08th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110045330 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING ERRONEOUS LOADING OF COMPONENT-TO-BE-LOADED ON MAIN BODY SIDE APPARATUS, COMPONENT-TO-BE-LOADED AND BATTERY PACK - In case a similar component-to-be-loaded is erroneously loaded on a main body side apparatus, contact of terminals are avoided. To this end, a video camera (main body side apparatus) | 2011-02-24 |
20110045331 | Device for retaining a battery - A device is provided for retaining a battery in a motor vehicle and has a receptacle element for receiving a battery, a bracket element, which at least partially encloses the receptacle element and/or the battery, and a fixing element, which is fastenable on the bracket element, the battery being fixed inside the receptacle element using the fixing element. It is thus possible to provide a device for retaining a battery which offers the greatest possible protection for the battery even in case of an accident. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045332 | Redox Flow Battery System for Distributed Energy Storage - A large stack redox flow battery system provides a solution to the energy storage challenge of many types of renewable energy systems. Independent reaction cells arranged in a cascade configuration are configured according to state of charge conditions expected in each cell. The large stack redox flow battery system can support multi-megawatt implementations suitable for use with power grid applications. Thermal integration with energy generating systems, such as fuel cell, wind and solar systems, further maximize total energy efficiency. The redox flow battery system can also be scaled down to smaller applications, such as a gravity feed system suitable for small and remote site applications. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045333 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A rechargeable battery that can improve heat dissipating characteristics is provided. The rechargeable battery comprises: an electrode group including a positive electrode; an electrode group that has at least one terminal; a case that defines a recess that receives the electrode group wherein the case includes an opening that provides access to the recess; a film cover that extends over the opening so as to secure the electrode group within the recess of the case; and a heat dissipating member positioned on the case so as extend outward from the case to dissipate heat from the recess containing the electrode group. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045334 | Battery with a Case and a Heat-Conducting Plate - A battery with a case and a heat-conducting plate for adjusting the temperature of the battery has several individual cells that are connected in parallel or in series, and are thermally coupled to the heat-conducting plate. The battery is formed of at least two cell stacks that are arranged one after the other. The heat-conducting plate ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045335 | BATTERY MODULE HAVING FLEXIBILITY IN DESIGNING STRUCTURE OF MODULE AND BATTERY PACK EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a battery module having a plurality of plate-shaped battery cells which are sequentially stacked, wherein the battery module is configured in a structure in which two or more battery cell units are connected in series to each other in a state in which the battery cell units are stacked, each of the battery cell units is configured in a structure in which two or more battery cells are connected in parallel to each other in a state in which the battery cells are in tight contact with each other, the battery cells being mounted in housings, and external input and output terminals, i.e., a module cathode terminal and a module anode terminal, of the battery module are located at the same side or opposite sides of the battery module depending upon the number of the battery cell units constituting the battery module. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045336 | BATTERY PART - A battery part such as a battery terminal and method of making the same with the battery part having a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of the acid ring with the beveled sealing region increasing the resistance to leakage therepast as the container shrinks. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a battery part with a bifurcated acid ring end and a beveled end face. The invention further includes the method of forming a battery terminal with an end face of the acid ring having a bifurcated end lip and a beveled face that permits one to either use the battery terminal in an as is condition or in a flared condition wherein a lip on the acid ring is flared to form a beveled sealing region on the lateral face of the acid ring. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045337 | VACUUM-SEALING-TYPE FLEXIBLE-FILM PRIMARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a vacuum-sealing-type flexible-film primary battery and a method of manufacturing the same. The primary battery includes a battery assembly comprising a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode collector having a first conductive carbon layer disposed on a surface-treated inner surface of a first pouch and a positive electrode layer disposed on the first conductive carbon layer of the positive electrode collector, a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode collector having a second conductive carbon layer disposed on a surface-treated inner surface of a second pouch and a negative electrode layer disposed on the second conductive carbon layer of the negative electrode collector, and an adhesion/post-injection polymer electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein the battery assembly is completely sealed. The flexible-film primary battery may employ the pouch as a collector film to improve flexibility. Also, the flexible-film primary battery may be completely sealed using the pouch to improve a retention period and cell performance. Furthermore, the flexible-film primary battery may be manufactured using a screen printing technique, thereby facilitating a roll-to-roll sequential process. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045338 | SEPARATOR HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A separator includes a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate and made of a mixture of a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, wherein the binder polymer includes a first polyvinylidene fluoride-based copolymer having solubility of 25 weight % or more with respect to acetone at 350 C; a second polyvinylidene fluoride-based copolymer having solubility of 10 weight % or less with respect to acetone at 350 C; and a polymer having a cyano group. This separator decelerates deterioration of life span of an electrochemical device, and prevents disintercalation of inorganic particles in the porous coating layer, thereby improving safety of the electrochemical device. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045339 | IN-SITU PORE GENERATION IN LEAD-ACID BATTERY SEPARATOR - A microporous polyethylene battery separator material ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045340 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, and a case, the case including a pair of long side walls facing each other, and a pair of short side walls at ends of the long side walls, and accommodating the electrode assembly in a space defined by the long side walls and the short side walls, each short side wall including a bottom region and a top region, the bottom region and top region each having a thickness, and the thickness of the bottom region being greater than the thickness of the top region. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045341 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery that includes a cylindrical can, an electrode assembly arranged in a jelly-role configuration within the cylindrical can and having a core extending about an axis thereof and a hollow center pin arranged within the core of the electrode assembly and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the outer diameter forming ones of a pair of radial lengths diametrically opposite from each other, each of said pair of radial lengths extending from the outer diameter of the center pin to an external surface of the core, wherein the sum of the pair of radial lengths is in the range of 5% to 54% of the inner diameter of the center pin. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045342 | METHOD FOR DISMANTLING A DEVICE INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE AT LEAST PARTIALLY IMBEDDED IN A RESIN - A method for dismantling a device including at least one article at least partially embedded in a resin, the article including a body and a housing at least partially surrounding the body, the housing being at least partially in contact with the resin, wherein the method includes extracting the body from the housing, the housing remaining attached to the resin upon the extraction of the body. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045343 | HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING MODULAR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY INTERFACE WITH INTEGRATED CONNECTOR AND FUSE - A battery interface includes an interface housing which encloses an electrical connector for an electrically powered device and a fuse electrically connected to the electrical connector. The fuse is preselected to match the electrically powered device to which electrical power is to be supplied via the electrical connector. The interface housing is configured to be disposed on a battery housing and to be operatively connected thereto. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045344 | Battery - A battery including an electrode assembly having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed between the electrodes, a container housing the electrode assembly, a tab attached to a first side of an uncoated region of the electrode assembly, the tab having a terminal, a first insulator interposed between the tab and a first inner surface of the container, and a cap assembly closing the container and having the terminal passing therethrough. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045345 | POWER SOURCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - A power source apparatus includes a case | 2011-02-24 |
20110045346 | BATTERY STRUCTURES, SELF-ORGANIZING STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS - An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045347 | Self Assembled Multi-Layer Nanocomposite of Graphene and Metal Oxide Materials - Nanocomposite materials having at least two layers, each layer consisting of one metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene layer were developed. The nanocomposite materials will typically have many alternating layers of metal oxides and graphene layers, bonded in a sandwich type construction and will be incorporated into an electrochemical or energy storage device. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045348 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL COATED WITH RESISTANCE-REDUCTION COATING LAYER, AND ALL SOLID-STATE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - In a cathode active material coated with a resistance-reduction coating layer for preventing formation of a resistive layer, which has a cathode active material and a resistance-reduction coating layer with which a surface of the cathode active material is coated, the resistance-reduction coating layer contains substantially no fine particles of the cathode active material. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045349 | 3D APPROACH ON BATTERY AND SUPERCAPACITOR FABRICATION BY INITIATION CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES - Methods and apparatus for forming energy storage devices are provided. In one embodiment a method of producing an energy storage device is provided. The method comprises positioning an anodic current collector into a processing region, depositing one or more three-dimensional electrodes separated by a finite distance on a surface of the anodic current collector such that portions of the surface of the anodic current collector remain exposed, depositing a conformal polymeric layer over the anodic current collector and the one or more three-dimensional electrodes using iCVD techniques comprising flowing a gaseous monomer into the processing region, flowing a gaseous initiator into the processing region through a heated filament to form a reactive gas mixture of the gaseous monomer and the gaseous initiator, wherein the heated filament is heated to a temperature between about 300° C. and about 600° C., and depositing a conformal layer of cathodic material over the conformal polymeric layer. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045350 | MESOPOROUS MATERIALS FOR ELECTRODES - Mesoporous electrode materials with large particle size where the majority of particles have sizes in excess of 15 μm have a well connected internal mesopore network, and have high power capability when used as intercalation materials for a range of battery and supercapacitor chemistries that rely on intercalation mechanisms to store charge. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045351 | High-Power Nanoscale Cathodes for Thin-Film Microbatteries - A method, including placing a substrate of a battery in a bath consisting of a metal M chosen from a metal group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, W, V, and Mn, an oxidant selected from an oxidant group consisting of oxygen and sulfur, and a polymer. The method also includes applying an electrical current so as to form on the substrate a metal M compound cathode having a nanoscale grain structure. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045352 | MESOPOROUS Co3O4 NANOPARTICLES, ASSOCIATED METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - Each of: (1) a nanoparticle comprising a substantially single crystalline mesoporous Co | 2011-02-24 |
20110045353 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a layer of a mixture containing graphite powder and an organic binder on a current collector, wherein a diffraction intensity ratio (002)/(110) measured by X-ray diffractometry of the layer of a mixture is 500 or less. A lithium secondary battery includes the negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, and a positive electrode that includes a lithium compound. This results in less deterioration in the rapid charge and discharge characteristics and the cycle characteristics when the density of the negative electrode is made higher, thereby providing a high capacity lithium secondary battery having the improved energy density per unit volume of the secondary battery. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045354 | ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - Artificial graphite particles, having a secondary particle structure in which a plurality of primary particles composed of graphite are clustered or bonded together, and having a layer structure in which the edge portion of the primary particles is bent in a polyhedral shape. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045355 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND LITHIUM BATTERY - A lithium battery electrode body includes: a collector electrode; and an electrode mixture layer in which a plurality of first particles including electrode active material and a plurality of second particles including solid electrolyte are mixed, wherein the electrode mixture layer is provided on one of sides of the collector electrode, and an average particle size of the plurality of second particles is smaller than an average particle size of the plurality of first particles. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045356 | BATTERY - In a battery in which each of a positive electrode plate | 2011-02-24 |
20110045357 | ELECTROLYTE AND CELL - Disclosed herein is an electrolyte including: a solvent; an electrolyte salt; and an alkanamine derivative represented by the following formula (1): | 2011-02-24 |
20110045358 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR A LITHIUM BATTERY AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, the organic solvent including one or more of a carbonate-based solvent, an ester-based solvent, an ether-based solvent, and/or a ketone-based solvent, a lithium salt, and a hexafluoroacetylacetone in an amount of about 0.02 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the non-aqueous organic solvent. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045359 | Reactive ionic liquids - The invention relates to reactive ionic liquids containing organic cations with groups or substituents which are susceptible to electrochemical reduction and anions obtained from fluoroalkyl phosphates, fluoroalkyl phosphinates, fluoroalkyl phosphonates, acetates, triflates, imides, methides, borates, phosphates and/or aluminates, for use in electrochemical cells, such as lithium ion batteries and double-layer capacitors. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045360 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention relates to a lithium ion secondary battery including: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte includes a non-aqueous solvent including a fluoroether, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer formed on the surface of the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer includes lithium-containing composite oxide particles and a fluororesin, and a coverage of the fluororesin relative to the surface area of the lithium-containing composite oxide particles is 20 to 65%. It is an object of the invention to provide a lithium ion secondary battery that is kept from deteriorating in rate characteristics over time, in particular, from significantly deteriorating in rate characteristics during storage at high temperatures. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045361 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND LITHIUM BATTERY USING SAME - A nonaqueous electrolytic solution for lithium battery comprises an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent and contains a carboxylate compound represented by the following general formula (I) in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by mass of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045362 | OXIDATION-RESISTANT COMPOSITE CONDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE COMPOSITE CONDUCTOR - A composite conductor for electric current comprises a core made of a first material and a jacket made of a second material, wherein the second material has a lower electrical conductivity than the first material. The second material is oxidation-resistant at temperatures up to at least 600° C., in particular at temperatures up to at least 800° C., in particular at temperatures up to at least 900° C. A fuel cell system comprises at least one fuel cell, to which a composite conductor according to the present invention is connected. A manufacturing method for a composite conductor comprises following steps: Provision of a core made of a first material and encasing the core by a second material having a lower electrical conductivity than the first material. The second material is oxidation-resistant at temperatures up to at least 600° C., in particular at temperatures up to at least 800° C., in particular at temperatures up to at least 900° C. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045363 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM DIRECT CARBON FUEL CELLS WITHOUT MATERIALLY INCREASING THE COST OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY - A carbon-based energy system including an apparatus for generating electricity and byproduct CO | 2011-02-24 |
20110045364 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Hydrogen - Method and apparatus for generating hydrogen from a fuel comprising an endothermically decomposable compound, preferably methanol, and optionally comprising water. A catalyst is preferably used to decompose the methanol into hydrogen and CO. The catalyst preferably has low selectivity for reacting the CO and water to form CO | 2011-02-24 |
20110045365 | METHOD FOR REMOVING RESIDUAL WATER FROM FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a method for removing residual water in a fuel cell, which controls the humidity of purge gases to effectively remove residual water in the fuel cell and to maintain the humidity in a membrane at a constant level, thus ensuring the durability of the membrane. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045366 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a fuel cell system comprising a reformer and a fuel cell body to which a fuel gas reformed through the reformer and air are supplied and in which the supplied fuel gas and air are separated from each other and caused to flow and contact on respective electrodes to perform electric power generation. A moisture quantity adjustment device is configured to adjustably separate a portion of moisture included in the fuel gas supplied from the reformer in order for the moisture included in the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell body in an appropriate quantity. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045367 | Fuel Cell Supply System, Fuel Cell System and Method of Operating the Same - A fuel cell supply system | 2011-02-24 |
20110045368 | Apparatus for Recirculation of a Cathode Gas in a Fuel Cell Arrangement, Method for Shutting Down Such a Fuel Cell Arrangement - An apparatus for recirculation of a cathode gas in a fuel cell arrangement having a cathode gas supply for supplying the cathode gas to a cathode area, and a cathode gas outlet for carrying the partially consumed cathode gas out of the cathode area, includes a recirculation line for recirculation of the partially consumed cathode gas from a junction point in the cathode gas outlet into a supply point in the cathode gas supply. Blocking apparatus is provided to block the cathode gas supply in the flow direction upstream of the supply point and to block the cathode gas outlet in the flow direction downstream from the junction point, such that a closed circuit for the partially consumed cathode gas is formed when the blocking apparatus is closed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045369 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Fuel cell apparatus with at least one fuel cell ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045370 | Aircraft Fuel Cell System - An aircraft fuel cell system ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045371 | Evaporatively cooled hybrid PEM fuel cell power plant assembly - A PEM fuel cell power plant includes fuel cells, each of which has a cathode reactant flow field plate which is substantially impermeable to fluids, a coolant source, and a fluid permeable anode reactant flow field plate adjacent to said coolant source. The anode reactant flow field plates pass coolant from the coolant sources into the cells where the coolant is evaporated to cool the cells. The cathode flow field plates prevent reactant crossover between adjacent cells. By providing a single permeable plate for each cell in the power plant the amount of coolant present in the power plant at shut down is limited to a degree which does not require adjunct coolant purging components to remove coolant from the plates when the power plant is shut down during freezing ambient conditions. Thus the amount of residual frozen coolant in the power plant that forms in the plates during shut down in such freezing conditions will be limited. The power plant can thus be restarted and brought up to full operating power levels quickly due to the reduced amount of frozen coolant that must be melted during startup. Pressure in the coolant source is preferably greater than ambient pressure, and pressure in the anode reactant flow field is greater than the pressure in the coolant source so as to prevent the coolant from flooding the cells. The power plant is well suited for use in powering vehicles. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045372 | FUEL CELL INTEGRAL BUNDLE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CERAMIC OPEN END SEAL AND VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL THERMAL EXPANSION CONTROL - A plurality of integral bundle assemblies contain a top portion with an inlet fuel plenum and a bottom portion containing a base support, the base supports a dense, ceramic air exhaust manifold having four supporting legs, the manifold is below and connects to air feed tubes located in a recuperator zone, the air feed tubes passing into the center of inverted, tubular, elongated, hollow electrically connected solid oxide fuel cells having an open end above a combustion zone into which the air feed tubes pass and a closed end near the inlet fuel plenum, where the open end of the fuel cells rest upon and within a separate combination ceramic seal and bundle support contained in a ceramic support casting, where at least one flexible cushion ceramic band seal located between the recuperator and fuel cells protects and controls horizontal thermal expansion, and where the fuel cells operate in the fuel cell mode and where the base support and bottom ceramic air exhaust manifolds carry from 85% to all of the weight of the generator. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045373 | GENERATOR MODULE ARCHITECTURE FOR A LARGE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL POWER PLANT - A solid oxide fuel cell module contains a plurality of integral bundle assemblies, the module containing a top portion with an inlet fuel plenum and a bottom portion receiving air inlet feed and containing a base support, the base supports dense, ceramic exhaust manifolds which are below and connect to air feed tubes located in a recuperator zone, the air feed tubes passing into the center of inverted, tubular, elongated, hollow electrically connected solid oxide fuel cells having an open end above a combustion zone into which the air feed tubes pass and a closed end near the inlet fuel plenum, where the fuel cells comprise a fuel cell stack bundle all surrounded within an outer module enclosure having top power leads to provide electrical output from the stack bundle, where the fuel cells operate in the fuel cell mode and where the base support and bottom ceramic air exhaust manifolds carry from 85% to all 100% of the weight of the stack, and each bundle assembly has its own control for vertical and horizontal thermal expansion control. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045374 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system comprising: an anode gas circulation path comprising an anode gas supplying path and an anode gas ejection path; a fuel cell; a blowdown valve; and a control unit controlling the blowdown valve, wherein the control unit comprises a freeze estimation unit estimating whether the anode gas circulation path is likely to freeze, a pressure reduction unit reducing a pressure of the anode gas circulation path, and a pressure condition confirmation unit confirming a pressure of the anode gas circulation path; and when the freeze estimation unit estimates a freezing when the fuel cell stops generating electricity, the blowdown valve is closed, a pressure of the anode gas circulation path is reduced by the pressure reduction unit, and, the blowdown valve is opened after the pressure condition confirmation unit confirms that a pressure of the anode gas circulation path reaches a predetermined pressure less than or equal to an atmospheric pressure, thereby moving a moisture inside the anode gas circulation path in a direction towards the fuel cell. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045375 | FUEL CELL UNIT, FUEL CELL STACK, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a fuel cell unit, oxygen electrodes are disposed on both face sides of a fuel electrode. The fuel electrode has a diffusion layer and a catalyst layer on both faces of a current collector, and each of the oxygen electrodes has a diffusion layer and a catalyst layer on the faces opposed to the fuel electrode of the current collector. A fuel/electrolyte channel for passing a fluid containing a fuel and an electrolyte is provided between the fuel electrode and each of the oxygen electrodes. The fuel and the electrolyte are supplied to both faces of the one fuel electrode, so that a reaction occurs and power is obtained between the fuel electrode and each of the oxygen electrodes. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045376 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes separators sandwiching electrolyte electrode assemblies. The separators each include first and second fuel gas supply sections through which a fuel gas supply passage extends centrally, first and second bridges extending radially outwardly from the first and second fuel gas supply sections, and first and second sandwiching sections connected to the first and second bridges. A fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel are provided in the first and second sandwiching sections. Each of the first sandwiching sections has pairs of fuel gas outlets and a fuel gas consumed in the fuel gas channel is discharged through the fuel gas outlets. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045377 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELL - This invention provides a bipolar plate for a fuel cell, produced by molding a composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a porous artificial graphite material having a true density of 1.63 to 2.20 g/ml and an average particle diameter (d=50) of 20 to 100 μm, 19 to 30 parts by mass of an epoxy resin comprising a main agent and a curing agent, and 0.1 to 1.0 part by mass of an internal release agent. The main agent is an o-cresol novolak-type epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent of 195 to 216 g/eq and an ICI viscosity of 0.20 to 1.00 Pa·s at 150° C. The curing agent is a phenol novolak resin having a hydroxyl equivalent of 103 to 106 g/eq and an ICI viscosity of 0.03 to 0.50 Pa·s at 150° C. The average thickness of a thin wall part is 0.12 to 0.20 mm. This bipolar plate is much superior in mechanical properties such as flexural strength and flexural strain and moldability to the conventional bipolar plate and, even in a reduced thickness, is satisfactorily strong and flexible and, at the same time, is also excellent in accuracy of the thickness. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045378 | FUEL CELL - A separator includes: a sandwiching unit which sandwiches an electrolyte/electrode assembly and has a fuel gas channel and an oxidizing gas channel which are arranged separately; a fuel gas supply unit having a fuel gas supply communication hole formed in the layering direction for supplying the fuel gas into the fuel gas channel; and a seal member arranged at an outer periphery of the fuel gas supply communication hole. The seal member has a clay film formed from a clay mineral and an organic polymer. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045379 | INORGANIC CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANE, FUEL CELL CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The present invention relates to an inorganic ion conductive membrane, which is capable of obtaining a fuel cell with a stable operation in all temperature, high performance, and no leakage of fuels by manufacturing the inorganic ion conductive membrane, composed of an inorganic membrane, using an anodic oxidization reaction and applying the manufactured inorganic ion conductive membrane to the fuel cell, a fuel cell including the inorganic ion conductive membrane, and a method of manufacturing the inorganic ion conductive membrane and the fuel cell. The method of manufacturing the inorganic ion conductive membrane includes the steps of (a) disposing a conductive wire, made of the same materials as a metal tube, within the metal tube, supplying an anode current to the conductive wire, and supplying a cathode current to the metal tube and (b) applying an electrolyte to the metal tube and the conductive wire, thereby forming an inorganic membrane comprising a plurality of pores in at least some of an inside wall and outside wall of the metal tube to which the cathode current has been supplied. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045380 | Membrane Electrode Joint Product and Solid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Battery - The objective of the present invention is to provide a membrane electrode assembly, and a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell having the assembly. The assembly has a member that has excellent gas sealing properties, and at the same time, is capable of improving electrode membrane strength. In the assembly, the polymer electrode membrane is not deteriorated. Further, the assembly is easy to be built up, since the number of components is small. The membrane electrode assembly for a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention is characterized in comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane, a fuel electrode layer and an air electrode layer located respectively on each surface of the membrane, and a fuel electrode diffusing layer and an air electrode diffusing layer located respectively on the fuel electrode layer and the air electrode layer; wherein an area of a planer section of the polymer electrolyte membrane is slightly larger than areas of planer sections of the fuel electrode layer and the air electrode layer; a reinforcing frame formed of a thermosetting resin is located on a part of the polymer electrolyte membrane where the fuel electrode layer or the air electrode layer is not formed on one side or both sides thereof; and a protective later exists in at least a part between the polymer electrolyte membrane and the reinforcing frame. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045381 | Hydrocarbon PEM Membranes with Perfluorosulfonic Acid Groups for Automotive Fuel Cells - A solid electrochemical cell membrane composition comprises a hydrocarbon polymeric main chain and a perfluorinated superacid side group. A method of producing the membrane composition is also disclosed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045382 | MEMBRANE WITH INCREASED DURABILITY FROM PARTIAL ION EXCHANGE - An ion exchange membrane ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045383 | FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a fuel cell exhibiting a high performance regardless of the humidification conditions. In short, it is a fuel cell comprised of a proton-conducting electrolyte membrane sandwiched between a pair of catalyst layers, wherein a catalyst layer of at least a cathode contains a catalyst ingredient, electrolyte material, and carbon material; the carbon material is comprised of three types of materials of a catalyst-supporting carbon material supporting the catalyst ingredient, a conductivity-aiding carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient, and a gas-diffusing carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient; the catalyst layer is comprised of two phases of a catalyst aggregated phase having the catalyst-supporting carbon material supporting the catalyst ingredient and the conductivity-aiding carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient aggregated as main ingredients and a gas-diffusing carbon material aggregated phase having the gas-diffusing carbon material not supporting the catalyst ingredient aggregated as a main ingredient; and the catalyst aggregated phase is a continuous phase while the gas-diffusing carbon material aggregated phase is dispersed in the catalyst aggregated phase. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045384 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE WITH AROMATIC SULFONE CROSSLINKING - A method is provided for obtaining crosslinked polymers having pendent sulfonic acid groups by crosslinking through the sulfonic acid groups or their precursors with aromatic crosslinkers or aromatic pendent crosslinking groups to form aromatic sulfones. Such crosslinked polymers may be used to make polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's) that may be used in electrolytic cells such as fuel cells. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045385 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - A fuel cell includes a fuel electrode, an oxygen electrode, an electrolytic solution, a fuel flow passage, etc. The fuel electrode and the oxygen electrode are composed of a catalyst layer, a diffusion layer, and a collector, respectively. A methanol aqueous solution, etc. is continuously supplied to the fuel flow passage. Catalyst particulates consisting of platinum, ruthenium, palladium, etc. are in a dispersed state in the electrolytic solution. If a portion of fuel, such as methanol, passes through the fuel electrode as unreacted, and diffuses through the electrolytic solution to move to the oxygen electrode, oxidation reduction reactions between the methanol, and the oxygen which moves to the fuel electrode from the oxygen electrode are efficiently caused by the catalyst particulates so as to cancel each other. From the above are provided an electrolytic solution with high crossover blocking performance suitable for electrochemical devices, such as direct methanol fuel cells, and an electrochemical device using the electrolytic solution. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045386 | Method For Making A Fuel Cell - The invention is a novel solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack comprising individual bi-electrode supported fuel cells in which a thin electrolyte is supported between electrodes of essentially equal thickness. Individual cell units are made from graded pore ceramic tape that has been created by the freeze cast method followed by freeze drying. Each piece of graded pore tape later becomes a graded pore electrode scaffold that subsequent to sintering, is made into either an anode or a cathode by means of appropriate solution and thermal treatment means. Each cell unit is assembled by depositing of a thin coating of ion conducting ceramic material upon the side of each of two pieces of tape surface having the smallest pore openings, and then mating the coated surfaces to create an unsintered electrode scaffold pair sandwiching an electrolyte layer. The opposing major outer exposed surfaces of each cell unit is given a thin coating of electrically conductive ceramic, and multiple cell units are stacked, or built up by stacking of individual cell layers, to create an unsintered fuel cell stack. Ceramic or glass edge seals are installed to create flow channels for fuel and air. The cell stack with edge sealants is then sintered into a ceramic monolithic framework. Said solution and thermal treatments means convert the electrode scaffolds into anodes and cathodes. The thin layers of electrically conductive ceramic become the interconnects in the assembled stack. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045387 | Method of Forming a Relief Pattern by E-Beam Lithography Using Chemical Amplification, and Derived Articles - A method of generating a relief pattern comprises disposing a resist composition on a substrate to form a film, the resist composition comprising a first silsesquioxane polymer of the formula ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045388 | MASKS FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH MASKS - Masks for microlithography apparatus, methods for making such masks, and methods for exposing photosensitive materials to form arrays of microfeatures on semiconductor wafers using such masks. In one embodiment, a method of making a mask comprises forming a mask layer on a substrate and identifying a first opening in the mask layer corresponding to a first feature site at which an intensity of the radiation at a focal zone is less than the intensity of the radiation at the focal zone for a second feature site corresponding to a second opening in the mask. The second opening is adjacent or at least proximate the first opening. The method can further include forming a first surface at the first opening and a second surface at the second opening such that radiation passing through the second opening constructively interferes with radiation passing through the first opening at the focal zone. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045389 | Method to Recover the Exposure Sensitivity of Chemically Amplified Resins from Post Coat Delay Effect - Methods of fabricating a photomask, methods of treating a chemically amplified resist-coated photomask blank, a photomask blank resulting from the methods, and systems for fabricating a photomask are provided. The method is useful for recovering the exposure sensitivity of a chemically amplified resist disposed on a photomask blank from a post-coat delay effect. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045390 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a boron complex which is a product of the reaction of a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group and a carbonyl group with a boron halide. Also disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have such an electrophotographic photosensitive member. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045391 | ORGANIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An organic photoreceptor, comprises: a conductive support; a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive support; and a protective layer provided on the photosensitive layer, wherein the protective layer contains alumina particles which contain 2 to 50 ppm of phosphorus atoms and is subjected to a surface treatment with a compound A having a reactive functional group and a curable compound B, and the protective layer is a cured layer including a cured product material formed by at least the compound A on the surfaces of the alumina particles and the curable compound B. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045392 | CHARGE-CARRIER TRANSPORT LAYER FOR AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL COMPONENT, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL COMPONENT - A charge-carrier transport layer for an electro-optical component includes an organic charge-carrier transport material. A plurality of first particles having a diameter ranging from 1 nm to 100 nm is incorporated in the organic charge-carrier transport material and contains a first transparent oxide. A plurality of second particles having a diameter between 100 nm and 1000 nm is also incorporated into the organic charge-carrier transport material and contains a second transparent oxide. The index of refraction of the plurality of second particles differs from the index of refraction of the organic charge-transport material. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045393 | ORGANIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an organic photoreceptor, which is composed of a photosensitive layer and a protective layer, provided on an electric conductive support, and the protective layer contains a composition obtained by hardening reaction of γ-alumina particles treated with a compound having a reactive functional group with a hardenable compound. A manufacturing method thereof is also disclosed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045394 | TONER SET AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic image developing toner set includes two or more toners different in hue, wherein a difference between maximum and minimum values of an absorption rate α in a range of from 380 nm to 1,500 nm of each of the two or more toners is about 0.1 or less, the absorption rate α being represented by the following equation (1): | 2011-02-24 |
20110045395 | ELECTROSTATIC-IMAGE-DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROSTATIC-IMAGE-DEVELOPING TONER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, METHOD OF IMAGE FORMATION, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic image developing toner includes toner particles that contain a binding resin, a coloring agent and a release agent and that have D50 of from about 2.0 μm to about 8.0 μm, D50 standing for a volume-average particle size of the toner particles; and non-colored release agent particles, wherein out of the non-colored release agent particles, those ranging in volume-average particle size of from about 0.8 to about 1.2 times a value of D50 are present in a proportion of about 50 or below per 5,000 of the toner particles. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045396 | Charge Controlling Agent and Toner Using Metal Compound of Cyclic Phenol Sulfide - The present invention discloses a charge control agent which comprises a metal compound of a cyclic phenol sulfide of the following formula ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045397 | CHARGE CONTROL AGENT AND RELATED ART - A charge control agent having a compound represented by the formula shown below as the active ingredient, as well as a method of controlling the charge of resin powder using the charge control agent, and a toner. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045398 | BLACK TONER - A black toner has a toner particle including at least a resin (a) having a polyester as a main component, carbon black, and a wax, and a fine inorganic particle. When the Tgs of the black toner measured by DSC at temperature rise rate of 0.5° C./min and 4.0° C./min are defined as Tg(0.5) and Tg(4.0) respectively, Tg(0.5) is 35.0 to 60.0° C. and the difference between Tg(4.0) and Tg(0.5) is 2.0 to 10.0° C. When preparing a solution of which the black toner is dissolved in ethyl acetate and defined the concentration thereof as Cb1 (mg/mL) and the light absorbance thereof at 600 nm wavelength as A600, A600/Cb1 is less than 0.15. When preparing a solution of which the black toner is dissolved in chloroform and defined the concentration thereof as Cb2 (mg/mL) and the light absorbance thereof at 600 nm wavelength as A600, A600/Cb2 is 2.00 to 6.55. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045399 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic image developing carrier includes a ferrite particle and a resin layer that coats the ferrite particle, wherein a magnesium element content of the ferrite particle is from about 3.0% by weight to about 20.0% by weight; wherein a manganese element content of the ferrite particle is from about 0.2% by weight to about 0.8% by weight; and wherein a content of toluene is more than about 100 ppm and not more than about 2,000 ppm. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045400 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid developer contains toner, a carrier liquid in which the toner are dispersed, and a graft copolymer of an acrylic polymer and a polysiloxane. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045401 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, wherein a surface resistivity Rse[Ω] of a charger and a volume resistivity Rsw [Ω·cm] of the composition having a low softening point satisfy the following relationship: | 2011-02-24 |
20110045402 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - A method for producing a toner including the steps of melt-kneading at least a resin binder and a colorant to give a kneaded product (step 1); and heat-treating the kneaded product obtained in the step 1 (step 2), wherein the resin binder contains a crystalline resin and an amorphous resin, wherein the crystalline resin contains a specified composite resin containing (a) a specified polycondensation resin component and (b) a styrenic resin component, in a specified weight ratio, wherein the composite resin is contained in the resin binder in a specified amount. The toner obtained by the above method is used in, for example, the development of a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045403 | TONER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TONER COMPOSITION - A toner composition including toner particles, wherein the toner particles are prepared by a method in which toner constituents including at least a binder resin and a colorant are kneaded upon application of heat to prepare a toner constituent mixture; the toner constituent mixture is dissolved or swelled in an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling at least the binder resin to prepare an oil phase liquid; the oil phase liquid is emulsified in an aqueous liquid to prepare an emulsion; the emulsion is coagulated; and then the coagulated emulsion is dried to prepare the toner particles. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045404 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM FOR LITHOGRAPHY AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a composition for forming a resist underlayer film that can be homogeneously applied and a sublimate is suppressed during the thermal curing. There is also provided a composition for forming a resist underlayer film having a high selection ratio of dry etching relative to a resist applied thereon. A composition for forming a resist underlayer film for lithography comprising: a polysilane compound having a unit structure of Formula (1): | 2011-02-24 |
20110045405 | (Meth)acrylate compound, photosensitive polymer, and resist composition - Disclosed are a (meth)acrylate compound, a photosensitive polymer, and a resist composition, and the (meth)acrylate compound includes a lactone-group-containing (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045406 | SOLUTION PROCESSED THIN FILMS AND LAMINATES, DEVICES COMPRISING SUCH THIN FILMS AND LAMINATES, AND METHOD FOR THEIR USE AND MANUFACTURE - Devices having a thin film or laminate structure comprising hafnium and/or zirconium oxy hydroxy compounds, and methods for making such devices, are disclosed. The hafnium and zirconium compounds can be doped, typically with other metals, such as lanthanum. Examples of electronic devices or components that can be made include, without limitation, insulators, transistors and capacitors. A method for patterning a device using the materials as positive or negative resists or as functional device components also is described. For example, a master plate for imprint lithography can be made. An embodiment of a method for making a device having a corrosion barrier also is described. Embodiments of an optical device comprising an optical substrate and coating also are described. Embodiments of a physical ruler also are disclosed, such as for accurately measuring dimensions using an electron microscope. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045407 | Functionalized Carbosilane Polymers and Photoresist Compositions Containing the Same - Linear or branched functionalized polycarbosilanes having an absorbance less than 3.0 μm | 2011-02-24 |
20110045408 | Color-forming photosensitive composition, lithographic printing plate precursor and novel cyanine dye - A color-forming photosensitive composition contains: a cyanine dye having at least two polymerizable groups selected from an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group and a vinyl group; a radical generator; and a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045409 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A SURFACE USING CHARACTER PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY WITH VARIABLE MAGNIFICATION - A character projection charged particle beam writer system is disclosed comprising a variable magnification reduction lens which will allow different shot magnifications on a shot by shot basis. A method for fracturing or mask data preparation or optical proximity correction is also disclosed comprising assigning a magnification to each calculated charged particle beam writer shot. A method for forming a pattern on a surface is also disclosed comprising using a charged particle beam writer system and varying the magnification from shot to shot. A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit using optical lithography is also disclosed, comprising using a charged particle beam writer system to form a pattern on a reticle, and varying the magnification of the charged particle beam writer system from shot to shot. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045410 | Production Method of Liquid Crystal Display Device and Liquid Crystal Display Device - To provide a production method of a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display device, in which generation of a joint line on a display screen is suppressed and yield can be improved even if a substrate is subjected to an alignment treatment by completing exposure for the substrate through several exposures in a liquid crystal display device including pixels each having two or more domains. The present invention is a production method of a production method of a liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device including: a pair of opposed substrates; a liquid crystal layer formed between the pair of opposed substrates; and an alignment film arranged on a liquid crystal layer side surface of at least one of the pair of opposed substrates, and the liquid crystal display device having two or more regions which differ in alignment azimuth in a pixel, wherein the production method comprises an exposure step of exposing the alignment film in such a way that a substrate plane is divided into two or more exposure regions through a photomask in each exposure region, and in the exposure step, exposure is performed in such a way that adjacent two exposure regions have an overlapping exposure region where the adjacent two exposure regions partly overlap with each other, and the photomask has a halftone part corresponding to the overlapping exposure region. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045411 | FILM ADHESION DEVICE AND FILM ADHESION METHOD - A film adhesion device includes a table carrying a semiconductor wafer, a pressing member (pressing roller) which presses a film (photoresist film) onto a surface side of the semiconductor wafer placed on the table, a bumper member provided on an outer peripheral side of the table and including a contact surface which is contacted by the pressing member when the pressing member presses the film, and an elevating support mechanism which supports the bumper member elevatably and positions the bumper member at a predetermined height level. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045412 | PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provide a pigment dispersion containing (A) a halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment, and (B) a copolymer of at least (b-1) a monomer having at least one group selected from an amino group and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, (b-2) a monomer having a carboxyl group, and (b-3) a macromonomer having a weight-average molecular weight from 1,000 to 50,000, a colored curable composition containing the pigment dispersion, a color filter using the colored curable composition and a method for preparing the same. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045413 | RESIST COMPOSITION FOR NEGATIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - To provide a resist composition for negative tone development, which can form a pattern having a good profile improved in the pattern undercut and moreover, can reduce the line edge roughness and enhance the in-plane uniformity of the pattern dimension, and a pattern forming method using the same. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045414 | RINSING METHOD, DEVELOPING METHOD, DEVELOPING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READ STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a rinsing method capable of satisfactorily rinsing the surface of a resist film regardless of the condition of the surface of the resist film so that development defects caused by residuals produced by development may be reduced. A rinsing method of rinsing a substrate processed by a developing process for developing an exposed pattern comprises the steps of discharging a rinsing liquid onto a central part of the substrate processed by the developing process and coated with a developer puddle while the substrate is stopped or rotated (step | 2011-02-24 |
20110045415 | LAMP WITH HEAT-RESPONSIVE DECORATION - A lighting product including a holder for an illumination source, a frame, attached to the holder including a back plate having a front surface adjacent to the illumination source, and a layer of a thermochromic material, which is disposed on the front surface of the back plate so as to alter an appearance of the back plate in response to heat emitted by the illumination source. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045416 | Compressor and Method for Compressing Gaseous Fuel - A method for compressing gaseous fuel is disclosed. The method includes, ingesting gaseous fuel into a chamber, ingesting air into the chamber and mixing the gaseous fuel with the air, igniting and partially combusting the resulting mixture of gaseous fuel and air in a confined space such that a predominant fraction of the gaseous fuel is not combusted, causing an increased temperature and therefore an increased pressure of the fraction of the gaseous fuel which is not combusted, and discharging the resulting compressed gaseous fuel. Moreover, a compressor is provided including a casing, a rotor with at least three vanes, an inlet for gaseous fuel, an outlet for gaseous fuel, an air inlet and an igniter. The rotor is placed in the casing such that at least three variable-volume chambers part-bounded by the vanes are formed during a rotor revolution. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045417 | Thermocouple Shutoff for Portable Heater - Provided is an assembly comprising a combustion-powered heater, a target component, and a transducer operatively engaged with said target component. A combustion-powered heater may comprise a combustion site adapted to power said heater. A target component may be engaged with the combustion site. A transducer may be adapted to measure the temperature of the target component and adapted to shut-down said combustion-powered heater in response to a temperature measurement of less than a temperature limit. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045418 | MULTI-FUEL OIL FURNACE - A multi-fuel oil furnace system includes a burner that may use waste oil for fuel, and a heat exchanger for providing a warmed air output from the burning of the waste oil. The burner need not require a reservoir for continuously keeping the fuel hot as may be required by conventional systems. The burner may also include a user replaceable unit that may minimize down time of the burner for the user. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045419 | METHOD FOR BURNING LIQUID FUELS - A method for burning liquid fuels, wherein an amount of total combustion air required for burning is introduced into the liquid fuel in the form of small air bubbles to provide a highly variable overall heat output, particularly at least within a range of one to fifty times the amount of heat output in a similar system, where the liquid fuel/air mixture produced is at least 10 bar. The combustion air is intermittently fed to an injection nozzle protruding into a combustion chamber and is atomized there to produce an explosion at a constant injection pressure. The duration of each of the liquid fuel/air mixtures introduced with each fuel injection pulse is kept constant at a desired value and the total amount of the liquid fuel/air mixture injected per time unit is adjusted between constant fuel injection pulses by varying the duration. The remaining amount of the combustion air is introduced in the combustion chamber through an air nozzle annularly surrounding the port of the injection nozzle. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045420 | BURNER MONITOR AND CONTROL - A monitoring and control apparatus ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110045421 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING OXYGEN SUPPLY FOR BOILER - An apparatus of controlling oxygen supply for a boiler having wind boxes | 2011-02-24 |
20110045422 | OPTICAL FLUE GAS MONITOR AND CONTROL - A plurality of optical monitoring systems | 2011-02-24 |
20110045423 | GAS PILOT BURNER ASSEMBLY - A pilot burner assembly for easy removal of a thermo-electric or other device is disclosed. In an illustrative embodiment, a burner tube, thermo-electric device, and/or spark source are retained in a desired position via a bracket and resilient clip. The bracket may include retention features built into the bracket to help aid in the positioning of the burner tube, thermo-electric device, and/or spark source. The burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source may include retention features that are configured to engage corresponding retention features in the bracket, when desired. The resilient clip may bias the retention features of the burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source against corresponding the retention features of the bracket. One or more of the burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source may be removed from the bracket by overcoming the bias force provided by the resilient clip to disengage the retention features of the burner tube, thermo-electric device and/or spark source from the corresponding retention features of the bracket, and sliding the component out of the bracket. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045424 | Candle - A candle comprising a body of combustible wax and a wick, there being dispersed within the body inclusions of a combustible wax that has a higher melting point than has the wax of the body, said inclusions comprising a modifier, typically a fragrance or a pyrotechnic substance. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045425 | MESO-SCALED COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A meso-scaled combustion system. In one aspect, the system has a housing with a housing wall, a top portion defining an exhaust port, and a bottom portion having a bottom surface. A combustion chamber is positioned therein the interior volume of the housing. The combustion chamber wall has a proximal portion adjacent the top portion of the housing and a distal portion spaced from the bottom surface of the housing. In another aspect, there is a lid that is in sealed relation with the housing wall and the combustion chamber wall. An annulus is defined by the lid, the combustion chamber wall, and the housing wall. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045426 | Method and apparatus for enhanced flameholding in augmentors - Techniques for the enhancement of the stability of an afterburning flame in the viscinity of a low pressure loss augmentor are provided by various geometrical modifications of the base region of the augmentor. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045427 | ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER REMOVAL TOOL - An orthodontic aligner removal tool, kit, and method of using the same. An embodiment of the tool includes a shaft including a proximate end and a distal end. A C-shaped portion is positioned at the proximate end of the shaft. The C-shaped portion includes a top hook and a bottom hook. The top hook extends from the shaft and curves toward the bottom hook. The bottom hook extends from the shaft and curves toward the top hook. A handle portion is positioned at the distal end of the shaft. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045428 | Digital dental modeling - Embodiments are provided for digital dental modeling. One method embodiment includes receiving a three-dimensional data set including a first jaw and a second jaw of a three-dimensional digital dental model and receiving a two-dimensional data set corresponding to at least a portion of the first jaw and the second jaw. The method includes mapping two-dimensional data of the two-dimensional data set to the three-dimensional digital dental model by transforming a coordinate system of the two-dimensional data to a coordinate system of the three-dimensional data set. The method includes positioning the first jaw with respect to the second jaw based on the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set. The method includes using at least a portion of the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set as a target of movement of the first jaw with respect to the second jaw in the three-dimensional digital dental model. | 2011-02-24 |
20110045429 | Dental Prosthesis Removal Tool - A dental prosthesis removal tool comprising a handle portion and a top portion, the top portion comprising a head portion and a beak portion. The beak portion is configured to engage both a maxillary dental prosthesis and a mandibular dental prosthesis without the tool needing to be reoriented. The dental prosthesis removal tool makes it possible for a dental prosthesis wearer to remove dental prostheses without the user placing his or her fingers inside of his or her mouth. The dental prosthesis removal tool also allows a denture wearer to remove dental prostheses without bending, work hardening, or breaking metal clasps contained in some dental prostheses. The dental prosthesis removal tool further allows a denture wearer to more comfortably remove his or her dental prosthesis, promoting better patient compliance with maintenance procedures and oral hygiene. | 2011-02-24 |