32nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110195228 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR WETTABLE CATHODES AND USE THEREOF FOR ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a composite material of formula: (C—N—B-MR) | 2011-08-11 |
20110195229 | MOISTURE-PERMEABLE WATERPROOF FABRIC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention provides a moisture-permeable waterproof fabric which not only has a tear strength at a practical level but also is light, thin, soft in texture and excellent in moisture permeability and waterproofness. The moisture-permeable waterproof fabric is a fabric in which two urethane resin layers are coated at least on one surface of a woven fabric, wherein a first urethane resin layer is a porous urethane resin layer which is discontinuously coated on the surface of the woven fabric to fill recesses of a weave crimp but not to cover at least a part of projections of the weave crimp; and a second urethane resin layer is a hydrophilic urethane resin layer which is continuously coated on the first urethane resin layer and the projections of the weave crimp. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195230 | Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods for Manufacturing Composite Parts - Tooling aids for applying pressure in laminating, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a caul for applying pressure in laminating includes a base portion positioned between first and second corner portions. The base portion can have a curved shape when it is in a relaxed state, but it moves to a flatter shape when subjected to pressure during lamination. Movement of the base portion to the flatter shape causes the first and second corner portions to move outwardly and away from the base portion. In this manner, the caul can be used to compact laminating materials into corner regions of a corresponding female mold surface. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195231 | QUADRUPLE-WALL CORRUGATED PAPERBOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A corrugated paperboard for the packaging industry comprising of five liners ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195232 | Composite Strip - A composite strip and a method of manufacturing a pre-cured composite strip. A pre-cured composite strip having a thermoset resin may be placed on a surface of a portion of a composite component where a caul plate seam may be expected. Caul plates may be placed on the composite component after placing the pre-cured composite strip to form the caul plate seam. The composite component may be cured after placing the caul plates on the composite component. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195233 | Bio-Based Toner - A series of resins were synthesized using a range of bio-based materials to control the molecular architecture, and therefore the properties, of the inventive resins. The resins were formulated into toner formulations such as those useful in printers and copiers. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195234 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID DECORATED GRAPHIC ARTS OBJECTS - Decorated three-dimensional articles ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195235 | NEAR-INFRARED ABSORPTIVE COMPOSITION, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORPTIVE COATED MATERIAL, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORPTIVE LIQUID DISPERSION, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORPTIVE INK, PRINTED MATERIAL, AND NEAR-INFRARED ABSORPTIVE IMAGE-FORMING COMPOSITION - A near-infrared absorptive liquid dispersion, which contains a near-infrared absorptive compound represented by formula (1) that is dispersed in a form of fine particles in a dispersing medium: | 2011-08-11 |
20110195236 | Disazo Dyes And Their Use in Ink-Jet Printing - A compound of Formula ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195237 | SYSTEM AND RESIN FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING - The present invention relates to a system and a resin relating to rapid prototyping. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195238 | ANTHRAPYRIDONE COLORING MATTER, SALT THEREOF, INK COMPOSITION AND COLORED BODY - Disclosed is an ink composition containing a magenta dye which has a hue and definition suitable for inkjet recording and provides recorded matter having excellent fastness such as light resistance, ozone gas resistance and the like. Also disclosed is the magenta dye. The ink composition contains, as a dye, at least one anthrapyridone dye represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof. In formula (1), X | 2011-08-11 |
20110195239 | FILM HAVING LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, ANTI-RELECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, COATING LIQUID SET FOR LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX FILM, SUBSTRATE HAVING MICROPARTICLE-LAMINATED THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL MEMBER - Provided is a film having a low refractive index, which can be formed under normal temperature and pressure while obtaining a lower refractive index, has excellent adhesion with a solid substrate, and does not lose geometric optical properties, such as the diffusibility or light-harvesting capability attributed to the microstructure. Also disclosed is a method for producing the same. The film having a low refractive index is obtained by causing an electrolyte polymer and microparticles to be alternately adsorbed on the surface of a solid substrate and bringing the resulting microparticle-laminated film into contact with a silicon compound solution in order to bond the solid substrate with microparticles and microparticles with microparticles. The silicon compound solution is selected from (1) the hydrolysis product of alkoxysilane (I) wherein the functional groups are formed from hydrolyzable groups and non-hydrolyzable organic groups, and the condensation reaction product thereof, (2) the hydrolysis product of a mixture of alkoxysilane (I) and alkoxysilane (II) wherein the functional groups are formed from hydrolyzable groups alone, and the condensation reaction product thereof; and (3) a mixture of hydrolysis product and condensation product thereof according to (1) and alkoxysilane (II). | 2011-08-11 |
20110195240 | TRANSPARENT ADHESIVE SHEET AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a novel transparent adhesive sheet with which the cut edge is not sticky over time when a laminated body that has been bonded via the adhesive sheet is cut, which can be adhered without generating residual air bubbles, even when the surface of an adherend is uneven, and which can be adhered without foaming, even when the adherend is a material such as plastic that can generate outgas. Suggested is an adhesive sheet that has one or more layers of a first adhesive layer and one or more layer of a second adhesive layer that exhibit different viscoelastic behaviors, and has an integrated structure whereby these layers are laminated, with a dynamic shear storage modulus G′ of 2×10 | 2011-08-11 |
20110195241 | Low Weight and Density Fire-Resistant Gypsum Panel - An about ⅝ inch to ¾ inch thick low weight, low density gypsum panel with fire resistance capabilities sufficient to provide a Thermal Insulation Index of at least 17.0 minutes which when subjected to U419 test procedures will not fail for at least 30 minutes and, in selected embodiments, also has outstanding water resistance properties. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195242 | ALDEHYDES CONTAINING HYDROXL GROUPS - The present invention relates to aldehydes of the formula (I) which contain tertiary amino groups and at least one hydroxyl group. Aldehydes of this kind can be utilized broadly. Aldehydes of particular advantage can be incorporated into a polymer, and find use as curing agents and/or catalysts. Preferably they find use in adhesives and sealants | 2011-08-11 |
20110195243 | WATERPROOF VAPOR-PERMEABLE MULTILAYER ARTICLE - A waterproof vapor-permeable multilayer article, comprising at least one first layer made of a material that is vapor-permeable and microporous and is at least partially hygroscopic or can assume hygroscopic characteristics over time, and at least one second layer that is waterproof and vapor-permeable. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195244 | RESIN-COATED METALLIC PIGMENT, WATER BASE PAINT CONTAINING THE SAME, COATED PRODUCT TO WHICH WATER BASE PAINT HAS BEEN APPLIED, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESIN-COATED METALLIC PIGMENT - The present invention relates to a resin-coated metallic pigment in which a coating layer constituted of a single layer or a plurality of layers is formed on a surface of a base particle, an outermost layer of the coating layer being composed of a resin which is a polymer containing one or more compound selected from a monomer and an oligomer having two or more polymeric double bonds as constituent unit, and a surface portion of the outermost layer being treated with a surface modifier which is a compound having one polymeric double bond. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195245 | ENHANCED PROTECTIVE COATING FOR CONCRETE, STEEL, WOOD AND OTHER SURFACES - An aliphatic hybrid polyurethane/polyurea protective coating intended for use on concrete, steel, wood and other surfaces is provided, which coating exhibits excellent properties of durability and flexibility. The protective coating uses chemical components from urethane/urea systems in a unique way to generate beneficial systems. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195246 | Inorganic substrates with hydrophobic surface layers - Inorganic substrates with a hydrophobic surface layer of a fluorinated material having the following structure are disclosed: | 2011-08-11 |
20110195247 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE INTEGRATED ENCAPSULATION MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A configuration of a flat display panel with a touch screen panel loaded thereon in which reduced number of sheets of glass substrate or resin film substrate is provided. The configuration includes a transparent electrode integrated encapsulation module in which the transparent electrode is formed on one surface of an encapsulation glass substrate without a separate glass substrate for electrode formation of a touch screen circuit. A method for manufacturing the transparent electrode integrated encapsulation module is provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195248 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET WITH SPONTANEOUSLY ROLLING PROPERTY - The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet with spontaneously rolling property of the invention is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprising a contractible film layer, an elastic layer, a rigid film layer, an intermediate layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer satisfying the following requirements and laminated in this order, which is capable of undergoing spontaneous rolling from one end part in one direction or from opposing two end parts toward a center to form one or two cylindrical rolls when a stimulus causing a contraction is applied:
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20110195249 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL MEMBER - A photocationically polymerizable adhesive composition and an optical member, the photocationically polymerizable adhesive composition including about 75 to about 99.8 parts by weight of a compound including one of aliphatic epoxy, alicyclic epoxy, oxetane, and vinyl ether compounds, about 0.1 to about 5 parts by weight of a titanate coupling agent, and about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator, wherein a sum of weights of the compound, the titanate coupling agent, and the photopolymerization initiator is 100 parts by weight. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195250 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, which includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive film including a base material layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on at least one side of the base material layer, in which the base material layer includes a soft vinyl chloride resin and contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid compound, an aliphatic metal salt and a phosphoric acid ester; and a release film including a liner base material and a release layer, in which a surface of the release layer in the release film has a surface free energy of 20 dyn/cm or more but less than 30 dyn/cm, in which the release film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive film are laminated in such a way that the release layer side of the release film is in contact with a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has a high expandability, shows no transfer of deposits from the base material onto an adherend and is useful as a sheet for holding semiconductor wafers, electronic parts and so on. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195251 | Method For Pulling A Single Crystal Composed Of Silicon From A Melt Contained In A Crucible, and Single Crystal Produced Thereby - Silicon single crystals are pulled from a melt in a crucible, the single crystal surrounded by a heat shield, the lower end of which is a distance h from the melt surface, wherein gas flows downward between the single crystal and the heat shield, outward between the lower end of the heat shield and the melt, and then upward in the region outside the heat shield. The internal diameter of the heat shield at its lower end is 55 mm or more than the diameter of the single crystal, and the radial width of the heat shield at its lower end is not more than 20% of the diameter of the single crystal. Highly doped single crystals pulled accordingly have a void concentration ≦50 m | 2011-08-11 |
20110195252 | Scaffolded Nucleic Acid Polymer Particles and Methods of Making and Using - The invention provides particle compositions having applications in nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic acid polymer particles of the invention allow polynucleotides to be attached throughout their volumes for higher loading capacities than those achievable solely with surface attachment. In one aspect, nucleic acid polymer particles of the invention comprise polyacrylamide particles with uniform size distributions having low coefficients of variations, which result in reduced particle-to-particle variation in analytical assays. Such particle compositions are used in various amplification reactions to make amplicon libraries from nucleic acid fragment libraries. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195253 | Scaffolded Nucleic Acid Polymer Particles and Methods of Making and Using - The invention provides particle compositions having applications in nucleic acid analysis. Nucleic acid polymer particles of the invention allow polynucleotides to be attached throughout their volumes for higher loading capacities than those achievable solely with surface attachment. In one aspect, nucleic acid polymer particles of the invention comprise polyacrylamide particles with uniform size distributions having low coefficients of variations, which result in reduced particle-to-particle variation in analytical assays. Such particle compositions are used in various amplification reactions to make amplicon libraries from nucleic acid fragment libraries. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195254 | LAYOUT FOR GLASS MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, GLASS HANDLING METHOD, AND GLASS THEREFROM - An layout for a glass manufacturing system may include a hot process part having a batch plant for storing a glass raw material, a tank for melting the raw material and storing a molten glass, a float bath for forming the molten glass into a glass of a ribbon shape, an annealing lehr for cooling the glass ribbon, and a cold end connected to the annealing lehr, and an etching process part having a final cutting sector for cutting the glass provided from the cold end into sheet glasses of a preset final size, a beveling and etching sector for bevel the edges of the cut sheet glasses and etching the beveled sheet glasses, and a first inspection sector for inspecting the etched sheet glasses, and the hot process part and the etching process part may be connected by a single conveyor to form a continuous line. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195255 | POLYTHIOPHENE-BASED CONDUCTIVE POLYMER MEMBRANE - The present invention relates to a polythiophene-based conductive polymer membrane, which has a conductivity of 1 KΩ/m | 2011-08-11 |
20110195256 | Photocurable Primer Composition And Coated Structure Comprising Cured Primer Composition - To provide a photocurable primer composition that cures to form a primer layer that exhibits an excellent adhesion to substrate, a structure having this primer layer and a method of producing such a structure. A photocurable primer composition comprising (a) multifunctional acrylates, (b) organoalkoxysilane having an aliphatically unsaturated bond, (c) photopolymerization initiator, and (d) organic solvent. Also, a structure comprising a primer layer comprising the aforementioned photocurable primer composition, formed on the substrate, and a cured coating comprising (e) ultraviolet absorber and (c) photopolymerization initiator, formed on the primer layer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195257 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a semiconductor device and a fabricating method thereof. The fabricating method comprises: providing a first substrate; forming a soft dry film having an adhesive film and a release film; sticking the soft dry film on the first substrate with the adhesive film; removing the release film; sticking a second substrate on the adhesive film; and heating the adhesive film to solidify the adhesive film to form a solid adhesive film. The semiconductor device comprises: a first substrate, a solid adhesive film, and a second substrate. The solid adhesive film is formed on the first substrate, and the second substrate is formed on the solid adhesive film. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195258 | Microencapsulated liquid device and method for making the same - A microencapsulated liquid device includes: a substrate; a droplet liquid disposed on the substrate; a protecting layer covering the droplet liquid, the protecting layer being made from an encapsulating liquid that is immiscible with the droplet liquid, that has a surface energy lower than that of the droplet liquid, and that is solidified to form the protecting layer; and a cover plate covering the protecting layer. A method for making the microencapsulated liquid device is also disclosed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195259 | Metallizable and Metallized Polyolefin Films and a Process of Making Same - Films that include at least one metallizable layer, wherein the metallizable layer includes a polyolefin and at least one organosilicon compound, such as silane, polysilane, side group modified polysilane, graft or block copolymer of silane, polycarbosilane, particularly organosilicon compounds having a silicon:(oxygen+nitrogen) molar ratio of 0.3 to 3.5 are described. Metallized films having good barrier properties and metal adhesion as well as methods for making such films are described. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195260 | METHOD OF HYDROLYTICALLY STABLE BONDING OF ELASTOMERS TO SUBSTRATES - Active devices such as pumps and mixers have been fabricated in plastic-PDMS hybrid devices. By utilizing functionalized bis-silane primers, bond strength between Polycarbonate or PMMA and PDMS improved in dry and aqueous environments. Plastic-primer-PDMS layers exposed to acid and base solutions at 70° C. for 2 hours showed no signs of delamination at 30 psi for pH −1 to 15 and 60 psi for pH 0 to 15. A peristaltic pump fabricated in polycarbonate achieved consistent flow rates up to peristaltic cycle frequencies of 10 Hz in water, 1OM HCl, and 1OM NaOH solutions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195261 | NON GAMMA-PHASE CUBIC AlCrO - The present invention relates to a coating for workpieces with at least one layer, the at least one layer comprising metal components represented by AlxCr1−x wherein x is an atomic ratio meeting 0≦x≦0.84 and comprising non metallic components represented by O1−yZy where Z is at least one Element selected from the group N, B, C and 0≦y≦0.65, preferably y≦0.5 characterized in that the coating comprises at least partially a cubic non gamma Cr and oxide comprising phase in such a way that the x-ray diffraction pattern shows formation of cubic phase which is not the cubic phase of CrN. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195262 | METHOD FOR FORMING A MULTILAYER PAINT FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a method of forming a multilayer coating film having excellent smoothness, distinctness of image, water resistance and chipping resistance. The present invention provides a method of forming a multilayer coating film by successively applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition, an aqueous base coating composition and a clear coating composition to a substrate; and simultaneously heat-curing the resulting intermediate coating, base coating, and clear coating, wherein the aqueous intermediate coating composition comprises as a resin component a hydroxy- and carboxy-containing polyester resin (A) having a hydroxy value in the range of 60 to 200 mgKOH/g, an acid value in the range of 10 to 60 mgKOH/g, and a number average molecular weight in the range of 700 to 5,000; a melamine resin (B) having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 500 to 4,000; and a polycarbodiimide compound (C). | 2011-08-11 |
20110195263 | COATING COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The instant invention provides an aqueous dispersion, a coating composition, coating layers and coated article made therefrom. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises: (1) the inventive aqueous dispersion comprising the melt blending product of: (a) from 50 to 99 percent by weight of one or more polyethylene terephthalate resins, based on the total solid content of the dispersion; (b) from 1 to 50 percent by weight of one or more stabilizing agents comprising at least one second polyester, based on the total solid content of the dispersion, wherein said second polyester (i) has a carboxylic acid group and an acid number equal to or greater than 15, based on the solid content of the second polyester; or (ii) is a self-dispersing sulfopolyester; (c) one or more neutralizing agents; and (d) from 15 to 90 percent by weight of water, based on the total weight of the dispersion; wherein said dispersion has a solid content of 10 to 85 percent, based on the total weight of the dispersion; and (2) optionally one or more cross-linking agents. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195264 | Acicular Metal Particles Having a High Aspect Ratio and Non-Catalytic Methods for Making the Same - A non-catalytic method for making high aspect ratio metal particles comprises: mixing a preheated metallic salt solution with a preheated reducing solution, the reducing solution comprising a carboxylic acid or salt thereof and an acrylic copolymer; and heating the reaction mixture to a first temperature and maintaining the mixture at the first temperature for a first period of time, then heating the reaction mixture to a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature and maintaining the mixture at the second temperature for a second period of time. The metal cations in the metallic salt are reduced by the reducing solution to form a plurality of crystallized metallic particles having a high aspect ratio. Electrically conductive articles incorporating the high aspect ratio metal particles and methods for their manufacture are also provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195265 | HARD MULTILAYER FILM FORMED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a hard multilayer film formed body which has an intermediate layer excellent in its adhesion to a base material and a DLC film which is a surface layer excellent in its wear resistance, prevents peeling from occurring between the DLC film and the intermediate layer, and is excellent in its wear resistance and a method for producing the same. A hard multilayer film formed body | 2011-08-11 |
20110195266 | SEAMLESS SLEEVE AND SEAMLESS SUBSTRATE - A seamless, embossed or cast substrate is formed using a seamless sleeve having a seamless surface relief formed thereon and configured to slide over an cylindrical base in an embossing or casting assembly. The substrate is a flat web, foil, or film of, for example, paper, polyester, polypropylene, metal or other elongated flat material. The surface relief can be applied through interfering ablation, non-interfering ablation, ink jet printing, or other techniques wherein a seamless surface relief is formed onto the seamless sleeve. A method of making a seamless, embossed or cast substrate includes expanding a diameter of a seamless sleeve having a seamless surface relief formed thereon, sliding the expanded seamless sleeve onto a cylindrical base, allowing the diameter of the seamless sleeve to contract around the cylindrical base, and conveying a substrate through the embossing or casting assembly and embossing or casting the seamless surface relief into the substrate. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195267 | FLUX AND SOLDER MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A flux for use in soldering comprises a primary solids constituent present in an amount greater than about 50 wt. % and one or more secondary constituents that is selected from solvents, thickeners, and/or metal oxide reducing agents. The flux has a temperature profile in which the flux is in a non-flowable inactive state at temperatures at and below a maximum storage temperature that is above about 27° C., a liquid active state at an activation temperature, and a flowable inactive state in a deposition temperature range above the maximum storage temperature and below the activation temperature. A solder material comprises solder particles dispersed in the flux. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195268 | Wire Core Lace - An exemplary embodiment includes new product technology that greatly improves the lace used for shoes, boots, clothing, climbing, and other similar activities. This invention includes technology enhancements for laces that result in a lace that is substantially stronger, and more resilient than current lace technology. The lace described herein has a strong flexible multi-core design, and is capped by a metal tip that is wrapped around the ends of the lace and locked to the wire core with inverted metal prongs. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195269 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND PROCESSING ALLOY INGOTS - Processes and methods related to producing, processing, and hot working alloy ingots are disclosed. An alloy ingot is formed including an inner ingot core and an outer layer metallurgically bonded to the inner ingot core. The processes and methods are characterized by a reduction in the incidence of surface cracking of the alloy ingot during hot working. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ALLOY INGOTS - Processes and methods related to processing and hot working alloy ingots are disclosed. A metallic material layer is deposited onto at least a region of a surface of an alloy ingot before hot working the alloy ingot. The processes and methods are characterized by a reduction in the incidence of surface cracking of the alloy ingot during hot working. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195271 | Cast Metal Parts With Cosmetic Surfaces And Methods Of Making Same - A cast metal part has a veneer made of cosmetic metal applied thereto so that the cast metal part has a cosmetic surface. A method for producing a cast metal part with a cosmetic surface comprises applying a veneer of cosmetic metal to a surface of the cast metal part. The cast metal part can be a die cast part, such as die cast aluminum or zinc. The veneer can be thin gauge highly cosmetic aluminum. The veneer of cosmetic metal can be applied to the surface of the cast metal part by placing the veneer into a casting mold used for forming the cast metal part, and casting molten metal onto the veneer in the casting mold. The veneer of cosmetic metal can also be applied to the surface of the cast metal part by solid-state welding, e.g., diffusion bonding, the veneer and the cast metal part together. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195272 | PROCESS FOR THE PROTECTION OF A METAL SUBSTRATE FROM CORROSION AND ABRASION, AND METAL SUBSTRATE OBTAINED BY THIS PROCESS - A process is provided for the protection of a metal substrate of an aircraft part, in particular made of aluminum alloy, from corrosion and abrasion. The method includes the formation, on the substrate, of a coating made of alloy of zinc and nickel and then polishing the coating thus formed. This process can additionally include applying, to the polished coating made of alloy of zinc and nickel, a transparent and airtight surface coating. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195273 | BONDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A bonding structure and a method of fabricating the same are provided. A first substrate having a first bonding element and a second substrate having a second bonding element are provided, wherein at least one of the first bonding element and the second bonding element is formed with an alloy. A bonding process is performed to bond the first bonding element with the second bonding element, wherein a diffusion liner is generated at the exposed, non-bonded surface of the bonding structure. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195274 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a substrate structure and a manufacturing method thereof, the substrate structure including a base substrate of single crystal; and a rhombohedral ferroelectric thin film exhibiting a spontaneous ferroelectric polarization and of a perovskite structure, the ferroelectric thin film being formed on a surface of the base substrate. The substrate structure may further include an optical waveguide formed on the ferroelectric thin film; and an electric field applying section that applies, to the optical waveguide, an electric field parallel to a surface of the base substrate. The electric field applying section generates the electric field so that the electric field direction of the electric field applied to the optical waveguide is parallel to a direction of the spontaneous ferroelectric polarization of the ferroelectric thin film. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195275 | MATERIAL DEPOSITION ON TRANSDUCING HEAD - An apparatus includes a slider body having a leading edge and an opposite trailing edge, as well as a top face and a bottom face each extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The slider body further includes a plurality of protrusions extending from the bottom face, a first recess defined on one of the protrusions, and a sacrificial layer deposited on the slider body in the recess. A bottom surface of the sacrificial layer extends at least as far from the bottom face as bottom surfaces of the plurality of protrusions. In another aspect, a first blocking feature is located at a first uptrack edge on an air bearing surface of a slider, with the first blocking feature being substantially continuous along the first uptrack edge and protruding outwardly from the air bearing surface to reduce particle interaction with the air bearing surface. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195276 | RESIST ADHENSION TO CARBON OVERCOATS FOR NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - In an imprint lithography process, a carbon overcoat (COC) layer has nitrogen introduced into an upper surface region thereof before application of an adhesion layer to the COC/substrate combination. This results in the formation of a thin layer of nitrogenated carbon at the surface of the COC layer that promotes covalent bonding with the functional groups of the adhesion layer and, thus, significantly improves resist adhesion upon imprint template removal. Thus, an embodiment of an imprint lithography method comprises introducing nitrogen into an upper surface region of the COC layer, forming an adhesion layer on the nitrogenated COC layer, forming resist on the adhesion layer, contacting the resist with an imprint template having patterned features formed therein such that the resist fills the patterned features of the imprint template, and separating the imprint template from the resist such that a negative image of the patterned features is formed in the resist. An embodiment of an imprint structure comprises a substrate, a COC layer formed on the substrate, the COC layer having a nitrogenated upper surface region formed therein, and adhesion layer formed on the COC layer, and resist formed on the adhesion layer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195277 | HIGH DENSITY MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A high density magnetic recording medium including aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles arranged stably and efficiently in demarcated sections in the surface of a substrate is manufactured by the steps of forming a plurality of parallel tracks in the surface of the substrate, forming a plurality of minute recesses serially at approximately equal intervals in each of the tracks, casting a liquid dispersion of magnetic nanoparticles into the minute recesses, and evaporating dispersing medium from the liquid dispersion, thereby forming an aggregate of magnetic nanoparticles in each of the minute recesses. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195278 | METAL PLATING ADDITIVE, AND METHOD FOR PLATING SUBSTRATES AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM - The present invention is directed to the fabrication of rigid memory disks, including a metal plating composition which impedes deposition of non-metallic particles during a plating process. The plating composition includes at least one sulfated fatty acid ester additive, or mixtures or salts thereof, of formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of OH, OCH2, OCH2CH3, C1-C7 alkyl, linear or branched; R2 selected from H and C1-C7 alkyl, linear or branched; m=1 to about 5; n=2 to about 30; o=0 to about 10; M+ is a metal or pseudo metal ion or H+. The additive has a zeta potential which impedes deposit of non-metallic particles. The invention is further directed to a method for electroless plating utilizing the additive composition in a bath with at least a stabilizing agent, complexing agent and reducing agent and source of metal ions. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195279 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for an information recording medium, wherein the abrasive and foreign matters adhered on the glass substrate after the polishing step are surely removed without making the cleaning step complicated. The glass substrate is cleaned by scrubbing with water to which 0.5-5.0 mass % of hydrogen peroxide has been added as a cleaning solution. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195280 | Banana plant cell - The present invention discloses a banana plant cell, comprising at least one banana plant, at least one first electrode, and at least one second electrode. The banana plant is live and comprises organic acids as an electrolyte. The first electrode and the second electrode are used as an anode and a cathode, respectively. These two electrodes are inserted on the banana plant and are connected to each other. The banana plant cell according to the present invention belongs to a long-acting banana plant herb cell, thereby capable of solving the low efficiency problem of the fruit battery for long-term usage. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195281 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, an outer case housing the electrode assembly, and a protective circuit module electrically connected to a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab that extend from the electrode assembly. The protective circuit module includes a circuit board including a first connecting pad and a second connecting pad that are connected to the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab, respectively. One of the first connecting pad and the second connecting pad is formed of a material including copper, and is embedded by a certain depth into the circuit board. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195282 | CAP ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A cap assembly for a secondary battery in which an insulating member is disposed in a partial or entire terminal plate, resulting in improved stability. The cap assembly includes a terminal plate and an insulating member. The insulating member is disposed in a partial or entire region of the terminal plate other than a region to which a negative electrode tab is welded. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195283 | ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An organic electrolyte solution for use in a redox flow battery and the redox flow battery including the organic electrolyte solution has a high energy density because re-precipitation is prevented in the organic electrolyte solution or eduction is prevented in an electrode during reduction of a metal ion used as an electrolyte. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195284 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY USING SAME - The battery module includes a plurality of battery units, a housing, a wiring board, and a lid. The battery unit is composed of one or more battery cells each having a vent mechanism. At least one surface of the housing is an open end. The housing has a plurality of storage parts partitioned by one or more partition walls. Each battery unit is stored in each storage part. The wiring board covers the open end of the housing, is disposed at the vent mechanism side of the cell, and has connection terminals connected to the battery units. The lid covers the open end of the housing and the wiring board, and has an open part. Through holes are provided on the wiring board in positions facing the battery units and in a different region from that of the connection terminals. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195285 | VOLTAGE SENSING MEMBER AND BATTERY MODULE EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a voltage sensing member for sensing the voltage of battery cells constituting a battery module, the voltage sensing member comprising: (a) a pair of supporting parts mounted to the bottom of the battery module at regions (the front and rear parts of the battery module) corresponding to electrode terminal connections of the battery cells; (b) connection parts for electrically connecting the supporting parts to a connector; (c) a plurality of conductive sensing parts protruding upward while one end of each linear mounting part is connected to the corresponding support part and the other end of each linear mounting part is elastically connected to electrode terminals of the battery cells; and (d) a connector mounted on the front part or the rear part of the battery module for transmitting the sensed voltage of the battery cells to a battery management system (BMS). | 2011-08-11 |
20110195286 | Secondary Cell - A secondary cell includes: an electrode roll in which a positive foil on which a positive-electrode material is coated and a negative foil on which a negative-electrode material is coated are winded through a separator into a flat shape around a winding core; a case in which the electrode roll is housed; a cover which seals the case; a positive terminal and a negative terminal provided on the cover; a positive electrode current collector plate that is electrically connected to the positive foil of the electrode roll and the positive terminal and held by the cover; and a negative electrode current collector plate that is electrically connected to the negative foil of the electrode roll and the negative terminal and held by the cover. The positive electrode current collector plate and the negative electrode current collector plate are each connected to the winding core. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195287 | PRISMATIC SEALED SECONDARY CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a prismatic sealed secondary cell that is excellent in current collection efficiency and current collection stability, and capable of high output discharge. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195288 | SEALED BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A sealed battery includes electrode group | 2011-08-11 |
20110195289 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING SAME - A portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover defining a latching hole, a latching element with an elastic section, and an operating lever. The housing defines a cutout. The battery cover includes a hook projecting therefrom and a latching hole defined therein. The hook is received in the cutout. The latching element includes a prong and an elastic section. The elastic section is secured to the housing. The operating lever forces the prong of the latching element to separate from the latching hole and compresses the elastic section. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195290 | BATTERY MODULE - The invention relates to a battery module having a housing with at least two batteries being disposed in the housing. At least one cooling element is disposed between the at least two batteries for deflecting the heat generated by the at least two batteries between the at least two batteries. According to the invention, at least one cooling element has a greater expansion in the direction of an x axis and in the direction of a y axis, than in the direction of a z axis, the x, y, and z axes forming a rectangular coordinate system. Furthermore, the at least one cooling element has a greater heat conductivity in the direction of the x axis and/or in the direction of the y axis than in the direction of the z axis. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195291 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes: a plurality of secondary batteries; a housing for containing the secondary batteries; and at least one heat insulating layer for separating the secondary batteries from one another. The at least one heat insulating layer includes a foam material capable of foaming at a first predetermined temperature of 110° C. or more and less than 200° C. When the foam material foams, gas bubbles are produced in the heat insulating layer, so that the thickness of the heat insulating layer increases. The battery pack thus has excellent safety, exhibiting a high heat insulation effect in the event of abnormal heat generation of the batteries. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195292 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery cover latching structure comprises a housing, a cover, a button and a follower. The housing has a catch positioned thereon. The cover is mounted to housing. The button is rotatably mounted to the cover. The follower is slidably mounted to cover, the follower has a latch releasably latched with the catch. When the button is rotated relative to the cover, the button pushes the follower away from the catch to release the latch and the catch. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195293 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING TEXTURED ELECTRODE BASED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - This method enables the use of nanowire or nano-textured forms of Polyaniline and other conductive polymers in energy storage components. The delicate nature of these very high surface area materials are preserved during the continuous electrochemical synthesis, drying, solvent application and physical assembly. The invention also relates to a negative electrode that is comprised of etched, lithiated aluminum that is safer and lighter weight than conventional carbon based lithium-ion negative electrodes. The invention provides for improved methods for making negative and positive electrodes and for energy storage devices containing them. The invention provides sufficient stability in organic solvent and electrolyte solutions, where the prior art processes commonly fail. The invention further provides stability during repetitive charge and discharge. The invention also provides for novel microstructure protecting support membranes to be used in an energy storage device. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195294 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEPARATORS, SEPARATORS MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES INCLUDING THE SEPARATORS - A method for manufacturing separators includes (S | 2011-08-11 |
20110195295 | LAMINATED MICROPOROUS FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SEPARATOR FOR BATTERY - There is provided a laminated microporous film having an excellent balance between air permeability and film rupture temperature obtained by laminating a first microporous layer comprising a first resin composition and a second microporous layer comprising a second resin composition having a lower melting point than the first resin composition, wherein the first microporous layer has a melt viscosity η | 2011-08-11 |
20110195296 | Battery module and method of manufacturing the same - A battery module and a method of manufacturing the same, the battery module including a plurality of rechargeable batteries, each rechargeable battery including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal formed of different materials; a bus bar electrically connecting the plurality of rechargeable batteries; a first terminal plate for installing the bus bar, the first terminal plate being coupled to the positive electrode terminal via a first welding portion; and a second terminal plate for installing the bus bar, the second terminal plate being coupled to the negative electrode terminal via a second welding portion, at least one of the first welding portion and the second welding portion being a friction stir weld. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195297 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery that includes a sheet-like member containing at least an electrode active material and an electrolyte; and first and second conductive layers containing at least a conductive aid and which are positioned on the opposed principal surfaces of the sheet-like member. The electrode active material contains an organic compound (for example, an organic compound having a stable radical) which participates in both oxidation and reduction reactions such that the positive electrode active material and negative electrode active material are formed from the same organic compound. In addition, the sheet-like member includes at least a polymer compound, and the organic compound contains at least one of a nitroxyl radical, a verdazyl radical, and a nitronyl nitroxyl radical. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195298 | STACKED SECONDARY BATTERY - A stacked secondary battery having desirable characteristics against overcharging is provided. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195299 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A secondary battery in accordance with the present invention includes a square battery can ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195300 | STACKED LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A stacked lithium ion secondary battery is characterized in that: a positive terminal is taken out from positive electrodes of a battery element stack in which the positive electrodes and negative electrodes are stacked via separators; a negative terminal is taken out from the negative electrodes; the battery element stack, except the taken-out portions of the positive and negative terminals, is covered with a porous plastic film; and an opening of the battery element stack covered with the porous plastic film is sealed with a film-like covering material. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195301 | PRISMATIC CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention aims to provide a method for insulatively covering the side surfaces and bottom of a prismatic outer can in a simple manner. This can be realized by adopting the following configuration: a prismatic cell including a prismatic outer can having an opening at the top thereof; a sealing body for sealing the opening; and positive and negative electrode external terminals that are protruded from and insulated from the sealing body, wherein the prismatic outer can is covered on the side surfaces and entire bottom with a piece of folded insulation sheet. Preferably, the bottom of the prismatic outer can is covered with only one piece of the insulating sheet, and all edges of the insulating sheet is positioned above the bottom of the outer can. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195302 | NICKEL COATED ALUMINUM BATTERY CELL TABS - A battery cell tab is described. The battery cell tab is anodized on one end and has a metal coating on the other end. Battery cells and methods of making battery cell tabs are also described. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195303 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, in particular, including a lithium transition metal oxide with a layered crystalline structure in which the transition metal includes a transition metal mixture of Ni, Mn and Co, and an average oxidation number of all transition metals other than lithium is more than +3, and specific conditions represented by the following formulae (1) and (2), 1.12011-08-11 | |
20110195304 | MULTI-COMPONENT-SYSTEM LITHIUM PHOSPHATE COMPOUND PARTICLES HAVING AN OLIVINE STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE LITHIUM PHOSPHATE COMPOUND PARTICLES AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - There is disclosed a multi-component system lithium phosphate compound particles having an olivine structure and represented by a general formula of Li | 2011-08-11 |
20110195305 | Organic electrolyte and lithium battery including the same - An organic electrolyte including a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a flavone-based or flavanon-based compound, and a lithium battery including the organic electrolyte. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195306 | NANOSCALE ION STORAGE MATERIALS INCLUDING CO-EXISTING PHASES OR SOLID SOLUTIONS - Nanoscale ion storage materials are provided that exhibit unique properties measurably distinct from their larger scale counterparts. For example, the nanoscale materials can exhibit increased electronic conductivity, improved electromechanical stability, increased rate of intercalation, and/or an extended range of solid solution. Useful nanoscale materials include alkaline transition metal phosphates, such as LiMPO | 2011-08-11 |
20110195307 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195308 | Secondary particle and lithium battery including secondary particle - A secondary particle and a lithium battery including the same are provided wherein the secondary particle includes a plurality of primary particles and each primary particle contains n polycyclic nano-sheets disposed upon one another. The polycyclic nano-sheets include hexagonal rings of six carbon atoms linked to each other, wherein a first carbon and a second carbon have a distance therebetween of L | 2011-08-11 |
20110195309 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is improved by using an inexpensive lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel and manganese as main components. Output characteristics of the battery under various temperature conditions are thereby improved, and the battery is suitable as a power supply of a hybrid vehicle. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte prepared by dissolving a solute in a nonaqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material includes positive electrode active material particles composed of a lithium transition metal complex oxide having a layered structure containing nickel and manganese as main components, and at least one niobium-containing material selected from a Li—Nb—O compound and a Li—Ni—Nb—O compound, the at least one niobium-containing material being sintered onto surfaces of the positive electrode active material particles. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195310 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTRODE FOR BATTERY, ELECTRODE PRODUCED BY PRODUCTION METHOD, AND BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTRODE - A production method for an electrode for a battery includes preparing a conductive substrate, and electrode material particles having ion conduction anisotropy; and producing an electrode by attaching the electrode material particles onto the conductive substrate, and applying a magnetic field in a predetermined direction. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195311 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes at least one layered unit including a Sn-based metal plating layer and a carbon layer on the metal plating layer. Rechargeable lithium batteries including the negative electrode exhibit improved charge and discharge capacities, and have good capacity retention characteristics even after repeated charge and discharge. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195312 | CARBON MATERIAL AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - Achieved is an electricity storage device having a low internal resistance and a high energy density. In a pore distribution, which is obtained for a carbon material using a BJH method and is plotted on a graph with a pore diameter D on the abscissa and a derivative ΔV/ΔD of a pore volume per unit mass or unit volume with respect to the pore diameter D on the ordinate, a ratio M1/M2 of the maximum value M1 of the derivative ΔV/ΔD in an interval of the pore diameter D from 10 to 100 nm with respect to the maximum value M2 of the derivative ΔV/ΔD in an interval of the pore diameter D from 2 to 10 nm is 1.5 or more. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195313 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery is provided that includes composite particles including an amorphous or semi-crystalline carbon matrix, and crystalline graphite powder particles having an average particle diameter of 0.2 to 3 μm dispersed in the matrix. The composite particles have an average particle diameter of 4 to 40 μm. A method of preparing the same and a rechargeable lithium battery including the negative active material are also disclosed. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195314 | METHOD OF PREPARING GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a method of preparing a gel polymer electrolyte secondary battery, and a gel polymer electrolyte secondary battery prepared by the method. The gel polymer electrolyte secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and a gel polymer electrolyte in a battery case. The method includes (S1) coating a polymerization initiator on a surface of at least one selected from a group consisting of a cathode, an anode, a separator of a non-woven fabric, and a battery case, the surface needed to be contacted with a gel polymer electrolyte; (S2) putting an electrode assembly including the cathode, the anode, the separator of a non-woven fabric into the battery case; and (S3) forming a gel polymer electrolyte by introducing a gel polymer electrolyte composition including an electrolyte solvent, an electrolyte salt and a polymer electrolyte monomer into the battery case, and polymerizing the monomer. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195315 | SOLID BATTERY - A solid battery includes: a positive electrode active material layer that includes a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode active material layer that includes a negative electrode active material; and a solid electrolyte layer that is formed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer. A reaction suppressing portion made of an oxide of a group 4 metallic element is formed at an interface between the positive electrode active material and an amorphous non-bridging sulfide-based solid electrolyte material that does not substantially contain bridging sulfur. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195316 | LITHIUM BATTERY - Disclosed is a lithium battery including: a positive electrode including manganese dioxide as a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode including at least one selected from lithium metal and a lithium alloy, as a negative electrode active material; a porous insulating member interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an organic electrolyte. The organic electrolyte contains 0.0008 to 1.2% by weight of an alkyl ester of an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid. The alkyl ester may be a C | 2011-08-11 |
20110195317 | SOLVENT FOR DISSOLVING ELECTROLYTE SALT OF LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - A solvent for a non-aqueous electrolytic solution providing a lithium secondary cell being specifically excellent in discharge capacity, rate characteristic and cycle characteristic and having improved incombustibility (safety), a non-aqueous electrolytic solution using the solvent, and further a lithium secondary cell are provided. The solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt of a lithium secondary cell comprises at least one fluorine-containing solvent (I) selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing ether, fluorine-containing ester and fluorine-containing chain carbonate, a fluorine-containing aromatic compound (II), in which a part or the whole of hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms, and other carbonate (III), the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises the solvent and an electrolyte salt, and the lithium secondary cell uses the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195318 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery capable of maintaining for a long time fire resistance of a nonaqueous electrolytic solution at a time of battery abnormality to secure safety is provided. In the lithium ion battery, two kinds of organic solvent, EC and DEC, are used for mixed organic solvent which forms the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and liquid flame retardant formed by phosphazene A having a boiling point closely to that of EC and phosphazene B having a boiling point closely to that of DEC is added to the electrolytic solution. At battery abnormality, when the battery temperature goes up due to internal short circuit of positive and negative electrodes caused by melting of separators to decompose each of EC and DEC, the phosphazene A and B, each having the boiling point closely to that of EC and DEC, decompose timely to function, thereby fire resistance of the electrolytic solution can be maintained for a long time to secure safety of the battery at the time of battery abnormality. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195319 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The object of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which can suppress a deterioration for a period of high temperature storage at 50° C. or more. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195320 | AIR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention primarily intends to provide an air secondary battery that can inhibit deterioration in charge-discharge properties caused by oxygen generated in an air cathode layer during charge. To attain the object, the invention provides an air secondary battery comprising: a power generating element constituted of an air cathode layer containing a conductive material, an anode layer containing an anode active material, and an electrolyte layer formed between the air cathode layer and the anode layer; and an exterior body that houses the power generating element, wherein the exterior body is hermetically sealed with an oxygen-containing gas encapsulated therein; and at a charge start time, a pressure inside of the exterior body is lower than an atmospheric pressure. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195321 | RECHARGEABLE METAL-AIR BATTERY - The present invention is intended to suppress the increase of contact resistance due to dimensional changes at the time of charge and discharge in a rechargeable metal-air battery, thereby improving battery performance and service life. The rechargeable metal-air battery of the present invention includes a negative electrode for storing and releasing metal ions; a positive electrode using oxygen as an active material; and an electrolyte membrane placed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and is characterized in that a flexible dimension-absorbing member is disposed on the negative electrode side, wherein the dimension-absorbing member is an elastic body formed of a substance which changes reversibly. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195322 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A hydrogen generator ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195323 | Operating Method of Anion-Exchange Membrane-Type Fuel Cell - A stable, high output is obtained with an anion exchange membrane-type fuel cell that generates electricity when air is supplied. An operating method for an anion exchange membrane-type fuel cell includes an anion exchange membrane electrode assembly for which an anode is joined to one surface of a anion exchange membrane and a cathode is joined to the other surface, and air is supplied to the cathode, wherein air with a reduced carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is supplied to the cathode by a low carbon dioxide air supply system that supplies air with the reduced carbon dioxide concentration to the cathode. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195324 | METHODS AND PROCESSES TO RECOVER VOLTAGE LOSS OF PEM FUEL CELL STACK - A system and method for recovering cell voltage loss in a PEM fuel cell stack that include operating the stack at conditions that provide excess water that flushes away contaminants deposited on the cell electrodes. Two techniques are described that both operate the stack at a relatively low temperature and a cathode inlet RH above saturation. The first technique also includes providing hydrogen to the anode side of the stack and air to the cathode side of the stack, and operating the stack at a relatively low cell voltage. The second technique also includes flowing hydrogen to the anode side of the stack and nitrogen to the cathode side of the stack, using an external power source to provide a stack current density, and providing an anode humidity level that is significantly higher than the cathode humidity level. | 2011-08-11 |
20110195325 | HUMIDIFIER MODULE FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a humidifier module ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195326 | CLOSED LOOP, FUEL CELL POWERED PRODUCTION OF SODIUM CHLORATE - A sodium chlorate electrolysis cell ( | 2011-08-11 |
20110195327 | ENERGY STORAGE AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - An energy storage and power generation system ( | 2011-08-11 |