Patents Issued in July 13, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170198359
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating breast cancer, including metastatic breast cancer, are provided. In one aspect, a diagnostic composition comprising a reagent which is capable of specifically complexing with, or identifying, GABRA3 is provided. In another aspect, a method of detecting breast cancer in a subject comprising measuring the level of GABRA3 in a biological sample from the subject is provided. In yet another aspect, a method of treating breast cancer is provided, the method comprising: measuring the level of GABRA3 in a biological sample from a subject and treating the subject with a reagent that inhibits the action of GABA when GABRA3 is detected in the sample or when there is an increase in the level of GABRA3 in the sample as compared to a control sample from a healthy subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Qihong Huang, Kazuko Nishikura, Kiranmai Gumireddy
  • Publication number: 20170198360
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for the identification of a molecular diagnostic test for cancer. The test defines a novel DNA damage repair deficient molecular subtype and enables classification of a patient within this subtype. The present invention can be used to determine whether patients with cancer are clinically responsive or non-responsive to a therapeutic regimen prior to administration of any chemotherapy. This test may be used in different cancer types and with different drugs that directly or indirectly affect DNA damage or repair, such as many of the standard cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs currently in use. In particular, the present invention is directed to the use of certain combinations of predictive markers, wherein the expression of the predictive markers correlates with responsiveness or non-responsiveness to a therapeutic regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jude O'DONNELL, Max Bylesjo, Fionnuala Patterson, Steve Deharo, Laura A. Hill, Katherine E. Keating, Timothy Davison, Vitali Proutski, Denis Paul Harkin, Richard Kennedy, Nicolas Goffard
  • Publication number: 20170198361
    Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a stool sample from a mammal contains nucleic acid markers or polypeptide markers of a neoplasm are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: William R. Taylor, Jonathan J. Harrington, Patrick S. Quint, Hongzhi Zou, Harold S. Bergen, III, David I. Smith, David A. Ahlquist
  • Publication number: 20170198362
    Abstract: Compositions and methods useful in identifying and/or selecting maize plants having resistance to northern leaf blight are provided herein. The resistance may be newly conferred or enhanced relative to a control plant. The methods use markers to identify, select and/or construct resistant plants. Maize plants identified, selected, and/or generated by the methods described herein are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Enrique Domingo Kreff, Girma Tabor
  • Publication number: 20170198363
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the detection of small molecules in a cell using biosensor molecules comprising conditionally active ligand binding domains. Compositions for conditionally activating transcription based on the presence of a small molecules in a cell are further provided, together with methods of designing, producing, and expressing biosensor molecules in cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: JUNE MEDFORD, MAURICIO ANTUNES, KEVIN MOREY, BENJAMIN JESTER, CHRISTINE TINBERG, STANLEY FIELDS, DAVID BAKER, MATTHEW BICK
  • Publication number: 20170198364
    Abstract: Described herein are novel fluorescent sensors for Diacyl Glycerol (DAG) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) that are based on circularly permuted fluorescent proteins. These sensors use less visible spectrum than FRET-based sensors, produce robust changes in fluorescence, and can be combined with one another, or with other sensors, in a multiplex assay on standard fluorescent plate readers or live cell imaging systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas E. HUGHES, Paul H. TEWSON, Anne Marie QUINN
  • Publication number: 20170198365
    Abstract: A rotary hearth furnace includes a unit that supplies an agglomerate onto a hearth of the rotary hearth furnace, a unit that discharges a heated substance which has been heated in the rotary hearth furnace to the outside of the furnace, and a unit that discharges an exhaust gas in the rotary hearth furnace to the outside of the furnace. The rotary hearth furnace has a heating section and a non-heating section. The unit that discharges an exhaust gas to the outside of the furnace is provided in the non-heating section. A unit that takes an outside air into the furnace is provided in the non-heating section and on an upstream side in a flow direction of the exhaust gas from the unit that discharges exhaust gas to the outside of the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventor: Tadashi YASO
  • Publication number: 20170198366
    Abstract: A method for casting cast parts in which a casting mould is provided. The casting mould is enclosed in a housing, forming a filling space between an inner surface section of the housing and an associated outer surface section of the casting mould. The filling space is then filled with a free-flowing filling material and molten metal is poured in the casting mould. As a consequence binder of the mould material begins to vaporise and combust disintegrating the casting mould. During the filling of the filling space, the filling material has a minimum temperature, starting out from which the temperature of the filling material rises, to beyond a boundary temperature at which the vaporising binder ignites and combusts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Klaus Arnold, Dirk Rogowski, Jürgen Schmidt, Rolf Süssmann
  • Publication number: 20170198367
    Abstract: A circulation apparatus recovers cooling fluid after the cooling fluid is used for quenching and supplies the cooling fluid to a defoaming bath. A laminar flow weir of a defoaming apparatus partitions the defoaming bath into laminar and shallow flow baths. The laminar flow weir is lower than a side wall of the laminar flow bath. Cooling fluid from the circulation apparatus is supplied to the laminar flow bath and the cooling fluid is poured into the shallow bath from the laminar flow bath along the laminar flow weir. A filter covers an opening in a bottom portion of the shallow bath. The liquid level height in the shallow bath is less than the height of the laminar flow weir. A supply bath accumulates cooling fluid that passes through the filter, and supplies the cooling fluid to a cooling apparatus that sprays the cooling fluid onto a metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Yutaka HAMASAKI, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Shinji HOSOYA, Shinjirou KUWAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170198368
    Abstract: A method of crankshaft laser hardening includes grinding one or more surfaces of a green crankshaft to produce a green ground crankshaft and to define journal geometry thereon prior to hardening of the surfaces to avoid loss of compressive stresses associated with grinding a hardened crankshaft. The method also includes laser hardening the surfaces of the green ground crankshaft to induce compressive stresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Michael A. Kopmanis
  • Publication number: 20170198369
    Abstract: A can steel plate includes: equal or less than 0.0030% by mass of C; equal or less than 0.02% by mass of Si; 0.05-0.60% by mass of Mn; equal or less than 0.020% by mass of P; equal or less than 0.020% by mass of S; 0.010% to 0.100% by mass of Al; 0.0010-0.0050% by mass of N; 0.001-0.050% by mass of Nb; and balance Fe and impurities. Intensity of (111) [1-21] orientation (where ?2 represents 2 with bar in Miller indices) and intensity of (111)[1-10] orientation (where ?1 represents 1 with bar in Miller indices) satisfy the following equation (1), and in a rolling direction and 90° direction from the rolling direction in a horizontal plane, tensile strength TS (MPa) and fracture elongation El (%) satisfy relations of the following equations (2) and (3). (Intensity of (111) [1-21] orientation)/(Intensity of (111) [1-10] orientation)>0.9 . . . (1), TS>550 . . . (2), El>?0.02×TS+17.5 . . . (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, THYSSENKRUPP RASSELSTEIN GMBH
    Inventors: Takumi TANAKA, Yusuke NAKAGAWA, Masaki TADA, Katsumi KOJIMA, Hiroki NAKAMARU, Kathleen STEIN-FECHNER, Burkhard KAUP
  • Publication number: 20170198370
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of separating precious metals from anode sludge obtained from copper electrolysis, comprising (a) leaching the anode sludge in an aqueous sulfuric acid solution to remove leachable chlorides and to obtain a first leaching residue depleted of chlorides; (b) pressure leaching the first leaching residue to dissolve Ag and Se and to obtain a first filtrate comprising Ag and Se and a second leaching residue depleted of Ag and Se; and (c) leaching the second leaching residue with an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution to dissolve Au and PGMs to obtain a second filtrate comprising Au and PGMs and a final leaching residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
    Inventors: Henri VIRTANEN, Sönke SCHMACHTEL
  • Publication number: 20170198371
    Abstract: A method for recovering metals, such as noble metals or copper, from secondary materials and other materials having organic constituents, wherein the organic components are extracted from the secondary materials and other material by thermal treatment in a process chamber and the secondary materials and other materials having organic constituents are prepared for the recovery process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Mehmet AYHAN, Marcus ESCHEN
  • Publication number: 20170198372
    Abstract: A method for smelting a nickel oxide ore, wherein the reduction step progresses effectively while maintaining the strength of the pellets, comprises: a pellet production step S1 for producing pellets from a nickel oxide ore; and a reduction step S2 for reducing and heating the obtained pellets in a smelting furnace at a predetermined reduction temperature. In the pellet production step S1, a mixture is formed by mixing materials including said nickel oxide ore without mixing a carbonaceous reducing agent, and the pellets are formed by agglomerating said mixture. In the reduction step S2, in charging the obtained pellets into the smelting furnace, a carbonaceous reducing agent is spread in advance over the furnace floor of the smelting furnace and the pellets are placed on the carbonaceous reducing agent, and the pellets are reduced and heated in a state where the pellets are covered by the carbonaceous reducing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Junichi Takahashi, Taku Inoue, Shuuji Okada
  • Publication number: 20170198373
    Abstract: A method for recovering thorium and rare earth elements from rare earth waste residues comprises: (1) mixing rare earth waste residues with an inorganic acid and heating to obtain a stock solution containing thorium and rare earth elements; (2) extracting thorium and rare earth elements from the stock solution with an organic phase containing an extractant; (3) washing the organic phase obtained after extraction in step (2) with a washing solution to move rare earth elements into the aqueous phase and remain thorium in the organic phase; (4) back-extracting the organic phase containing thorium obtained in step (3) with a back-extraction solution to move thorium in the organic phase into the aqueous phase; said extractants are alkyl phosphonic acid monoalkyl ester and dialkylphosphinic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaoqi SUN, Yanliang Wang, Yamin Dong, Sen Qiu
  • Publication number: 20170198374
    Abstract: A steel sheet is provided with a coating providing sacrificial cathodic protection. The coating includes between 1 and 40% by weight zinc, between 0.01 and 0.4% by weight lanthanum, optionally up to 10% by weight magnesium, optionally up to 15% by weight silicon, and optionally up to 0.3% by weight, in cumulative amounts, of additional components, the remainder includes aluminum and unavoidable impurities or residual elements. A method of producing parts by hot or cold swaging and the parts which can be obtained in this way are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Christian ALLELY, Jacques PETIT JEAN
  • Publication number: 20170198375
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wire rod for a steel wire, which is excellent in low cycle fatigue characteristics and is useful as a material for a high-strength steel wire such as a wire rope or a PC steel wire, and to provide a steel wire that can exhibit such characteristics. A wire rod for a steel wire of the present invention comprises by mass: C: 0.70 to 1.3%; Si: 0.1 to 1.5%; Mn: 0.1 to 1.5%; N: 0.001 to 0.006%; Al: 0.001 to 0.10%; Ti: 0.02 to 0.20%; B: 0.0005 to 0.010%; P: 0% or more and 0.030% or less; and S: 0% or more and 0.030% or less, with the balance being iron and inevitable impurities, wherein, the wire rod has pearlite as a main phase, an area ratio of proeutectoid ferrite is 1.0% or less, and an average thickness of the proeutectoid ferrite is 5 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Tomonobu ISHIDA, Tomokazu MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20170198376
    Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys having an improved combination of properties are disclosed. Generally, the new 6xxx aluminum alloys contain 1.00-1.45 wt. % Si, 0.32-0.51 wt. % Mg, wherein a ratio of wt. % Si to wt. % Mg is in the range of from 2.0:1 (Si:Mg) to 4.5:1 (Si:Mg), 0.12-0.44 wt. % Cu, 0.08-0.19 wt. % Fe, 0.02-0.30 wt. % Mn, 0.01-0.06 wt. % Cr, 0.01-0.14 wt. % Ti, and ?0.25 wt. % Zn, the balance being aluminum and impurities, wherein the aluminum alloy includes ?0.05 wt. % of any one impurity, and wherein the aluminum alloy includes ?0.15 in total of all impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: John M. Newman, Timothy A. Hosch, John F. Butler, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170198377
    Abstract: A magnesium alloy includes Mg, 1 to 12 wt % of Li, 1 to 10 wt % of Al and 0.2 to 3 wt % of Zn. The magnesium alloy has a microstructure which includes a nanoscale reinforcement phase, wherein the nanoscale reinforcement phase is a Li—Al compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: AMLI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Tarng YEH, Wen-Shiang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170198378
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an induction annealing apparatus adapted to anneal cartridge cases to improve their reusability. In one implementation, the apparatus includes a power supply unit and a plurality of annealing units, each including a magnetic core having ends separated by an air gap. An induction coil is wound around the magnetic core to generate a magnetic field in the air gap. A cartridge case holder holds the cartridge case such that the neck of the cartridge case is positioned in one of the air gaps. The power supply unit selectively connects to the annealing units to supply power for a predetermined length of time, and the size of the air gap of the magnetic cores of each of the annealing units may differ. In other implementations, the size of the air gap may be adjustable, and a temperature sensor or a ferrite stake may be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Alexander Findlay, Matthew A. Findlay
  • Publication number: 20170198379
    Abstract: A plasma spray gun has: a plasma outlet having an axis; and a plurality of liquid feedstock outlets having a non-uniform distribution about said axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Brian T. Hazel, Jessica L. Serra, Xuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20170198380
    Abstract: Functional materials and methods for making the functional materials are provided. Also provided are methods for utilizing the functional materials in a variety of applications, including catalysis, adsorption, energy storage, and biomedical applications. The functional materials are made from metal alloys via an oxidative dealloying process that selectively removes one or more elements from the metal alloy and converts one or more of the remaining elements into a stable metal-oxygen matrix having a controlled porosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: John Harry Perepezko
  • Publication number: 20170198381
    Abstract: Ferrous alloys and methods of forming the ferrous alloys are disclosed. A ferrous alloy material may include iron and boron and an outer case layer. The outer case layer may have an average grain size of ASTM 9 or finer and may have a case thickness of at least 0.001 inches. The boron concentration of the outer case layer may be greater than a boron concentration of a core of the material. The ferrous alloy material may also include a nitrogen scavenging agent and may have a nitrogen concentration in the outer case layer that is greater than a nitrogen concentration in the core of the material. The alloy may be formed by performing a carburizing step and a nitriding step above the upper critical temperature on a boron steel. The method may include a single heat and quench cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Danielle Rickert, Kenneth K. Yu
  • Publication number: 20170198382
    Abstract: Unique and improved chromizing processes are disclosed. The processes involve forming localized chromizing coatings onto selected regions of a substrate. The chromium diffusion coatings are locally applied to selected regions of substrates in a controlled manner, in comparison to conventional chromizing processes, and further in a manner that produces less material waste and does not require diffusion-stop-off masking. Prior to or after a localized slurry chromizing process of the present invention, a layer of a platinum-group-metal (PGM) is applied to produce a PGM-modified chromium diffusion coating onto selected regions of a substrate. A second coating can be selectively applied onto other regions of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Zhihong Tang, Kevin E. Garing, Thomas D. Findlay, Thomas F. Lewis, III, James K. Knapp, Jeffrey J. McConnell
  • Publication number: 20170198383
    Abstract: A mask assembly, a method of manufacturing thereof, and an apparatus including the same are provided. The mask assembly includes a mask sheet. The mask sheet includes a pattern portion having openings, and a welding portion connected to the pattern portion. The welding portion has a particle size different from a particle size of the pattern portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Soonchul CHANG, Seungyong SONG, Sungsoon IM, Kyuhwan HWANG, Minho MOON, Youngmin MOON
  • Publication number: 20170198384
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes: a first moving apparatus that causes a stepwise change in a relative position between a deposition mask and a substrate in a direction parallel to one surface in a condition in which the deposition mask and the substrate are spaced apart from each other; and a gap adjustment apparatus that, before a start of relative movement between the deposition mask and the substrate by the first moving apparatus, causes relative movement between the deposition mask and the substrate in a direction spacing the deposition mask and the substrate apart and adjusts a gap between the deposition mask and the substrate, and that, when the first moving apparatus has stopped the relative movement between the deposition mask and the substrate, causes relative movement between the deposition mask and the substrate in a direction in which the deposition mask and the substrate approach each other and adjusts the gap between the deposition mask and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Yuhki KOBAYASHI, Katsuhiro KIKUCHI, Shinichi KAWATO, Takashi OCHI, Kazuki MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20170198385
    Abstract: A manufacturing method a coating layer structure applied to a machine element includes: forming a continuous graphene structure layer on a metal substrate; and forming a coating layer on the continuous graphene structure layer for cooperatively protecting the metal substrate. The continuous graphene structure layer is disposed between the metal substrate and the coating layer to act as a buffer structure between the metal substrate and the coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: YI-CHAO HUANG, CHUAN-LING HU
  • Publication number: 20170198386
    Abstract: A method for making ceramic glass that is textured, hard, transparent and conducting, for use in various electronic devices and displays, such as LEDs, solar cells, the covers of solar panels, CICs used in satellites, smartphones, and computer displays. The ceramic glass can also be used for window shields in automobiles, and in any other industries where anti-scratch glass is beneficial. The ceramic glass is composed of ultra-thin layers which reduces the cost of manufacturing, and provides advantageous properties such as smoothness for stringent electronic device fabrication requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: Blue Wave Semiconductors, Inc., Solar-Tectic, LLC
    Inventors: Ratnakar D. Vispute, Ashok Chaudhari
  • Publication number: 20170198387
    Abstract: An evaporation apparatus includes: a substrate holding section configured to hold a substrate; an evaporation mask having an opening part at a position which is opposite to one surface of the substrate; an evaporation source configured to supply the one surface with evaporated particles via the opening part and to form a film of the evaporated particles on the one surface exposed from the opening part; and a film thickness correction means configured to block a portion of an ejection path of the evaporated particles from the evaporation source toward the opening part and configured to correct a thickness of the film by changing a position at which the ejection path is blocked over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuki MATSUNAGA, Katsuhiro KIKUCHI, Shinichi KAWATO, Takashi OCHI, Yuhki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170198388
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a crucible for OLED evaporation source and a manufacturing method thereof. The crucible comprises a body and an inner plate provided on the body. A bottom of the body is gradually enlarged from down to up in a cross section perpendicular to a length direction of the body. The bottom of the body is designed to have a V shape, a U shape or a combined shape thereof in the cross section perpendicular to the length direction of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Fengwei Pei, Feng Liu, Kelei Liu
  • Publication number: 20170198389
    Abstract: An evaporation device and an evaporation system are provided. The evaporation device comprises a first heating part; a heat transfer part comprising a first and second heat transfer member, wherein the second heat transfer member surrounds the first heat transfer member and is spaced apart from the first heat transfer member by a predefined distance, a space between the first and second heat transfer member is configured to accommodate an evaporation material, and the heat transfer part is configured to transfer heat from the first heating part to the evaporation material for sublimating the evaporation material; and an ejection part for ejecting the evaporation material which has been heated and sublimated by the heat transfer part. The evaporation system comprises the evaporation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jianqiang Wang, Qun Ma, Haizhi Xiu, Yuwu Lv, Chonkyu Min
  • Publication number: 20170198390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a carbon nanotube-grafted substrate, the process comprising: providing a substrate having catalytic material deposited thereon; and synthesising carbon nanotubes on the substrate by a chemical vapour deposition process in a reaction chamber; characterised in that the process comprises providing a counter electrode, applying a potential difference to the substrate in relation to the counter electrode and maintaining the potential difference of the substrate in relation to the counter electrode during the chemical vapour deposition process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Milo Sebastian Peter Shaffer, David Benbow Anthony
  • Publication number: 20170198391
    Abstract: A technique for performing high-temperature substrate processing includes a plurality of chambers where substrates are processed, wherein the chambers are disposed adjacent to one another; a gas supply unit configured to alternately supply first and second gasses to each of the chambers; a first exhaust pipe installed in each of the chambers and configured to exhaust the first and second gasses; a first heater installed at the first exhaust pipe and configured to heat the first exhaust pipe to a temperature higher than a temperature whereat a source of the first gas is vaporized under vapor pressure; an electronic box installed at each of the chambers, wherein the electronic box is disposed adjacent to a gas box accommodating a portion of the first exhaust pipe; and a thermal reduction structure surrounding the first exhaust pipe and configured to reduce heat from the first heater being conducted to the electronic box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventor: Hiroshi ASHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20170198392
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gas-phase growth apparatus in which an upper part of a circular susceptor 13 on the upper surface of which a substrate 17 is arranged is provided into a circular opening 12a formed at a bottom wall of the flow channel 12, while rotating the susceptor, the substrate is heated by a heater 14 provided under the susceptor through the susceptor, a reaction gas is supplied into the flow channel, and a thin film is produced on the substrate, wherein a rotation driving device 18 for rotating the susceptor is arranged in a state of surrounding the heater, and includes a cylindrical rotation member 19 for supporting the circumferential edge of the susceptor by the top end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Kazutada IKENAGA
  • Publication number: 20170198393
    Abstract: A method of producing a metal-organic framework (MOF) film on a substrate is disclosed, the method comprising providing a substrate having a main surface and forming on said main surface a MOF film using an organometallic compound precursor and at least one organic ligand, wherein each of said organometallic compound precursor and said at least one organic ligand is provided only in vapour phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: IMEC VZW, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, KU LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Ivo Stassen, Rob Ameloot, Dirk De Vos, Philippe M. Vereecken
  • Publication number: 20170198394
    Abstract: An apparatus for feeding powder particles includes a hopper holding a supply of powder. A voltage supply is in electrical communication with a first electrode and a second electrode. The hopper is configured to drop powder onto the first electrode. The voltage supply is capable of producing an electric potential between the first electrode and second electrode and causing the powder particles landing on the first electrode to develop a surface charge. The second electrode is positioned remotely from the first electrode such that the electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode causes the powder particles that fall onto the first electrode to move off the first electrode and move toward the second electrode. The powder particles moving toward the second electrode may or may not reach the electrode, but in either case drop away from the second electrode due to the force of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Product Innovation and Engineering L.L.C.
    Inventor: Connor Coward
  • Publication number: 20170198395
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber that air-tightly accommodates a substrate; a microwave supply unit that radiates microwaves into the processing chamber; a processing gas supply unit that supplies a processing gas into the processing chamber; and a substrate holding mechanism that holds the substrate within the processing chamber. A support shaft vertically passes through the bottom surface of the processing chamber to support the bottom surface of the substrate holding mechanism, and a rotary driving mechanism is provided outside the processing chamber to rotate the support shaft. In addition, a magnetic fluid seal air-tightly closes a gap between the support shaft and the processing chamber, and a choke mechanism is provided above the magnetic fluid seal to suppress the magnetic fluid seal from being heated by leakage of microwaves from the gap between the support shaft and the processing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Toshihisa NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170198396
    Abstract: A valve assembly is provided that comprises a vacuum valve including a body and an electrically grounded surface on at least a surface of the body and an electrode extending substantially parallel to the electrically grounded surface and adjacent to the vacuum valve. The vacuum valve assembly also includes a barrier dielectric, a least a portion of which is located between the electrode and the electrically grounded surface. The vacuum valve assembly further includes a dielectric barrier discharge structure formed from the electrically grounded surface, the electrode, and the barrier dielectric. The dielectric barrier discharge structure is adapted to generate a plasma on the electrically grounded surface to clean at least a portion of the vacuum valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Gordon Hill
  • Publication number: 20170198397
    Abstract: A technique for improving stability and safety at the time of boat transfer is provided. A reaction tube configured to process a substrate, a seal cap, provided on an upper surface thereof with a substrate retainer for retaining the substrate, configured to close a furnace opening of the reaction tube, one of a first elevator and a second elevator configured to elevate the seal cap; and another of a first elevator and a second elevator configured to assist the one of the first elevator and the second elevator in elevating the seal cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Yasuaki KOMAE, Takashi NOGAMI, Kenji SHIRAKO
  • Publication number: 20170198398
    Abstract: A production method for a layer structure, including providing a substrate, wherein at least a top surface of the substrate is made from a non-conductive material; depositing a catalyst structure onto the top surface of the substrate; depositing a graphene structure onto the catalyst structure; and at least partially removing the catalyst structure situated between the substrate and the graphene structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Fabian Purkl, Franziska Rohlfing, Robert Roelver, Theresa Lutz
  • Publication number: 20170198399
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for quantifying an activity of a chemical plating solution in a chemical plating system is disclosed. The method comprises performing an electrochemical impedance spectrum (EIS) measurement on one or more chemical plating solutions in the chemical plating system, processing data for each EIS measurement result to obtain a corresponding charge transfer resistance value, obtaining a correspondence between the activity and the charge transfer resistance value in each chemical plating solution, and quantifying the activity of each chemical plating solution in the chemical plating system using the correspondence to the charge transfer resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Zhenyu Zhu, Jiankun Zhou, Min Zheng Haeberle, Zhongxi Huang
  • Publication number: 20170198400
    Abstract: The hard coating layer includes at least a complex nitride or complex carbonitride layer expressed by the composition formula (Ti1-xAlx)(CyN1-y). The average Al content ratio xavg the average C content ratio yavg satisfy 0.60?xavg?0.95 and 0?yavg?0.005, respectively, each of the xavg and yavg is in atomic ratio. The crystal grains constituting the complex nitride or complex carbonitride layer include a crystal grain having the cubic structure. Predetermined average crystal grain misorientation and inclined angle distribution exist in the crystal grains having the cubic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho TATSUOKA, Kenji YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170198401
    Abstract: An electrolysis cell includes an anode that has a low-density region formed from activated carbon and a high-density region formed from a plurality of graphite cylinders. There is a porous barrier that allows transport of water between the anode and a corrosion resistant cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Reed E. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20170198402
    Abstract: Provided is an economical cathode for electrolysis in which the amount of expensive cathode catalyst component used in a base is effectively reduced, without damaging the performance of the cathode, and an increase in the amount of cathode catalyst consumed due to long-term electrolysis can be prevented. A cathode for electrolysis and a simple method for manufacturing the cathode for electrolysis are provided. The cathode for electrolysis includes a conductive base, which is, for example, a wire mesh, includes a plurality of intersection portions, and is made of nickel and a cathode catalyst layer that includes a catalyst component, such as platinum, and is formed by applying an application liquid to the base and dying and solidifying the application liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Atsumi TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170198403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalytic coating of surfaces of valve metals, for example titanium, suitable for operation in highly aggressive electrolytic environments such as electrolysis cells of hydrochloric acid. The coating may be used as catalytic activation of electrodes, for example for anodic evolution of chlorine, or for protection from crevice corrosion of flanges and other elements of electrolysers subject to stagnation of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Valentina BONOMETTI, Alice CALDERARA
  • Publication number: 20170198404
    Abstract: An ion-conducting membrane used in the chlor-alkali industry and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The ion-conducting membrane includes a perfluorinated ion exchange resin base film, a porous reinforcing material and a perfluorinated ion exchange resin micro-particle surface layer. The perfluorinated ion exchange resin micro-particles are a mixture of one or two of perfluorocarboxylic acid resin micro-particles and perfluorosulfonic acid carboxylic acid copolymer resin micro-particles with perfluorosulfonic acid resin micro-particles. A mass percentage of perfluorosulfonic acid resin micro-particles in the mixture is 50-95%. The surface layer of the present invention has good compatibility and adhesion, and maintains a good degassing effect during the entire lifespan of the ion-conducting membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SHANDONG DONGYE POLYMER MATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Yongming Zhang, Miaokun Yang, Heng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170198405
    Abstract: A zero polar distance ion exchange membrane. A polymer membrane is compositely prepared by a perfluorinated ion exchange resin and a reinforcing material, and the polymer membrane is converted into an ion exchange membrane. A non-electrode porous gas release layer is adhered to at least one side of the ion exchange membrane. The non-electrode porous gas release layer is formed by drying after adhering a dispersion liquid to an ion exchange membrane layer surface. The dispersion liquid is formed by dispersing perfluorinated sulphonic acid resin broken micro-particles in a sulphonic acid resin aqueous alcohol solution. The prepared zero polar distance ion exchange membrane is used in the chlor-alkali industry, stably and effectively treats an alkali metal chloride solution having a high impurity content, is able to better suited for operating in a zero polar distance electrolysis cell under high current density conditions, and has a very low surface resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Yongming Zhang, Miaokun Yang, Heng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170198406
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a package substrate fabrication method including: providing a carrier; forming a first dielectric layer on the carrier while enabling the first dielectric layer to be patterned including an opening; forming a first conducting unit on the carrier while enabling the first conducting unit to fill up the opening, a height of the first conducting unit at the opening larger than a thickness of the first dielectric layer, and a width of the first conducting unit larger than a width of the opening; forming a second dielectric layer on the first conducting unit; forming a second conducting unit on the second dielectric layer; forming a third dielectric layer on the second conducting unit; removing the carrier and the first dielectric layer while enabling the part of the first conducting unit in the opening to be removed; and forming a fourth dielectric layer to cover the first conducting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: CHUN-HSIEN YU, SHIH-PING HSU, PAO-HUNG CHOU
  • Publication number: 20170198407
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods to create higher quality group III-nitride wafers that then generate improvements in the crystalline properties of ingots produced by ammonothermal growth from an initial defective seed. By obtaining future seeds from carefully chosen regions of an ingot produced on a bowed seed crystal, future ingot crystalline properties can be improved. Specifically, the future seeds are optimized if chosen from an area of relieved stress on a cracked ingot or from a carefully chosen N-polar compressed area. When the seeds are sliced out, miscut of 3-10° helps to improve structural quality of successive growth. Additionally a method is proposed to improve crystal quality by using the ammonothermal method to produce a series of ingots, each using a specifically oriented seed from the previous ingot. When employed, these methods enhance the quality of Group III nitride wafers and thus improve the efficiency of any subsequent device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Letts, Tadao Hashimoto, Masanori Ikari
  • Publication number: 20170198408
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a SiC single crystal having a concave growth surface and containing no inclusions, even when conducting large diameter crystal growth. This is achieved by a method for producing a SiC single crystal in which a seed crystal substrate held on a seed crystal holding shaft is contacted with a Si—C solution having a temperature gradient such that the temperature decreases from the interior toward the liquid level, to cause crystal growth of a SiC single crystal, wherein the seed crystal holding shaft has a shaft portion and a seed crystal holding portion at the bottom end of the shaft portion, and the ratio of the diameter D1 of the shaft portion to the diameter D2 of the seed crystal holding portion (D1/D2) is no greater than 0.28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohisa KADO, Hironori DAIKOKU, Kazuhiko KUSUNOKI, Kazuaki SEKI