Abstract: An aluminum alloy article having improved surface contrast and an associated method are provided. The method includes grinding a surface of the article, diamond polishing the surface of the article, and removing ?-aluminum matrix material from the surface by fine polishing the surface with a suspension containing colloidal silica and a caustic substance, wherein the caustic substance has a higher pH value than the pH value of colloidal silica.

Abstract: A chemical conversion process includes a synthesis step (10) that takes, as input, reactants that include at least dihydrogen and carbon monoxide and that gives, as output, a synthetic compound such as an engine fuel, water and overhead gases, a step of recovering all or some of the overhead gases resulting from the synthesis step and a step of producing dihydrogen, in particular electrochemically (14), by a conversion of the overhead gases recovered in the recovering step.

Abstract: Water electrolyzers employs base metal catalysts and an anion-conducting polymeric membrane comprising a polymer of styrene, vinylbenzyl-Rs and possibly vinylbenzyl-Rx. Rs is a positively charged cyclic amine group. Rx is at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of —Cl, —OH, and a reaction product between an —OH or —Cl and a species other than a simple amine or a cyclic amine.

Abstract: An aseptic and odorless nitric oxide generator according to the present invention removes harmful materials such as ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and the like, which are generated during discharge from a high-voltage discharge unit, by contacting the same with respective catalysts at a catalytic reaction unit, reduces noise, which is generated in a discharging process, by using a sound-absorbing material provided inside an exhaust pipe, and receives measured data from respective sensors provided inside the exhaust pipe so as to allow a control unit to execute and automatically operate a feedback control, thereby supplying and circulating indoors the air containing aseptic and odorless high-quality nitric oxide, and thus is very appropriate for the nitric oxide absorption by a person residing indoors through the mouth, the skin and a breathing process.

Abstract: A method of monitoring an electrolytic cell including detecting information indicative of a thermite reaction, comparing the information indicative of a thermite reaction to a threshold, generating a thermite response signal according to the comparison, and reacting to the thermite response signal by adjusting the operation of the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: Methods, structures, devices and systems are disclosed for fabrication of microtube engines using membrane template electrodeposition. Such nanomotors operate based on bubble-induced propulsion in biological fluids and salt-rich environments. In one aspect, fabricating microengines includes depositing a polymer layer on a membrane template, depositing a conductive metal layer on the polymer layer, and dissolving the membrane template to release the multilayer microtubes.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous simultaneous electroplating of two metals having substantially different standard electrodeposition potentials (e.g., for deposition of Sn—Ag alloys) comprises an anode chamber for containing an anolyte comprising ions of a first, less noble metal, (e.g., tin), but not of a second, more noble, metal (e.g., silver) and an active anode; a cathode chamber for containing catholyte including ions of a first metal (e.g., tin), ions of a second, more noble, metal (e.g., silver), and the substrate; a separation structure positioned between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, where the separation structure substantially prevents transfer of more noble metal from catholyte to the anolyte; and fluidic features and an associated controller coupled to the apparatus and configured to perform continuous electroplating, while maintaining substantially constant concentrations of plating bath components for extended periods of use.

Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a blade. The blade comprises an airfoil (100) having: a root end and a tip (106); a metallic substrate (102) along at least a portion of the airfoil; and an anodized layer (154). The method comprises roughening the tip to form protrusions (158?; 402?) and anodizing to form the anodized layer so that the protrusions form an abrasive (156; 400).

Abstract: A surface treatment method includes: roughening a surface region of a substrate corresponding to a through hole provided to a masking plate by supplying a solvent to a solid electrolyte film from a second surface of a masking plate through the through hole, in a state where: a first surface of the solid electrolyte film is arranged directly on the surface of the substrate; and a first surface of the masking plate is arranged directly on a second surface of the solid electrolyte film, wherein the supplied solvent penetrates the solid electrolyte film, and dissolves the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A method for transferring a graphene layer from a metal substrate to a second substrate is provided comprising: providing a graphene layer on the metal substrate, adsorbing hydrogen atoms on the metal substrate by passing protons through the graphene layer, treating the metal substrate having adsorbed hydrogen atoms thereon in such a way as to form hydrogen gas from the adsorbed hydrogen atoms, thereby detaching the graphene layer from the metal substrate, transferring the graphene layer to the second substrate, and optionally reusing the metal substrate by repeating the aforementioned steps.

Abstract: A crystal growth furnace comprising a crucible containing at least feedstock material and a liquid-cooled heat exchanger that is vertically movable beneath the crucible to extract heat from it to promote the growth of a crystalline ingot is disclosed. The liquid-cooled heat exchanger comprises a heat extraction bulb made of high thermal conductivity material that is vertically movable into thermal communication with the crucible to extract heat from the crucible using a liquid coolant. A liquid-cooled heat exchanger enclosed in a sealed tubular outer jacket is also disclosed as is a method for producing a crystalline ingot using a vertically movable liquid-cooled heat exchanger.

Abstract: In a rotating disk reactor for growing epitaxial layers on substrate or other CVD reactor system, gas directed toward the substrates at gas inlets at different radial distances from the axis of rotation of the disk has both substantially the same gas flow rate/velocity and substantially the same gas density at each inlet. The gas directed toward portions of the disk remote from the axis may include a higher concentration of a reactant gas than the gas directed toward portions of the disk close to the axis, so that portions of the substrate surfaces at different distances from the axis receive substantially the same amount of reactant gas per unit area, and a combination of carrier gases with different relative molecular weights at different radial distances from the axis of rotation are employed to substantially make equal the gas density in each region of the reactor.

Abstract: A system for depositing thin single crystal silicon wafers by epitaxial deposition in a silicon precursor depletion mode with cross-flow deposition may include: a substrate carrier with low total heat capacity, high emissivity and small volume; a lamp module with rapid heat-up, efficient heat production, and spatial control over heating; and a manifold designed for cross-flow processing. Furthermore, the substrate carrier may include heat reflectors to control heat loss from the edges of the carrier and/or heat chokes to thermally isolate the carrier from the manifolds, allowing independent temperature control of the manifolds. The carrier and substrates may be configured for deposition on both sides of the substrates—the substrates having release layers on both sides and the carriers being configured to have equal process gas flow over both surfaces of the substrate. High volume may be addressed by a deposition system comprising multiple mini-batch reactors.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an substrate processing system may include a chamber body, a heater assembly disposed within the chamber body, wherein the heater assembly includes a plurality of resistive heater elements coupled together to form an isothermal heated enclosure, and a process kit disposed within the isothermal heated enclosure and having an inner processing volume that includes a plurality of substrate supports to support substrates when disposed thereon, wherein the process kit includes a first processing gas inlet to provide processing gases to the inner processing volume, a first carrier gas inlet to provide a carrier gas to the inner processing volume, and a first exhaust outlet, and a first gas heater coupled via a first conduit to the first carrier gas inlet to heat the carrier gas prior to flowing into the inner processing volume.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a SiC single crystal wherein generation of polycrystals can be inhibited even if the temperature of the Si—C solution is changed after seed touching.

Abstract: A single crystal production apparatus including a chamber housing a crucible and a heater, to which at least part of the heater is connected, a strain buffering support member connected to the chamber in a manner capable of being horizontally displaced while supporting the chamber in the perpendicular direction, and a base member to which a crucible support shaft and a seed crystal support shaft are directly connected and the chamber is connected via the strain buffering support member, wherein the rigidity of the base member is larger than the rigidity of the strain buffering support member, the chamber has a through hole, the crucible support shaft and the seed crystal support shaft are inserted into the through hole, and the gap between the crucible support shaft and the through hole and the gap between the seed crystal support shaft and the through hole are sealed by a sealing member.

Abstract: A method of making a spun-bond nonwoven fabric of thermoplastic filaments has the steps of first spinning the thermoplastic filaments, then cooling the spun filaments, and then conducting the cooled and spun filaments in a travel direction through a stretcher with primary air such that the primary air exits a downstream end of the stretcher with the filaments at a predetermined primary air volume/flow VP. The filaments and substantially all of the primary air are passed together as a flow from the downstream end of the stretcher into a diffuser. Secondary air is introduced into the flow at a secondary air volume/flow VS such that a ratio VP/VS of the primary rate VP to the secondary rate is equal to at least 4.5 and the primary and secondary air flow with the filaments in the travel direction through the diffuser.

Abstract: Provided is a flame-retardant fiber having improved light resistance and/or colorability. The flame-retardant fiber is a fiber including a fiber-forming polymer. The fiber-forming polymer contains a polymer blend comprising a polyetherimide polymer (A) and a thermoplastic polymer (B) having a glass transition temperature lower than that of the polymer (A); and the fiber-forming polymer further contains a functional additive (C) that provides light resistance, colorability, or both of light resistance and colorability. The mass ratio (A)/(B) of the polymer (A) to the polymer (B) is from 50/50 to 90/10, and the content of the functional additive (C) is from 0.5 to 10% by mass relative to 100% by mass of the total mass (A+B+C) of the polymer (A), the thermoplastic polymer (B), and the functional additive (C).

Abstract: A fiber for protein adsorption has a water absorption percentage of 1 to 50%, and the fiber includes a polymer containing as repeat units an aromatic hydrocarbon or a derivative thereof, wherein part of aromatic rings contained in the repeat units are cross-linked through a structure represented by Formula (I). A column for protein adsorption uses the fibers. A in Formula (I) is selected from an alkyl aliphatic group, phenyl aromatic group and amino group.

Abstract: A first fabric layer of a down-proof double-layer fabric has a plurality of first warps and a plurality of first wefts. A second fabric layer has a plurality of second warps and a plurality of second wefts. The first fabric layer and the second fabric layer have a plurality of coupling portions. In the coupling portions, the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer pass through each other repeatedly, and the first warps and the second warps are interlaced. The first warps, the first wefts, the second warps, and the second wefts are between 20 denier and 75 denier. The warp densities of the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer are between 336 pieces/inch and 456 pieces/inch, and the weft densities of the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer are between 220 pieces/inch and 380 pieces/inch.

Abstract: Products and devices are described for displaying a visible marker on a screen. Some embodiments disclose using different weave patterns and/or density patterns to create the visible marker. Other embodiments disclose using different colors of thread to create the visible marker. The present disclosure also describes methods for manufacturing or displaying the visible marker on the screen.

Abstract: An article including a woven fabric comprising warp yarns and weft yarns, wherein at least one of either the warp yarns or the weft yarns includes: (a) a corespun elastic base yarn having a denier and including staple fiber and an elastic fiber core; and (b) a separate control yarn selected from the group consisting of a single filament yarn, a multiple filament yarn, a composite yarn, and combinations thereof; having a denier greater than zero to about 0.8 times the denier of the corespun elastic base yarn; wherein the woven fabric includes (1) a ratio of corespun base yarn ends to control yarn ends of up to about 6:1; or (2) a ratio of corespun base yarn picks to control yarn picks of up to about 6:1; or (3) both a ratio of corespun base yarn ends to control yarn ends of up to about 6:1; and a ratio of corespun base yarn picks to control yarn picks of up to about 6:1.

Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper incorporating a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction. The knitted component includes portions having courses aligned along different knitting directions, including a first knitting direction and a second knitting direction. The knitting direction of the courses transitions gradually from the first direction to the second direction. The knitting direction of the courses of the knitted component is configured to be aligned so as to distribute forces acting on the knitted component when the article of footwear is worn during a sport or athletic activity.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a knitted article with two leg pieces and one body on a circular knitting machine with at least one circular needle bed. The method comprises the following steps: a) knitting a first leg piece (3) with continuous motion; b) knitting a first pocket (17) of fabric with continuous motion, starting from an end course (23) of the first leg piece (3); c) knitting a central part (15) of said body with continuous motion; d) knitting a second pocket of fabric (19) with continuous motion starting from the central part of the body up to a start course (29) of a second leg piece (5); e) knitting the second leg piece (5) with continuous motion starting from the start course.

Abstract: Provided is a thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric, which is inexpensive, has excellent molding properties and design properties, and is suitable as surface materials for automotive acoustic absorbing materials. The thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric comprising a polyester-based resin having a melting point of 250° C. or more, wherein the filament nonwoven fabric has a weight of 20 to 80 g/m2, a sum of 5% tensile loads in a MD and CD per weight of 1.0 to 1.9 (N/5 cm)/(g/m2), and a 180° C. dry heat shrinkage of 3.5% or less in both the MD and CD, and is not mechanically interlaced.

Abstract: A bobbin holder that grasps a holder body and a flange of a bobbin that winds a thread n around the holder body, the holder including: an opening formed in an upper surface of the holder body; a thread holding portion that holds a thread n and is arranged in the opening so as to protrude from a center of the holder body toward an outer circumference of the holder body; and a cutting blade that cuts the thread held by the thread holding portion, the blade being disposed in one of regions inside the opening that is partitioned by the thread holding portion, wherein the cutting blade is disposed on a thread path of the thread n being pulled after the thread n, which is wound around the bobbin grasped by a grasping portion and is pulled from the other region inside the partitioned opening, is held by the thread holding portion.

Abstract: A thread conditioner dispenser is provided as well as a method of conditioning thread. The dispenser has a storage and dispensing unit and a cap unit. The storage/dispensing unit has multiple resilient plinths and a generally planar base defining a cavity. Notches are defined between the plinths. Multiple linear channels are defined in the base. One channel connects each notch with a diametrically opposed notch. The plinths define a cylindrical sidewall. The cap has a cylindrical sidewall defining an outwardly flaring mouth to engage the plinths. One of the cap inner sidewall and the storage/dispensing sidewall has an annular recess. At least one lug is formed into the other sidewall for engagement with the annular recess. Thread may be passed through one of the notches and into one of the channels and withdrawn through the diametrically opposed notch while the cap sidewall is engaged with the storage and dispensing sidewall.

Abstract: A device for treatment of a strand-like textile fabric in the form of an endless fabric strand, includes: a lockable treatment container; a transport nozzle arrangement which can be subjected to a first transport medium flow; and a transport section adjoining the transport nozzle arrangement. The transport section terminates on a fabric strand inlet side in a storage section of the lockable treatment container, and the storage section accommodates a folded fabric strand pile. The transport nozzle arrangement includes a transport nozzle with a polygonal nozzle inlet opening and an outlet part having a polygonal cross-section, for the fabric strand. The outlet part is appropriately adapted in view of its dimensions. The nozzle gap is adjustable and is delimited all the way around on at least one side by a plurality of straight nozzle elements that each have a cross-sectional shape that is essentially part-cylindrical.

Abstract: A dyeing device adapted to move in a high pressure space having a fluid is provided. The dyeing device includes a magnetic dyeing shaft and a dye mixing chamber connected to the magnetic dyeing shaft. The magnetic dyeing shaft is configured to make a fiber product wind thereon, and the dye mixing chamber is configured to store dye, and the dye mixing chamber is adapted to let the fluid in the high pressure space flow through. A dyeing apparatus including the dyeing device is also provided.

Abstract: A laundry machine includes a body for defining an exterior; a water supply valve provided in the body and connected with an outer water supply; a drum rotatably mounted within the tub; at least one steam generator to supply steam ino the drum; and a water-adjust-valve to adjust the water amount supplied to the steam generator.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a washing machine that is capable of having a reduced washing time and improved washing performance, and a method of controlling the same. The washing machine includes a tub accommodating wash water, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub and accommodating laundry, a drive unit for rotating the drum, a water supply unit for adjusting an inflow of the wash water, and a control unit, wherein the control unit drives the drive unit and detects an amount of the laundry so as to set a target water level, controls the water supply unit to supply the wash water into the tub such that the wash water is lower than the target water level, drives the drive unit to accelerate the drum at a rotational speed, and controls the water supply unit to supply the wash water into the tub until the target water level.

Abstract: The invention relates to malodor controlling bacteria and related methods and compositions for the control and prevention of malodor.

Abstract: A water-saving washing machine and a control method are provided. The washing machine includes a washing drum and an outer drum, where a circulating pipeline is arranged between an outer drum drainage outlet and an outer drum water inlet, a drainage pump and a main filter are arranged on the circulating pipeline, a pre-filter is further arranged on the circulating pipeline, the pre-filter is located between the drainage pump and the main filter, and a compactness of a filter screen of the pre-filter is lower than that of a filter screen of the main filter.

Abstract: A drain pump and a clothes dryer having a drain pump are provided. The drain pump may include a pump motor; an impeller including a hub, an impeller shaft that extends from a center of the hub and is connected to a rotational shaft of the pump motor, and at least one blade that extends from an outer circumferential surface of the impeller shaft; a housing including an impeller hole, through which the impeller may pass, and a space in which the pump motor may be accommodated; and a pump case coupled to a bottom surface of the housing. The pump case may have a suction hole to suction in cleaning water. The suction hole may be defined at a position corresponding to the impeller, and the pump case may include a shaft shield that extends from an edge of the suction hole in a central direction of the suction hole or toward a central portion of the suction hole to cover a lower end of the impeller shaft.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for chemically embossing and debossing fabric. A composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol is applied to fabric in the shape of a design, and the fabric is dried. Upon the fabric drying, the surface of the fabric is embossed and/or debossed in the shape of the design. In particular embodiments, the composition comprises polyvinyl alcohol that is at least about 90% hydrolyzed. A kit for embossing and/or debossing fabric includes a composition comprising polyvinyl alcohol inside of a container, and one or more applicators.

Abstract: A rope structure adapted to engage a bearing structure while under load comprises a plurality of fibers, a matrix, and lubricant particles. The plurality of fibers is adapted to bear the loads applied to the ends of the rope structure. The matrix surrounds at least a portion of some of the plurality of fibers. The lubricant particles are supported by the matrix such that at least some of the lubricant particles are arranged between at least some of the fibers to reduce friction between at least some of the plurality of fibers and at least some of the lubricant particles are arranged to be between the bearing structure and at least some of the plurality of fibers to reduce friction between the bearing structure and at least some of the plurality of fibers.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing fine fibers and a sheet containing fine fibers, whereby fiber refinement (fibrillating) of a fiber material is facilitated, freeness and dehydration performance of slurry containing fine fibers obtained after fiber refinement (fibrillating) is favorable and resistance to yellowing of the fine fibers is improved. The present invention provides a method for producing fine fibers, comprising at least the steps of: (a) introducing electrostatic and/or steric functional substituents into a fiber material to obtain substituent-introduced fibers; (b) subjecting the substituent-introduced fibers to mechanical treatment; and (c) eliminating some or all of introduced substituents from the substituent-introduced fine fibers obtained in step (b) to obtain fine fibers from which substituents have been eliminated.

Abstract: A fabric for a machine to produce a fiber web, especially a paper-, board-, tissue- or pulp web, is formed of a flat woven base material having a top side and a bottom side, two terminal ends separated in a machine direction, folds formed in the flat woven base material being separated in the machine direction by the folding defining an inside between the two folded layers and an outside. The two terminal ends are located under the bottom side surface, wherein the two terminal ends one of are adjacent to each other or overlap each other, seam loops located at the folds characterized in that the fabric further has one, two or more sheet-like plies. Also a method to produce a fiber web, especially a paper-, board-, tissue- or pulp web is carried out with a machine that is provided with at least one such novel fabric.

Abstract: A paperband tearing strip for severing a paper web that moves from a papermaking plant onto a winding drum. The tearing strip is composed of a paper strip which has two longitudinally running lateral folds along which the paper strip is folded on top of itself. The central strip part in relation to the lateral strip parts has a thickness which is at least 1.5 times greater, and the width of said central strip part is at least one fifth of the width of the paper strip. The widths of the lateral strip parts each are at least one tenth of the width of the central strip part. The central strip part is formed with at least one fold on account of which the central strip part is configured to be at least quadruple-layered.

Abstract: There is provided a papermaking felt including: a base fabric layer including at least two layers of a first base fabric layer and a second base fabric layer, each of which is formed by spirally winding a band-shaped body. The first base fabric layer and the second base fabric layer are laminated together such that a direction of spiral winding of the first base fabric layer and a direction of spiral winding of the second base fabric layer are different; A magnitude of a displacement with respect to a cross-machine direction between two intersection points formed by a straight line that passes through intersection points of the side edges of the respective band-shaped bodies of the first base fabric layer and the second base fabric layer and has a minimum angle to the cross-machine direction and both ends of the papermaking felt is 2 cm or more.

Abstract: A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a defibrating unit, a forming unit, and an operation unit. The defibrating unit defibrates a raw material that contains fiber in air. The forming unit forms a sheet by using at least a part of a defibrated material after defibration by the defibrating unit. The operation unit is for operation of the sheet manufacturing apparatus. When the side where the operation unit is located is defined as the front side, the defibrating unit is located at the rear side, and the forming unit is located at the front side.

Abstract: An antifoaming agent, based on an oil-in-water emulsion in which the oil phase accounts for from 5-50% by weight of the emulsion, where the oil phase includes: (a) at least one selected from the group consisting of (a1) an alcohol of not less than 12 carbon atoms and (a2) a C1-C36-carboxylic acid, a distillation residue; (d) a component including (d1) a polyglyceryl ester and (d2) a C18-C30 alkyl behenate, wherein the component (d) accounts for 1-80% by weight of the oil phase of the emulsion.

Abstract: This invention relates to the composition of a chitosan coated paper wherein the chitosan may be derived from a variety of sources. Methods of using chitosan as a surface coating or pulp additive to tune the properties of paper and paperboard products are also described. The chitosan applied is a bio-based and environmentally friendly barrier coating and/or additive material for the manufacture of functional paper and paperboard products, specifically as evaporative cooling media requiring wet strength and structural integrity, wicking, and moisture resistance as an alternative to conventional phenolic-based resins. The solid-state fermentation method to produce chitosan and its derivatives offer renewable bio-based materials towards the manufacture of functional paper products that are eco-friendly but also offer uncompromized performance levels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a papermaking agent composition, preferably in powder form, which comprises a water-soluble polymer, which comprises 21-30 mol-% of vinylamine units and has an average molecular weight of at least 1 000 000 Da. The invention relates also to a method for treating of fiber stock in manufacture of paper, board or the like, where a thick fiber stock is obtained, it is diluted to a thin fiber stock having a consistency <3% by addition of water, and the thin fiber stock is drained and a continuous fibrous web is formed. The papermaking agent composition is added to the thick fiber stock or to the thin fiber.

Abstract: Strengthening resins and methods for making and using same. The strengthening resin can include a polyamine partially cross-linked with a bridging moiety and having azetidinium ions. The bridging moiety can be derived from a functionally symmetric cross-linker. The functionally symmetric cross-linker can include a diisocyanate, a 1,3-dialkyldiazetidine-2,4-dione, a dianhydride, a diacyl halide, a dienone, a dialkyl halide, or any mixture thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for compacting the ballast bed of a track, comprising a machine frame which is movable on the track with a stabiliser unit which runs on rollers on the track and is equipped with a vibration drive for producing a vibration in a plane parallel to the track. The stabiliser unit is preferably equipped with tension rollers engaging around the rail head. The stabiliser unit is linked in a height-adjustable manner to the machine frame with an adjusting drive and can be moved against the track under load. In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is provided that the vibration drive comprises at least one cylinder vibrator which is formed by a hydraulic cylinder and is triggered via a proportional or servo valve.

Abstract: A method for planning and implementation of soil compacting processes using at least one soil compactor resulting in an efficient use of compactors and an improved compacting result. Under the method, a base region (B) to be compacted is defined, the relevant aspects of a soil compacting process are planned, and only then is the process implemented by moving at least compactor in the base region (B), according to the plan. The plan for the soil compacting process may include the quantity and course of compactor passes in the base region.

Abstract: A hopper insert for an asphalt paving machine. The hopper insert provides for passive mixing of asphalt material, and also provides a dual capacity loading option. Two upper baffles extend across an open upper end of the hopper insert. A grate extends between the upper baffles. Asphalt material is received on top of the grate between the upper baffles.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for finishing or texturing a paved surface including one or more transition curves includes a finishing machine with a transverse frame including a series of flexibly connected frame members and one or more power transition adjusters. As the finishing machine proceeds through the transition curve, the control system and sensors of the finishing machine determine its position and the transverse curvature of the paved surface corresponding to its position. The control system may then adjust the position of accessories mounted to the transverse frame via a combination of raising or lowering the accessories relative to the paved surface and articulating the one or more power transition adjusters to adjust the shape of the transverse frame to conform to the transverse curvature of the paved surface.

Abstract: A device movable across a road to level emulsion thereon. A wheeled frame includes brushes extending downward to engage the emulsion. A manual worm gear connected between the frame and a towbar assembly positions the towbar mount to connect to a vehicle hitch and vertically moves the frame while maintaining the brush contacting plane. A linear actuator along with side plane adjusters position the brushes to contact the road surface even though the surface is uneven.