Patents Issued in July 27, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170210580
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a feeding member, a conveying member, and a detecting unit. The feeding member feeds a recording material stacked on a stacking unit. The conveying member convey the fed recording material. The detecting unit detect the conveyed recording material. Where the recording material is a first type, the feeding member feeds the stacked recording material at a first speed, and the conveying member changes the first speed to a second speed that is faster than the first speed before the detecting unit detects the recording material. Where the recording material is a second type that is different from the first type, the feeding member feeds the stacked recording material a third speed that is different from the first speed, and the conveying member changes the third speed to a fourth speed that is different from the third speed after the detecting unit detects the recording material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Keita Sato
  • Publication number: 20170210581
    Abstract: A printing system comprising an apparatus for defect detection in a printing system. The printing system comprises, an image forming device, a sensing unit for sensing a surface geometry of a sheet to be printed and for generating data representative of that surface geometry, a processor device for processing the data; and a controller for controlling further progress of the sheet along a transport path of the printing system in dependence upon the deformations in the surface geometry of the sheet detected and classified by the processor device. The operating conditions the sheet is exposed to at the sensing unit are similar to the operating conditions the sheet is exposed at the image forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Océ-Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Catharinus VAN ACQUOIJ, Daisuke KAWAGUCHI, Roy H.R. JACOBS, Ernest J.J. CLEVERS
  • Publication number: 20170210582
    Abstract: A medium supplying apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit executes: a first control in which, in a case where a double feed detecting sensor detects a double feed of media, rotation drive of a separator roller is stopped, and a retard roller is caused to convey the media to an upstream side in a conveying direction; and a second control in which, after the execution of the first control, the rotation drive of the separator roller is restarted, and, in a case where the double feed detecting sensor detects a double feed of the media, a conveying load applied is set to be higher than that at the time of detecting the double feed before the execution of the first control, the rotation drive of the separator roller is stopped, and the retard roller is caused to convey the media to the upstream side in the conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Shigeharu OKANO
  • Publication number: 20170210583
    Abstract: A sheet feed device includes: a stacking tray on which sheets are stacked in such a manner as to be capable of being lifted and lowered; and an opening/closing member. When the opening/closing member is open, a sheet stacking surface on which the sheets are stacked is positioned at a position higher, in an upper and lower direction of the sheet feed device, than an uppermost portion of the opening/closing member in the upper and lower direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Junya MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20170210584
    Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which there pass the winding cores with the web material being wound around them. The rewinding machine also includes a feed path of the winding cores that pass between the first winding roller and the third winding roller. A second winding cradle is formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The rewinding machine also includes a rolling surface extending around the first winding roller and defining a feed channel of the winding cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: FABIO PERINI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Morelli, Franco Montagnani, Romano Maddaleni
  • Publication number: 20170210585
    Abstract: A feeding path (P) is provided for rolls (R, R1) to be closed and a closing station placed along that path. Two rollers (15, 17) form a cradle (19) for receiving the rolls (R, R1). A closing member (21) is provided to close a tail end (L). A rotating assembly (23) rotates around an axis (A-A) transverse to the feeding path and has groups (27A, 27B, 27C) of arms (28A; 28B, 28C) arranged with respect to one another angularly displaced around the rotation axis of the rotating assembly (23). Each arm has a front part (29) to eject a roll (R, R1) from the cradle (19) and a back part (31) to prevent a subsequent roll entering the closing station until the ejection of a roll from the cradle (19). Rotation of assembly (23) causes closed roll ejection and allows a subsequent roll (R1) to enter and be closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Daniele Dettori, Gionata Pardini
  • Publication number: 20170210586
    Abstract: Apparatus suitable for guaranteeing a quick and automatic change of materials wound on reels, said apparatus consisting mainly of a reel-alternating mechanism combined with a mechanism for cutting and reconnecting the reeled material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Angelo Dotta
  • Publication number: 20170210587
    Abstract: The invention has purposes of increasing length of a wound body in a roll by efficiently using a space formed in a container and of improving strength as a unit by reducing the space. In a roll (1) in which a wound body (2) is wound around a specified axis for plural times, a spacer (3) is provided in a portion of a region between turns of the wound body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Ashley Canning, Takeshi lshimasa
  • Publication number: 20170210588
    Abstract: In order to provide a film roll that includes a core having improved rigidity without increasing a cost, the present invention provides a film roll including: a cylindrical core; and a film wound around an outer peripheral surface of the core, the core satisfying the following inequality: D×0.0017+0.50<T1/T2<D×0.0017+0.95, wherein D (mm) denotes a difference between an outer diameter of the core and an inner diameter of the core, T1 (mm) denotes a thickness of an outer peripheral part, and T2 (mm) denotes a thickness of an inner peripheral part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Akinobu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170210589
    Abstract: A pair of flanges attachable to the arbor hole of a reel is disclosed. The flanges provide a mechanism to allow the reel to be easily loaded, and lifted into place. Once loaded into place, the flanges may include a locking mechanism that locks the reel in place, centered on the flanges. Additionally, the flanges are attachable using a hub that allows them to rotate independently from one another, and from the reel to which they are attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: RICHARD MIKE TEMBLADOR, MYRON DALE DEESE, HARRY WILLIAM KENT, JR., JUAN ALBERTO GALINDO GONZALEZ, JAMES PHILIP TUGGLE, FRANKLIN CLARENCE CALHOUN
  • Publication number: 20170210590
    Abstract: A mobile hose reel traversable between a mobile mode and a stationary mode. The mobile hose reel comprises a first side frame assembly having a first rotatable side wall and a first side frame assembly elongated body. The first side frame assembly elongated body is slidably engaged with at least a portion of the first rotatable side wall and is configured to secure to a first pair of stability members. A second side frame assembly comprises a second rotatable side wall and a second side frame assembly elongated body. The second side frame assembly elongated body is slidably engaged with at least a portion of the second rotatable side wall and is configured to secure to a second pair of stability members. Traversal of the first and second side assemblies upwardly or downwardly about a longitudinal axis traverses the mobile hose reel between a mobile orientation and a stationary orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Robert G. Kopp, Michael R. Vogler
  • Publication number: 20170210591
    Abstract: The invention is an oblong cable spool with an internal perimeter defining a hollow that is disposable to retain a rigid portion of a device-cable assembly, such as an ear-bud assembly, where the cable can be spooled around a spooling surface, making the combined assembly of spool and device-cable assembly suitable for the compact organization, spooling, storage and transport of a device-cable assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew KENNEDY
  • Publication number: 20170210592
    Abstract: A winder may include a body, a spindle, and a manually actuated winding mechanism. The spindle may be coupled to the body and constructed and arranged to be rotatable with respect to the body and to be removably coupled to at least one spool. The manually actuated winding mechanism may be coupled to the spindle and constructed and arranged to rotate the spindle and the at least one spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Mark Charles FEFFER
  • Publication number: 20170210593
    Abstract: A cage energy supply system comprises wind power generation devices, a tail rope beam suspension device and a control device that are connected to the bottom of a cage box. The tail rope beam suspension device and the control device are located on the central axis of the bottom of the cage box, and the two sides of the tail rope beam suspension device are each connected to one wind power generation device. By means of the characteristics that the descending speed of the cage is high and the relative wind speed of an auxiliary shaft is high, the two wind power generation devices charge one storage battery at the same time, and the two storage batteries carry out charging and power supply alternately, so that a powered unit of the cage is supported by a stable and reliable power source all the time, the power supply requirement of the cage for the powered unit thereof is met, and meanwhile the power supply requirement for the control device is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Gongbo ZHOU, Zhencai ZHU, Penghui WANG, Peng ZHANG, Wei LI, Guohua CAO
  • Publication number: 20170210594
    Abstract: A method for controlling a lift installation having a plurality of cabins that can each stop at a number of floors may involve assigning calls placed outside the cabins to the cabins by way of a lift controller based on at least one assignment criterion. The method may involve considering a current traffic situation of the lift installation during the assignment. The method may further involve generating and considering a forecast of a future traffic situation of the lift installation during the assignment. The forecast may account for personal information of at least one of a person who is in a predetermined environment of the lift installation, a person who is in a section of the lift installation, a person who enters a predetermined environment of the lift installation, or a person who leaves a predetermined environment of the lift installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG, ThyssenKrupp AG
    Inventors: Stefan Gerstenmeyer, Stefan Schneider
  • Publication number: 20170210595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an operation of an elevator, which is capable of moving the elevator to a near floor by using an auxiliary power supply such as a battery in an emergency situation where a commercial power supply cannot be used, while minimizing power consumption through automatic control. The method includes: detecting the current operation zone of the elevator when an auxiliary power supply driving situation occurs; and operating the elevator by using the auxiliary power supply to correspond to the detected current operation zone. The detected current operation zone corresponds to one of an acceleration zone, a constant speed zone, a creep zone and a seating zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Ju-Beom SON
  • Publication number: 20170210596
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to recovering energy associated with the operation of an elevator, by: determining, by a processing device, a battery charging current, estimating a state of charge (SoC) of at least one battery based on charging current acceptance capability, and causing, by the processing device, a charging of the at least one battery to within a threshold amount of 100% of SoC to recover energy associated with elevator operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Carlo Mezzadri, Carlo Colombari, Gianluca Foschini
  • Publication number: 20170210597
    Abstract: An exemplary building sway operation system (10) for an elevator includes an acceleration sensor (11), and a data receiving unit (12) for receiving a sensor output from the acceleration sensor (11). The acceleration sensor (11) is designed to be mounted on a movable mass (6) of an active vibration control device (5) for a building, in order to detect the reciprocating motion of the movable mass (6) of the active vibration control device (5) responsive to the occurrence of earthquakes or strong winds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Hisanori Seki
  • Publication number: 20170210598
    Abstract: An elevator system may have a vertical shaft and at least two cars that are arranged above one another in the shaft and can each be moved upwards and downwards. A first car may be coupled via first suspension means to a first drive and a first counterweight, and a second car may be coupled via second suspension means to a second drive and to a second counterweight, and to a machine room adjacent to the shaft which is spatially separate from the shaft. The first drive is disposed outside the shaft and the second drive is disposed at least partially within the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG, ThyssenKrupp AG
    Inventors: Holger Zerelles, Bernd Altenburger, Ronald Dietze
  • Publication number: 20170210599
    Abstract: An elevator car for an elevator system includes one or more elevator car walls and an access door openable from inside the elevator car to provide access to one or more elevator system components located outside of the elevator car. The access door is openable such that inspection, maintenance and/or repair is performed on the one or more elevator system components from inside of the elevator car. An elevator system includes a hoistway and one or more elevator system components fixed in the hoistway. An elevator car is suspended in the hoistway and is drivable along the hoistway. The elevator car includes an access door openable from inside the elevator car to provide access to the one or more elevator system components in the hoistway, such that inspection, maintenance and/or repair is performed on the one or more elevator system components from inside of the elevator car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Emmanuel Convard, Frederic Beauchaud
  • Publication number: 20170210600
    Abstract: A hoistway door locking system includes an elevator shaft. Also included is an elevator car disposed within the elevator shaft and moveable therein between a plurality of access openings located at a plurality of levels of the elevator shaft. Further included is a plurality of locking mechanisms, at least one of the plurality of locking mechanisms being located at each of the plurality of access openings, wherein each of the plurality of locking mechanisms is operable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition, and wherein only a single locking mechanism may be in the unlocked condition at a specific time, the unlocked condition occurring upon alignment of the elevator car and the respective access opening having the single locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Nicolas Fonteneau, Aurélien Fauconnet
  • Publication number: 20170210601
    Abstract: An escalator or a moving walkway has at least one interior space that is delimited relative to the environment of the escalator or the moving walkway by at least one cladding component. The at least one cladding component includes at least one multi-layer composite steel plate, wherein the at least one composite steel plate has at least one load-bearing layer of low-alloy steel and at least one cover layer of corrosion-resistant steel. The at least one cover layer is arranged at one of two side surfaces of the at least one composite steel plate. The at least one cover layer of the at least one cladding component when mounted on the escalator or the moving walkway is oriented towards the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Matheisl, Norbert Frim, Paul Sailer, Robert Schulz, Thomas Novacek, Esteban Marks
  • Publication number: 20170210602
    Abstract: An escalator has a step belt or moving walkway has a plate belt, wherein the belt includes at least one link chain arranged to circulate between a first deflecting region and a second deflecting region of the escalator or the moving walkway. Guide rollers as well as steps or plates are arranged at the link chain. The link chain additionally includes system rollers. The guide rollers and the system rollers are arranged on at least three tracks lying adjacent to one another with respect to a direction of circulation of the link chain, wherein one of the tracks is occupied by the guide rollers and at least two of the tracks are occupied by the system rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Schulz, Thomas Illedits, Michael Matheisl
  • Publication number: 20170210603
    Abstract: A device for remotely commanding a crane comprises a transmission unit suitable for establishing a communication between the device and a control unit of the crane. The device also includes a control panel comprising a plurality of manual control members, each arranged for commanding a specific movement of a plurality of available movements of the crane and the direction of the specific movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: FASSI GRU S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ivan Maffeis, Roberto Signori, Giovanni Fassi, Rossano Ceresoli
  • Publication number: 20170210604
    Abstract: A stowable luffing jib provides easy installation to add luffing capabilities to a crane. The stowable luffing jib comprises a base trunnion, a jib assembly, and a cable strut. The base trunnion is secured to the boom assembly and can be selectively placed into a stowed position and a deployed position. While the base trunnion is in the stowed position, the base trunnion is secured along the boom assembly substantially parallel with and adjacent to the boom assembly. While the base trunnion is in the deployed position, the base trunnion is secured to a distal end of the boom assembly and oriented substantially in line with the boom assembly. The jib assembly is secured to the base trunnion and configured to pivot in a substantially vertical plane. The cable strut receives a luffing guy line so as to set an inclined angle of the cable strut relative to the base trunnion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: JAMES A. DOWNING
  • Publication number: 20170210605
    Abstract: A control device configured to control a winch assembly having a supporting structure has a guide, which engages a cable extending along a path in a sliding manner, and is configured to follow the movements of the cable crosswise to the path; a first control chain activated by movements of the guide in a first direction crosswise to the path; and a second control chain activated by movements of the guide in a second direction crosswise to the first direction and the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Mirko Insam, Martin Runggaldier
  • Publication number: 20170210606
    Abstract: An electric winch device includes a required braking force estimation section which estimates a required braking force required to stop a free-falling object at a position at an allowable stopping height; a braking force determination section which determines, out of an operational braking force, each of a first braking force to be borne by a braking device and a second braking force to be borne by a braking force which is generated in an electric motor due to consumption of regenerative power; and a control section which causes the braking device to apply the first braking force to a winch drum. The braking force determination section determines the first braking force to be a braking force equal to or greater than the required braking force when, at a time of stopping of the free-falling object, the operational braking force is equal to or greater than the required braking force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki KAWAI, Takashi HIEKATA, Shintaro SASAI, Naoto HORI, Toshiro YAMASHITA, Koichi SHIMOMURA
  • Publication number: 20170210607
    Abstract: A screw-lid removal and attachment device for removal and attachment of screw-lids includes a housing that is tubular. The housing has an annular wall that is deformable and extends downwardly from a top, defining a bottom that is open. The bottom, which defines a cavity positioned in the housing, is substantially complementary to a lid to be removed or attached to a container. A grip is coupled to an exterior of the annular wall. A catch is coupled to an interior of the annular wall. The cavity is configured for insertion of a lid. The grip is configured to be grasped by the user to collapse the annular wall, such that the catch engages the lid. The grip is configured to allow the user to impart a counter-clockwise force to the housing for removal of the lid or a clockwise force to attach the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Diane Deer
  • Publication number: 20170210608
    Abstract: A filling system includes filling elements, each of which has a channel formed in its housing. During filling, filling material, under a liquid valve's control, passes through the channel and exits through an opening and into a container held on a vertically displaceable container carrier. During pressure filling, the container carrier seals the container against the filling element. During cleaning and sterilization, rinsing caps seal each opening. Each filling element is associated with an extension that seals the outlet. Each extension has a filling-material through-passage that, when the extension is sealed against said outlet, extends the filling-material channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Niehr, Jürgen Franz Vorwerk
  • Publication number: 20170210609
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bottling system including a frame having a lane configured to receive a bottle tote holding a plurality of bottles, a filling station located above a first location along the lane, the filling station including a plurality of fill valves configured to simultaneously fill the plurality of bottles, a finishing station located above a second location along the lane, the finishing station including at least one cylinder, the at least one cylinder configured to plunge a plurality of plunging portions, each of the plurality of plunging portions configured to receive a crowing die. The system includes a corking mechanism attachable to the frame at the finishing station, the corking mechanism including a plurality of openings each configured to receive a cork, each of the plurality of plunging portions extending through one of the plurality of openings when plunged by the at least one cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: CARL SCOTT LUFKIN, DANIEL THOMAS KOMARONY
  • Publication number: 20170210610
    Abstract: Provided is a ready-to-install apparatus for dispensing carbonated beverages and/or beverages on draught that incorporates a flow sensor and a pinch valve and may be coupled to the end of a beer line (or any other tubing used for beverage dispensing) without having to be integrated within the line (i.e. eliminating the need to make multiple cuts for the valve, the flow sensor, etc.) The beverage dispensing apparatus reduces foaming by reducing the number of components that come into contact with the fluid and/or interfere with flow. For example, the beverage dispensing apparatus may utilize an external flow sensor to reduce the creation of nucleation sites where CO2 bubbles may form. In another example, a pinch valve may be used to prevent excessive foaming in place of conventional valves that must be placed proximal to the keg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Zachary William Henson, Ryan Patrick Sauter, Daniel Steven Martinez
  • Publication number: 20170210611
    Abstract: An interchangeable button system along with methods for its use and manufacture are disclosed. An interchangeable button system according to embodiments includes a base and a button. The base may comprise an attachment point for attaching the base to a piece of furniture and a fastener opposite the attachment point. The button may comprise a button base and a fastener. The base may be attached to a piece of furniture using the attachment point and a button may be removeably coupled to the base using the fasteners such that different buttons may be interchangeably coupled to the same affixed base. These different buttons may, for example, have buttons that are of different shapes or sizes, are covered with different upholstery, made from a material that may be left uncovered or that may differ from one another in some other type of aesthetic or functional manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Sheri Lynn Bingham, Christian Robert Bingham
  • Publication number: 20170210612
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a MEMS package with a rough metal anti-stiction layer, to improve stiction characteristics, and an associated method of formation. In some embodiments, the MEMS package includes a MEMS IC bonded to a CMOS IC. The CMOS IC has a CMOS substrate and an interconnect structure disposed over the CMOS substrate. The interconnect structure includes a plurality of metal layers disposed within a plurality of dielectric layers. The MEMS IC is bonded to an upper surface of the interconnect structure and, in cooperation with the CMOS IC, enclosing a cavity between the MEMS IC and the CMOS IC. The MEMS IC has a moveable mass arranged in the cavity. The MEMS package further includes an anti-stiction layer disposed on the upper surface of the interconnect structure under the moveable mass. The anti-stiction layer is made of metal and has a rough top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Yu-Jui Chen, I-Shi Wang, Ren-Dou Lee, Jen-Hao Liu
  • Publication number: 20170210613
    Abstract: A NEMS device structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The NEMS device structure includes a substrate and an interconnect structure formed over the substrate. The NEMS device structure includes a dielectric layer formed over the interconnect structure and a beam structure formed in and over the dielectric layer. The beam structure includes a fixed portion and a moveable portion, the fixed portion is extended vertically, and the movable portion is extended horizontally. The NEMS device structure includes a cap structure formed over the dielectric layer and the beam structure and a cavity formed between the beam structure and the cap structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Ping CHEN, Carlos H. DIAZ, Ken-Ichi GOTO, Shau-Lin SHUE, Tai-I YANG
  • Publication number: 20170210614
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a first structure, a second structure, a third structure and a bumper. The first structure is over the substrate. The second structure is over the substrate, wherein the second structure has a first end coupled to the first structure. The third structure is over the substrate, wherein the third structure is coupled to a second end of the second structure. The bumper is between the substrate and the third structure, wherein the bumper is a multi-layered bumper including a first conductive feature, a dielectric feature and a second conductive feature. The dielectric feature is over the first conductive feature. The second conductive feature is over the dielectric feature and electrically connected to the first conductive feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: CHUN-WEN CHENG, JIOU-KANG LEE
  • Publication number: 20170210615
    Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) structure and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The MEMS structure includes a sacrificial layer, a lower dielectric film, an upper dielectric film, a plurality of through holes and a protective film. The sacrificial layer comprises an opening. The lower dielectric film is on the sacrificial layer. The upper dielectric film is on the lower dielectric film. The plurality of through holes passes through the lower dielectric film and the upper dielectric film. The protective film covers side walls of the upper dielectric film and the lower dielectric film and a film interface between the lower dielectric film and the upper dielectric film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Yuan-Sheng Lin, Weng-Yi Chen, Kuan-Yu Wang, Chih-Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20170210616
    Abstract: An elastic device may comprise an amorphous metal comprising at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and at least one metalloid. A membrane may comprise a layer of silicon dioxide and a layer of amorphous metal. A MEMS device may comprise a layer of amorphous metal comprising at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and a metalloid. In one example, the amorphous material comprises Tantalum (Ta), Tungsten (W), and Silicon (Si). In another example, the metalloid is Silicon. In yet another example, the refractory metals comprise Niobium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: James Elmer Abbott, JR., Zhizhang CHEN, John L. Williams
  • Publication number: 20170210617
    Abstract: Methods of forming semiconductor structures comprising one or more cavities (106), which may be used in the formation of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transducers, involve forming one or more cavities in a first substrate (100), providing a sacrificial material (110) within the one or more cavities, bonding a second substrate (120) over the a surface of the first substrate, forming one or more apertures (140) through a portion of the first substrate to the sacrificial material, and removing the sacrificial material from within the one or more cavities. Structures and devices are fabricated using such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Mariam Sadaka, Ludovic Ecarnot
  • Publication number: 20170210618
    Abstract: A MEMS device and methods of forming are provided. A dielectric layer of a first substrate is patterned to expose conductive features and a bottom layer through the dielectric layer. A first surface of a second substrate is bonded to the dielectric layer and the second substrate is patterned to form a membrane and a movable element. A cap wafer is bonded to the second substrate, where bonding the cap wafer to the second substrate forms a first sealed cavity comprising the movable element and a second sealed cavity that is partially bounded by the membrane. Portions of the cap wafer are removed to expose the second sealed cavity to ambient pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kai-Fung Chang, Len-Yi Leu, Lien-Yao Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170210619
    Abstract: Micro-electromechanical (MEMS) devices and methods of forming are provided. An outgas layer is deposited on a surface of a cap wafer. The cap wafer is bonded to a substrate in a manner that forms a first sealed cavity including a first movable element and a second sealed cavity including a second movable element. The out gas layer is annealed to release gas from the out gas layer into the second sealed cavity and increase a pressure of the second sealed cavity so that the second sealed cavity has a higher pressure than the first sealed cavity after the annealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kai-Fung Chang, Len-Yi Leu, Lien-Yao Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170210620
    Abstract: A MEMS device comprises an electro mechanical element in a sealed chamber containing a gas comprising a reactive gas selected to react with any contaminants that may be present or formed on the operating surfaces of the device in a manner to maximize the electrical conductivity of the surfaces during operation of the device. The MEMS device may comprise a MEMS switch having electrical contacts as the operating surfaces. The reactive gas may comprise hydrogen or an azane, optionally mixed with an inert gas, or any combination of the gases. The corresponding process provides a means to substantially reduce or eliminate contaminants present or formed on the operating surfaces of MEMS devices in a manner to maximize the electrical conductivity of the surfaces during operation of the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Cotte M. Cotte Cotte, Nils D. Hoivik, Christopher V. Jahnes
  • Publication number: 20170210621
    Abstract: A method for producing micromechanical components is provided. A liquid starting material which can be cured by means of irradiation is applied onto a substrate. A partial volume of the starting material is cured by means of a local irradiation process using a first radiation source in order to produce at least one three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional structure delimits at least one closed cavity in which at least one part of the liquid starting material is enclosed. Alternatively or in addition, a micromechanical component is provided that contains a liquid starting material, which is partly cured by means of irradiation, and at least one cavity in which the liquid starting material is enclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Felix Schiebel, Christoph Eberl, Matthew Berwind, Peter Gumbsch
  • Publication number: 20170210622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for producing compressed hydrogen, comprising a pressure-resistant reactor (1) with a reactor chamber having a metal-containing contact mass (2), wherein the reactor (1) comprises at least one feed line (3) for feeding fluids into the reactor chamber and at least one discharge line (4) for discharging fluids from the reactor chamber, wherein the at least one discharge line is provided with a device (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) for controlling or regulating the flow rate, preferably having a valve, for adjusting the pressure within the reactor chamber, wherein a conveyance means is provided on at least one feed line for introducing a water-containing medium into the reactor chamber and wherein at least one discharge line (4) protrudes into the reactor chamber or opens directly into the reactor chamber, through which the compressed hydrogen is discharged from the reactor chamber, wherein the reactor chamber exhibits at least two areas that are separate from each other and connected
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Rouge H2 Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Nestl, Viktor Hacker, Gernot Voitic
  • Publication number: 20170210623
    Abstract: A system and method for creating an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) in water and for reducing the surface tension of the water for the pathogenic cleansing and/or degreasing of hard surfaces and equipment. The hard surfaces to be cleansed and/or degreased may be plastic, glass, ceramic, porcelain and stainless steel. The equipment to be cleansed and/or degreased may be food service equipment such as ovens, ranges, fryers, grills, steam cookers, refrigerators, coolers, holding cabinets, cold food tables, work tables, beverage dispensing equipment, beer dispensers, shelving, food displays, dish washing equipment and grease traps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: DANIEL W. LYNN
  • Publication number: 20170210624
    Abstract: There is provided a process for producing LiMXO4, comprising the steps of reacting a source of lithium, a source of M, and a source of X together, in a melted state at a reaction temperature between 900 to 1450 C, in the presence of an excess of (A) a solid-solid reducing couple having an oxygen partial process at equilibrium (pO2) comprised between 10?8 and 10?15 atm at said reaction temperature according to an Ellingham-Richardson diagram for oxides, or (B) one component of the solid-solid reducing couple together with a gas-gas reducing couple having an oxygen partial pressure equilibrium (pO2) between 10?8 and 10?15 atm at said reaction temperature according to an Ellingham-Richardson diagram of oxides, and under thermic equilibrium and thermodynamic equilibrium. There is also provided a LiMXO4 melt-solidified product free from off-composition impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL, LA CORPORATION DE LÉECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
    Inventors: Michel GAUTHIER, Patrice CHARTRAND, Majid TALEBI-ESFANDARANI, Pierre SAURIOL, Mickael DOLLÉ, Jasmin DUFOUR, Guoxian LIANG
  • Publication number: 20170210625
    Abstract: A method of continuous hydrothermal carbonization of sludge containing organic matter involves a step of hydrothermal reaction carried out in a reactor, and at least one cooling step in which the sludge having undergone the hydrothermal reaction step is cooled. The hydrothermal reaction step includes: a step of injection of sludge in which the sludge is injected into the reactor by a first inlet; a step of injection of steam in which steam is injected into the reactor by a second inlet, the second inlet being distinct from the first inlet; a step of circulation, in which a mixture consisting of the sludge and the steam injected into the reactor is placed in circulation within the reactor; a step of continuous extraction of at least a portion of the mixture contained in the reactor by a sludge outlet. Also disclosed is a device for carrying out such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Pierre Emmanuel PARDO, Jean-Louis BOURDAIS
  • Publication number: 20170210626
    Abstract: A method for controlling density, porosity and/or gap size within a nanotube fabric layer is disclosed. In one aspect, this can be accomplished by controlling the degree of rafting in a nanotube fabric. In one aspect, the method includes adjusting the concentration of individual nanotube elements dispersed in a nanotube application solution. A high concentration of individual nanotube elements will tend to promote rafting in a nanotube fabric layer formed using such a nanotube application solution, whereas a lower concentration will tend to discourage rafting. In another aspect, the method includes adjusting the concentration of ionic particles dispersed in a nanotube application solution. A low concentration of ionic particles will tend to promote rafting in a nanotube fabric layer formed using such a nanotube application solution, whereas a higher concentration will tend to discourage rafting. In other aspects, both concentration parameters are adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Rahul Sen, J. Thomas Kocab, Feng Gu
  • Publication number: 20170210627
    Abstract: A carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet containing CNTs having a median length of at least 0.05 mm and an aspect ratio of at least 2,500; L arranged b a randomly oriented, uniformly distributed pattern, and having a basis weight of at least 1 gsm and a relative density of less than 1.0. The CNT sheet is manufactured by applying a CNT suspension in a continuous pool over a filter material to a depth sufficient to prevent puddling of the CNT suspension upon the surface of the •filter material, and drawing the dispersing liquid through the filter material to provide a uniform CNT dispersion and form the CNT sheet. The CNT sheet is useful in making CNT composite laminates and structures having utility for electromagnetic wave absorption, lightning strike dissipation. EMI shielding, thermal interface pads, energy storage, and heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: General Nano LLC
    Inventors: Chaminda JAYASINGHE, Larry Allen CHRISTY, Edward Ming CHAN
  • Publication number: 20170210628
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of use thereof for the production of carbon-based and other nanostructures, as well as fuels and reformed products, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen D. Tse, Nasir K. Memon, Bernard H. Kear
  • Publication number: 20170210629
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing graphene, which includes bringing a metal catalyst into contact with hydrogen gas (Step a), bringing the metal catalyst in Step a into contact with at least one selected from among a hydrocarbon gas, nitrogen gas, and an inert gas (Step b), and forming graphene on the metal catalyst by bringing the metal catalyst in Step b into contact with hydrogen gas and a hydrocarbon gas (Step c), whereby the number of layers of graphene can be variously controlled as needed, regardless of the initial surface roughness of a metal catalyst layer, and also, the time required to form graphene can be shortened, thus reducing processing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kilwon CHO, Hyo Chan LEE, Eun Ho LEE