13th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120077029 | Plastic Laminate and Non-Stick Lid Constructed of Plastic Laminate - A device for closing a food container that includes a barrier substrate that sufficiently inhibits oxygen and moisture transfer therethrough and that has a portion of a first major surface coated with a functional layer that comprises a thermoplastic adhesive and a release agent. The release agent operational such that the lid is incompatible at least with conventional shrink wrap film (LDPE) during a conventional heat shrinking process. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077030 | MULTISTAGE PREPARATION OF AQUEOUS PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE DISPERSIONS FOR PRODUCING SELF-ADHESIVE ARTICLES - Described is a process for preparing an aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion from ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable monomers. In a first stage, a first polymer is prepared by free-radical emulsion polymerization. In a second stage, an aqueous polymer dispersion is prepared in the presence of the first polymer, where the glass transition temperature calculated for a polymer prepared from the monomers of the second stage is less than −20° C. The monomers of the first stage comprise monomers with acid groups. The polymerization of the first stage takes place at a low pH of less than 5. The acid groups of the first polymer are neutralized during, or before and during, the polymerization of the second stage to an extent such that the pH of the polymer dispersion at the end of the second stage is greater than 5. The aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersions can be used for producing self-adhesive articles, especially self-adhesive labels and adhesive tapes. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077031 | CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF THIN MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE - The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for the synthesis of thin multi-walled carbon nanotube(MWCNT). More particularly, this invention relates to a multi-component metal catalyst composition comprising i) main catalyst of Co and Al, ii) inactive support of Mg and iii) optional co-catalyst at least one selected from Ni, Cr, Mn, Mo, W, Pb, Ti, Sn, or Cu. Further, the present invention affords thin multi-walled carbon nanotube having 5˜20 nm of diameter and 100˜10,000 of aspect ratio in a high yield. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077032 | CARBON NANOFIBERS DERIVED FROM POLYMER NANOFIBERS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE NANOFIBERS - A method for producing one or more nanofibers includes providing (a) a solution comprising a polymer and a solvent, (b) a nozzle for ejecting the solution, and (c) a stationary collector disposed a distance d apart from the nozzle. A voltage is applied between the nozzle and the stationary collector, and a jet of the solution is ejected from the nozzle toward the stationary collector. An electric field intensity of between about 0.5 and about 2.0 kV/cm is maintained, where the electric field intensity is defined as a ratio of the voltage to the distance d. At least a portion of the solvent from the stream is evaporated, and one or more polymer nanofibers are deposited on the stationary collector as the stream impinges thereupon. Each polymer nanofiber has an average diameter of about 500 nm or less and may serve as a precursor for carbon fiber production. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077033 | CARBON NANOTUBE-RICH RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a carbon nanotube-rich resin composition containing a granulated carbon nanotube in a large amount, in which the scattering property of the carbon nanotube is greatly reduced, the workability (such as processibility and handlability) is improved, and other physical properties such as wettability/dispersibility (with polymer matrix), conductivity and mechanical properties are significantly improved. The disclosed carbon nanotube-rich resin composition contains a carbon nanotube coated with a thermoplastic resin as a binder, wherein a carbon nanotube in an amount of 100 to 1500 parts by weight is combined with respect to 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077034 | SYNTHESIS OF SILICON NANORODS - A method for making silicon nanorods is provided. In accordance with the method, Au nanocrystals are reacted with a silane in a liquid medium to form nanorods, wherein each of said nanorods has an average diameter within the range of about 1.2 nm to about 10 nm and has a length within the range of about 1 nm to about 100 nm. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077035 | NEW GRAPHITE MATERIAL - A non-exfoliated graphite powder comprises highly oriented grain aggregates (HOGA) having a new morphology and surface chemistry. Methods for the production of such graphite powders as well as products comprising such novel graphite particles is also disclosed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077036 | HEXAGONAL TYPE BARIUM TITANATE POWDER, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF, DIELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - To provide a hexagonal type barium titanate powder having a fine and uniform particle size and contributing to a thinner dielectric layer. A hexagonal type barium titanate powder according to the present invention has the following characteristics that a maximum particle diameter is 1.0 μm or less, a ratio of 90% accumulated particle diameter and 50% accumulated particle diameter is 3.0 or less, and a hexagonal ratio is 50% or more. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077037 | METAL COMPLEX NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing metal complex nanoparticles, the method having: providing an aqueous solution containing a metal cyano complex anion having a metal atom M | 2012-03-29 |
20120077038 | A PROCESS FOR INCORPORATING AN INTERPENETRATING NETWORK OR BLEND INTO THE SURFACE LAYER OF A POLYMERIC ARTICLE - The present invention provides a plastic article containing a first polymer and an interpenetrating network or blend of a second polymer infused in a surface layer of the first polymer, wherein the second polymer is the product of photopolymerizing, in a de-oxygenated environment, a reactive monomer in the presence of one or more radical photoinitiators. The present invention also provides a process for the infusion of a surface layer polymer interpenetrating network (“IPN”) or interpenetrating blend (“IPB”) into plastic articles. By inclusion of a second polymer within the pre-existing first polymer, surface modification of the physical and chemical properties of the host polymer may be enhanced. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077039 | POLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION, INSULATING FILM MANUFACTURED USING THE POLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE INSULATING FILM - Provided is a polymer resin composition for manufacturing an insulating film for manufacture of a printed circuit board. The polymer resin composition includes polymer resins and graphene for linking the polymer resins with larger attraction than Van Deer Waals's force of the polymer resins. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077040 | HEAT DISSIPATION COATING AGENT AND HEAT-DISSIPATING PLATE INCLUDING SAME - The present invention relates to a heat dissipation coating agent and to a heat-dissipating plate including same, which efficiently dissipate heat from the surface of a heat-dissipating plate of an electric/electronic component. Particularly, the heat dissipation coating agent, which is applied to the surface of a heat-dissipating plate of an electric/electronic component, includes infrared radiation powder and a binder, and the heat-dissipating plate is coated with a heat dissipation layer consisting of the heat dissipation coating agent. Since the heat dissipation coating agent applied to the heat-dissipating plate is highly conductive, heat is emitted from the heat-dissipating plate by conduction as well as convection. In particular, the heat dissipation coating agent, which conducts heat with high conductivity, can be applied to a heat-dissipating plate of a high-power LED light source. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077041 | FLUOROOXYALKYLENE GROUP-CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITION, A SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT COMPRISING THE SAME AND AN ARTICLE TREATED WITH THE AGENT - A fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer composition including a liner fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer represented by the formula (1) which has a hydrolysable group at a terminal and is hereinafter called “one-terminal modified polymer”, and a liner fluorooxyalkylene group-containing polymer represented by the following formula (2) which has hydrolysable groups at the both terminals and is hereinafter called “both-terminal modified polymer”, wherein an amount of the both-terminal modified polymer is 0.1 mole % or more and less than 10 mole %, relative to a total mole of the one-terminal modified polymer and the both-terminal modified polymer. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077042 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE CONDUCTORS HAVING HIGH WORK FUNCTION - There is provided a transparent composite conductor. The composite conductor has a first layer that includes a transparent conductive material and a second layer that includes a fluorinated acid polymer. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077043 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE CONDUCTORS HAVING HIGH WORK FUNCTION - There is provided a transparent composite conductor. The composite conductor has a first layer that includes a transparent conductive material and a second layer that includes a fluorinated acid polymer. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077044 | BIODISINTEGRATABLE COMPOSITE FOILS - The use of an aqueous polyurethane dispersion adhesive is described for producing biodisintegratable composite foils where at least two substrates are adhesive-bonded to one another with use of the polyurethane dispersion adhesive, where at least one of the substrates is a biodisintegrable polymer foil. At least 60% by weight of the polyurethane is composed of diisocyanates, polyesterdiols, and at least one bifunctional carboxylic acid selected from dihydroxycarboxylic acids and diaminocarboxylic acids. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077045 | SOIL RESISTANT CLEANER AND SURFACE TREATMENT - A soil resistant laminate composition and a soil resistant treatment use composition are provided. In particular, a laminate composition comprising a multilayer composition of a clean or soiled surface and a dried layer of a soil resistant agent are disclosed. Soil resistant agents according to the invention include copolymers of a maleic/olefin, an olefin/acrylate and combinations thereof and are suitable for delivery with a detergent carrier. A kit and methods for treating a clean or soiled surface using a soil resistant laminate composition and a soil resistant treatment use composition are provided by the present invention. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077046 | Composition for forming hardcoat layer, optical film, method of producing optical film, polarizing plate and image display device - A composition for forming a hardcoat layer, contains: at least one antifouling agent selected from a fluorine-containing compound having a polymerizable unsaturated group and a polysiloxane compound having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 or more and a polymerizable unsaturated group; dimethyl carbonate; a compound having an unsaturated double bond; and a photopolymerization initiator. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077047 | Antistatic hardcoat layer-forming composition, optical film, production method of optical film, polarizing plate and image display device - A antistatic hard coat layer-forming composition having the following (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) an ion-conducting compound, (b) a polyethylene oxide compound having one or more photopolymerizable groups, having no hydroxyl group, and having a —(CH | 2012-03-29 |
20120077048 | Graft composition for improved tie layers - Graft compositions, useful for tie-layer adhesives, are disclosed. The graft compositions comprise the reaction product of a live, grafted polyolefin and an olefin elastomer. The grafted polyolefin is first made by heating a polyolefin and an unsaturated monomer. Further reaction of the live, grafted polyolefin with an olefin elastomer provides the graft composition. Grafting efficiency is boosted dramatically by the presence of the olefin elastomer and use of the additional reaction step. The graft composition, when formulated into a tie-layer adhesive at low concentration, affords multilayer structures with good adhesion and high clarity. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077049 | MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING A LUBRICIOUS COATING WITH A HYDROPHILIC COMPOUND IN AN INTERLOCKING NETWORK - A medical device having a lubricious coating on at least a section of the medical device, and a method of coating a medical device, the lubricious coating being applied over a primer coating which is directed applied to the medical device. The coating can include one or more agents which provide enhanced adhesion of the coating on the device. The lubricious coating can be a network of a hydrophilic compound cross-linked to itself and interlocked with a network of a cross-linked polymerized multifunctional monomer or polymer. Additionally, the lubricious coating can be provided with one or more therapeutic or diagnostic agents, and in one embodiment the agentelutes relatively quickly in a concentrated release from the lubricious coating upon hydration of the coating. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077050 | Award trophy - A novel award trophy that includes a supporting base, a riser member superimposed over the supporting base, a first uniquely configured connector member having a plurality of securement legs for inter-connecting the riser member with the supporting base, a trophy superimposed over the riser member and a second uniquely configured connector member having a plurality of securement legs for inter-connecting the trophy with the riser member. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077051 | STEEL SHEET HAVING HIGH YOUNG'S MODULUS, HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET USING THE SAME, ALLOYED HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL, SHEET, STEEL PIPE HAVING HIGH YOUNG'S MODULUS, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In an embodiment of a steel sheet having high Young's modulus, the steel can include in terms of mass %, e.g., C: 0.0005 to 0.30%, Si: 2.3% or less, Mn: 2.7 to 5.0%, P: 0.15% or less, 0.015% or less, Mo: 0.15 to 1.5%, B: 0.0006 to 0.01%, and Al: 0.15% or less, with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. One or both of {110}<223> pole density and {110}<111> pole density in the ⅛ sheet thickness layer can be 10 or more, and a Young's modulus in a rolling direction can be more than 230 GPa. Other embodiments can include, e.g., Mn: 0.1 to 5.0%, N: 0.01% or less, and one or more of Mo: 0.005 to 1.5%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.20%, Ti: at least 48/14×N (mass %) and 0.2% or less, and B: 0.0001 to 0.01%, at a total content of 0.015 to 1.91 mass %. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077052 | MULTILAYERED CELLULAR METALLIC GLASS STRUCTURES - Multi-layered cellular metallic glass structures and methods of preparing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the cellular metallic glass structure includes at least one patterned metallic glass sheet and at least one additional sheet. The at least one patterned metallic glass sheet may include multiple sheets connected together to form a group of sheets, and the structure may include a group of sheets sandwiched between two outer sheets. The patterned metallic glass sheets may be patterned by thermoplastically forming two- and/or three-dimensional patterns in the metallic glass sheets. The metallic glass cellular structures are useful in a wide variety of applications, including but not limited to blast protection applications, energy absorption applications, structural support applications, biomedical implant applications, heat exchanger applications, thermal management applications, electrical shielding applications, magnetic shielding applications, and debris and radial | 2012-03-29 |
20120077053 | BARRIER LAYERS - Methods for fabricating integrated circuit electrical interconnects and electrical interconnects are provided. Methods include providing a substrate having a surface, the surface having a feature formed therein wherein the feature is a trench or via, depositing a metal layer, the metal of the metal layer being selected from the group consisting of Ru, Co, Pt, Ir, Pd, Re, and Rh, onto surfaces of the feature, depositing a copper seed layer wherein the copper seed layer comprises a dopant and the dopant is selected from the group consisting of Mn, Mg, MgB | 2012-03-29 |
20120077054 | ELECTROLYTIC GOLD OR GOLD PALLADIUM SURFACE FINISH APPLICATION IN CORELESS SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - Electronic assemblies including coreless substrates having a surface finish, and their manufacture, are described. One method includes electrolytically plating a first copper layer on a metal core in an opening in a patterned photoresist layer. A gold layer is electrolytically plated on the first copper layer in the opening. An electrolytically plated palladium layer is formed on the gold layer. A second copper layer is electrolytically plated on the palladium layer. After the electrolytically plating the second copper layer, the metal core and the first copper layer are removed, wherein a coreless substrate remains. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077055 | METAL PLATE FOR HEAT EXCHANGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL PLATE FOR HEAT EXCHANGE - The present invention provides a metal plate for heat exchange which facilitates nucleate boiling and is extremely excellent in heat conductivity. In the metal plate for heat exchange of the present invention, a recess part | 2012-03-29 |
20120077056 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE BIMETAL - A high-temperature bimetal capable of being inhibited from considerably shifting from an original position when the temperature has fallen to an ordinary temperature is provided. This high-temperature bimetal (1) includes a high thermal expansion layer (2) made of austenitic stainless steel and a low thermal expansion layer (3) made of a thermosensitive magnetic metal having a Curie point and bonded to the high thermal expansion layer. The high-temperature bimetal is employed over both a high temperature range of not less than the Curie point and a low temperature range of less than the Curie point, while an upper limit of operating temperatures in the high temperature range of not less than the Curie point is at least 500° C. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077057 | Galvanostatic Dealloying for Fabrication of Constrained Blanket Nanoporous Gold Films - A system and method for fabricating a blanket metallic nanoporous film positioned a substrate in an electrochemical cell using a galvanostatic dealloying method where areal current density is directly controlled and the process is terminated when the potential reaches a predetermined cut-off value. A blanket metallic nanoporous film attached to a substrate that is substantially crack free, has a bicontinuous porous structure with the interconnecting ligaments having a length scale from 10 nm to 30 nm, and has a continuous interconnected porous region having a length scale from 10 nm to 30 nm. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077058 | CORROSION AND WEAR-RESISTANT CLADDINGS - The present invention discloses corrosion and wear-resistant claddings comprising hard particles and an alloying addition dispersed in a nickel-based alloy matrix. The alloying addition comprises at least one of molybdenum or copper. The cladding does not include cobalt-bonded tungsten carbide particles. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077059 | Process for the Production of a Storage-Stable Barium Sulphate Having Good Dispersibility - The invention concerns a process for the production of a storage-stable barium sulphate, the barium sulphate produced thereby and the use thereof as an additive. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077060 | EVALUATION METHOD OF MAGNETIC DISK, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC DISK, AND MAGNETIC DISK - An evaluation method that can easily evaluate properties of a carbon protective film and a lubricant on a magnetic-disk surface or particularly, an evaluation method of a magnetic disk in which the properties of the magnetic-disk surface can be evaluated accurately so that a strict demand for interactions between the magnetic-disk surface and a head can be met is provided. In a state in which an element portion of the magnetic head provided with the head element portion that projects by thermal expansion is projected, after being brought into contact with a predetermined radial position on the surface of the rotating magnetic disk, the head is further made to perform seeking in a state in which the element portion is projected by a specified amount, whereby the properties of the carbon film or the lubricant formed on the magnetic-disk surface is evaluated. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077061 | Nickel-Metal Hydride Accumulator - A nickel-metal hydride accumulator for industrial applications has positive nickel hydroxide electrodes and, separated therefrom, negative metal hydride electrodes as well as an alkaline electrolyte surrounding the electrodes. An improved nickel-metal hydride accumulator that is in particular insensitive to influences of temperature has a thermal arrangement which increases the specific thermal capacity of the accumulator and is formed by an additional electrolyte volume, wherein the accumulator comprises a plastics material housing which receives the electrodes and the electrolyte and is provided with a pressure relief valve. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077062 | VENT FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell includes a housing having a first end and a vent located at the first end that is configured to deploy from the housing to allow the expulsion of gases from within the cell. The electrochemical cell also includes at least one projection extending outward from the first end adjacent the vent. The at least one projection is configured to prevent accidental deployment of the vent. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077063 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - An electrical system, including an energy storage, in particular an electrochemical energy storage, has at least one cell having an anode, a cathode, and a fluid electrolyte, which allows a current flow from the anode to the cathode. The cell has at least two openings, the openings being connected by a connector for the circulatory conveyance of the electrolyte. The safety and the longevity of an energy storage are improved in this way. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077064 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - According to one embodiment, it is provided with a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery represented by a general formula Li(Li | 2012-03-29 |
20120077065 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a flat-shaped electrode wound body. Positive and negative terminals are connected respectively to the body and placed to partially protrude from a battery lid. Assuming that the body length in a winding axial direction is W, the body size in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction and parallel to the flat surfaces is H, and a distance between a farthest position in a connecting range of one of the terminals, in which the terminal is connected to an uncoated portion, from the lid and the body edge located on the lid side is X, the values W, H, and X are determined so that a point defined in a plane (X/H, H/W) by values (X/H) and (H/W) is located in a triangle defined by joining three points, (0.50, 0.70), (0.32, 0.40), and (0.70, 0.40) in the same plane. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077066 | Water based biological and photochemical batteries - The designs of prototype batteries are described based on some biological Fenton reactions and the photo-excitation of singlet oxygen. The biological battery consists of hydrogen peroxide (or an acid) and ferrous gluconate complexed with a second ligand. Salts such as sodium chloride or ammonium chloride are used as the electrolyte. The photochemical battery uses an aqueous paste of ferrous gluconate with an additional ligand and is irradiated by light. The power of the battery is higher by adding small amount of titanium oxide to ferrous gluconate. The power of these batteries can be increased by using higher concentration of the chemicals or connecting multiple batteries in sequence and/or in parallel. Replacing ferrous ion with cupric ions increases the current of the battery by about 20 times. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077067 | Fe-V Redox Flow Batteries - A redox flow battery having a supporting solution that includes Cl | 2012-03-29 |
20120077068 | Redox Flow Batteries Having Multiple Electroactive Elements - Introducing multiple redox reactions with a suitable voltage range can improve the energy density of redox flow battery (RFB) systems. One example includes RFB systems utilizing multiple redox pairs in the positive half cell, the negative half cell, or in both. Such RFB systems can have a negative electrolyte, a positive electrolyte, and a membrane between the negative electrolyte and the positive electrolyte, in which at least two electrochemically active elements exist in the negative electrolyte, the positive electrolyte, or both. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077069 | COMPOSITION FOR MANUFACTURING CONTACTS, AND CONTACTS AND CONNECTOR USING SAME - A composition for making a contact contains predetermined amounts of cobalt and sulfur and has a predetermined average particle size. The composition for making the contact includes a nickel-cobalt alloy containing 20% by weight to 55% by weight of cobalt, and 0.002 part by weight to 0.02 part by weight of sulfur with respect to 100 parts by weight of the nickel-cobalt alloy, the composition having an average particle size of 0.10 μm to 0.35 μm. The contact made with the composition may be included in a connector. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077070 | COMPOSITION AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A cathode composition is provided. The cathode composition includes at least one electroactive metal, wherein the electroactive metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, iron, cobalt, chromium, manganese, silver, antimony, cadmium, tin, lead and zinc; a first alkali metal halide; an electrolyte salt comprising a reaction product of a second alkali metal halide and a metal halide, wherein the electrolyte salt has a melting point of less than about 300 degrees Centigrade; and a metal chlorosulfide compound having a formula (I) M | 2012-03-29 |
20120077071 | POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - A pouch-type secondary battery including: an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator; a negative electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode plate and having a first tab tape; and a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the positive electrode plate and having a second tab tape wherein one or two of end portions which the positive electrode tab crosses are located inside a sealing portion. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077072 | MULTI-LAYER MICROPOROUS FILM - Embodiments of the invention relate to microporous membranes that include first and second layers. The first layer includes ≦20.0 wt. % polymethylpentene and the second layer includes a compatibilizer. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes and the use of such membranes as battery separator film. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077073 | MULTI-LAYER MICROPOROUS FILM - The invention relates to microporous membranes having at least two layers, a first layer comprising polymethylpentene and a second layer which comprises a polymer and has a composition that is not substantially the same as that of the first layer. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion batteries. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077074 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material including a titanium oxide compound having a monoclinic titanium dioxide crystal structure and satisfying the equation (I). | 2012-03-29 |
20120077075 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - A stack type battery has a stacked electrode assembly ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120077076 | HETEROAROMATIC-BASED ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - The present invention provides an electrolyte for lithium and/or lithium-ion batteries comprising a lithium salt in a liquid carrier comprising heteroaromatic compound including a five-membered or six-membered heteroaromatic ring moiety comprising carbon atoms and at least one heteroatom forming a neutral aromatic ring, the at least one heteroatom being selected from a Group V element (preferably N) and a Group VI element (preferably O or S), the heteroaromatic ring moiety bearing least one carboxylic ester or carboxylic anhydride substituent bound to at least one carbon atom of the heteroaromatic ring. Preferred heteroaromatic ring moieties include pyridine compounds, pyrazine compounds, pyrrole compounds, furan compounds, and thiophene compounds. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077077 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a battery assembly that is lightweight while ensuring sufficient bonding strength that is required between frames, as well as a method of manufacturing the same. The battery assembly includes a plurality of cell units that are integrated together, each of the plurality of cell units including: a cell having a metal case; and a plastic frame that is integrally formed with an outer surface of the case, wherein the cell units are integrated together by having the frames of adjacent ones of the cell units joined together through surfaces thereof. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077078 | All-Solid-State Lithium Secondary Battery - A main object of the present invention is to provide a safe and highly-reliable all-solid-state lithium secondary battery using a sulfide-based solid electrolyte material which can restrain generation of hydrogen sulfide gas, in case a large amount of water is entered into a battery case by an accident such as submersion associated with a breakage of the container. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077079 | Redox Flow Batteries Based on Supporting Solutions Containing Chloride - Redox flow battery systems having a supporting solution that contains Cl | 2012-03-29 |
20120077080 | Lithium super-battery with a chemically functionalized disordered carbon cathode - An electrochemical energy storage device, lithium super-battery, comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a porous separator disposed between the two electrodes, and a lithium-containing electrolyte in physical contact with the two electrodes, wherein the positive electrode comprises a disordered carbon material having a functional group that reversibly reacts with a lithium atom or ion. The disordered carbon material is selected from a soft carbon, hard carbon, polymeric carbon or carbonized resin, meso-phase carbon, coke, carbonized pitch, carbon black, activated carbon, or partially graphitized carbon. In a preferred embodiment, a lithium super-battery having a functionalized disordered carbon cathode and a Li | 2012-03-29 |
20120077081 | ELECTRODE COMPRISING A MODIFIED COMPLEX OXIDE AS ACTIVE SUBSTANCE - An electrode includes an electrically conducting support carrying an electrode material, which has an active substance consisting of particles of a complex oxide which at their surface carry organic phosphorous groups fixed by covalent bonding. The complex oxide may be LiV3O8, LiMn2O4, LiCoO2, LiMPO4 with M=Fe, Mn or Co, Li2MSiO4 with M=Fe, Mn or Co, LiFeBO3, Li4Ti5O12, LiMn2O4, LiNi1−y−zMnyCozAltO2 (0 2O5, MnO2, LiFePO4F, Li3V2(PO4)3, and LiVPO4F. The electrode is useful in particular for lithium batteries. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077082 | Lithium Battery Electrodes with Ultra-thin Alumina Coatings - Electrodes for lithium batteries are coated via an atomic layer deposition process. The coatings can be applied to the assembled electrodes, or in some cases to particles of electrode material prior to assembling the particles into an electrode. The coatings can be as thin as 2 Ångstroms thick. The coating provides for a stable electrode. Batteries containing the electrodes tend to exhibit high cycling capacities. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077083 | ELECTRODE MIX, ELECTRODE MIX PASTE, ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode mixture containing a particulate electrode active material, an electrically conductive material and a binder, wherein the electrode active material comprises a particulate core material and a coating material adhering in the form of particles or a layer to the surface of the core material, the core material is obtained by a method comprising a step of coprecipitating two or more transition metal elements, and the binder comprises a water-soluble macromolecule or a water-dispersible macromolecule or both. An electrode comprising the electrode mixture and an electrode collector. An electrode mixture paste containing the electrode mixture and water. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode is the electrode. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077084 | LITHIUM BATTERY WITH CHARGING REDOX COUPLE - In accordance with one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode and including an electron conducting matrix, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an electrolyte including a salt, and a charging redox couple located within the positive electrode, wherein the electrochemical cell is characterized by the transfer of electrons from a discharge product located in the positive electrode to the electron conducting matrix by the charging redox couple during a charge cycle. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077085 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERYAND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode active material layer containing at least a positive electrode active material and a binder and a coating layer containing a polymer provided on the positive electrode active material layer, wherein the polymer has a block chain A composed of a random copolymer containing a repeating unit (I) represented by formula (I) and a repeating unit (II) represented by formula (II) and a block chain B containing a repeating unit (III) represented by formula (III) | 2012-03-29 |
20120077086 | SURFACE AGENT HAVING DISCHARGE FUNCTION AND BATTERY USING THE SAME - The surface agent contains a grounding layer, two nucleic acid molecular layers, a partitioning grid layer, a silver circuit layer, and two insulating layers. The grounding layer is made of carbon and metallic materials such as aluminum, copper, and is connected to the negative electrode of a rechargeable battery The silver circuit layer is connected to the positive electrode. The nucleic acid molecular layers are positioned between the silver circuit and grounding layers and the partitioning grid layer is sandwiched therebetween. The nucleic acid molecules are produced by mixing ferric oxide extracted from mulberry fruit and acetate. As the ferric oxide is a bad conductor capable of carrying charges, electricity would suffer more loss as it is conducted through the bad conductor. As such, the rechargeable battery could be continuously discharged, and the memory effect is therefore avoided to maintain the rechargeable battery's capacity. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077087 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention relates to negative-electrode active material for rechargeable lithium battery comprising: a core comprising material capable of doping and dedoping lithium; and, a carbon layer formed on the surface of the core, wherein the carbon layer has a three dimensional porous structure comprising nanopores regularly ordered on the carbon layer with a pore wall of specific thickness placed therebetween. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077088 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY BY USING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the steps of mixing a lithium source and a tetravalent manganese source and reacting the lithium source and the manganese source at a temperature lower than 600° C. while tetravalent manganese is reduced, so as to produce a lithium manganese compound oxide, wherein the positive electrode active material is formed from the lithium manganese compound oxide where the lithium manganese compound oxide is represented by a general formula Li | 2012-03-29 |
20120077089 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM PRIMARY CELL - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium primary cell. The positive electrode active material can reduce the internal resistance of the positive electrode of a lithium primary cell and can maintain the load characteristics and the discharge voltage not only at high temperatures but also at low temperatures. The positive electrode active material includes a fluoride of a low crystalline carbon. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077090 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM PRIMARY CELL - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium primary cell. The positive electrode active material can reduce the internal resistance of the positive electrode of a lithium primary cell and can maintain the load characteristics and the discharge voltage not only at high temperatures but also at low temperatures. The positive electrode active material includes a high-temperature treated fluoride produced by treating a fluoride of a carbon material at 200° C. to 400° C. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077091 | ELECTROLYTE INCLUDING AMIDE COMPOUND AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electrolyte. The electrolyte includes an amide compound and an ionizable lithium salt. The amide compound has a specific structure in which an amine group is substituted with at least one alkoxyalkyl group and at least one halogen atom is present. The electrolyte has good thermal and chemical stability, a low resistance and a high ionic conductivity. In addition, the electrolyte has a high upper limit of electrochemical window due to its improved oxidation stability. Therefore, the electrolyte can be useful for the fabrication of an electrochemical device. Further disclosed is an electrochemical device including the electrolyte. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077092 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY, LITHIUM BATTERY USING THE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - An electrolyte membrane for a lithium battery, the electrolyte membrane including: a matrix including a polymerization product of a (meth)acrylate monomer composition; and a porous metal-organic framework dispersed in the matrix, wherein the metal-organic framework includes a crystalline compound including a metal ion or metal ion cluster which is chemically bound to an organic ligand, and a liquid electrolyte including a lithium salt and a nonaqueous organic solvent. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077093 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative-electrode active material layer | 2012-03-29 |
20120077094 | Air Cathode Tubes for Rechargeable Metal Air Batteries - Implementations and techniques for employing cathode tubes in metal air battery devices or systems are generally disclosed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077095 | Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems and Methods - A three-dimensional electrode array for use in electrochemical cells, fuel cells, capacitors, supercapacitors, flow batteries, metal-air batteries and semi-solid batteries. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077096 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND PROCESSES - A fuel cell system comprises an oxygen removing device having an inlet fluidly connected to at least one of the reactant gas source and an outlet of the cathode gas flow field, and an outlet fluidly connected to each of an anode control valve and a cathode control valve. Various fuel cell operation processes are also disclosed. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077097 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell apparatus; an exhaust gas passage through which an exhaust gas from the fuel cell apparatus is discharged; and a water tank configured to store water present within the exhaust gas. The water tank includes a first reservoir, a second reservoir, and a communication part which is configured to allow the first reservoir and the second reservoir to communicate with each other at a lower part of the water tank. The second reservoir of the water tank is provided with a drain outlet which is disposed above the communication part. The exhaust gas passage is connected to the first reservoir of the water tank. The exhaust gas passage is configured such that: in cases where a flow of the exhaust gas within the exhaust gas passage is not blocked at any position downstream from the water tank, the exhaust gas is discharged to the atmosphere from the exhaust gas passage; and in cases where the flow of the exhaust gas within the exhaust gas passage is blocked at a position downstream from the water tank, the exhaust gas is discharged to the atmosphere through the drain outlet of the water tank. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077098 | FUEL CELLS WITH A NON-PARALLEL GAS FLOW CHANNEL CONFIGURATION AND METHODS THEREOF - A fuel cell apparatus including a fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode assembly between an anode and a cathode, a first set of channels between the anode and the assembly, and a second set of channels between the cathode and the assembly. The first set of channels is spaced from and extends across a width of the second set of channels in a non-parallel configuration and at least one of the first or second set of channels are oriented to provide gravitationally assisted water removal; at least one of the first set or second set of channels has a shorter length than the other one of the first set and second set of channels; or at least one of the first set or second set of channels has intrusion regions that extend portions of the assembly into at least one of the first set or second set of channels. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077099 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH MULTIPLE FUEL STREAMS - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell including an electrochemical cell, a first fuel reformer, and a first feed tube. The electrochemical cell includes an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte. The anode at least partially defines an anode chamber. The anode is configured to convert a reformed fuel to an exhaust fluid comprising water. The fuel reformer is configured to receive raw fuel and to convert raw fuel to reformed fuel. The fuel reformer is disposed within the anode chamber. The first feed tube is disposed within the anode chamber. The first feed tube is configured to route raw fuel downstream the first fuel reformer such that raw fuel reacts with water of the exhaust fluid. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077100 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS UTILIZING TAYLOR VORTEX FLOWS - Electrochemical cells ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120077101 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120077102 | METHOD OF SHUTTING DOWN FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method of shutting down a fuel cell system includes a first step of supplying hydrogen gas and air to a fuel cell stack to thereby cause the fuel cell stack to generate electricity, and a second step of stopping supply of the hydrogen gas, and then supplying air to the fuel cell stack so as to cause the fuel cell stack to generate electricity upon detection of a command to shut down the fuel cell stack. In the second step, when the pressure of the hydrogen gas is lowered to a preset lower-limit value based on an anode pressure, which actually is measured, the fuel cell stack is caused to stop generating electricity. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077103 | FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR OPERATING FULL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In a fuel cell stack, gas channels and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels in the one plate. A gas inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel in the plate and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water as a heat medium is supplied from a heat medium supply manifold hole to a heat medium inlet header. Water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels by heating the gas inlet header by heat conduction. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077104 | FLUID COMPRESSOR AND FUEL CELL VEHICLE - An air compressor as a fluid compressor includes: a suction port and a delivery port provided at upper and lower portions, respectively, of a pump chamber; a suction passage in communication with the inside of the pump chamber via the suction port; a delivery passage in communication with the inside of the pump chamber via the delivery port ( | 2012-03-29 |
20120077105 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH IMPROVED TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY - The present invention provides a fuel cell stack which can reduce variation in temperature distribution of whole cells by a simple change in the structure of a coolant inlet manifold and a coolant outlet manifold in the fuel cell stack without the use of a conventional insulator, which increases the thickness of the fuel cell stack, a heater, which requires a power supply and its control logic, or a cover for forming an air layer for thermal insulation, which disadvantageously prevents the heat generated in the electrode from being transferred to the end plate. The invention provides a fuel cell stack with improved temperature uniformity, comprising one or more coolant flow guide members positioned within a coolant outlet manifold and/or a coolant inlet manifold, which causes coolant present in the coolant outlet manifold to be recirculated to the coolant inlet manifold and then back through one or more predetermined cells adjacent to the end plate to the coolant outlet manifold, thereby providing uniformity in the heat of the fuel cell stack. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077106 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCE FOR MONITORING THE OPERATING STATE OF A FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for generating a virtual sound source for monitoring the operating state of a fuel cell stack, which monitors in real time the deviation and deterioration of a plurality of cells in a fuel cell stack during operation, and expresses the results as a chord or different sounds, thus allowing a driver to easily recognize the operating state of the fuel cell stack | 2012-03-29 |
20120077107 | COMPOSITE SEPARATOR FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a composite separator for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and a method for manufacturing the same. The inventive method involves allowing graphite foil layers to be brought into direct contact with each other when graphite foils are stacked on both sides of a carbon fiber reinforced composite material prepreg, thereby improving electrical conductivity in the thickness direction of the separator. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077108 | FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE - A fuel cell stack structure comprises a first end plate, a second end plate, a plurality of fuel cells stacked between the first end plate and the second end plate, a distributor positioned near the first end plate for distributing at least one fluid toward the stacked fuel cells, a manifold having a fluid channel therein to be in fluid connection with the distributor and with the stacked fuel cells for receiving the fluid from the distributor and supplying the fluid to the stacked fuel cells, and a channel separator disposed inside the manifold in the longitudinal direction of the stacked fuel cells to separate the fluid channel of the fluid to a first space closer to the stacked fuel cells and a second space far from the stacked fuel cells. With this structure, it is possible to improve performance and durability of the fuel cell stack by uniformly supplying a fluid to the stacked fuel cells. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077109 | CERAMIC POROUS SUBSTRATE, REINFORCED COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE USING THE SAME AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a ceramic porous substrate, a reinforced composite electrolyte membrane using the same, and a membrane-electrode assembly having the same. The ceramic porous substrate comprises: a porous polymer base; and void structures formed on the surface of the porous polymer base by linking the space of the inorganic nanoparticles using a polymer binder or a silane-based inorganic binder. The ceramic porous substrate has improved mechanical properties compared to the porous polymer substrate alone, and the void structures thereof can be controlled in various ways. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077110 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR WITH GASKET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fuel cell separator with a gasket and a method for manufacturing the same, which can prevent corrosion of the separator and improve corrosion resistance of the separator. In particular, the present invention provides a fuel cell separator with a gasket and a method for manufacturing the same, in which an adhesive is coated on the entire or partial surface of the separator, preferably by screen printing. A process of integrally molding a gasket to the separator is then performed such that the edges of the separator are not exposed to the outside after the injection molding process but, rather, are coated with the resin adhesive. The present invention thereby prevents corrosion of the separator, improves corrosion resistance of the separator, and prevents formation of burrs during the injection molding process. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077111 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - Provided is a fuel cell separator that has excellent resistance to heat and hot water and has a glass transition temperature between 140° C. and 165° C. Said fuel cell separator is formed by curing a composition containing a graphite material and a binder component resin. The binder component resin contains a cresol novolac epoxy resin having a hydrolysable chlorine content of at most 450 ppm and an epoxy equivalent weight of 192-210 g/eq, a phenol resin having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of 103-106 g/eq, and an imidazole compound having a molecular weight between 140 and 180. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077112 | FUEL TANK, HYDROGEN REMAINING LEVEL DETECTION SYSTEM, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel tank comprises: multiple pellets each formed of a hydrogen storage metal which is capable of storing hydrogen to be supplied to fuel cells; a support mechanism configured to support the multiple pellets such that they are layered mutually closest to one another while still permitting the volume of the multiple pellets to change; a housing unit configured to house the multiple pellets in a layered state which is maintained by the support mechanism; and a detection unit configured to detect the positions of both ends of the multiple pellets which change due to changes in the volume of the multiple pellets. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077113 | MICROPOROUS POLYETHYLENE FILM WITH THERMALLY STABLE HYBRID-COMPOSITE LAYERS - Provided is a microporous organic/ inorganic composite coated layer comprising a heat resistant resin and inorganic particles, formed on at least one side of microporous polyethylene. The microporous polyethylene composite film is characterized by sufficient permeability and heat resistance at the same time, of which the permeability (Gurley) of overall composite film including a coated layer is not more than 300 sec; shrinkage after 150° C. for 1 hour is 0-3% in both MD/TD directions; maximum shrinkage in TMA is not more than 3%, and TMA meldown temperature is 145-200° C. The microporous polyethylene composite film formed by means of the coated layer possesses stability at high temperature as well as excellent permeability, thereby ensuring reliability and efficiency of a battery at the same time. A separator which conforms to high power/high capacity can be provided thereby. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077114 | Method, Program Product and Apparatus for Model Based Geometry Decomposition for Use in a Multiple Exposure Process - A method of decomposing a target pattern having features to be imaged on a substrate so as to allow said features to be imaged in a multi-exposure process. The method includes the steps of: segmenting a plurality of the features into a plurality of polygons; determining the image log slope (ILS) value for each of the plurality of polygons; determining the polygon having the minimum ILS value, and defining a mask containing the polygon; convolving the defined mask with an eigen function of a transmission cross coefficient so as to generate an interference map, where the transmission cross coefficient defines the illumination system to be utilized to image the target pattern; and, assigning a phase to the polygon based on the value of the interference map at a location corresponding to the polygon, where the phase defines which exposure in said multi-exposure process the polygon is assigned. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077115 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE TREATED BY UV IRRADIATION - A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal between substrates and alignment layers disposed on the inner surface sides of the substrates. The alignment layer is made from a material including polyamic acid containing a diamine component and polyimide containing a diamine component different from the diamine component of the polyamic acid. The alignment layer is subjected to alignment treatment by irradiation of light. UV light can be irradiated in the oblique direction onto the alignment layer through a mask having openings. A reflecting plate can be arranged between a UV light source and the mask. Also, bank structures having a thickness from 0.1 to 0.15 μm can be provided on the alignment layer of the TFT substrate. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077116 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An organic photoreceptor comprising a cylindrical support having thereon at least a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, the cylindrical support having a corrugation processing profile along a central axis direction of the cylindrical support provided on a circumferential surface of the cylindrical support, wherein the corrugation processing profile meets Formula 1: | 2012-03-29 |
20120077117 | YELLOW TONER, DEVELOPING AGENT, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING PROCESS - The invention provides a yellow toner including toner particles comprising colorants and a binder resin, the colorants including at least a C. I. Pigment yellow 180 and a carmine-based pigment, a weight ratio of the C. I. Pigment yellow 180 to the carmine-based pigment being from about 99:1 to about 10,000:1, the binder resin being a polyester resin comprising a first repeating unit derived from a first diol compound, and the first diol compound being a bisphenol A ethylene oxide represented by the following formula (1): | 2012-03-29 |
20120077118 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - A toner for electrostatic image development including: a toner particle containing a polyester resin and a coloring agent; and an uncolored particle containing a polyester resin and not containing a coloring agent, wherein shape factor SF1 of the uncolored particles is 110 or less, and the number of the uncolored particles is 50 or less based on 5,000 toner particles. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077119 | ORANGE TONER AND TONER CARTRIDGE FOR STORING THE SAME, ORANGE DEVELOPER AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE FOR STORING THE SAME, COLOR TONER SET, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An orange toner including a binder resin containing a polyester resin having a dodecenyl succinic acid structure as a constituent unit; and C.I. Pigment Orange 38 in a blending amount of from 5% by mass to 18% by mass relative to the whole mass of the toner and a toner storage container for storing the same, an orange developer and a process cartridge for storing the same, a color toner set, and an image forming apparatus. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077120 | PHOTORESISTS COMPRISING MULTI-AMIDE COMPONENT - New photoresist compositions are provided that comprise a component that comprises two or more amide groups. Preferred photoresists of the invention may comprise a resin with photoacid-labile groups; a photoacid generator compound; and a multi-amide component that can function to decrease undesired photogenrated-acid diffusion out of unexposed regions of a photoresist coating layer | 2012-03-29 |
20120077121 | FLUOROALCOHOL, FLUORINATED MONOMER, POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - Fluoroalcohol compounds of formula (1) are useful in producing polymers which are used as the base resin to formulate radiation-sensitive resist compositions having transparency to radiation having a wavelength of up to 500 nm and improved development characteristics. R | 2012-03-29 |
20120077122 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST FILM - A pattern forming method includes: (i) forming a film from a chemical amplification resist composition that contains (A) a resin, (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation and (C) a tertiary alcohol; (ii) exposing the film; and (iii) performing development by using a developer containing an organic solvent. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077123 | Organic pigments for colour filters - Use of pigments of the formula (I) | 2012-03-29 |
20120077124 | RESIST LOWER LAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION, POLYMER, RESIST LOWER LAYER FILM, PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A resist lower layer film-forming composition includes (A) a polymer that includes a cyclic carbonate structure. The polymer (A) includes a structural unit (I) shown by the following formula (1). | 2012-03-29 |
20120077125 | RESIST COMPOSITION FOR IMMERSION EXPOSURE, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN USING THE SAME, AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND - A resist composition for immersion exposure, including a base component that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid, an acid generator component that generates acid upon exposure, and a fluorine-containing compound represented by a general formula (c-1) that is decomposable in an alkali developing solution: | 2012-03-29 |
20120077126 | Fluorine-Containing Compound, Fluorine-Containing Polymer Compound, Resist Composition, Top Coat Composition And Pattern Formation Method - A fluorine-containing polymer of the present invention contains a repeating unit (a) of the general formula (2) and has a mass-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000. This polymer is suitably used in a resist composition for pattern formation by high energy ray radiation of 300 nm or less wavelength or electron beam radiation or a top coat composition for liquid immersion lithography and is characterized as having high water repellency, notably high receding contact angle. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077127 | Methods Of Forming Patterns - Some embodiments include methods of forming patterns in which a block copolymer-containing composition is formed over a substrate, and is then patterned to form a first mask. The block copolymer of the composition is subsequently induced into forming a repeating pattern within the first mask. Portions of the repeating pattern are then removed to form a second mask from the first mask. The patterning of the block copolymer-containing composition may utilize photolithography. Alternatively, the substrate may have regions which wet differently relative to one another with respect to the block copolymer-containing composition, and the patterning of the first mask may utilize such differences in wetting in forming the first mask. | 2012-03-29 |
20120077128 | SUBSTRATE EDGE TREATMENT FOR COATER/DEVELOPER - A method of substrate edge treatment includes forming a processing target film on a treatment target substrate, applying an energy line to a predetermined position on the processing target film to form a latent image on the processing target film, heating the treatment target substrate in which the latent image is formed on the processing target film, developing the processing target film after the heating, inspecting whether a residue is present at an edge of the treatment target substrate after the developing, and cleaning an end of the treatment target substrate to remove the residue at the edge of the treatment target substrate determined to be defective in the inspecting. | 2012-03-29 |