Abstract: A thick-walled high-strength hot rolled steel sheet has a high tensile strength TS of 521 MPa or more and excellent low-temperature toughness. The steel material forming the sheet contains 0.02%-0.08% C, 0.01%-0.10% Nb, and 0.001%-0.05% Ti and is heated; C, Ti, and Nb satisfies (Ti+(Nb/2))/C<4.

Abstract: An amorphous alloy powder is composed of an amorphous alloy material containing Fe, Cr, Mn, Si, B, and C as constituent components, and in the amorphous alloy material, Fe is contained as a main component, the content of Cr is 0.5 at % or more and 3 at % or less, the content of Mn is 0.02 at % or more and 3 at % or less, the content of Si is 10 at % or more and 14 at % or less, the content of B is 8 at % or more and 13 at % or less, and the content of C is 1 at % or more and 3 at % or less. By using such an amorphous alloy powder, a dust core which reduces iron loss and decreases magnetostriction can be obtained.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a formed aluminum alloy structural part or a body-in-white (BIW) part of a motor vehicle. The method includes: providing a rolled aluminum sheet product wherein the aluminum alloy is an AA7000-series aluminum alloy and has a gauge in a range of 0.5-4 mm and is subjected to a solution heat treatment and has been cooled, forming the aluminum alloy sheet to obtain a three-dimensional formed part, heating the three-dimensional formed part to at least one pre-ageing temperature between 50-250° C., and subjecting the formed and pre-aged motor vehicle component to a paint bake cycle.

Abstract: An aluminum or aluminum alloy-coated steel material includes base steel; and a coating layer formed on a surface of the base steel and containing by mass % Mg: 6% to 10%, Si: 3% to 7%, Fe: 0.2% to 2%, Mn: 0.02% to 2%, and the balance as Al and incidental impurities, wherein the coating layer has pseudoternary eutectic microstructures of ?Al—Mg2Si—(Al—Fe—Si—Mn) and an area ratio of the pseudoternary eutectic microstructures in the coating layer is at least 30%.

Abstract: A crystalline transparent conductive film containing indium oxide as a main component, and cerium, exhibiting low resistance derived from high refractive index and high carrier electron mobility, as well as small surface roughness, which is obtained by film-formation using an ion plating method. In the film, cerium content is 0.3 to 9% by atom, as an atomic number ratio of Ce/(In+Ce); film-formation is made using an ion plating method; and arithmetic average height (Ra) is 1.0 nm or lower. Also the film can contain one or more of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, molybdenum and tungsten, at a content of 1% by atom or lower, as an atomic number ratio of M/(In+Ce+M).

Abstract: Disclosed are a low-cost radio wave-transmitting decorative film which has excellent stretch moldability, radio wave transmissibility, and mirror-like metallic gloss that does not easily disappear, and a decorative member employing the radio wave-transmitting decorative film. Specifically disclosed are a decorative film which includes a first polymer film, a second polymer film, and a light-reflecting layer which is arranged between the polymer films and formed by the physical vapor deposition of an alloy of silicon and a metal, and a decorative member in which the decorative film is provided on the surface of a base.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a hard coating layer vapor-deposited on a surface of a tool body, in which a composition of the hard coating layer is expressed by a composition formula of (AlxTi1-x)N (0.5?x?0.8), the average layer thickness of the hard coating layer is 0.5 ?m to 7.0 ?m, the hard coating layer is formed of crystal grains having an average grain size of 5 nm to 50 nm, the hard coating layer have a mixed structure including cubic crystal grains having a rock-salt structure, and hexagonal crystal grains having a wurtzite structure, and {200} planes of the cubic crystal grains and {11-20} planes of the hexagonal crystal grains are oriented so as to be perpendicular to the surface of the tool body.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vapor deposition apparatus capable of preventing abnormal film formation due to scattering in vapor deposition streams; and a method for producing an organic electroluminescent element which includes forming a patterned thin film with the vapor deposition apparatus. The present invention relates to a vapor deposition apparatus that includes a vapor deposition source equipped with a nozzle that ejects vapor deposition particles; an integrated limiting plate equipped with a first limiting plate including an opening that is in front of the nozzle, and with second limiting plates placed in the opening in the first limiting plate; and a mask including slits. The present invention also relates to a method for producing electroluminescent elements that includes a vapor deposition step of forming a patterned thin film with the vapor deposition apparatus.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for coating, by means of a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique, a part with a coating (PAO) for protecting against oxidation. The method enables the preparation of a refractory coating for protecting against oxidation, having a three-dimensional microstructure, which ensures the protection against oxidation at a high temperature, generally at a temperature above 1200° C., for materials that are sensitive to oxidation, such as composite materials, and in particular carbon/carbon composite materials.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to evenly distribute gas over a wafer in batch processing. Several techniques are disclosed, such as, but not limited to, angling an injector to distribute gas towards a proximate edge of the wafer, and/or reducing the amount of overlap in the center of the wafer of gas from subsequent gas injections.

Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition apparatus comprises a chamber, a chamber lead having a gas in port configured to receive a reaction gas, the chamber lead connected to a top surface of the chamber to seal up the chamber, a shower head connected to the chamber lead, the shower head having a plurality of spray holes separated from each other for spraying the reaction gas onto the surface of a wafer in the chamber, and a protrusion surrounding the spray holes on the bottom surface of the shower head so that an induction groove is provided inside the protrusion, wherein the plurality of spray holes have a plurality of main holes and a plurality of supplementary holes, each of the main holes is uniformly arranged in each corner of a square-grid pattern across the shower head and each of the supplementary holes is disposed at each centerpoint of the square-grid pattern.

Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to cosmetic surfaces and associated treatments to alter a color of cosmetic surfaces. According to one embodiment, cosmetic ink configured to be applied to a cosmetic surface can include a suspension matrix configured to suspend a number of small particles in the suspension matrix. Each of the small particles of the is within a desired overall diameter to cause a user to perceive a desired color due to plasmon resonance of the small particles.

Abstract: A method for creating small features in an Al/Ag/Ti multilayer stack is disclosed. The method uses a combination of wet and dry etching techniques to anisotropically etch the layers.

Abstract: Provided are a surface roughening agent for aluminum and a surface roughening method using said surface roughening agent wherein it is possible to easily reduce costs for the surface roughening step and to improve the adhesiveness between aluminum and a resin. Specifically, provided is a surface roughening agent for aluminum comprising an aqueous solution containing: an alkali source, an amphoteric metal ion, a nitrate ion, and a thio compound. Moreover, provided is a surface roughening method for aluminum which involves a surface roughening step in which the surface of aluminum is treated with the aforementioned surface roughening agent.

Abstract: Methods of patterning conductive layer with a mask are described. The methods include low-ion-mass sputtering of the conductive layer by accelerating (e.g. helium or hydrogen containing ions) toward a substrate which includes the patterned mask and the underlying conductive layer. The sputtering processes described herein selectively remove conductive layers while retaining mask material.

Abstract: An electric current is passed through an acidic solution containing one or more soluble metal salts in an electrolytic cell divided by an anion exchange membrane. The acidic solution is fed into the cathode compartment whereby the passage of electric current at sufficient voltage causes the generation of hydrogen at the cathode. This gives rise to a localized very highly polarized region at the cathode resulting in a localized effective high relative pH. This causes the metal cation species to precipitate as a hydroxide (or oxide) species and electroadsorption/electrocoagulation causes the finely precipitated hydroxide (or oxide) species to adhere to the cathode. Electrodialytic transport of the liberated acid anions across the anion exchange membrane selectively removes the acid anions. Oxygen and hydrogen ions are formed by hydrolysis as the counter-reaction at the anode. Hydrogen ions combine with the anions to regenerate sulfuric acid.

Abstract: A method including electrolysis processing using sulfate-based electrolytes includes precipitating sodium sulfate decahydrate from a salt solution and then redissolving sodium sulfate decahydrate to prepare feed of electrolyte solution for the electrolysis processing. Front-end processing may be used to treat mixed salt solutions, including brine solutions. Calcium sulfate reagent may provide a sulfate source to regenerate electrolyte solution following carbon capture, and with carbon dioxide being sequestered in the form of calcium carbonate.

Abstract: Methods, equipment, and reagents for preparing organic compounds using custom electrolytes based on different ionic liquids in electrolytic decarboxylation reactions are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods for coating a metal substrate or a metal alloy with electrically conductive titania-based material. The methods produce metal components for electrochemical devices that need high electrical conductance, corrosion resistance and electrode reaction activities for long term operation at a low cost.

Abstract: A method and composition for electroplating Cu onto a substrate in the manufacture of a microelectronic device involving and electrolytic solution containing a source of Cu ions and a quaternized pyridinium salt compound for leveling.

Abstract: Several embodiments related to lithium-ion batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template.

Abstract: Copper electroplating methods provide low internal stress copper deposits. Concentrations of accelerators in the copper electroplating bath vary as a function of the plating current density and the low internal stress copper deposit is observed as a matt copper deposit.

Abstract: Disclosed are heterogeneous crystals for use in a laser cavity and methods of forming the crystals. A crystal can be a monolithic crystal containing a vanadate-based activator region and a vanadate-based Q-switch. Disclosed methods include hydrothermal growth techniques for the growth of differing layers on a host. A YVO4 host material can be doped in one region with a suitable active lasing ion and can be formed with another region that is doped with a saturable absorber. Regions can be formed with controlled thickness. Following formation, a heterogeneous crystal can be cut, polished and coated with mirror films at each end for use in a laser cavity to provide short pulses of high power emissions using high frequency pulse modes.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a method for producing a crystalline material in a crucible in a crystal growth apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises, in part, the step of monitoring for remaining solid feedstock in a liquid feedstock melt with an automated vision system positioned above the crucible. Alternatively, or in addition, the method comprises the step of monitoring for solidified crystalline material in a partially solidified melt with the automated vision system. A crystal growth apparatus comprising the automated vision system is also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for the crystallogenesis of a material that is electrically conducting at the molten state, by drawing from a molten mass of the material in a crucible, that comprises: progressively subjecting the molten material to a decreasing temperature so that a liquid-solid interface is formed; controlling the flatness of the liquid-solid interface of the material; subjecting the molten material, before and during solidification, to an electromagnetic kneading; the method including that the electromagnetic kneading is obtained by applying an alternating magnetic field. The disclosure also relates to a device for implementing the method.

Abstract: Growth of GaP and III-V GaP alloys in the wurtzite crystal structure by vapor phase epitaxy (VPE) is provided. Such material has a direct band gap and is therefore much more useful for optoelectronic devices than conventional GaP and GaP alloys having the zincblende crystal structure and having an indirect band gap.

Abstract: A method for producing an undrawn polyglycolic acid-based resin yarn, including: a discharge step of discharging a molten polyglycolic acid-based resin through a spinneret, to thereby form a fibrous polyglycolic acid-based resin; a keeping step of keeping the fibrous polyglycolic acid-based resin for 0.0012 seconds or more after the discharge in an atmosphere having a temperature of not lower than 110.5° C. but not higher than a melting point of the polyglycolic acid-based resin; and a cooling step of cooling the fibrous polyglycolic acid-based resin obtained in the keeping step, to thereby obtain an undrawn polyglycolic acid-based resin yarn.

Abstract: In one or more embodiments, multiple texturized polyester weft yarns of denier between 15 and 65 are wound on a single bobbin in a parallel adjacent fashion such that they may be fed into an air jet pick insertion apparatus and/or a rapier pick insertion apparatus of an air jet loom to weave a textile that has between 90 to 235 ends per inch cotton warp yarns and between 100 and 965 polyester weft yarns.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a needle set that includes a plurality of knitting needles configured to knit tubular knitted items, each knitting needle including: a first needle point, a second needle point, and a shank extending between the first and second needle points, the first needle point being a different needle shape from the second needle point.

Abstract: An interior component for a vehicle may include a nonwoven fabric impregnated with a resin. The nonwoven fabric and resin are consolidated into a solid sheet devoid of pockets. The interior component may exclude metal coated filler particles and lubricants. The method of making the interior component includes the steps of: forming a nonwoven fabric of a staple fiber and a resin, consolidating the nonwoven fabric and the resin into a solid sheet, and forming the solid sheet into the vehicle component. The vehicle may be an airplane, train, subway car, light rail car, bus, or automobile. The resin may be a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene sulfide, polyetherimide, polyaryletherketone, co-polymers thereof, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A device for treating a fiber web, especially a device for applying treatment substance for treating a moving fiber web, has at least one nozzle (10) comprising a channel (11) for the treatment substance, a frame part (12), a tip or end (13) of the nozzle (10) and a treatment substance opening (14) providing a treatment substance spray, which nozzle (10) has a tip groove area (20) adjacent to the treatment substance opening (14). The nozzle (10) has at least one opening next to or at the tip groove area (20) for providing a cleaning fluid flow comprising gas and/or liquid to the tip groove area.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention described herein provide systems and methods for bleaching textiles that are more reliable and reproducible. This disclosure provides for process control that allows a particular dosage rate or concentration of ozone to be held throughout the process. This disclosure also provides a hybrid washing machine that includes a blowing system for recirculating ozonated air during the bleaching process. The hybrid washing machine may incorporate features of a sealed vessel, a washing machine, and the air circulation volume typically associated with commercial dryers.

Abstract: A method operating a laundry treating appliance having a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a ball balance ring mounted to the rotatable drum and defining an internal raceway in which a plurality of balls are located, where the method includes rotating the drum at or above a satellizing speed, determining positions of the plurality of balls, and accelerating the rotational speed of the drum based on the determined positions of the plurality of balls.

Abstract: A drum type washing machine includes a main body including a cabinet, a drum in the cabinet having a rotational axis thereof parallel with the ground, and a motor configured to drive or rotate the drum; and an angle adjusting unit configured to adjust an angle of the main body from the ground and/or tilt the main body up to the angle, wherein the angle adjusting unit includes a base configured to support the main body and a driver on the base configured to tilt or raise the main body, and the angle adjusting unit is configured to tilt the main body at a rear lower end of the cabinet.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a motor usable with a washing machine to assure interchangeability of constituent elements thereof and a washing machine having the same. The motor includes a stator mounted to a tub of the washing machine, and a rotor to rotate a drum of the washing machine. The stator includes a stator core, first and second insulators arranged to cover the stator core, and a plurality of mounts to couple the stator to the tub. The plurality of mounts is selectively provided at one of the first insulator and the second insulator.

Abstract: A washing machine and a detergent delivery pump assembly thereof are provided. The detergent delivery pump assembly includes a pump defining a plurality of fixed-volume chambers therein for containing detergents respectively, each fixed-volume chamber being provided with a liquid inlet valve and a liquid outlet valve; a plurality of pistons disposed in the plurality of fixed-volume chambers in one-to-one correspondence relationship and each including a piston head, the piston head being controlled to reciprocate in the fixed-volume chamber to draw or push out a fixed volume of detergent; a motor assembly; and a transmission mechanism to associate the piston heads with the motor assembly, such that the piston heads are controlled to move in the fixed-volume chambers by the motor assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rinsing arrangement (8) for a domestic appliance (1) for the care of laundry items, comprising a rinsing dish (8a) that has an upper portion (8b) and a lower portion (8c) connectable to thereto, wherein a water supply device (8d) having a water receiving tray is formed in the lower portion (8c), and an outlet connector (8e, 8f) is formed on the lower portion (8c), which opens into the water receiving tray, wherein a dividing wall (31) that is separate from the lower portion (8c) and can be attached to the lower portion (8c) is formed, and in the arranged state of the dividing wall (31), a siphon (8n) is formed between the outlet connector (8e, 8f) and a water receiving space (8j) formed in the lower portion (8c). The invention further relates to a domestic appliance (1) having a rinsing arrangement (8).

Abstract: A household appliance (100) has an external casing (110) housing a rotatable drum assembly (320) and adapted to be mounted to a wall (105). At least one support bracket (505;1105;1305) is intended to engage a corresponding counter-bracket (530;1005) attached to the wall so that the household appliance can be hung-up on the wall. The at least one support bracket is associated with a hub (705,710,730;705,710,730,1210,1205;705,710,730,1305) for rotatably supporting the rotatable drum assembly.

Abstract: An impeller assembly including a housing and an impeller is provided. The impeller is positioned within a volute of the housing and includes a hub and a plurality of blades. The plurality of blades are spaced about the hub along a circumferential direction of the impeller. The plurality of blades include a first pair of blades and a second pair blades. The first pair blades defines a first gap along the circumferential direction at a radially outer portion, and the second pair blades defines a second gap along the circumferential direction at a radially outer portion. The first gap is unequal to the second gap in order to reduce an amount of noise generated by the impeller assembly.

Abstract: A laundry treatment device includes a treatment chamber for receiving items to be washed and a steam generator supplied with water from a water source by a pump. A first line connects the steam generator to the treatment chamber, and an inlet is provided for introducing steam into the treatment chamber. Arranged between the steam generator and the treatment chamber is a nebulizer facility arranged which is connected by way of a switching valve via second lines to the treatment chamber. The nebulizer facility is constructed to mix treatment agents in the form of an aerosol with the steam.

Abstract: Electric household appliance comprising a steam generating base (1) connected by a steam line (2) to a tool (3) such as a crease removing head for the vertical removal of creases from linens, the appliance having at least one rod (5, 6) for the suspension of an article to be ironed, the rod (5, 6) being supported by a single pole (4) extending upwards from the base (1) and capable of occupying a work position in which the rod (5, 6) is disposed transversely to the pole (4), characterized in that the rod (5, 6) in the work position extends from just one side of the pole (4) and over a length greater than 25 cm.

Abstract: A heating element and a method of manufacturing the heating element including an aluminum substrate, an electrically insulating layer based on a sol-gel precursor, and an electrically resistive layer with a thickness smaller than 2 ?m. The features of this heating element solve the problem of the crack formation due to a mismatch of thermal expansion coefficient of the aluminum substrate and the resistive layer. Also an electrical domestic appliance including the heating element.

Abstract: A laundry collar having a strap and a fastener that releasably interconnects the opposing strap ends, and a locking clip attached to one end of the strap and having opposing jaws which each have a plurality of teeth. A means for locking the jaws closed around an article of clothing secures the article to the laundry collar.

Abstract: Methods and treatment compositions for imparting durable antimicrobial properties to carpet are provided. The method includes applying a composition comprising a first antimicrobial compound and a fluoropolymer to the carpet substrate. The carpet substrate may be steamed thereafter. The treatment composition may comprise a fluoropolymer, an antimicrobial compound selected from a group consisting of zinc pyrithione, a silver-containing antimicrobial compound and combinations thereof, and a foamer. Carpet products treated with the treatment composition or treated in accordance with the methods are also provided.

Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a method for producing a composition, comprising: heating a first material comprising an amorphous alloy to a first temperature; and contacting the first material with a second material comprising at least one fiber to form a composition comprising the first material and the second material; wherein the first temperature is higher than or equal to a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the amorphous alloy.

Abstract: A corrugated paper forming machine includes ramming rollers for ramming a paper material into a corrugated paper having flute design, each ramming roller including longitudinal teeth equiangularly spaced around the periphery thereof, a plurality of air suction grooves located in the periphery, a ventilation unit formed of a plurality of air outlets and located in one end thereof and air suction holes located in the air suction grooves in communication with the air outlets, a motor operated suction device for drawing air out of the ramming rollers to cause generation of a suction force in the air suction grooves, a control module, a sensor circuit for sensing operation conditions of the supplied paper material providing detected numerical data to the control module to regulate the speed of the suction motor in changing the level of suction force.

Abstract: A multi-ply bath tissue having no more than three plies and no fewer than two plies. The multi-ply tissue has a basis weight of from about 20 to about 35 lbs per 3000 sq foot ream and includes from about 3% to about 50% cellulosic microfiber, from about 50% to about 97% wood pulp fibers, has a geometric mean (GM) dry tensile of from about 17 to 80 g/3 in. per pound of basis weight, a cross-machine direction (CD) dry tensile of between about 30 to about 60 g/3 in. per pound of basis weight, and sufficient temporary wet strength resin to provide an initial Finch Cup CD wet tensile of from about 2.5 to about 20 g/3 in. per pound of basis weight. The initial Finch Cup CD wet tensile decays to less than 65% of the initial value in less than fifteen minutes after immersion in water. The product has a caliper of at least 5 mils per 8 sheets per pound of basis weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a lignin degradation product, including the following steps (1) to (3), and [2] a lignin degradation product produced by the process as described in the above [1]: Step (1): subjecting a lignocellulose raw material to enzymatic saccharification treatment to obtain a saccharification residue; Step (2): subjecting the saccharification residue obtained in the step (1) to heat treatment in a mixed solvent containing water and an organic solvent having a solubility in 20° C. water of not less than 90 g/L to obtain a heat treatment solution containing the lignin degradation product; and Step (3): subjecting the heat treatment solution obtained in the step (2) to solid-liquid separation to remove insoluble components from the heat treatment solution, thereby obtaining the lignin degradation product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the whiteness stability of fluorescent whitening agent(s) (FWA) included in surface-treatment size/coating slip for paper and of the surface-treatment layers formed thereof. The method is characterized in that sorbitol is charged to the size/coating slip as a carrier.

Abstract: An economical, permanent construction of traffic surfaces that does not require an extensive use of resources and that is cost-effective to produce, and in particular that of protecting the parts of the bound and unbound layers of the traffic surface construction that lie beneath the surface layer of the carriageway from the ingress of water. A construction comprising at least one base layer, at least one asphalt surface layer and at least one intermediate layer applied to the at least one base layer, said at least one intermediate layer comprising a material that contains at least one silane-terminated polymer.