11th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120064353 | RADIO WAVE-TRANSMITTING DECORATIVE FILM AND DECORATIVE MEMBER USING SAME - Disclosed are a low-cost radio wave-transmitting decorative film which has excellent stretch moldability, radio wave transmissibility, and mirror-like metallic gloss that does not easily disappear, and a decorative member employing the radio wave-transmitting decorative film. Specifically disclosed are a decorative film which includes a first polymer film, a second polymer film, and a light-reflecting layer which is arranged between the polymer films and formed by the physical vapor deposition of an alloy of silicon and a metal, and a decorative member in which the decorative film is provided on the surface of a base. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064354 | SURFACE-TREATED METAL MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A surface-treated metal material, comprising: a metal material, and a coating film disposed on the surface thereof, the coating film containing (A) an organic resin having a glass transition temperature of more than 35° C. and not more than 100° C., and (B) an organic resin having a glass transition temperature of more than 100° C. and not more than 250° C.; wherein the difference between the glass transition temperatures of the organic resins (A) and (B) is 50° C. or more. There are provided a surface-treated metal material having a coating film which contains no environmental load substance such as hexavalent chromium, and is particularly excellent in scratch resistance, press formability, and corrosion resistance after the shape processing thereof, and also a process for producing such a surface-treated metal material. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064355 | MULTI-LAYER LIGNOCELLULOSE-CONTAINING MOLDINGS HAVING LOW FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION - A multilayer lignocellulose-containing molding containing
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20120064356 | Adhesive system, method of assembly of distinct components therewith - An adhesive system including a cyanoacrylate adhesive composition having a polymerization retarder that slows the polymerization rate of the cyanoacrylate, increases the lubricity to achieve proper assembly and aids in achieving desirable bonding properties of the adhesive; and a phosphorous-based primer that assists in preparing the components to be bonded. Methods of connecting dissimilar materials, preferably those used in medical applications, utilizing the adhesive system and the resulting adhered assemblies are disclosed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064357 | TYRE BEAD WIRE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A tire bead wire and a process for producing a tire bead where a carbon steel wire rod containing carbon in a range of 0.61% or more to 0.65% or less in weight percent and having a diameter in a range of 5.5 mm to 6.5 mm is wiredrawn through a single wiredrawing process to a predetermined final wiredrawing diameter having a true strain in a range of 2.0 to 4.0 and is turned to a pearlite structure in which ferrite and cementite are drawn in parallel with a narrow interval therebetween. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064358 | SLIDE MEMBER - A slide member is disclosed. The slide member includes a Cu-based bearing alloy layer; an intermediate layer provided over the Cu-based bearing alloy layer; and a Sn-based overlay provided over the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer consists of one or more materials selected from a group of Ni, Ni alloy, Co, and Co alloy and is thinner than 4 μm. The Sn-based overlay contains Sn and 6 mass % or more of Cu. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064359 | Method and Apparatus for Semi-Continuous Casting of Hollow Ingots and Products Resulting Therefrom - Methods and associated apparatus for semi-continuous casting of hollow ingots are described. In one embodiment a method for the semi-continuous casting of a metallic hollow ingot is provided. The method includes providing a mold comprising a mold center having an inner pipe and an outer pipe arranged to form an annular space for a cooling media and an outer mold, circulating a cooling media in the annular space, feeding a source material to the mold, heating the source material to produce a molten material, moving the mold center progressively downward relative to the outer mold, and solidifying the molten material to form a hollow ingot. Embodiments relating to an apparatus for semi-continuous casting of hollow ingots, and products resulting from the semi-continuous casting of hollow ingots are also described. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064360 | SHEET-METAL LAYER WITH ANTI-DIFFUSION STRUCTURES AND METALLIC HONEYCOMB BODY WITH AT LEAST ONE SUCH SHEET-METAL LAYER - A sheet-metal layer includes anti-diffusion structures made of a high-temperature-corrosion-resistant steel having a longitudinal direction, upper and lower surfaces, a thickness of 0.015 to 0.1 mm and discontinuous microstructures extending approximately in the longitudinal direction. The microstructures have a structure height (0.02 to 0.1 mm), a structure length (2 to 10 mm), a structure width (0.2 to 1 mm), a longitudinal spacing (greater than 2 mm), formed by interruptions, from the nearest microstructure aligned approximately in the longitudinal direction and a lateral distance (1 to 10 mm) from the nearest laterally adjacent microstructure. Some of the microstructures project out of the sheet-metal layer toward the upper surface and some toward the lower surface. The microstructures cause each straight theoretical line extending across the sheet-metal layer perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction to intersect at least two microstructures projecting toward the upper surface and two microstructures projecting toward the lower surface. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064361 | HEAT RADIATING COMPONENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A heat radiating component includes a base including a first metal, a first plating layer formed on the base and including a second metal and carbon material structures dispersed in the second metal, and a second plating layer formed on the first plating layer. The first plating layer includes protruding parts that are parts of the carbon material structures protruding from a surface of the second metal. The second plating layer is formed on the first plating layer to cover surfaces of the protruding parts and the surface of the second metal without filling spaces between the protruding parts. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064362 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING STAMPED PRODUCTS, AND STAMPED PRODUCTS PREPARED FROM THE SAME - The invention relates to a process for making a hot stamped coated steel sheet product, comprising the steps of pre-coating a steel strip or sheet with aluminium-or aluminium alloy, cutting said pre-coated steel strip or sheet to obtain a pre-coated steel blank, heating the blank in a furnace preheated to a temperature and during a time defined by diagram according to thickness, at a heating rate V | 2012-03-15 |
20120064363 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A coated article includes a substrate, a catalyst layer, a bonding layer and a hydrophobic layer. The catalyst layer made of tin is formed on the substrate. The bonding layer is formed on the catalyst layer, including titanium, tin, stannic oxide and titanium dioxide. The hydrophobic layer made of silicon-nitrogen is formed on the bonding layer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064364 | COATED ARTICLE - A coated article includes a substrate, and a coating deposited on the substrate that comprises an equal number of alternating densification layers and corrosion resistance layers. The densification layers are made of tin or aluminum; the corrosion resistance layers are made of chromium, niobium, vanadium, zirconium, titanium, or manganese. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064365 | SLIDE MEMBER - A slide member is disclosed. The slide member includes a bearing alloy layer, a Ni-based intermediate layer provided over the bearing alloy layer, and a Sn-based overlay provided over the Ni-based intermediate layer. The Sn-based overlay comprises at least one layer, the Sn-based overlay including a first layer or region having a sliding surface and a second layer or region placed in contact with the Ni-based intermediate layer. The first layer or region contains Sn and 3 mass % or more of Cu and the second layer or region contains Sn and 8 mass % or less of Cu. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064366 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOUSING - A housing includes a substrate, an aluminum layer deposited on the substrate, and an aluminum oxynitride layer deposited on the aluminum layer. The aluminum layer includes aluminum. The aluminum oxynitride layer includes aluminum, nitride, and oxygen. A method for manufacturing the housing comprises providing a substrate, depositing an aluminum layer on the substrate, and depositing an aluminum oxynitride layer on the aluminum layer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064367 | Weldable Metal Article - The invention relates to an extruded or rolled clad metal article having a core metal layer and a cladding metal layer on at least one surface of the core layer, wherein the metals of the core metal layer and the cladding metal layer are each aluminium alloys, preferably an aluminium-magnesium alloy, having at least Sc in a range of 0.05% to 1%, and wherein the Sc-content in the core metal layer is lower than in the cladding metal layer. This further relates to a welded structure incorporating such a metal article. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064368 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A coated article includes a substrate, a catalyst layer and a self-cleaning layer. The catalyst layer made of nickel is formed on the substrate. The self-cleaning layer is formed on the catalyst layer, including titanium, nickel, nickel oxide and titanium dioxide. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064369 | STEEL SHEET FOR CONTAINER USE WITH EXCELLENT ORGANIC FILM PERFORMANCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - Steel sheet for container use with excellent canmaking workability and with excellent drawability and ironability, weldability, corrosion resistance, coating adhesion, film adhesion, and wettability characterized in that a surface of the steel sheet has a Zr film which contains, by amount of metal Zr, 1 to 100 mg/m | 2012-03-15 |
20120064370 | ALUMINUM ALLOY REFLECTIVE FILM, REFLECTIVE FILM LAMINATE, AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND ALUMINUM ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET - Disclosed is an Al alloy reflective film which has a higher reflectance than that of pure Al films when produced by sputtering, excels in alkali resistance, acid resistance, and moisture resistance, and therefore less suffers from the reduction in reflectance even when a protective coating is not applied. Specifically disclosed is an Al alloy reflective film which contains at least one element selected from Sc, Y, La, Gd, Tb, and Lu in a total amount of from 0.4 to 2.5 atomic percent, with the remainder being Al and inevitable impurities. The Al alloy reflective film has a film surface roughness of 4 nm or less as measured with an atomic force microscope. Also disclosed are an automotive lighting device and an illumination device each provided with the reflective film. Further disclosed is an Al alloy sputtering target for use in the formation of the reflective film. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064371 | REFRACTORY LINING FOR TITANIUM ORE BENEFICIATION - The disclosure relates to a refractory which is resistant to corrosion which degrades the refractory during titanium-ore beneficiation in a furnace, particularly a rotary hearth furnace. In particular, the disclosure relates to a layered refractory lining for a furnace, for use in a titanium ore beneficiation process wherein a titanium oxide-rich molten slag is formed, comprising:
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20120064372 | METHOD FOR IMPARTING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY TO A MEDICAL DEVICE - A method for imparting broad spectrum antimicrobial activity to a medical device. The medical device is sequentially contacted with a first antimicrobial component, such as an antiseptic, and thereafter with a second antimicrobial component, such as a mixture of antibiotics. The first component may be a guanidium compound, such as chlorhexidine. The second component may be a mixture of a tetracycline, such as minocycline, and a rifamycin, such as rifampin. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064373 | TECHNIQUE FOR MANUFACTURING BIT PATTERNED MEDIA - A technique for manufacturing hit pattern media is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for manufacturing bit pattern media. The method may comprise forming an intermediate layer comprising a modified region and a first region adjacent to one another, where the modified region and the first region may have at least one different property; depositing magnetic species on the first region of the intermediate layer to form an active region; and depositing non-ferromagnetic species on the modified region of the intermediate layer to form a separator. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064374 | Dot-Patterned Structure, Magnetic Recording Medium, and Method for Production Thereof - Disclosed herein are a dot-patterned structure for magnetic recording bits and a magnetic recording medium provided therewith. The former exhibits high functionality and high performance owing to good crystallinity. The dot-patterned structure is composed of a first layer, which is continuous, and a second layer, which is discrete. The magnetic recording medium having a dot-patterned recording layer is formed by the steps of treating an underlying layer by lithography, thereby forming grooves, filling the grooves by epitaxial growth with the same material as the underlying layer, removing the photoresist used for lithography in a solvent, thereby forming pits, and filling the pits by epitaxial growth with a magnetic film as the recording layer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064375 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC DATA RECORDING MEDIA HAVING A PSEUDO ONSET LAYER - A method for manufacturing a magnetic media for perpendicular magnetic data recording. The method includes depositing a Ru layer in a pure oxygen atmosphere and then further depositing Ru in the presence of oxygen to form a thin pseudo onset layer. The pseudo onset layer can advantageously be depositing in the same deposition chamber and using the same target as that used to deposit the underlying Ru layer. This saves a great deal of manufacturing cost and complexity. The presence of the pseudo onset layer reduces grains size and increases grain separation in a high Ku magnetic layer deposited thereon, thereby increasing signal to noise ratio and decreasing magnetic core width (MCW). | 2012-03-15 |
20120064376 | BATTERY PACK - A pouch-type battery pack that includes a bare cell, a protection circuit module and a top case. The bare cell has a plurality of electrode leads extending to the exterior of the bare cell. The protection circuit module is provided with electrode terminals that come in contact with the electrode leads, respectively. The top case is coupled to the bare cell while surrounding the protection circuit module. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064377 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack is described. In one aspect it can securely connect a connecting tab extending from a protective circuit board and a sensing tab drawn out from a sensing terminal of each battery cell using a connection hook extending from a case. According to some embodiments, the battery pack may include a plurality of battery cells connected in series with respect to at least one sensing terminal arranged from a first large current terminal to a second large current terminal, a sensing terminal circuit including a sensing tab having a first throughhole formed inward and drawn out from the sensing terminal. a protective circuit module including a connecting tab having a second throughhole corresponding to the first throughhole formed inward and overlapping and electrically connected to the sensing tab. and a battery case for receiving the plurality of battery cells, the sensing terminal circuit and the protective circuit module. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064378 | SMART PROTECTION FOR A BATTERY PACK - A circuit and method are disclosed for providing smart protection to a battery pack against abnormal operation with an electrical switch. The battery cell of the battery pack is monitored to control the electrical switch. If abnormal operation occurs, the electrical switch will turn off to disconnect the battery cell. Once the abnormal condition disappears, the electrical switch will turn on and the battery cell will return to normal state. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064379 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of cells and a plurality of holders. The plurality of cells are parallelly arranged in a row at intervals. The plurality of cells have explosion-proof valves which are provided therein and which are capable of opening upon an increase in an inner pressure in the plurality of cells. The plurality of holders are arranged among the cells so as to hold the cells. The holders have holder pieces which are integrally formed therein and which cover at least part of the explosion-valves so as to prevent emissions from the explosion-proof valves from being released in all directions. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064380 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly; a case having an opening and containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing the opening of the case; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding outside the case; and an insulating member between the electrode assembly and the cap plate and adjacent the electrode terminal, the insulating member including an inclined portion facing the electrode assembly. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064381 | FILM-COVERED ELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Battery element | 2012-03-15 |
20120064382 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - An electrode assembly includes a first electrode member; a second electrode member; a plurality of first guide portions, wherein at least one of the first guide portions is on the first electrode member; a plurality of second guide portions, wherein at least one of the second guide portions is on the second electrode member; and a separator located between the first electrode member and the second electrode member, wherein the electrode assembly has a first region at which the first guide portions are coupled together and a second region at which the second guide portions are coupled together. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064383 | BATTERY UNIT - A battery unit includes a battery cell that charges and discharges electric power; and a bracket that has an outer peripheral wall portion surrounding an outer peripheral side of the battery cell, and a support body which is provided inside the outer peripheral wall portion and supports the battery cell, wherein two battery cells are inserted from a front surface side and a back surface side of the bracket into the outer peripheral wall portion and are mounted on both side surfaces of the support body. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064384 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BATTERY LATCHING ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a battery, a main body, and at least one latching assembly. At least one sidewall of the battery defines a positioning hole. The main body defines a battery compartment to receive the battery. The battery compartment includes an opening and at least one first sidewall adjacent to the opening. Each of the at least one latching assembly includes an elastic latching member, a resisting member, and a button. The elastic latching member is mounted in the first sidewall and partially received in the battery compartment. The resisting member is moveably mounted in the first sidewall and abuts the elastic latching member. The button is mounted in the main body and abuts the resisting member. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064385 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A secondary battery which can maintain alignment between a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate and can improve the cell stability and life characteristic of the battery, and a manufacturing method thereof. A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate; a second electrode plate; a first separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate and including a central portion and an outer portion at a periphery of the central portion; and a second separator at a side of the first electrode plate or the second electrode plate opposite a side facing the first separator, the second separator including a central portion and an outer portion at a periphery of the central portion of the second separator, and the outer portion of the first separator and the outer portion of the second separator contact each other at least at a joining part. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064386 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of rectangular cells, holders, first and second end plates and joining members. The joining members join the first and second end plates to fasten the plurality of rectangular cells and the holders to be a single unit. Ends of the joining members are fastened to first securing parts and second securing parts on the first and second end plates. The first securing parts and the second securing parts are disposed at both ends of a center line that penetrates through centers of the plurality of rectangular cells, the holders, and the first and second end plates. A distance between the center line and each of the first and second securing parts is smaller than a distance between each of the first and second securing parts and each of outermost surfaces of the first and second end plates. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064387 | BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK USING THE SAME - A battery includes a case, an electrode assembly located within the case and comprising first and second electrodes, a first terminal electrically connected with the first electrode, and a second terminal electrically connected with the second electrode. The first and second terminals project through the case. One of the first and second terminals has first and second connection formations. The first and second connection formations have mutually different shapes and are located on respectively different aspects of the case. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064388 | Metal-Free Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage Device - An electrochemical device including a housing and a stack of electrochemical cells in the housing. Each electrochemical cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and an electrolyte. The electrochemical device also includes a current collector located between adjacent electrochemical cells, an anode bus operatively connected to the anodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack and a cathode bus operatively connected to the cathodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack. The housing, the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, the separator, the anode bus and the cathode bus are non-metallic. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064389 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a can having an opening configured to receive the electrode assembly, wherein the can includes a first stepped portion and a second stepped portion on an inner surface adjacent to the opening and wherein the first and second stepped portions have different depths; a cap assembly comprising a cap plate hermetically sealing the opening of the can; and an insulation case located between the electrode assembly and the cap assembly. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064390 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - Electrolytes of lithium ion batteries of the present disclosure comprise: a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent, and an additive. The additive further comprises a first and second compound. The first compound is a 4 X1, 5 R1 [1,3]dioxolan-2-one, wherein X1 is selected from the group consisting of: F, Cl, and Br and R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and linear alkyl compounds having between 1 and 3 carbon atoms. The second compound has a molecular formula of: F(CF | 2012-03-15 |
20120064391 | SEALED BATTERY - In a sealed battery, an outer case made of metal has a flange part and a concave part. An electric power generating element has an electrode body and electrolyte stored in the concave part. The electrode body has positive and negative electrodes connected to corresponding electrode leads, respectively. The flange part extends from the outer periphery of the outer case to the outside. The concave part is covered and sealed by a metal plate. The metal plate and one surface of the flange part are thermally bonded together through a metal-adhesive resin film. The metal plate projects toward the outside of the flange part. This projected part of the metal part is bent with the metal adhesive resin film toward the other surface of the flange part. The bent metal part and the other surface of the flange part are thermally bonded with the metal adhesive resin film. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064392 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND LITHIUM ION BATTERIES THEREOF - An electrode material for a lithium ion battery comprises an electrode active material, an adhesive and a hydrogen storage alloy. The hydrogen storage alloy includes at least one selected from AB | 2012-03-15 |
20120064393 | BUTTON CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A button cell has a multiple-part housing for holding electrodes and a separator, wherein there is an interlocking connection between the housing and at least one of the electrodes, in particular the anode. A method for producing button cells includes a step wherein an electrode material is introduced into a housing half-part, the inside of which has at least one recess provided with at least one undercut to create an interlocking connection between the resultant electrode and the housing half-part. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064394 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly; a case having an opening and in which the electrode assembly is installed; a cap plate combined to the opening and sealing the case; at least one electrode terminal electrically connected with the electrode assembly; a lower gasket disposed between the cap plate and the electrode terminal, and having an end portion disposed at a lower portion of the cap plate and including a first inclined side forming an acute angle or obtuse angle with respect to a side of the cap plate; and a lower insulating member provided in the case, and having an end portion disposed adjacent to the end portion of the lower gasket in a lower portion of the cap plate and including a second inclined side forming an acute angle or an obtuse angle with respect to the side of the cap plate. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064395 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, in particular, including a lithium transition metal oxide with a layered crystalline structure in which the transition metal includes a transition metal mixture of Ni, Mn and Co, and an average oxidation number of all transition metals other than lithium is more than +3, and specific conditions represented by the following formulae (1) and (2), 1.12012-03-15 | |
20120064396 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATNG NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and is characterized in that the non-aqueous electrolyte contains 1.0 wt % or less of a compound represented by formula (1) and 2.0 wt % or less of a cyclic sulfate ester represented by formula (2), based on the total weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte. By using the non-aqueous electrolyte including a specified amount of the compound represented by formula (1) and a specified amount of the cyclic sulfate ester, when the battery is used at a low temperature after being stored at a high temperature, the increase of the internal resistance is inhibited. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064397 | Phosphate Based Compound, Use Of The Compound In An Electrochemical Storage Device And Methods For Its Preparation - A phosphate based compound basically comprising—A: exchangeable cations used in charging and discharging, e.g. Li, Na, K, Ag, —B: non-exchangeable cations from the transition metals, group 3-12 of the periodic table of elements, e.g. Fe, Mn, Co, Cr, Ti, V, Cu, Sc, —C: 60 Mol-%-90 Mol-%, preferably 75 Mol-% of the compound being phosphate (PO | 2012-03-15 |
20120064398 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is rechargeable lithium battery that includes a positive electrode including a positive active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative active material and an electrolyte wherein the positive active material layer includes a positive active material, a binder, a conductive material, and an activated carbon, the activated carbon includes micropores in which manganese ions are adsorbed and trapped, and the activated carbon is included in an amount of about 0.1 wt % to about 3 wt % based on the total weight of the positive active material layer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064399 | LITHIUM BATTERIES UTILIZING NANOPOROUS SEPARATOR LAYERS - Provided are lithium batteries comprising (a) a separator/electrode assembly of a current collector layer interposed between two electrode layers of one polarity bonded to a porous separator layer on each electrode surface, wherein each electrode layer is coated directly on a separator layer, (b) an electrode of the opposite polarity with a current collector layer interposed between two electrode layers of the opposite polarity, and (c) an electrolyte, where the batteries comprise alternating layers of the separator/electrode assembly and the electrode of the opposite polarity. Preferably, a portion of the assembly is not in contact with the electrode of the opposite polarity and a portion of the electrode of opposite polarity is not in contact with the assembly, and an electrically conductive device independently connects the portions of each polarity for effective current collection. Also provided are methods of preparing such lithium batteries. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064400 | Negative-Electrode Material And Lithium Secondary Battery Using Same - An embodiment of the present application aims at providing a material which repeatedly undergoes a conversion reaction and an alloying reaction to have an improved coulombic efficiency in a first cycle of the repeating, and thereby allowing the material to serve as a high-electrical capacity negative electrode of a lithium secondary battery. In order to attain the object, a negative-electrode material is made by mixed dispersion of (i) nanoparticles of an electrical conducting material having electronic conduction and (ii) nanoparticles of an electrode active material which is reducible to a simple substance which undergoes an alloying reaction with lithium. The electrical conducting material is a sulfide having electronic conduction, and the electrode active material is a sulfide of an element which undergoes the alloying reaction with lithium. Further, the element which undergoes the alloying reaction with lithium is silicon. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064401 | TITANIUM SYSTEM COMPOSITE AND THE PREPARING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present disclosure discloses a titanium system composite comprising a lithium titanium composite oxide and a lithium compound cladding the lithium titanium composite oxide. The present disclosure further discloses a preparation method of the titanium system composite and an electrode material for batteries or capacitors comprising a titanium system composite. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064402 | LEAD-ACID BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR LEAD-ACID BATTERY - Provided herein is a lead-acid battery for which the risk of breakage of a current collecting lug part of a plate while in use is eliminated by simple means. At least a positive plate group of the lead-acid battery includes: one or more plates each including a current collector having a current collecting portion formed by expanding or punching a lead alloy sheet manufactured by cold rolling, and one or more current collecting lug parts unitarily formed with the current collecting portion; and a strap formed by a cast-on strap casting method and coupled to the one or more current collecting lug parts. The current collecting lug part is formed with an elongated protrusion extending in a direction away from the current collecting portion. The elongated protrusion continuously extends in a direction toward the current collecting portion of the plate from inside the strap. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064403 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A mixed carbon material is useful for an electrode of a nonaqueous secondary battery. The material has two component materials: carbon material A and carbon material B. Both materials have high capacity and rapid charge-discharge characteristics. Carbon material A, a multilayer-structure material containing an amorphous carbon covering the surface of a graphitic particle, has particularly excellent charging-discharging properties. Carbon material B has particularly excellent electrical conductivity properties. A battery with an electrode having the mixed carbon material can have both rapid charge-discharge characteristics and high cycle characteristics. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064404 | BATTERIES UTILIZING CATHODE COATINGS DIRECTLY ON NANOPOROUS SEPARATORS - Provided is a separator/cathode assembly for use in an electric current producing cell, wherein the assembly comprises a cathode current collector layer interposed between a first cathode layer and a second cathode layer and a porous separator layer on the side of the first cathode layer opposite to the cathode current collector layer, wherein the first cathode layer is coated directly on the separator layer. Also provided are methods of preparing such separator/cathode assemblies. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064405 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a positive active material composition for an electrochemical device, a positive electrode, and an electrochemical device including the same. The positive active material composition includes: a carbon-based additive including a hydroxyl group (—OH) and an enol group (—C═C—OH) on the surface, having a peak area ratio (OH/C═COH) of a hydroxyl group peak area and an enol group peak area of an infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrum ranging from about 0.5 to about 10, having a specific surface area of about 50 m | 2012-03-15 |
20120064406 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Secondary batteries for automobiles require good input/output characteristics and low internal resistance. Conventionally, the surface of an active material is coated with metal particles to reduce the internal resistance of a battery, but without achieving remarkable improvement in the conductivity of the active material or decreasing the internal resistance of the battery since an oxide film is formed on the metal particle surfaces. The present electrode material is produced by mixing and dispersing an active material and a metal source compound, then depositing metal particles on the surface of the active material by thermal decomposition, vapor phase reduction, liquid phase reduction or a chemical reaction combining any of these. Since an oxide film is not formed on the metal particles, an electrode material having high conductivity is obtained. The electrode material decreases the internal resistance of a battery and improves the input/output characteristics of a battery. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064407 | POLYMER ACIDS AS PH-REDUCING BINDER OR AGENT FOR AQUEOUS LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - A positive electrode includes positive active material, conductive additive, water soluble polymer, water coated on the current collector. The slurry includes an active material, a water soluble binder, water, and a carboxylic acid-containing polymer sufficient to reduce the pH of the liquid slurry to a level below about 11.8. A method of forming an electrode is also disclosed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064408 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a positive active material for a lithium rechargeable battery that includes primary particles including a compound being capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, and secondary particles including the primary particles gathered with one another, wherein the secondary particles have a void core structure. A method of preparing the same and a lithium rechargeable battery including the same are also provided. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064409 | Graphene-enhanced anode particulates for lithium ion batteries - A nano graphene-enhanced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate is formed of a single sheet of graphene or a plurality of graphene sheets and a plurality of fine anode active material particles with a size smaller than 10 μm. The graphene sheets and the particles are mutually bonded or agglomerated into the particulate with at least a graphene sheet embracing the anode active material particles. The amount of graphene is at least 0.01% by weight and the amount of the anode active material is at least 0.1% by weight, all based on the total weight of the particulate. A lithium-ion battery having an anode containing these graphene-enhanced particulates exhibits a stable charge and discharge cycling response, a high specific capacity per unit mass, a high first-cycle efficiency, a high capacity per electrode volume, and a long cycle life. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064410 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE - A positive electrode plate, a method of manufacturing the same, and a lithium battery including the positive electrode plate are disclosed. The positive electrode plate comprises particles of a nickel-based composite oxide represented by Formula 1, wherein the particles have an average particle diameter D | 2012-03-15 |
20120064411 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A positive active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the positive active material. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064412 | LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY - A lithium primary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution both disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode contains carbon fluoride as a positive electrode active material, and the negative electrode contains metallic lithium as a negative electrode active material. The carbon fluoride includes a non-fluorinated carbon component. A spacing of a (001) plane of the carbon fluoride ranges from 7.0 Å to 7.5 Å, inclusive. A ratio of an X-ray diffraction peak intensity of the (001) plane of the carbon fluoride to an X-ray diffraction peak intensity of a (002) plane of the non-fluorinated carbon component ranges from 30 to 50, inclusive. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064413 | BATTERY GRID - A grid network for a battery plate is provided. The grid network includes a plurality of spaced apart grid wire elements, each grid wire element having opposed ends joined to one of a plurality of nodes. Each node includes the juncture of one of the opposed ends of a plurality of the grid wire elements to define a plurality of open spaces in the grid network. At least one of the grid wire elements has a first transverse cross-section intermediate its opposed ends that is a different shape than a second transverse cross-section at least one of the grid wire element's opposed ends. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064414 | PRODUCING SOLVENT MIXTURES HAVING A LOW WATER CONTENT - A process for producing a solvent mixture comprising
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20120064415 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a negative electrode core member and a negative electrode mixture layer adhering to the negative electrode core member. The negative electrode mixture layer includes active material particles, a cellulose ether compound, and rubber particles. The cellulose ether compound has a degree of etherification of 0.25 or more and 0.7 or less and an average degree of polymerization of 20 or more and 1200 or less. The negative electrode mixture layer contains remaining particles including a water-insoluble portion of the cellulose ether compound and having a mean particle size of 1 μm or more and 75 μm or less. The bonding strength between the active material particles is 98 N/cm | 2012-03-15 |
20120064416 | THREE ELECTRODE TYPE OF MICROBIAL FUEL CELL AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Provided are a three electrode type microbial fuel cell and a method of operating the same. The fuel cell includes a sediment electrode acting as an anode and placed in sediment on the bottom of a contaminated water zone, an intermediate electrode acting as an anode or a cathode and placed in water, and an floating electrode acting as a cathode and placed adjacent to a water surface. In the three electrode type microbial fuel cell, the intermediate electrode may be used as an anode or a cathode according to the concentration of organic contaminants in water of the contaminated water zone, so that the fuel cell can continue to generate electricity in any case where the organic contaminants are present in or removed from the water. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064417 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell unit for generating electric power using fuel gas and oxidizing gas and supplying the electric power; a condensed water tank for storing condensed water recovered from gas exhausted from the fuel cell unit; a water supply passage through which water is supplied from the condensed water tank to the fuel cell unit; and a water purifier disposed on the water supply passage to purify at least ions in the water; the water purifier including an ion-exchange resin layer, an antibacterial agent layer disposed upstream of the ion-exchange resin layer in a flow direction, an active carbon layer disposed between the ion-exchange resin layer and the antibacterial agent layer, and a first gap formed between the active carbon layer and the ion-exchange resin layer. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064418 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING FUEL SUPPLY - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell for generating electric power by using a fuel, a valve module that controls a flow of a low concentration fuel circulating through the fuel cell, and a flow of a high concentration fuel supplied from a fuel storage unit to the fuel cell, a pump for pumping at least one of the low concentration fuel and the high concentration fuel according to a fuel flow control of the valve module; and a mixer for mixing and supplying the low concentration fuel and the high concentration fuel pumped from the pump to the fuel cell. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064419 | JOHNSON AMBIENT-HEAT ENGINE - An ambient-heat engine has a substantially thermally-conductive housing whose interior is divided into a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber by a substantially gas-impermeable barrier. An ionically-conductive, electrical-energy-generating mechanism forms at least a portion of the barrier. First hydrogen-storage medium is disposed within the high-pressure chamber and second hydrogen-storage medium is disposed within the low-pressure chamber. An electrical-energy storage device connected to the ionically-conductive, electrical-energy-generating mechanism is operable between a charge condition and a discharge condition. In a charge condition, hydrogen atoms within the high-pressure chamber are converted to hydrogen ions and conducted through the electrical-energy-generating mechanism to the low-pressure chamber causing electrical-energy to be generated to the electrical-energy storage device. When the electrical-energy storage device is in a discharge condition an electric current is passed through the electrical-energy-generating mechanism causing hydrogen in the low-pressure chamber to convert to hydrogen ions and conduct through the electrical-energy-generating mechanism to the high-pressure chamber. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064420 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - There is provided a power generation system capable of obtaining both of electrical energy and heat energy by utilizing light energy. The power generation system includes a gas generation section including one or more containers and producing gas by absorbing light energy, each of the containers enclosing an electrolytic solution and a plurality of semiconductor elements having photoelectric conversion function, a power generation section generating electrical energy by utilizing gas generated in the gas generation section; and a heat exchanger absorbing heat energy from the inside of the container. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064421 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A hydrogen generation apparatus according to the present invention includes: a hydrogen generator configured to generate a fuel gas through a reforming reaction by using a raw fuel; a combustor configured to heat the hydrogen generator; an on-off valve configured to open/block a gas passage through which the gas that is sent out from the hydrogen generator is supplied to the combustor; a combustion air supply device configured to supply combustion air to the combustor; an ignition device provided at the combustor; and a controller. In a case where flame extinction has occurred at the combustor during generation of a hydrogen-containing gas in a start-up process, the controller performs an ignition operation of the ignition device with the on-off valve kept opened. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064422 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, a first combustor, a first heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The fuel cell generates power by reacting a hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas. The first combustor selectively supplies a heating gas to the cathode of the fuel cell. The first heating gas return channel mixes at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas of the first combustor such that a mixed heating gas of the exhaust gas and the heating gas is supplied to the cathode. The gas supplier connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064423 | DYNAMIC VOLTAGE SUPPRESSION IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A system and method for determining a maximum average cell voltage set-point for fuel cells in a fuel cell stack that considers oxidation of the catalyst in the fuel cells. The method includes determining the average cell voltage, the stack current density (I) and an internal resistance (R) of membranes in the fuel cells to calculate an IR corrected average cell voltage. The IR corrected average cell voltage is then used to determine the oxidation state of the catalyst particles using, for example, an empirical model. The oxidation state of the particles is then used to calculate the maximum average cell voltage set-point of the fuel cells, which is used to set the minimum power requested from the fuel cell stack. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064424 | LOW COST METHOD AND SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHM TO RAPIDLY DETECT ABNORMAL OPERATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL FUEL CELL IN A PLURALITY OF SERIES CONNECTED FUEL CELLS - A system and method for determining reactant gas flow through a fuel cell stack to determine potential stack problems, such as a possible low performing fuel cell. The method includes applying a perturbation frequency to the fuel cell stack and measuring the stack current and stack voltage in response thereto. The measured voltage and current are used to determine an impedance of the stack fuel cells, which can then be compared to a predetermined fuel cell impedance for normal stack operation. If an abnormal fuel cell impedance is detected, then the fuel cell system can take corrective action that will address the potential problem. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064425 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The amount of fuel supplied to a fuel cell is set to a second set value Qm | 2012-03-15 |
20120064426 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL-CELL VEHICLE - A fuel cell system includes fuel cells, a circulation channel of a coolant to cool the fuel cells, and an ion exchange resin provided on the circulation channel to maintain electrical conductivity of the coolant. The coolant contains an additive. The ion exchange resin is prepared so that adsorption of the additive on the ion exchange resin is in a saturated state. A fuel-cell vehicle includes the fuel cell system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064427 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack which is supplied with reaction gas, and performs electricity generation; a reaction gas supplier which supplies the reaction gas to the fuel cell stack; a ground fault detector which detects a ground fault from the fuel cell stack; and a reaction gas increasing member which increases an amount of a reaction gas supply to the fuel cell stack, when the ground fault is detected by the ground fault detector. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064428 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MODULE - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell module. The solid oxide fuel cell module according to the present invention includes: a plurality of unit cells each formed by laminating an electrolyte and a cathode in this order on an outer circumferential surface of an anode support formed in a tubular shape; and one or more metal foam connection plates each formed in a plate shape having a predetermined thickness, the metal foam connection plate having grooves formed on one surface thereof in a thickness direction such that the unit cells are respectively received in the grooves. The present invention need not perform a complicated wiring process, unlike the prior art, by employing metal foam connection plates to collect current, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the manufacturing costs. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064429 | SEALING STRUCTURE OF FUEL CELL - A sealing structure of a fuel cell has a first gasket made of an elastomer and provided integrally on a separator, and a second gasket made of an elastomer and provided integrally on other separator. A membrane-electrode assembly is sandwiched or pinched by the first and second gaskets. The first gasket has a main lip in which a top portion brought into close contact with the membrane-electrode assembly is formed flat. The second gasket has a flat seal portion and a sub lip protruding from this flat seal portion at a position opposing the main lip. The flat seal portion and the sub lip are brought into close contact with the membrane-electrode assembly. The width of the top portion of the main lip is narrower than the width of the flat seal portion, and larger than the width of the sub lip. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064430 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND FUEL CELLS - The membrane electrode assembly | 2012-03-15 |
20120064431 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE-CATALYST COMPOSITE STRUCTURE PARTICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRODE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA), AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Polymer electrolyte-catalyst particles that are effective in preventing agglomeration of catalyst particles and polymer electrolyte particles, effective in the formation of ion pathways by polymer electrolyte particles and electron pathways by catalyst particles, and that are able to realize strong catalytic performance by improving the use efficiency of the catalyst particles and a manufacturing method thereof, electrodes formed using such composite structure particles, a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), and an electrochemical device are provided. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064432 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell. A solid oxide fuel cell | 2012-03-15 |
20120064433 | MATERIAL FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, CATHODE INCLUDING THE MATERIAL, AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE MATERIAL - A material for a solid oxide fuel cell, the material including a lanthanum metal oxide having a perovskite-type crystal structure; and a ceria metal oxide, wherein the ceria metal oxide includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of metal oxides represented by Formula 1 below and metal oxides represented by Formula 2: | 2012-03-15 |
20120064434 | PROCESS AND MATERIALS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE WITH REDUCED MUD CRACKING - A substantially crack-free electrode layer is described. The substantially crack-free electrode layer includes a substrate; and a substantially crack-free electrode layer on the substrate, the electrode layer comprising a catalyst, an ionomer, and a layered silicate reinforcement. Methods of making the electrode layer, electrode ink compositions, and membrane electrode assemblies incorporating the electrode layer are also described. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064435 | Anode-Side Catalyst Composition For Fuel Cell and Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) For Solid Polymer-Type Fuel Cell - To provide a technique capable of improving the deterioration of a fuel cell due to a non-stationary operation (start/stop, fuel shortage) and ensuing a low cost. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064436 | INTERCONNECTING PLATE FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL USING THE INTERCONNECTING PLATE - Disclosed herein are an interconnecting plate for a solid oxide fuel cell, a manufacturing method thereof, and a solid oxide fuel cell using the interconnecting plate. The interconnecting plate for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a metal substrate; and a conductive ceramic protective layer surrounding the metal substrate, wherein the ceramic protective layer is formed by disposing and stacking the metal substrate between a pair of ceramic sheets. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064437 | PLATINUM-CONTAINING CATALYST AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A platinum-containing catalyst that is able to optimize state density of platinum 5d vacant orbital and is able to improve catalyst activity and a fuel cell using the same are provided. In the platinum-containing catalyst, when ratio of a peak intensity of a PtLIII absorption edge of a normalized X-ray absorption spectrum of the platinum-containing catalyst with respect to a peak intensity of a PtLIII absorption edge of a normalized X-ray absorption spectrum of a platinum simple substance metal foil having a thickness of 10 μm is Y, the number of holes of a platinum 5d vacant orbital in the platinum simple substance metal foil is 0.3, the number of holes of a platinum 5d vacant orbital in the platinum-containing catalyst is N, and molar ratio of total of metal elements other than platinum to the platinum in the platinum-containing catalyst is X, Y=0.144X+1.060 is established in the range of 0.1≦X≦1, and N=0.030X+0.333 is established in the range of 0.1≦X≦1. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064438 | PHOTOMASK BLANK AND MAKING METHOD, PHOTOMASK, LIGHT PATTERN EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DESIGN METHOD OF TRANSITION METAL/SILICON BASE MATERIAL FILM - A photomask blank has a film of a transition metal/silicon base material comprising a transition metal, silicon, oxygen and nitrogen, having an oxygen content of at least 3 atom %, and satisfying the formula: 4×C | 2012-03-15 |
20120064439 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Photolithographic apparatus, systems, and methods that make use of optical compensation devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, an imaging mask includes an optically transmissive substrate. A first patterned region is formed on the substrate, and a second patterned region is formed on the substrate that is proximate to the first patterned region, the first patterned region and the second patterned region each having a plurality of optically transmissive and optically attenuating regions formed on the mask. An optical compensation region is positioned proximate to at least one of the first patterned region and the second patterned region that is configured to change a phase of the illumination radiation incident on the at least one of the first patterned region and the second region by altering an optical property of the substrate. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064440 | METHOD FOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF DIAGONAL PATTERNS WITH VARIABLE SHAPED BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - In the field of semiconductor device production, a method for manufacturing a surface using two-dimensional dosage maps is disclosed. A set of charged particle beam shots for creating an image on the surface is determined by combining dosage information such as dosage maps for a plurality of shots into the dosage map for the surface. A similar method is disclosed for fracturing or mask data preparation of a reticle image. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064441 | METHOD FOR PHOTO-ALIGNMENT TREATMENT, MASK FOR PHOTO-ALIGNMENT TREATMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALIGNMENT FILM - A method for photo-alignment treatment in which at least the number of kinds of photo masks or the number of exposure that are necessary for domain division can be reduced. The method for forming domains | 2012-03-15 |
20120064442 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided, which includes: a substrate; a photosensitive layer; and a surface protective layer, in this order, in which the protective layer contains a crosslinked product of a curable charge transporting material in a content of from about 90 to 98% by weight, and fluorinated resin particles in a content of from about 2 to 10% by weight, and the protective layer satisfies Formula (1): 0.5≦b/a≦1, wherein, “a” represents a ratio of fluorine atoms to the sum of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, and fluorine atoms present in a region of the protective layer ranging from the photosensitive layer side surface thereof to a point corresponding to about ⅔ of the thickness thereof, and “b” represents the ratio in a region of the protective layer ranging from the outer surface thereof to a point corresponding to about ⅓ of the thickness thereof. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064443 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An N-phenyl-diphenylisoindole derivative having the following formula (I): | 2012-03-15 |
20120064444 | IMAGE BEARING MEMBER - An image bearing member including an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer provided overlying the electroconductive substrate, and a furan derivative represented by the following chemical structure 1, | 2012-03-15 |
20120064445 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TONER FOR DEVELOPING LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES - A toner which contains: toner base particles having Dv of 4.0-6.0 μm; and two or more additives on surfaces of the toner base particles, where the additives contains Additives A and B, wherein the toner base particles are obtained by the method containing: dispersing, in an aqueous medium, an oil phase in which at least one of a crystalline polyester resin and a non-crystalline polyester resin is contained in an organic solvent, to prepare a dispersion liquid; and removing the organic solvent from the dispersion liquid, and wherein the Additive A has the largest average primary particle diameter in the additives and has CA of 5-10% where the CA is determined by the formula A, and the Additive B has the smallest average primary particle diameter in the additives and has CB of 45-100% where the CB is determined by the formula B. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064446 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a developer tank which houses two-component developer containing toner and carrier, and a supply unit which supplies the developer tank with supply developer containing toner and carrier, wherein, when the ratio of mass of inorganic fine particles attached to the carrier contained in the two-component developer to mass of the carrier contained in the two-component developer is A, and when the ratio of mass of inorganic fine particles attached to the carrier contained in the supply developer to mass of the carrier contained in the supply developer is B, the following Formula (1) is satisfied: | 2012-03-15 |
20120064447 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner containing toner particles, each toner particle containing: a releasing agent; a colorant; and a binder resin containing at least a crystalline polyester resin and a non-crystalline polyester resin, wherein in the case where a volume average particle diameter of the toner is defined as Dv, the toner contains a group of the toner particles having 4/5Dv, and a group of the toner particles having 6/5Dv, and wherein an endothermic value A of the crystalline polyester resin at a first temperature increase in DSC of the toner, an endothermic value B of the crystalline polyester resin at a first temperature increase in DSC of the group of the toner particle having 4/5Dv, and an endothermic value C of the crystalline polyester resin at a first temperature increase in DSC of the group of the toner particles having 6/5Dv satisfy the relation represented by the following formulas: | 2012-03-15 |
20120064448 | MAGNETIC COMPOSITE PARTICLES, MAGNETIC CARRIER AND DEVELOPER - The present invention relates to magnetic composite particles comprising at least magnetic fine particles and a bio-based polymer, wherein the magnetic composite particles have an average particle diameter of 10 to 100 μm, and a content of the magnetic fine particles in the magnetic composite particles is 50 to 99.9% by weight; a magnetic carrier; and a developer. The magnetic composite particles, magnetic carrier and developer according to the present invention are effective for reduction of environmental burden such as saving of underground sources and prevention of global warming, have a high safety for human bodies and a high durability, and are capable of forming developed images with a high quality. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064449 | BLACK MAGNETIC IRON OXIDE PARTICLES - The present invention relates to black magnetic iron oxide particles comprising magnetite as a main component, wherein when the black magnetic iron oxide particles are molded into a tablet shape, an electric resistance value of the tablet in an alternating current electric field is controlled to produce an impedance of not less than 2×10 | 2012-03-15 |
20120064450 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A toner includes a binder including two different weight molecular weight resins, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein a gel permeation chromatogram (GPC) molecular weight distribution curve of the toner has a major peak (Mp) present in a range of about 1.0×10 | 2012-03-15 |
20120064451 | CARRIER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE, AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE CARRIER - A carrier comprising a magnetic core particle having a shape factor SF-2 of 130 to 160 and a resin layer covering a surface of the magnetic core particle. The resin layer comprises a conductive particle and a resin obtained by heating a copolymer comprising a silicon-containing A unit and another silicon-containing B unit having. | 2012-03-15 |
20120064452 | CARRIER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, DEVELOPER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image comprising a core material and a coating resin layer that covers the core material,wherein the core material is a ferrite particle having a Brunauer-Emmitt-Teller (BET) specific surface area of from about 0.12 m | 2012-03-15 |