Patents Issued in June 7, 2016
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Patent number: 9359671Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a system and process effective to coat a substance with graphene. A system may include a first container including graphene oxide and water and a second container including a reducing agent and the substance. A third container may be operative relationship with the first container and the second container. A processor may be in communication with the first, second and third containers. The processor may be configured to control the third container to receive the graphene oxide and water from the first container and to control the third container to receive the reducing agent and the substance from the second container. The processor may be configured to control the third container to mix the graphene oxide, water, reducing agent, and substance under sufficient reaction conditions to produce sufficient graphene to coat the substance with graphene to produce a graphene coated substance.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Seth Adrian Miller
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Patent number: 9359672Abstract: An atomic deposition (ALD) thin film deposition apparatus includes a deposition chamber configured to deposit a thin film on a wafer mounted within a space defined therein. The deposition chamber comprises a gas inlet that is in communication with the space. A gas system is configured to deliver gas to the gas inlet of the deposition chamber. At least a portion of the gas system is positioned above the deposition chamber. The gas system includes a mixer configured to mix a plurality of gas streams. A transfer member is in fluid communication with the mixer and the gas inlet. The transfer member comprising a pair of horizontally divergent walls configured to spread the gas in a horizontal direction before entering the gas inlet.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: ASM America, Inc.Inventors: Mohith Verghese, Kyle Fondurulia, Carl White, Eric Shero, Darko Babic, Herbert Terhorst, Marko Peussa, Min Yan
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Patent number: 9359673Abstract: A proximity heads for dispensing reactants and purging gas to deposit a thin film by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) includes a plurality of sides. Extending over a portion of the substrate region and being spaced apart from the portion of the substrate region when present, the proximity head is rotatable so as to place each side in a direction of the substrate region, and is disposed in a vacuum chamber coupled to a carrier gas source to sustain a pressure for the proximity head during operation. Each side of the proximity head includes a gas conduit through which the reactant gas and the purging gas are sequentially dispensed, and at least two separate vacuum conduits on each side of the gas conduit to pull excess reactant gas, purging gas, or deposition byproducts from a reaction volume between a surface of the proximity head facing the substrate and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Mikhail Korolik, Fritz C. Redeker, John M. Boyd, Yezdi Dordi
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Patent number: 9359674Abstract: The disclosed invention includes apparatus and methods that may be used for plasma-based deposition of thin layers of material on separate or continuous web substrates at very low temperatures with very low defect density. It achieves superior control of gas phase chemistry by controlling the sequence of introduction of gaseous components. It also has substantially independent control over the rate of chemical processes in the gas and of the amount of power and energy of ion bombardment. Such control enables high quality single and multi-layer films to be deposited cost effectively and uniformly over larger areas under very low temperature conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Aixtron, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Edward Savas, Sai Mantripragada, Sooyun Joh, Allan B. Wiesnoski, Carl Galewski
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Patent number: 9359675Abstract: Two-dimensional nanomaterials are produced in a process comprising the steps of (a) providing (a1) a mixture comprising graphene oxide particles, water and at least one cationic surfactant and/or nonionic surfactant or (a2) a mixture comprising graphene particles, at least one solvent useful for solution exfoliation of graphite and at least one cationic surfactant and/or nonionic surfactant, (b) adding at least one sol precursor compound to the mixture from step (a), (c) reacting the mixture from step (b) in a sol/gel process to form gel from the at least one sol precursor compound on the graphene oxide particles or, respectively, the graphene particles, (d) removing the at least one surfactant, and (e) optionally heating the gel-coated graphene oxide particles for at least 1 min to at least 500° C. under inert gas atmosphere to reduce the graphene oxide to graphene.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignees: BASF SE, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.Inventors: Sorin Ivanovici, Shubin Yang, Xinliang Feng, Klaus Müllen
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Patent number: 9359676Abstract: An tank such as an electroless copper plating tank 200, includes a liquid squirting part 4 having a squirt port 6 for squirting the processing solution Q from the squirt port 6 toward the treatment object obliquely upward to a horizontal plane, and hitting the processing solution Q on the upper area of the plate-like work 10 so that the processing solution Q runs down the plate-like work 10.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: C. UYEMURA & CO., LTD.Inventors: Teruyuki Hotta, Hisamitsu Yamamoto, Takahiro Ishizaki, Masayuki Utsumi, Takuya Okamachi, Syunsaku Hoshi, Fujio Asa, Junji Mizumoto
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Patent number: 9359677Abstract: A method for inhibiting corrosion comprises the steps of providing a fluid; adding a corrosion inhibitor comprising at least one amphiphilic chemical to the fluid; and monitoring micelles presence in the fluid. A method for determining the amount of corrosion inhibitor that is sufficient to inhibit corrosion, a method for monitoring the activity of an amphiphilic chemical and a system for inhibiting corrosion in a conduit are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Lux Assure LimitedInventors: Cameron Mackenzie, Vjera Magdalenic, Artin Moussavi, Michael Joosten, Mohsen Achour, David J. Blumer
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Patent number: 9359678Abstract: There is provided the use of cellulose nanocrystals as a corrosion inhibitor for inhibiting corrosion of a metal object made of steel. The use includes using acid to impart ester groups onto the cellulose nanocrystals. The use includes dispersing an effective corrosion inhibiting amount of the cellulose nanocrystals having the ester groups within a composition comprising a carrier essentially consisting of water. The cellulose nanocrystals are provided in an amount equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight of the carrier and equal to or less than 3.0% by weight of the carrier. The use includes applying an effective corrosion inhibiting amount of the composition to the metal object such that the composition is adapted to inhibit corrosion of the metal object by 8% or more.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: NANOHIBITOR TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventor: Andrew Garner
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Patent number: 9359679Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for etching a metal layer, such as a copper layer, to form an interconnection structure in semiconductor devices. In one example, a method of patterning a metal layer on a substrate includes supplying a first etching gas mixture comprising a hydro-carbon gas and a hydrogen containing gas into a processing chamber having a substrate disposed therein, the substrate having a metal layer disposed thereon, supplying a second gas mixture comprising the hydrogen containing gas to a surface of the etched metal layer disposed on the substrate, and supplying a third gas mixture comprising an inert gas into the processing chamber to sputter clean the surface of the etched metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Sumit Agarwal, Bradley J. Howard
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Patent number: 9359680Abstract: The present invention provides ruthenium or osmium complexes and their uses as a catalyst for catalytic water oxidation. Another aspect of the invention provides an electrode and photo-electrochemical cells for electrolysis of water molecules.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInventors: Javier Jesus Concepcion Corbea, Zoufeng Chen, Jonah Wesley Jurss, Joseph L. Templeton, Paul Hoertz, Thomas J. Meyer
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Patent number: 9359681Abstract: Novel porous metal and metal alloy materials for electroreduction of CO2 and methods for making the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Inventors: Alexey Serov, Plamen B Atanassov, Monica Padilla
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Patent number: 9359682Abstract: A method for forming a surface layer, the purpose thereof is to form a high erosion resistant film. The method for forming a surface layer includes: arranging a member (2) in a machining fluid (3); and forming the surface layer including silicon by spacing a silicon electrode (1) from the member (2) at a predetermined distance, and by supplying silicon component from the silicon electrode (1) to the member side by applying a predetermined voltage and generating electric discharge, and an iron-based metal texture including silicon of 3 to 11 wt % is formed at a thickness of 5 to 10 ?m at a portion to be treated by repetitively generating a electric discharge pulse in which a time integration value of a current value of the electric discharge pulse is in a range of 30 A·?s to 80 A·?s.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akihiro Goto, Nobuyuki Sumi, Yoshikazu Nakano, Hiroyuki Teramoto
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Patent number: 9359683Abstract: Electric potential, current density, agitation, and deposition rate are controlled to deposit metal alloys, such as tin based solder alloys or magnetic alloys, with minimal variations in the weight ratios of alloying metals at different locations within the deposited metal alloy feature. Alternative embodiments include processes that form metal alloy features wherein the variation in weight ratio of alloying metals within the feature is not necessarily minimized, but is controlled to provide a desired variation. In addition to metal alloys, alternative embodiments include processes for improving the deposition of single metal features.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: APPLIED Materials, Inc.Inventors: Bioh Kim, Marvin Bernt, Greg Wilson, Paul R. McHugh
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Patent number: 9359684Abstract: A method of fabricating a self-aligned metal layer structure is disclosed. The method includes: providing a substrate including a conductive layer; forming a pattern in the conductive layer; and electroplating the conductive layer to form thereon an electroplated metal layer such that the pattern is directly transferred in the electroplated metal layer in a self-aligned manner. Methods of fabricating optics are also disclosed. The methods are capable of high accuracy in alignment, and the optics can be used in the production of a lens module.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: OMNIVISION OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Chia-Ming Chung, Chien-Pang Lin
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Patent number: 9359685Abstract: A method of forming a conductive polymer deposit on a substrate is disclosed. The method may include the steps of preparing a composition comprising monomers of the conductive polymer and a nitrosyl precursor, contacting the substrate with the composition so as to allow formation of nitrosyl ion on the exterior surface of the substrate, and allowing the monomer to polymerize into the conductive polymer, wherein the polymerization is initiated by the nitrosyl ion and the conductive polymer is deposited on the exterior surface of the substrate. The conductive polymer may be polypyrrole.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Purdue Research FoundationInventors: Kyoung-Shin Choi, Yongju Jung, Nikhilendra Singh
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Patent number: 9359686Abstract: Anodic oxide coatings and methods for forming anodic oxide coatings on metal alloy substrates are disclosed. Methods involve post-anodizing processes that improve the appearance of the anodic oxide coating or increase the strength of the underlying metal alloy substrates. In some embodiments, a diffusion promoting process is used to promote diffusion of one or more types of alloying elements enriched at an interface between the anodic oxide coating and the metal alloy substrate away from the interface. The diffusion promoting process can increase an adhesion strength of the anodic oxide film to the metal alloy substrate and reduce an amount of discoloration due to the enriched alloying elements. In some embodiments, a post-anodizing age hardening process is used to increase the strength of the metal alloy substrate and to improve cosmetics of the anodic oxide coatings.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: James A. Curran, William A. Counts, Eric W. Hamann
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Patent number: 9359687Abstract: A non alpha controlled Tin including Tin and a trace amount of Polonium is utilized as a plating anode to selectively plate Tin upon a plating cathode. Tin may be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled Tin with current control to suppress plating of Polonium upon the plating cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by pulse plating the non alpha controlled Tin with potential control to suppress plating of Polonium upon the plating cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by pulse and reverse plating to plate out Polonium upon a filtering cathode. Tin may also be selectively plated by plating out Polonium upon a filtering cathode within a concentrate. Tin may also be selectively plated by plating out purified Tin upon a filtering cathode, separating the purified Tin from the filtering cathode, and utilizing the purified Tin to plate Tin upon the plating cathode.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles L. Arvin, Michael S. Gordon
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Patent number: 9359688Abstract: Disclosed are methods of electroplating a metal onto a substrate surface in an electroplating bath and adjusting the pH of the bath. The methods may include exposing the substrate surface, a counter-electrode, and an acid generating surface to the bath, biasing the substrate surface sufficiently negative relative to the counterelectrode such that metal ions from the bath are reduced and plated onto the substrate surface, and biasing the acid generating surface sufficiently positive relative to the counterelectrode such that free hydrogen ions are generated at the acid generating surface thereby decreasing the pH of the bath. Also disclosed are apparatuses for electroplating metal onto a substrate surface in an electroplating bath, and for adjusting the pH of the electroplating bath. The apparatuses may include an acid generating surface configured to generate free hydrogen ions in the bath upon supply of sufficient positive voltage bias relative to a counterelectrode electrical contact.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.Inventors: Lee Peng Chua, Thomas A. Ponnuswamy, Mark Rea, Steven T. Mayer
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Patent number: 9359689Abstract: Preparation of semiconductor nanocrystals and their dispersions in solvents and other media is described. The nanocrystals described herein have small (1-10 nm) particle size with minimal aggregation and can be synthesized with high yield. The capping agents on the as-synthesized nanocrystals as well as nanocrystals which have undergone cap exchange reactions result in the formation of stable suspensions in polar and nonpolar solvents which may then result in the formation of high quality nanocomposite films.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: PIXELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Wei Xu, Yijun Wang, Robert J. Wiacek, Xia Bai, Linfeng Gou, Selina I. Thomas, Zehra Serpil Gonen Williams, Jun Xu, Rakesh Patel
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Patent number: 9359690Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide single crystal using a solution process including coming a seed crystal substrate for growing silicon carbide into contact with a Si—C alloy solution including at least one additive metal and growing the silicon carbide single crystal on a seed crystal for growing silicon carbide, including feeding a silicon feedstock into an alloy solution when a molar ratio of Si and the additive metal is lower than an initially set value as the reaction progresses. The method increases a crystal growth speed, maintains the growth speed, and prevents the growth from unwillingly stopping when the silicon carbide single crystal is manufactured using a solution growth process.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SK Innovation Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Wan Hong, Young Shol Kim
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Patent number: 9359691Abstract: A method of loading a crucible includes loading a first layer of polysilicon chunks into the crucible and loading a second layer of granular polysilicon into the crucible to form a polysilicon charge such that the packing density of the polysilicon charge within the crucible is greater than 0.70.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: MEMC Electronic Materials SpAInventors: Umberto Martini, Luigi Bonanno, Paolo Collareta, Maria Porrini
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Patent number: 9359692Abstract: A metal chloride gas generator includes a reactor including a receiving section for receiving a metal on an upstream side and a growing section in which a growth substrate is placed on a downstream side, a raw material section heater and a growing section heater each of which heats an inside of the reactor, an upstream end comprising a gas inlet, and a gas inlet pipe arranged to extend from the upstream end via the receiving section to the growing section, for introducing a chloride gas from the upstream end to supply the chloride gas to the receiving section and supplying a metal chloride gas produced by a reaction between the chloride gas and the metal in the receiving section to the growing section. The gas inlet pipe includes a suppressing section for suppressing an optical waveguiding phenomenon which waveguides a radiant heat from the growing section heater or the growing section.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Taichiroo Konno, Hajime Fujikura
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Patent number: 9359693Abstract: A method for integrating wide-gap semiconductors, and specifically, gallium nitride epilayers, with synthetic diamond substrates is disclosed. Diamond substrates are created by depositing synthetic diamond onto a nucleating layer deposited or formed on a layered structure that comprises at least one layer of gallium nitride. Methods for manufacturing GaN-on-diamond wafers with low bow and high crystalline quality are disclosed along with preferred choices for manufacturing GaN-on-diamond wafers and chips tailored to specific applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: ELEMENT SIX TECHNOLOGIES US CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel Francis, Firooz Faili, Kristopher Matthews, Frank Yantis Lowe, Quentin Diduck, Sergey Zaytsev, Felix Ejeckam
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Patent number: 9359694Abstract: A method for separating out nano-scale fiber threads from many fiber branches and controlling alignment and deposition of the fiber threads on a substrate, comprising: electrospinning at least synthetic polymer fiber streams from an electrically charged syringe needle; controlling the fiber using at least one electrically charged metallic disk rotating about an axis positioned below the needle; capturing the fiber using electrically grounded collector; extracting a single or plurality of fiber branch threads from the fiber streams, wherein the single or plurality of fiber branch threads is attracted to and intercepted by the collector shape, and depositing the single or plurality of fiber branch threads as substantially aligned fiber on the collector.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMAInventors: Morshed Khandaker, William Paul Snow
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Patent number: 9359695Abstract: A method of making an anode includes the steps of providing fibers from a carbonaceous precursor, the carbon fibers having a glass transition temperature Tg. In one aspect the carbonaceous precursor is lignin. The carbonaceous fibers are placed into a layered fiber mat. The fiber mat is fused by heating the fiber mat in the presence of oxygen to above the Tg but no more than 20% above the Tg to fuse fibers together at fiber to fiber contact points and without melting the bulk fiber mat to create a fused fiber mat through oxidative stabilization. The fused fiber mat is carbonized by heating the fused fiber mat to at least 650° C. under an inert atmosphere to create a carbonized fused fiber mat. A battery anode formed from carbonaceous precursor fibers is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Orlando Rios, Wyatt Evan Tenhaeff, Claus Daniel, Nancy Johnston Dudney, Alexander Johs, Grady Alexander Nunnery, Frederick Stanley Baker
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Patent number: 9359696Abstract: Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a drawn fiber, which is suitable for manufacturing a poly(ethylene terephthalate) drawn fiber showing superior strength and dimensional stability and having a high fineness of 2000 denier or more without breakage or reduction in physical properties during the manufacturing process, and a poly(ethylene terephthalate) drawn fiber and a tire-cord obtained therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Sung-Ho Park, Il Chung, Gi-Woong Kim
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Patent number: 9359697Abstract: A spinning wheel assembly, including a collapsible frame and a spinning assembly connectable thereto. The spinning assembly includes a first grooved pulley and a plurality of differently sized second grooved pulleys, each pulley being rotatably connectable to the frame. A spindle is removably connectable to a respective grooved second pulley, and an endless belt is operationally connected to the first and second pulleys. Each respective grooved second pulley has at least one circumferential groove defining an effective diameter and at least one unique effective diameter.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Inventor: Beth Duncan
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Patent number: 9359698Abstract: A shedding apparatus for waste selvage includes a pair of first swing levers and a pair of second swing levers for forming an open shed of selvage yarns. The drive force to the swing levers is transmitted by cranking through a drive shaft which is coaxial with the sun gear of a planetary gear mechanism. The crank mechanism using the cranking includes a crank, first end of which is fixedly connected to the drive shaft for rotation therewith, a drive lever for transmitting a rotational force to the swing levers, and a connecting rod connected between second end of the crank and the drive lever. A ratio between an eccentric distance of the crank and a length of the drive lever is less than 1.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventor: Haruo Shimazaki
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Patent number: 9359699Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an industrial two-layer fabric which exhibits excellent air permeability with good wear resistance to prevent the wire mark or the hydration mark, while exhibits high rigidity. The present invention includes at least one upper surface side fabric constituted by upper surface side warps and upper surface side wefts, at least one lower surface side fabric constituted by lower surface side warps and lower surface side wefts, and lower surface side warps serving as binding weft yarns, and includes three upper surface side warps arranged to be adjacent to each other in the upper surface side fabric, whereby the upper surface side wefts pass over three consecutive upper surface side warps, and then, pass under one upper surface side warp to pass over another upper surface side warp, and then, passes under three consecutive upper surface side warps.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: NIPPON FILCON CO., LTD.Inventor: Teppei Hashiguchi
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Patent number: 9359700Abstract: A weft insertion system includes at least one rapier provided with weft yarn clamping means for drawing a weft and a reed provided with dents made of a magnetic material, and wherein the rapier has at least one permanent magnet whose direction of polarization extends along a direction which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the reed dents when the reed is in a back position and to a translation direction of the rapier, the at least one permanent magnet exerts an attractive magnetic effort (E, E?) between the rapier and the dents of the reed and the reed has a variable magnetic permeability along its longitudinal axis, and the rapier has a lateral face oriented towards the reed and the at least one permanent magnet has a direction of polarization perpendicular to the direction of travel of the rapier and secant with the lateral face.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SCHONHERR Textilmaschinenbau GmbHInventors: Martin Burkert, Carl-Guenther Cordes
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Patent number: 9359701Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a wearable knitting needle support device. The wearable needle support or knitting pad includes an anchoring filling configured to support a needle in a desired position, a needle reception area with apertures on all or parts of the surface that covers the anchoring filling, and a contoured substrate opposite of the needle reception surface. The contoured substrate is concavely curved along at least one axis and serves to produce an identical curve in the lower piece 116. The knitting pad may be connected to a belt or other attachment mechanism that secures the pad to a select position on a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Inventors: June Hemmons Hiatt, Jesse Hiatt
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Patent number: 9359703Abstract: The sewing machine has: a base plate that has a guide slit for guiding a bobbin thread that is set on the bottom face side of the throat plate 1; and a bobbin thread guide member that has a guide groove for guiding the bobbin thread supplied from a bobbin and includes a cutting blade provide at the end position of the guide groove to cut the bobbin thread guided along the guide groove to an appropriate length. The bobbin thread guide member is secured to the base plate and has a holding member, which holds the end of the bobbin thread, in the guide groove, so as to maintain the state when the bobbin thread was cut.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: JANOME SEWING MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Tustomu Takagi, Koji Maeda, Takuya Sawada
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Patent number: 9359704Abstract: A washing machine containing a tub and basket placed within the tub, a basket bottom, a driving shaft coupled to the basket, a motor coupled to the driving shaft, a propeller located within the bottom and impelled by an end of the driving shaft, the propeller containing a scrubber, a center and a support, the scrubbers have a transversal section made from at least three arch circumference sections; a lower face of the propeller has a fin, which along with the bottom, functions as a centrifugal pump creating a current or washing liquor flow which is led through the water tower. In a preferred embodiment, the driving shaft has a solar gear coupled thereto which rotates a satellite gear and over the upper face of the support and between the scrubbers a mini-propeller is provided, the satellite gear is coupled to an axis that rotates the mini-propeller.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: MABE, S.A. DE C.V.Inventors: Santiago Alonso Plata Amarillas, Raul Santillan Galvan, Jorge Vega Trejo
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Patent number: 9359705Abstract: A washing machine includes a vibration damping device located in an outer casing for damping vibration of a tub using a cylinder enclosing an operating fluid including a functional fluid such as a magnetic viscous fluid changing a viscosity when an electrical energy is applied to the fluid. The vibration damping device includes the cylinder, a shaft inserted into the cylinder, a coil disposed in the cylinder, two yokes disposed between the cylinder and the shaft so as to be located at both axial sides of the coil respectively, the yokes forming a magnetic circuit together with the shaft and cylinder, a sealing member disposed axially outside one of the yokes in the cylinder to seal the operating fluid, and two bearings located axially outside the respective yokes in the cylinder to support the shaft so that the shaft is axially reciprocable.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA CONSUMER ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TOSHIBA HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Nishimura, Hiroshi Nishimura, Koji Hisano, Tatsuya Ooyabu, Shinichiro Kawabata
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Patent number: 9359706Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a fire containment system is implemented in a combination washer-dryer appliance equipped with air-vented exhaust. A fire suppression fluid conduit connected between a cold water valve outlet and a fire suppression fluid inlet positioned in a top portion of a tub of the appliance provides a path of cold water flow into an interior space of the tub. A valve control signal applied to a valve actuator associated with the cold water valve outlet actuates it upon a presumed occurrence of presence of fire in the interior space, as indicated by an electromechanical switch set in the top portion of the tub to measure an internal temperature of the interior space. The valve control signal thereby causes cold water flow through the fire suppression fluid conduit and into the interior space of the tub to contain and extinguish a fire burning within it.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: WNL Inc.Inventor: Lawrence R. Lundbom
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Patent number: 9359707Abstract: An appliance control panel assembly is provided including an upper fascia part and an angled lower base part. The control panel assembly may attach to the top surface of an appliance, such as a laundry machine, and may be removable. The upper fascia part may be configured to be slidably engaged to the angled lower base part and releasably connected to the angled lower base part by one or more flexible hooks and hook seats. The flexible hooks may be located on either the upper fascia part or the angled lower base part. The control panel assembly may also include disassembly holes through which an instrument can be inserted to deform the hooks and disconnect the upper fascia part from the angled lower base part.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventor: Alberto Bas
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Patent number: 9359708Abstract: A fabric treating machine includes a spray nozzle for spraying water supplied from a water supply passage into an inner tub and a spray nozzle combining unit for combining the spray nozzle with a case. Fabric loaded in the inner tub can be effectively soaked through the spray nozzle. Furthermore, a spray direction of the spray nozzle can be accurately adjusted when the spray nozzle is fitted in the case, and thus the spray nozzle can be easily fitted in the case and water sprayed through the spray nozzle can be prevented from overflowing.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyu Bum Lee, Young Jong Kim, Young Bae Park
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Patent number: 9359709Abstract: A dryer appliance is provided. The dryer appliance includes a cabinet and a drum mounted therein. The dryer appliance also includes a heating assembly. A duct extends between the heating assembly and an opening defined by a back wall of the drum. A seal is positioned at the opening of the back wall and extends between the duct and the back wall of the drum.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ionelia Silvia Prajescu, Richard Dustin Henderson, Phillip John Duckworth
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Patent number: 9359710Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet forming an external appearance of the laundry treating apparatus, a laundry accommodation portion arranged in the cabinet and providing a space to accommodate laundry, a machine chamber including at least one of an air supply unit to supply air to the laundry accommodation portion and a moisture supply unit to supply moisture to the laundry accommodation portion, the machine chamber being provided separately from the laundry accommodation portion, a laundry supporter to support a hanger having laundry placed thereon and to move the hanger such that a free end of the hanger forms an arc trajectory in the laundry accommodation portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungwan Lee, Junghoon Lee, Sogkie Hong
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Patent number: 9359711Abstract: The disclosed dryer vent is a spring-loaded, expandable/retractable dryer vent assembly. The assembly houses a flexible dryer vent aluminum hose with spiral wire. The flexible aluminum dryer vent hose has a plurality of spring rings therearound allowing springs to be attached therebetween. The ends of the flexible dryer vent hose are clamped with a clamp assembly that also has mounts for additional springs. The end clamp assembly clamps the flexible dryer vent hose at each end to annular duct pieces that mount to the dryer or the household wall. The dryer vent hose freely rotates and can be expanded, retracted, or twisted without kinking.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Ultimate Dryer Vent LLCInventor: Jeffrey D. Houser
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Patent number: 9359712Abstract: A system and method for controlling an appliance with respect to the appliance's energy usage, in which a signal relating to the energy used by the appliance is received, and a determination of whether to continue or interrupt a cycle of operation being conducted by the appliance is made based at least on part upon the receipt of the signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Barry E. Tuller
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Patent number: 9359713Abstract: A drying apparatus that is capable of effectively removing foreign substances, such as dead mite bodies and dust adhered to bedding, a washing machine having the drying apparatus, and a method of controlling the drying apparatus. When bedding having a large volume, such as a blanket or a cover, is washed, a bedding-dusting operation using rotation of a drum and high-temperature hot air is performed before and after a bedding washing course is performed, so that foreign substances, such as dead mite bodies or dust, are dusted off bedding and the effects of washing bedding can be improved. In addition, a section in which the bedding-dusting operation is to be performed, is automatically or manually selected as before bedding washing or after bedding washing so that various operations can be performed and the effects of washing bedding can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Min Hee Kang
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Patent number: 9359714Abstract: An Appliance for drying laundry (100) includes a drying-air moisture-condensing system (215,220, 225) comprising a heat pump system with a first heat exchanger (215) for cooling the drying air and a second heat exchanger (220) for re-heating said drying air, and a variable-output compressor (210). At least one Joule-effect heater (255) is located downstream of the heat pump heat exchangers for boosting the heating of the drying air.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Andrea Contarini, Massimo Viero
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Patent number: 9359715Abstract: A control method of a laundry treatment apparatus, the control method including a drying operation with a circulation process for resupplying air discharged from a tub back into the tub, an exhaust process for discharging some of the air supplied into the tub, a suction process for supplying air outside of the tub into air circulated via the circulation process, and a heating process for heating the air to be supplied into the tub. Furthermore, the control method may include a motion execution operation for rotating a drum based on first motion during implementation of the drying operation, the drum being rotatably mounted in the tub and storing laundry therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTORNICS INC.Inventors: Taewan Kim, Gilnam Lee, Sanghee Yoo, Kwanghyun Kim
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Patent number: 9359716Abstract: Belt mangles, in which a revolvingly driven mangle belt runs along on the outside of the mangle body which is curved in a trough-like manner, convey in an entrained manner laundry items to be mangled along a smooth flattening face of the mangle body. Slippage between the mangle belt and the laundry items, which causes the quality of mangling to suffer, can occur. A mangle belt is provided with a structured outer face to bear on the laundry items to be entrained. The outer face is formed from a needled felt from highly temperature-resistant man-made fibers. On account of the structuring of the outer face of the mangle belt, a rough entrainment face or adhesion face, respectively, for the laundry items, that ensures slippage-free entrainment of the laundry items by the mangle belt while conveying the laundry items along the flattening face of the mangle body, is created.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Herbert Kannegiesser GmbHInventors: Wilhelm Bringewatt, Engelbert Heinz
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Patent number: 9359717Abstract: The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having a receiving space for reception of laundry, a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, a support structure placed in the receiving space, the support structure providing a support space to allow a surface of the laundry to be supported by the support space, a guide affixed in the receiving space, the guide being configured to set a movement range of the laundry to prevent the laundry from deviating from the support space, and a press structure separably coupled to the support structure, the press structure being configured to apply pressure to the laundry positioned in the support space.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaemyung Lim, Wookjun Chung, Junghoi Choi, Byeongkook Kim
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Patent number: 9359718Abstract: This invention relates to a composition characterized by containing, as essential components, deacetylated chitin and/or a deacetylated chitin derivative, and glyoxylic acid; a solution-containing gel formed from the composition; a water-insoluble chitosan coating; and a material obtained by treating a base material with the composition. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a chitosan composition, which in a “one-pack” form, has a pot life. Even when dried at room temperature after coating or impregnation of a base material, the chitosan coating can be water-insolubilized with reduced yellowing.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Shinya Tsuchida, Takanori Sannan
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Patent number: 9359719Abstract: A problem is to provide, in the field of polyhydroxy polyurethane resins the development of applications of which has not moved ahead by conventional technologies, a self-crosslinking polyhydroxy polyurethane resin, which enables to provide products, such as imitation leathers, excellent in abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance and the like, and moreover, which is useful from the viewpoint of a reduction in greenhouse gas, contains carbon dioxide incorporated and fixed therein, and is responsive to environmental conservation.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignees: DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS MFG. CO., LTD., UKIMA CHEMICALS & COLOR MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Hanada, Kazuya Kimura, Kenichi Takahashi, Manabu Uruno
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Patent number: 9359720Abstract: The invention relates to a self-adhesive wall covering comprising a glass textile with a closed structure, consisting of glass fibers and of a water-permeable polymer binder, and an adhesive coating comprising both a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) and a water-activable latent adhesive. The definitive attachment to the wall of this repositionable self-adhesive covering takes place, after hanging, by applying one or more coats of water-based paint.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ADFORSInventors: Katarzyna Chuda, Erisela Nikaj, Bohuslav Mikulechy, Filip Suchy
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Patent number: 9359721Abstract: Woven, unfinished textiles or yarns may be made softer and more brightly-colored by a method which comprises treating a yarn to weave fabric by sizing the yarn to weave fabric; desizing the sized fabric; bleaching the desized fabric; reducing the number of electrolytes on the bleached fabric; pre-softening the fabric having fewer electrolytes; fabric printing the pre-softened fabric; and finishing the fabric printed fabric. A fabric printed textile comprising a self cross-linked low glass transition temperature acrylic binder film on fibers of a fabric printed textile, where the fibers are impregnated with a polysiloxane polymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: WestPoint Home LLCInventors: Billy Harris, Imran Ahmad Cheema, Akram Shahzad, Gul Ahmad