Patents Issued in November 9, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170321327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous plating bath composition and a method for depositing a palladium layer by electroless plating onto a substrate. The aqueous plating bath composition according to the present invention comprises a source for palladium ions, a reducing agent for palladium ions and an aldehyde compound. The aqueous plating bath composition has an increased deposition rate for palladium while maintaining bath stability. The aqueous plating bath composition has also a prolonged life time. The aldehyde compounds of the present invention allow for adjusting the deposition rate to a constant range over the bath life time and for electrolessly depositing palladium layers at lower temperatures. The aldehyde compounds of the present invention activate electroless palladium plating baths having a low deposition rate and reactivate aged electroless palladium plating baths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas BECK, Gerhard STEINBERGER, Andreas WALTER
  • Publication number: 20170321328
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a degreasing apparatus which may be made at least partially, or substantially, of at least one plastic material, for use with solvents having relatively low boiling points that are chemically compatible with plastic materials, such as 1233zd (1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-propene, CF3CH?CHCl). Plastic degreasing apparatuses may comprise a tank comprising a side wall and a bottom wall, a partition coupled to a lower portion of the tank, dividing the tank into an immersion sump and a vaporizing sump, a heating element located within the vaporizing sump, and a condensing element positioned above the lower portion, wherein at least one of the side wall, the bottom wall, and the partition is made of a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua A. Crayne, Jon T. Herdlein, Anthony M. Anzalone, Ryan J. Hulse
  • Publication number: 20170321329
    Abstract: Hydrogen gas as a power source is obtained from gaseous water, including seawater vapor existing abundantly at near-surface levels of the oceans or humid air over land. An integrated system of photovoltaic cells for capturing and harnessing solar energy is combined with a water vapor electrolysis system comprising an electrolyzer with an anode compartment and a cathode compartment separated by a proton exchange membrane. The photovoltaic aspects of the system convert the energy of the sun to drive electrolysis of gaseous water from the environment. The electrolyzer aspects include an anode, a cathode, and a proton exchange membrane. At the anode, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts oxidize H2O to oxygen gas and protons, the latter being diffused through a membrane (e.g., a solid polymer electrolyte membrane such as Nafion).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Joshua Spurgeon
  • Publication number: 20170321330
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for producing and using hypochlorite from brine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Vinod Malhotra
  • Publication number: 20170321331
    Abstract: An anode for oxygen evolution that operates at a small overpotential and in a stable manner, and can be used favorably in an organic chemical hydride electrolytic synthesis apparatus. An anode 10 for oxygen evolution that evolves oxygen in a sulfuric acid aqueous solution containing a substance to be hydrogenated dissolved at a concentration higher than 1 mg/L, wherein an anode substrate 10a is composed of a valve metal, and an anode catalyst layer 10b containing at least one oxide, nitride or carbide of iridium, and at least one oxide, nitride or carbide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to groups 4, 5 and 13 of the periodic table is formed on the surface of the anode substrate 10a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, DE NORA PERMELEC LTD.
    Inventors: Shigenori MITSUSHIMA, Yasutomo TAKAKUWA, Awaludin ZAENAL, Akihiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20170321332
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated process for continuous production of liquid hydrogen, comprising (a) producing gaseous hydrogen by electrolysis; and (b) liquefying said gaseous hydrogen in a hydrogen liquefaction unit, which liquefaction unit is powered by energy essentially from renewable sources; and, (c) when additional power is needed, using electrical energy generated in a process in which electrical energy and hydrogen are co-generated by an integrated electrolysis process comprising: (d) electrolysing a metal salt or mixture of metal salts and water into the corresponding metal or metals, acid or acids, and oxygen (electricity storage phase), and (e) producing gaseous hydrogen and recovering electricity in a regeneration reaction of the metal (s) and acid(s) of step (d) (regeneration phase); wherein at least part of the gaseous hydrogen generated in step (e) is used in step (b) of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Nikunj GUPTA, Thomas Alexander PASFIELD
  • Publication number: 20170321333
    Abstract: A platform technology that uses a novel membrane electrode assembly including a cathode layer comprising a reduction catalyst and a first anion-and-cation-conducting polymer, an anode layer comprising an oxidation catalyst and a cation-conducting polymer, a membrane layer comprising a cation-conducting polymer, the membrane layer arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer and conductively connecting the cathode layer and the anode layer, in a COx reduction reactor has been developed. The reactor can be used to synthesize a broad range of carbon-based compounds from carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kendra P. Kuhl, Etosha R. Cave, George Leonard
  • Publication number: 20170321334
    Abstract: A platform technology that uses a novel membrane electrode assembly, including a cathode layer, an anode layer, a membrane layer arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer, the membrane conductively connecting the cathode layer and the anode layer, in a COx reduction reactor has been developed. The reactor can be used to synthesize a broad range of carbon-based compounds from carbon dioxide and other gases containing carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kendra P. Kuhl, Etosha R. Cave, George Leonard
  • Publication number: 20170321335
    Abstract: A method of safely generating hydrogen gas for use in motor vehicles to increase the performance and decrease the emissions of the internal-combustion engine of the motor vehicle, and of controlling the safe generation and use of hydrogen gas in motor vehicles, using a hydrogen generator having close-spaced metal electrolysis plates in the generator housing, configured to inject hydrogen into the intake manifold or alternatively into the combustion chamber, and a control system monitoring and controlling gas level, liquid levels, temperature, pressure, flow rate, electric current, and tachometer, with monitoring and overriding control from the cab of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Christopher Haring
  • Publication number: 20170321336
    Abstract: A metallurgical method for operating an autogenous production circuit for producing metal(s), said method using one or more oxidizing agents generated electrolytically in a cell with one or more interfaces which allows anion exchange; said method comprising steps of: (a) leaching of mineral(s) or material(s) containing at least one metal of interest (LX) in a first cell (A) to produce a pregnant leach solution (2) and an acid-ferrous aqueous solution (8); (b) using solvent extraction process(es) or selection process(es) in a second cell (B) to concentrate said metal(s) of interest (SX) of said pregnant leach solution (2) to produce a rich electrolyte (5) and a raffinate solution (4), said raffinate solution (4) being recycled in said first cell (A); and (c) electrowinning (EW) in a third cell (C) of said rich electrolyte (5) received from said second cell (B) and said acid-ferrous aqueous solution (8) received from said first cell (A), for producing a metal cathode (6) and an acid-ferric acid solution (9), sa
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mauricio Andres AMIGO PALACIOS, Mauricio AMIGO JIMENEZ
  • Publication number: 20170321337
    Abstract: The invention relates to method and apparatus for lining the cathode of the electrolytic cell. The method comprises filling the cell's shell with powder material, leveling it with a rack, covering the fill material with a dust-proof film, and compaction. Compaction is performed in two stages: preliminary static and final dynamic treatment by consequent movement of static and dynamic work tools of compaction along the longitudinal axis of the cathode of the electrolytic cell through a cushion, which is made of at least 2 layers: a lower layer, which prevents pushing powder material forward in the direction of travel, and an upper layer, which provides for a coupling between the cushion and the static work tool. Static treatment unit of the apparatus is designed in the form of a roller with a drive, connected to a dynamic treatment unit with a vibratory exciter by means of elastic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: United Company RUSAL Engineering and Technology Ce ntre LLC
    Inventors: Aleksandr Vladimirovich Proshkin, Samuil Yakovlevich Levenson, Vitaliy Valer'evich Pingin, Aleksey Vasil'evich Morozov
  • Publication number: 20170321338
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolytic cell (1) for the production of aluminium (2) including collector bars structure modifications (13,14,15,16) under the cathode (4), namely a copper collector bar held in a U-shaped profile or directly embedded into the cathode. This leads to an optimized current distribution in the liquid aluminium metal (2) and/or inside the carbon cathode allowing for operating the cell at lower voltage. The lower voltage results from either a lower anode to cathode distance (ACD), and/or to lower voltage drop inside the carbon cathode from liquid metal to the end of the collector bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: NOVALUM SA
    Inventors: Rene VON KAENEL, Gualtiero SPINETTI
  • Publication number: 20170321339
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a preferably oriented nanotwinned Au film, a method of preparing the same, and a bonding structure comprising the same. The nanotwinned Au film has a thickness direction. The nanotwinned Au film is stacked along a [220] crystallographic axis orientation in the thickness direction. At least 50% by volume of the nanotwinned Au film is composed of a plurality of nanotwinned Au grains which are adjacent to each other, arranged in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, and stacked along a crystallographic axis orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Chih CHEN, Wei-Lan CHIU, Yi-Chia CHOU
  • Publication number: 20170321340
    Abstract: A method comprising incorporating indium into an entire Sn film for preventing the growth of whiskers from the Sn film, wherein the Sn film is applied to a metallic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Washington State University
    Inventors: Indranath Dutta, Susmriti Das Mahapatra
  • Publication number: 20170321341
    Abstract: A method for subjecting garment accessories to a surface electrolytic treatment provides various metallic colors to metallic garment accessories in a cost effective manner. The method can provide a first metallic color on one side of outer surface of the garment accessory and provide a second metallic color on the other side of the outer surface, by placing one or more metallic garment accessories in an electrolytic solution in a non-contact state with an anode and a cathode for passing electric current through the electrolytic solution, passing electric current through the electrolytic solution and generating a bipolar phenomenon on the garment accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Kenji Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20170321342
    Abstract: Techniques for increasing the lifespan of a nanopore DNA sensing device are disclosed. A related method may include forming a first electrode, forming a second electrode, disposing the first electrode and second electrode within an insulator, and disposing a lipid bilayer having a nanopore between the first electrode and second electrode. The forming of the second electrode may comprise forming a silver (Ag) layer, pressing a mold into the Ag layer to form a pattern in the Ag layer, removing the mold from the Ag layer, and exposing the Ag layer to an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yong Ju LEE, Vladimir APARIN
  • Publication number: 20170321343
    Abstract: To provide a substrate holder having a new positioning structure, which does not use a plate spring, and a plating apparatus using this substrate holder. A substrate holder is provided. This substrate holder has a first holding member having a first surface configured to contact with a substrate, and a second holding member for sandwiching and holding the substrate together with the first holding member. The first holding member has a positioning member for positioning the substrate in contact with the first surface at a prescribed position of the first surface. The positioning member is configured to move between a first position where the substrate is to be positioned at the prescribed position of the first surface, in contact with a peripheral edge part of the substrate, and a second position not in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Matsutaro MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170321344
    Abstract: A substrate holder for vertical galvanic metal deposition on a substrate, comprising a first substrate holder part and a second substrate holder part, wherein both said parts comprise an inner metal comprising part and an outer non-metallic part in which the substrate holder further comprises a hanging element in each substrate holder part, a first sealing element in each substrate holder part, a second sealing element between the inner metal comprising part and the outer non-metallic part of the substrate holder, a fastening system for detachably fastening both substrate holder parts to each other, a first contact element in each substrate holder part for forwarding current from an outer source through the hanging element to the at least second contact element, and a second contact element in each substrate holder part for forwarding current from the at least first contact element to the substrate to be treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Arnulf FENDEL, Ralph RAUENBUSCH, Tobias BUSSENIUS
  • Publication number: 20170321345
    Abstract: In an apparatus and method growing a SiC single crystal, a PVT growth apparatus is provided with a single crystal SiC seed and a SiC source material positioned in spaced relation in a growth crucible. A resistance heater heats the growth crucible such that the SiC source material sublimates and is transported via a temperature gradient that forms in the growth crucible in response to the heater heating the growth crucible to the single crystal SiC seed where the sublimated SiC source material condenses forming a growing SiC single crystal. Purely axial heat fluxes passing through the bottom and the top of the growth crucible form a flat isotherm at least at a growth interface of the growing SiC single crystal on the single crystal SiC seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Xueping Xu, Ilya Zwieback, Avinash K. Gupta, Varatharajan Rengarajan
  • Publication number: 20170321346
    Abstract: In a film-forming apparatus, a rotary shaft is connected to a rotary stage. A plurality of wafers are placed in a plurality of placement regions arranged in a circumferential direction with respect to a central axis line of the rotary shaft and is held by the rotary stage. The rotary stage is accommodated in an internal space of a susceptor. In this internal space, a gas supply mechanism generates a process gas flow along a direction orthogonal to the axis line from the outside of the rotary stage. A heat insulating material is installed in a heat insulating region in the internal space of the susceptor. The heat insulating region is located more outwardly from the axis line than positions in the placement regions nearest to the central axis line and more inwardly from the central axis line than positions in the placement regions farthest from the axis line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Masayuki HARASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170321347
    Abstract: A method of disordering a layer of an optoelectronic device including; growing a plurality of lower layers; introducing an isoelectronic surfactant; growing a layer; allowing the surfactant to desorb; and growing subsequent layers all performed at a low pressure of 25 torr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher M. FETZER, James H. ERMER, Richard R. KING, Peter C. COLTER
  • Publication number: 20170321348
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing a Group III element nitride crystal by growing it on a plane on the ?c-plane side as a crystal growth plane. The present invention is a method for producing a Group III element nitride crystal, including a vapor phase growth step of growing a Group III element nitride crystal 12 on a crystal growth plane of a Group III element nitride seed crystal 11 by vapor deposition. The vapor phase growth step is a step of causing a Group III metal, an oxidant, and a nitrogen-containing gas to react with one another to grow the Group III element nitride crystal 12 or includes: a reduced product gas generation step of causing a Group III element oxide and a reducing gas to react with each other to generate a gas of a reduced product of the Group III element oxide; and a crystal generation step of causing the gas of the reduced product and a nitrogen-containing gas to react with each other to generate the Group III element nitride crystal 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke MORI, Masashi YOSHIMURA, Mamoru IMADE, Masashi ISEMURA, Akinori KOUKITU
  • Publication number: 20170321349
    Abstract: A system and method for testing of active molecules using simulation of skin membrane have been provided. The present disclosure provides a molecular level model of the skins upper protective layer Stratum-Corneum. The systems consist of a molecular model of the skins upper layer stratum corneum and permeate molecules. A protocol have been developed to perform molecular dynamics simulations which can be automated. The system predicts the permeability, partition coefficient and diffusivity of different active molecules like drugs and cosmetics through mentioned skin model using multiple molecule in single window constrained molecular dynamics simulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Rakesh GUPTA, Balarama Sridhar DWADASI, Beena RAI
  • Publication number: 20170321350
    Abstract: A method, application and device for obtaining fibres from at least one plant stem or from plant bast is disclosed. The at least one plant stem is treated with at least one high-speed liquid jet or high-speed gas jet. At the start of treatment with the high-speed liquid jet or the high speed gas jet the at least one plant stem has a moisture content of at least 25% and/or vegetable glues, in particular the pectin and hemicelluloses, of the plant stem are in a swollen state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: MATTES & AMMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Egon HEGER
  • Publication number: 20170321351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for handling a yarn end (10) of a cross-wound bobbin (2) at a winding station (1) of a textile machine producing a cross-wound bobbin, whereas the cross-wound bobbin can be held and driven in a bobbin holder (3), a thread (6) is laid in a cross-wise manner on the cross-wound bobbin by means of a traverse device (5) and a suction nozzle (7; 12) is subjected to negative pressure and the thread end is sucked into the suction nozzle through a suction mouth (8; 13). In accordance with the invention, it is proposed that the suction mouth is moved relative to the suction nozzle, such that the distance between the suction mouth and the cross-wound bobbin is changed, in order to be able to find the thread end and/or to be stretched between the suction mouth and the cross-wound bobbin and that the stretched thread is moved to a unit (9) of the textile machine for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Adalbert Stephan, Harald Widner
  • Publication number: 20170321352
    Abstract: A facility for manufacturing at least first and second assemblies of M1 filamentary elements and M2 filamentary elements, in which each of the first and second assemblies includes a plurality of filamentary elements wound together in a helix, includes an assembling apparatus and a splitting apparatus. The assembling apparatus of the facility assembles M filamentary elements together into a layer of M filamentary elements around a temporary core, to form a temporary assembly. The splitting apparatus of the facility splits the temporary assembly into at least the first and second assemblies of M1 filamentary elements and M2 filamentary elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: MARC CALVET, HENRI BARGUET, FRANCIS AUBAREDE
  • Publication number: 20170321353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fabric for electromagnetic shielding having a weave of interlaced weft threads (2) and warp threads (3). In addition, the warp threads (3) are conductive and include multi-filament or mono-filament textile conductors associated with metal strands and at least one conductive warp thread (4) is inserted into a weft such as to create equipotential bonding perpendicular to the direction of the warp threads (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Gilles CLEMENT, Pierre OMERIN
  • Publication number: 20170321354
    Abstract: To provide a gauze woven fabric which has excellent opaqueness, moisture retention properties, water absorbency and comfort for skin (softness) while maintaining light weight and air permeability which are characteristic properties of gauze woven fabrics. Warps (1,2) are supplied from a first beam, and wefts (3,4) are then drawn across the warps to form a tight layer A. Warps (5,6) are supplied from a second beam that has a higher supply speed than that of the first beam, and wefts (7,8) are then drawn across the warps to form a loosened layer B. Subsequently, knotting points for connecting the layer A to the layer B regularly are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: UCHINO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20170321355
    Abstract: A method of making a flame resistant airbag suitable for use in aviation applications is discussed. A flame resistant fabric for the use in the construction of aviation airbags is woven from a high tenacity continuous polyester fiber substrate. A polyurethane coating is applied to the woven fabric, which has been treated with a flame retardant, to impart high pressure permeability resistance to the flame resistant fabric. The resulting fabric complies with Federal Aviation Requirement 25.853 as well as exhibits sufficient high pressure permeability resistance which is measured as a pressure of not less than about 198 kPa after five seconds from an initial inflation and pressurization to about 200 kPa, such as may be encountered in and during an inflation of aviation airbag assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: SCHROTH SAFETY PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: MICHAEL H. SCHINDZIELORZ, AKIRA KOKEGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170321356
    Abstract: A knitting method and an apparatus for a cylindrical biaxial weft-knitted three-dimensional knitted structure. The biaxial three-dimensional knitted structure comprises two weft plain stitch structures (7, 7?), a group of spacer yarns (416), two groups of weft inserting yarns (415, 415?) and a group of warp inserting yarns (43), wherein the two groups of weft inserting yarns are used for selective weft inserting on a needle dial (11) or a needle cylinder (13), the warp inserting yarns are positioned between the two groups of weft inserting yarns, the two weft plain stitch structures are connected with each other by the group of spacer yarns, for jointly clamping the weft inserting yarns and the warp inserting yarns, in order to form a biaxial weft-knitted three-dimensional knitted structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ailan WAN, Honglian CONG, Gaoming JIANG, Jiang TIAN
  • Publication number: 20170321357
    Abstract: In order to manufacture a yarn in which filler materials are loaded into a tubular member, the method of manufacturing a yarn has a step of knitting a wire material to form the tubular member. In the step of knitting the wire material, knitting of the wire material is advanced by a plurality of knitting needles, which are placed substantially concentrically about a rotation axis, while revolvingly moving the knitting needles about the rotation axis. When a stitch is to be formed by the wire material, the wire material is prepared so that an arcuate loop portion, which defines a part of the external shape of the stitch, is expanded in a direction which, in a state where the tubular member is developed, is inclined with respect to a straight line that extends in the axial direction of the tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ryoji HAMAGUCHI, Hiroyoshi NAKAMITSU
  • Publication number: 20170321358
    Abstract: A knitting machine may include a sinker configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The knitting machine may have a sinker actuator system having a first configuration and a second configuration. The sinker actuator system, in the first configuration, may be configured to actuate the sinker from the open position toward the closed position. The sinker may be configured to change the sinker actuator system from the first configuration to the second configuration when the sinker receives an input force above a predetermined threshold in the movement from the open position toward the closed position. The sinker actuator system, in the second configuration, may allow the sinker to move away from the closed position toward the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Adrian Meir
  • Publication number: 20170321359
    Abstract: A method of producing a sandwich panel core of mineral wool fibres from a cured mineral fibre product includes the steps of providing a cured mineral fibre product with a dual density having a top layer with mineral fibres with a first density and a base layer having mineral fibres with a second density, the second density is at least two times lower than said first density. The top layer and the base layer have different fibre orientations. Further steps including cutting the mineral fibre product into a plurality of lamellae, rotating the lamellae 90 degrees, and re-joining the lamellae so that the top layers with the first density are vertically oriented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Strüwing, Jens Eg Rahbek, Mohammed Rashid
  • Publication number: 20170321360
    Abstract: Disclosed are decorative articles, such as cornice style window valances, wall accents and table accents, and method for making the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a kit used for making such a decorative article. The kit may include valance panel design forms, such as one side panel valance design form and one or two center panel design forms or one design form for all panels. The kit also includes one or more traceable style form sheets, one or more peel and stick style form sheets and design guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Linda SCHURR
  • Publication number: 20170321361
    Abstract: A sewing machine having a device for manually changing a feed dog (10), including the feed dog (10) and a feed-dog holder (30). The feed-dog holder (30) is disposed in an arm bed (103) that is associated with the sewing machine, and the feed dog (10) is receivable in a clearance (31, 81) of the feed-dog holder (30). The feed dog (10) that is located in the clearance (31, 81) has a support face (15) which may be disposed parallel with the surface of a sewn-product support which may contain a needle-hole plate (113) or be configured as a needle-hole plate (113), the sewn-product support and/or the needle-hole plate (113) may at least partially be formed by the surface of the arm bed (103), and the support face (15) may be received in an opening (140) of the needle-hole plate (113).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: BERNINA International AG
    Inventors: Alain Capt, Severin Brunner, Gunnar Schlaich, Patric Konner, Andre Stucki, Ioannis Imionidis, Marco Bernegger, Christoph Frei
  • Publication number: 20170321362
    Abstract: A system and method for forming synthetic/artificial grass or turf products in which a series of tufts of artificial/synthetic grass filaments or yarns are formed in a backing material with various graphic pattern effects being formed therewith. The system generally will include at least one needle bar having at least one row of needles mounted along a tufting zone and reciprocated through the backing to a desired penetration depth, and will present a desired set or group of yarns to a series of pattern pixels or stitch areas. A series of level cut loop loopers or hooks will be aligned with and will engage the needles in order to form tufts of yarns in the backing material. Clips of the level cut loop loopers will be selectively controlled to control the retention of selected ones of the yarns presented at each pattern pixel. The remaining, non-selected yarns generally are not retained at the pattern pixels, and can be formed as lower pile tufts or removed from the backing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Wilton Hall, Todd Woodall, Ricky E. Mathews
  • Publication number: 20170321363
    Abstract: A dewatering machine including: a dewatering tank, formed in a cylindrical shape with a central axis extending in a direction inclined relative to an up-down direction; a balancing ring coaxially arranged in the dewatering tank, liquid for achieving rotational balance of the dewatering tank is contained in the balancing ring and flows freely; a control part. The control part causes the dewatering tank to rotate at a rotating speed lower than a lowest rotating speed at which the dewatering tank resonates in a dewatering preparation stage of washings, so as to detect a biased position of the washings, causes the dewatering tank to stop rotating immediately before the washings biased in the dewatering tank are positioned at an opposite side of liquid biased downward in the balancing rings to a lower side, relative to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Tomonari KAWAGUCHI, Hiroki SATO
  • Publication number: 20170321364
    Abstract: A multi-drum washing machine drainage control method, the multi-drum washing machine at least comprising a first washing drum and a second washing drum; the method comprising: when the first washing drum reaches a drainage process, determining whether the second washing drum is draining; if yes, then the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain; and if not, then determining whether the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain. Alternatively, when the first washing drum reaches the drainage process, determining whether the second washing drum is draining or dehydrating; if yes, then the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain; and if not, then determining whether the first washing drum waits for the second washing drum to finish draining before starting to drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenwei LI, Jinkai WANG, Jun WU, Yuanyuan CHANG, Shaolei YI
  • Publication number: 20170321365
    Abstract: An ozone and/or hydroxyl laundry system that injects ozone and/or hydroxyls into the chemical injection system in order to allow the system to inject ozone and/or hydroxyls as other cleaning chemicals are injected into the washer. This allows ozone and/or hydroxyls to be injected through the wash cycle rather than just during the initial fill phase and additional avoids the expense and maintenance of adding ozone and/or hydroxyls recirculation plumping to an ozone and/or hydroxyls laundry system. Accordingly, ozone and/or hydroxyl levels may be maintained at superior levels throughout the wash cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew Rupnow
  • Publication number: 20170321366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washer and, particularly, to a washer providing a plurality of washer settings and formed so as to enable the changing of at least one option involved in a specific washer setting when the specific washer setting is selected from the plurality of washer settings, the washer comprising: an operation part formed to be rotatable so as to select the specific washer setting and the at least one option involved in the specific washer setting; a display part formed to selectively display, on the radial inner side of the operation part, input items including at least one of a plurality of washer setting icons, option icons, which are respectively involved in the plurality of washer setting icons, for the at least one option, and a start icon; at least one command input part provided at the radial outer side of the display part and the radial inner side of the operation part, and formed to input the washer setting selected by the operation part, change the at least one option, and in
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joohyeon OH, Youngwoo KIM, Jayoen KIM, Darae KIM
  • Publication number: 20170321367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing apparatus and to a washing apparatus having a convenient user interface. More specifically, the present invention relates to a washing apparatus that provides a user interface that is concentrated, simple and intuitive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jayoen KIM, Youngwoo KIM, Joohyeon OH, Darae KIM
  • Publication number: 20170321368
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and, inside said outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3) and structured for housing the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser (7) which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (9) which is structured for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (7) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (11) capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water that the fresh-water supply circuit (9) channels towards the detergent dispenser (7) or the washing tub (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Publication number: 20170321369
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3), a detergent dispenser (7) for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (9) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh-water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (7) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (11) capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh-water that the fresh-water supply circuit (9) channels towards the detergent dispenser (7) or the washing tub (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro, Andrea Zattin
  • Publication number: 20170321370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laundry treating appliance and method for controlling the operation of the laundry treating appliance by determining the surface area of the laundry based on image data of the laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: FARHAD ASHRAFZADEH, JAMES P. CAROW, SHREECHARAN KANCHANAVALLY
  • Publication number: 20170321371
    Abstract: The present application relates to a stand garment steamer (1). The stand garment steamer (1) has a base unit (2), a support (19) extending from the base unit (2), and a treatment board (14) with a treatment surface (17) against which fabric is positionable. The treatment board (14) is supported and spaced from the base unit (2) by the support (19).A tilting mechanism (20) connects the support (19) to the treatment board (14), the tilting mechanism (20) being operable to allow the treatment board (14) to be fixed in multiple operating orientations between vertical and horizontal positions. A reversible generator is in the base unit (2), and at least one vent (18) is in the treatment surface (17) through which air and/or steam from the reversible generator is passable. A fluid pathway (47) fluidly connects the reversible generator and the at least one vent (18) irrespective of the operating orientation of the treatment board. This stand garment steamer improves ironing experience of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: POOI YEOW KUAN, YONG JIANG, YUQI WANG, BERKAY BIRCAN
  • Publication number: 20170321372
    Abstract: According to a further exemplary embodiment, a wardrobe may be provided. The wardrobe may include a receiving element located in a housing that may be configured to receive and dispense clothing items. Each clothing item may include a unique RFID tag and a number of RFID readers may be connected to a computing means configured to obtain information held in each RFID tag. The wardrobe may further include a linear actuator proximate a top surface of the housing, the linear actuator may be controlled by the computing means. The linear actuator may be coupled to a gripper assembly on one end. Additionally, the wardrobe may include a number of hangers that may be disposed on one or more inner surfaces of the housing, each hanger may be configured to store one or more of the clothing items. A display screen may be embedded on the outer surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: ORIGARBI, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew POWELL, Andrew P. BROSKY, Charles HEBERT
  • Publication number: 20170321373
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include an article of manufacture that is self-sealing, and a method of preparing the article of manufacture. The article of manufacture includes at one or more base layers with a plurality of overlapping strands, and at least one polymer coating layer at least partially covering at least some portions of at least some strands of at least a portion of the base layer. The polymer coating layer can swell by absorbing at least one target substance. A plurality of voids is distributed between at least some of the overlapping strands, where upon swelling by a target substance, at least some of the voids reversibly reduce in size or partially close, or completely seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Konrad Rykaczewski, Timothy Burgin
  • Publication number: 20170321374
    Abstract: Provided a stain-resistant synthetic leather, including: (a) a polyurethane synthetic leather; (b) a silane-based coating layer formed on the polyurethane synthetic leather; and (c) a silicone coating layer formed on the silane-based coating layer, wherein the silane-based layer strengthens the binding between the polyurethane synthetic leather and the silicone coating layer, so that the stain-resistant synthetic leather can exhibit texture and flexibility of natural leather per se, and can exhibit excellent water resistance, stain resistance, weather resistance, and wear resistance through the silane-based coating layer and silicone coating layer formed on the polyurethane synthetic leather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Soon Kie JUNG
  • Publication number: 20170321375
    Abstract: The use of redsipersible polymer powders containing no organic emulsifier for a binder in the production of carpeting is surprisingly superior to use of the same polymers in the form of an aqueous dispersion. Tuft removal force in particular, is improved. The compositions contain no thickener, or a reduced level of thickener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Timo MELCHIN, Ulf DIETRICH, Holger KUENSTLE
  • Publication number: 20170321376
    Abstract: The method allows the manufacture of at least first and second assemblies (26, 28) of M1 filamentary elements and M2 filamentary elements, at least one of the first and second assemblies (26, 28) comprising several filamentary elements (14) wound together in a helix. The method comprises a step of assembling M filamentary elements (14) together into a layer of the M filamentary elements (14) around a temporary core (16) to form a temporary assembly (22), and a step of splitting the temporary assembly (22) into at least the first and second assemblies (26, 28) of M1 filamentary elements and M2 filamentary elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: MARC CALVET, HENRI BARGUET, FRANCIS AUBAREDE