50th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140363521 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION DEFICIENCY - This document provides methods and materials involved in assessing samples (e.g., cancer cells) for the presence of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) or an HRD signature. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a cell (e.g., a cancer cell) contains an HRD signature are provided. Materials and methods for identifying cells (e.g., cancer cells) having a deficiency in homology directed repair (HDR) as well as materials and methods for identifying cancer patients likely to respond to a particular cancer treatment regimen also are provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363522 | Compositions and Methods for Treating and/or Preventing Cancer by Inhibiting Fatty Acid Binding Proteins - The present invention concerns methods and compositions for the inhibition or reduction of the primary tumor and metastasis by inhibition of fatty acid binding proteins. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363523 | DEUTERATED ALPHA-LIPOIC ACID - The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I), wherein: each X is independently hydrogen or deuterium; and at least one X is deuterium. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363524 | DIALYSIS PRECURSOR COMPOSITION - A dialysis acid precursor assembly including a dialysis acid precursor composition of dry components including anhydrous glucose, a dry acid, a magnesium chloride 4.5-hydrate (MgCl | 2014-12-11 |
20140363525 | Method And Apparatus For Generating Nitric Oxide For Medical Use - A method and system for generating and delivering nitric oxide directly to a patient. A reaction chamber is provided that is located at or in close proximity to the patient and reactants within the reaction chamber react together to produce a predetermined amount of nitric oxide. The reaction is controlled by metering at least one of the reactants into the reaction chamber to generate a predetermined quantity of nitric oxide as required by the patient. The reactants can include a nitrite salt, such as sodium nitrite, and a reductant such as ascorbic acid, maleic acid or a mixture thereof. By generating and delivering the nitric oxide directly to the patient in close proximity thereto, the formation of NO | 2014-12-11 |
20140363526 | SYNERGISTIC FORMULATION OF PLANT EXTRACTS FOR HEPATIC AND ADRENAL DISORDERS - A composition of matter comprising a synergistic formulation of plant extracts for hepatic and adrenal disorders is provided. In an implementation, an example extraction method for concentrating pharmacologically active fractions of plants provides a synergistically active compound containing approximately 5%-25% extract of | 2014-12-11 |
20140363527 | BROAD SPECTRUM PEST REPELLENT COMPOSITIONS AND PEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the control and management of wildlife populations (including domesticated animals) and pests such as birds including geese, deer and other herbivore such as rabbits, ground hogs, raccoons, moose and elk, tunneling animals such as moles, voles and gophers and insects, carnivores and other organisms. Specifically provided are geraniol oil-based formulations which may be applied to natural or artificial surfaces. Also provided are pest control systems incorporating the use of repellent or attractant formulations. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363528 | COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR AMELIORATING SNORING - A composition for preventing or ameliorating snoring includes olive oil, sunflower oil and mentha oil. An agent or food is provided including the composition. A process for the preparation of the composition includes mixing olive oil, sunflower oil and mentha oil, optionally with any other components of the composition, in any order. A method of preventing or ameliorating snoring, includes administering to a patient the composition. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363529 | COMPOUNDS INFLUENCING FATTY ACID UPTAKE AND METABOLISM AND METHODS OF ISOLATING FROM COCOA PRODUCTS - The invention provides compounds and plant extract compositions that inhibit pancreatic enzymes, such as lipases and amylases, and most particularly pancreatic lipase and phospholipase A | 2014-12-11 |
20140363530 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE EXTRACT OF PINE TREE LEAF OR THE COMPOUNDS ISOLATED THEREFROM FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER DISEASE BY INHIBITING HPV VIRUS AND THE USES THEREBY - A composition contains an extract of pine leaf extract or a compound isolated therefrom. It showed potent inhibitory effect on human papillomavirus (HPV) as well as anti-cancer effect on various cancer diseases through various in vitro test and in vivo tests, and therefore, it can be used as the effective and safe therapeutics or health food for treating and preventing cancer disease. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363531 | TIRE VULCANIZER AND MAINTENANCE METHOD OF TIRE VULCANIZER - A tire vulcanizer includes a support structure ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363532 | Multiple color extrusion type three dimensional printer - The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing multiple color three-dimensional (3D) objects using an additive extrusion type manufacturing build process where the multiple color three-dimensional (3D) object is built layer by layer using a single extrusion nozzle in contact or close proximity to each build layer of the 3D object being manufactured. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363533 | MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR A LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A manufacturing device includes a feeder, a first pressing roller, a second pressing roller, a third pressing roller, a transmission assembly, and a driving assembly. The first pressing roller and the second pressing roller cooperatively press a hot melt adhesive from the feeder to obtain a preprocessed light guide plate. A temperature of the second pressing roller is lower than a temperature of the hot melt adhesive. The third pressing roller separates the preprocessed light guide plate from the second pressing roller to obtain a light guide plate. The transmission assembly connects the second pressing roller and the third pressing roller. The driving element is connected to the transmission assembly, and drives the transmission assembly to rotate the third pressing roller around the second pressing roller, and thus adjusting a contact area and a contact time between the light guide plate and the second pressing roller. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363534 | Side Gate Nozzle Assembly - Disclosed is a side gate nozzle assembly ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363535 | LOCK MEMBER FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A lock assembly for releasably coupling a platen to a tie bar of an injection molding machine includes first and second lock nut segments translatable in a transverse between locked and unlocked positions for respectively engaging and disengaging the tie bar, and a carrier assembly for coupling the lock nut segments to the platen. The carrier assembly provides a slide surface for slidably supporting the lock nut segments during the translation of the lock nut segments between the locked and unlocked positions, and the carrier assembly resiliently supports the slide surface for axial movement of the slide surface with the lock nut segments between an unloaded position in which the lock nut segments are spaced away from the platen by a clearance gap, and a loaded position in which the lock nut segments bear against the platen. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363536 | ANIMAL MEAL THAT INCLUDES FUNGAL BIOMASS - Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an isolated cellulose degrading fungus. Also disclosed are culture compositions and bioreactor compositions comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Further described herein are filtration and extraction devices comprising the cellulose degrading fungus. Still further disclosed are bioprocessing facilities for and methods for producing co-products resulting from one or more bioprocesses of the cellulose degrading fungus. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363537 | PET CHEW WITH AMYLASE AND/OR PROTEASE COMPOSITION - A pet food product and a method for making the same are provided. The pet food product uses a collagen casing with a filling material that contains at least one amylase. The pet food product after drying has desired levels of softness and durability so that it is an effective pet chew product. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363538 | Use of Polypeptides Having Protease Activity in Animal Feed and Detergents - The present invention relates to the use of isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides in animal feed and detergents. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides in e.g. animal feed and detergents. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363539 | Fiber Enriched Filling Composition for a Chocolate Product - The present invention is directed to a fiber enriched filling composition for a chocolate product. The chocolate product includes (a) a steviol glucoside and/or steviol glycoside, (b) fat, (c) fibers, and (d) a polyol. Further, the present invention is directed to a chocolate product comprising such filling composition. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363540 | MICROWAVEABLE BATTER - A microwave cookable or reheatable foodstuff coating composition comprises 55 to 80 wt % water and 20 to 45 wt % by dry weight of an ingredient mixture including:
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20140363541 | pKa Buffered Flavor Enhanced Reduced Moisture Fruits and Vegetables - The described pKa process creates a unique combination of active ingredients. The calcium carbonate carrier is impregnated with various proportions of active ingredients and the compounds are made more effective by the sheer and absorption action as they are combined in the described process. The calcium carrier is adjusted to incorporate small amounts of highly efficient/effective pH adjusters. No natural solution exists in Nature with a pH of 10.6 that is optimal for adjusting the pKa naturally in foods. The present invention effects a change in the pKa of most acids and therefore impacts pH which can positively affect flavor, color and taste. The reduced moisture process in combination with the invention solution applied as a treatment results in fruits and vegetables that exhibit cleaner flavors, better texture, enhanced color and lower microbial counts than is found in standard IQF vegetables currently available. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363542 | EDIBLE COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to edible coating composition, particularly to an edible coating composition for providing moisture barrier. It is an object of the present invention to provide an edible ice-cream cone coating composition. It is another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone with improved moisture barrier properties. It is another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone that retains cone crispness at the time of consumption. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone that shows improved moisture barrier during long periods of cold storage even under varying temperature conditions. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a coating ice-cream cone. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a coated ice-cream cone having improved shelf life period. It is yet another object of the present invention to provide coated ice-cream cones that has good storage stability at higher storage temperatures. We have found that an edible coating composition having a chitosan-soap complex provides for a hydrophobic coating. It was found that when at least an inner surface of the ice-cream cone includes the coating composition it improves the shelf life for which the cone retains its crispness at higher storage temperature. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363543 | COMPOSITION - A confectionery composition comprising an edible shell having a filling therein. The filling comprises a fat system and has a solid fat content (SFC) of 35 to 65% at 0° C. and 1 to 8% at 30° C. In particular embodiments the fat system is prepared from palm oil midfraction. The filling is soft at low temperature so that it is palatable. However, it does not melt at ambient temperatures and therefore does not require refrigeration/freezing for storage or transport. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363544 | FILM PRODUCT FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS IN SEALED FILM PACKAGES - The invention relates to a film product ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363545 | Food Packaging Having Opening Feature - A package for a food product is provided and includes a fin seal, where the package is configured for controlled opening using an opening feature. The opening feature may include an integral flap separable from the remainder of the package to form an access opening to an interior of the package. The flap may be defined by one or more score or scribed lines that extend only partially through the package. The flap may have a portion extending into the fin seal area. Opening of the flap may expose adhesive of the fin seal area which can be utilized for attaching the flap to reclose the package. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363546 | LAMINATES COMPRISING A LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT SEALABLE LAYER CONTAINING POLY(TRIMETHYLENE SUCCINATE) OR POLY(TRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE-CO-SUCCINATE) - The present invention relates to laminates comprising at least one structural layer and a heat sealable layer, wherein the heat sealable layer comprises or is produced from polytrimethylene succinate, poly(trimethylene terephthalate-co-succinate), or blends thereof. This invention also relates to packages comprising the laminates, said package is heat sealable at a heat sealing temperature below 100° C. to provide a heat sealing strength of 10 N/15 mm or higher. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363547 | Process for making pork chops - The present invention is a method for cutting pork to create a meat cut that mimics a pork chop meat. The method involves removing the bone and meat from the pork leg. The method then includes sealing the pork chop within a hermetic enclosure and chilling the enclosed pork chop to a temperature in the range of 35 to 38 degrees Fahrenheit. The resulting meat cut includes, bones or no bones pork chops. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363548 | Apparatus And Method For Customizing A Beverage's Carbonation Level - The present invention recognizes the need for an apparatus and method for creating carbonated beverages having a customizable carbonation level. The invention uses a CPU to control an inlet valve which connects a tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to a vessel containing the beverage to be carbonized. The tube connecting the tank of pressurized carbon dioxide to the vessel contains an orifice for reducing the carbon dioxide's flow rate, thereby increasing control over the amount of carbon dioxide introduced to the vessel. A motor agitates the vessel, causing the carbon dioxide to become absorbed in the beverage. During the pressurization process, the pressure inside the vessel is monitored by the CPU to determine whether more CO2 should be added to the vessel. An outlet valve causes excess pressure to drain from the vessel. An outlet orifice causes the pressure to release gradually, thus preventing the beverage from foaming. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363549 | AERATED CHOCOLATE - A process for preparing an aerated chocolate which comprises incorporating a solvent component into a gas by bubbling the gas through a reservoir containing the solvent to give a gas phase, and injecting the gas phase into tempered liquid chocolate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363550 | CONTAINER CLOSURE DEVICE CAPABLE OF DISPENSING METERED AMOUNTS OF LIQUID - A closure device capable of dispensing a metered amount of liquid into a container during a closing action and capable of doing so for several successive closing actions. The closure device comprises a cap wall (3), a deformable reservoir (5) capable of being filled with a liquid and a rigid plate (4) with one or more perforations (6). Upon closure the deformable reservoir is compressed by being squeezed between the rigid plate and the cap wall. The invention further relates of use of such a closure device to prolong the open shelf-life of spoilage-sensitive contents held by a container. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363551 | Microbial Oxygen Absorber - Oxygen is a major quality-deteriorating factor with respect to many food products in that it may cause the growth of molds and the development of rancid off-flavors, which reduce the quality or shelf life of many food products. The present invention provides an improved food packaging and a method for prolonging the shelf life and quality of packaged foods by packaging the food in a packaging material together with a microbial oxygen absorber, such as | 2014-12-11 |
20140363552 | CONTROLLING HEAT INDUCED FOAM GENERATION OF FOODSTUFF - The present invention relates to the use of a composition to control the degree of heat induced foam generation in a foodstuff system when said foodstuff system is heated, wherein the composition comprises polyglycerol polyricinoleic acid. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363553 | Methods and Compositions for Preparation of Formed Food Products Using Fresh or Prepared Vegetables and/or Legumes and Other Ingredients - Fresh potatoes, and/or other fresh vegetables or legumes, or any ingredients already frozen, processed, or otherwise prepared, are processed to make more healthful French fry products and other formed food items in any of a variety of shapes and flavor profiles while attaining the organoleptic qualities of traditional formed-food products. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363554 | ETHYLENE REMOVAL AGENT - A composite particle comprising a fluorinated surface and a discontinuous layer of gold nanoparticles disposed on the fluorinated surface, articles that include such particles, and methods of using the particles and the articles for removal of ethylene. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363555 | CUPCAKE INSERT THAT RETAINS CUPCAKES IN A DESIRED POSITION - A cupcake tray has spikes, such as paperboard spikes, that extend into a cupcake cavity. The spikes prevent the cupcake from popping up and out of the insert when the cupcake box is jarred. The spikes easily fold down when the cupcake is inserted, but provide resistance in the upward direction when the cupcake box is jarred. The cupcake tray has creased panels disposed about its outer periphery to fold downward to support the cupcake tray in a cupcake box at a desired height. Each cupcake cavity in the cupcake tray has cutouts, typically semi-circular cutouts, for a user to insert their fingers to remove the cupcakes without damaging them. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363556 | PLANT AND A METHOD FOR EXTRACTING PUREE, OR JUICE FROM FOOD PRODUCTS OF HIGH SIZES | 2014-12-11 |
20140363557 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COOKED AND FROZEN PASTA - Cooked and frozen pastas which can be stored in a frozen state for a long time and which retains favorable appearance and texture comparable to freshly boiled fresh pastas even after being thawed are provided. A method for producing cooked and frozen pastas, comprising boiling fresh pastas obtained by extruding dough into pasta noodles at a pressure of from 80 kgf/cm | 2014-12-11 |
20140363558 | ASSEMBLY, DISCHARGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PANCAKES - The invention relates to an assembly, discharge device and method for the production of pancakes. The assembly includes a conveyor having a heatable carrier on which the pancakes to be made are conveyed; and, a first discharge device wherein the first discharge device is provided with several nozzles for each time discharging a preset quantity of pancake batter for the nozzle in question onto the carrier. The preset quantity of pancake batter for the nozzle in question and a conveyance speed of the conveyor are set such that the preset quantity of pancake batter for the nozzle in question forms a line on the carrier in the conveyance direction. The several nozzles may be connected to a reservoir for the pancake batter. The discharge device may include a pressure regulator for keeping the pressure in the reservoir substantially constant during discharging pancake batter. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363559 | LIQUID/LIQUID EXTRACTION WITH A SOLVENT COMPRISING AT LEAST 5 CARBON ATOMS AND 1 OR 2 OXYGEN ATOMS - The present invention relates to an extraction process of an unsaponifiable fraction contained in an oil or a vegetable butter, in an oil originating from a micro-organism, in a concentrate of oil or butter or of oil originating from a micro-organism, or in a co-product of the refining industry for vegetable oils, such as deodorisation exhaust and distillates of physical refining, or oils originating from micro-organisms, comprising at least:
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20140363560 | HYDROCOLLOIDS COPROCESSED WITH CELLULOSIC FIBERS WHEN BEING SHEARED INTO HIGHLY REFINED CELLULOSE - An improved method refines cellulose to produce a highly refined cellulosic material in combination with a hydrocolloid. The method comprises soaking raw material from primarily parenchymal cell wall structures in an aqueous solution which need not contain an agent to modify the fiber (e.g., a mild alkalizing or alkaline agent and/or solution) using reduced temperatures and pressures, and refining the material with a plate refiner so that a waste water stream is reduced in volume. The mass of fiber is combined with a hydrocolloid and the combined mass is then sheared is dried to produce the Highly Refined Cellulose in an intimately associated or bound structure with the hydrocolloid. The highly refined fiber/hydrocolloid product can also provide excellent thickening properties to a degree unexpected from simple additive effects of the materials. The unique methodology in the combining of the ingredients surprisingly affects the final properties of the combined materials. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363561 | TAL-MEDIATED TRANSFER DNA INSERTION - The invention relates to methods for stably integrating a desired polynucleotide into a plant genome. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363562 | PHOTO-CURING OF THERMOPLASTIC COATINGS - The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a medical device element by means of extrusion or injection moulding and to medical devices comprising such extruded or injection moulded medical device elements. The medical device elements (e.g. tubes, wires, lines, stents, catheters, guides, endodontic instruments, needles, trocars for e.g. laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic accessories, surgical instruments, guide wires) are characterized by a prefabricated shaped article or a thermoplastic substrate polymer having thereon a layer of a covalently cross-linked coating composition of a thermoplastic matrix polymer and a hydrophilic polymer. The method involves a coating composition comprising a thermoplastic matrix polymer, a hydrophilic polymer, and one or more photo-initiator(s), e.g. covalently linked to molecules of the thermoplastic matrix polymer and/or to molecules of the hydrophilic polymer. The coating composition is irradiated with UV or visible light so as to covalently cross-link said coating composition. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363563 | ELASTIN-BASED COPOLYMERS - A copolymer comprising a block of an elastin pentapeptide and method of making and using the copolymer are provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363564 | Method of Making Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Article Including Active Agent - A method includes contact printing an active composition onto a surface of a release substrate to form a printed surface. The active composition spontaneously dewets the surface of the release substrate to form active deposits on the surface of the release substrate. The active composition comprises an active agent dissolved or dispersed in an aqueous liquid vehicle. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed on the printed surface. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363565 | PHOTORESIST COATING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A photoresist coating apparatus is provided. The photoresist coating apparatus includes a base; and a position platform moving back and forth along a scanning direction on the base. The photoresist coating apparatus also includes an imprinter having a trench configured to hold photoresist and fixed on the position platform; and a photoresist spray nozzle disposed above the imprinter and configured to spray the photoresist into the trench. Further, the photoresist coating apparatus includes a reticle frame configured to install a cylindrical reticle and enable the cylindrical reticle to rotate around a center axis and contact with the imprinter so as to coat the photoresist in the trench on a surface of the cylindrical reticle. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363566 | CATALYTIC LAYER FORMATION - A catalytic layer may be formed by infiltrating a mobile phase including metal salts into a metal scaffold to form a percolated scaffold, drying the percolated scaffold to form a green-group scaffold, and calcining the green-group scaffold such that perovskites form from the metal salts and chemically bind to the metal scaffold. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363567 | METHODS OF FABRICATING A METAL NANOWIRE DISPERSION SOLUTION AND METHODS OF FABRICATING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR USING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a metal nanowire dispersion solution includes heating a first solution including a metal compound, a catalyst, an organic protection agent and menstruum, thereby forming metal nanowires in the first solution, performing a first cleaning process providing a first solvent into the metal nanowire, thereby separating the organic protection agent surrounding the metal nanowires from the metal nanowires, separating the metal nanowires from the first solution by vacuum-filtering, and dispersing the separated metal nanowires in a dispersion solvent. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363568 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a composite materials in which a carbon material and a metal compound can maintain a nanosized form as a final product is realized, and a method for manufacturing a superior electrode material is provided. A metal compound precursor is formed from a metal compound material source, and a mixture of the metal compound precursor and a carbon material is calcinated. In the treatment to form the precursor, a treatment of absorbing one of the metal compound material sources to the functional group of the carbon material and a treatment of producing on the carbon material a treatment of reacting the remaining material source of the adsorbed metal compound material source on the carbon material to produce a metal compound precursor are performed in separate steps. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363569 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIZATION WITH OXIDE INTERFACE - A mechanism is provided for a structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. A bottom oxide layer is disposed, and a magnetic layer is disposed adjacent to the bottom oxide layer. The magnetic layer includes iron and is magnetized perpendicularly to a plane of the magnetic layer. A top oxide layer is disposed adjacent to the magnetic layer. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363570 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SLIDING BEARING COMPRISING A CuNi2Si, CuFe2P OR CuSnX COMPOUND - A sliding bearing includes a bearing surface which comprises a material in which an alloy material based on CuSnX (0.012014-12-11 | |
20140363571 | ODOR ELIMINATING CLOTH AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An odor eliminating cloth according to this invention is characterized in that an odor eliminating composition containing a porous inorganic substance, a metallic oxide, and an inorganic silicon compound carrying a polyamine compound is fixed to at least a part of a cloth by means of a binder resin. With this odor eliminating cloth, any types of odors of basic gases, acidic gases, neutral gases, sulphur series gases contained in the air of a room can be effectively eliminated. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363572 | COMPOSITE MEMBRANE - A method of making a composite membrane comprising the steps of forming a discriminating layer upon a surface of a porous support by sequentially applying immiscible coating solutions upon the support, wherein one coating solution comprises a crosslinking agent and another coating solution comprises a block copolymer, and the block copolymer comprises sacrificial segments and durable segments including reactive pendent groups which react with the crosslinking agent and form a crosslinked matrix comprising micro-domains of the sacrificial segments, and removing at least a portion of the sacrificial segments to yield pores. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363573 | EVAPORATION DEVICE AND EVAPORATION METHOD THEREOF - The disclosure discloses an evaporation device and evaporation method. The evaporation device includes a main chamber for accommodating the evaporation source and the substrate; a first extension chamber and a second extension chamber respectively and alternately communicating with the main chamber; and a first metal mask inside the first extension chamber, intermittently entering the main chamber, and a second metal mask inside the second extension chamber, intermittently entering the main chamber with respective to the first metal mask, such that the evaporation material is able to pass the first or the second metal mask and then on the substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363574 | RAPID CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE PRODUCTION METHOD - Ceramic matrix composite materials and a process for making said composite materials are disclosed. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363575 | Methods for the Deposition Of Manganese-Containing Films Using Diazabutadiene-Based Precursors - Methods and precursors are provided for deposition of films comprising manganese on surfaces using metal coordination complexes comprising a diazabutadiene-based ligand. Certain methods comprise exposing a substrate surface to a manganese precursor, and exposing the substrate surface to a tertiary amine. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363576 | PERMANENT SIGNATURE APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF USE - A credit card signature applicator comprising a strip of material placed over a signature portion of a credit card; and a permanent transfer ink layer on an underside of the strip of material, where the permanent transfer ink layer creates a duplicate signature on the signature portion of the credit card after a user signs their original signature on the strip of material. The signature applicator may be a single-use material available in packs for repeated application. After use of the signature applicator, the user removes the signature applicator to reveal the duplicate signature on the signature portion created by the permanent transfer ink layer on the underside of the signature applicator. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363577 | MELT INFILTRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLTEN METAL CONTROL - A method and apparatus for providing molten metal infiltration into a component is provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363578 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY COATING CATALYST SUPPORT - Disclosed herein is a method of coating a catalyst support, in which a monolithic catalyst support provided therein with a plurality of longitudinally formed channels is quantitatively coated with catalyst slurry applied to post-treatment of exhaust gas, including the steps of: introducing catalyst slurry into a quantitative container whose bottom is vertically moved; moving a catalyst support to the top of a container such that the bottom of the catalyst support and top of the container are horizontally disposed each other; sealing the bottom of the catalyst support and the top of the container from the outside; moving the bottom of the container upward; and applying a vacuum to the channels of the catalyst support. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363579 | Thin Film Diffusion Barrier - An elastomeric substrate has a material diffusion harrier, and a method produces the same. In an embodiment, a method for producing a material diffusion barrier on an elastomeric substrate includes exposing the elastomeric substrate to a cationic solution to produce a cationic layer on the elastomeric substrate. The method also includes exposing the cationic layer to an anionic solution to produce an anionic layer on the cationic layer. The layer includes the cationic layer and the anionic layer. The layer comprises the material diffusion barrier. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363580 | GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS - Glass-fiber-reinforced concrete compositions that may be sprayed, and methods of preparing and applying such compositions. Such compositions may include cement, reinforcing glass fibers randomly oriented and homogenously distributed throughout the concrete composition, and a particle packing aggregate. At least a portion of the particle packing aggregate may be rounded rather than crushed and include a first aggregate portion having a first particle size and a second aggregate portion having a second particle size that is smaller than the first particle size so that the aggregate is capable of particle packing. The uncured compositions can be delivered through a spray nozzle with the glass fibers already mixed into the composition. The compositions can provide uniform, non-directional strength characteristics, e.g., modulus of rupture of at least 16 MPa and a limit of proportionality of at least 7 MPa with a glass-fiber content of no more than 4% by weight. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363581 | PRINTING COATED PAPER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINTED MATERIAL USING THE SAME - Provided is a printing coated paper which is advantageous not only in that the coated paper has offset printability and causes no mottling in the printed area even in ink jet printing, but also in that the coated paper exhibits excellent rubbing resistance with respect to the printed area and excellent print density of a dye ink. The task of the present invention is achieved by a printing coated paper having a coating layer comprised mainly of a pigment and a binder formed on at least one side of a base paper, wherein the base paper is a treated base paper which has been subjected to size press using a treatment solution containing at least one member selected from a cationic resin and a water-soluble multivalent cation salt, wherein the total applied amount per each side of the at least one member selected from a cationic resin and a water-soluble multivalent cation salt, in terms of the solids content, is in the range of from 0.1 to 5.0 g/m | 2014-12-11 |
20140363582 | METHOD OF PREPARING YTTRIA SOLUTION FOR BUFFER LAYER OF SUBSTRATE - Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a yttria solution for a buffer layer of a substrate, including the steps of: (a) mixing yttrium acetate tetrahydrate with methanol to form a mixture and then stirring the mixture; (b) injecting diethanolamine as a chelating agent into the mixture of the step (a) and then stirring the mixture to synthesize a composite; and (c) filtering the composite synthesized in the step (b) using a filter to obtain a sol. The method is advantageous in that the yttria solution prepared in this method is applied onto a substrate to flatten the substrate, and is used to form a diffusion barrier serving as a buffer layer for preventing the diffusion of a substrate material. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363583 | LED CURING LAMP AND METHOD - A curing lamp apparatus mounts to a work surface with a suction cup. A base is mounted to the suction cup. A flexible neck extends from the base to the lamp head. The lamp head includes a lamp element with first and second UV light sources which emit UV light at different wavelengths. A control circuit is located in the base. A heat sink is provided on the lamp head including a conductive plate and projecting pins. A protective housing encloses the plate and pins. A timing circuit controls the light source for automatic shut off. External or internal power is provided for the control circuit. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363584 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CURED PRODUCT AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN - The present invention provides a photo-curable composition that requires a small mold-releasing force in a method of producing a cured product and also provides a method of producing a cured product with a small mold-releasing force. The method of producing a cured product includes applying a photo-curable composition onto a base material; pressing a mold to the photo-curable composition to form a pattern in the photo-curable composition; irradiating the photo-curable composition provided with the pattern with first light to generate a cured product having the pattern; and releasing the mold from the cured product, wherein a gas-generating region is formed from a gas-generating agent between the cured product and the mold; the gas-generating region is irradiated with second light to generate a gas in the gas-generating region; and the mold is released from the cured product after the generation of the gas or simultaneously with the generation of the gas. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363585 | MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR POWDER-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A machine, which is usable for additive manufacturing by sintering or melting of powder using an energy beam acting on a powder layer in a working zone, includes a device for producing a layer of the powder. The device includes a storage apparatus for storing the powder, a distributor for distributing the powder, a feeder for transferring the powder from the storage apparatus to the distributor, and a dose controller for controlling a quantity of the powder transferred from the storage apparatus to the distributor. The distributor travels over the working zone in order to distribute the powder in a layer having a final thickness adapted to the additive manufacturing. The storage apparatus is located above the working zone such that the feeder utilizes gravity. The feeder and the dose controller are movable with the distributor. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363586 | Laser-based method for growing an array of carbon nanotubes - A method for growing an array of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) forming a catalyst film on the substrate, the catalyst film including carbonaceous material; (c) introducing a mixture of a carrier gas and a carbon source gas flowing across the catalyst film; (d) focusing a laser beam on the catalyst film to locally heat the catalyst to a predetermined reaction temperature; and (e) growing an array of the carbon nanotubes from the substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363587 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus and method which facilitate to improve uniformity of thin film material and also facilitate to control quality of thin film by the use of plasma forming space and source gas distributing space separately provided from each other, wherein the substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber; a substrate support for supporting a plurality of substrates, the substrate support rotatably provided inside the process chamber; and a electrode unit arranged above the substrate support and provided with the plasma forming space and the source gas distributing space, wherein the plasma forming space is spatially separated from the source gas distributing space. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363588 | POLYMER FILM, RETARDATION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, AND COMPOUND - Provided is a polymer film containing at least one of a compound represented by formula (1) of hydrates, solvates, or salts thereof. Y is a methine group or nitrogen atom. Q | 2014-12-11 |
20140363589 | UNITY HEART DEVICE - A multi-piece ceremonial sculpture and a method of assembly. The method of assembling the sculpture is to fasten a heart-shaped outer piece to a base by way of a peg and an indented hole. Once the outer piece has been secured, an inner piece will be inserted within the outer piece and securely fastened within. A topper pin is placed through aligned openings on the top of both the outer and inner pieces. Once assembled, the heart sculpture represents love, unity and commitment between two parties together in a union. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363590 | Inflatable fabric decoration - A fabric decoration comprised of an outer casing of material having a slit opening, and a trim material attached to either side of the slit opening. The outer casing is composed of a textured or layered material, where layered is comprised of a base material on which one or more other materials are attached by some means, like embroidery, creating a material with more depth than the base material. The outer casing encapsulates a balloon of stretchable material having an air passage stem, which when unconfined is capable of being inflated to assume the predetermined shape of the outer casing. In its deflated state, the balloon is inserted into the outer casing through the slit opening. The trim material on either side of the slit opening can be used for various display purposes. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363591 | Surface covering with an irregular undulating edge - The invention describes a surface covering that comprises modules, made up of elements with irregular undulating edge, imitating natural warping of wood. At least one element with irregular undulating edge of a module is unique and an element with at least one irregular undulating edge can be matched, according to the predefined specification, side to side, with at least one adjacent element with irregular undulating edge. Unique element of each module, featuring at least one irregular undulating edge, will be interchangeable with the unique element with an equivalent irregular undulating edge that forms a part of another module. Modules can be matched mutually, at horizontal plane, to the shape of irregular undulating edge of the outmost element of module, at least in part, according to the predefined specification, given above; the modules can be also matched to each other at ends, according to the predefined specification, thus forming a repeating pattern. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363592 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPPORTING FRAME - A three-dimensional supporting frame includes a blank, including an image receiving surface, a back surface opposed to the image receiving surface, a center portion defining a perimeter, and at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter. Each of the foldable extensions includes no less than four folds to be folded toward the back surface to form the three-dimensional supporting frame. An unfilled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at least at the center portion, and a filled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at each of the folds that is furthest from the perimeter. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363593 | Matte Film Having A Printable Polyalkylimine Condensation Product - Disclosed herein is a multi-layered matte film comprising at last one layer of a coating comprising the condensation reaction product of the combination of a polyalkylimine and an acetoacetonate (“AcAc”)-functional material or an oxirane-functional material, each comprising an ethenic unsaturation group, the coating adhered to a sealant film layer; a sealant layer comprising a polyolefin and having a T | 2014-12-11 |
20140363594 | IMAGE TRANSFER SHEET - The present invention includes an article and method for transferring an image from one substrate to another. The method includes providing or obtaining an image transfer sheet that is comprised of a substrate layer, a release layer and an image-imparting layer that may comprise a low density polyethylene or other polymeric component having a melting temperature within a range of about 90 degrees C. to about 700 degrees C. An image is imparted to the low density polyethylene area with an image-imparting medium. A second image receiving substrate can be provided. The second image receiving substrate is contacted to the first image transfer sheet at the polymer, image-imparting layer. Heat is applied to the image transfer sheet so that the low density polyethylene encapsulates the image-imparting medium and transfers the encapsulates to the image receiving substrate, thereby forming a mirror image on the image receiving substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363595 | METHOD FOR JOINING SANDWICH TRUSS CORE PANELS AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURES PRODUCED THEREFROM - Fluted core sandwich panels are joined together to form a composite structure. Variations in panel ends are accommodated by a core stiffener insert installed in a joint between ends of the panels. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363596 | RARE-EARTH OXIDE BASED EROSION RESISTANT COATINGS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATION - An article includes a body that is coated with a ceramic coating. The ceramic coating may include Y | 2014-12-11 |
20140363597 | DUCT WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING - A duct includes a polymeric duct wall that circumscribes a fluid-conveyance passage. The polymeric duct wall includes, relative to the fluid-conveyance passage, an inner surface and an outer surface. An electrically conductive coating is disposed on at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363598 | ESSENTIALLY BIOBASED, THERMOFORMABLE COMPOSITION AND CONTAINERS FORMED THEREOF - An essentially biobased and optionally biodegradable, thermoformable composition containing
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20140363599 | Adjusting Polymer Composition - A scavenger is used to indirectly control the ratio of polymer components in a polyethylene composition made using a combination catalyst comprising an inorganic chromium catalyst, and a group 4 single site catalyst. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363600 | COEXTRUDED MULTILAYER CYCLIC OLEFIN POLYMER FILMS OR SHEET HAVING IMPROVED MOISTURE VAPOR BARRIER - Disclosed are coextruded multilayer film or sheet comprising at least four alternating layers of layer materials A and B, the layers having an average layer thickness of from 1 to 3000 nm, wherein layer material A comprises a cyclic olefin polymer, layer material B comprises an ethylene polymer and, based on layer materials A and B, one layer material is from 5 to 95 volume percent of the film or sheet and the other makes up the balance. In some of the embodiments the layers of A and B have a total thickness of at least 40 nm and the disclosed film or sheet can also comprise outer skin layers C and optional inner layers D which comprise from 5 to 95 volume percent of the film or sheet. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363601 | GLAZING UNIT EQUIPPED WITH PERIPHERAL SEALING MEANS AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A glazing unit includes a substrate having two opposing external faces and a peripheral edge face linking the two faces, as well as a peripheral sealing arrangement added at the border of the substrate against its edge face and its two external faces, wherein the sealing arrangement includes at least two seals cooperating respectively with the two external faces of the substrate, and with the edge face of the substrate, the two seals forming a zone of overlap over one another on the edge face of the glazing unit. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363602 | Conveniently reusable photopaper and advertising film - A photographic paper and advertizing film poster convenient for re-adhering relates to a photographic paper and an advertizing film. The photographic paper and advertizing film poster comprises a main body and an adhesive coating. The main body is a photographic paper or an advertizing film. The adhesive coating is disposed on the back of the main body. The adhesive coating is a high-molecular polymer coating having features of elastic flexible adhesive. The adhesive coating is also adhered with a separable material layer. The photographic paper is a piece of RC photographic paper, cast coated photographic paper laminated with a film on the back or swellable photographic paper. The advertizing film is a PP film, PVC film, PET film or compound film with a blotting coating. The problem that convenient, long-term and repeated adhesion photographic paper and advertizing film poster cannot be realized at the same time on the wall with emulsion paint, glass, stainless steel and wood plate is solved. Stable adhesion and a vacuum absorption are generated between the adhesive coating and the surface of the adhered object, so the product realizes long-term adhesion on condition of low adhesion. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363603 | LINER FOR PROTECTING ADHESIVE COMPOUNDS - Liner for protecting adhesives with respect to permeates originating from the surroundings or included during winding, stacking or other process steps, having at least one non-stick release layer and at least one getter material that is able to absorb at least one substance capable of permeation, the getter material being contained as a dispersed phase in at least one layer of the liner. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363604 | Decorative Roll for Recreational Decoration - A decorative roll for decoration comprising a cylindrically rolled sheet of plastic; wherein the plastic sheet is about 50 feet to about 500 feet long, about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters wide, about 1/10 of a millimeter to about 3 millimeters deep, and about 50 grams to about 500 grams in weight. The decorative roll may comprise a support insert, a message, and an attachment means. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363605 | ROLL TAPE - A long cut line | 2014-12-11 |
20140363606 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE FABRICATION OF AN ENDLESS BAND FROM A FIBER MATERIAL BLOCK, ENDLESS BAND AND FIBER MATERIAL BLOCK - The invention is related to a method and an apparatus ( | 2014-12-11 |
20140363607 | SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL WAFER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - Provided are a method for manufacturing a SiC single crystal having high crystal quality and, in particular, extremely low screw dislocation density and a SiC single crystal ingot obtained by the method. In particular, provided is a silicon carbide single crystal substrate that is a substrate cut from a bulk silicon carbide single crystal grown by the Physical Vapior Transport (PVT) method, in which the screw dislocation density is smaller in the peripheral region than in the center region, so that screw dislocations are partially reduced. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363608 | LASER-FORMED FEATURES - Embodiments are directed to laser-based processes for forming features on the surface of a part. The feature may include a geometric element, a color element, and/or a surface finish element. In some cases, the laser-formed features are formed as a pattern of textured features that produce an aesthetic and/or tactile effect on the surface of the part. In some cases, the texture features may be sufficiently small that they may not be discerned by the unaided human eye. Also, in some cases, a multiple laser-based processes are combined to form a single feature or a finished part having a specific aesthetic and/or tactile effect. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363610 | COMPRESSION, EXTRUSION AND INJECTION MOLDING OF INTERLOCKING DRY ADHESIVE MICROSTRUCTURES WITH FLEXIBLE MOLD TECHNOLOGY - Geometric configurations for interlocking cap and fiber structures of interlocking dry adhesive materials are disclosed. Various methods for manufacturing interlocking dry adhesive materials including using a flexible negative mold and thermoplastic polymer dry adhesive material are disclosed. Various methods of manufacturing directly molded anisotropic interlocking dry adhesive structures using thermoplastic polymer dry adhesive materials are also provided. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363611 | FLAME RETARDANT PLANAR ELEMENT AND FLOOR COVERING HARDLY GENERATING HAZARDOUS GAS USING THE FLAME RETARDANT PLANAR ELEMENT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE FLOOR COVERING HARDLY GENERATING HAZARDOUS GAS - The present invention provides a completely new flame retardant planar element having a most suitable cushioning characteristic as well as flexibility and elasticity with improvement of a features which is hard to generate hazardous gas due to flame resistance as well as flame retardance and fire resistance, a floor covering hardly generating hazardous gas using the flame retardant planar element, and a production method of the floor covering hardly generating hazardous gas. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363612 | THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLE FOR MOUNTING TO A SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A thermoplastic article can be mounted to a support structure by a fastener. The article includes a molded body having a length. The molded body also has an attachment surface configured to face the support structure and a show surface opposite the attachment surface. The molded body defines an interior channel separating the attachment surface and the show surface. The article also includes a attachment boss coupled to and extending from the attachment surface for receiving the fastener to mount the article to the support structure. The attachment boss extends through the attachment surface and into the interior channel of the molded body for reinforcing the attachment boss at the attachment surface. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363613 | COMPLIANT COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A composite component includes a bonded portion and a component mount. The component mount is coupled to the bonded portion to move relative to the bonded portion. The bonded portion includes a fiber portion and a ceramic portion. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363614 | ADHESIVE COMPRISING PARTLY HYDROLYZED PROTEINS AND METAL SILICATES - The present invention relates to a liquid adhesive composition comprising a partly hydrolyzed protein component, having a degree of hydrolysis (DH) in the range 0.2-2; a metal silicate component; optionally, an exogenic protein hydrolyzing component; and wherein the liquid adhesive composition has a solid content in the range 15-80% by weight. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363615 | WATERPROOF BREATHABLE COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR FABRICATION OF FLEXIBLE MEMBRANES AND OTHER ARTICLES - A waterproof breathable material has a higher strength-to-weight ratio and higher tear resistance-to-weight ratio than traditional materials, and may be applied in a wide field of potential uses. A non-woven composite material comprises at least one waterproof breathable (W/B) membrane, a first unidirectional non-woven composite layer having multiple fibers enclosed by adhesive in parallel to each other, a second unidirectional non-woven composite layer having multiple fibers enclosed in adhesive in parallel to each other. The first unidirectional non-woven composite layer is positioned such that the fibers are oriented 90° relative to the fibers of the second unidirectional non-woven composite layer, and a space is formed between the first and second multiple fibers. No adhesive is present in the space. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363616 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is disclosed a honeycomb structure in which a ring crack is not easily generated. A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb substrate, and a bulging portion continuously or intermittently surrounding, in a ring shape, at least a part of an outer periphery of the honeycomb substrate. The outer periphery of the honeycomb substrate has one or a plurality of stress relaxing portions which are crevices each having an open end in the surface over a region of −5 to +10 mm or less from a reference bonded portion to a tapered surface, and a total of lengths of all the stress relaxing portions is 3% or more of a circumferential length of the honeycomb substrate. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363617 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM-TITANATE-BASED CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure includes kneading titania particles, alumina particles and a binder such that a raw material paste containing the titania particles, the alumina particles and the binder is prepared, forming a body made of the raw material paste and having the honeycomb structure, and sintering the body having the honeycomb structure such that a ceramic body having the honeycomb structure and made of aluminum titanate is formed. The kneading includes combining the binder, a titania powder containing the titania particles and an alumina powder containing the alumina particles, and the titania powder includes sodium in an amount of from 200 ppm to 1,000 ppm with respect to the titania powder in a weight ratio based on conversion from Na | 2014-12-11 |
20140363618 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM-TITANATE-BASED CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure includes kneading titania particles, alumina particles and a binder such that a raw material paste containing the titania particles, the alumina particles and the binder is prepared, forming a body made of the raw material paste and having the honeycomb structure, and sintering the body having the honeycomb structure such that a ceramic body having the honeycomb structure and made of aluminum titanate is formed. The kneading includes combining the binder, a titania powder containing the titania particles and an alumina powder containing the alumina particles, and the titania powder includes potassium in an amount of from 100 ppm to 600 ppm with respect to the titania powder in a weight ratio based on conversion from K | 2014-12-11 |
20140363619 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM-TITANATE-BASED CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure includes kneading titania particles, alumina particles and a binder such that a raw material paste containing the titania particles, the alumina particles and the binder is prepared, forming a body made of the raw material paste and having the honeycomb structure, and sintering the body having the honeycomb structure such that a ceramic body having the honeycomb structure and made of aluminum titanate is formed. The kneading includes combining the binder, a titania powder containing the titania particles and an alumina powder containing the alumina particles, and the titania powder includes magnesium in an amount of 500 ppm or less with respect to the titania powder in a weight ratio based on conversion from MgO. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363620 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM-TITANATE-BASED CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure includes kneading titania particles, alumina particles and a binder such that a raw material paste containing the titania particles, the alumina particles and the binder is prepared, forming a body made of the raw material paste and having the honeycomb structure, and sintering the body having the honeycomb structure such that a ceramic body having the honeycomb structure and made of aluminum titanate is formed. The titania particles are secondary titania particles each comprising primary titania particles aggregated such that the secondary titania particles have a mean volume particle diameter in the range of from 5 μm to 20 μm, and the alumina particles have a mean volume particle diameter in the range of from 2 μm to 5 μm. | 2014-12-11 |
20140363621 | Maintenance Free Decking and Fence and Installation Tool - A cap cover for boards made from a polymer or a wood/polymer composite. Caps having a top surface and lips extending downward from the leading edge forming a generally U-shaped lip. to be installed over the trimmed deck board have downwardly extending leading edges forming a generally U-shaped cap for installation over the top surface and both side surfaces of the deck boards. The system includes a board trimming and shaping rotary saw tool. The protective board caps are fastened to the deck boards in one of three ways. The protective caps may include means of attachment such as laterally extending barbs or teeth which snap by the bottom lateral edges of the trimmed deck boards and catch on the edges. The caps may also be used to cover fencing boards or any other wood member exposed to sun, rain, or snow to protect the wood from rotting. | 2014-12-11 |