51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150361569 | Self-Contained Electrolysis Unit - A standalone unit is provided to allow for onboard hydrogen generation for engine intake aboard a vehicle such as a heavy duty truck. The hydrogen generation is accomplished by an electrolysis unit, which is rendered operative by integrating it with a vehicle, including electrical connections to the vehicle battery and fluid connections to the intake of the vehicle engine. The electrolysis unit and related electrical and electronic items are housed within an enclosure, with the enclosure being secured to the frame rails of a heavy duty truck by a mounting system. The mounting system does not require the use of drilling or other permanent alterations to be made to the frame rails, and is height-adjustable to provide sufficient clearance for the driveshaft of the heavy duty truck. Utilization of the generated hydrogen results in decreased vehicle emissions and improved fuel economy, available to heavy duty truck via retrofit of the standalone unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361570 | METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF LIQUID STREAM CHARACTERISTICS - A method for extraction of target components from raw liquid streams includes steps of providing at least one electrochemical cell arranged to support redox reactions resulting in electrochemical change of oxidation states and concentration of at least one ionized target component, and to control at least one pH value of at least one electrolyte in the at least one electrochemical cell; introducing a raw liquid stream comprising a combination of constituent ionic species into the at least one electrochemical cell; operating the at least one electrochemical cell to change concentrations of at least two oxidation states of at least one targeted ionic species from the constituent ionic species; operating the at least one electrochemical cell to maintain a predetermined range of pH of the at least one electrolyte and to eliminate at least one target component pertinent to the at least one oxidation state of the targeted ionic species. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361571 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CHROMIUM COATING ON A METAL SUBSTRATE - A method for producing a trivalent chromium based coating on a metal substrate, a layer of nickel phosphorus alloy is deposited on a metal substrate and a trivalent chromium layer is electroplated on the Ni—P layer. The coated metal substrate is subjected to one or more heat treatments to harden the coating and to produce multiphase layers including at least one layer containing crystalline Ni and crystalline Ni | 2015-12-17 |
20150361572 | Single-Face Electrogalvanized, Chromium-Free Surface Treated Steel Plate for Fuel Tank and Surface Treatment Agent - The invention relates to an inorganic aqueous surface treatment agent for a single-face electrogalvanized, chromium free surface treated steel plate, a single-face electrogalvanized, chromium-free surface treated steel plate used for fuel tanks and a process of making the same. The inorganic aqueous surface treatment agent for a single-face electrogalvanized, chromium free surface treated steel plate comprises the following components: one or more metallic ion compounds comprising at least one of Zn | 2015-12-17 |
20150361573 | METHOD OF MAKING CURRENT COLLECTOR - A method of making a current collector includes following steps. A carbon nanotube layer is provided, and the carbon nanotube layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. A carbon nanotube composite layer is formed via electroplating a first metal layer on the first surface and electroplating a second metal layer on the second surface. A first carbon nanotube layer and a second carbon nanotube layer is formed by separating the carbon nanotube composite layer, wherein the first carbon nanotube layer is attached on the first metal layer, and the second carbon nanotube layer is attached on the second metal layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361574 | Lighting Tiles - We describe a lighting tile having a substrate bearing an electrode structure, the electrode structure comprising: a plurality of electrically conductive tracks disposed over said substrate; and an electrical connection region connecting to said plurality of tracks; wherein the height of said tracks tapers away from said connection region to compensate for a reduction in luminance from said lighting tile array from the electrical connection region which arises from a non-uniform voltage drop which appears along the tracks in use. Advantageously the tracks are fabricated by electroplating: then, as the rate of deposition is determined by the voltage drop along a track during plating, the height of the deposited tracks, and therefore their resistance, will match the profile required in operation to compensate for the reduction in luminance which would otherwise occur. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361575 | METHOD OF SURFACE-TREATING ALUMINUM MATERIAL FOR DISSIPATING HEAT - The present application relates to a method of surface-treating an aluminum material for dissipating heat, which is capable of increasing the radiation heat flux to thus enhance heat dissipation performance, and includes anodizing an aluminum material using an electrolyte composed of oxalic acid, and forming cobalt sulfide (CoS) in surface pores of the aluminum material thus sealing the surface of the aluminum material. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361576 | Acid Mist Control Apparatus - Provided is an acid mist control apparatus for the control of acid mist emissions in an electrolytic cell. The apparatus includes an elongate hood having longitudinal edges, an upper surface and a lower surface; and a receiving aperture which is adapted to receive therethrough an anode of an electrolytic cell. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361577 | METHOD OF CASTING INGOT AND CONTAINING DEVICE OF INGOT CASTING FURNACE FOR CONTAINING MATERIALS OF INGOT - A method of casting an ingot includes the following steps: place solid silicon raw materials on a bottom of a containing device, wherein the containing device includes a container and a graphite layer provided on a surrounding wall and an inner bottom of the container, and the solid silicon raw materials are stacked upon the graphite layer on the inner bottom; heat the container to melt the solid silicon raw material into liquid state; cool the container from the bottom up till all of the silicon raw materials are crystallized and solidified. The solidified silicon raw materials become an ingot. Whereby, the graphite layer can effectively prevent impurities of the container from contaminating the ingot. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361578 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A SILICON WAFER - An apparatus for the continuously forming a crystalline ribbon from molten silicon is introduced. A heater is provided including a pair of spaced planar electrodes parallel to the surface of the molten silicon for capacitively coupling radio frequency electrical currents into the material causing a ribbon of material to melt along a zone. A conductive electrode in thermal contact with a respective cooler and a dielectric layer between the conductive and semi-conductive electrodes is provided. A closeable transfer lock defining a chamber configured to accept a portion of the crystalline ribbon is used to transport a portion of the crystalline ribbon out of apparatus while recycling inert gas used in the system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361579 | SAPPHIRE SINGLE CRYSTAL CORE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A sapphire single crystal core having an r-axis direction, a length of 200 mm or more and a diameter of 150 mm or more and containing no air bubbles, and a method of producing the sapphire single crystal core, comprising the steps of:
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20150361580 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTI SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTALS - The present invention provides a device and method of use the device for simultaneously producing multiple silicon carbide crystals. The device comprises: a reaction unit comprising a cylindrical crucible and a circular cover corresponding to the cylindrical crucible; a thermal insulation material arranged above, below, and peripherally around the reaction unit; a reaction enclosure surrounding the reaction unit and the thermal insulation material; and a heating system corresponding to and encircling the reaction enclosure; wherein the cylindrical crucible has a side provided with a rotating mechanism for driving the cylindrical crucible into rotation, and the thermal insulation material above the reaction unit is arranged on the circular cover and has a thickness decreasing from a center of the circular cover toward a rim of the circular cover. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361581 | WINDOW ASSEMBLY FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Apparatus for use in an inline substrate processing tool are provided herein. In some embodiments, a window assembly for use in an inline substrate processing tool may include a window body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the window body including a central translucent portion configured to pass radiant heat emitted from a radiant heat lamp through the central translucent portion, and a surface treated portion disposed about the central translucent portion and disposed on each of the inner and outer surfaces, the surface treated portion configured to minimize total internal reflections of the radiant heat emitted from the radiant heat lamp, and one or more molded seals disposed proximate an outer edge of the window body and on each of the inner and outer surfaces | 2015-12-17 |
20150361582 | Gas Flow Flange For A Rotating Disk Reactor For Chemical Vapor Deposition - A gas flow flange includes a first and a second section. The first section includes a plurality of first gas channels positioned inside and parallel to a top surface. A plurality of second gas input channels are positioned perpendicular to the top surface and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. Each of the plurality of first gas input channels are aligned with an output of a corresponding one of the plurality of first gas input channels. The second section includes a plurality of second gas input channels that are positioned perpendicular to and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the second section. Each of the plurality of second gas input channels are aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of second gas input channels. Fluid cooling conduits are positioned perpendicular to the top surface of the second section. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361583 | DUAL AUXILIARY DOPANT INLETS ON EPI CHAMBER - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for processing semiconductor substrates with dual or multiple dopant inlets formed at different locations of an epitaxial chamber configured to supply dopant gases toward different locations of the substrate during deposition. In one embodiment, a gas delivery system configured to couple to an epitaxial deposition chamber includes a gas conduit has a first end and a second end configured to dispose in an epitaxial deposition chamber, the first end coupled to a gas panel and a second end branched out to include an auxiliary inner dopant inlet and an auxiliary outer dopant inlet, wherein the auxiliary inner dopant inlet and the auxiliary outer dopant inlet are independently controlled when implementing in the epitaxial deposition chamber. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361584 | ROLLED COPPER FOIL FOR PRODUCING TWO-DIMENSIONAL HEXAGONAL LATTICE COMPOUND AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TWO-DIMENSIONAL HEXAGONAL LATTICE COMPOUND - A rolled copper foil for producing a two-dimensional hexagonal lattice compound, including P: 0.01 to 0.21 wt %, Fe: 0.006 wt % or less, and the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, and having the following relationship: 2.0<=(I/I | 2015-12-17 |
20150361585 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SIC SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE FOR EPITAXIAL SIC WAFER, AND SIC SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE FOR EPITAXIAL SIC WAFER - Provided is a method for manufacturing an SiC single-crystal substrate making it possible to obtain an epitaxial SiC wafer provided with a high-quality SiC single-crystal thin film devoid of surface defects, etc. Also provided is said SiC single-crystal substrate. A method for manufacturing an SiC single-crystal substrate for an epitaxial SiC wafer having a high-quality SiC single-crystal thin film devoid of surface defects, etc., wherein the surface of the SiC single-crystal substrate is polished using chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) at a speed of no more than 100 nm/h to remove the surface in a thickness of 100 nm or greater, and produce no more than 1 approximately circular pit per cm | 2015-12-17 |
20150361586 | SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - A silicon carbide single crystal includes a spiral dislocation. The spiral dislocation includes a L dislocation having a burgers vector defined as b, which satisfies an equation of b><0001>+1/3<11-20>. The L dislocation has a density equal to or lower than 300 dislocations/cm | 2015-12-17 |
20150361587 | CRYSTAL OF NITRIDE OF GROUP-13 METAL ON PERIODIC TABLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a crystal of a nitride of a Group-13 metal on the Periodic Table which has good crystallinity and has no crystal strain, and to provide a production method for the crystal. The crystal of a nitride of a Group-13 metal on the Periodic Table of the present invention, comprises oxygen atom and hydrogen atom in the crystal and has a ratio of a hydrogen concentration to an oxygen concentration therein of from 0.5 to 4.5. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361588 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DRAWN MULTIFILAMENT YARN - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polyolefin multifilament yarn comprising twisting a partially drawn multifilament yarn and post-twist-drawing the twisted partially drawn multifilament yarn. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361589 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE WIRE - A method for making carbon nanotube composite wire includes providing at least one carbon nanotube film. A graphene film is grown on a top surface of a substrate. The at least one carbon nanotube film is pasted with the graphene film. The substrate is removed to form a carbon nanotube/graphene composite film. The carbon nanotube/graphene composite film is curled and then twisted. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361590 | PROCESS FOR MAKING FILAMENT HAVING UNIQUE TIP AND SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS - A process for making a filament for use in a brush implement comprises providing a composite filament comprising an external material and at least one internal material, wherein the tip surface comprises the internal material surrounded by the external material, the internal material having longitudinal shrinkage characteristics that differ from those of the external material; and causing the internal material to shrink inside the external material, whereby the internal material comprising the tip surface sinks relative to the external material comprising the tip surface so that at least one crater is formed at the tip surface of the filament, the at least one crater comprising a bottom formed by the internal material and walls formed by the external material, the at least one crater having a surface edge of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361591 | SIZING AGENT-COATED CARBON FIBER BUNDLE, CARBON FIBER BUNDLE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PREPREG - A sizing agent-coated carbon fiber bundle has a sizing agent containing an aliphatic epoxy compound (C) and an aromatic epoxy compound (D) coated on the carbon fiber bundle, wherein the carbon fiber in the carbon fiber bundle is the one which exhibits, when measured by single-fiber composite fragmentation method, a number of fiber breaks of at least 2.0/mm when apparent single-fiber stress is 15.3 GPa and the number of fiber breaks of up to 1.7/mm when the apparent single-fiber stress is 12.2 GPa. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361592 | Air Spinning Machine and Method for Operating the Same - The invention relates to a method for operating an air spinning machine, whereas the air spinning machine features at least one spinning unit with one spinning nozzle ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361593 | Open-End Spinning Device with an Intermediate Chamber - In an open-end spinning device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361594 | Air Spinning Machine and Method for Operating it - The invention refers to a method to operate an air spinning machine, in which the air spinning machine has at least one spinning unit with a spinning nozzle ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361595 | Antimicrobial Multicomponent Synthetic Fiber and Method of Making Same - A method of producing synthetic threads and yarns which utilize a multicomponent structure having silver in an external sheath. The threads and yarns are then texturized via a false-twist process to increase the amount of silver available at the exterior surfaces of the threads and yarns. The resultant yarns and threads are also provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361596 | Hybrid tank wall for high performance crash resistant tanks - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to reinforcement materials for use in reinforcing flexible tank walls, and particularly to hybrid textiles and weaving patterns that have been found particularly useful with such hybrid textiles. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361597 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND MERCHANDISING A CUSTOM FIT PANT AND CUSTOM FIT PANTS - Methods for producing a pant, pants and methods for merchandising a pant. A pant is produced at a production facility by weaving right and left portions thereof using a multi-layer weaving process so as to produce an outer woven fly-cover layer and an inner woven left fly extension layer, or to form at least one pocket in at least one such portion, or both, and attaching the left portion of the pant to the right portion of the pant by stitching at least a portion of the crotch seam. The pant is then finished at a point of sale by stitching any remaining portion of the crotch seam and the inseams based on body dimensions and preferences of a purchaser to provide a custom fit. A pant produced at least in part by these steps is also presented. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361598 | FABRIC IN PARTICULAR MADE OF CARBON YARNS HAVING LOW THICKNESS VARIABILITY COMBINED WITH A SPECIFIC BASIS WEIGHT RANGE - Fabric having warp and weft yarns where the filaments in the yarns freely move relatively to each other. The basis weight of the fabric is related to the thickness standard deviation of a stack of three identical fabrics deposited on each other. For basis weights greater than or equal to 40 g/m | 2015-12-17 |
20150361599 | Woven Fabrics Containing Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Fibers - Woven and knit fabrics containing expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) fibers and at least one other fiber are provided. The ePTFE fiber may be woven or knit as a single, non-twisted fiber, as part of a multifilament fiber, or may be twisted or braided with another fiber. The ePTFE fiber, whether alone or in combination with a weave fiber(s), may be utilized in either the warp and/or the weft direction. The woven and knit fabrics are concurrently breathable, lightweight, durable, drapable, and fast drying. The ePTFE fibers have a substantially rectangular configuration. In some embodiments, the woven or knit fabric is flame resistant. In addition, the woven and knit fabrics are quiet, soft, and drapable. Treatments may be provided to the surface of the ePTFE fiber and/or the fabrics to impart one or more desired functionality, such as, for example, oleophobicity, anti-microbial, contamination resistance, or UV stability. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361600 | Yarn Feeding Device - Disclosed here is a yarn feeding device of use in making textile products by hand. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361601 | Sock Ruler System - A sock ruler | 2015-12-17 |
20150361602 | Piercing Crochet Hook - Disclosed here is a type of crochet hook of use in piercing a material for crocheting purposes, where the crochet hook's end may be tapered at a sufficiently acute angle so as to allow the end to pierce the desired material. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361603 | WARP KNITTED FABRIC AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A warp knitted fabric includes a set of non-elastomeric yarn of substantially the same type, fully threaded from a guide bar at the front side of the Tricot type warp knitting machine and knitted in a close 2×1 stitch pattern, and a set of elastomeric yarn of substantially the same type, fully threaded from a guide bar at the rear side of the Tricot type warp knitting machine and knitted in an open 1×1 pillar stitch pattern. The gripping and gummy characteristics on the technical face of the fabric composed of the non-elastomeric and elastomeric yarns are firmly accomplished and quantifiably exposed. A method of manufacturing the warp knitted fabric of this type is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361604 | PAPER GUIDE ROPE - The invention relates to a paper guide rope, braided from a plurality of textile subunits, wherein each subunit contains a plurality of twisted yarns made from multifilament yarn. The rope according to the invention is characterized in that the titre of at least part of the twisted yarns, preferably of all the twisted yarns, is in each case at most 5000 dtex, and that the twist rate of at least part of the twisted yarns, preferably of all the twisted yarns, is in each case at least 150 T/m. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361605 | SUPPORT GUIDE FOR MAKING DECK SEAMS AND FRENCH SEAMS WITH SLIDE FASTENER - Disclosed is a support guide for sewing a decorative topstitch on a seam with a slide fastener, the support guide including a first top surface; and a second top surface, the first top surface coplanar with the second top surface and spaced apart from the second top surface by a distance sized to accept the slide fastener. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361606 | OVERLOCK SEWING MACHINE - The overlock sewing machine includes a first switching part for switching an interlocked state where an upper knife drive part and an upper knife are interlocked and a released state where the upper knife drive part and the upper knife are not interlocked each other; a second switching part for switching the upper knife between the projection position and retreat position and, an operation part for switching a first switching part and an second switching part between a first mode where, when the first switching part provides the interlocked state, the second switching part sets the upper knife at the projection position; a second mode where, when the first switching part provides the released state, the second switching part sets the upper knife at the projection position; and, a third mode where, when the first switching part provides the released state, the second switching part sets the upper knife at the retreat position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361607 | Structure Of Conveyor Driving Fabric Dyeing Machine - The present invention provides an improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing machine. A liquid storage tank is provided in the interior of the machine body, at a rear end or a front end thereof, to be concealed inside the machine body or exposed outside the machine body in order to receive dye liquid falling back from a rear end of a dyeing tube to thereby greatly reduce the amount of the dye liquid used. Further, a heat exchanger or a filter may be additionally and individually arranged inside the liquid storage tank, or alternatively, a heat exchanger and a filter are simultaneously arranged in the liquid storage tank to proceed with heat exchange with the dye liquid thereby simplifying the structure of the dyeing machine. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361608 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING AND ADDING DETERGENT TO WATER FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE - A method and apparatus for determining the amount of detergent in water used in a washing machine and to supplementing such water as needed for a wash load is provided. The amount of detergent present in grey water that is reused for washing, as well as the amount released from clothes or other articles to be washed, can also be determined. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361609 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine includes a casing, an exterior container disposed within the casing, configured to store washing water for washing, and supported to the casing, and a suspension module disposed between the exterior container and the casing and configured to buffer a vibration transferred from the exterior container to the casing. The suspension module includes a holder disposed between a horizontal suspension and a vertical suspension and configured to generate a relative movement in a length direction and to perform buffering on a vibration in a direction that crosses the length direction when the vibration is reduced. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361610 | CLOTHS SEPARATING DEVICE - Reduction of time and labor required for manually disentangling the bundle of cloths to some extent beforehand. A cloths separating device for disentangling a bundle of cloths consisting of a plurality of cloths tangled with one another includes: a cloths pick-up mechanism which holds a part of cloths on a cloths transport conveyor and picks the part of cloths, in a hanging state, obliquely upward; a pair of upper and lower compression conveyors, whose entrance is located so as to face a middle part of the cloths picked up in a hanging state, the clearance between the compression conveyors becoming narrower from the entrance toward an exit; and a cloths push-in mechanism which pushes the middle part of the cloths into the entrance of the compression conveyors. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361611 | Electrothermal Device for a Steam Iron - An electrothermal device adapted for heating water into steam includes a heating plate including a heating base wall, an ironing plate mounted below the heating plate and including an ironing base wall and a spacing chamber, and a separating member. The heating base wall has a main perforation unit extending therethrough. The ironing base wall is spaced apart from the heating base wall, and has a secondary perforation unit communicating with the main perforation unit to allow the steam from the heating plate to pass through the ironing plate. The spacing chamber is formed between the heating base wall and the ironing base wall. The separating member is disposed on one of the heating base wall and the ironing base wall for separating the spacing chamber from the main perforation unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361612 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CURVED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE MADE FROM COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of fabricating a curved cellular structure includes making an expandable fiber structure by multilayer weaving between layers of warp yarns and layers of weft yarns, the structure having zones of non-interlinking extending in the thickness of the structure, the non-interlinking zones spaced apart from one another by portions of interlinking between layers of weft yarns, the portions of interlinking offset by one or more weft yarns in a direction parallel to the direction of the layers of weft yarns between each series of these planes; impregnating the fiber structure with a resin; expanding the fiber structure on support tooling to form a cell in the fiber structure at each zone of non-interlinking, the tooling also presenting a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the cellular structure that is to be fabricated; and polymerizing the resin of the fiber structure to form a curved cellular structure. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361613 | METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ELONGATE MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH GRAFTED CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND PRODUCT - A method includes the following steps: providing a grafting device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361614 | AQUEOUS DYEING COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR SYNTHETIC SUBSTRATES - A composition of matter for aqueous dyeing of synthetic substrates and a method of aqueous dyeing of a synthetic substrate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361615 | Dyed Olefin Yarns And Textile Fabrics Using Such Yarns - A novel olefin fiber or yarn, textile fabric or film is manufactured using olefin that contains variable amounts of a unique dyeable concentrate additive including relevant amounts of amorphous nylon and nylon 6 and/or nylon 66. Fabrics, fibers, yarns and films made according this invention can be processed using conventional nylon dyeing systems carried out at atmospheric pressure. The dyeable concentrate additive can be easily dosed into a conventional fiber or film extruder or can be formed into blended pellets which can be extruded into olefin fiber or film dyeable at atmospheric pressures. Multiple tones of a color can be dyed in a single dye bath by using different amounts of dyeable concentrate in different yarns or fibers. This invention is of particular value in the apparel, carpet, home furnishings and soft signage industries. Significant energy savings may be realized in carrying out the dyeing processes at atmospheric pressures. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361616 | PROCESS FOR ISOLATING CELLULOSE FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS, ISOLATED CELLULOSE OF TYPE I AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS COMPRISING SAME - Described herein are processes for the production of a cellulose pulp and processes for isolating cellulose from cellulose-containing biomass. The processes of the invention comprises contacting the biomass with a source of anions and a source of cations, the source of anions and the source of cations being selected to react exothermically with the biomass and with each other. The processes of the invention have the particularity of generating exothermic reactions through enthalpies of reaction and mixture. Accordingly, the processes of the invention do not require any supply of external energy since the required energy is provided by chemical reagents that are already present in the biomass or added as needed. The invention also relates to isolated cellulose obtained from these processes and the use of same in various materials. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361617 | AN APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND/OR DEWATERNG OF CELLULOSE PULP - Apparatus for washing and/or dewatering cellulose pulp is disclosed including a movable permeable surface in a pulp transportation chamber having a chamber gap above the movable permeable surface, a pulp distributor for distributing pulp onto the movable permeable surface, a throttle having a throttle gap width and an adjustable throttle adjuster to remotely adjust the throttle gap width so that a volume of pulp flow into the pulp distributor is equal to or greater than the volume of pulp flow out of the distributor during operation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361618 | PAPER-STRENGTH AGENTS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PULP PRODUCTS - Paper strength agents comprising a vegetable protein or polysaccharide and a cross linker are disclosed. Methods of preparing such agents and using them to increase the strength of a pulp product are also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361619 | METHOD OF PRODUCING STRUCTURE FOR PRODUCING CASTING, AND STRUCTURE SUCH AS MOLD - Provided is a method of producing a structure for producing a casting, including: a process (I) of obtaining a slurry composition containing an organic fiber, an inorganic fiber, a thermosetting resin, and water; a process (II) of obtaining a fiber laminate by subjecting the slurry composition to papermaking; and a process (III) of dehydrating the fiber laminate and thereafter drying the resultant, in which the process (I) includes a process (I-1) of beating a mixture containing the organic fiber and water, a process (I-2) of mixing the mixture obtained in the process (I-1) and water, and a process (I-3) of mixing the mixture obtained in the process (I-2) and the inorganic fiber, the thermosetting resin is mixed in at least any of the process (I-1), the process (I-2), and the process (I-3), and an average fiber length of the inorganic fiber in the structure for producing a casting is 1 mm or longer and 5 mm or shorter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361620 | METHOD AND MOULD FOR WELDING THE ENDS OF TWO RAIL PORTIONS - Method for the aluminothermic welding of rails, involving the steps of:—triggering an aluminothermic reaction in a crucible,—pouring the metal resulting from said reaction into the mould so as to fill the moulding cavity from the rail flange,—after filling the cavity, triggering a second aluminothermic reaction above the rail head, and pouring the metal resulting from said reaction into the cavity in the region of the rail head. The mould used in the method is designed to fit over the ends of two rails to form a moulding cavity comprising a crucible positioned above the rail head region so that it can be fed with molten metal of the cavity via a secondary passage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361621 | METHOD TO FORM A RAIL JOINT, AND A RAIL JOINT - The invention relates to a method to form a rail joint, in which staggerings ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361622 | Flexible Accessible Railroad Pan System - A flexible Metal pan system used to collect and contain spilled liquids or granular substances that are being loaded or unloaded from railroad tank cars. Shallow rectilinear pans with drainage points at either or both ends, that rest on the railroad ties, installed between the rails, in conjunction with parallel pans installed on the outside of the rails. Multiple pans can be connected end to end as required. All connection points are secured with flexible attachments such as springs or elastomeric materials. Flexible drainage hoses connect to a transfer tank mounted between the ties. Recessed connection points are easily accessed by removing covers located at both ends of the pans. A transfer tank is equipped with an exit port that can be attached to storage tanks. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361623 | MULTIPLE TIER ELEVATED LIGHT TRAIN - A method for enabling elevated trains for travel both above as well as below a vertically tiered pair of tracks by having wheels both in the upper and lower area of the train with the ability to switch, at the end of the line, from traveling on the upper tracks using lower wheels to traveling on the lower track using upper wheels, where the said method of switching between upper and lower tracks enables trains to be moved between multiple levels serving as passing loops as well as vertical depots. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361624 | ROLLABLE MAT FOR ALLOWING VEHICLES TO PASS, THE MAT HAVING DISTINCT POCKETS - The invention relates to a mat ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361625 | CONCRETE RUNWAYS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND SLABS ON GRADE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The invention comprises a method of forming a slab on grade. The method comprises placing a first layer of insulating material horizontally on the ground and placing plastic concrete for a slab on grade on the first layer of insulating material. The plastic concrete is then formed into a desired shape having a top and sides. A second layer of insulating material is placed on the top of the plastic concrete and the first and second layers of insulating material are left in place until the concrete is at least partially cured. The second layer of insulating material is then removed. The product made by the method is also disclosed. A slab on grade is also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361626 | METHOD FOR HEATING A PAVER SCREED OF A ROAD PAVER - The invention concerns a method for heating a paver screed ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361627 | Electric Powered Systems for Paving Machines - A paving machine having electric powered systems in lieu of hydraulic systems for performing work at a work site may include an integrated generator operatively connected to a power source of the paving machine, such as an engine, to produce AC power. A power converter may receive the AC power and output DC power to electric motors, with each electric motor being operatively connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of mechanical components. The power converter may distribute power from the generator to the plurality of electric motors in response to commands to actuate the plurality of mechanical components input at an operator station. The electric powered systems may include propulsion devices, material conveyors, augers and the like. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361628 | Wave Attenuator - A floating wave attenuator including a plurality of elongated pipes, each including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, wherein the elongated pipes are secured together into a triangular formation oriented substantially between a protected area and anticipated wave activity, to provide a cross section against the wave activity, an opening at each end of the elongated pipes, for providing the elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity, and a plurality of cables for securing a selected corrugated pipe at its desired location within the water. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361629 | Docking System with Joint Supports - A set of components that can be used to construct a structurally sound dock are disclosed. The components can be extruded and the components are shaped such that interconnected components provide support for the other components thereby alleviating weak points due to welded only joints. A fascia channel provides additional strength by including structures that improve the vertical and horizontal strength of the fascia channel. HDPE plastic inserts and sheaves provide sound dampening for metal to metal contact points. Other components include a corner connector, a post system and a hinge system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361630 | AUTOMATIC WATER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OPEN DITCH DRAINAGE - An automatic water control system for open ditch drainage includes a drainage control apparatus that is designed to be disposed in a drainage ditch and to control the water level in the drainage ditch, as well as the water table level in the field. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361631 | MARINE BARRIER GATE - A marine barrier gate includes a pleated row of buoyant panels movable between an expanded position where the panels have an angle therebetween, and a retracted position where the panels are substantially parallel. A first buoy is attached to a first end of the panel row, and a second buoy is remote from the panels when the panels are in the retracted position. The second buoy has a tow winch and cable attached to a second end opposite the first end, for moving the panels from the retracted position to the expanded position. The first buoy comprises a catenary winch and cable movably engagable with the panels and attached to the second buoy. When the panels are in the retracted position, the catenary winch sets a length or tension of the catenary cable such that it absorbs catenary loads on the barrier when the panels are moved to the expanded position by the tow winch. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361632 | DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR TREATING GROUND, CONSTRUCTIONS AND THE LIKE BY GROUTING - A device for treating ground, structures and the like by grouting, including an extended tubular body which has injection conduits extending along a longitudinal direction. One or more openings, each provided with a non-return valve and each located in a position along the longitudinal direction different from the position of the one or more openings made along each other injection conduit, are provided along each injection conduit. A plurality of such devices are fed by at least one feed distributor member, provided with a feed inlet and a plurality of outlets each connected to a feed pipe ending in a distribution attachment which is selectively coupled to one end of the tubular body of each of the treatment devices. Each outlet is thus in communication with a corresponding injection conduit through the respective feed tube. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361633 | PRE-STRESS CORROSION-RESISTANT TUBULAR PILE USED IN SPECIAL COASTAL GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A pre-stress corrosion-resistant tubular pile used in special coastal geological conditions and manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. The raw materials and proportions of the pre-stress corrosion-resistant tubular pile are as follows: 350-450 parts by weight of cement; 90-135 parts by weight of an ore powder; 600-700 parts by weight of sand; 100-120 parts by weight of stones; water and a water reducing agent; wherein the cement and ore powder are gels; the weight ratio of water to the gels is 0.30-0.31, and the mass ratio of the water reducing agent to the gels is (1.8-2.2):100. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361634 | Assembly for mooring a pile with a mooring line and method implemented with said assembly - Assembly for mooring a pile with a mooring line. The assembly according to one implementation has a frame disposed on the pile that is configured to support a connecting end of a chain, the other end of the chain being connected to the pile. Said assembly having an attachment assembly having an attachment element connected at one end of the mooring line. Coupling means coupled to the attachment element allows positioning the attachment element with respect to the connecting end of the chain. The coupling means includes guide means for positioning the attachment element on the frame. Fixing means is provided allowing the interconnection of the attachment element and the connecting end of the chain. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361635 | Apparatus and Method for Stabilizing a Slab Foundation - An apparatus for stabilizing a slab foundation comprises a narrow, vertical moisture barrier assembly spaced outside and surrounding the perimeter grade beam of the slab foundation by a predetermined distance, and extends to preferably five feet below surface grade. The narrow trench for the barrier is preferably less than three inches wide. A membrane formed of a synthetic composition forms a moisture barrier against one wall of the narrow trench, and is held in place by back fill. The moisture barrier is intended for use in expansive soils that are subject to shrinking and swelling. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361636 | WORK VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - A control unit of a work vehicle has a transmission requirement determination unit, a command-torque determination unit, and a tractive force limiting unit. The transmission requirement determination unit determines a required tractive force on the basis of an operating amount of an accelerator operating member. The required tractive force is a target tractive force of a travel device. The command-torque determination unit determines an output torque of the electric motor so that the tractive force of the vehicle reaches the required tractive force. The tractive force limiting unit reduces the required tractive force to a value less than a value corresponding to the operating amount of the accelerator operating member when the vehicle is excavating. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361637 | MATERIAL HANDLING MACHINE - A material handling machine includes an arm moveable relative to a chassis of the machine, a first hydraulic actuator operable to lift and lower the arm relative to the chassis, a ground engaging implement mounted on the arm and moveable relative to the arm, a second hydraulic actuator operable to move the ground engaging implement relative to the arm, the second hydraulic actuator having a pressured chamber, pressure within the pressure chamber being indicative of a force of engagement between the ground engaging implement and the ground, and a control system. The control system defines a target pressure for the pressure chamber, the control system being arranged such that when a pressure within the pressured chamber exceeds the target pressure the control system operates the first hydraulic actuator to lift the arm to reduce the force of engagement between the ground engaging implement and the ground. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361638 | BLADE FOR A WORK VEHICLE - A blade for a work vehicle may include a front wall, a back wall, a first support, a second support, and a third support. The front wall may be for engaging material to be moved. The back wall may be positioned at a distance from the front wall. The first support may be positioned between the front wall and the back wall and connected to the front wall and the back wall. The second support may be positioned between the front wall and the back wall and connected to the front wall and the back wall. The third support may positioned between the front wall and the back wall and connected to the front wall and the back wall. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361639 | ADJUSTABLE EARTH SHAPING BLADE AND EARTH SHAPING APPARATUS - An adjustable earth shaping blade comprises a center section and at least one side section pivotally attached to the center section at an oblique angle. The side section may be moved forwards or backwards in order to change the profile of the contacting edge of the adjustable earth shaping blade. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361640 | OPERATOR ASSIST ALGORITHM FOR AN EARTH MOVING MACHINE - A system and method are provided for assisting a machine operator in controlling a work tool of the machine. In an embodiment, the work tool is set at a first height and the machine is travelling at a first machine speed, resulting in a first work tool or machine load. Based on these factors, a first work tool control mode or second work tool control mode is chosen. In the first work tool control mode, the work tool is manually controlled within a load limit and a work tool height limit, whereas in the second work tool control mode, the work tool load is controlled toward the first work tool load. Based on operator inputs and machine state, as well as other factors such as ground surface, the machine may switch between control modes, or out of automatic work tool control entirely. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361641 | SWING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINES - The disclosed invention relates to a swing control system for construction machines and is useful in a construction equipment in which the shaking or jerking movement of the upper swing structure due to the moment of inertia thereof is controlled by a simple electrical hydraulic control system so that although the swing manipulation is abruptly and repeatedly performed during the excavation or dumping operation, an operator can control the soft swing start/stop of the upper swing structure in the swing operation of construction machine, thereby improving manipulability and work efficiency of the work apparatus. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361642 | System and Method for Terrain Mapping - A mapping system includes a pose sensor, a mapping sensor, a database defining a work surface, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive pose signals and determine the position and the orientation of the machine and receive mapping signals and determine a plurality of raw data points. The controller further determines a plurality of machine points defining a position of a portion of the machine and filters the plurality of raw data points based upon the plurality of machine points to define a plurality of filtered data points. The database may be updated with the plurality of filtered data points. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361643 | PLASTIC FAUCET FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES OR MOBILE HOMES - A plastic faucet with a built-in balancing valve for RV or mobile home may include an integrally molded water control body which has a mixing seat in its center, and the inner space of the mixing seat is separated into a housing chamber and a valve chamber, wherein the housing chamber is connected with a water outlet tube and the valve chamber is connected with hot and cold water inlet tubes; a balancing valve interposed into valve chamber of the water control body, and the balancing valve has fixing pieces with screw slots which allow it to be securely connected to valve chamber with screw bolts as the valve chamber also have screw holes at corresponding locations; and a control rod that is interposed into the mixing seat and controls water flow by resisting against the balancing valve with a fixed valve plate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361644 | FOOT ACTUATED FLUID CONTROL VALVE - A hands-free faucet control device includes a water valve assembly, a foot peddle assembly and a pull wire connected there between. A continuously-formed injection molded valve housing includes two cylindrically-shaped apertures disposed adjacent to one another where each has an inlet water port and an outlet water port. A valve is disposed in each of the apertures, where both valves are simultaneously movable between a closed position and an open position. A foot pedal assembly includes a foot peddle bracket and an attached foot pedal, where the foot pedal is movable between an up position and a down position. A pull wire is connected at a pull wire first end to the proximal end of the valve and connected at a pull wire second end to the foot pedal, wherein movement of the foot pedal to the down position by a user moves the valves to the open position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361645 | DEVICE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF SOAP INTO A WATER SUPPLY - A device for introducing soap into a high pressure water circuit includes a soap reservoir, a mixing chamber and a pump. A water supply line in fluid communication with a water source and the mixing chamber provides unmixed water to the device. The pump is in fluid communication with the soap reservoir and the mixing chamber and selectively transfers a desired volume of soap from the soap reservoir into the mixing chamber. A mixing valve that is selectively adjustable by a user controls the proportion of the soap and water mixture exiting the device for use. A housing adjustably mounts the device in a shower so that the relative height of the device in a shower may be adjusted. An output supply line in fluid communication with mixing chamber and a nozzle allows a mixture of water and soap to exit the device for use. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361646 | Debris Trap for a Drain - A debris trap for a floor drain includes a rim defining an outer diameter, an inner diameter, a center, and a rim portion extending upwardly from an upper surface portion of the rim at or near the outer diameter. Prongs are integrally formed with the rim and spaced along at least part of the inner diameter. Each prong has a proximal portion extending radially inward from the rim, a free distal end that is only upwardly curved from the proximal portion toward the center, and a width that varies along a length of the prong. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361647 | HIGH-PRESSURE WATER-SAVING CLOSESTOOL - A high-pressure water-saving closestool for the places such as washrooms comprises a high pressure air generator ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361648 | ACCUMULATOR FOR WATER MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of disclosure provide an intermediate accumulator that can receive and hold water prior to its delivery to a vacuum toilet or other water-using source. The pump required to move water from the reservoir to the intermediate accumulator can be much lighter and smaller than pumps previously required in systems that do not use an intermediate accumulator. Providing an intermediate accumulator can provide a more constant flush by holding the pressure inside the accumulator more constant, by equalizing the pressure, and by lowering the total volume required per flush. The accumulator can store energy in the water and deliver it to a water-using source using less energy and requiring less volume. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361649 | Improved dual control mode-type deodorising and water drainage valve - The invention relates to an improved dual control mode-type deodorising and water drainage valve. The water drainage valve includes a linear control water drainage mechanism and a hydraulic water drainage mechanism controlled by a micro-immersible pump. The linear control water drainage mechanism includes a piston with the piston being partitioned into an upper and lower chamber by a central partition plate; the upper chamber is a piston control chamber for controlling the resetting of the piston, and the linear control water drainage mechanism controls the upward action of the piston; and the lower chamber is a water drainage fluid chamber for creating water pressure on the piston. More than one through hole is provided in the central partition plate to communicate with the upper and lower chambers partitioned by the central partition plate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361650 | Mobile Home Anchoring System - The invention provides a system and method of installing or anchoring, to a fixed ground location, a conventional structure such as a mobile home or other residential structure or similar structure. Two rigid longitudinal beams are positioned under the structure to support the structure's weight. The beams are supported by multiple piles that are secured into the ground below. Multiple spaced stabilizers extend from the beams to support the perimeter edges of the mobile home. The piles each are of a specific design including helical elements extending from a central shaft. The piles are preferably secured in the ground with a non-vertical, angled, attitude. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361651 | HEAT-INSULATING CONSOLE FOR JOINING A FACADE TO A BUILDING WALL - A console for joining a façade to a building wall ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361652 | THERMAL AND/OR ACOUSTIC INSULATION MATERIALS SHAPED FROM SILICA - Thermal and/or acoustic insulation materials based on dried precipitated silica, having a total pore volume of from 1 to 5 cm3/g and optionally containing reinforcing fillers and/or opacifying agents, are prepared by:
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20150361653 | BUILDING INSULATION SYSTEM - Insulated building wrap for use on a building wall includes fiberglass insulation laminated to a building wrap material. A building wall that includes the building wrap includes framing studs, an interior wallboard secured to the framing studs, cavity insulation between pairs of the framing studs, exterior sheathing secured to the framing studs, the insulated building wrap, and a decorative external fascia disposed over the insulated building wrap. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361654 | CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT HAVING A CONTROLLABLE HEAT-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT U - A structural element with a controllable heat transfer coefficient comprises a frame. A first sheet and a second sheet opposite one another are arranged in the frame. The sheets and the frame have the effect of defining a closed-off volume which is filled with at least one gas. At least one two-dimensional element is arranged between the sheets. An upper intermediate space is formed between the two-dimensional element and the frame vertically upwardly and a lower intermediate space is formed between the two-dimensional element in the frame vertically downwardly. A first cavity is between the first sheet and the two-dimensional element. A second cavity is between the two-dimensional element and the second sheet. The cavities are connected via the upper intermediate space and the lower intermediate space such that a convection flows between the cavities via the intermediate spaces. At least one means arranged in the intermediate spaces controls the convection flow. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361655 | HIGH WIND EVENT PRESSURE EQUALIZATION DEVICE - A pressure equalization device | 2015-12-17 |
20150361656 | SEISMIC ISOLATION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A composite metal core | 2015-12-17 |
20150361657 | VARIABLE STIFFNESS BRACING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a variable stiffness bracing device comprising: a rectangular frame ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150361658 | VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE - A vibration control device that can achieve the best vibration control effect within an allowable stroke range of a movable mass includes a controller that calculates at least one of a displacement deviation between a target displacement of a movable mass and a displacement of the movable mass detected by a mass displacement sensor and a velocity deviation between a target velocity of the movable mass and a velocity of the movable mass detected by a mass velocity sensor, and generates a control command for making a motor drive the movable mass on the basis of at least one of the displacement deviation and the velocity deviation. The target displacement and the target velocity are set in a manner that the amplitude of the movable mass becomes constant and that phases thereof are delayed 90 degrees with respect to the vibration of a building. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361659 | SOUND DAMPENING WALL - An acoustic dampening dual-stud construction member is disclosed herein. The dual-stud construction member is composed of two single studs adhered to each other with an acoustic dampening material and spaced a fixed distance apart from each other as a single unitary member which may be used in building construction. Walls having a high sound transmission coefficient may be quickly and easily assembled using the unitary member composed of two studs. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361660 | Modular Vertical Stacking Load Bearing Wall and Shoring System - A modular vertical stacking load bearing wall and shoring panel includes a set of opposing columns elongated parallel to a vertical axis, each having a coupler. Each coupler includes an interior plate located in a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the vertical axis and the plate separates the coupler into two sections. A bottom track and a top track are attached between the columns. A top horizontal beam member is attached between the columns with its top surface located below the bottom edge of the coupler. A set of horizontal braces is attached perpendicularly between the columns and are spaced apart. Furring strips are attached to the top track, the bottom track and the horizontal braces. Fire safing material may be deposited in the coupler to promote fire resistance. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361661 | BAR OF A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A FALSE CEILING AND WORKING PROCESS FOR WORKING THE BAR - A bar of a support structure for a false ceiling is described. The bar has an elongated shape along a longitudinal direction and includes at least two sheet metal portions located side by side or overlapped, in contact or adherent, with each other along said longitudinal direction, or short side direction. In the bar a transverse direction, or short-side direction, extending transverse to, or intersecting, said longitudinal direction is defined. At least one of the sheet metal portions has cuts defining partially cut parts, wherein a partially cut part of said at least one of the sheet metal portions protrudes towards the other of said sheet metal portions in a thickness direction so as to determine an interference of parts in the thickness direction. The cuts are arranged, are directed, or extend along said transverse direction and the partially cut parts have, when viewed in perspective, an at least partially curvilinear or concave profile. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361662 | Molding Strip for Fabric Walls and Ceilings - A molding strip for fabric and wall systems has a base for securing it to a wall and at least two pairs of flexible gripping members that face each other at fabric entry slots for different fabric receiving cavities. In one embodiment, one pair of flexible gripping walls is arranged where an edge of the base and an adjacent wall or ceiling intersect and the other pair is arranged on a protruding member. The flexible gripping walls have gripping teeth to secure the fabric after insertion of fabric into a collection cavity. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361663 | BUILDING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to a highly durable building material and a method for producing the same. The building material prevents the substrate or an intermediate resin layer from being decomposed by photoradicals that may be generated from zinc oxide. Provided is a building material in which an ultraviolet protection layer containing zinc oxide particles and silica particles is formed directly on the surface of a substrate or indirectly with an intermediate resin layer interposed between the substrate and the ultraviolet protection layer. The silica particles are fixed to the substrate or the intermediate resin layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361664 | H-SECTION STEEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An H-section steel has a predetermined chemical composition, an Nb content and a B content satisfy Nb+125×B≧0.075%, a thickness of a flange is 12 mm to 40 mm, and in a thickness center portion and ¼ flange width portion of the flange, a metallographic structure of a cross-section perpendicular to a rolling direction contains pearlite having a distribution density of 3.2×10 | 2015-12-17 |
20150361665 | Three-Dimensionally Deformed Fiber for Concrete Reinforcement - A concrete reinforcing member for admixture into a concrete composite. The concrete reinforcing member has a body extending in a longitudinal direction along an axis, the body having a lateral width. At least two anchor segments are axially spaced on the body, each anchor segment having at least one lateral extension projecting in a lateral direction along an associated plane that extends radially relative to the axis of the body. The associated plane of the lateral extension of one of the anchor segments is offset radially about the axis at an angle of greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to the associated plane of the lateral extension of the other anchor segment. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361666 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING SHINGLES TO A ROOF - The present disclosure discloses roof systems having a roof deck, a plurality of shingles, and a plurality of fasteners, having a material that partially changes state and displaces into the roof deck material to secure the fasteners and shingles to the roof deck. The shingles can be positioned in an overlapping, and the fasteners can have first portions configured to penetrate into the roof deck and can have at least one material that melts at a threshold temperature. The first portions of the fasteners extend through one or more shingles and penetrate into the roof deck, where the material of the first portion of the fasteners increases in temperature above the threshold temperature, partially changing into a more flowable state, and displaces into voids in the material of the roof deck. Second portions of the fasteners engage the upper surfaces of the shingles to secure the shingles to the roof deck. The present disclosure includes a method for attaching a shingle to a roof deck by positioning the shingle above the roof deck, positioning a first portion of a fastener above an upper surface of the shingle, applying a force to the fastener such that the first portion penetrates through the shingle and into the roof deck where a material of the first portion melts and displaces into voids in a material of the roof deck, and engaging the upper surface of a shingle with a second portion of the fastener to attach the shingle to the roof deck. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361667 | ROOF COVERING ELEMENT (TILES-LIKE SHEET) EQUIPPED WITH ANGLE BRACKET - The roof covering element (tiles-like sheet) equipped with an angle bracket characterises by that the ending surface (3) of the roof covering element (1), in the wave-shaped rib of the upper edge surface (2), preferably in a part without assembling hole (4), has at least one notch (5), in which is placed an angle bracket (6), and said notch (5) width is bigger than the angle bracket (6) width. | 2015-12-17 |
20150361668 | ROOF MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A mount assembly is provided for mounting a structure to a roof having a top surface. The mount includes a flashing including an aperture; a bracket including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an opening and a countersink extending around the opening, the second portion extending at an angle away from the flashing, the second portion including a slot configured to be coupled to the structure; a fastener extending through the aperture and through the opening of the bracket; and a seal extending around the aperture and positioned between the flashing and the first portion of the bracket, the seal engaging the countersink of the bracket and being compressed against the flashing. | 2015-12-17 |