51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150361469 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROCESSES AND APPARATUS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides methods for producing cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs as well as a system for producing these compounds. The inventive method is directed to contacting a compound according to Formula I or Formula II with a cannabinoid synthase. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361470 | NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASES - The present disclosure is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention provides polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS-derived drug, the polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides, host cells comprising the polynucleotides or expression vectors, and kits comprising a host cell. Also provided is a method for the production of ET-743, the NRPS-derived drug. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361471 | Production Of Lysergic Acid By Genetic Modification Of A Fungus - The present invention provides a method of producing lysergic acid and other ergot alkaloids by genetic modification of a fungus. A strain of fungus comprising | 2015-12-17 |
20150361472 | AMYLOSE PLASTIC FROM STARCH - Bioplastics may be produced from starch having an amylopectin content by enzymatically cleaving substantially only α-1,6 bonds of the amylopectin in the starch, leaving the α-1,4 bonds substantially intact. The plastic may be biodegradable, and may be edible if a non-toxic plasticizer is used. Methods for producing the plastic are also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361473 | Method of Production of Monosaccharides - The present invention is directed towards genetic modification of native gene encoding for D-tagatose 3-epimerase and rhamnose isomerase to substantially increase the expression level of these enzymes and use of said enzymes in a process to produce rare monosaccharides such as psicose and allose. Also disclosed in the present invention is expression constructs comprising the modified genes and a host cells to express the same. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361474 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSIC FRUCTOSE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Some variations provide a process for producing cellulosic fructose from biomass, comprising: fractionating a biomass feedstock in the presence of an acid catalyst, a solvent for lignin, and water, to produce a liquor containing cellulose-rich solids, lignin, and dissolved hemicellulose; removing the cellulose-rich solids from the liquor; hydrolyzing the dissolved hemicellulose contained in the liquor, to produce a hydrolyzed liquor comprising hemicellulosic monomers; hydrolyzing the cellulose-rich solids to produce glucose, using cellulase enzymes or an acid or base hydrolysis catalyst; enzymatically isomerizing the glucose to fructose, using glucose isomerase enzymes; and recovering the fructose in purified form or in a fructose-glucose solution. The cellulosic fructose produced by the disclosed processes has many uses. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361475 | HIGHLY SELECTIVE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRIMERS - This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361476 | Efficient Production of Steviol Glycosides in Recombinant Hosts - Recombinant microorganisms are disclosed that produce steviol glycosides and have altered expression of one or more endogenous transporter or transcription factor genes, or that overexpress one or more heterologous transporters, leading to increased excretion of steviol glycosides of interest. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361477 | MICROSTRUCTURE FOR CAPTURING AND RELEASING MICROORGANISM - Provided is a method for capture and release of microorganisms using microstructures. The method includes providing microstructures coated with a protein for attachment/detachment of microorganisms, mixing the microstructures with a solution containing substances assisting in attachment of microorganisms in a solution containing microorganisms to prepare a mixed solution, stirring the mixed solution to attach the microorganisms to the microstructures, separating the microorganism-attached microstructures from the mixed solution; and exposing the microstructures to an environment where the substances assisting in attachment of the microorganisms are present at a low concentration to detach the microorganisms from the microstructures. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361478 | ANIMAL FEED ENZYME EXTRACTION - An in-feed assay and buffers for extracting an enzyme from a feed pellet treated at high temperature is provided. Another embodiment of the invention is measuring the enzyme activity of the enzyme additive extracted from the animal feed, measuring the quantity of enzyme extracted from the animal feed, or measuring both. In one embodiment the enzyme is an animal feed additive, such as a phytase. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361479 | IDENTIFICATION OF PRE-DIABETES USING A COMBINATION OF MEAN GLUCOSE AND 1,5-ANHYDROGLUCITOL MARKERS - Described herein is a method for determining the disease state in a patient using combined mean glucose measurements and 1,5-anhydroglucitol to identify individuals at risk for developing diabetes. The ratio of mean glucose measurements to 1,5-anhydroglucitol correlates significantly better to maximal levels of postmeal glucose levels and related measurements, than mean glucose measurements or 1,5-anhydroglucitol correlate independently. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361480 | DETECTION OF ANALYTES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS - Methods of detecting at least one analyte and at least one nucleic acid in a sample are provided. Reagents for carrying out the methods are also provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361481 | MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION - In some embodiments, the disclosure relates generally to compositions, comprising a single reaction mixture containing a plurality of different populations of discrete supports, and a plurality of different populations of target nucleic acids. The single reaction mixture can contain a first population of beads; a second population of beads; a first population of target nucleic acids, where at least two different target nucleic acids in the first population of target nucleic acids can bind to a bead in the first population of beads; and a second population of target nucleic acids, where at least two different target nucleic acids in the second population of target nucleic acids can bind to a bead in the second population of beads. The single reaction mixture can be employed to monoclonally amplify the first target nucleic acids on the first beads, and monoclonally amplify the second target nucleic acids on the second beads. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361482 | PRIMERS AND PROBES FOR DETECTING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND HUMAN BETA GLOBIN SEQUENCES IN TEST SAMPLES - The present invention relates to primers, probes, primer sets, primer and probe sets, methods and kits for detecting human papillomaviruses, human beta globin sequences and human papillomaviruses and human beta globin sequences in a test sample. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361483 | LABEL FREE MOLECULAR DETECTION METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for capturing, concentrating, isolating, and detecting molecules. In one aspect, a molecular probe device includes a molecular probe having a complimentary base pair region initially zipped and structured to include a binding agent to chemically attach the molecular probe to an outer surface of a magnetic bead, and a binding molecule to chemically attach the molecular probe to a substrate of a microfluidic device, in which the complimentary base pair region is configured to hybridize to a complementary nucleic acid sequence of a DNA or RNA molecule. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361484 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR DETECTING CONTAMINATED FOOD PRODUCTS - This document provides methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products. For example, methods and materials for using an enzymatic amplification cascade of restriction endonucleases to detect nucleic acid of a microorganism or virus (e.g., a pathogen) within a sample (e.g., food product sample) being tested, thereby assessing a food product for possible contamination are provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361485 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR DETECTING VIRAL OR MICROBIAL INFECTIONS - This document provides methods and materials for detecting target nucleic acid. For example, methods and materials for detecting the presence or absence of target nucleic acid, methods and materials for detecting the amount of target nucleic acid present within a sample, kits for detecting the presence or absence of target nucleic acid, kits for detecting the amount of target nucleic acid present within a sample, and methods for making such kits are provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361486 | NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION USING PROBES - The invention provides a method for detecting a target nucleotide sequence by tagging the nucleotide sequence with a nucleotide tag, providing a probe oligonucleotide with a melting temperature Tm1, comprising a regulatory sequence and a nucleotide tag recognition sequence; incorporating the probe oligonucleotide into the tagged polynucleotide in a polynucleotide amplification reaction, providing a regulatory oligonucleotide with a melting temperature Tm2, comprising a sequence segment that complementary to the regulatory sequence and a tail segment that does not hybridize to the probe nucleotide when the sequence segment and the regulatory sequence are annealed, amplifying the tagged target nucleic acid sequence in a PCR amplification reaction using the probe oligonucleotide as a primer, and using a DNA polymerase with high strand displacement activity and low 5′-nuclease activity, and detecting the amplification product; wherein Tm1 and Tm2 are higher than the annealing temperature associated with the polynucleotide amplification reaction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361487 | SEQUENTIAL DELIVERY OF FLUID VOLUMES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology is directed to capillarity-based devices for performing chemical processes and associated system and methods. In one embodiment, for example, a device can include a porous receiving element having an input region and a receiving region, a first fluid source and a second fluid source positioned within the input region of the receiving element; wherein the first fluid source is positioned between the second fluid source and the receiving region, and wherein, when both the first and second fluid sources are in fluid connection with the input region, the device is configured to sequentially deliver the first fluid and the second fluid to the receiving region without leakage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361488 | Sequencing Device - A method of preparing reagents includes inserting a cartridge into an instrument. The cartridge includes a plurality of reagent enclosures disposed in a cavity of the cartridge and exposing a port to an exterior of the cartridge. Each reagent enclosure includes a reagent container including a reagent and an internal cavity defining a compressible volume, an opening defined through the reagent container to the internal cavity. The method further includes connecting a plurality of fluid ports to the openings of the plurality of reagent enclosures; applying a solution through the fluid ports to at least partially fill the plurality of reagent enclosures; and cycling a pressure of the cavity, whereby for each of the reagent enclosures, during increasing pressure, the solution enters the internal cavity of the reagent container, combines with the reagent, and compresses the compressible volume, and during decreasing pressure, the compressible volume decreases and the reagent is ejected through the opening. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361489 | BIOMOLECULAR PROCESSING PLATFORM AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a device comprising a biomolecular processor. Each biomolecular processor has one or more bioreactor chambers defined by a solid substrate; a support structure within each bioreactor; a cleaving enzyme immobilized to the support structure and operatively positioned within the bioreactor chamber to cleave monomer or multimer units of a biopolymer molecule operatively engaged by the cleaving enzyme; and one or more time-of-flight channels formed in the solid substrate and fluidically coupled to said one or more bioreactor chambers. Each of the time-of-flight channels have two or more sensors including at least (i) a first sensor contacting the time-of-flight channel proximate to the input end of the channel and (ii) a second sensor contacting the time-of-flight channel proximate to the output end of channel. The present invention further relates to methods of sequencing and identifying biopolymer molecules using the device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361490 | DNA TAGGED MICROPARTICLES - In one embodiment, a product includes a plurality of particles, each particle including: a carrier that includes a non-toxic material; and at least one DNA barcode coupled to the carrier, where the particles each have a diameter in a range from about 1 nanometer to about 100 microns. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361491 | miRNA-124 AS A BIOMARKER - A use of at least one miRNA, said at least one miRNA being miR-124, as a biomarker, in particular of a viral infection, or of an efficacy of a therapeutic treatment of said viral infection. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361492 | SAFE SEQUENCING SYSTEM - The identification of mutations that are present in a small fraction of DNA templates is essential for progress in several areas of biomedical research. Though massively parallel sequencing instruments are in principle well-suited to this task, the error rates in such instruments are generally too high to allow confident identification of rare variants. We here describe an approach that can substantially increase the sensitivity of massively parallel sequencing instruments for this purpose. One example of this approach, called “Safe-SeqS” for (Safe-Sequencing System) includes (i) assignment of a unique identifier (UID) to each template molecule; (ii) amplification of each uniquely tagged template molecule to create UID-families; and (iii) redundant sequencing of the amplification products. PCR fragments with the same UID are truly mutant (“super-mutants”) if ≧95% of them contain the identical mutation. We illustrate the utility of this approach for determining the fidelity of a polymerase, the accuracy of oligonucleotides synthesized in vitro, and the prevalence of mutations in the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of normal cells. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361493 | MULTIPLEX COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF HUMAN NUCLEAR DNA AND HUMAN MALE DNA AND DETECTION OF PCR INHIBITORS - The invention relates to a method for simultaneous quantification of human nuclear DNA and human male DNA in a biological sample while also detecting the presence of PCR inhibitors in a single reaction. The multiplex quantification method also provides a ratio of human nuclear and male DNA present in a biological sample. Such sample characterization is useful for achieving efficient and accurate results in downstream molecular techniques such as genotyping. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361494 | Genetic Markers Associated with Endometriosis and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to novel genetic markers associated with endometriosis and risk of developing endometriosis, and methods and materials for determining whether a human subject has endometriosis or is at risk of developing endometriosis and the use of such risk information in selectively administering a treatment that at least partially prevents or compensates for an endometriosis related symptom. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361495 | METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND/OR PROGNOSIS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - This invention refers to the use of mitochondrial DNA as a quantitative biomarker of neurodegenerative diseases, preferably Alzheimer's disease, as well as a method and a diagnostic and/or prognostic kit of these diseases through the use of this biomarker. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361496 | PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS FOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - Compositions, systems and methods for the diagnosing the risk of acute myocardial infarction are provided. The methods described herein relate to the use of biomarkers, such as gene expression profiles, and analytical tools for providing information to a health care provider or the patient, that is relevant to the cardiovascular health of the patient. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361497 | THERAPEUTICS AND DIAGNOSTICS BASED ON MINISATELLITE REPEAT ELEMENT 1 (MSR1) - The use of minisatellite repeat element 1 (MSR1) in a process of identifying therapeutic agents for use in the treatment or therapy of diseases or conditions relating to one or more genes associated with MSR1 or functional variants or derivatives thereof or use in a process of gene therapy. Also provided are tests for the prediction, diagnosis, prognosis or response to therapy in a disease or condition in a subject, said disease or condition relating to one or more genes associated with a minisatellite repeat element 1 (MSR1) or functional variants or derivatives thereof wherein said test is or comprises means for assessing the copy number variation (CNV) at an MSR1 locus of the gene or genes so as to determine the risk of the disease or condition being present or developing in the subject. Also provided are processes and kits for said tests, and targeted screening or genotyping programs using said tests. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361498 | GENETIC VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH LITHIUM RESPONSE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER - Described herein is a method of determining lithium responsiveness in a bipolar disorder patient. The method includes obtaining a sample from a patient having bipolar disorder, and assaying the sample for the presence or absence of one or more glutamate decarboxylase-like 1 (GADL1) gene variants selected from the group consisting of a T allele of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs17026688, a G allele of the SNP rs17026651, and GADL1 1VS8+48delG. The presence of one or more of the GADL1 gene variants indicates that the patient is responsive to lithium treatment. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361499 | IDENTIFICATION OF UNIQUE GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES IN CHILDREN WITH REGRESSIVE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) AND ILEOCOLITIS - The invention provides compositions and methods for identifying autism and autism spectrum disorders in humans. The invention also includes compositions and methods for identifying unique gene expression profiles in children with regressive autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ileocolitis. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361500 | BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACNE VULGARIS - Described herein are methods, systems, platforms, and kits for the characterization, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of acne vulgaris. Among the methods provided are methods of identifying a gene expression profile for acne vulgaris and biomarkers for monitoring treatment. Also provided are methods, systems, platforms, and kits for monitoring efficacy of a treatment and methods for selecting a treatment regimen. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361501 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR DETECTING GENETIC OR EPIGENETIC ELEMENTS - This document provides methods and materials for detecting genetic and/or epigenetic elements. For example, methods and materials for detecting the presence or absence of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element, methods and materials for detecting the amount of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element within a sample, kits for detecting the presence or absence of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element, kits for detecting the amount of target nucleic acid containing a genetic or epigenetic element present within a sample, and methods for making such kits are provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361502 | METHOD FOR SCREENING CANCER - Disclosed in the present invention is a method for screening cancer, comprising the following steps: (1) providing a specimen to be detected; (2) detecting the methylation status of CpG sequence of at least one target gene which is at least one of ADRA1D, AJAP1, HS3ST2, MAGI2, POU4F2, POU4F3, PTGDR, SOX17 and SYT9 in genomic DNA of the specimen; (3) determining whether cancer or precancerous lesions are present in the specimen according to the methylation status of at least one target gene. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361503 | METHODS FOR SELECTING THERAPEUTICS FOR TREATMENT OF HER2+ CANCERS - Described are methods of selecting appropriate therapy for, or optimizing therapeutic efficacy of treatment of, a patient having a cancer using biomarker readings obtained from a biological sample of the cancer from the patient and, based on the readings obtained, treating the patient with MM-111 in combination with trastuzumab and one of the following: a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor, and a protein kinase B (AKT) inhibitor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361504 | BIOMARKER FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE OF CLL TO TREATMENT WITH A BTK INHIBITOR - Disclosed herein are methods for treating an individual diagnosed with a solid tumor or a hematological malignancy, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), for treatment with a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor (e.g., ibrutinib) based on the expression level of miR-155. Also disclosed herein are methods for assessing whether an individual having a solid tumor or a hematological malignancy such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is responsive or likely to be responsive to therapy with a BTK inhibitor (e.g., ibrutinib). Further disclosed herein are methods of monitoring whether an individual receiving a BTK inhibitor (e.g., ibrutinib) for treatment of a solid tumor or a hematological malignancy such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has relapsed or is likely to have a relapse to therapy. Also disclosed herein are methods of selecting an individual having a solid tumor or a hematological malignancy such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) for therapy with a BTK inhibitor (e.g., ibrutinib). | 2015-12-17 |
20150361505 | Detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and methylated HBV DNA in urine of patients with HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma - This application relates to a DNA marker for HBV-HCC detection and the methods, kits for quantitatively measuring the amount of HBV DNA and bisulfite treated HBV DNA, and methylated HBV DNA, and the aberrant methylation of the HBV genome for the used in the chronic HBV infected populations. Detection of the presence or absence of HCC, with elevated methylation levels in the one or more regions of DNA of the mammals as compared to the level of methylation in the one or more regions of DNA in the one or more control body fluids or tissues indicating the presence of the cancer, and the absence of elevated methylation levels indicating the absence of HCC. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361506 | DONOR KIR3DL1 AND HLA-B SUBTYPES AND LEUKEMIA CONTROL IN HLA-COMPATIBLE ALLOGENIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION - This disclosure generally relates to donor selection for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In particular, this disclosure relates to typing KIR3DL1 and HLA-B alleles as basis for donor selection. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361507 | TERT PROMOTER MUTATIONS IN GLIOMAS AND A SUBSET OF TUMORS - We surveyed 1,230 tumors of 60 different types and found that tumors could be divided into types with low (<15%) and high (≧15%) frequencies of TERT promoter mutations. The nine TERT-high tumor types almost always originated in tissues with relatively low rates of self renewal, including melanomas, liposarcomas, hepatocellular carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue, medulloblastomas, and subtypes of gliomas (including 83% of primary glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor type). TERT and ATRX mutations were mutually exclusive, suggesting that these two genetic mechanisms confer equivalent selective growth advantages. In addition to their implications for understanding the relationship between telomeres and tumorigenesis, TERT mutations provide a biomarker for the early detection of urinary tract and liver tumors and aid in the classification and prognostication of brain tumors. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361508 | MOLECULAR PROFILING OF TUMORS - Provided herein are methods and systems of molecular profiling of diseases, such as cancer. In some embodiments, the molecular profiling can be used to identify treatments for a disease, such as treatments that were not initially identified as a treatment for the disease or not expected to be a treatment for a particular disease. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361509 | DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA AND SOLAR LENTIGO BY NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS - The present invention provides methods for diagnosing melanoma and/or solar lentigo in a subject by analyzing nucleic acid molecules obtained from the subject. The present invention also provides methods for distinguishing melanoma from solar lentigo and/or dysplastic nevi and/or normal pigmented skin. The methods include analyzing expression or mutations in epidermal samples, of one or more skin markers. The methods can include the use of a microarray to analyze gene or protein profiles from a sample | 2015-12-17 |
20150361510 | GENES/GENETIC ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH MATING IMPAIRMENT IN TRICHODERMA REESEI QM6A AND ITS DERIVATIVES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR IDENTIFICATION - The invention relates to a process for identifying gene(s)/genetic element(s) associated with mating impairment in strains of | 2015-12-17 |
20150361511 | FREEZE-DRIED COMPOSITION - The invention relates to the use of a polysaccharide having at least four saccharide units, such as stachyose, as a glass-forming agent for the freeze-drying of a reaction mixture comprising an enzyme. In particular, the enzyme is a polymerase useful in a nucleic acid amplification reaction such as a Polymerase Chain Reaction. Compositions comprising such polysaccharides as well as methods for preparing them, kits containing them and methods for using them form further aspects of the invention. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361512 | IMAGE ANALYSIS BASED PROCESS CONTROL OF PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION OF SUGAR FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - There is provided a method of producing a hydrolysate containing sugar from a lingocellulosic biomass, comprising the steps of: a) pretreating the lingocellulosic biomass in a pretreatment process to form a slurry comprising cellulosic particles; b) saccharification of the slurry obtained in step a) in the presence of hydrolytic enzymes in an enzymatic hydrolysis process to obtain a hydrolysate containing sugar; c) analyzing cellulosic particles present in the slurry obtained in step a) and/or cellulosic particles present in the enzymatic hydrolysis process during step b) using an image analysis method to obtain a data set; and d) controlling at least one process parameter of the pretreatment process in step a) and/or enzymatic hydrolysis process in step b) in response to the data set obtained in step c). A corresponding system is also provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361513 | BACTERIAL CULTURES OF ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF MATERIALS CONTAINING SULFUR-COMPOUNDS - Bacterial cultures of | 2015-12-17 |
20150361514 | Methods For Preserving Untanned Animal Hides - Methods for preserving untanned animal hides involving contacting the hides with an aqueous suspension containing glycerol, sodium carbonate (and/or sodium bicarbonate), polyethylene glycol, and less than about 20% salt (W/W). | 2015-12-17 |
20150361515 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REDUCED IRON AGGLOMERATE - Provided is a method for producing a reduced iron agglomerate, which comprises introducing an agglomerate comprising an iron-oxide-containing substance, a carbonaceous reducing agent, a melting point adjuster and an aid for the melting point adjuster onto a furnace bed of a moving-bed-type heating furnace and then heating the agglomerate on the furnace bed to reduce iron oxide in the agglomerate; and melting the resultant product by additional heating to cause the coalescence of an iron component, thereby producing the reduced iron agglomerate, wherein an agglomerate containing the melting point adjuster that has an average particle diameter of 0.3 mm or less and in which the content of a particle diameter of 0.5 mm or less in an amount of 55 mass % or more is used. Thus, provided is a method which can improve the yield of a reduced iron agglomerate having a large particle diameter and can also reduce the amount of time required for the production of the reduced iron agglomerate to improve the productivity of the reduced iron agglomerate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361516 | METHOD OF HEAT TREATING METAL ARTICLES AND METAL ARTICLE TREATED THEREBY - A method of heat treating metal articles includes a heating process of heating a metal workpiece under a predetermined heating condition, a cooling process of cooling the workpiece by spraying mist of cooling water to the workpiece under a predetermined cooling condition after heating the workpiece, and a surface treatment process of adjusting a surface roughness of the workpiece prior to the heating process in line with a thermal distribution in the workpiece heated during the heating process. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361517 | HEAT TREATMENT OIL COMPOSITION - A heat-treatment oil composition contains (A) at least one of a hydroxy fused fatty acid having a polymerization degree of 2 or more and a derivative of the hydroxy fused fatty acid. The heat-treatment composition may also contain (B) at least one of a mineral oil and a synthetic oil. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361518 | 500 MPa GRADE LONGITUDINALLY WELDED STEEL PIPE WITH LOW YIELD RATIO AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A 500 MPa grade longitudinally welded steel pipe with a low yield ratio and a manufacturing method therefor, the components thereof by weight percentages being as follows: C 0.11%-0.16%, Si 0.15%-0.35%, Mn 0.8%-1.5%, V 0.06%-0.15%, Al 0.002%-0.04%, Ti 0%-0.05%, Nb 0%-0.05%, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and the carbon equivalent Ceq being not more than 0.4%. According to the above component design, molten steel is subjected to smelting in a converter or electric furnace, and is cast into a slab; the slab is heated at 1,200° C.-1,300° C. and rolled into a plate strip, with the finished rolling temperature of the plate strip being between 840° C.-940° C.; the rolled plate strip is subjected to laminar flow cooling with a water curtain, the laminar flow cooling adopting the manner of rear-section cooling, and is coiled into a plate roll when being cooled to the temperature interval of 500° C.-560° C.; and after welding formation, a heat treatment on the welding seams is carried out at a heating temperature of 950° C.±50° C. The steel pipe of the present invention has the characteristics of an excellent welding property, a high strength and toughness, a low yield ratio and the like, and the yield strength thereof is greater than 500 MPa and the yield ratio thereof is less than 0.85. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361519 | A 780MPA COLD-ROLLED DUEL-PHASE STRIP STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention discloses a 780 MPa cold-rolled duel-phase strip steel having a microstructure of fine equiaxed ferrite matrix and martensite islands distributed homogeneously on the ferrite matrix, and comprising the following chemical elements in mass percentage: C:0.06-0.1%; Si≦0.28%; Mn:1.8-2.3%; Cr:0.1-0.4%; Mo: not added when Cr≧0.3%; Mo=0.3-Cr when Cr<0.3%; Al: 0.015-0.05%; at least one of Nb and Ti elements, wherein Nb+Ti is in the range of 0.02-0.05%; and the balance amounts of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a method for manufacturing the 780 MPa cold-rolled duel-phase strip steel. The 780 MPa cold-rolled duel-phase strip steel has high strength, superior elongation, good phosphating property and small anisotropy in mechanical properties. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361520 | CONTINUOUS ANNEALING DEVICE AND CONTINUOUS HOT-DIP GALVANISING DEVICE FOR STEEL STRIP - A large continuous annealing device that anneals a steel strip by multiple passes in a vertical annealing furnace and is capable of quickly switching the atmosphere in the furnace is provided. A steel strip continuous annealing device | 2015-12-17 |
20150361521 | CONTINUOUS ANNEALING DEVICE AND CONTINUOUS HOT-DIP GALVANISING DEVICE FOR STEEL STRIP - A steel strip continuous annealing device has a vertical annealing furnace | 2015-12-17 |
20150361522 | METHOD OF PRECIPITATION OF IRON FROM LEACH SOLUTIONS - We propose a method of removing iron from leach solutions, obtained by leaching of metal bearing materials with acids, in the form of hydroxide and/or oxide by precipitation. The advantages with the method according to the invention include that the method can be performed at atmospheric pressure and at temperatures from ambient to boiling temperatures and that no gases are emitted. Another important advantage is, by prevention of gel formation of the iron precipitate, that solid/liquid separation becomes much easier and loss of valuable metals is minimized. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361523 | USE OF OXYGENATED OR POLYOXYGENATED INORGANIC WEAK ACIDS, OR DERIVATIVES, RESIDUES AND WASTE THEREOF, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE RECOVERY OF COPPER AND/OR THE CONCENTRATION OF COPPER IN PROCESSES FOR THE LEACHING OR BIOLEACHING OF COPPER MINERALS - The invention concerns the use of oxygenated or polyoxygenated weak acids, or minerals or compounds that generate the same, or of solid and liquid wastes from plants producing oxygenated or polyoxygenated weak acids, or minerals or compounds and their derivatives to increase copper recovery from mineral and/or to increase the copper concentration of the pregnant leach solution in the copper leaching process or the copper bioleaching process. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361524 | Method for Purification of a Cobalt Containing Solution by Continuous Ion Exchange - Methods are for purification of a cobalt containing solution from impurity metals by processing the feed solution through a continuous counter-current ion exchange process comprising of several beds containing cationic ion exchange material arranged in interconnectable zones 1, 2, 3-N in a simulated moving bed arrangement. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361525 | METHOD OF MERCURY DECONTAMINATION - Methods of mercury decontamination are provided that include: contacting elemental mercury with a metal salt having a standard reduction potential sufficient to oxidize elemental mercury to an aqueous salt of mercury. In other aspects, methods of mercury decontamination are provided that include: contacting the metal surface with a solution comprising a metal salt having a standard reduction potential (E0) of greater than 0.85, thereby oxidizing a mercury contaminant to a soluble mercury salt. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361526 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING HEAVY RARE EARTH ELEMENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for recovering a heavy rare earth element from a workpiece containing at least a heavy rare earth element and an iron group element, which can be put into practical use as a low-cost, simple recycling system. The method for recovering a heavy rare earth element from a workpiece containing at least a heavy rare earth element and an iron group element of the present invention as a means for resolution is characterized by including at least the following step: a workpiece is subjected to an oxidation treatment or mixed with an oxidation-treated R—Fe—B based magnet alloy, and then subjected to a heat treatment in the presence of carbon at a temperature of 1000° C. or more, thereby separating a heavy rare earth element in the form of an oxide from an iron group element. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL SOLUTION EXTRACTION OF ONE OR MORE METAL VALUES FROM METAL-BEARING MATERIALS - The present disclosure relates to a process and system for recovery of one or more metal values using solution extraction techniques and to a system for metal value recovery. In an exemplary embodiment, the solution extraction system comprises a first solution extraction circuit and a second solution extraction circuit. A first metal-bearing solution is provided to the first and second circuit, and a second metal-bearing solution is provided to the first circuit. The first circuit produces a first rich electrolyte solution, which can be forwarded to primary metal value recovery, and a low-grade raffinate, which is forwarded to secondary metal value recovery. The second circuit produces a second rich electrolyte solution, which is also forwarded to primary metal value recovery. The first and second solution extraction circuits have independent organic phases and each circuit can operate independently of the other circuit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361528 | ZINC ALLOY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a zinc alloy with improved alloy characteristics such as fluidity, castability, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and elongation, and a preparation method therefor. The method for preparing the zinc alloy, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprising the steps of: providing zinc and a magnesium master alloy including a calcium-based compound; and forming a molten metal in which the magnesium master alloy and the zinc are melted; and casting the molten metal. The zinc alloy, according to another aspect of the present invention, includes a zinc base and the calcium-based compound present in the zinc base, wherein magnesium is applied to the zinc base. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361529 | ALUMINUM ALLOY CLAD MATERIAL AND HEAT EXCHANGER THAT INCLUDES TUBE OBTAINED BY FORMING THE CLAD MATERIAL - An aluminum alloy clad material can produce a heat exchanger tube that exhibits excellent outer-side corrosion resistance when formed into a tube. The aluminum alloy clad material has a three-layer structure in which one side of a core material is clad with an inner cladding material, and the other side of the core material is clad with a sacrificial anode material, the core material being formed of an Al—Mn—Cu alloy that includes 0.6 to 2.0% of Mn and 0.03 to 1.0% of Cu, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, the inner cladding material being formed of an Al—Mn—Cu alloy that includes 0.6 to 2.0% of Mn and 0.2 to 1.5% of Cu, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, the sacrificial anode material being formed of an Al—Zn—Cu alloy that includes 0.5 to 6.0% of Zn and 0.03 to 0.3% of Cu, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, and the relationship “Cu content (%) in sacrificial anode material≦Cu content (%) in core material≦Cu content (%) in inner cladding material” being satisfied. The aluminum alloy clad material may have a two-layer structure that includes the core material and the sacrificial anode material. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361530 | COLD-ROLLED STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A cold-rolled steel plate having favorable heat spot resistance and favorable antiwear performance is provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361531 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses a high-strength steel plate, comprising the following chemical elements in mass percentages: C: 0.070-0.115%, Si: 0.20-0.50%, Mn: 1.80-2.30%, Cr: 0-0.35%, Mo: 0.10-0.40%, Nb: 0.03-0.06%, V: 0.03-0.06%, Ti: 0.002-0.04%, Al: 0.01-0.08%, B: 0.0006-0.0020%, N≦0.0060%, O≦0.0040%, Ca: 0-0.0045%, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. The invention further discloses a process of manufacturing said high-strength steel plate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361532 | HOT STAMPING PRODUCT WITH ENHANCED TOUGHNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a hot stamping part with enhanced toughness and a method for manufacturing the same, in which the hot stamping part has a tensile strength (TS) of 700-1,200 MPa after hot stamping while guaranteeing elongation (EL) of 12% or more by adjusting alloy components and controlling process conditions. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361533 | HYPOEUTECTOID BEARING STEEL - A steel alloy comprising from: (a) 0.6 to 0.9 wt. % carbon, (b) 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % silicon, (c) 0.1 to 1.5 wt. % manganese, (d) 1.5 to 2.0 wt. % chromium, (e) 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % molybdenum, and up to: (f) 0.25 wt. % nickel, (g) 0.3 wt. % copper, (h) 0.2 wt. % vanadium, (i) 0.2 wt. % cobalt, (j) 0.2 wt. % aluminium, (k) 0.1 wt. % niobium, (l) 0.2 wt. % tantalum, (m) 0.05 wt. % phosphorous, (n) 0.03 wt. % sulphur, (o) 0.075 wt. % tin, (p) 0.075 wt. % antimony, (q) 0.075 wt. % arsenic, (r) 0.01 wt. % lead, (s) 350 ppm nitrogen, (t) 100 ppm oxygen, (u) 50 ppm calcium, (v) 50 ppm boron, (w) 50 ppm titanium, the balance iron, including any other unavoidable impurities, wherein the alloy comprises molybdenum and silicon in a weight ratio of 0.4≦Mo/Si≦6.0 and comprises molybdenum and chromium in a weight ratio of 0.1≦Mo/Cr≦0.4. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361534 | STEEL FOR TRACKED UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENT, AND TRACK LINK - A steel for a tracked undercarriage component is used as a material constituting a track link ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361535 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A PROFILED STEEL WIRE - A process for the manufacture of a profiled wire of hydrogen-embrittlement-resistant, low-alloy carbon steel for flexible pipelines for the offshore oil and gas operations sector is provided. The process includes providing a low-alloy carbon steel wire rod having a composition including, expressed in percentages by weight of the total mass 0.752015-12-17 | |
20150361536 | FORCED WATER COOLING OF THICK STEEL WIRES - A method of and an equipment for controlled cooling of one or multiple previously heated, straight, and thick steel wire to a predetermined temperature range between 400° C. and 650° C. Each of the thick steel wires is subjected to a controlled cooling-transformation treatment from austenite to pearlite, which occurs substantially after the wire leaves a forced water cooling length. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361537 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SWAGE MOUNT HAVING A MIXTURE OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND A COATING MATERIAL - A swage mount is manufactured for attaching a head suspension assembly to a head actuator arm for a hard disk drive. A conductive material is deposited on a predetermined part of the swage mount. A coating material is deposited on the swage mount including the predetermined part. Heat is applied to the swage mount, forming a mixture of the conductive material and the coating material. The mixture is conductive and supports a reliable connection between the swage mount and other disk drive components. Furthermore, the mixture enhances cleanliness by reducing particles shed from the swage mount. The conductive material is preferably gold, and the coating material is preferably nickel-based. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361538 | HOT-DIP Al-Zn ALLOY COATED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a hot-dip Al—Zn alloy coated steel sheet having excellent anti-corrosion property after coating, and a method for producing the same. In the disclosure, the hot-dip Al—Zn alloy coated steel sheet has a hot-dip coating layer containing by mass %, Al: 25% to 90%, and at least one of Sn: 0.01% to 2.0%, In: 0.01% to 10%, and Bi: 0.01% to 2.0%. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361539 | ALUMINUM CLUTCH COMPONENTS WITH FERROUS SURFACE - Components for an automatic motor vehicle transmission including a band brake drum, a clutch housing or hub having a seal surface or a clutch housing or hub utilized in a friction clutch assembly having a spline set. All of these components are fabricated of aluminum and the outer surface of the band brake drum, the housing or hub sealing surface and the area of the spline set includes a thin coating of a thermally sprayed steel material. The thermally sprayed steel material may be a low carbon steel such as SAE 1008 or 1010, a similar alloy, iron or other metal. The resulting components thus exhibit the weight saving of aluminum while providing excellent service life due to the enhanced strength and wear resistance provided by the thermally sprayed steel coating. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361540 | RARE EARTH ELEMENT OXYFLOURIDE POWDER SPRAY MATERIAL AND SPRAYED ARTICLE - A spray material comprising rare earth element oxyfluoride particles having an aspect ratio of up to 2, an average particle size of 10-100 μm, and a bulk density of 0.8-2 g/cm | 2015-12-17 |
20150361541 | CONTROLLED THERMAL COATING - The combined measurement of particle speed, particle temperature, particle intensity, burner current and the control thereof within a tolerance range allow the coating structure, coating thickness and the coating weight to be maintained despite wear-associated fluctuations in the coating process. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361542 | CONTROLLED THERMAL COATING - The combined measurement of the particle velocity, temperature, intensity, and burner voltage and control thereof in a tolerance range makes it possible to keep the layer structure, the layer thickness and the layer weight constant in spite of wear-induced variations in the coating process. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361543 | Suspension Plasma Spray Apparatus and Use Methods - A suspension plasma spray feeder apparatus for delivering a suspension from a suspension source to a plasma spray gun. The feeder apparatus comprises a suspension line and a vibrator mounted to vibrate the suspension line. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361544 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NITRIDING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET - Provided is an apparatus for continuously nitriding a strip continuously being fed after cold rolling and before secondary recrystallization annealing in a production line of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, comprising: a nitriding zone for nitriding the strip; a cooling zone for cooling the strip; and an optional heating zone provided upstream of the nitriding zone for heating the strip, wherein, the nitriding zone is provided with glow discharge electrodes, and by plasma nitriding the strip by glow discharge with the glow discharge electrodes functioning as positive electrodes and the strip functioning as a negative electrode, inhibitor forming elements are uniformly dispersed over the full length and full width of the strip and a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet with excellent magnetic properties with no variation is obtained. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361545 | Superalloy Component and Slurry Composition - A slurry composition for aluminising a superalloy component is provided, wherein the slurry includes an organic binder and a solid content including at least aluminium, silicon, and at least one of hafnium or yttrium. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361546 | VAPOR DEPOSITION DEVICE AND VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD - The vapor deposition device includes a plurality of vapor deposition masks whose lengths in Y axis and X axis directions are shorter than those of a film formation target substrate. Vapor deposition masks adjacent to each other in the Y axis direction is positionally displaced in the X axis direction. In an overlapping area in which mask opening group areas adjacent to each other in the Y axis direction overlap with each other in the X axis direction, opening lengths in the Y axis direction become shorter toward the outer side of each of the mask opening group areas in the plan view. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361547 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CHAMBER - A method and an apparatus for forming a cleaning a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) chamber are provided. The method includes providing a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) chamber. The method further includes introducing a remote plasma source into the CVD chamber. The method also includes performing a plasma cleaning process to the CVD chamber by applying a radio-frequency (RF) power in the CVD chamber. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361548 | Injection Assembly in Linear Deposition Apparatus with Bulging Ridges Extending along Bottom Openings - Embodiments relate to an injection module assembly (IMA) including a body and injectors installed in a module block. The body is formed with a plurality of openings defined by walls extending from the bottom surface to the top surface. Each of the walls includes bulging ridges at the bottom along bottom portions of the injectors. The bulging ridges prevent gas or radicals injected by adjacent injectors from mixing at locations other than on the top surface of a substrate placed below the IMA. Accordingly, the injectors can be placed with closer proximity to each other despite the compact size of the IMA. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361549 | Scalable CVD Film and Nanomaterial Synthesis - The present invention relates to tools and system designs for chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems and CVD synthesis used to deposit one or more thin film layers onto a flexible substrate or to grow nano-structured materials on large area flexible substrates and, more particularly, to scalable CVD coating and nanostructure manufacturing including CVD thin films and nano-structured materials such as nanotubes, nanowires and nanosheets. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361550 | FILM FORMATION APPARATUS, FILM FORMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Film formation apparatus includes: rotation mechanism to repeat alternately placing the substrate in first region and second region; raw material gas supply unit to supply the first region with gaseous raw material; processing space formation member to move up and down to form processing space isolated from the first region; atmosphere gas supply unit to supply atmosphere gas for forming ozone atmosphere where chain decomposition reaction is generated; energy supply unit to forcibly decompose the ozone by supplying energy to the ozone atmosphere and to obtain the oxide by oxidizing the raw material adsorbed to surface of the substrate; buffer region connected to the processing space and being supplied with inert gas; and partition unit to partition the buffer region off from the processing space when the atmosphere gas is supplied to the processing space and to have the buffer region communicate with the processing space when ozone is decomposed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361551 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION PROCESSES FOR FORMING THE PROTECTIVE COATINGS - A protective coating for an electronic device, such as a coating that is substantially impermeable to moisture and oxygen, comprises an ultra-thin film comprising a plurality of sub-layers formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes. Low temperature ALD processes may be used to form the sub-layers of the protective coating. The density of the protective film may be enhanced with energy, to which the protective coating or sub-layers thereof may be exposed during deposition or intermittently during the deposition process. ALD apparatuses that are equipped to perform the disclosed processes are also disclosed, as are electronic devices that include the disclosed protective coatings. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING PARTICULATE MATERIAL - An apparatus and method for arranging a precursor vapor flow through a vertical atomic layer deposition (ALD) cartridge along a top-to-bottom vertical channel in a central area of the cartridge, and for moving particulate material to be ALD processed in the cartridge upwards, upon rotation, by a threaded area substantially extending from the vertical channel to a side wall of the cartridge, and downwards along the vertical channel to cause the particulate material to cycle during ALD processing. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361553 | ROTATING SEMI-BATCH ALD DEVICE - The present invention provides a rotating semi-batch ALD device and process which ensure high productivity, minimal particle formation, low gas consumption and high coverage during the production of semiconductors, liquid crystals, LEDs and/or solar cells. The rotating semi-batch ALD device and ALD process are characterized in that: a reaction gas supply means is configured from a shower plate for evenly discharging gas, a cavity for allowing gas to flow down gradually, and a partition wall surrounding the shower plate and the cavity; and a purge gas supply means is configured from a shower plate that causes gas to flow evenly at a high flow velocity in the transverse direction in the narrow gap between the purge gas supply means and substrates being treated. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361554 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A mechanism includes a shower head; and a process space installed at a downstream side of the shower head. The shower head includes: a lid of the shower head having a through hole formed therein; a first dispersion mechanism having a front end to be inserted into the through hole and the other end connected to a gas supplier; a gas guide including a plate part configured to be widened in a downward direction, and a connecting part installed between the plate part and the lid, the connecting part having at least one hole formed therein; and a second dispersion mechanism installed at a downstream side of the gas guide. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361555 | CVD EPITAXIAL REACTOR CHAMBER WITH RESISTIVE HEATING, THREE CHANNEL SUBSTRATE CARRIER AND GAS PREHEAT STRUCTURE - A CVD reactor for depositing material on substrates may comprise: a vacuum chamber; at least two substrate carriers arranged in parallel in a row within the vacuum chamber, each of the at least two substrate carriers comprising mounting positions for a plurality of substrates, the mounting positions being on the walls of channels configured for flowing process gases, the channels being in parallel planes within all of the at least two substrate carriers; a planar electrically resistive heater between every two adjacent substrate carriers in the row; and planar heaters at both ends of the row. Furthermore, CVD reactor chambers with three channel substrate carriers and/or gas preheat structure are described herein. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361556 | Deposition Apparatus and Use Methods - A deposition apparatus comprises: an infeed chamber; a preheat chamber; a deposition chamber; and optionally at least one of a cooldown chamber and an outlet chamber. At least a first of the preheat chamber and the cooldown chamber contains a buffer system for buffering workpieces respectively passing to or from the deposition chamber. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361557 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes a susceptor on which a substrate is placed, a processing chamber that accommodates the susceptor, a multi-wavelength light source that generates multi-wavelength light, a light absorption chamber partially comprising a transmission plate for allowing the multi-wavelength light to pass therethrough and configured to prevent a gas from accessing the processing chamber, an introducing pipe that introduces the gas into the light absorption chamber, and an exhaust pipe that exhausts the gas from the light absorption chamber, wherein the multi-wavelength light passes through the transmission plate, then passes through the light absorption chamber and reaches the substrate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361558 | Apparatus and Method For Intraluminal Polymer Deposition - Methods and apparatus for applying a coating to an interior surface surrounding a passage of an article. A plasma is generated from a process gas inside the passage of the article, and the coating is deposited from the plasma on the interior surface. The article may optionally be placed inside of a passage of a conductive conduit. Either the article or the conductive conduit is coupled with a radio-frequency generator for generating the plasma inside the passage of the article. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361559 | HYDROPHOBIZATION TREATMENT APPARATUS, HYDROPHOBIZATION TREATMENT METHOD, AND HYDROPHOBIZATION TREATMENT RECORDING MEDIUM - A hydrophobization treatment apparatus includes a cooling device which cools a substrate, a light irradiation device which irradiates thermal radiation light from light sources onto front surface of the substrate, a gas supply device which supplies hydrophobization-treatment gas to the substrate, an exhaust device which exhausts the gas, a lifting device which moves the substrate such that the lifting device raises and lowers the substrate between the cooling device and light sources, and a control device which has circuitry to control the light irradiation device, the gas supply device, the exhaust device and the lifting device. The circuitry of the control device executes first gas supply control to discharge and exhaust the gas into and from the space between the gas container and substrate, and after the first control, second gas supply control to discharge and exhaust the gas into and from the space between the gas container and substrate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361560 | RESIN ARTICLE HAVING PLATING LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided with a method of manufacturing a resin article having a plating layer. A portion of a surface of a resin article is irradiated with ultraviolet rays. A binding agent is applied to the surface of the resin article. The binding agent binds the resin article with an electroless plating catalyst. The resin article applied with the binding agent is washed using an alkaline solution. The electroless plating catalyst is applied to the surface of the resin article after the resin article was washed. The resin article applied with the electroless plating catalyst is submerged in an electroless plating solution. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361561 | FLAME-ASSISTED FLASH SINTERING - The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method of sintering inorganic powder coatings on substrates, and includes a flame and an electric plasma. The method is capable of being used in an open atmospheric environment. The substrate is electrically conductive and is used as one electrode while the flame is used as the other electrode that is moved over the areas of the powder coating to be sintered. An electrical current is used to cause a plasma produced through the flame, resulting in a combined energy and temperature profile sufficient for inorganic powder-powder and powder-substrate bonding. This method is referred to as “flame-assisted flash sintering” (FAFS). | 2015-12-17 |
20150361562 | LAMINATED COATING HAVING EXCELLENT ABRASION RESISTANCE - A laminated coating film according to the present invention comprises at least one coating film (A) and at least one coating film (B) laminated on each other and has excellent abrasion resistance. [Coating film (A)] The compositional formula is (M | 2015-12-17 |
20150361563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL CURRENT - Method and system for generating electrical energy from a volume of water. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361564 | ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROXIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING METAL OXIDATION - There are provided methods and systems for an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode where the anode is contacted with a metal ion that converts the metal ion from a lower oxidation state to a higher oxidation state. The metal ion in the higher oxidation state is reacted with hydrogen gas, an unsaturated hydrocarbon, and/or a saturated hydrocarbon to form products. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361565 | Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Alpha-Olefins - An electrolytic method of producing olefins from alkali metal salts of carboxylic acids is disclosed. The carboxylic acid may be from a variety of sources including fermented biomass that is subsequently neutralized using an alkali metal base. The method enables the efficient production of olefins including alpha-olefins as well as useful olefin products such as synthetic oils. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361566 | SYNTHESIS OF HIGH-SURFACE-AREA NANOPOROUS BIVO4 ELECTRODES - Photoelectrochemical materials and photoelectrodes comprising the materials are provided. The photoelectrochemical materials comprise a porous, high-surface-area BiVO | 2015-12-17 |
20150361567 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE CATALYST AND DEVICE - A positive electrode catalyst, for use in a positive electrode in a device provided with the positive electrode and a negative electrode, in which a reaction represented by 4 OH | 2015-12-17 |
20150361568 | CONICAL GRAPHITE ELECTRODE WITH RAISED EDGE - A carbon electrode has a conical or pyramidal tip, wherein the tip is surrounded on its side by a raised edge. | 2015-12-17 |