25th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100159295 | ON-LINE REPLACEMENT OF DCFC TUBULAR ELEMENTS - In one embodiment, the present invention relates generally to a method for replacing at least one direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) tube of a plurality of DCFC tubes in a fuel cell on-line. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting a degradation in performance of the at least one DCFC tube, removing the at least one DCFC tube while the fuel cell is still operating and providing a replacement DCFC tube while the fuel cell is still operating. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159296 | Fuel cell system and driving method thereof - Disclosed are a fuel cell system, and a method of driving the system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack having a plurality of unit cells producing electricity, a switching unit connecting the plurality of unit cells to a discharge resistor, a switching controller synchronously operated when the voltage of the fuel cell stack reaches an open circuit voltage after power generation of the fuel cell stack is stopped. The switching controller generates select control signals to control the switching unit. The fuel cell system further includes a sensing unit measuring respective cell voltages of the plurality of unit cells and generating cell voltage sensing signals to control activation periods of the select control signals. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159297 | HYDROCARBON REFORMING CATALYST, METHOD OF PREPARING THE HYDROCARBON REFORMING CATALYST, AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE HYDROCARBON REFORMING CATALYST - A hydrocarbon reforming catalyst, a method of preparing the hydrocarbon reforming catalyst, and a fuel cell including the hydrocarbon reforming catalyst. The hydrocarbon reforming catalyst includes a nickel active catalyst layer loaded on an oxide carrier, and a metal oxide. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159298 | FUEL CELL MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH MULTILAYER CATHODE - Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies are provided having multilayer cathodes, where a first layer of the cathode which is more proximate to the polymer electrolyte membrane is more hydrophilic than a second more distal layer of the cathode. In some embodiments, the first layer includes a polymer electrolyte having a lower equivalent weight than a polymer electrolyte included in the second layer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159299 | PASSIVE FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY - A passive fuel cell assembly including a membrane electrode assembly, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, a hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer, and a gas-liquid separation layer is provided. The anode current collector and the cathode current collector are disposed at two opposite sides of the membrane electrode assembly. The hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer is disposed on the anode current collector. The gas-liquid separation layer is disposed on the hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer, such that the hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer is disposed between the gas-liquid separation layer and the anode current collector. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159300 | CASSETTE LESS SOFC STACK AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A cassette less SOFC assembly and a method for creating such an assembly. The SOFC stack is characterized by an electrically isolated stack current path which allows welded interconnection between frame portions of the stack. In one embodiment electrically isolating a current path comprises the step of sealing a interconnect plate to a interconnect plate frame with an insulating seal. This enables the current path portion to be isolated from the structural frame an enables the cell frame to be welded together. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159301 | MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, COATING FLUID FOR FORMING CATALYST LAYER FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - To provide a membrane/electrode assembly in which flooding in a catalyst layer is less likely to occur; a coating fluid for forming a catalyst layer capable of forming a catalyst layer in which flooding is less likely to occur; and a process for producing a membrane/electrode assembly in which flooding in a catalyst layer is less likely to occur. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159302 | SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH FERRITIC SUPPORT - A solid oxide fuel cell having a tubular metal support an open end. A first electrode is deposited on the metal support, an electrolyte is deposited on the first electrode, and a second electrode is deposited on the electrolyte. The open end of the metal support is in communication with a fuel supply and attached to an external structure of the fuel supply by threads. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159303 | FUEL CELL FABRICATION USING PHOTOPOLYMER BASED PROCESSES - A fuel cell component is provided, including a substrate disposed adjacent at least one radiation-cured flow field layer. The flow field layer is one of disposed between the substrate and a diffusion medium layer, and disposed on the diffusion medium layer opposite the substrate. The flow field layer has at least one of a plurality of reactant flow channels and a plurality of coolant channels for the fuel cell. The fuel cell component may be assembled as part of a repeating unit for a fuel cell stack. A method for fabricating the fuel cell component and the associated repeating unit for the fuel cell is also provided. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159304 | THERMOMECHANICAL SEALING OF INTERCONNECT MANIFOLDS IN FUEL CELL STACKS - A planar fuel cell stack is provided. The planar fuel cell stack comprises an anode interconnect structure comprising a corrugated first internal manifold connected to a first anode flowfield; a cathode interconnect structure comprising a corrugated second internal manifold connected to a first cathode flowfield; and a thermally active, surface insulated metallic seal disposed between the corrugated parts of the anode and cathode interconnects, such that the thermally active metallic seal responds upon the application of heat to provide sealing between the anode interconnect structure and the cathode interconnect structure. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159305 | Carbon based electrocatalysts for fuel cells - Novel proton exchange membrane fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells with nanostructured components are configured with higher precious metal utilization rate at the electrodes, higher power density, and lower cost. To form a catalyst, platinum or platinum-ruthenium nanoparticles are deposited onto carbon-based materials, for example, single-walled, dual-walled, multi-walled and cup-stacked carbon nanotubes. The deposition process includes an ethylene glycol reduction method. Aligned arrays of these carbon nanomaterials are prepared by filtering the nanomaterials with ethanol. A membrane electrode assembly is formed by sandwiching the catalyst between a proton exchange membrane and a diffusion layer that form a first electrode. The second electrode may be formed using a conventional catalyst. The several layers of the MEA are hot pressed to form an integrated unit. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells are developed by stacking the membrane electrode assemblies in a conventional manner. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159306 | DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The invention is based on a device having at least one electrochemical cell ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100159307 | BATTERY AND BATTERY ENVELOPING ASSEMBLY CONVENIENT FOR ASSEMBLY - A battery enveloping assembly and a battery incorporating such an enveloping assembly are disclosed. The enveloping assembly comprises an explosion-proof assembly and a casing with a cavity. A protruding annular sealing connection portion is provided in the middle of the external surface of the casing. An inner wall of the casing is provided with an annular sealing groove. The explosion-proof assembly is secured in the casing in an insulating and sealing manner through the annular sealing groove. A first through hole through which an electrode is connected to the explosion-proof assembly is provided in a center of a bottom of the casing. A second through hole through which an electrode extends out from the explosion-proof assembly is provided in a top of the casing. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159308 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery having a current interrupt device (CID) between a negative current collecting plate and a case of the secondary battery. The secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly; a cap assembly coupled to the case for sealing the case; a positive current collecting plate connected to the positive electrode and the cap assembly; an insulator in the case adjacent an end plate of the case; and a negative current collecting plate connected to the negative electrode and the end plate of the case, the end plate being curved convexly toward an inner cavity of the case. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159309 | LITHIUM BATTERY PACK - In a battery pack which comprises: a battery set composed of two or more lithium battery cells connected in series; a first protection circuit including a first voltage detect part for detecting the voltage(s) of a part of the two or more battery cells, and a first signal output part for issuing an output signal when a detect voltage detected by the first voltage detect part goes below a given over-discharge judgment voltage value; a second protection circuit including a second voltage detect part for detecting the voltage(s) of another part of the two or more battery cells, and a second signal out part for issuing an output signal when the detect voltage of the battery cell detected by the second voltage detect part goes below a given over-discharge judgment voltage value; and, a switch which is connected to the current path of the battery set and can be turned on or off according to the output signals of the first and second signal output parts and, there is further provided dead time means connected between the second signal output part of the second protection circuit for issuing an output not responding to a variation in an input signal occurring within a given time. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159310 | Cap assembly and secondary battery having the same - A cap assembly includes a cap-up and a safety vent wherein an end of the safety vent is bent to cover an end of the cap-up, a first thickness of a first region of the cap-up in contact with the end of the safety vent is smaller than a second thickness of a second region of the cap-up not in contact with the end of the safety vent. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159311 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a main body and a cover. The main body includes an elastic latch. The latch has a latching opening. The cover is coupled to the main body and forms a receiving tab. The latch is at least partially deformable to allow the receiving tab to enter the latch opening and engage the latch. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159312 | BATTERY COVER MECHANISM - A battery cover mechanism includes a body member, a battery cover and an operating piece. The body member defines a receiving cavity recessed therefrom for receiving the battery cover and a battery therein. The battery cover is rotatably assembled to the body member to cover the receiving cavity of the body member. The operating piece is releasably assembled to the battery cover for locking the battery cover to the body member and unlocking the battery cover. The battery cover mechanism is convenience to operate, and avoids the interfering signals efficiently. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159313 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack is provided. The battery pack comprises a bare cell, a protective circuit board electrically connected to the bare cell to control the charge/discharge of the bare cell, a secondary protective device connected between the bare cell and the protective circuit board and installed on one surface of the bare cell, and an insulating member disposed on the one surface of the bare cell and having a width greater than that of the secondary protective device. Due to this construction, the insulation performance of the secondary protective device is improved and the assembly of the insulating member is facilitated. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159314 | Lithium Secondary Battery With Enhanced Heat-Resistance - Disclosed is an electrode whose surface includes an organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer comprising heat-absorbing inorganic particles and a binder polymer, wherein the heat-absorbing inorganic particle is at least one particle selected from the group consisting of antimony-containing compounds, metal hydroxides, guanidine-based compounds, boron-containing compounds and zinc tartrate compounds. A separator using the heat-absorbing inorganic particles as a component for forming or coating the separator, and an electrochemical device including the electrode and/or the separator are also disclosed. The separator using the heat-absorbing inorganic particles as a component for forming or coating the separator can ensure excellent thermal safety and minimizes degradation of the quality of a battery. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159315 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a lithium secondary battery that is capable of preventing thermal runaway inside the battery due to a short circuit. Included are cathodes ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100159316 | Secondary battery module - A secondary battery module including a plurality of unit batteries that each include a cap plate and a case connected to either one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of an electrode assembly and an electrode terminal connected to the other of the positive electrode and negative electrode, wherein the electrode terminal protrudes outside of a unit battery by passing through the cap plate covering the case, and a connector having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end fits on the electrode terminal of one of the unit batteries and is screw-engaged to the electrode terminal by a nut and the second end is connected to the case of another adjacent unit battery. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159317 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery module for use in an electric vehicle includes a housing and a member provided within the housing that contains a plurality of electrochemical cells. The member includes apertures in an outer surface of the member that allow a thermal management fluid to exit the member after passing adjacent outer surfaces of the plurality of the electrochemical cells within the member. The apertures include apertures of a first size near a first end of the member and apertures of a second size larger than the first size near a second opposite end of the member. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159318 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM - Provided is a laminated porous film comprising a laminate of a heat-resistant porous layer containing a heat-resistant resin and a shutdown layer containing a thermoplastic resin, wherein the film has a free chlorine content of 1×10 | 2010-06-24 |
20100159319 | Battery Terminal Contact - A battery terminal positive contact formed as an annular rim which may be rounded or sharper or toothed to insure good electrical contact with a negative terminal contact or an external contact. An interengagement with another contact may be provided received within the rim to be located and retained thereby. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159320 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly, a case housing the electrode assembly, an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and a cap plate sealing the case, the cap plate having an electrolyte injection opening. The electrolyte injection opening has a first opening having a first diameter and a second opening having a second diameter both defined by an inner wall of the cap plate, the second diameter being smaller than the first diameter, and a first guide portion between the first opening and the second opening. A sealing cap seals the electrolyte injection opening and includes a sealing member engaging the inner wall of the first opening and a fixing member coupled to the sealing member and engaging the inner wall of the second opening, wherein a portion of the fixing member is spaced from the inner wall of the second opening. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159321 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING CHELATING AGENT AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries comprising: a chelating agent, which forms complexes with transition metal ions in the battery, and at the same time does not react and coordinate with lithium ions; a non-aqueous solvent; and an electrolyte salt, as well as a lithium secondary battery comprising the electrolyte. The chelating agent, which is contained in the electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries, can suppress a side reaction in which transition metal ions are reduced and deposited as transition metals on the anode. Also, the chelating agent can suppress internal short-circuits in the battery and the resulting voltage drop of the battery and a reduction in the safety and performance of the battery, which can occur when transition metals are deposited on the anode. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159322 | CATHODE AND BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A cathode and a battery including the cathode are provided. The cathode includes a cathode mixture layer with a cathode active material and a binder. The binder can include, for example, a synthetic rubber latex and a thickener, polyvinylidene fluoride denaturalized by maleic acid and/or the like. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159323 | Graphite Particles And Lithium Secondary Battery Using The Same As Negative Electrode - A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m | 2010-06-24 |
20100159324 | LITHIUM POWDERS FOR BATTERIES - This invention relates to lithium-ion batteries and cathode powders for making lithium-ion batteries where the cathode powder comprises a blend or mixture of at least one lithium transition metal poly-anion and with one or more lithium transition-metal oxide powders. A number of different lithium transition-metal oxides are suitable, especially formulations that include nickel, manganese and cobalt. The preferred lithium transition metal poly-anion is carbon-containing lithium vanadium phosphate. Batteries using the mixture or blend of these powders have been found to have high specific capacity, especially based on volume, high cycle life, substantially improved safety issues as compared to lithium transition-metal oxides, per se, and an attractive electrode potential profile. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159325 | PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, A CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FILM OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-component system (cobalt-nickel-manganese three-component system) cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery which has improved characteristic as compared with conventional lithium secondary batteries and a layered rock salt structure. A plate-like particle or a film for a lithium secondary battery cathode active material is represented by the following general formula: | 2010-06-24 |
20100159326 | PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, A CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FILM OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which has improved capacity, durability, and rate characteristic as compared with conventional lithium secondary batteries. A plate-like particle or a film for a lithium secondary battery cathode active material is represented by the following general formula: | 2010-06-24 |
20100159327 | ANODE FOR IMPROVING STORAGE PERFORMANCE AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are an anode for a battery comprising: (a) an anode active material, (b) TiO2, and (c) a styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. By using titanium oxide and SBR together with an anode active material as the anode components in the present invention, increase in the anode resistivity during the high-temperature storage and reduction in the battery capacity by the resistivity are inhibited, thereby the overall performances of the battery can be improved. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159328 | PREPARATION METHOD OF ZNSB-C COMPOSITE AND ANODE MATERIALS FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES CONTAINING THE SAME COMPOSITE - Provided are a method for preparing a zinc antimonide-carbon composite through a mechanical synthesis process of zinc (Zn), antimony (Sb) and carbon (C), and an anode material including the composite as an active material. The method for preparing a zinc antimonide-carbon composite allows simple and rapid preparation of the composite using mechanical properties of a binary alloy of zinc antimonide. In addition, when applying the anode material including the composite as an anode active material to a secondary battery, it is possible to provide excellent initial efficiency, to prevent the problem of a change in volume caused by formation of crude particles, and to realize excellent high-rate characteristics and charge/discharge characteristics. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159329 | PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, A CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FILM OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to improve the characteristics such as cell capacity, by raising the exposure of a crystal plane (a plane other than the (003) plane: e.g., (101) plane and (104) plane), through which lithium ions are favorably intercalated and deintercalated, to an electrolyte. A plate-like particle or a film for a lithium secondary battery cathode active material has a layered rock salt structure. A plane other than the (003) plane is oriented in parallel with the plate surface (a surface orthogonal to a thickness direction) and step-like structures are two-dimensionally formed along the plate surface. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159330 | PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, A CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FILM OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which has improved capacity, durability, and the other characteristic as compared with conventional lithium secondary batteries. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159331 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - A negative active material, a negative electrode including the negative active material, a method of manufacturing the negative electrode, and a lithium battery including the negative electrode. The negative active material includes a composite including a non-carbonaceous material, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and carbon nanoparticles. The carbon nanoparticles are formed by carbonizing a polymer of carbonizable monomers. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159332 | PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FILM FOR LITHIUM SECONDERY BATTERY, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE PARTICLE AND FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which has improved capacity, durability, and rate characteristic as compared with conventional lithium secondary batteries. A plate-like particle or a film for a lithium secondary battery cathode active material has a layered rock salt structure. The (003) plane is oriented in a direction intersecting the direction of the plate surface of the particle or film. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159333 | PLATE-LIKE PARTICLE FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - By exposing the crystal plane (a plane other than the (003) plane: e.g., the (101) plane and (104) plane) through which lithium ions are favorably intercalated and deintercalated, more to an electrolyte, characteristics such as cell capacity is improved. The present invention relates a plate-like particle for a lithium secondary battery cathode active material. The particle has a layered rock salt structure. The (003) plane is oriented in a direction intersecting a particle plate surface. The porosity is 10% or less. The ratio of an observed surface area (β) determined from a measured value of a BET specific surface area to a virtual surface area (α) of the particle which is defined by the planar shape and thickness of the particle on the assumption that the plate surface is smooth, β/α is 3 or more and 10 or less | 2010-06-24 |
20100159334 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An incombustible lithium secondary battery, which has excellent battery capacity and high safety, contains a separator provided between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing a lithium salt, in which the nonaqueous electrolytic solution employs an ionic liquid as a solvent, and the separator contains an electrically insulating porous inorganic membrane and a substrate. The ionic liquid may contain a bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide anion as an anionic component, and may contain a cation containing a nitrogen atom as a cationic component. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159335 | Branched rod-coil polyimide - poly( alkylene oxide) copolymers and electrolyte compositions - Crosslinked polyimide-poly(alkylene oxide) copolymers capable of holding large volumes of liquid while maintaining good dimensional stability. Copolymers are derived at ambient temperatures from amine endcapped amic-acid oligomers subsequently imidized in solution at increased temperatures, followed by reaction with trifunctional compounds in the presence of various additives. Films of these copolymers hold over four times their weight at room temperature of liquids such as ionic liquids (RTIL) and/or carbonate solvents. These rod-coil polyimide copolymers are used to prepare polymeric electrolytes by adding to the copolymers various amounts of compounds such as ionic liquids (RTIL), lithium trifluoromethane-sulfonimide (LiTFSi) or other lithium salts, and alumina. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159336 | Rechargeable lithium battery - A rechargeable lithium battery includes an electrolyte including an additive such as an ethylene carbonate-based compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a silicon-included compound, and a negative electrode including a negative active material including an active element selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, Ga, Cd, Al, Pb, Zn, Bi, In, Mg, and Ge. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159337 | ANODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery is provided that is capable of improving the cycle characteristics. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated into a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. In the anode, an anode active material layer and a compound layer are provided on both faces of an anode current collector. The anode active material layer contains a plurality of anode active material particles. The anode active material particles have a multilayer structure of an anode active material containing silicon as an element. The thickness of each layer in the multilayer structure ranges from 50 nm to 1050 nm. Thus, contact characteristics between each layer, contact characteristics between the anode active material layer and the anode current collector, and current collectivity are improved. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159338 | Nonaqueous electrolyte and nonaqueous-electrolyte battery - A nonaqueous electrolyte includes an organic solvent and a lithium salt dissolved in the organic solvent, and a quaternary ammonium salt in an amount of 0.06 mol/L or greater and 0.5 mol/L or less, the quaternary ammonium salt having a structure represented by (chemical formula 3): | 2010-06-24 |
20100159339 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING FUEL CELLS - A fuel cell or fuel cell stack heater using resistive heat. A resistive conductor (preferably some type of metal wire) is attached to a source of electricity such as a battery. The resistive conductor is in proximity with the fuel cell or stack so that when the resistive conductor is heated, the cell or stack will also become hot. An insulating material surrounds the outside of the fuel cell or stack, so that it encloses the cell or stack and the resistive conductor. The insulating material will capture heat from the resistive conductor and any waste heat given off by the operation of the fuel cell or stack. A means for modifying the amount of electrical current in the resistive conductor is attached to the apparatus. When the fuel cell or stack reaches the desired temperature, the means is employed to reduce or turn off current in the resistive conductor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159340 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH STOICHIOMETRY DETERMINATION IN INDIVIDUAL CELLS - A fuel system including a fuel cell including a plurality of unit cells supplied with a prescribed gas to generate electricity, a stoichiometric ratio calculating apparatus calculating the stoichiometric ratio of the prescribed gas for each unit cell, and a gas flow increasing apparatus increasing the supply of the prescribed gas when the stoichiometric ratio falls below a prescribed value. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159341 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In the present invention, after the initial setting of the FC entry target pressure, the FC entry target pressure is maintained at this initial-setting value until the concentration of impurities in the gas supplied to the anode in the fuel cell falls below a certain value. This initial-setting value is set to a pressure higher than the FC entry target pressure set in response to the FC electric current during normal power generation. If the concentration of impurities in the gas supplied to the anode in the fuel cell has fallen below the certain value, then the FC entry target pressure is sought using a map showing the relationship between the FC electric current detected in step S | 2010-06-24 |
20100159342 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a fuel cell system including a fuel cell which generates a power, and control means for decreasing the amount of a reactant gas to be supplied to the fuel cell to an amount smaller than that during normal power generation to realize low-efficiency power generation of the fuel cell. The control means sets the voltage lower limit value of the fuel cell so that the amount of an anode gas (pumping hydrogen) to be formed in a cathode of the fuel cell during the low-efficiency power generation is a predetermined amount or less. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159343 | Gas Storage System - Among other things, a gas storage system includes a group of capsules and an activation element coupled to the group. The group of capsules are formed within a substrate and contain gas stored at a relatively high pressure compared to atmospheric pressure. The activation element is configured to deliver energy in an amount sufficient to cause at least one of the capsules to release stored gas. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159344 | Fuel cell seals - A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells, a plurality of interconnects, and a plurality of seal members, wherein the plurality of seal members comprises one or more first seal members and one or more additional seal members, where the one or more first seal members form a protective barrier between the reducing environment contained with the fuel cell stack and the remaining seal members. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159345 | CELL STACK OF FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF FASTENING CELL STACK OF FUEL CELL - A cell stack of a fuel cell comprises a cell stack body including a cell stack structure including plural cells stacked together; an elastic member disposed at an end of the cell stack structure in a direction in which the plural cells are stacked, and a pair of end plates sandwiching the cell stack structure and the elastic member, and a fastener band extending to surround the cell stack body and to cover a pair of end surfaces and a pair of opposing side surfaces of the cell stack body, the fastener band including a first band engagement portion and a second band engagement portion at both end portions thereof, respectively, and the cell stack body is fastened by the fastener band by direct or indirect engagement between the first band engagement portion and the second band engagement portion. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159346 | ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrode comprising a carbon material obtained from an azulmic acid and a current collector and/or a binder. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159347 | HYPER-BRANCHED POLYMER, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE HYPER-BRANCHED POLYMER, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE HYPER-BRANCHED POLYMER, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELECTRODE AND THE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - A hyper-branched polymer having a degree of branching in the range of about 0.05 to about 1 includes a dendritic unit, a linear unit, and a terminal unit, wherein the hyper-branched polymer, an electrode for a fuel cell including the hyper-branched polymer, an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell including the hyper-branched polymer, and a fuel cell including at least one of the electrode and the electrolyte membrane. Such a hyper-branched polymer included in a fuel cell provides excellent thermal resistance and phosphoric acid resistance and increase the performance of the fuel cell. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159348 | ELECTRO-CATALYTIC RECHARGING COMPOSITION - A composition useful for the fueling and refueling of electrochemical devices is described. The composition comprises an ion-conducting medium such as an electrolyte, and catalyst nanoparticles. Unlike traditional electrodes, such as those typically used in electrolyzers and fuel cells, the inventive composition may be quickly drained from the device and refilled to maintain maximum cell performance. In addition, the electro-catalytic charging composition can be stored as a solid for safe handling; for example in a portable cartridge. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159349 | Membrane Electrode Assemblies - A flexible MEA comprises an integral assembly of electrode, catalyst and ionomeric membrane material. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159350 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - A membrane-electrode assembly for a solid polymer fuel cell, which comprises a mutually opposing anode catalyst layer and cathode catalyst layer with a polymer electrolyte membrane formed between the anode catalyst layer and cathode catalyst layer, wherein the anode catalyst layer and cathode catalyst layer each contain a catalyst and a hydrocarbon-based polymer electrolyte with an ion-exchange group. If the ion-exchange group density of the anode catalyst layer is represented as α [μeq/cm | 2010-06-24 |
20100159351 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE-(GAS DIFFUSION LAYER) ASSEMBLY AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL EACH COMPRISING THE SAME - A membrane-electrode assembly | 2010-06-24 |
20100159352 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ENERGY PREFERABLY IN THE FORM OF ELECTRICITY AND/OR HEAT USING CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE BY CATALYTIC GAS REACTION AND A DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE PROCESS - It is disclosed a process for producing electricity through the combustion of organic material, in said combustion there being formed carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide which is recycled and used as raw material. The reaction is performed in a combined catalytic gas reactor/membrane. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159353 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - Disclosed are: a polymer electrolyte which comprises, as the main component, a block/graft copolymer comprising, as constituent components, polymer blocks (A), (B) and (C) which cause phase-separation from one another, wherein the polymer block (A) comprises a vinyl compound unit as the main repeating unit and has an ion-conductive group, the polymer block (B) comprises a vinyl compound unit capable of forming a flexible phase as the main repeating unit and forms a flexible phase, and the polymer block (C) comprises a styrene derivative unit carrying an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a polycyclic structure as the main repeating unit and forms a restrained phase; a membrane; a membrane-electrode assembly; and a solid polymer fuel cell. The polymer electrolyte has excellent durability and heat resistance, and shows little change in properties, such as the change in dimension between a dried state and a wet state, the change in mechanical properties and the change in methanol cross-over before and after the immersion in a methanol solution. The polymer electrolyte can be used stably in a solid polymer fuel cell during the long-term operation of the solid polymer fuel cell and enables excellent start-up performance of the solid polymer fuel cell. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159354 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER, CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - The invention provides an electrolyte comprising an ester-cured alkaline phenolic resole resin containing conducting alkaline salts and methods for the use of the resin. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159355 | Electrolyte Sheet for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Process for Producing the Same, and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - This invention provides an electrolyte sheet for solid oxide fuel cells, characterized in: being formed by a doctor blade method or an extrusion molding method; being a scandia partially stabilized zirconia sheet, wherein 4 mol % to 6 mol % scandia is doped in a solid zirconia; a crystal structure thereof has a polycrystalline structure having a main body of tetragonal and including monoclinic phase, wherein a ratio of monoclinic phase (M), calculated by below described formula (1) from a diffraction peak intensity using X-ray diffraction, is 1% to 80%; and a Weibull modulus (m) thereof is not less than 10: | 2010-06-24 |
20100159356 | Reduction-Oxidation-Tolerant Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - An anode component of a solid oxide fuel cell is formed by combining a relatively coarse yttria-stabilized-zirconium (YSZ) powder, that is substantially composed of elongated particles, with a relatively fine NiO/YSZ or NiO powder of reduced particle size, whereby, upon sintering the combined powders, the coarse YSZ powder forms a microstructural cage of open porosity wherein the fine powder is distributed through the open porosity of the cage. A method of forming a cathode component includes combining a coarse YSZ powder, that is substantially composed of elongated particles, with a fine lanthanum strontium manganite powder of reduced particle size, whereby, upon sintering the combined powders, the coarse YSZ powder forms a microstructural cage of open porosity, wherein the fine powder is distributed through the open porosity of the cage. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159357 | Separator for Fuel Cell and Process for Producing the Same - In order to attain excellent electrical conductivity and molding processability, a fuel cell separator to be produced by performing press molding on a preform in which expanded graphite is used as the main raw material is improved so that the preform is produced by a papermaking method, whereby the characteristics of the mechanical strength, the flexibility, and the gas impermeability are improved, and a light and compact configuration that is preferred in the automobile use or the like can be realized. In a fuel cell separator which is to be produced by performing press molding on a preform | 2010-06-24 |
20100159358 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE SAME - A separator for a fuel cell is provided. The separator comprises a flow path member and a base separator. The flow path member is made of a graphite foil and has a flow path through which fluids pass. The base separator has a seating recess formed on the surface thereof. The flow path member is mounted in the seating recess. The flow path is formed by pressing the graphite foil. The separator can be produced at reduced processing cost in a short processing time. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159359 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device includes a holder, a first connector, a second connector, and a connection pipe. The holder has an apparatus holder part on which an electronic apparatus is mounted. The first connector is provided at the apparatus holder part. The second connector is to be connected to a fuel cartridge. The connection pipe connects the first connector with the second connector. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159360 | Arangement and method for providing a fuel cell with an oxidizing agent - In a device and method for providing a fuel cell with an oxidizing agent via a supply line which leads to a cathode chamber of the fuel cell and in which a compressor is arranged, and a discharge line which extends from the cathode chamber to an expander and wherein a bypass line extends between an output of the compressor and an inlet to the expander while bypassing the fuel cell with a first flow control valve arranged in the bypass line, a recirculation arrangement is provided for returning oxidizing agent from the supply line downstream of the compressor to the supply line upstream of the compressor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159361 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device includes a holder, a first connector, a second connector, and a connection pipe. The holder has a cartridge holder part on which a fuel cartridge is to be mounted. The first connector is connected to an apparatus including a power generation section. The second connector is provided at the cartridge holder part. The connection pipe connects the first connector with the second connector. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159362 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SEPARATOR PLATE FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL UTILIZING THE SAME - A pattern of a reaction gas flow passage in a separator plate of a fuel cell is formed by screen printing with high accuracy. The invention relates to a method of producing a separator plate for fuel cell, the method including forming a partition wall | 2010-06-24 |
20100159363 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR ENERGY HARVESTING - A device having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an ion-conducting electrolyte in contact with both electrodes. Each electrode has a metal, a metal oxide, a hydrous metal oxide, alloy thereof, or mixture thereof, however, the electrodes are different such materials. The positive electrode is capable of storing and donating ions and electrons and reducing oxygen. The negative electrode is capable of storing and donating ions and electrons and oxidizing hydrogen. The electrolyte permits transport of oxygen and hydrogen. The device can charge using ambient hydrogen and oxygen. It can be discharged as an electrochemical capacitor or be operated in a fuel cell mode. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159364 | FUEL CELL CATHODES - The present invention relates to a method of producing a fuel cell cathode, fuel cell cathodes, and fuel cells comprising same. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159365 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR ALKALINE FUEL CELL, ALKALINE FUEL CELL, AND FORMATION METHOD FOR ALKALINE FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST - In an alkaline fuel cell, an electrode catalyst includes a magnetic material, and catalyst particles supported on the magnetic material. Besides, the alkaline fuel cell includes an electrode that has the function of allowing negative ions to permeate through the electrolyte, and an anode electrode and a cathode electrode respectively disposed on the both sides of the electrode, and at least the cathode electrode of the both electrodes is the electrode catalyst. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159366 | LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES OF CARBON-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY STORAGE AND GENERATION DEVICES - The embodiments described herein relate generally to methods, compositions, articles, and devices associated with layer-by-layer assembly and/or functionalization of carbon-based nanostructures and related structures. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for forming an assembly of carbon-based nanostructures on a surface. The carbon-based nanostructure assembly may exhibit enhanced properties, such as improved arrangement of carbon-based nanostructures (e.g., carbon nanotubes) and/or enhanced electronic and/or ionic conductivity and/or other useful features. In some cases, improved properties may be observed due to the attachment of functional groups to the surfaces of carbon-based nanostructures. Using methods described herein, formation of carbon-based nanostructure assemblies may be controlled to produce structures with enhanced properties. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159367 | A HALF TONE MASK HAVING MULTI-HALF PERMEATION PART AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a half tone mask having a multi semi-transmission part and a manufacturing method thereof that can pattern a plurality of layers using one mask, by having at least two or more semi-transmission parts with light transmission that are different from each other. The half tone mask having a multi semi-transmission part comprises a transparent substrate, a light transmission part formed the transparent substrate to transmit irradiation light of a predetermined wavelength band, a light shielding part formed the transparent substrate to shield the irradiation light of the predetermined wavelength band, and at least two or more semi-transmission parts formed by depositing semi-transmission material on the transparent substrate to pass through the irradiation light of the predetermined wavelength band with each different light transmission. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159368 | OPTICALLY SEMITRANSMISSIVE FILM, PHOTOMASK BLANK AND PHOTOMASK, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING OPTICALLY SEMITRANSMISSIVE FILM - The present invention provides an optically semitransmissive film that has a near-zero phase shift, has a desired transmissivity, and is relatively thin; a novel phase-shift mask that uses the optically semitransmissive film; a photomask blank that can [be used to] manufacture the phase-shift mask; and a method for designing the optically semitransmissive film. The film is formed on a translucent substrate and transmits a portion of light having a desired wavelength λ, wherein the film has at least one phase-difference reduction layer that fulfills the following functions. Specifically, the phase-difference reduction layer is a layer that has a refractive index n and a thickness d that satisfy the expression 02010-06-24 | |
20100159369 | PHASE SHIFT MASK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - There are provided a phase shift mask with a new structure. The phase shift mask provided includes: a substrate that is transparent to irradiation light, a shielding region formed on the substrate and in which a line pattern is formed, and a first transparent region and a second transparent region located on respective opposite sides of the shielding region on the substrate, wherein a phase shifter is formed under the first transparent region, and the phase shifter has a side wall including an outward protruding bent portion. The phase shifter can be formed by, for example, irradiating and scanning a predetermined region of the substrate with femtosecond pulse laser light applied from above the substrate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159370 | METHOD FOR FORMING MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES ON A SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a method for forming microscopic structures. By scanning a focused particle beam over a substrate in the presence of a precursor fluid, a patterned seed layer is formed. By now growing this layer with Atomic Layer Deposition or Chemical Vapour Deposition, a high quality layer can be grown. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159371 | PIGMENT DISPERSION SOLUTION, PIGMENT PHOTORESIST AND COLOR FILTER - The present invention relates to a pigment dispersion solution, a pigment photoresist and a color filter. The pigment dispersion solution includes a colored pigment, a dispersant, a binder resin and a solvent, and further includes particles of white pigment. The pigment photoresist using the pigment dispersion solution of the present invention includes an alkali-soluble resin, a monomer, a photo initiator and an additive. The color filter using the pigment photoresist of the present invention includes a substrate, and the pigment photoresist is developed to be shaped in regions corresponding to pixels on the substrate. The present invention adopts a technical means that adding the particles of the white pigment into the pigment dispersion solution, thereby taking advantage of properties such as high reflectivity and diffused reflection on surface of the white pigment, so as to increase transmitting path and absorbing path of lights in the pigment dispersion solution. Therefore, when the pigment photoresist made of the pigment dispersion solution is irradiated by lights to cure, the curing speed could be improved distinctly, the curing time could be reduced and the curing effect could be improved. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159372 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes an indexer block, an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, a development processing block, a resist cover film processing block, a resist cover film removal block, and an interface block. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block. The interface block includes first and second inspection units. The first inspection unit inspects the state of the substrate before exposure processing, and the second inspection unit inspects the state of the substrate after exposure processing. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159373 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS USING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY - The present invention provides a method producing printed electronic circuits using electrophotography. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159374 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TONER, TONER, DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a toner includes a pre-mixing step and a coating step. In the pre-mixing step, a secondary aggregate of the fine resin particles is disaggregated, while toner base particles and fine resin particles are mixed and stirred using a rotary stirring apparatus. Thus obtained disaggregated fine resin particles are fixed to the surface of the toner base particle. Thus, a fine resin particle-fixed toner is obtained. The rotary stirring apparatus includes a rotary stirring section, a temperature regulation section, a circulating section, and a spraying section. In the coating step, a liquid is sprayed to the fine resin particle-fixed toner with the spraying section using the rotary stirring apparatus. Thus, a film of the fine resin particles is formed. In the pre-mixing step and the coating step, temperature regulation is conducted in the temperature regulation section. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159375 | TONERS CONTAINING POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES - Disclosed is a toner composition comprising toner particles which comprise a resin, an optional colorant, and a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compound. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159376 | TONERS CONTAINING POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES - Disclosed is a toner composition comprising toner particles which comprise (a) a resin having chemically bonded thereto a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, (b) and an optional colorant. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159377 | TONER SURFACE TREATMENT - The present invention is directed to surface treatment of toner particles and the toner developers used for the dry development of electrostatic charge images. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159378 | Toner having Improved Charge Characteristics - This invention provides a toner with improved charge and charge stability by suitable addition of extra particulate additives (EPA) such as aluminum cerium oxide and/or cerium zirconium oxide. The additives may be combined with toner in a conical mixer having selected temperature control. The invention also provides toner which may provide reduced print quality defects such as ghosting or residual image and fade-to-color. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159379 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed are a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image and a method of preparing the same. The toner may include latex, a pigment and a releasing agent. The lowest crossover temperature of the toner at which the storage modulus (G′) and the loss modulus (G″) of the toner are substantially equal to each other may be in the range of about 65 to about 80° C. The weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the toner may be in the range of about 65,000 to about 75,000. The z-average molecular weight (Mz) of the toner may be in the range of about 110,000 to about 220,000. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159380 | TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, REPLENISHING DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - A two-component developer containing a cyan toner and a magnetic carrier, wherein the cyan toner has the 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 2.002010-06-24 | |
20100159381 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, DEVELOPER FOR DEVELOPING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, the toner including a binder resin containing a crystalline polyester resin and a noncrystalline polyester resin, a colorant, a releasing agent, a ketone solvent, and an alcoholic solvent, the total concentration of the ketone solvent and the alcoholic solvent in the toner dispersion liquid being less than about 10 ppm when 0.5 g of the toner is dispersed in 2 g of deionized water to form a toner dispersion liquid, and the total concentration of the ketone solvent and the alcoholic solvent in the toner dispersion liquid being from about 2 ppm to about 50 ppm when 0.5 g of the toner is dispersed in 2 g of N,N-dimethylformamide to form a toner dispersion liquid. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159382 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT CARRIER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD USING THE TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - A carrier has an impedance Z having a frequency dependence, obtained by alternating current impedance measurement. When the frequency dependence is fitted by a fitting function, parameter α lies in a range of 0.70 to 0.90 in an electric field of 10 | 2010-06-24 |
20100159383 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR PRINT - The method for manufacturing a color print by an electrophotographic image forming process employs forming toner images by non-contact developing electrostatic latent images on electrostatic latent image holding members in developing devices. For each color, cyan, magenta and yellow, there is a separate electrostatic latent image, a separate electrostatic latent image holding member and a separate developing device. In each developing device the holding member is arranged in a non-contact position with respect to the electrostatic latent image holding member at a development portion. The non-contact developing is carried out by flying the toner from the toner holding member to the electrostatic latent image holding member. The cyan toner exhibits a maximum chroma at lightness L* | 2010-06-24 |
20100159384 | ENHANCED FUSING FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONERS - An electrophotographic method for producing fused toner images on a receiver medium comprising the steps of: forming an electrostatic image pattern on an image forming member; developing the image pattern on the image forming member with fusible toner particles thereby forming a toner image thereon; transferring the toner image to the receiver medium; and heating the toner image to form a fused toner image on the receiver medium, wherein an amount of a plasticizer is added to the toner particles of the toner image after formation of the toner image on the image forming member and prior to or concurrent with fusing of the transferred toner image on the receiver medium, further wherein the amount of plasticizer added is effective in lowering the Tg of the toner below that of the toner under prevailing ambient conditions in the absence of the added plasticizer. The current invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art because the plasticizer is added immediately before fusing, thus avoiding toner clumping upon storage, as well as eliminating the high cost associated with a custom manufactured receiver that already contains plasticizer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159385 | METHOD OF PREPARING TONER HAVING CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY - A method for the preparation of shaped polymeric particles, and in a particular embodiment shaped electrostatographic toner particles, of controlled morphology including the following steps. A selected solvent or solvent mixture is used to dissolve a polyester polymer material to form an organic phase, wherein the polyester material is formed from at least one diol and at least one multicarboxylic aromatic acid and has a solubility parameter of greater than 9.0 (cal/cm | 2010-06-24 |
20100159386 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVELOPING AGENT - A method for producing a developing agent, wherein in the formation of aggregated particles, particles in a dispersion liquid have a volume average particle diameter of 2 μm or less when the pH of the dispersion liquid is 7, and also the pH of the dispersion liquid is from 3.0 to 6.9 when the zeta potential of the particles is −30 mV. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159387 | TONER PROCESS - The present disclosure provides processes for preparing toner particles, in which fewer coarse particles are generated. The process includes introducing a buffer solution during coalescence of the toner slurry. The amount of coarse particles in the resulting toner particles may, in embodiments, be reduced to less than about 5 percent by weight of the total toner particles generated. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159388 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising an image-recording layer, said image-recording layer being photopolymerizable upon exposure to light having a wavelength of from 300 to 500 nm and containing a mixture of sensitizers. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159389 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition including a base resin component (A) and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the component (A) including a resin (A1) which has a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a-0) shown below: | 2010-06-24 |
20100159390 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITIONS AND ELEMENTS CONTAINING POLY(VINYL HYDROXYARYL CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER)S - A radiation-sensitive composition can be used to prepare positive-working imageable elements having improved sensitivity and solvent resistance. These elements are useful for making lithographic printing plates and printed circuit boards. The composition includes a water-insoluble polymeric binder that has at least 20 mol % of recurring units comprising hydroxyaryl carboxylic acid ester groups, some of which can be substituted with cyclic imide moieties. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159391 | PHOTOSENSITIVE PASTE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF PATTERN USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a photosensitive paste comprising a polymerizable monomer and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the glass transition temperature of the polymerizable monomer is −10° C. or less. The present paste may be used for creating a fine pattern and prevents residue from remaining in the area where paste should be removed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100159392 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND RESIST COMPOSITION - A pattern is formed by coating a first positive resist composition comprising a copolymer comprising lactone-containing recurring units and acid labile group-containing recurring units onto a substrate to form a first resist film, patternwise exposure, PEB, and development to form a first resist pattern, applying an amine or oxazoline compound to the first resist pattern for inactivation, coating a second positive resist composition comprising a C | 2010-06-24 |
20100159393 | METHOD OF DEVELOPING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSORS - The invention relates to a method for making a lithographic printing plate which comprises imagewise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising one or more layers at least one of which is associated with one or more unsubstituted or substituted triarylmethane dyes and at least one of which layers is radiation-sensitive, and developing the imagewise exposed printing plate precursor with an aqueous alkaline developing composition, wherein the composition comprises at least one amphoteric surfactant of formula (I):—wherein R | 2010-06-24 |
20100159394 | METHOD OF MAKING A PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - The invention relates to a method of making a planographic printing plate comprising a substrate having thereon one or more layers of a radiation-sensitive metal oxide, sulfide or nitride and excluding an organic hydrophobic material or a binder within or above a radiation-sensitive layer, the method comprising depositing the one or more layers of the radiation-sensitive metal oxide, sulfide or nitride by vapour deposition and exposing the one or more layers without that exposure causing ablative effect. Preferably the compound, and in particular a metal oxide, such as titanium dioxide, is deposited by atomic layer deposition at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature of from 20° C. to 300° C. at a layer thickness of less than 100 nm. The substrate can be any planar material, preferably with the potential to be flexible and with a surface that can be roughened or textured. No binder is required to adhere the metal compound to the printing plate and no processing or chemicals are required in the preparation of the plate. | 2010-06-24 |