Abstract: An epoxy resin composition for encapsulating semiconductors containing an epoxy resin, a phenol resin, an inorganic filler, a curing accelerator, a glycerol tri-fatty acid ester produced by dehydration condensation reaction of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid with a carbon atom content of 24-36, and a hydrotalcite compound as essential components is provided. The resin composition exhibits excellent mold releasability and produces only a slight amount of stains on the surfaces of the mold and semiconductor packages. A semiconductor device exhibiting excellent solder resistance is also provided.

Abstract: A method for stacking integrated circuit substrates and the substrates used therein are disclosed. In the method, an integrated circuit substrate having top and bottom surfaces is provided. The substrate is divided vertically into a plurality of layers including an integrated circuit layer having integrated circuit elements constructed therein and a buffer layer adjacent to the bottom surface. An alignment fiducial mark extending from the top surface of the wafer into the substrate to a depth below that of the circuit layer is constructed. The vias are arranged in a pattern that provides a fiducial mark when viewed from the bottom surface of the substrate. The pattern can be chosen such that it is recognized by a commercial steeper/scanner/contact mask aligner when viewed from said backside of said wafer. After the substrate is thinned, the alignment fiducial mark is then used to position a mask used in subsequent processing.

Abstract: This invention provides methods for manufacturing compound-material wafers and methods for recycling donor substrates that results from manufacturing compound-material wafers. The provided methods includes at least one further thermal treatment step configured to at least partially reduce oxygen precipitates and/or nuclei. Reduction of oxygen precipitates and/or nuclei, improves the recycling rate of the donor substrate.

Abstract: A gas injector that is coupled to the pump strainer basket housing drain port of a pump-circulated system is disclosed. The gas injector that may be installed in a way that is less invasive than currently used gas injection systems to pre-existing plumbing of a pump system and that allows for more efficient gas absorption in water than currently used gas injection systems. The gas injector may be used with all currently existing pump systems.

Abstract: A fabric packing has a plurality of layers made of a filament of metal or plastic and includes bulges for maintaining the fabric layers at a distance. The bulges have first protuberances of generally trough-shaped configuration and second protuberances formed on the first protuberances, thereby defining respective apexes. The second protuberances are sized smaller than the first protuberances, wherein neighboring fabric layers are supported on one another via the second protuberances.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for improving demolding polar resin molds used in the production of silicone hydrogel materials are described. The present compositions and methods include the use of one or more reactive demolding agents. The reactive demolding agents react with components of a polymerization mixture to produce a polymerized silicone hydrogel device containing a reactant product of the demolding agent and the other components of the polymerization mixture. Polar resin molds used during the polymerization of the polymerization mixture are more easily separated than substantially identical molds used in the polymerization of a substantially identical material without a reactive demolding agent. The present compositions and methods may be used in the manufacture of silicone hydrogel lenses, such as contact lenses. The demolding aids may also be useful as delensing aids.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plurality of elements by replication includes the steps of: providing a replication tool that includes a plurality of replication sections having negative structural features defining the shape of the elements, the tool further including a plurality of first spacer portions; providing a substrate; moving the tool against the substrate, with a replication material in a plastically deformable or viscous or liquid state located between the tool and the substrate; hardening the replication material to form the elements, wherein the step of moving the tool against the substrate includes applying a predetermined force for moving the tool against the substrate, until the first spacer portions are located at a distance from the substrate, the distance being determined by the magnitude of the force, and with replication material remaining between the first spacer portions and the substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plurality of optical elements including the steps of providing a substrate, providing a replication material in a liquid or viscous or plastically deformable state, placing a replication tool, which includes a plurality of replication sections each having negative structural features defining the shape of one of the optical elements, adjacent a face of the substrate, wherein the replication material is located between the tool and the substrate, consolidating the replication material, removing the replication tool from the substrate, performing, by a first separating tool, a first separating step between by which at least the replication material is cut trough along a separating line, performing, by a second separating tool different from the first separating tool, a second separating step along the separating line, whereby the substrate is cut through.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an element using a replication tool, including the steps of providing a replication tool that defines the shape of the element; providing a substrate; pressing the tool against the substrate, with a replication material located between the tool and the substrate; confining the replication material to a predetermined area of the substrate, which predetermined area exceeds the desired area of the element on covering the substrate, in at least one direction along the surface of the substrate by less than a predetermined distance.; hardening (e.g. curing) the replication material to form the element.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plurality of elements by replication, includes the steps of: providing a replication tool that includes a plurality of replication sections having structural features defining the shape of the elements, the tool further including a plurality of first spacer portions; providing a substrate; applying a replication material 5 in individual portions, each portion being associated with one of the replication sections 3 and the portion being applied to the replication section 3 and/or to a location on the substrate 7 against which the replication section 3 will be moved in a later step; moving the tool against the substrate, with the replication material in a plastically deformable or viscous or liquid state located between the tool and the substrate; and hardening the replication material to form the elements.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for fabricating an optical member. The apparatus includes a first roll around which a base film is wound, a second roll around which a base film on which a coating liquid is applied in a predetermined pattern is wound, two or more guide rolls disposed between the first and second rolls to convey the base film, an injection unit for injecting the coating liquid, a pattern molding unit engaged with one of the guide rolls to apply the injected coating liquid on the base film in the predetermined pattern, and a hardening unit for hardening the coating liquid applied on the base film.

Abstract: An automotive fluid filter comprises a plurality of pellets that are sintered together and define a plurality of pores therebetween for passage of automotive fluid through the pores so as to filter the automotive fluid when the automotive fluid is advanced therethrough. An associated method is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of producing a countertop upon a workspace furnishing such as floor cabinets by casting a polymer-modified cementitious casting compound thereupon has some of the following steps. Given the workspace furnishing, temporarily attaching edging forms or flow checks around all the free edges of the top deck thereof, both of which the forms the and flow checks operate to check the flow of the casting compound at least to the height of a given rise. Following that, pouring a polymer-modified cementitious casting compound over the countertop to the height of the given rise and as checked within the edging forms and flow checks. The edging forms have depending-flange relief cavities that descend below the plane of the deck that give the hardened casting compound an appearance of a virtual thickness that disguises in part the actual thinness of the rise over the deck.

Abstract: In a method of operating extrusion installations for extruding thermoplastics with an extrusion installation comprising a downstream slot die the temperature of an outlet region of the slot die is controlled over its width and additionally in selectable regions to influence a thickness of a polymer melt.

Abstract: A controller for at least one heater utilized in an injection molding system, which includes a regulated voltage supply that is electrically connected to the at least one heater utilized in an injection molding system, at least one sensor operatively associated with at least one heater and utilized in an injection molding system, at least one digital signal processor that is operatively connected to the at least one heater utilized in an injection molding system, the regulated voltage supply and the sensor operatively associated with the at least one heater utilized in an injection molding system based on feedback from the at least one sensor.

Abstract: A controller for at least one heater utilized in a hot runner injection molding system, which includes a regulated voltage supply that is electrically connected to the at least one heater utilized in a hot runner injection molding system, at least one sensor operatively associated with at least one heater and utilized in a hot runner injection molding system, at least one digital signal processor that is operatively connected to the at least one heater utilized in a hot runner injection molding system, the regulated voltage supply and the sensor operatively associated with the at least one heater utilized in a hot runner injection molding system based on feedback from the at least one sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a molded article including a thermoplastic resin foamed substrate and a thermoplastic resin functional member which is joined to and projects from the foamed substrate. A molten thermoplastic resin is injected into a mold cavity for forming the functional member while the cavity is sealed with a thermoplastic resin foamed substrate. In the method, compressed gas is supplied into the cavity before the injection of the molten thermoplastic resin is completed.

Abstract: Porous polymeric membranes including HALAR® (poly(ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene)) and related compounds and the methods of production thereof which avoid the use of toxic solvents. Preferred solvents, coating agents and pore forming agents are citric acid ethyl ester or glycerol triacetate. The membranes may be in the form of a hollow fibre or flat sheet, and may include other agents to modify the properties of the membranes, such as the hydrophilic/hydrophilic balance. Leachable agents may also be incorporated into the membranes.

Abstract: A paving block that closely resembles a used mined cobblestone. The blocks are manufactured by a bi-layer concept that is subjected to processes that cause the layers to structurally integrate. The process and composition permit the mass production of blocks having independent top topographies that emulate the surfaces of original cobblestones and with a comparable strength.

Abstract: A spunbonding apparatus capable of producing multicomponent spunbond filaments. The spunbonding apparatus includes a spunbonding apparatus comprises a spinneret discharging multicomponent filaments and a filament-drawing device applying a first force that is effective to attenuate the filaments. A force applicator stationed between the spinneret and the filament-drawing device is operative for applying a second force to the filaments that promotes filament splitting. Splitting may occur before the filaments enter the filament-drawing device, within the filament-drawing device, and/or after discharge from the filament-drawing device.

Abstract: A casting film is made by casting dope including polymer and solvent on a casting drum whose surface is cooled. The casting film becomes to have a self-supporting property by cooling solidification, and then peeled as a wet film from the casting drum. The wet film is fed into a pin tenter in which both side edges of the wet film is held by plural pins. The wet film is dried while conveyed through the pin tenter, to become a film. Next, the film having predetermined X-ray diffraction intensity is fed into a clip tenter. While the film whose both side edges are held by clips is conveyed, it is stretched in the width direction thereof at a stretch rate in a range of 15% to 40%, to control molecular orientation in the film.

Abstract: A method of producing a silicone rubber item. The method includes the steps of i) shaping the silicone rubber item and ii) subjecting the shaped item to a cold curing, wherein the cold curing includes feeding the shaped item into a reactor, and subjecting the shaped item to an extraction treatment using carbon dioxide containing solvent at a pressure between 10 and 50 bars, wherein the item has an initial temperature below 60° C. in the extraction step, and in at least a part of the extraction time the item has a temperature below 25° C. and a pressure so that the carbon dioxide is in its liquid state.

Abstract: A transponder assembly for use in identifying surgical implements such as sponges comprises a transponder substantially encased in a plastic body to which a base having an exposed adhesive surface is attached. The assembly may be fastened directly to a rigid implement or may be securely attached to a sponge by a supporting body embodying a pin-head clutch.

Abstract: A handling system for an injection molding machine is presented wherein an application, for example a label, is inserted in the mold cavity (105) of an injection molding tool (104) before injection molding, when for example a beaker having the label (1) on the outer circumference is fabricated by injection molding, wherein a preform means (8) for the label (1) is provided outside the injection molding tool, has a feeder means (3, 4) for the label and a preform (5) into which the label is introduced by the feeder means, and is thus preformed to the shape in which it is to be inserted in the injection mold (105), and a transfer means (302) removes the preformed label from the preform (5) and delivers it to the injection mold (105), wherein the preform (5) is decouplable from the feeder means (3, 4) and moveable into a position different from it.

Abstract: An embodiment of an adjustable molding apparatus includes a substrate including a negative molding surface, a layer of flexible material, and a vacuum source for drawing at least a portion of the flexible material into contact with at least a portion of the negative molding surface.

Abstract: A method for filling polymer materials into a hot-mold for manufacturing a multizone polymer blank. At least one partitioning section is positioned in the blank mold cavity of a mold to partition the blank mold cavity into at least two independent compartments not communicating with each other. Different polymer materials are respectively filled into the corresponding independent compartments. After the filling of the materials is completed, the partitioning section is removed or the partitioning section is combined with the filled materials to form a multizone blank.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for feeding and removing a board to/from a gap of a periodically operating press. The board to be pressed is fed grip-supported to the gap of the press from one side and a board pressed in the previous operating cycle is removed grip-supported from the same or from the opposite side during the opening cycle of the press. The movement feeding the board to the press and the movement removing the board from the press are performed at least partially staggered with each other.

Abstract: Concentrates of a carbon-based filler—such as carbon nanotubes, exfoliated graphite, and the like—and a macrocyclic polyester oligomer (also referred to herein as macrocyclic oligoester or MPO) are presented. When mixed with polymer, the MPO can act as a flow modifier, as well as a carrier for the carbon-based filler, allowing enhanced processability of the polymer-filler composite without adversely affecting the properties of the composite.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for converting wet synthetic gypsum from a flue desulphurization process (FGD) to easily handled and metered briquettes by mixing a hydraulic additive such as by-pass dust from a cement kiln with synthetic gypsum and allowing the heat from the resulting hydraulic reaction to reduce the water content of the mixture to a formable consistency without adding external heat to the mixture as it is formed into briquettes.

Abstract: A CPU provides a fluorescent light detecting head with an irradiation instruction, in response to which the fluorescent light detecting head irradiates an ultraviolet ray for detection on an ultraviolet curing resin material to be examined. The CPU then acquires from the fluorescent light detecting head an intensity of a fluorescent light emitted from a photo polymerization initiator included in the ultraviolet curing resin material when receiving the ultraviolet ray for detection. The CPU retrieves a predetermined number of past data of the intensity of the fluorescent light from a storage unit and performs a (moving) average calculation processing to calculate the intensity of the fluorescent light at the current time. The CPU performs an estimation processing of a state of the ultraviolet curing resin material based on the calculated intensity of the fluorescent light.

Abstract: A method of forming a multi-component skin for an instrument panel assembly includes providing a negative vacuum forming tool adapted to form an instrument panel skin into a predetermined shape; providing a skin element, made from a first material, placing the skin element within the negative vacuum forming tool and securing the skin element therein; providing an instrument panel skin, made from a second material, heating the instrument panel skin, and placing the instrument panel skin within the negative vacuum forming tool, on top of the skin element; activating the negative vacuum forming tool to suck the instrument panel skin against the negative vacuum forming tool, wherein the instrument panel skin molds to the shape of the negative vacuum forming tool and around the skin element; and allowing the instrument panel skin and the skin element to cool and removing the multi-component instrument panel skin from the negative vacuum forming tool.

Abstract: A compression molding apparatus and method for the manufacture of abrasive layers for abrasive tooling which provides a compression mold space defined between an inflexible wall surface and a flexible wall surface. The apparatus and method of the present invention is particularly well suited to making annular or hollow cylindrical shaped abrasive layers of novel configurations during a single mold cycle useful for grinding wheel and the like, as well as other shapes such as laps, wherein the flexible wall expanded with fluid pressure provides a highly uniform distribution of pressure against the surface of the mold composition being formed. In an annular configuration, the flexible wall is used to radially direct pressure against a molding composition disposed in an annular configuration wherein the axial length of the annular mold shape formed may be many times greater than priorly obtained by the prior art means.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing compacted irons of the reduced materials containing fine reduce irons and an apparatus for manufacturing molten irons provided with the same. The apparatus for manufacturing compacted irons according to the present invention includes a couple of rollers for compacting reduced materials containing fine reduced irons and manufacturing compacted irons, a guide chute for guiding compacted irons which are discharged from the couple of rollers; and crushers for crushing compacted irons which are guided into the guide chute. A guiding surface of the guide chute, which guides the compacted irons, includes a straight slanted surface and a curved slanted surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tapping tube for a metallurgical fusion pot. The aim of the invention is to provide a tapping tube which minimizes possible downtime and enables essentially identical tapping durations during the use of the tapping tube. To this end, the tapping tube functionally divides into two parts, namely a first part embodied according to prior art, and a second part that can be connected to the first part in an easily exchangeable (replaceable) manner, thus forming a complete tapping tube. According to the invention, the section of the tapping tube relating to the flow is the outlet end. The cross-section of the outlet end determines the outflow quantity and thus the outflow duration (tapping duration) of the metal melt.

Abstract: A hydraulically damping elastomer bearing has at least one housing (1, 2), a connection element (3), an elastomer body (4), which couples the housing (1, 2) and the connection element (3) with one another in a vibration-damping manner. Two chambers (5, 6) filled with a fluid are provided as well as at least one flow channel (8), which connects the chambers (5, 6) to one another. A recess (9) in the housing (1, 3) is associated with the flow channel (8). A valve (10) is present in the recess (9) for opening and closing the flow channel (8). An actuator (11) is provided for actuating the valve (10) on the outside of the housing (1, 2). The valve (10) includes an elastic diaphragm (12), in which an insert (13) is embedded.

Abstract: A construction of a fluid-filled vibration damping device provided with an air chamber for applying an air pressure capable of increasing the pressure of a fluid in a fluid chamber is realized advantageously in industry. An air chamber is formed between a cylindrical member and a bottom member forming a second mounting member, and a seal protrusion that is caused to fall easily to the inside of the air chamber is interposed between these elements. In the state in which the air chamber is formed, the cylindrical member and the bottom member are brought close to each other and lapped on each other, by which the volume of the air chamber is decreased by an amount corresponding to the approach amount of the elements and the volume amount of the seal protrusion entering into the air chamber due to falling, and thereby the internal pressure of the air chamber is increased.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spring structure for a bed mattress which comprises a body spring formed in a coil shape, upper and lower end springs wound and extending horizontally at upper and lower portions of the body spring, an exposure wire spring formed integrally with the upper end spring in such a fashion as to be disposed above the upper end spring, and a connection end portion for integrally connecting the upper end spring and the exposure wire spring to each other, wherein a first contact-preventing end 30 is formed at the connection end portion in such a fashion as to be bent inclinedly upwardly from a distal end of the upper end spring positioned outwardly from an uppermost winding of the body spring.

Abstract: A hand-guided dolly for transporting heavy power tools includes two handlebars (12) defining a frame plane and having first and second end regions and at least one handle (13) located in the first end region (14), a load shovel (16) provided at the second end region (15) of the handlebars (12) and projecting away from the frame plane (E) substantially perpendicular thereto, two running wheels (21) the axis of which extends parallel to the frame plane E, and a holding device (31) for holding a heavy power tool (6) on the dolly and including a stop yoke (32) pivotal between a first position in which the power tool (6) can be placed on the dolly (11), and a second position in which the power tool (6) is secured on the dolly (11) with the stop yoke (32) for being transported on the dolly (11).

Abstract: A clamping device particularly for use in the preliminary stages of the erection of roof trusses, the clamping device comprising a first attachment means (11) to enable the device to be securely and releasably attached to one truss, a second attachment means (20) to enable the device to be attached to an adjacent device or a truss, and means (13) to enable the length between the first attachment means and the second attachment means to be varied.

Abstract: A kit is provided for assembling a modular bracket (1) used, in particular for placing gripping and clamping devices or clamping components, in particular metal sheets on an assembly line. The kit has a base part (3) fixable on a solid support or a carrier, a tube (4) fixable to the base part(3) and a head part (5) which is fixable to the tube (4). The head part includes connecting surfaces for fixing the gripper on the clamping device. According to the invention, the head part (5) is continuously height-adjustable with respect to the tube (4), is pivotable about the central longitudinal axis thereof and, afterwards, frictionally and form-fittingly connectable to the tube (4).

Abstract: A driver element is provided for an endless saddle chain in a saddle line, wherein the saddle chain includes saddle segments and receiver segments, with the saddle segments defining a substantially saddle-shaped roof of the saddle chain. The driver element is arranged to be detachably fastened without tools to a respective one of the receiver segments. The driver element includes two driving flaps that are pre-tensioned against each other.

Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) includes a cash dispenser (220). A machine user interface (15) includes a card reader (16), receipt printer opening (30), and cash dispensing opening (38). A cash acceptor mechanism (80) includes a chute (82) which enables a user to input a stack of currency notes (84) into the machine through a deposit opening (40). Notes are separated from an inputted stack via a note picker device (158, 352) and a note stripper device (64, 162, 354). Upon sensing multiple notes have been picked, picker device movement is reversed to function with the stripper device in returning notes toward the stack. The stripper device is driven to move a note engaged therewith at a faster rate or for a longer time period relative to a note engaged with the picker device to reorient returning notes to facilitate a subsequent note separation attempt.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving and conveying sheet-like products (28), in particular printed products. A plurality of grippers (12) which are moved along a gripper movement path and a plurality of separating elements (14), which are separate from the grippers, are moved along a separating element movement path. The separating elements (14) each comprise at least one paddle element (18) which, in a receiving region (66), is capable of engaging beneath, and raising, an edge (30) of a product (28) which rests, at least in part, on a further product or on a bearing surface (34). The product (28) can then be gripped by a gripper (14). The paddle elements (18) have the advantage that it is possible to dispense with conventional suction mechanisms for raising the products (28), the design of such a receiving apparatus being simplified as a result.

Abstract: A document conveying apparatus (1) includes a conveying unit (30) inside a document feeding section (10), and the conveying unit (30) includes two fans (34) for cooling the inside of the document conveying apparatus (1). The fans (34) are arranged to pass air from upstream to downstream with respect to the document conveying direction. Thus, the stream of air produced by the fan (34) flows along the document conveying direction so that a document sheet is conveyed without being affected by a braking effect. Moreover, the air stream produced by the fan (34) flows along the document conveying passage (13) both on the air intake side and the air exhaust side of the fan (34). This facilitates the conveying of a document sheet by pulling it on the air intake side of the fan (34) and pushing it on the air exhaust side of the fan (34).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a paper feeder controller, a scanner and a printing controller. The paper feeder controller executes first paper and second paper feeding processes. The scanner executes a manuscript scanning process for optically scanning a manuscript and a graphics editing process for editing scanned image, transmits a first paper feeding start request at timing between start of the manuscript scanning process and completion of the graphics editing process, and transmits a second paper feeding start request after the graphics editing process is completed. The first paper feeding start request is for making the paper feeder controller start the first paper feeding process, and the second paper feeding start request is for making the paper feeder controller start the second paper feeding process.

Abstract: A switchback mechanism for reversing a mail item conveying direction has a switchback roller which holds the mail item in a nip and rotates in both forward and backward directions. When there is a remaining mail item deviated from the nip of the switchback roller and remaining in the switchback unit, a pressure roller is pressed to an output roller always rotating in the direction of R1, the remaining mail item is held and fed out to the nip. At this time, a control unit takes out the remaining mail item at timing not to interfere with other mail items.

Abstract: A device for transferring print products comprises a circulating conveying element that includes clamps. A conveyor moves approximately in the same direction and synchronously below the conveying element, which includes grippers. A guide arrangement is provided in a transfer segment where the print products are transferred from the circulating conveying element to the conveyor. The guide arrangement includes spiral rotors having spiral sections respectively extending from opposite sides into spaces between the print products and which are effective in the conveying direction to stably position the print products. Activation devices operatively are arranged to open the clamps and close the grippers to effect the transfer of the print products from one of the clamps on the circulating conveying element to one of the grippers on the conveyor.

Abstract: There is described a paper sheet conveyance apparatus, which makes it possible to surely separate the overlapping paper sheets from each other irrespective of a kind of paper. The apparatus includes: a thickness detecting section to detect a thickness of a paper sheet, currently conveyed in the conveyance path; a first suction device to adsorb the conveyance paper sheet currently passing through the first suction device; a second suction device to adsorb the overlap paper sheet currently passing through the second suction device; an overlapping conveyance path that is branched from the conveyance path; and a control section that activates the first suction device and the second suction device so as to separate the conveyance paper sheet from the overlap paper sheet, and to introduce the conveyance paper sheet and the overlap paper sheet into the conveyance path and the overlapping conveyance path, respectively.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for assuring media feeding, comprising: an impression drum having a media gripper; an input feed unit located substantially adjacent to the impression drum for feeding a sheet of media; and a servo motor operatively connected to the input feed unit such that a change in operating characteristics of the servo motor is detected if the sheet of media is properly retained by the gripper.

Abstract: A recording section includes a recording head operable to record information on a first medium and a second medium. A first stacker has a first face and a second face, and is movable between a first position and a second position. A stacker position changer is operable to move the first stacker placed in the first position in a first direction, and then to move a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, thereby placing the first stacker in the second position. The first face is adapted to receive the first medium conveyed from the recoding section in the first direction, when the first stacker is placed in the first position. The second face is adapted to guide the first medium and the second medium conveyed to the recording section in a third direction opposite to the first direction, and to receive the first medium and the second medium conveyed from the recording section in the first direction, when the first stacker is placed in the second position.