Abstract: In a carriage traveling rail to which a carriage is movably attached, upper ends of a plurality of suspenders are fixed to a ceiling and the suspenders extend downward. A first linear rail member is elongated in one direction and suspended by the suspenders which are arranged with a prescribed interval. A curved rail module is curved in a vertical plane and elongated in the curved direction. The curved rail module is suspended by the suspenders which are arranged with a prescribed interval and includes a curved member having a curved face which is curved in the vertical plane along the elongated direction, and a plurality of second linear rail members elongated in one direction and fixed to the curved member. The second rail members are shorter than the first linear rail member in length relative to the elongated direction.

Abstract: This invention relates to hinged derail assemblies used in the railroad industry as a safety device for derailing a wheel of an undesirably moving railed vehicle, such as a railroad freight car. The hinged derail assembly includes a base that is rigidly mounted on a pair of spaced railroad ties and is operatively positioned adjacent one rail of a pair of conventional railroad rails. A derail shoe is pivotally mounted on the derail base and is moveable between an operative or derailing position and an inoperative position when the derail shoe is moved away from the rail. When the derail shoe is on the rail, a deflecting member on the shoe is positioned to angularly deflect a wheel of the freight car or the like which is undesirably rolling along the rail. This causes the derailing of the wheeled vehicle and prevents harm to things or personnel in the area.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car for selectively permitting access to the interior thereof. The horizontal width at the ends of the railway car may be selected to permit the trucks to be loaded into the interior of the railway car.

Abstract: A geometric shaped side bearing pad includes a top and a surface extending an angle ? towards the top, wherein the bearing pad has a geometric shape and a non-linear spring rate which levels out a reaction force without buckling. The surface of the bearing pad can have two sides or four sides, can have spacing within the surface, or can be solid. The angle ? can be within the range of about 20 degrees and 85 degree and, may preferably be within the range of about 30 degrees and 75 degrees. The top of the bearing pad can have a slot defined therethrough to accommodate a protrusion in a fixture to engage the bearing pad. The bearing pad can provide a friction contact with an object and enables lateral force transfer to the bearing pad, thereby providing lateral stiffness.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided for display device manufacturing via ink jetting. The ink includes (1) a first solvent having a first evaporation rate of about 0 to about 0.353; and (2) a second solvent having a second, different evaporation rate of about 0 to about 0.353 combined with the first solvent. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Coating compositions are disclosed that include corrosion resisting particles such that the coating composition can exhibit corrosion resistance properties. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such a composition and multi-component composite coatings, wherein at least one coating later is deposited from such a coating composition. Methods and apparatus for making ultrafine solid particles are also disclosed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a black ink composition by which a recorded matter in which a fine surface defect on a recorded matter is effectively suppressed, can be obtained. For this object, the present invention is a black ink composition containing water, carbon black, and a water-soluble polyurethane resin, wherein when a content of carbon black is not less than 0.4% by weight and less than 1.5% by weight, a content of a solid matter of the water-soluble polyurethane resin is not less than 0.67-fold and not more than 2.5-fold a content of the carbon black and, when a content of the carbon black is less than 0.4% by weight, a content of a solid matter of the water-soluble polyurethane resin is not less than 7.5-fold a content of the carbon black.

Abstract: A ready to use skin marking stain/applicator for use in inhibiting voter fraud requiring only the addition of water, includes a open top container with a measured quantity of dry water soluble stain producing compound disposed therein. The compound, when dissolved in water, filling the container, is capable of reacting with the organic materials on the person's finger, to produce within a relatively short time, a semipermanent, highly visible, stain, on the finger. A substantially impermeable removable cover is secured over the open top of the container to inhibit the ingress of moisture into the container prior to its use.

Abstract: An inkjet ink composition consists essentially of a vehicle and an effective amount pigment red 168.

Abstract: An inkjet ink set includes a red ink and an other ink. The red ink consists essentially of an ink vehicle and an effective amount of pigment red 168. The other ink includes an ink vehicle and an effective amount of at least one other pigment.

Abstract: An offset printing ink or varnish uses as a solvent at least one water-insoluble ester of a polycarboxylic acid with an alcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Ink compositions that include one or more radiation curable oil soluble components and one or more thermal solvents are provided, as well as methods of preparing such ink compositions and methods of using such ink compositions are provided. A jet printing method that jets an ink composition onto an intermediate substrate and transfers the intermediate image to a substrate for exposure to radiation having wavelengths within the range of about 4 nanometers to about 500 nanometers is provided.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispersion useful for the preparation of a white ink composition having a high level of opacifying properties, and an ink composition obtained from the dispersion. The dispersion of the invention is a dispersion containing hollow polymer fine particles, wherein the hollow polymer fine particles comprise a plurality of fine particle subgroups, and the difference in average particle size between the respective fine particle subgroups adjacent to each other in terms of average particle size is less than 100 nm. The ink composition of the invention contains the dispersion.

Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising one or more dyes of the herein below indicated and defined formula (I), and at least one of the herein below indicated and defined general dye of: formula (II), or one or more dyes of formula (III) or one or more dyes of formula (IV), or one or more dyes of formula (V), or one or more dyes of formula (VI), wherein R1 to R21, P, Q, X, Y and Z are as defined in claim 1 , method for the preparation of the dye mixture and a process for colouring a synthetic textile material or fibre blend thereof.

Abstract: Problem to be Solved: To provide an ink composition capable of giving printed matter excellent in gas fastness and light fastness and free from generation of a bronzing phenomenon, an inkjet recording method using the ink composition, and recorded matter which is recorded by the recording method. Means to Solve the Problem: An ink composition comprising at least water, a cyan dye represented by the formula shown below and an aromatic compound having a carboxyl group and/or a salt thereof; an inkjet recording method using the composition; and recorded matter which is recorded by the recording method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metal oxide coating materials that can be used as thin film thin film coatings on various substrate surfaces. The invention also concerns a method of making metal oxide material which are stable in aqueous phase and that can be deposited on a substrate by liquid phase deposition, such as spin-on deposition. The new materials can be patterned lithographically or non-lithographically and are applicable for building up various electronic and opto-electronic device structures, such as anti-reflection layers, high-k interlayer and gate oxide structures for ICs, etch stop layer, CMP stop layer, solar cells, OLEDs packaging, optical thin film filters, optical diffractive grating applications and hybrid thin film diffractive grating structures.

Abstract: Methods for forming doped silane and/or semiconductor thin films, doped liquid phase silane compositions useful in such methods, and doped semiconductor thin films and structures. The composition is generally liquid at ambient temperatures and includes a Group IVA atom source and a dopant source. By irradiating a doped liquid silane during at least part of its deposition, a thin, substantially uniform doped oligomerized/polymerized silane film may be formed on a substrate. Such irradiation is believed to convert the doped silane film into a relatively high-molecular weight species with relatively high viscosity and relatively low volatility, typically by cross-linking, isomerization, oligomerization and/or polymerization. A film formed by the irradiation of doped liquid silanes can later be converted (generally by heating and annealing/recrystallization) into a doped, hydrogenated, amorphous silicon film or a doped, at least partially polycrystalline silicon film suitable for electronic devices.

Abstract: The present invention to provide a water-borne coating composition for automotive interior substrates, which can form a coating film which is superior in an adhesion property on a plastic substrate by baking to dry at low temperatures of about 60° C., and can further attain a coating film which is also superior in a soft feeling, beef tallow resistance, chemical resistance and abrasion resistance. A water-borne coating composition for automotive interior substrates including a water-borne urethane resin (A), a water-borne chlorinated polyolefin modified acrylic resin (B), a water-borne polyolefin resin (C) and elastic particles (D), wherein the content of said resin (C) is 15 to 50% by weight when the total weight of said resin (A), resin (B) and resin (C) is taken as 100% by weight, a solid weight ratio [(A)/(B)] of said resin (A) and resin (B) is 90/10 to 50/50, said resin (A) has an elongation percentage of 100% or more at 20° C.

Abstract: A method for producing a powder coating composition comprising mixing two or more powder coatings, wherein at least two powder coatings out of the two or more powder coatings have different hues from each other, and wherein each of the two powder coating comprises a flaky pigment bound to a surface of a resin powder comprising a resin and a colorant via a binder having adhesion. The powder coating composition is suitably used in coatings of automobile parts, electric appliances, furniture, engineering work machines, office equipments, toys, and the like, and a method for producing the powder coating composition.

Abstract: A process is described for manufacturing a titanium dioxide pigment, comprising the steps of a) preparing an aqueous, high solids slurry by gathering materials including crude titanium dioxide from the oxidation of titanium tetrachloride, a dispersant and water and then mixing the gathered materials to form the slurry, b) diluting the aqueous, high solids slurry by adding a further amount of water to the high solids slurry with mixing, c) media-milling the resultant aqueous, lesser solids slurry, d) recovering the media-milled, crude titanium dioxide product and e) finishing the media-milled, crude titanium dioxide product to produce a finished titanium dioxide pigment product.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for manufacturing a dry mineral pigment containing a product formed in situ by the multiple reaction between a calcium carbonate and the product or products of reaction of the said carbonate with one or more moderately strong to strong H30+ ion donators and the product or products of reaction of the said carbonate with gaseous CO2 formed in situ and/or originating from an external supply and one or more compounds of formula R—X together with the mineral pigment obtained by the process, and its applications in the field of paint and/or plastics.

Abstract: A process for producing dichlorodiketopyrrolopyrrole pigment of the ? modification, which comprises wet milling crude dichlorodiketopyrrolopyrrole pigment wherein an ? modification and a ? modification coexist in the presence of a milling agent and a wetting agent, dichlorodiketopyrrolopyrrole pigment of the ? modification obtained the process and a color composition which contains the pigment and a pigment carrier.

Abstract: Accordingly, the present invention provides an improved process for the production of Portland slag cement using granulated blast furnace slag, which comprises: (viii) forming of cement clinker by known process, (ix) ball-milling of cement clinker for a period ranging between 30-60 minutes in dry condition, (x) reducing size of granulated blast furnace slag by any process to obtain the size in the range between 210 to 100 ?m for using as feed for attrition mill, (xi) wet milling of granulated blast furnace slag for a period ranging between 5-15 minutes in an attrition mill using granulated blast furnace slag to water ratio in the range of 1:1 to 1:2 and granulated blast furnace slag to grinding bail ratio in the range of 1:5 to 1:15, (xii) removing water from the slurry obtained after attrition milling by known process, (xiii) drying of the obtained slurry by known process, (xiv) mixing intimately of: attrition milled slag obtain in step (vi) in the range of: 50 to 95% by weight ball-milled clinker obtain

Abstract: A table cover for a foldable table, such as a camping folding table. The table cover is convertible to a carry bag for the table when the table is folded into a compact, storage configuration. The table cover includes a drawstring or other cinching mechanism for drawing the edges of the table cover around a top surface of the table. A strap is provided for carrying the table when the table is enclosed within the table cover. In an embodiment, the strap secures the table cover in a carry case configuration around the table.

Abstract: A slip sheet for use with unitized loads has a plurality of banding anchors. The banding anchors extend from an edge of the slip sheet or from a portion of the slip sheet tab. The banding anchors may be provided on one, two, three, or four edges of the slip sheet. The banding anchors may be folded up against the side of a unitized load to provide a place for packaging bands to engage the slip sheet. Portions of at least one slip tray sidewall are separated from the remaining sidewall to form flaps that may be folded down to function as tabs that help lift vehicles get under the slip tray.

Abstract: A pivotable folding utility table includes a table top having a pair of support pedestals pivotally attached thereto. A first pivotal support brace including a distal end and a proximal end attached to the first support pedestal. A second pivotal support brace including a distal end and a proximal end attached to the second support pedestal. The distal ends of the first and second pivotal support braces pivotally attached to a retaining assembly preferably mounted in relation to the table top. Specifically, the retaining assembly includes a cross-brace member operably disposed through openings formed in the distal ends of the first and second pivotal support braces, thus providing a pivotal engagement in relation to the table top.

Abstract: A system for fluidizing ash in a duct of a selective catalytic reduction system. The system includes a duct, a source for generating compressed air, and an air injection header joined with the source and joined with the duct via one or more holes in the duct. The air injection header is adapted to inject compressed air from the source to the areas of the duct prone to dust build-up. The air injection header includes a sub-header joined with a plurality of injection lances. Each of the plurality of injection lances has an end nozzle. The end nozzle may have a mushroom cap or an angled end configuration to direct air in a particular direction.

Abstract: A monitoring device (15) for monitoring the needle thread (9) on a sewing machine (1) is provided which includes a regulator spring (25) with at least one cam switch (39) being connected thereto in a rotational manner. In case of changing thread tension and/or thread consumption the cam switch (39) and/or the detection zones (41) embodied thereat passes through a sensor (45) with two sensor areas (a, b). Here, not only the presence and absence of the cam switch (39) can be detected but also a direction of motion and the speed of motion. From these measurements conclusions can be drawn on various parameters of the needle thread (9).

Abstract: A sewing machine having a locking pin clutch mechanism allowing the user to selectively engage the flywheel or balance wheel for transmitting power to the main drive shaft. The locking pin may also have a line of weakness to function as a shear pin. The locking pin may be removable from the flywheel, and the flywheel retaining locking knob may include an aperture for storing the locking pin.

Abstract: A method and a sewing machine are provided to form sewing patterns allowing the stitching width to be changed during sewing for a flexible adjustment of parameters of the sewing pattern. In particular the stitch length a can be changed without changing the exterior design of the sewing pattern.

Abstract: Pontoon boat assemblies and methods stabilized against rolling, pitching, or g-forces via, at least in part, a mechanical or electronic means are discussed.

Abstract: A boat mooring device which self-adjusts to fluctuations in water level due to tidal action, floods, storms and the like is disclosed. The boat mooring device comprises an elongate, generally vertical pylon with a narrow vertical slit extending along most of the length of the pylon, an inner flotation device positioned within the pylon, means to attach the inner flotation device to a mooring line, and means to attach the pylon to a mooring structure such as a dock pole. The inner flotation member moves vertically within the interior of the vertical pylon as water level fluctuates, and the attached mooring line moves vertically in concert. The inner flotation member further includes a cylindrical collar containing brushing means, wherein the brushing means scour the interior surface of the pylon to clear barnacles or other debris which would interfere with the operation of the device.

Abstract: A system for adjusting a deflector in a seismic survey comprises a generally upright deflector body and at least one bridle connected to a seismic cable. The bridle includes an upper segment secured to an upper connection point on the deflector body, and a lower segment coupled to a lower connection point on the deflector body. The upper bridle segment, lower bridle segment and deflector body define a geometry between themselves.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing surface friction drag on the hull of a surface vessel by entraining air into water flowing in the boundary layer flow along the hull. The apparatus creates a reduced pressure region by diverting a first portion of the flow away from the surface of the hull. An air pocket is formed in the reduced pressure region and a second portion of the flow is directed through the air pocket by nozzles, which acts as a plunging jet and entrains air into the boundary layer.

Abstract: The invention, relates to means for absorbing, extracting or using for propulsion, wave energy occurring naturally in water. The invention overcomes existing breakwater devices of the type that were prone to puncture or were expensive to maintain, were inertial dependant or had mooring loads. One breakwater device comprises first and second structures, (100, 102) arranged substantially parallel one to another, said structures having neutral buoyancy and energy absorbers (111) mounted therebetween, whereby in use, the devices absorb energy from incident and waves as a result of relative motion between the structures. Preferably a third structure is positioned parallel to the second structure, there being a second energy absorber positioned between the second and third structures. Energy absorbers may be arranged to generate an electromotive force or pump a material or fluid. Advantageously a plurality of devices (206) can be interconnected, in the form of a chain or caterpillar to provide a breakwater system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a retractable canopy structure adapted to be used in conjunction with the canopy structure on a boat's existing T-top tubular frame near the level of the existing canopy. The canopy frame structure comprises two longitudinally aligned, telescoping members with at least one transverse, telescoping frame member disposed between the two longitudinal members to prevent the canopy from collapsing when under tension. The canopy frame structure is disposed onto the existing T-top frame using a mounting assembly comprising of a grommet adapted to be placed between two frame members and wrapped with an adjustable strap. The canopy and telescoping frame components are designed to be adaptable to various T-top canopy widths, and can be extended to various lengths to increase the amount of available canopy shade area while in the mounted position on the boat's existing T-top.

Abstract: A boat hull shield is disclosed including a hull perimeter bracket adapted to attach to a boat hull, the bracket extending along a port and a starboard chine of the boat hull. The hull shield further includes a convex panel, with a low-friction hard surface, for covering a bottom surface of the boat hull, having an outer edge retained by the bracket, extending from the port chine to the starboard chine of the boat hull, the convex panel forming a hollow space between the convex panel and the boat hull. A trim component is included in the hull shield which is attached to the aft end of the boat for adjusting an angle of a surface of the convex panel. The hull shield also includes a suspension component for absorbing impact force on the low-friction hard surface of the convex panel.

Abstract: This device is completely new to the field of prescription drug maintenance. Many have tried to answer the problem of when one has taken their medication, be it in the construction of plastic trays used in the separation of medications from day to day to the manufacture of mechanical and electronic devices to be installed into the cap of a prescription drug vial. Script Strip is a cheap and simple device that can be either affixed or manufactured into drug vials that immediately inform users of their last dose. It is mechanical not electrical in nature, flexible, cheap, and most importantly works perfectly to ensure on takes their drugs on time.

Abstract: A non-lethal method for the identification-marking of a culpability-action culprit involving, at substantially the time of culprit participation in such an action, marking/tagging that culprit with a detectable, non-lethal, tenacity marking medium which is designed to stay tenaciously resident with the culprit, and which, because of its detectability, can readily pinpoint a marked culprit. Such tagging preferably involves enveloping the culprit with a vapor-like cloud of such a medium, whereby the medium enters at least one of the culprit's (a) clothing, (b) skin, and (c) anatomical orifices. This methodology also importantly enables the attendant location and identification of culprit collaborators by using the occasion of finding a specifically tagged culprit to observe the company kept by that culprit.

Abstract: An energy transducer module (1) which has a turbine (2) for converting the flow energy of a fluid (4) to rotation energy, and has a generator (3) for converting the rotation energy to electrical energy, with the energy transducer module (1) being provided as an energy source for a unit which produces radiation. The energy transducer module (1) can alternatively be used as a flow sensor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a group III-nitride crystal substrate including the steps of introducing an alkali-metal-element-containing substance, a group III-element-containing substance and a nitrogen-element-containing substance into a reactor, forming a melt containing at least the alkali metal element, the group III-element and the nitrogen element in the reactor, and growing group III-nitride crystal from the melt, and characterized by handling the alkali-metal-element-containing substance in a drying container in which moisture concentration is controlled to at most 1.0 ppm at least in the step of introducing the alkali-metal-element-containing substance into the reactor is provided. A group III-nitride crystal substrate attaining a small absorption coefficient and the method of manufacturing the same, as well as a group III-nitride semiconductor device can thus be provided.

Abstract: A pulling apparatus and a method with which especially heavy crystals (5) can be pulled using the Czochralski method utilizing the pulling apparatus. For this purpose the neck (4) of the crystal (5) has an enlargement (10) beneath which extends the support device. This device includes latches (7), which are moved from a resting position into an operating position in which the latches (7) extend beneath the enlargement (10). Each latch (7) is supported on the base body such that it is swivellable about a pivot axis (8) and can assume two stable positions, namely the resting position and the operating position. Each of these positions is defined by a stop on the base body. When the latch rests on the one stop, its center of gravity, viewed from the neck (4), is located on the other side of the pivot axis (8). When the latch rests on the other stop, the center of gravity is located on this side of the pivot axis (8).

Abstract: A seed holder for use in a crystal growth reactor. The seed holder has a drool and a washer of outer diameter substantially the same as the drool inner diameter. A main body is disposed over the washer and drool, forming an enclosure above the washer and drool, the enclosure forming a cavity above the washer and drool.

Abstract: In a first aspect, a method is provided for forming an epitaxial layer stack on a substrate. The method includes (1) selecting a target carbon concentration for the epitaxial layer stack; (2) forming a carbon-containing silicon layer on the substrate, the carbon-containing silicon layer having at least one of an initial carbon concentration, a thickness and a deposition time selected based on the selected target carbon concentration; and (3) forming a non-carbon-containing silicon layer on the carbon-containing silicon layer prior to etching. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for marking a sample of a doped crystalline material. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of causing a controlled alteration to the crystalline material at a preselected spot on the sample of the crystalline material, sufficient to cause a change in a cathodoluminescence spectrum of the crystalline material at the preselected spot and utilizing the altered cathodoluminescence spectrum to mark the crystalline material.

Abstract: An apparatus for growing bulk GaN and AlGaN single crystal boules, preferably using a modified HVPE process, is provided. The single crystal boules typically have a volume in excess of 4 cubic centimeters with a minimum dimension of approximately 1 centimeter. If desired, the bulk material can be doped during growth to achieve n-, i-, or p-type conductivity. In order to have growth cycles of sufficient duration, preferably an extended Ga source is used in which a portion of the Ga source is maintained at a relatively high temperature while most of the Ga source is maintained at a temperature close to, and just above, the melting temperature of Ga. To grow large boules of AlGaN, preferably multiple Al sources are used, the Al sources being sequentially activated to avoid Al source depletion and excessive degradation.

Abstract: A microfluidic device for controllably moving a material of interest includes a holding cavity configured to hold the material of interest and at least one actuator configured to induce an activation material to expand or contract. Expansion of the activation material decreases the size of the holding cavity to cause the material of interest to be released from the holding cavity and contraction of the activation material increases the size of the holding cavity to cause the material of interest to be received into the holding cavity. The at least one actuator is operable at multiple levels between a zero induction level to a maximum induction level on the activation material to thereby controllably expand or contract the holding cavity to release or receive a specified volume of the material of interest.

Abstract: A coating device includes a box-shaped processing chamber. Slits are respectively provided on four side surfaces of the processing chamber. A box-shaped housing is provided so as to surround the processing chamber. A space is formed between the processing chamber and the housing. A fan filter unit for forming downflow in the space is provided on the top of the housing. Air supplied to the fan filter unit is cleaned by the fan filter unit, and is supplied to the space. The air supplied to the space is supplied to the processing chamber through each of the slits in the processing chamber. This causes a twister-shaped air current to be generated within the processing chamber.

Abstract: Arrangement for coating of a surface with particles, comprising a spindle shaft (4) driven by an electric motor and provided with a means (8) which delivers the particles during rotation of the spindle shaft, wherein the motor control (34) integrated in the arragement (2) contains an identifying code, which can be read by the power supply of the electric motor.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a fluid onto a moving substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a die comprising a die body having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with an applicator slot. The die is then oriented such that the applicator slot is positioned so as to dispense the fluid onto the moving substrate. The fluid is introduced into the die cavity such that the fluid is dispensed onto the moving substrate through the applicator slot. At least one end of the slot includes means for preventing lateral widening of the dispensed fluid. In another embodiment, means are disposed at both ends of the applicator slot. The apparatus is particularly useful when the capillary number characteristic for dispensing the fluid onto the moving substrate is less than 0.