Abstract: A method of planting a handle and a bottle parison to a mold of blow-molding modules, including the steps of: first, holding a handle temporarily on a handle positioning device; then, holding a bottle parison temporarily on a bottle parison positioning device while a bottle blowing mold is in a mold-breaking state; moving the handle downward into the bottle blowing mold through the handle positioning device; positioning the handle at a desired position while the bottle blowing mold is switched to the mold-closing state; and moving the bottle parison downward into the bottle blowing mold through the bottle parison positioning device, and clamping the bottle opening of the bottle parison at the same time.

Abstract: A method of planting a handle and a bottle parison to a mold of blow-molding modules, including the steps of: first, holding a handle temporarily on a handle positioning device; then, holding a bottle parison temporarily on a bottle parison positioning device while a bottle blowing mold is in a mold-breaking state; moving the handle downward into the bottle blowing mold through the handle positioning device; positioning the handle at a desired position while the bottle blowing mold is switched to the mold-closing state; and moving the bottle parison downward into the bottle blowing mold through the bottle parison positioning device, and clamping the bottle opening of the bottle parison at the same time.

Abstract: A method of making at least one nanographene layer is disclosed herein. The method includes selecting X hydrocarbon precursor and Y hydrogen gas (H2) such that a ratio of X/Y ranges from 0.5 to 1, the hydrocarbon precursor including at least one of CH4, C2H2 or C3H8. The method further includes submitting the hydrocarbon precursor to chemical vapor deposition using the hydrogen gas and argon gas (Ar). As a result, i) the hydrocarbon precursor reacts with the hydrogen gas and argon gas (Ar) according to the following reaction: X hydrocarbon precursor+YH2+ZAr?2X graphene+(Y+2X)H2+ZAr, where Z ranges from 5*(X+Y) to 10*(X+Y), and ii) the hydrocarbon precursor decomposes and self-assembles to form the at least one nanographene layer.

Abstract: A method of aligning handles in rows for a rotating blow-molding machine for handled-bottles includes steps of: providing at least one handle conveying device to provide a plurality of unaligned handles, and providing a plurality of pairs of row aligning modules and bottle blowing modules to form a plurality of common modules. The row aligning modules receive the handles from the handle conveying device and arrange the handles in rows and send the aligned handles to the corresponding bottle blowing modules. Thus the row aligning modules are rotated synchronously with the corresponding bottle blowing modules without the problem of handle transport synchronization during high speed, and sufficient time is provided to align all the handles in rows.

Abstract: A materials combination for a camshaft and follower of an engine valve train provides excellent wear resistance. The camshaft or camshaft lobes are made from a malleable cast iron and the cam followers are made from a carbonitrided 52100 or 4130 steel to provide excellent wear resistance equivalent to diamond-like coatings at greatly reduced cost.

Abstract: A multi-layer coating for a smooth contact surface of a clutch plate and a method for manufacturing the same have been developed. This coating can help reduce the prevalence of clutch shudder, noise, and plate wear that is often encountered in a friction-disc clutch mechanism found in a motor vehicle's powertrain. The multi-layer coating may comprise a relatively soft base layer and one or more relatively hard particle layers overlying the base layer. This combination of layers can help provide stable friction characteristics and thermal properties between clutch plate surfaces. One or more optional bonding layers may also be provided between any two adjacent layers to improve the adherent bonding therebetween. At least some of the layers of the multi-layer coating may be applied by a HVO/AF thermal spray procedure.

Abstract: A method of making at least one nanographene layer is disclosed herein. The method includes selecting X hydrocarbon precursor and Y hydrogen gas (H2) such that a ratio of X/Y ranges from 0.5 to 1, the hydrocarbon precursor including at least one of CH4, C2H2 or C3H8. The method further includes submitting the hydrocarbon precursor to chemical vapor deposition using the hydrogen gas and argon gas (Ar). As a result, i) the hydrocarbon precursor reacts with the hydrogen gas and argon gas (Ar) according to the following reaction: X hydrocarbon precursor+YH2+ZAr?2X graphene+(Y+2X)H2+ZAr, where Z ranges from 5*(X+Y) to 10*(X+Y), and ii) the hydrocarbon precursor decomposes and self-assembles to form the at least one nanographene layer.

Abstract: A multi-layer coating for a smooth contact surface of a clutch plate and a method for manufacturing the same have been developed. This coating can help reduce the prevalence of clutch shudder, noise, and plate wear that is often encountered in a friction-disc clutch mechanism found in a motor vehicle's powertrain. The multi-layer coating may comprise a relatively soft base layer and one or more relatively hard particle layers overlying the base layer. This combination of layers can help provide stable friction characteristics and thermal properties between clutch plate surfaces. One or more optional bonding layers may also be provided between any two adjacent layers to improve the adherent bonding therebetween. At least some of the layers of the multi-layer coating may be applied by a HVO/AF thermal spray procedure.

Abstract: A materials combination for a camshaft and follower of an engine valve train provides excellent wear resistance. The camshaft or camshaft lobes are made from a malleable cast iron and the cam followers are made from a carbonitrided 52100 or 4130 steel to provide excellent wear resistance equivalent to diamond-like coatings at greatly reduced cost.

Abstract: The present invention provides a complete artificial intelligence system for the acquisition and analysis of nucleic acid array hybridization information. The system includes a central data processing facility and one or more user facilities, linked by encrypted connections. Each user facility may include an optical scanning system to collect hybridization signals from a nucleic acid array, an image processing system to convert the optical data into a set of hybridization parameters, a connection to a data network, and a user interface to display, manipulate, search, and analyze hybridization information. This system reads data from a nucleic acid microarray, analyzes test results, evaluates patient risk for various ailments, and recommends methods of treatment. The automated artificial intelligence system is a real time, dynamic decision making tool that can be used in conjunction with a clinical analysis system, and with the information obtained in a research and development environment.

Abstract: Superhard nanocomposite coatings which are applicable to coating contact surfaces on substrates in a variety of industrial processes are disclosed. In a typical embodiment, the superhard nanocomposite coating includes a refractory metal silicon nitride coating layer having silicon in a concentration of from about 6 atomic percent to about 12 atomic percent.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the hybridization rate of nucleic acids in a nucleic acid assay by labeling nucleic acid molecules with paramagnetic labels and activating a magnetic field inducing rapid migration of the labeled molecules to a solid support, where the labeled molecule hybridizes with its complementary pair. The paramagnetic label may be present on the target nucleic acid or the probe nucleic acid, depending upon whether the target or probe are the immobile phase.

Abstract: A contour measurement system determines three dimensional surface information of an object using a projection moiré technique to obtain a single fringe pattern that is analyzed using a phase-shift image processing method. A grating is projected onto the object and the reflected fringe pattern is recorded by a camera and stored digitally as an array of pixels. An estimated fringe spacing is then determined for each pixel. Using the estimated fringe spacings, four phase-shifted fringe patterns are generated by correlation integration and then used in a phase calculation to obtain wrapped phase information for the object. This phase information is then unwrapped and normalized, producing a set of data points representative of the unwrapped phase information. Noise suppression using pattern reconstruction and smoothing can be utilized at this point to improve the signal to noise ratio.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the hybridization rate of nucleic acids in a nucleic acid assay by labeling nucleic acid molecules with paramagnetic labels and activating a magnetic field inducing rapid migration of the labeled molecules to a solid support, where the labeled molecule hybridizes with its complementary pair. The paramagnetic label may be present on the target nucleic acid or the probe nucleic acid, depending upon whether the target or probe are the immobile phase.

Abstract: A reciprocating engine having an aluminum engine block, and an aluminum piston wherein the piston's skirt has a hard anodized first layer directly on the aluminum and a composite polymer coating atop the hard anodized layer.