17th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110097604 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium capable of reducing noise in an electromagnetic transducing characteristic in a configuration including a magnetic recording layer of a granular structure containing Co and an auxiliary recording layer. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes: on a non-magnetic substrate, a first magnetic recording layer | 2011-04-28 |
20110097605 | YEAST BIOFILM BASED FUEL CELL - A yeast biofilm microbial fuel cell has anode and cathode chambers, each containing an electrolyte medium, separated by a proton conducting membrane. A baker's yeast biofilm is induced to form on the anode under electrical poising. A method of making the MFC includes adding baker's yeast and yeast nutrient fuel source to the anode solution, connecting a resistor across the anode and cathode to enable current flow through the resistor for a selected time for poising the anode and formation of the anodic yeast biofilm, replacing the anode solution with a fresh quantity of yeast-free solution, adding fuel source to the solution, and continuing to run the MFC for a selected time under resistance. The steps of replacing the anode solution, adding fuel source and running the cell under load are repeated until the baker's yeast has formed a suitable anodic biofilm. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097606 | BATTERY PACK WITH PRECISE DIMENSIONS - The battery pack has a battery cell | 2011-04-28 |
20110097607 | HOLDER CASE AND BATTERY PACK HAVING THE SAME - A holder case for a battery pack is disclosed. The holder case includes two pieces which are selectively engageable so that the length of the holder case can be varied. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097608 | PCM assembly and prismatic type secondary battery using the same - A protection circuit module (PCM) assembly for use with a battery cell includes a base circuit board on which a plurality of electronic elements are mounted, and a first electrode output terminal formed on the base circuit board. The PCM assembly is to be coupled to a top portion of the battery cell and electrically connected to the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead. The first electrode output terminal is to be directly connected to a first terminal of an external device and to be electrically connected to an electrode terminal of the battery cell to form a first output stage. A second electrode lead at a side of the base circuit board is to be directly connected to a second terminal of the external device and is to be connected to the can or the cap plate to form a second output stage. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097609 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED-CIRCUIT BATTERY DEVICES - A combined battery and device apparatus and associated method. This apparatus includes a first conductive layer, a battery comprising a cathode layer; an anode layer, and an electrolyte layer located between and electrically isolating the anode layer from the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material, the battery disposed such that either the cathode layer or the anode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, and an electrical circuit adjacent face-to-face to and electrically connected to the battery. Some embodiments further include a photovoltaic cell and/or thin-film capacitor. In some embodiments, the substrate includes a polymer having a melting point substantially below 700 degrees centigrade. In some embodiments, the substrate includes a glass. For example, some embodiments include a battery deposited directly on the back of a liquid-crystal display (LCD) device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097610 | Energy storage device - An energy storage device is constructed from a plurality of supercap cells. In each case, some of these supercap cells are interconnected electrically to a storage module. Each of the storage modules is disposed in a housing. The individual supercap cells are in at least indirect heat-conducting contact with the housing. A plurality of the housings are stacked above one another or adjacent to one another such that a fluid can flow through at least partial regions between the housings. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097611 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER USING THE BATTERY - A battery includes: a container; an electrolyte received in the container; and first and second electrodes disposed in the electrolyte and having different electrical potentials upon exposure to the electrolyte. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097612 | SECONDARY BATTERY END CAP ASSEMBLY - A secondary battery end cap assembly is extruded integrally, is provided on a cap plate and corresponds to a first perforation and a second perforation of the cap plate. The first perforation corresponds to a gas seal part of the end cap assembly and a side of the gas seal part is extended with a safety valve corresponding to the second perforation to release gas pressure, preventing the battery from being overly recharged that an interior of the battery is too hot and pressure increases, allowing the battery to explode to cause danger. The safety valve is made by a non-metallic material. Hence, a secondary battery end cap assembly is extruded integrally to effectively reduce manufacturing time and improve production efficiency. Furthermore, as the safety valve is penetrated and embedded by extruding a non-metallic material, gas tightness is enhanced without being unriveted and welding problems. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097613 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly capable of being charged and discharged; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly, the cap assembly including a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case, and a vent member in the cap plate, the vent member being configured to open at a predetermined internal pressure, a terminal exposed to an outer side of the cap plate; a lower insulating member, the lower insulating member insulating the terminal and the cap plate at a lower side of the cap plate; and a channel member between the electrode assembly and the cap plate and forming a space, the channel member being fixed to the lower insulating member. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097614 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including a plurality of battery units with improved insulating and cooling properties between the battery units is provided. In one embodiment, a battery unit includes a battery cell and an insulating wall including a plurality of protrusions contacting the battery cell. The protrusions extend at least partly between opposite edges of the insulating wall and define space between the battery cell and regions between the protrusions. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097615 | BATTERY CELL OF CURVED SHAPE AND BATTERY PACK EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a battery cell which is housed in a variable state cell case in which a pole assembly having an anode/separating film/cathode laminate configuration is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The pole assembly and the cell case are curved together in the same direction at both their ends relative to their central parts in vertical cross section in the axial direction, and they provide a battery cell having a configuration whereby they are curved in a single plane. When such a battery cell is installed in a device having a curved appearance in a single plane or is installed in a location which is curved in a single plane on the inside of a device, there are advantages in that it is efficient, can minimise waste in the space required because of the intimately fined configuration, and it allows the development of devices which have an aesthetically pleasing appearance and which have a diversity of design tailored to consumer preferences. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097616 | BATTERY POSITIONING DEVICE - A battery positioning device for fixing a battery includes a base defining a receiving groove to receive the battery, a first elastic member fixed in the receiving groove to resist a positive electrode of the battery. The first elastic member includes a main body, a fixing portion fixed to the base, and an operating portion. The main body includes a hook thereon. The hook includes a resisting portion to resist the positive electrode of the battery and a hooking portion hooking the positive electrode. The fixing portion and the operating portion extend from opposite ends of the main body, respectively. The operating portion is capable of moving away from the battery, thus deforming the first elastic member to elevate the battery by the hooking portion. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097617 | Battery Set with Heat Conducting Jelly - A battery set filled with heat conducting jelly is disclosed, which comprises a shell, for housing a cooling unit; and a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell being disposed inside the shell while having a heat conducting jelly, featuring with electric insulation and heat conduction abilities, to be filled surrounding the periphery thereof and contacting with the outer surface of each battery cell. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097618 | Connecting device - In order to produce a connecting device for the electrically conductive connection of a plurality of cell terminals of electro-chemical cells of an electro-chemical device which enables the cell connector to be mounted on the electro-chemical cells in a simple and rapid manner wherein the device comprises two or more cell connectors for respectively connecting two cell terminals of different electro-chemical cells to one another in electrically conductive manner, it is proposed that, in an assembly state of the connecting device, at least two cell connectors be integrally connected together after separating out the cell connectors from a starting material. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097619 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack having lead wires connected to a plurality of unit batteries which are distributed to prevent malfunction of the batteries due to contact between the unit batteries and the lead wires. The lead wires are distributed within the minimum distances to facilitate a wire distributing process and reduce manufacturing costs. The battery pack includes unit batteries, a spacer disposed between the unit batteries, a protective circuit module connected to the unit batteries through lead wires, and a holder surrounding the unit batteries and having paths through with the lead wires pass, respectively. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097620 | BUS BAR HOLDER AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery pack includes a plurality of unit batteries; at least one bus bar electrically connecting electrode terminals of unit batteries of the plurality of unit batteries; and a bus bar holder including a holder body extending in a lengthwise direction, and at least one bus bar receiver on the holder body and mounting a respective bus bar of the at least one bus bar thereon, the at least one bus bar receiver having at least one connection hole formed therethrough, wherein the at least one bus bar is connected to an electrode terminal of the electrode terminals through the at least one connection hole. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097621 | PROTECTIVE COVER ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY CONTACTS - A protective cover assembly is used for a battery. The battery includes a plurality of contacts. The protective cover assembly includes a door frame and a slidable door. The door frame is formed on the battery adjacent to the contacts. The slidable door is slidably received in the door frame. The slidable door can be slid along the door frame. The contacts are covered or exposed by the slidable door depending upon the position of the slidable door. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097622 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery that includes: an electrode assembly generating a current; a case accommodating the electrode assembly therein; and a cap assembly coupled to the case so as to be electrically connected with the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode that are sequentially stacked, and the separator includes a main body part disposed between the first and second electrodes and protrusions formed that protrude from the main body part to the side of at least one of an end portion of the first electrode and an end portion of the second electrode. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097623 | SMALL-SCALE BATTERIES AND ELECTRODES FOR USE THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to batteries or other electrochemical devices. In some embodiments, the present invention relates to small-scale batteries or microbatteries. For example, in one aspect of the invention, a battery may have a volume of no more than about 5 mm3, while having an energy density of at least about 400 Wh/l. Other aspect of the invention is directed to techniques of packaging such batteries. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097624 | REDOX ELECTRODES FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICES - Flexible electrodes comprising: a fabric substrate; a conductive polymer, copolymer or mixture of conductive polymers comprising a first component which has high specific electrochemical capacitance, and a second component which has a lower electrochemical capacitance, lower molecular density, and greater electrical conductivity compared to the first component; and a counterion stable to lithium are described. The first component may be a polymer such as polyaniline or polypyrrole, and second component may be a polymer such as polythiophene or polyEDOT. Copolymers, and polymers formed from co-monomer of these monomer units are also described. The electrodes are used in flexible devices such as flexible energy storage devices. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097625 | LITHIUM MICROBATTERY PROVIDED WITH AN ELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTIVE PACKAGING LAYER - A lithium microbattery comprises a packaging thin layer formed by a matrix of polymer material in which metallic particles are dispersed. The packaging thin layer constitutes at least a part of the anodic current collector of the lithium microbattery. The polymer material is advantageously obtained from at least a photopolymerizable precursor material chosen from bisphenol A diglycidylether, bisphenol F butanediol diglycidil ether, 7-oxabicylco[4.1.0]heptane-3-carboxylate of 7-oxabicylco[4.1.0]hept-3-ylmethyl and a mixture of bisphenol A and epichloridine. It can also be a copolymer obtained from a homogenous mixture of at least two photopolymerizable precursor materials, respectively acrylate-base, such as diacrylate 1,6-hexanediol and methacrylate, and epoxide-base, for example chosen from bisphenol A diglycidylether, 7-oxabicylco[4.1.0]heptane-3-carboxylate of 7-oxabicylco[4.1.0]hept-3-ylmethyl and a mixture of bisphenol A and epichloridine. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097626 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATES - An object is to provide a method of manufacturing a hexafluorophosphate, that can simply and easily manufacture an inexpensive and high-quality hexafluorophosphate while suppressing the manufacturing cost, an electrolytic solution containing a hexafluorophosphate, and an electricity storage device including the electrolytic solution. The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a hexafluorophosphate, which comprises reacting at least a phosphorus compound with a fluoride represented by MF | 2011-04-28 |
20110097627 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERIES - The present invention is a negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising at least: particles wherein silicon nanoparticles are dispersed in silicon oxide (silicon oxide particles); and a metal oxide coating formed on a surface of the silicon oxide particles. As a result, there is provided a negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries that enables the production of a negative electrode suitable for lithium-ion secondary batteries and the like that provides improved safety and cycle performance over conventional negative electrode materials. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097628 | NUCLEATION AND GROWTH OF TIN PARTICLES INTO THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPOSITE ACTIVE ANODE FOR LITHIUM HIGH CAPACITY ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to lithium-ion batteries, and more specifically, to a system and method for fabricating such batteries using thin-film processes that form three-dimensional structures. In one embodiment, an anodic structure used to form an energy storage device is provided. The anodic structure comprises a flexible conductive substrate, a plurality of conductive microstructures formed on the conductive substrate, comprising a plurality of columnar projections and dendritic structures formed over the plurality of columnar projections and a plurality of tin particles formed on the plurality of conductive microstructures. In another embodiment, the anodic structure further comprises a tin nucleation layer comprising tin particles formed on the flexible conductive substrate between the flexible conductive substrate and the plurality of conductive microstructures. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097629 | Negative Active Material for Rechargeable Lithium Battery and Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including Same - A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative active material includes Si-based material core, a carbon coating layer coating the surface of the Si-based material core, and an inorganic salt position on the surface of the carbon coating layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097630 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION POLYMER BATTERY, BATTERY CELL, AND LITHIUM ION POLYMER BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a lithium ion polymer battery is provided in which in injecting electrolyte into a lithium ion polymer battery, the battery cell is immersed in an electrolyte impregnation bath to allow the electrolyte to be impregnated into the cell. The electrolyte can be impregnated simultaneously, and as the battery cell is activated, the electrolyte is settled down in the interior of the battery cell. Thus, when the battery cell is sealed, a phenomenon that the electrolyte is present at the sealed portion can be prevented. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097631 | ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE COMPRISING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CARBON NANOTUBE NETWORKS, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE - An organic/inorganic composite is provided. The organic/inorganic composite comprises a silicon (Si) substrate formed with nanorods or nanoholes and three-dimensional networks of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown horizontally in parallel and suspended between the adjacent nanorods or inside the nanoholes. In the organic/inorganic composite, metal catalysts can be uniformly formed on the nanorods or inside the nanoholes, irrespective of the height of the nanorods or the depth of the nanoholes and the shape and aspect ratio of the nanorods or nanoholes. In addition, the carbon nanotubes grow in a three-dimensional network structure directly over the entire surface of the nanorods or the whole inner surface of the nanoholes and are directly connected to the base electrodes. With this configuration, the three-dimensional carbon nanotube networks are highly dense per unit volume, and the organic/inorganic composite is highly electrically conductive and has a large surface area. Therefore, the use of the organic/inorganic composite enables the fabrication of an electronic device with greatly improved efficiency. Further provided are a method for preparing the organic/inorganic composite and an electronic device fabricated using the organic/inorganic composite. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097632 | Air supply unit for a fuel cell stack, fuel cell system and method for operating an air supply unit - In an air supply unit for a fuel cell stack comprising a compressor for compressing air that is fed via a feed line to the fuel cell stack and to a turbine to which also exhaust gas of a combustion chamber can be supplied and wherein an exhaust gas from the combustion chamber is supplied to the turbine, the feed line to the fuel cell stack is in communication with a branch line by way of which compressed air can be fed also to the combustion chamber. The invention further relates to a method for operating an air supply unit for the fuel cell system. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097633 | Fuel Cell System and Motor Vehicle with Such a Fuel Cell System - In the operation of a fuel cell of a fuel cell system, water contained in the exhaust gas is stored in a water tank. The water tank has means for discharging the water in increments or portions. For example, the water can exit as droplets through the porous floor surface of the water tank, and be carried off by the driving wind while the vehicle is driving; or it can be collected at a wall of a water tank and fed into lines, returning it to the exhaust gas flow as droplets. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097634 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING WATER FORMED IN FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel-cell power generation part containing a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte and an air electrode, and a heat-exchange chamber configured to cool a gas emitted from the fuel-cell power generation part to thereby form water. A power generation reaction using a fuel yields electric power and water in the fuel-cell power generation part. The electric power is utilized as driving force typically for an electrical apparatus. A gas containing the water as vapor undergoes heat exchange and condensation to thereby form water in the heat-exchange chamber. The formed water remains inside the heat-exchange chamber without leaking out. The fuel cell system is free from deteriorated performance and uncomfortable feeling in use and can easily and reliably recover the water. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL SYSTEM AND LEAK DETECTION AND INDICATION - An electrochemical cell system is provided having: at least one electrochemical cell stack, each stack having at least one reactant fluid inlet; a pressure transmitter arranged in the at least one reactant fluid inlet of each stack; and a control unit for regulating the electrochemical cell system, the control unit receiving at least one signal value from the pressure transmitter indicative of the reactant fluid pressure. The control unit may compare the at least one signal value with a stored values and generate a leak indication based on the rate of pressure decay within the electrochemical cell system. A method of detecting and indicating a leak is also disclosed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097636 | Disconnecting Procedure For Fuel Cell Systems - A method for shutting down a fuel cell system having at least one fuel cell, especially a fuel cell provided with a proton exchanging membrane, anode and cathode inlets, anode and cathode outlets, an anode recirculation circuit, a device which is operated according to the Venturi principle and is used to convey the gas in the anode recirculation circuit, and a hydrogen and air supply is disclosed. A method characterized by low emission values and high efficiency is provided. The hydrogen supply to the anode is interrupted during shutdown of the fuel cell system and the current generated from the residual hydrogen is supplied to an electric consumer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097637 | PURGE SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL WITH IMPROVED COLD START PERFORMANCE - The present invention provides a purge system for a fuel cell, which can reduce the time required to thaw a frozen valve during cold start-up and reduce the whole start-up time, thus improving the cold start performance. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a purge system for a fuel cell with improved cold start performance, the system preferably including a main pipe connected to a purge gas outlet of a fuel cell stack to discharge a purge gas purging the fuel cell stack and impurities; an auxiliary pipe branched from the main pipe; a purge valve installed in each of the main pipe and the auxiliary pipe to perform an purge operation; a cut-off valve installed at an upstream side of the purge valve in the auxiliary pipe; and a controller for controlling the operation of the purge valves and the cut-off valve. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097638 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell includes: an electrolyte membrane; a first reactive gas channel that is provided on a first surface side of the electrolyte membrane; a second reactive gas channel that is provided on a second surface side of the electrolyte membrane; and a coolant channel. The coolant channel is configured such that a flow direction of the first reactive gas flowing in the first reactive gas channel is opposite to a flow direction of the second reactive gas flowing in the second reactive gas channel, and a downstream portion of the flow of at least one of the first and second reactive gases, in a plane of the electrolyte membrane, is cooled from the central portion within the plane. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097639 | Fuel cell coolant bubble control - To mitigate bubble blockage in water passageways ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110097640 | FUEL CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A fuel cell stack of the present invention includes: a membrane electrode assembly, formed by stacking an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode; and a sealing structure for preventing a fuel that is supplied to the anode electrode and a gas containing an oxidizer that is supplied to the cathode electrode from leaking in a direction different from a stacking direction of the membrane electrode assembly, and has a configuration where pressing force of the sealing structure on the anode electrode side is set larger than pressing force on the cathode electrode side. There are provided a fuel cell stack having a sealing structure excellent in assembly property and replacement property, and a fuel cell using the same. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097641 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack. A fuel cell stack, an example of the fuel cell stack, is configured by alternately overlaying first electricity generating units and second electricity generating units in the horizontal direction. The first electricity units each provided with a first fuel gas flow path, a first oxidant gas flow path, a second fuel gas flow path, and a second oxidant gas flow path, and the flow paths are set to the same phase in the overlaying direction. The second electricity generating units are each provided with a first fuel gas flow path, a first oxidant gas flow path, a second fuel gas flow path, and a second oxidant gas flow path which are set to the same phase in the overlaying direction and are set to a phase different from the phase of the flow paths of the first electricity generating units. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097642 | Polymer electrolyte membrane having high durability and method for producing the same - A polymer electrolyte membrane comprising: (a) a fluorinated polymer electrolyte having an ion exchange group, and (b) a basic polymer, wherein, optionally, at least a part of component (a) and at least a part of component (b) are chemically bonded to each other. A method for producing the above-mentioned polymer electrolyte membrane. A membrane/electrode assembly comprising the above-mentioned polymer electrolyte membrane which is securely sandwiched between an anode and a cathode. A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising the membrane/electrode assembly. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097643 | INTEGRATED PEM FUEL CELL - An integrated PEM fuel cell includes bipolar plate assemblies that utilize fiber groups that extend from the surfaces of gas impermeable plates to terminate in uncoated tips facing adjacent tips to form anodes and cathodes of an MEA assembly. The catalyst support and catalyst can be applied to the tips as beads or thin layers and joined with a membrane. The assembly can use a unified seal and include collector plates at the ends of the stacks, using similar fiber construction. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097644 | FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL - A small fuel cell capable of realizing stable output and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A fuel cell | 2011-04-28 |
20110097645 | Process for Preparing Membranes - Membranes and processes for preparing membranes having weakly acidic or weakly basic groups comprising the steps of: (i) applying a curable composition to a support; (ii) curing the composition for less than 30 seconds to form a membrane; and (iii) optionally removing the membrane from the support; wherein the curable composition comprises a crosslinking agent having at least two acrylic groups. The membranes are particularly useful for producing electricity by reverse electrodialysis. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097646 | Porous-Medium Burning Apparatus - A burning device is provided for fuel cell to be run under high temperature. The burning device uses a specific-designed fuel spraying device having porous medium. The burning device can be used under different statuses of flow in the fuel cell. With the burning device, the fuel cell has improved efficiency by enhancing recycling of system heat and pollution of discharged waste gas is reduced. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097647 | Fuel Cell Sealing Structure And Manufacture Method - A fuel cell seal structure includes a GDL which is formed by a porous body and a gasket which is integrally formed with a peripheral edge of a GDL. The GDL includes a rubber impregnation portion and an impregnation stopping portion. The gasket is integrally formed with a gasket body portion having a thickness dimension larger than a thickness dimension of the GDL and an overlap portion overlapping with the GDL in a plane other than a portion impregnated by the GDL. The rubber impregnation portion of the GDL includes an inner portion which is provided between the impregnation stopping portion and an outer portion overlapping with the overlap portion of the gasket in a plane so as not to overlap with the gasket in a plane. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097648 | Control of a fluid flow in an electrochemical cell - The invention relates to an electrochemical cell, especially a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEM fuel cell) or an electrolysis cell which displays improved efficiency as a result of improved temperature or moisture distribution and/or reactant distribution inside said cell. The invention is characterized in that in an electrochemical cell, comprising a channel structure for feeding, circulating and discharging fluids necessary for the operation of said cell, at least one element ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110097649 | CARRIER AND ADHESION AMOUNT MEASURING APPARATUS, AND MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM OF THE SAME - The present invention measures a quantity of attachment (such as density) of a material (such as catalyst and promoter) attached to a carrier. A carrier | 2011-04-28 |
20110097650 | Catalyst composition, method for fabricating the same and fuel cell including the same - The present invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method for fabricating the same and a fuel cell including the same. The catalyst composition provided by the present invention includes: a catalyst carrier; and a metal solid solution, disposed on the surface of the catalyst carrier, in which the metal solid solution includes palladium and a second metal, and the second metal is selected from the group consisting of gold, platinum, ruthenium, nickel, silver and manganese. Accordingly, the catalyst composition provided by the present invention can exhibit excellent catalytic characteristics, and can be applied in a fuel cell to enhance the electrochemical properties and stability of the fuel cell. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097651 | Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Fabrication Procedure on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell - Provided is a method for fabricating membrane electrode assembly (MEA) on a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. The method includes adhering or fixing the first backing film to a polymer electrolyte membrane; forming a first catalyst layer on the polymer electrolyte membrane; removing the first backing film; adhering or fixing the second backing film to the first catalyst layer formed on the surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane; forming the second catalyst layer on the other side of the polymer electrolyte membrane; and removing the second backing film to complete the MEA. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097652 | TRANSPARENT ARTICLE - An inspection method of transparent articles wherein presence or absence of optical inhomogeneities within the transparent articles can be accurately inspected is provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097653 | METHOD, PROGRAM PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR PERFOMING DECOMPOSITION OF A PATTERN FOR USE IN A DPT PROCESS - A method of decomposing a target pattern containing features to be printed on a wafer into multiple patterns. The method includes the steps of: (a) defining a region of influence which indicates the minimum necessary space between features to be imaged; (b) selecting a vertex associated with a feature of the target pattern; (c) determining if an edge of another feature is within the region of influence with respect to the vertex; and (d) splitting the another feature into two polygons if the edge of another feature is within the region of influence. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097654 | COLOR FILTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A color filter including a substrate, a plurality of first single-layer filter units and a plurality of first multilayer filter units is provided. The substrate has a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions. The first single-layer filter units is disposed on the substrate and located in the first regions respectively. The first multilayer filter units is disposed on the substrate and located in the second regions respectively. A manufacturing method for a color filter is also provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097655 | IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image-forming method, the method including: forming an electrostatic image on an electrostatic image bearing member which has been charged; developing the electrostatic image to form a toner image; transferring the toner image on the electrostatic image bearing member with or without mediating an intermediate transferring member onto a transfer material; and fixing the toner image on the transfer material, in which: the electrostatic image hearing member is a photosensitive member obtained by sequentially laminating a photoconductive layer and a surface layer formed of hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide, and a sum of an atomic density of silicon atoms and an atomic density of carbon atoms in the surface layer of the photosensitive member is 6.60×10 | 2011-04-28 |
20110097656 | TONER SET, DEVELOPER SET, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner set is composed of toners of a plurality of colors that are used in a tandem-type color image forming apparatus. Each of the toners of a plurality of colors includes toner base particles and an external additive. The external additive includes small-diameter silica particles and large-diameter silica particles larger than the small-diameter silica particles. When, of the toners of a plurality of colors, three color toners to be used consecutively for forming the toner image are defined as a first toner, second toner and third toner respectively in order of usage thereof, the average particle diameter of the large-diameter silica particles contained in the second toner is smaller than the average particle diameter of the large-diameter silica particles contained in the first toner and is larger than the average particle diameter of the large-diameter silica particles contained in the third toner. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097657 | TONER - An object of the present invention is to provide a toner in which the problems in the techniques described are solved. That is, the object is to provide a toner which has an excellent charging characteristic regardless of the environment and which achieves high image quality over a long period of time. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097658 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a polyester resin as binder resin and a colorant, said polyester resin being the condensation product of at least one polyhydric alcohol with at least one polybasic acid, wherein said at least one polyhydric alcohol comprises cyclohexanedimethanol, said toner having a loss modulus of from 2×10 | 2011-04-28 |
20110097659 | TONER, DEVELOPMENT AGENT, AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - A toner including a mother toner particle having a core-shell structure formed of a core containing a binder resin, a coloring agent, and an optional releasing agent, and a shell having a layer thickness of from 0.01 to 2.00 μm, the core having a softening index of from 60 to 85° C. as measured by a flow tester, and the shell having a thermal hardness of from 0.7 to 1.8 m, and an optional external additive. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097660 | TONER - Provided is a toner in which faulty transfer under an extremely-low-temperature, low-humidity environment hardly occurs, including toner particles and a zeolite as an external additive, in which a ratio of the alminium atoms to a total of the silicon atoms and the aluminium atoms contained in the zeolite is 0.2 to 24.0%. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097661 | TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, REPLENISHING DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a two-component developer which can achieve a high-definition image with a smaller toner laid-on level than a conventional one, provides a color gamut comparable to that of printing, can respond to an increase in printing speed, and allows an image with a stable tinge to be formed even in long-term use. The object can be achieved by a two-component developer containing a cyan toner and a magnetic carrier, the two-component developer being characterized in that the cyan toner has the following characteristics: (i) when the concentration of the cyan toner in a solution of the cyan toner in chloroform is represented by Cc (mg/ml) and the absorbance of the solution at a wavelength of 712 nm is represented by A712, a relationship between Cc and A712 satisfies the relationship of 2.002011-04-28 | |
20110097662 | COATED CARRIERS - The present disclosure provides carriers for use with toner compositions. In embodiments, a carrier may include a core, having a dry powder polymer coating. The polymer coating possesses a carbon to oxygen from about 3:1 to about 8:1. In embodiments, the coating may also include a colorant, such as carbon black. Processes for coating such carriers with the dry powder polymer coatings are also provided. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097663 | Printer Including a Fuser Assembly with Backup Member Temperature Sensor - A printer is provided comprising substrate transport apparatus for moving substrates along a substrate path through the printer; a fuser assembly comprising a heat transfer member including a belt and a heater to heat the belt, a backup member adapted to engage the belt so as to define a fusing nip with the belt, and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of a portion of the backup member; and a controller coupled to the temperature sensor. Based on signals generated by the temperature sensor, the controller determines whether a substrate moving along the substrate path has been contacted by the backup member portion. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097664 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TONER PREPARATION PROCESS - A method of making toner particles, including mixing at least one emulsion of at least one resin, a colorant, an optional wax, and optional additives to form a slurry; heating the slurry to form aggregated particles in the slurry; freezing aggregation of the particles with a buffer solution; and heating the aggregated particles in the slurry to coalesce the particles into toner particles. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097665 | TONER PARTICLES AND COLD HOMOGENIZATION METHOD - A method of making toner particles, including cold homogenizing at a temperature below room temperature a resin emulsion, a colorant, an optional wax, and optional additives with a coagulant to form a toner slurry; heating the toner slurry to form aggregated toner particles; freezing aggregation of the particles in the slurry once at a desired aggregated particle size; and further heating the aggregated particles in the slurry to coalesce the aggregated particles into toner particles. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097666 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSORS - Lithographic printing plate precursors can have an imageable layer that includes a polymeric binder having an acid number of 40 meq/g KOH or more, at least 3 weight % of recurring units derived from one or more N-alkoxymethyl (alkyl)acrylamides or alkoxymethyl(alkyl)acrylates, at least 2 weight % of recurring units having pendant 1H-tetrazole groups, and at least 10 weight % of recurring units having pendant cyano groups. The use of such polymeric binders provides good bakeability and chemical solvent resistance, especially for positive-working precursors. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097667 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A positive resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) including a polymeric compound (A1) containing a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below and a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097668 | NEGATIVE TONE MOLECULAR GLASS RESISTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to resists and, more particularly, to negative tone molecular glass resists, and their associated methods of fabrication and use. In one embodiment of the present invention, a negative tone molecular glass-based resist comprises: a molecular glass, comprising, a molecular glass core, wherein the molecular glass core is not a polymer chain, and a functional group bound to the molecular glass core and configured to provide a decrease in solubility of the molecular glass; and an initiating component configured to produce a reactive species upon exposure to radiation, wherein the reactive species facilitates the decrease in solubility of the molecular glass. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097669 | PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photocurable composition which contains a photobase generator capable of generating a satisfactory amount of a base in a high quantum yield when irradiated even with a small quantity of light for a short time, and contains a curable compound that is rapidly cured by the generated base such that the composition is cured into a cured product. The photocurable composition comprises: a photobase generator (A) which is a salt of a carboxylic acid (a1-1) represented by the following formula (1-1) with a basic compound (a2), and a curable compound (B) which has, in one molecule thereof, at least two functional groups selected from among epoxy group, (meth)acryloyl group, isocyanato group, acid anhydride group, and alkoxysilyl group, | 2011-04-28 |
20110097670 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND CHEMICAL AMPLIFIED PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - A lithography method includes forming a photosensitive layer on a substrate, exposing the photosensitive layer, baking the photosensitive layer, and developing the exposed photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer includes a polymer that turns soluble to a base solution in response to reaction with acid, a plurality of photo-acid generators (PAGs) that decompose to form acid in response to radiation energy, and a plurality of quenchers having boiling points distributed between about 200 C and about 350 C. The quenchers also have molecular weights distributed between 300 Dalton and about 20000 Dalton, and are vertically distributed in the photosensitive layer such that a first concentration C1 at a top portion of the photosensitive layer is greater than a second concentration C2 at a bottom portion of the photosensitive layer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097671 | ANTISTATIC TREATMENT AGENT, AND ANTISTATIC FILM, COATED ARTICLE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE AGENT - The invention provides an antistatic treatment agent having an ability of preventing resist film thinning phenomenon in a chemically amplified resist, an antistatic film, a coated article and a pattern forming method using such antistatic treatment agent, in particular, the invention provides an antistatic treatment agent comprising an aqueous solvent-soluble electroconductive polymer, a diamine (divalent) or polyamine (polyvalent) aliphatic basic compound and an anionic surfactant, an antistatic film, a coated article and a pattern forming method using such antistatic treatment agent. As the aqueous solvent-soluble electroconductive polymer, a π-conjugated electroconductive polymer having a Brönsted acid group is a sulfonic acid group is preferred and it is preferable that the amount of the diamine (divalent) or polyamine (polyvalent) aliphatic basic compound be from 0.1 to 75 mol % based on the total number of moles of the basic compounds. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097672 | Polymer having antireflective properties and high carbon content, hardmask composition including the same, and process for forming a patterned material layer - An antireflective hardmask composition includes an organic solvent, an initiator, and at least one polymer represented by Formulae A, B, or C as set forth in the specification. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097673 | CHEMICAL LOOPING METHOD FOR THE COMBUSTION OF HEAVY LIQUID HYDROCARBON FRACTIONS - The invention relates to a method for upgrading heavy liquid fractions resulting from oil refining, by combustion in a fluidized-bed chemical looping process. The method according to the invention allows to produce energy by oxidizing totally the heavy liquid feeds while allowing direct capture of the CO | 2011-04-28 |
20110097674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF SOLIDS IN A CARRIER GAS TO A GAS STREAM - A process and system for feeding solids and carrier gases through the wall of a duct or chamber through which a gas stream flows to the flowing gas stream from a feed source exterior of the duct or chamber. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097675 | SAFETY LIGHTER WITH DOUBLE-WHEEL AND BUFFER-WHEEL IGNITION DEVICE - A safety lighter includes double rotating wheels provided on each side of a sparking wheel, with a buffer wheel between one of the double rotating wheels and the sparking wheel and received around an axle portion of the one rotating wheels. The buffer wheel hinders rotation of the rotating wheels and sparking wheel, idling freely and shielding one of the rotating wheels from a young/small user. Upon sufficient adult force downward on the buffer wheel, however, the axle and aperture surfaces will mate/grip sufficiently to allow the force on the buffer wheel to drive the rotating wheel. Also, some adults will be able to press the buffer wheel (to engage with the axle) and both of the two rotating wheels at the same time to drive the wheel set. The buffer wheel may be included in a common double-wheel lighter wheel system, with little if any change to the total axial length of the wheel assembly, and, hence, little if any change to the lighter structure other than the wheels. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097676 | TWIN WICK TORCH - An apparatus having a flame bowl, a shroud surrounding the flame bowl, and a fitting connected to an underside of the flame bowl is disclosed. At least two wick holders are disposed in the flame bowl. The shroud connects to the flame bowl along a top thereof and is spaced apart from the flame bowl along a bottom thereof. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097677 | System for decontaminating marine life infestations from marine vessels - A marine life decontamination system embodiment of the present invention comprises a drive-in chamber large enough to accommodate a boat on its trailer and even the two vehicle too. Once inside the chamber, eaters are used to bring the boat and trailer temperatures up to 112° F. to 165° F. for a minimum soak-in time, with five minutes being sufficient in most cases. Humidity measurements of the off-gassing water vapors are used to sense when all the available water that could harbor marine life has been removed. Such combination of high temperatures and no available water assures that pests cannot survive to contaminate a new body of water. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097678 | Method of heating and heating apparatus - Method of heating and heating apparatus. According to one embodiment, the heating apparatus is designed for warming infusion fluids and includes a pair of catalytic heaters positioned around a cartridge containing the infusion fluid. Each catalytic heater includes a pair of frames jointly defining a cavity. One of the frames per heater is positioned proximate to the cartridge and includes an input port for receiving a liquid solution of methanol. The other frame per heater is positioned distal to the cartridge and includes an input port for receiving oxygen gas and an output port for exhaust gases. A first fluid diffusion medium is positioned within the methanol frame, and a second fluid diffusion medium is positioned within the oxygen frame. Sandwiched between the two diffusion media are a pervaporation membrane facing the first diffusion medium and a porous metal catalyst facing the second diffusion medium. Methanol in liquid form is supplied to the pervaporation membrane, which then transports the methanol in vapor form to the catalyst, where combustion occurs. Heat from the combustion reaction is then conducted through the heater to the cartridge containing the infusion fluid. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097679 | DEVICE FOR PERFORMING CHEMICAL AND/OR PHYSICAL REACTIONS BETWEEN A SOLID MATERIAL AND A GAS - The device according to the invention for performing chemical and/or physical reactions between a solid material and a gas, in particular for preheating, cooling and/or calcining fine-grained materials substantially comprises at least one helical and/or spiral line, in which a gas/solid material suspension is separated by centrifugal forces into a solid material flow and a gas flow and at least one separation chamber which is connected to the end of the helical and/or spiral line and which is connected to a gas line in order to direct the gas flow away or which is formed by a portion of the gas line, a solid material line for directing the solid material flow away being connected to the separation chamber. The helical and/or spiral line opens into the separation chamber tangentially at an angle of at least 30° relative to the horizontal and the cross-section of the separation chamber in the region of the opening is from 0.5 to 1.5 times as large as the cross-section of the helical and/or spiral line. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097680 | METHOD FOR HEATING THE INLET AIR OF A BIOMASS DRYER BY MEANS OF AN INTERMEDIATE CIRCUIT AND UTILIZING THE CIRCULATING HEATING LIQUID OF THE DRYER WHEN THE FACTORY PRODUCING LIQUID BIOFUELS IS INTEGRATED WITH ANOTHER FACTORY - A method is disclosed for heating the drying air of a biomass dryer, such as the drying air used in a wire belt conveyor. An essential feature of the invention is that the heating of the drying air takes place with the help of a water-glycol mixture or other equivalent nonfreezing medium flowing in an intermediate circuit, whereby a plant producing biodiesel obtains thermal energy for drying from another nearby-located industrial plant such as a pulp or paper mill. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097681 | Substrate Processing Equipment - Provided is a substrate processing equipment having a blocking part capable of partially blocking heat transfer to the central region of a reaction space of a chamber to uniformly heat the reaction space. The equipment includes: a chamber; a substrate holding part disposed in the reaction space to hold and rotate a substrate; a first heating part disposed at a lower central region of the chamber to heat the central region of the reaction space; a second heating part disposed at a lower peripheral region of the chamber to heat a peripheral region of the reaction space; and a blocking part. The blocking part is disposed between the first and second heating parts, and a top portion thereof is extended toward the above of the second heating part to block transfer of heat generated by the second heating part to the central region of the reaction space. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097682 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CUSTOMISED ORTHODONTIC DEVICE, AND DEVICE PRODUCED IN THIS MANNER - Method for producing a customized orthodontic device having an arch wire and a plurality of elements which each include a bracket provided with a groove for inserting the arch wire, each bracket being placed on an intermediate component which is itself placed on a base placed on a face of a tooth. The method making provision for the brackets, intermediate components and bases to be digitally designed in a customized manner after having formed a representation in the corrected position of the arch and faces of the teeth, wherein:
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20110097683 | DENTAL WATER JET WITH STORAGE CONTAINER RESERVOIR COVER - A dental water jet provides a pressurized water stream for cleaning gums and teeth. The embodiment includes a base unit defining a cavity. The cavity contains a pump, which may move pressurized water from a reservoir to a tip in fluid communication with the pump. A flow control knob may be turned to selectively adjust the water pressure supplied by the tip between a minimum and a maximum value. The reservoir may be removed from the base unit so that it may be filled with the fluid. The reservoir may support a container for storing tips or other items. Fluid may flow from the reservoir and ultimately into the tip to provide oral irrigation and/or cleaning of the teeth, gums, and tongue. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097684 | Biodegradable micro-applicator - A disposable dental micro-applicator includes an elongated, rigid, biodegradable handle with first and second ends and an applicator mechanically fastened to the first end of the handle. The applicator includes a chemically resistant application tip. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097685 | Gingival cord tucker for use with dental implants - A dental apparatus and methods of use for placing a cord beneath a gum line proximate to a dental implant abutment, attachment, or fixture, the dental apparatus including a handle and a cord tucking tool secured to at least one end of the handle. The cord tucking tool is provided with a shape complementary to the radius of the base of the involved portion of a dental implant, such as a concave region or tapered face, such that when the tip of the cord tucking tool contacts a length of the cord, contact between the cord tucking tool and the dental implant is minimized. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097686 | GINGIVAL RETRACTION SYSTEM - A gingival retraction system for retracting gingival tissue surrounding a selected tooth within the mouth of a subject is disclosed. In one aspect, the gingival retraction system has a gingival retraction cord and a handle. The gingival retraction cord has at least one lead portion and at least one retraction portion. Portions of the gingival retraction cord are positioned within the gingival sulcus surrounding the selected tooth. The handle can be used to tighten and shorten the portion of the gingival retraction cord positioned within the gingival sulcus surrounding the selected tooth. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097687 | Spacer Element - Various embodiments for a spacer element that may be used in a dental implant assembly are described. In one example, the spacer element has a single aperture therethrough. Further, the single aperture includes an implant screw access bore and an offset abutment screw bore, longitudinal axes of which intersect within the single aperture. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097688 | IMPLANT FOR FIXING DENTAL PROSTHESES - An implant for fixing dental prostheses, such as dental crowns, bridges, dentures or the like, including a support to be screwed into a receptacle prepared in the jawbone. The implant has a stump pin that is associated with the free end of the support; the support includes at least two portions: an apex portion, provided with a thread suitable to penetrate into the jawbone and provided with vertical slots for preventing rotation and for facilitating any removal, and a crown portion provided with annular micro-notches or micro-threads. The implant is mated to the stump pin conically, i.e., a male cone in the stump mates with friction with a female cone in the implant. This system has a slot that mates with a tooth to ensure an unambiguous mating position. In larger diameters, where there is enough space, there is also a male and female hexagon. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097689 | Introduced-In Enhancement in Morse Cone Mini Pillar - The subject utility model patent application concerns with an innovator Morse cone mini pillar provided with a peculiar connection since it has a Morse cone technology that enables a connection with a dental implant conic cavity. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097690 | TRAINING SYSTEM FOR SURFING AND METHOD OF USE - A training system for surfers includes bases having dimensions to fit a surf board therebetween. The system also includes straps fastened to each of the bases by an elastomeric device such as springs. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097691 | LEARNING METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FORMULAS - A heuristic process for color formula calculation of pigmented shades matched to a target shade, comprising the steps of
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20110097692 | Business Risk Training Game - A business risk/reward training game simulates and trains department managers in a multi-department business enterprise the concepts of risk and reward, and their balance to maximize profits, using simulated possible risk scenarios, dice to determine how many possible risk events a participant may have to deal with in view of budgets the participants select, to minimize risk balanced against maximizing revenues and profits. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097693 | Aligning chunk translations for language learners - A method and apparatus to align and edit chunks of text and translation. Language learners compare segments of text and translation. Both text and translation are segmented into word groups or “chunks” and related to each other. The related chunks are aligned to facilitate their comparison. For a reader, unfamiliar chunks can be related to more familiar chunks. Constant alignment of text and translation chunks occurs in many variable outputs, including bifocal formats and directly editable alignments. Thus, human edits and improvements input into the system can inform improving machine chunk translation. Both text and translation are editable within one single document, manageable in a wide variety of text editing environments, including common Textarea Input fields. Resulting chunk translations are easily printed on paper and/or displayed electronically. Language learners using the system may include humans and machines. Productions of aligned texts are customized for individual language learners. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097694 | INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interpersonal relationships analysis method and system obtains an album comprising a plurality of photos, and recognize faces in each of the plurality of photos. The method and system further selects one of the recognized faces, matches the selected face with portraits stored in a person management database, so as to obtain basic information of a person with the selected face from the person management database. The method and system then analyzes an interpersonal relationship of the person with the selected face according to the album, and shows the interpersonal relationship of the person with the selected face. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097695 | MOTION COORDINATION OPERATION DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MOTION COORDINATION REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - A motion coordination operation device is provided, which includes a movement information input unit inputting movement information supplied from respective sensor devices mounted on a plurality of users; and an operation unit operating coordination information that indicates the synchronization of motions of bodies or parts of the bodies of the plurality of users from the input movement information from the respective sensor devices, and generating control information for feedback outputs for the users based on the coordination information. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097696 | ARTICULATED KNEE FOR ARTHROSCOPY SIMULATION - The present disclosure relates to an articulated knee for arthroscopy simulation that allows true-to-life training. The articulated knee includes an articulation mechanism provided with a framework for coupling to a simulator, and angular and lateral articulation means, traction means and means for quantifying these movements, as well as means that allow force feedback, not only in the movements achieved along each of the axes of rotation and traction of the knee but also the movements achieved by the rods connected to the haptic devices, which are introduced through the entry portals, simulating the surgical instrument. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097697 | TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON COGNITIVE MODELS - A training system and method for measuring, evaluating, and improving the functional efficiency of information processing stages associated with human cognition. Scene dependent and a-priori queries can be created as a part of a training curriculum and an appropriate measuring technique can be executed with respect to each scene to measure the functional efficiency of the cognitive information processing stages. Thereafter, a trainee's response with respect to such queries can be automatically evaluated. Feedback based on the response can then be generated. An adaptive training mechanism can be configured to enhance the functional efficiency of the cognitive information processing stages. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNING - A system and method for interactive learning is provided. More specifically, a system and method for interactive learning that allows a student or remote user to learn a substantial body of information without, or as a compliment to, formal instruction, classes or courses is disclosed. The system and method include at least on comprehensive presentation that has a network of continual testing throughout the presentation. The system and method also include a web access module for an interactive website and an educational interactive applications generator module configured to present a plurality of web based interactive educational applications. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097699 | Magnetically erasable writable educational flash card and method for making the same - Disclosed herein are a magnetically erasable writable educational flash card and method for making the same. The method uses a flash card comprising magnetic display panel, a magnetic die of predetermined pattern such as text character of a language, Arabic numeral, symbol or graphical picture of a learning subject, and a magnetic eraser. To make an educational flash card, a controlled repeated small amplitude sliding movement is applied to the flash card's magnetic display panel in contact with the face of the magnetic die resulting visual display of a mirrored silhouette of the magnetic die's predetermined pattern being created on the magnetic display panel. Two or more such cards comprise an educational flash card set for young children. The advantages of such flash card set include: more effective and enjoyable learning through participation, ergonomically fitful for fine motor skills development, better structured and creative learning, and changeable displaying indicia. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097700 | Methods for reducing levels of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators in the blood - Devices, systems, and methods reduce levels of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators in blood by selective adsorption. The devices, systems, and methods are useful in situations where abnormal levels of or unregulated or excessive interaction among pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators occur, or during events that do induce or have the potential for inducing abnormal production of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators. The devices, systems, and methods serve to prevent, control, reduce, or alleviate the severity of the inflammatory response and disease states that are associated with abnormal levels of or unregulated or excessive interaction among pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory stimulators or mediators. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097701 | HCN Removal From Syngas Using Chemical and Biological Treatment - A method for the high removal of ammonia and HCN from syngas in a cost effective and environmentally benign and sustainable fashion, with the need for minimal chemical addition by using a combination of water based gas scrubbing, HCN scrubbing and biological processing steps. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097702 | Methods and compositions for in situ detection of microorganisms on a surface - Compositions and methods for in situ detection of one or more target microorganisms on a surface and preferably on a hard surface. Compositions and methods of the invention are based on the specificity of certain bacteriophage for target microorganisms. Bacteriophage are modified to express detectable biomarkers in the presence of the target microorganism, the detectable markers being detectable on the surface being tested using a portable detection device. Only living microorganisms are detected using the methods and compositions of the invention. | 2011-04-28 |
20110097703 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A QUALITATIVE PRELIMINARY INSTANT DIAGNOSIS OF ONCOLOGIC DISEASES - The invention relates to medicine, in particular to a method for carrying out a preliminary instant diagnosis of oncologic diseases. The method involves sampling a patient's blood, mixing the sample with a reagent and recording reaction results. A supernatant liquid, which is produced by cultivating the finite cell line of a porcine embryo kidney culture in anaerobic conditions, is used as a reagent. The presence of oncologic disease is determined according to a positive reaction of erythrocytes and a negative or positive reaction of a citrated blood with the reagent. The inventive method makes it possible to make a preliminary conclusion about the presence of oncologic disease within a short time. | 2011-04-28 |