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20110012058 | Composition Having Ring Structure and Terminal Amine Groups, and Use Thereof as Flue Gas Absorbent - Disclosed is a flue gas absorbent composition which contains a compound and water. The compound has a ring structure and includes terminal primary amine groups and substituted α-carbon atoms neighboring the amine groups. Further, a use of a solution of a compound having a ring structure and terminal amine groups as a flue gas absorbent is disclosed. The absorbent composition includes a ring-structure compound having superior absorption ability when compared to conventional absorbents, thereby exhibiting excellent properties, i.e., flue gas absorption rate improved by 50 to 100% and flue gas absorption capacity improved by 200 to 400%, as compared with currently used absorbents such as monoethanolamine (MEA) and 2-amino-2-methyl-propanol (AMP). | 01-20-2011 |
20130045565 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HIGH DENSITY CIS THIN FILM FOR SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN FILM SOLAR CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a high density CIS thin film and a method of manufacturing the same, which includes coating CIS nanopowders, CIGS nanopowders or CZTS nanopowders on a substrate by non-vacuum coating, followed by heat treatment with cavities between the nanopowders filled with filling elements such as copper, indium, gallium, zinc, tin, and the like. The high density CIS thin film is applied to a photo-absorption layer of a thin film solar cell, thereby providing a highly efficient thin film solar cell. | 02-21-2013 |
20130076382 | Apparatus and Method for Measurement of Radiation Intensity for Testing Reliability of Solar Cell, and Method for Testing Reliability of Solar Cell - An apparatus and method for measurement of radiation intensity for testing reliability of a solar cell, and a method for testing the reliability of the solar cell. The apparatus includes a first solar cell receiving a predetermined intensity of radiation or more to generate electricity, a second solar cell receiving a predetermined intensity of radiation or more to generate electricity; a temperature sensor sensing a temperature of the second solar cell; a cooler cooling the first solar cell; and a controller measuring the intensity of radiation applied to the first solar cell, and controlling the cooler to prevent the temperature of the first solar cell from increasing above a predetermined temperature depending on the temperature of the second solar cell sensed by the temperature sensor. | 03-28-2013 |
20140065760 | METHOD OF FORMING ZINC OXIDE PROMINENCE AND DEPRESSION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL USING THEREOF - A method of forming a nanometer-scale prominence and depression structure on a zinc oxide thin film in a wet-etching method, and the method includes the steps of: preparing a substrate; forming a nano structure having a height and a width of a nanometer range; forming the zinc oxide thin film on the substrate on which the nano structure is formed; and wet-etching the zinc oxide thin film, in which in the wet-etching step, zinc oxide having relatively low physical compactness is preferentially etched since the zinc oxide is positioned on the nano structure, and thus the prominence and depression structure is formed around the nano structure by the etching. | 03-06-2014 |
20140216552 | Method for Manufacturing CI(G)S-Based Thin Film Comprising CU-SE Thin Film Using CU-SE Two-Component Nanoparticle Flux, and CI(G)S-Based Thin Film Manufactured by the Method - A method for manufacturing a CI(G)S-based thin film using a Cu—Se two-component nanoparticle flux, and a CI(G)S-based thin film manufactured by the method are provided. The method for manufacturing the CI(G)S-based thin film, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: manufacturing Cu—Se two-component nanoparticles and In nanoparticles; manufacturing a slurry comprising the Cu—Se two-component nanoparticles by mixing the Cu—Se two-component nanoparticles, a solvent, and a binder, and manufacturing a slurry comprising the In nanoparticles by mixing the In nanoparticles, a solvent, and a binder; forming a thin film in which a plurality of layers are laminated by alternately coating the slurry comprising the Cu—Se two-component nanoparticles and the slurry comprising the In nanoparticles on a substrate, regardless of order; and heat-processing the thin film which is formed. | 08-07-2014 |
20140326317 | METHOD OF FABRICATING COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SELENIDE (CIGS) THIN FILM FOR SOLAR CELL USING SIMPLIFIED CO-VACUUM EVAPORATION AND COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SELENIDE (CIGS) THIN FILM FOR SOLAR CELL FABRICATED BY THE SAME - A method of fabricating a CIGS thin film for solar cells using a simplified co-vacuum evaporation process and a CIGS thin film fabricated by the method are disclosed. The method includes: (a) depositing Cu, Ga and Se on a substrate having a substrate temperature ranging from 500° C. to 600° C. through co-vacuum evaporation, (b) depositing Cu, Ga, Se and In through co-vacuum evaporation while maintaining the same substrate temperature as in step (a), and (c) depositing Ga and Se through co-vacuum evaporation, followed by depositing Se alone through vacuum evaporation while lowering the temperature of the substrate. The method can realize crystal growth and band-gap grading by Ga composition distribution while simplifying process steps and significantly reducing a film-deposition time, as compared with a conventional co-vacuum evaporation process, thereby providing improvement in process efficiency. | 11-06-2014 |
20140338736 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CZTS BASED THIN FILM HAVING DUAL BAND GAP SLOPE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CZTS BASED SOLAR CELL HAVING DUAL BAND GAP SLOPE AND CZTS BASED SOLAR CELL THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a CZTS based thin film having a dual band gap slope, comprising the steps of: forming a Cu | 11-20-2014 |
20150114466 | CIGS Solar Cell Having Flexible Substrate Based on Improved Supply of Na and Fabrication Method Thereof - A CIGS solar cell having a flexible substrate based on improved supply of Na. The CIGS solar cell includes a substrate formed of a flexible material, a rear electrode formed on the substrate, a CIGS light-absorption layer formed on the rear electrode, a buffer layer formed on the CIGS light-absorption layer, and a front electrode formed on the buffer layer, wherein the rear electrode comprise a single-layered Na-added metal electrode layer. A single-layered Na-added Mo electrode layer, specific resistance of which is about 1/10th the specific resistance under conditions of a process of forming a typical multilayer rear electrode, is applied to the rear electrode, thereby providing a CIGS solar cell having a flexible substrate and high conversion efficiency. | 04-30-2015 |
20150287868 | ULTRA THIN HIT SOLAR CELL AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed is an ultra-thin HIT solar cell, including: an n- or p-type crystalline silicon substrate; an amorphous silicon emitter layer having a doping type different from that of the silicon substrate; and an intrinsic amorphous silicon passivation layer formed between the crystalline silicon substrate and the amorphous silicon emitter layer, wherein the HIT solar cell further includes a transparent conductive oxide layer made of ZnO on an upper surface thereof, and the surface of the crystalline silicon substrate is not textured but only the surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer is textured, and thereby a very thin crystalline silicon substrate can be used, ultimately achieving an ultra-thin HIT solar cell having a very low total thickness while maintaining light trapping capacity. | 10-08-2015 |
20150303328 | METHOD OF FORMING CIGS ABSORBER LAYER FOR SOLAR CELL AND CIGS SOLAR CELL - A method of forming a CIGS absorber layer using a three-stage co-evaporation process, which can improve the efficiency of a solar cell in the case where Na concentration of a substrate is low and thus the depletion layer of the CIGS absorber layer is thick. The method includes a first stage of co-evaporating In, Ga and Se to deposit them; a second stage of co-evaporating Cu and Se to deposit them; and a third stage of co-evaporating In, Ga and Se to deposit them, wherein Ga supply through evaporation in the first stage is greater than Ga supply through evaporation in the third stage. | 10-22-2015 |
20160005899 | SOLAR CELL HAVING REAR BUFFER LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention relates a thin-film solar cell. In the related art, a buffer layer, a transparent electrode, and a grid electrode are formed on a light absorption layer, but in the invention, the buffer layer and the transparent electrode are not formed on a light absorption layer, and the buffer layer, the transparent electrode, and the grid electrode are formed under a CIGS face such that solar light is directly input to the light absorption layer without obstacles, and the first electrode and the buffer layer are patterned in a saw-toothed structure to engage with each other to reduce a distance by which electrons or holes generated by absorbing light energy move to the electrode or the buffer layer. | 01-07-2016 |
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20100185837 | Reconfigurable Logic Automata - A family of reconfigurable asynchronous logic elements that interact with their nearest neighbors permits reconfigurable implementation of circuits that are asynchronous at the bit level, rather than at the level of functional blocks. These elements pass information by means of tokens. Each cell is self-timed, and cells that are configured as interconnect perform at propagation delay speeds, so no hardware non-local connections are needed. A reconfigurable asynchronous logic element comprises a set of edges for communication with at least one neighboring cell, each edge having an input for receiving tokens from neighboring cells and an output for transferring tokens to at least one neighboring cell, circuitry configured to perform a logic operation utilizing received tokens as inputs and to produce an output token reflecting the result of the logic operation, and circuitry. A reconfigurable lattice of asynchronous logic automata comprises a plurality of reconfigurable logic automata that compute by locally passing state tokens and are reconfigured by the directed shifting of programming instructions through neighboring logic elements. | 07-22-2010 |
20100289359 | Electropermanent Magnet-based Motors - An electropermanent magnet-based motor includes a stator having at least one electropermanent magnet, at least one coil around the electropermanent magnet configured to pass current pulses that affect the magnetization of the magnet, and a rotor that is movable with respect to the stator in response to changes in the magnetization of the electropermanent magnet. A wobble motor has a stator with a centrally-located core from which arms radiate outward, an electropermanent magnet and coil on each arm, and a rotor exterior to the stator such that the rotor can rotate around the stator arms. A rotary motor has a centrally-located rotor that rotates about its axis and a stator exterior to the rotor such that the rotor may rotate within the stator arms, the stator including an anteriorly-located stator core from which stator arms radiate inward toward the rotor, and an electropermanent magnet and coil on each stator arm. | 11-18-2010 |
20100292836 | Cellular Automotion Digital Material - Cellular automotion digital material is useable for rapid prototyping and fabrication of continuous string conformations and two- or three-dimensional shapes through actuation of a string, surface, or volume composed of identical discrete units. Each unit is an actuated joint having a single degree of freedom. The actuated joint includes a two-part actuator having an inner active portion and an outer passive portion that are controllably rotatable relative to each other, the outer portion being configured to fit within the housing of an adjacent cellular automotion unit, and a linkage element that includes a main strut and a housing and is connected to the actuator by a pin connector. The housing is configured to house the actuator of an adjacent cellular automation unit, and the opening in the strut is rotated about the axis of symmetry of the cellular automotion unit relative to the opening in the housing so that the alignment of the cellular automotion unit will be rotated with respect to the alignment of any adjacent unit. The cellular automotion unit may include an on-board processor for controlling actuation of the cellular automotion unit. | 11-18-2010 |
20120062277 | Reconfigurable Logic Automata - A family of reconfigurable asynchronous logic elements that interact with their nearest neighbors permits reconfigurable implementation of circuits that are asynchronous at the bit level. A reconfigurable asynchronous logic cell comprises a set of one-bit buffers for communication with at least one neighboring cell, each buffer capable of having several states and configured for receiving input state tokens from neighboring cells and for transferring output state tokens to neighboring cells, and a one-bit processor configured to perform a logic operation utilizing received tokens as inputs and to produce an output token reflecting the result of the logic operation, wherein the logic operation and the functional configuration of the buffers are reconfigurably programmable. A reconfigurable logic circuit comprises a plurality of reconfigurable logic cells that compute by locally passing state tokens and are reconfigured by the directed shifting of programming instructions through neighboring logic cells. | 03-15-2012 |
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20150277503 | MODULES AND CONNECTIONS FOR MODULES TO COUPLE TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - Examples herein include modules and connections for modules to couple to a computing device. An example module includes a housing comprising an end to couple to a computing device, multiple capacitive pads that each include data contacts to enable data transfer, a power contact pad to provide or receive power, and a ground contact pad to couple to ground. The ground contact pad is larger in size than the power contact pad, and the ground contact pad is positioned closer than the power contact pad to the end of the housing configured to couple to the computing device. | 10-01-2015 |
20150286259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A CHASSIS-COUPLED MODULAR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for thermal management of a mobile electronic device. During operation of a modular mobile electronic device that is coupled to one or more modules via respective module interfaces of the electronic device, a thermal controller of the electronic device is used to update at least one system thermal goal based on a change for a module thermal model for at least one module coupled to the electronic device. A determination is made as to whether the updated at least one system thermal goal is satisfied based on thermal data provided by a plurality of thermal sensors arranged at locations associated with the electronic device. Responsive to a determination that the updated at least one system thermal goal is not satisfied, the thermal controller controls heat transfer to satisfy the updated at least one thermal goal. | 10-08-2015 |
20150288422 | SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING CHASSIS-COUPLED MODULAR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system for enabling a chassis-coupled modular mobile electronic device includes a chassis, a set of module couplers (coupled to the chassis) that removably and mechanically couple modules of the modular mobile electronic device to the chassis, a module communication network configured to enable data transfer between the modules through the module communication network when the modules are coupled to the chassis, and a module power network configured to enable power transfer between the modules when the modules are coupled to the chassis. | 10-08-2015 |
20150288801 | SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING CHASSIS-COUPLED MODULAR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system for enabling a chassis-coupled modular mobile electronic device includes a thermally conductive chassis, a set of module couplers that couple modules of the modular mobile electronic device to the chassis (both thermally and mechanically), a module communication network configured to enable data transfer between the modules, and a module power network configured to enable power transfer between the modules when the modules are coupled to the chassis. | 10-08-2015 |
20150289204 | SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING MODULAR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system for enabling a modular mobile electronic device includes a module communication network enabling data transfer between modules of the modular mobile electronic device, a module power network enabling power transfer between modules of the modular mobile electronic device, and a set of module interfaces removably and mechanically coupling modules of the modular mobile electronic device to the modular mobile electronic device. | 10-08-2015 |
20150289209 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT OF A MODULAR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for power management of a mobile electronic device. During operation of a modular mobile electronic device, module power characteristic data of a plurality of modules coupled to the electronic device is collected. Each module is coupled to the electronic device via a respective module interface of the electronic device. A module power model is updated for at least one module of the plurality of modules based on module power characteristic data collected for the at least one module. A context-aware power budget of the electronic device is updated based on updating of the module power model for the at least one module. Module power flow of the electronic device is adapted based on updates to the context-aware power budget. Adapting module power flow includes adapting allocation of power in real-time to at least one power consumer module coupled the electronic device via a respective module interface. | 10-08-2015 |
20150289273 | SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING MODULAR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system for enabling a modular mobile electronic device including a module communication network enabling data transfer between modules of the modular mobile electronic device, a module power network enabling power transfer between modules of the modular mobile electronic device, a set of module interfaces removably and mechanically coupling modules of the modular mobile electronic device to the modular mobile electronic device, and a supervisory controller communicatively coupled to the module communication network and electrically coupled to the module power network. | 10-08-2015 |
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20080286226 | POLYMERIC ENHANCEMENT OF PESTICIDE BAIT SPRAYS TO INCREASE RAINFASTNESS - An insecticide composition is provided for killing insects comprising a bait spray formulation comprising a bait component, an insecticide component, and an adjuvant effective to decrease the water solubility of the bait spray formulation upon drying of the bait spray formulation. Upon application to a target environment, the bait spray formulation will dry, typically via evaporation of at least a portion of the water contained in the original bait spray composition, leaving a residue which is substantially insoluble in water, and thus less prone to being washed-off by rain or irrigation. | 11-20-2008 |
20130224489 | QUAD-CENTRIC NOZZLE AND SYSTEM FOR HYDROCAPSULE ENCAPSULATION - A quad-centric nozzle and system for hydrocapsule encapsulation is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a quad-centric nozzle is disclosed for encapsulating discrete droplets of liquid by generating a continuous coating or layer of a polymerizable liquid which is substantially immiscible with the core liquid. In at least one embodiment, the quad-centric nozzle includes: a material feed port assembly, a polymer feed port assembly, a first water feed port assembly, a second water feed port assembly and an encapsulated material exit port assembly. In at least one embodiment, the quad-centric nozzle is configured for use in a system for hydrocapsule encapsulation having a pressure control system, a water control system and sparging column, and an ultraviolet exposure chamber system. | 08-29-2013 |
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20110150834 | CRTH2 MODULATORS - Modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders are disclosed. The compounds fall within a genus described by formula I: | 06-23-2011 |
20110311483 | CRTH2 MODULATORS - Compounds of Formulae I-1 to I-9 are disclosed, which are modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders. | 12-22-2011 |
20110312938 | Pyrrolopyridine Carboxylic Acid Derivatives - Disclosed are compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula (I) wherein R | 12-22-2011 |
20110312945 | CRTH2 MODULATORS - Modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders are disclosed. The compounds fall within a genus described by formula I | 12-22-2011 |
20120184516 | sGC Stimulators - Compounds of Formula I are described. They are useful as stimulators of sGC, particularly NO-independent, heme-dependent stimulators. These compounds may be useful for treating, preventing or managing various disorders that are herein disclosed. | 07-19-2012 |
20130178453 | Cannabinoid Agonists - The present disclosure relates to compounds useful as agonists of the cannabinoid receptors. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, either alone or in combination therapy. The compounds of the invention have Formula (I). | 07-11-2013 |
20140323448 | sGC STIMULATORS - Compounds of Formula I are described. They are useful as stimulators of sGC, particularly NO-independent, heme-dependent stimulators. These compounds may be useful for treating, preventing or managing various disorders that are herein disclosed. | 10-30-2014 |
20150175599 | FAAH Inhibitors - The present disclosure relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of the enzyme Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH). The disclosure also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure and methods of using the compositions in the treatment or prevention of various disorders. Compounds of the invention are described in Table 1. | 06-25-2015 |
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20100197708 | INDOLE COMPOUNDS - Indole derivatives that are useful for treating pain, inflammation and other conditions are described. Certain of the compounds are benzyl derivatives and others are benzoyl derivatives. The compounds are substituted at least at the 3 position of the indole. | 08-05-2010 |
20130216552 | CRTH2 MODULATORS - Modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders are disclosed herein. The compounds are described by structural Formula I: | 08-22-2013 |
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20120278408 | Meeting Management System Including Automated Equipment Setup - In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time. | 11-01-2012 |
20120293605 | Meeting Management System Including Automated Equipment Setup - In an illustrative embodiment, a method comprises displaying at least one preset parameter associated with a conference type. The conference type is associated with preset resources. The method further comprises accepting information defining the conference type, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically determining a room by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the preset resources based on the received preset information, and sending at least one command to control the associated preset resources in response to the start time and end time. | 11-22-2012 |
20130290540 | Loading and Rebalancing of Distribution Group Servers - The invention relates to an architecture that facilitates assigning and load balancing of rooms assigned to at least one server. In an illustrative embodiment, the method comprises retrieving a current number of assigned rooms to each server, retrieving a current number of unassigned rooms, determining a current server weight for each of at least a subset of the at least one server within the at least two distribution groups, determining a total server weight, and calculating the number of rooms to load for at least a given one of the at least one server based at least in part on the number of unassigned rooms, total server weight, and current server weight of the given one of the at least one server. | 10-31-2013 |
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20110238059 | PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE DURING ABLATION PROCEDURES - Systems and methods provide protection for patient tissue during radiofrequency ablation treatments. Exemplary techniques involve placing a conductive or semiconductive pad assembly near a target tissue, and administering electrical current through the target tissue while protecting adjacent tissue with the pad assembly. The pad assembly may include a material having an electrical conductivity value that is equal to or greater than the electrical conductivity value of the target tissue. | 09-29-2011 |
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20130172864 | STABILIZED ABLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Surgical systems and methods for administering an ablation treatment and other therapeutic or diagnostic protocols to a patient tissue involve a flexible stabilizer mechanism having an inner recess and an ablation mechanism coupled with the stabilizer mechanism. | 07-04-2013 |
20150182225 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE - Embodiments of the present invention encompass systems and methods for delivering ligatures to anatomical features of a patient. Exemplary ligature delivery systems for use in delivering a ligature to a left atrial appendage ligature include an elongate support mechanism having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a flexible hoop assembly, and a cinchable constriction member. The flexible hoop assembly can be coupled with the distal portion of the elongate support mechanism, and can include a support body coupled with a support frame. The support frame can be biased to hold the support body in a trailing configuration, whereby a free portion of the support body is disposed proximal to the distal portion of the elongate support mechanism. The support frame of the flexible hoop assembly can be coupled with the distal portion of the elongate support mechanism. The support body can be configured to support the cinchable constriction member and a loop of the left atrial appendage ligature. | 07-02-2015 |
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20090173729 | Ceramic heating elements - New ceramic heating elements are provided that have a recessed portion for receiving an electrical lead. Such ceramic heating elements can provide a reduced cross-sectional dimension across element regions that interface with electrical lead(s) as well as a more secure engagement of an electrical lead. Heating elements can be highly useful in a variety of application, including e.g. for fuel ignition for gas cooking appliances as well as vehicular glow plugs. | 07-09-2009 |
20090179023 | Ceramic heating elements having open-face structure and methods of fabrication thereof - The invention provides new ceramic resistive heating elements and new methods for manufacturing ceramic resistive heating elements wherein the heating element body comprises two or more regions of differing resistivity, and wherein the heating elements are open face. Heating elements such as igniters and glow plugs also are provided obtainable from fabrication methods of the invention. | 07-16-2009 |
20090179027 | Coaxial ceramic igniter and methods of fabrication - New coaxial ceramic heating elements and methods for manufacture wherein a conductive core region extends into a resistive hot zone at the distal end of the heating element, thereby moving the interface between the core conductive region and the resistive hot zone away from the distal tip of the heating element. Methods comprise bringing together a pre-formed or hardened zone of material with a zone of one or more materials having flow, curing, gelling, drying or otherwise solidifying or hardening the material having flow, and sintering to thereby forming an integral coaxial heating element. | 07-16-2009 |
20100323124 | SEALED PLASMA COATINGS - A processing device includes a plurality of walls defining an interior space configured to be exposed to plasma and a surface coating on the interior surface of at least one of the plurality of walls. The surface coating includes pores forming interconnected porosity. The processing device further includes a sealant residing in at least a portion of the pores of the surface coating. In an embodiment, the sealant can be a thermally cured sealant having a cure temperature not greater than about 100° C. In another embodiment, the sealant can be an epoxy sealant having a viscosity of not greater than 500 cP in liquid precursor form. In yet another embodiment, the sealant can be a low shrinkage sealant characterized by a solidification shrinkage of not greater than 8%. | 12-23-2010 |
20120315492 | ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING - The present invention relates generally to a multi-layered article suitable for service in severe environments. The article may be formed of a substrate, such as silicon carbide and/or silicon nitride. The substrate may have a first layer of a mixture of a rare earth silicate and Cordierite. The substrate may also have a second layer of a rare earth silicate or a mixture of a rare earth silicate and cordierite. | 12-13-2012 |