i.e., optical extinction coefficient k <0.001) over the entire IR range. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363630 | NITRIDE PROTECTIVE COATINGS ON AEROSPACE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to protective coatings on various substrates including aerospace components and methods for depositing the protective coatings. In one or more embodiments, a method of forming a protective coating on an aerospace component includes forming an aluminum oxide layer on a surface of the aerospace component and depositing a boron nitride layer on or over the aluminum oxide layer during a vapor deposition process. In some examples, the method includes depositing a metal-containing catalytic layer on the aluminum oxide layer before depositing the boron nitride layer. The boron nitride layer can include hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). | 2021-11-25 |
20210363631 | ANTISTATIC COATINGS FOR PLASTIC VESSELS - A method of reducing static charge of a plastic container is provided. The method includes providing a PECVD coating of SiCOH, SiO | 2021-11-25 |
20210363632 | PROCESS CHAMBER GUIDE, PROCESS CHAMBER, AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A SUBSTRATE CARRIER IN A PROCESS POSITION - A process chamber guide, designed for linearly guiding a substrate carrier that can be displaced in the process chamber guide in a direction of guidance such that by displacement of the substrate carrier in a process position, an at least regional demarcation of a process chamber guide can be formed by the process chamber guide and substrate carrier. The invention is characterized in that the process chamber guide has a roller bearing for the substrate support and at least one sealing surface, which extends parallel to the direction of guidance and is designed and arranged in such a way that, whenever the substrate carrier arranged in the process chamber guide is in a process position, the sealing surface is spaced apart less than 1 mm from the substrate carrier. The invention further relates to a process chamber and to a method for guiding a substrate carrier in a processing position. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363633 | APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING THIN FILMS USING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE - A thin film deposition system is disclosed in order to form a thin film on a substrate. The thin film deposition system comprises a hydrogen peroxide source. The hydrogen peroxide source comprises an electrochemical cell that converts a hydrogen gas to a hydrogen ion gas. The electrochemical cell converts an oxygen gas and water into a liquid phase complex. The liquid phase complex reacts with the hydrogen ion gas to form hydrogen peroxide. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363634 | Film Deposition Apparatus With Gas Entraining Openings - A film deposition apparatus includes a body formed with openings and cavity, a spray assembly, and a gas assembly. The spray assembly sprays a precursor stream into the cavity for forming a film on a substrate. The gas assembly injects one or more gases into the cavity through the openings to shape the precursor stream and improve directionality and utilization of the precursor stream. The film deposition apparatus can operate with one or more plasma generators to form a laminated film on the substrate. The laminated film may have three layers of film: a first film formed through reaction of a first precursor with plasma, a second film being a composite of the first precursor and a second precursor, and a third film formed through sonification of the second precursor on top of the second film. The second precursor can infiltrate into the first film and fill defects therein. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363635 | HEATED CERAMIC FACEPLATE - An apparatus for distributing a gas within a process chamber is disclosed. The apparatus has a body formed from a distribution portion surrounded by a coupling portion. A heater is disposed within the distribution portion to heat the body to an elevated temperature. A bridge extends between the coupling portion and the distribution portion. The bridge limits heat transfer between the distribution portion and the coupling portion. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363636 | PLASMA BOAT FOR RECEIVING WAFERS WITH REGULATED PLASMA DEPOSITION - A plasma boat for receiving wafers with partial damping of the plasma deposition comprises a number of boat plates spaced apart in parallel, which are provided with wafer holders for receiving upright wafers, in order to securely hold the wafers during transport and during the depositing process in a coating chamber, and wherein the boat plates are mechanically connected to one another by electrically insulating spacers. This provides a plasma boat, with regulated plasma deposition, which ensures a deposition on wafers that is uniform over the surface area thereof and has a constant layer thickness. This is achieved by a damping element ( | 2021-11-25 |
20210363637 | SUSCEPTOR WITH RING TO LIMIT BACKSIDE DEPOSITION - A susceptor including a generally circular body having a face with a radially inward section and a radially outward section proximate a circumference of the body, the radially outward section having at least one ring extending upward for contacting a bottom surface of a substrate, and wherein the radially inward section lacks a ring extending upward from the face. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363638 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A film forming method includes: (a) preparing a substrate having an oxide layer formed on the substrate; (b) supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate heated by a heater; and (c) forming a molybdenum film on the oxide layer by alternately supplying a raw material gas containing molybdenum and a reducing gas a plurality of times. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363639 | COMPOSITION FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF HIGH QUALITY SILICON OXIDE THIN FILMS - Atomic layer deposition (ALD) process formation of silicon oxide with temperature >600° C. is disclosed. Silicon precursors used have a formula of: I.R | 2021-11-25 |
20210363640 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUPPORT SHAFT - A vacuum processing apparatus is a vacuum processing apparatus which performs plasma processing and includes an electrode flange, a shower plate, a processing chamber, and a support shaft. The shower plate is provided with a plurality of gas flow paths that are formed therein, and a shaft gas flow path extending in an axial direction of the support shaft is provided at a portion in which the support shaft is connected to the shower plate so that the conductance does not change in an in-plane direction of the shower plate. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363641 | CLUSTERED REACTION SYSTEM - A clustered reaction system includes multiple reaction devices, a cooling device and a gas supply device. Each of the reaction devices includes a reaction tank unit defining a reaction space, multiple through holes extending through the reaction tank unit, a heat exchange module including a heat exchange passage surrounding the reaction tank, and an injection module extending through one of the through hole. The cooling device is connected to the heat exchange passages of the reaction devices for supplying a coolant into the heat exchange passages. The gas supply device is communicated fluidly with one of the through holes of each of the reaction devices for supplying a gas to the reaction devices. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363642 | Systems And Methods For Continuous Deposition - The present disclosure provides generally for deposition of a material onto a substrate. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for continuous deposition of coating onto a substrate with an actively replenished replenishing material source. In some aspects, the deposition process may occur in a vacuum environment. In some embodiments, the deposition process may occur on site, such as during installation or manufacturing. In some implementations, the deposition process may occur in micro or zero gravity, and the installation or manufacturing may occur in space. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363643 | CHROME-FREE ADHESION PRE-TREATMENT FOR PLASTICS - Provided are chrome-free adhesion pretreatment processes for use on a variety of reinforced or unreinforced plastics and polymers, such as polyimides, polyetherimides and polyvinylchloride. The pretreatment process can be performed in a combination of two sequential operations, which includes treating with a first solution containing nitric acid and subsequently treating with a second solution that includes sulfuric acid and periodate ions. Alternatively, the pretreatment process can be performed by treatment with a single combined composition that includes nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and periodate ions. The pretreatment processes, either done in two separate solutions, sequentially, or in one combined solution, produce an adherent surface for further metallization of the article, with adhesional values of the metal layer higher than those achieved using conventional chromic acid pretreatment processes. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363644 | SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE COATING ON METALLIC MATERIAL SURFACES - This disclosure discloses a durable super-hydrophobic manganese dioxide coating, belonging to the field of metallic material surface treatment. The super-hydrophobic manganese dioxide coating includes manganese dioxide microspheres and a stearic acid shell. The manganese dioxide microspheres are encased in the stearic acid shell. The manganese dioxide microspheres are stacked hierarchically on the metallic material surface. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363645 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING NANOSTRUCTURED AND COMPOSITIONALLY-TAILORED TUBES AND COMPONENTS BY LOW TEMPERATURE, SOLID-STATE COLD SPRAY POWDER DEPOSITION - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing free-standing cladding tubes with multi-layer structures. According to the method, a cylindrical mandrel substrate defining a hollow cylindrical inner space is provided. A first cold spray powder metal is selected. The cylindrical mandrel substrate is rotated and the first cold spray powder metal is applied to an outer surface of the cylindrical mandrel substrate to form a first layer. The cylindrical mandrel substrate is removed. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363646 | DEVICE HOUSING WITH METALLIC LUSTER - The application discloses examples of a device housing of an electronic device comprising a magnesium-alloy substrate. The device housing further comprising a treatment layer applied over the magnesium-alloy substrate and a metallic coating layer applied over the treatment layer to provide a metallic luster. Further, a paint coating layer is disposed over a first portion of the metallic coating layer. Further, a top coating layer is applied over the paint coating layer and a visible second portion of the metallic coating layer. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363647 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING ENERGY FROM WATER MOLECULES - The invention is transforming water molecules into gas flames; the new invention is an electrical machine system that produce from water which consist hydrogen and oxygen gases the modulates the gas and air mixture as per required burning rate with high efficiency that can be utilized such as in heating, cutting materials, welding formation, burner, powering motors, assisting power plant, cooking, etc. where its clean energy and safe to environment, economical and user friendly. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363648 | METHODS FOR TREATING LITHIUM-CONTAINING MATERIALS - The present disclosure relates to a method for extracting lithium from a lithium-containing material. For example, the method can comprise leaching a roasted lithium-containing material under conditions suitable to obtain an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound such as lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate. The aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate can optionally be used, for example, in a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process. The roasted lithium-containing material can be prepared, for example by a method which uses an aqueous composition comprising optionally lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate which can be obtained from a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process such as a two-compartment monopolar or bipolar electrolysis process. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363649 | SELF-ORGANIZED AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING PEDOT POLYMER MATRIX FOR APPLICATIONS IN SENSORS AND ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE - The present invention relates to a one-step process for preparation of “in-situ” or “ex-situ” self-organized and electrically conducting polymer nanocomposites using thermally initiated polymerization of a halogenated 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene monomer or its derivatives. This approach does not require additional polymerization initiators or catalysts, produce gaseous products that are naturally removed without affecting the polymer matrix, and do not leave by-product contaminants. It is demonstrated that self-polymerization of halogenated 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene monomer is not affected by the presence of a solid-state phase in the form of nanoparticles and results in formation of 3,4-polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) nanocomposites. | 2021-11-25 |
20210363650 | ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION OF METHANE TO METHANOL - This invention provides an electrochemical system for manufacturing methanol from methane in good yields and without admixtures of methanol oxidation products. A fuel cell for methane or methanol utilization is also provided. | 2021-11-25 |