36th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100227209 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING QUASI-BIPOLAR STRUCTURE - An electrolyte injection hole is formed in a current collector extension part between negative and positive active material layers of a quasi-bipolar electrode, and another electrolyte injection hole corresponding to the electrolyte injection hole of the quasi-bipolar electrode is formed in a sidewall of a hollow core around which the electrode is wound, so as to easily inject a predetermined amount of electrolyte into each unit cell of an electrode assembly through an electrolyte injection port and the core. Therefore, simple, reliable, and easy-to-manufacture electrochemical cell can be provided. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227210 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof. An object of the present invention is to obtain a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has an improved non-aqueous electrolyte impregnation ability into a flat wound electrode group that includes a porous insulating layer that contains inorganic oxide particles and a binder, little deterioration of charge/discharge cycle characteristics, high voltage discharge ability and favorable productivity. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227211 | High durability lithium-ion cells - A rechargeable battery and a method of fabricating which includes stacking a plurality of electrode pages having an uncoated portion between portions coated with an active electrode material. The electrode pages are arranged in a stack and an overall current collector is connected at the uncoated portion in order to form an electrode booklet. The overall current collector maintains the arrangement of the electrode pages and electrically connects all of the uncoated portions of the electrode pages. A tilted stack of electrode pages is utilized when a large number of electrodes are desired to result in a battery cell having a vertical orientation. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227212 | Rechargeable battery and rechargeable battery module - A rechargeable battery and rechargeable battery module, the rechargeable battery including a case housing an electrode assembly, a cap plate sealing the case, at least one first insulator disposed on an outer surface of the cap plate, a pair of electrode terminals penetrating the cap plate and the first insulator, and a bus bar coupled to one of the electrode terminals, wherein the cap plate and first insulator include a first joining unit coupling the first insulator and the cap plate and the first insulator and bus bar include a second joining unit selectively coupling the first insulator and the bus bar. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227213 | PACKING MATERIAL FOR BATTERY CASE AND BATTERY CASE - A battery case material includes a biaxially stretched polyamide film layer as an outer layer, a thermoplastic resin unstretched film layer as an inner layer, and an aluminum foil layer interposed between the two film layers. As the biaxially stretched polyamide film, a biaxially stretched polyamide film having a density of 1,130 to 1,160 kg/m | 2010-09-09 |
20100227214 | THIN FILM BATTERY WITH PROTECTIVE PACKAGING - A battery comprises a substrate comprising a first surface comprising a first battery cell having a first non-contact surface, a pliable dielectric abutting the first non-contact surface, the pliable dielectric comprising a peripheral edge, and a first cap about the pliable dielectric. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227215 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A battery including: a case having a case region extendable along a first direction; an electrode assembly housed within the case and including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including a first uncoated region at a first end of the electrode assembly, and the second electrode including a second uncoated region at a second end of the electrode assembly, the second end facing oppositely away from the first end, and the first uncoated region being spatially separated from the second uncoated region along the first direction; and a terminal electrically coupled to at least one of the first uncoated region or the second uncoated region, the case region being between the first uncoated region and the second uncoated region along the first direction. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227216 | LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE CELL - A lithium ion rechargeable cell that is constructed by the steps of forming a cell unit ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227217 | BATTERY - The present invention provides a battery including: a battery case having a bottom, a side wall, and an upper opening; an electrode assembly; an electrolyte; and a sealing plate covering the upper opening of the battery case accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein a gasket is interposed between an opening-edge portion of the battery case and the sealing plate, and a first highly-resistive layer is disposed between the opening-edge portion of the battery case and the gasket, or a second highly-resistive layer is disposed between the sealing plate and the gasket. This configuration makes it possible to prevent a short circuit between the battery case and the sealing plate from occurring even when the gasket is broken. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227218 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent, a solute dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, and hydrogenated terphenyl, the solute includes a boron-containing alkali salt and a boron-free alkali salt, the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material comprising a randomly oriented carbon composite (A), and the carbon composite (A) contains a graphitic carbon substance (B) and a carbon substance (C) that is different from the graphitic carbon substance (B). | 2010-09-09 |
20100227219 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes lithium salts, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and additive compounds, which initiates decomposition at 4V to 5V and show a constant current maintenance plateau region of more than or equal to 0.5V at measurement of LSV (linear sweep voltammetry). The additive compounds added to the electrolyte of the present invention decompose earlier than the organic solvent to form a conductive polymer layer on the surface of a positive electrode by increased electrochemical energy and heat at overcharge. The conductive polymer layer prevents decomposition of the organic solvent. Accordingly, the electrolyte inhibits gas generation caused by decomposition of the organic solvent during high temperature storage, and also improves safety of the battery during overcharge. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227220 | LITHIUM-OXYGEN (AIR) ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND BATTERIES - This invention provides a lithium-oxygen or lithium-air electrochemical cell comprising a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a porous activated positive electrode comprising lithium-rich electrocatalytic materials suitable for use in lithium-oxygen (air) cells and batteries. The activated positive electrode is produced by activating a precursor electrode formed from a material comprising one or more metal oxide compounds of general formula xLi | 2010-09-09 |
20100227221 | Preparation Method of Lithium-Metal Composite Oxides - Disclosed is a method for preparing a lithium-metal composite oxide, the method comprising the steps of: (a) mixing an aqueous solution of one or more transition metal-containing precursor compounds with an alkalifying agent and a lithium precursor compound to precipitate hydroxides of the transition metals; (b) mixing the mixture of step (a) with water under supercritical or subcritical conditions to synthesize a lithium-metal composite oxide, and drying the lithium-metal composite oxide; and (c) subjecting the dried lithium-metal composite oxide either to calcination or to granulation and then calcination. Also disclosed are an electrode comprising the lithium-metal composite oxide, and an electrochemical device comprising the electrode. In the disclosed invention, a lithium-metal composite oxide synthesized based on the prior supercritical hydrothermal synthesis method is subjected either to calcination or to granulation and then calcination. Thus, unlike the prior dry calcination method or wet precipitation method, a uniform solid solution can be formed and the ordering of metals in the composite oxide can be improved. Accordingly, the lithium-metal composite oxide can show crystal stability and excellent electrochemical properties. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227222 | Lithium-Metal Composite Oxides and Electrochemical Device Using the Same - Disclosed is a lithium-containing metal composite oxide comprising paramagnetic and diamagnetic metals, which satisfies any one of the following conditions: (a) the ratio of intensity between a main peak of 0±10 ppm (Io PPm) and a main peak of 240±140 ppm (I240 pPm), Uoppm/124o PPm), is less than 0.117·Z wherein Z is the ratio of moles of the diamagnetic metal to moles of lithium; (b) the ratio of line width between the main peak of 0±10 ppm (Io PPm) and the main peak of 240+140 ppm (I24o PPm), (W24o PPm/WO ppm), is less than 21.45; and (c) both the conditions (a) and (b), the peaks being obtained according to the 7Li—NMR measurement conditions and means disclosed herein. Also, an electrode comprising the lithium-containing metal composite oxide, and an electrochemical device comprising the electrode are disclosed. The lithium-containing multicomponent metal composite oxide shows crystal stability and excellent physical properties as a result of an improved ordering structure of metals, in which the components of the composite oxide are uniformly distributed. Thus, it can provide a battery having high capacity characteristics, long cycle life characteristics and improved rate characteristics. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227223 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POROUS FILM, POROUS FILM, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY USING THE SEPARATOR - The method for producing a porous film of the present invention includes producing a stretched film by stretching a resin sheet containing at least polyolefin, and then irradiating the stretched film with a vacuum ultraviolet ray. The separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present invention is composed of the porous film obtained by the production method of the present invention. The non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present invention is provided with the separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present invention. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227224 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SULFUR-BASED DRY POLYMER ELECTRODES - A sulfur-based cathode for use in an electrochemical cell is disclosed. An exemplary sulfur-based cathode is coupled with a solid polymer electrolyte instead of a conventional liquid electrolyte. The dry, solid polymer electrolyte acts as a diffusion barrier for the sulfur, thus preventing the sulfur capacity fade that occurs in conventional liquid electrolyte based cell systems. The solid polymer electrolyte further binds the sulfur-containing active particles, preventing sulfur agglomerates from forming, while still allowing lithium ions to be transported between the anode and cathode. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227225 | SOLVENT COMPOSITION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - To provide a solvent composition that exhibits non-volatility, non-flammability, thermal stability, chemical stability and high ion conductivity, is excellent in high rate charge/discharge characteristics, is free from the drop of performance at low temperatures and can function as a non-aqueous electrolyte in electrochemical devices. Solvent composition comprising an ionic liquid and a halogenated solvent, which has a halogenation degree of 87% or below and contains at least one partially halogenated alkyl group and/or at least one partially halogenated alkylene group, and in which the solvent composition is under a single phase and in an uniform condition at 25° C. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227226 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a nonaqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt dissolved therein is provided. Also provided is a lithium secondary battery employing the nonaqueous electrolyte. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227227 | ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery including: a first additive having an oxidation potential of 4.1 to 4.6V; a second additive having an oxidation potential of 4.4 to 5.0V; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a lithium salt. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227228 | Power Storage Device - The present invention relates to a power storage device including: a positive electrode having a positive-electrode current collector, a positive-electrode active material with a plurality of first projections on the positive-electrode current collector, and a first insulator on an end of each of the plurality of first projections; a negative electrode having a negative-electrode current collector, a negative-electrode active material with a plurality of second projections on a surface of the negative-electrode current collector, and a second insulator on an end of each of the plurality of second projections; a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte provided in a space between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and containing carrier ions. In each of the first projections and the second projections, a ratio of the height to the width is 3 or more and 1000 or less to 1, i.e. (3 to 1000):1. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227229 | SOLID ACID, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SOLID ACID, AND METHOD FOR DESULFURIZING HYDROCARBON OIL USING THE SOILD ACID AS DESULFURIZING AGENT - [Problems] To provide a method for desulfurization with a desulfurizing agent, which can efficiently desulfurize, for example, a hydrocarbon oil as a raw material and fuel for generating hydrogen for use in fuel cells, particularly kerosenes and light oils, without the need to use reduction treatment and hydrogen and at a temperature from room temperature to about 100° C., and a fuel cell system using the desulfurization method. There are also provided a solid acid useful as a constituent of the desulfurizing agent for use in the desulfurization method, and a process for producing the solid acid. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227230 | ANODE WATER SEPARATOR FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An anode reactant recycling system for a fuel cell is disclosed, the system including a hollow main body, a bleed conduit, an injector, a water separator, and a hydrophilic porous media. The anode reactant recycling system for a fuel cell is adapted to minimize a required number of components, eliminate the need for the anode heat exchanger, use a single valve for removal of condensate and reactant byproducts from the anode reactant recycling system, and provide an upstream volume for startup pressurization. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227231 | FUEL CELL APPARATUS - A method of operating a fuel cell apparatus ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227232 | Initiating a Reaction Between Hydrogen Peroxide and an Organic Compound - A process for initiating a reaction between hydrogen peroxide and an organic compound which comprises contacting the hydrogen peroxide and the organic compound in the liquid phase in the presence of a catalyst; wherein:
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20100227233 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, an evaporator, a reformer, and a combustor for at least heating any of the fuel cell stack, the heat exchanger, the evaporator, and the reformer. The fuel cell module is surrounded by an inner heat insulating layer and an outer heat insulating layer. The inner heat insulating layer is used in a high temperature area, and the outer heat insulating layer is used in a low temperature area. The inner heat insulating layer contains a large amount of metal component in comparison with the outer heat insulating layer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227234 | INTERNALLY REFORMING FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY WITH STAGED FUEL FLOW AND SELECTIVE CATALYST LOADING FOR IMPROVED TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY AND EFFICIENCY - A fuel cell assembly including a fuel reforming unit for reforming a fuel supply for a series of fuel cells constituting a fuel cell stack. The reformed fuel supply is routed first to the anode of the fuel cell most adjacent the reforming unit, and thereafter to a manifold external to the stack. The manifold intakes that portion of the reformed fuel supply not fully exhausted after passing through the first anode and feeds such reformed fuel to successive fuel cells in series, thus providing staged fuel supply throughout the stack and optimal fuel utilization in producing electricity. The reforming unit includes a series of baffles for directing the reformed fuel supply to the first anode and to the manifold to maximize utilization of fuel consumed by cells in the stack. Also, cooling occurring as a result of the endothermic reaction occurring in the reforming unit is captured and spread optimally throughout the stack to achieve optimal temperature gradients throughout the stack, thus enabling optimal operation of and increased life of the stack. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227235 | REFORMER AND INDIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL - To provide a reformer that uses a relatively inexpensive granular catalyst and can provide a more uniform temperature distribution in a catalyst bed while suppressing increase in the size of the reformer and the required power and size of an auxiliary machine, and a more compact indirect internal reforming high temperature fuel cell while suppressing increase in cost. A reformer that produces a hydrogen-containing gas from a hydrocarbon-based fuel by a steam reforming reaction has a reactor vessel and a reforming catalyst bed packed with a granular catalyst having steam reforming activity in the reactor vessel, the reformer has a partition plate that divides the reforming catalyst bed into at least two sections, the partition plate has a thermal conductivity higher than effective thermal conductivity of the catalyst bed, and the partition plate extends in the reactor vessel from a part which is at a higher temperature in a rated operation to a part which is at a lower temperature in rated operation. An indirect internal reforming high temperature fuel cell has the reformer and a high temperature fuel cell that generates electric power using a hydrogen-containing gas, and the reformer is disposed at a position where the reformer receives thermal radiation from the high temperature fuel cell. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227236 | INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR THE DYNAMIC MODELING AND OPERATION OF FUEL CELLS - A system and method for controlling an output of a dynamic fuel cell is provided. A dynamic fuel cell has a membrane wherein a dimension of the membrane is variable during operation of the dynamic fuel cell in response to a control signal from an intelligent controller. By varying the dimension of the membrane, the output voltage of the dynamic fuel cell can be altered. An intelligent controller is provided that can measure a number of outputs and input parameters of the dynamic fuel cell and approximate input parameters using the measured values to adjust the input of the dynamic fuel cell to the approximated values. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227237 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND MOVABLE OBJECT - The oxidizing gas supply is stopped during the catalyst activation treatment, and the output voltage of the fuel cell is linearly decreased toward the reduction target voltage. Once the interruption condition of the activation treatment has been satisfied, a voltage command value of the converter is returned to a standby voltage and, after waiting till the output voltage of the fuel cell returns to the vicinity of the standby voltage, the compressor is operated to start the supply of the oxidizing gas, and the catalyst activation treatment is completed. As a result, overcharging of the battery caused by rapid increase in the output power of the fuel cell is avoided. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227238 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND WATER DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SYSTEM - There is disclosed a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, a water discharge channel through which a water content discharged from this fuel cell flows, and a water discharge valve which discharges, from the system, the water content in this water discharge channel, and the fuel cell system further includes a water discharge control section for controlling the water discharge valve so as to inhibit the water discharge from the water discharge valve from a time when the starting of the system is requested to a time when the temperature of the system reaches a predetermined temperature, in a case where the starting of the system is requested in an environment where an outside air temperature is less than a predetermined threshold value. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL IN COMBINATION WITH AN ABSORPTION CHILLER - A standard phosphoric acid fuel cell power plant ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227240 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The theme of the present invention is a fuel cell system capable of avoiding a disadvantage caused by the maintaining of a low-efficiency operation to improve the safety of a system operation. The fuel cell system is configured to perform the low-efficiency operation having a large power loss as compared with a usual operation at a predetermined low temperature to raise the temperature of a fuel cell in a short time as compared with the usual operation. The fuel cell system prohibits the low-efficiency operation to execute the usual operation, in a case where predetermined conditions are established at the predetermined low temperature. The predetermined conditions include a time when the generated power of the fuel cell cannot be consumed, a time when this generated power cannot be accumulated in a battery, or a time when the flooding of the fuel cell is generated. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227241 | Pressure Regulating Valve, Fuel Cell System Using Same, and Hydrogen Generating Facility - A pressure regulating valve comprises a first pressure deformation part ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227242 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND OPERATION METHOD FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell that includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode catalyst layer having a water-electrolytic catalyst, a movement portion that moves water from an oxygen electrode of the fuel cell to a side of a fuel electrode, a water content detection portion that detects the water content of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, and a control portion that controls the movement portion on the basis of a result of detection of the water content detection portion. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227243 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH METAL SEPARATORS - A single cell structure used in a fuel cell stack with metal separators, the single cell structure comprising: a cathode gas diffusion layer; an anode gas diffusion layer; a membrane electrode assembly, disposed between the cathode gas diffusion layer and the anode gas diffusion layer; a pair of first separators disposed outside the cathode gas diffusion layer and the anode gas diffusion layer, a first surface of the first separators being provided with a plurality of grooves and ribs thereon; a pair of second separators disposed outside the first separators to be assembled with the first separators, a first surface of the second separators being provided with a plurality of groove and ribs; and a pair of middle separators disposed outside the second separators to be assembled with the second separators. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227244 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK WITH THE SAME - A membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell includes a fuel cell electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed at a first side of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode disposed at a second side of the electrolyte membrane, wherein the cathode has a thickness and an area, the cathode area extending in a plane substantially parallel to a major surface of the electrolyte membrane, the cathode area includes a central area and a peripheral area, the peripheral area extending to lateral edges of the cathode, the central area includes hydrophilic portions and hydrophobic portions, the peripheral area includes hydrophilic portions and hydrophobic portions, and the central area is more hydrophobic than the peripheral area. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227245 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A solid electrolyte fuel cell having a long service life, comprising a power generating cell ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227246 | PLATE MEMBER FOR FUEL CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE PLATE MEMBER, AND FUEL CELL - There is disclosed a plate member for a fuel cell which is laminated together with a membrane-electrode assembly to constitute a fuel cell having cells and is provided with a channel forming portion which forms a fluid channel to supply and discharge a fluid to/from the membrane-electrode assembly and/or the cells. The plate member for the fuel cell includes a first covering portion which covers the channel forming portion, and a second covering portion which covers an edge of the first covering portion together with a portion around the edge of the first covering portion. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227247 | NANOCAPILLARY NETWORKS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - A method for forming a nanocapillary network comprises dissolving a polyelectrolyte in a solvent to form a solution; electrospinning the solution to extract polyelectrolyte fibers; and organizing the polyelectrolyte fibers into a network. The method can further comprise processing the network to increase the density of the polyelectrolyte fibers in the network. The method can also further comprise processing the network to interconnect polyelectrolyte fibers. A method for forming a proton exchange membrane comprises dissolving a polyelectrolyte in a solvent to form a solution; electrospinning the solution to extract polyelectrolyte fibers; organizing the polyelectrolyte fibers into a network; and impregnating the network with a polymer to fill voids between polyelectrolyte fibers of the network. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227248 | Membrane fuel cell with composite electrode plates - A membrane fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched between two composite electrode plates. The membrane electrode assembly is sandwiched between the composite electrode plates, and includes an anode, a cathode, two catalyst layers sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, and a proton exchange membrane sandwiched between the catalyst layers. Each of the composite electrode plates includes at least one porous layer, at least one conductive layer attached to the porous layer, and at least one partition attached to the conductive layer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227249 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF AN ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR A FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR A FUEL CELL, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE SAME - A method for producing an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, including: an immersion step (step A) for immersing one or more selected from a catalyst component, a carrier of conductive particles, and a polymer electrolyte in a solvent; a catalyst loading step (step B) for loading the catalyst component on the carrier; and a reaction site forming step (step C) for depositing the polymer electrolyte onto the catalyst-loaded carrier, characterized by irradiating ultrasonic waves in at least one of steps A, B, and C. In the present invention, by suppressing a catalyst from being loaded inside the pores of a carrier, a method for producing an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell which increases the utilization rate of a noble metal catalyst and which improves power generation performance, an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, and a solid polymer fuel cell provided therewith which can obtain high cell output can be obtained. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227250 | Rigidity & Inplane Electrolyte Mobility Enhancement for Fuel Cell Eletrolyte Membranes - Embodiments related to fuel cells and membrane-electrode assemblies for fuel cells are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a membrane-electrode assembly includes a catalyzed anode material and a membrane disposed in face-sharing contact with the catalyzed anode material. The membrane comprises mutually interpenetrating first and second phases, the first phase supporting an ionic conduction through the membrane, and the second phase supporting a dimensional structure of the membrane. The membrane-electrode assembly also includes a catalyzed cathode material disposed in face-sharing contact with the membrane, opposite the catalyzed anode material. Two opposing flow plates are also provided, each flow plate configured to distribute a reactant gas to a catalyzed electrode material of the membrane-electrode assembly. Other embodiments provide variants on the membrane-electrode assembly and methods to make the membrane-electrode assembly. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227251 | CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE CATALYST LAYER - Provided are a highly active catalyst layer including platinum and a metal other than platinum, a membrane electrode assembly, a fuel cell, and a method of producing the catalyst layer. A catalyst layer for a fuel cell includes a polymer electrolyte, and a catalyst structure having a dendritic shape, in which the catalyst structure having the dendritic shape includes platinum and a metal other than platinum, and in which a platinum compositional ratio of a surface of the catalyst structure having the dendritic shape is higher than a platinum compositional ratio of the whole of the catalyst structure having the dendritic shape. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227252 | PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMER MEMBRANE COMPRISING POLYMERS CONTAINING PHOSPHONIC ACID GROUPS AND ITS USE IN FUEL CELLS - The present invention relates to a proton-conducting polymer membrane comprising polymers containing phosphonic acid groups which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps
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20100227253 | CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND USES OF THE CATALYST - The present invention provides a catalyst which is not corroded in an acidic electrolyte or at a high potential, is excellent in durability and has high oxygen reduction ability. The catalyst of the present invention is characterized by including a niobium oxycarbonitride. The catalyst of the invention is also characterized by including a niobium oxycarbonitride represented by the composition formula NbC | 2010-09-09 |
20100227254 | Decal method for transferring platinum-and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures - Platinum- and platinum alloy-based catalysts with nanonetwork structures are formed on a substrate at first. Then, a support of a proton exchange membrane is taken. In the end, the catalysts are transferred to the support. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227255 | Cell module for fuel cell, method for forming cell module, and fuel cell - A cell module for a fuel cell according to embodiments of the invention includes a hollow-core electrolyte membrane; and two electrodes one of which is arranged on the inner face of the hollow-core electrolyte membrane and the other of which is arranged on the outer face of the hollow-core electrolyte membrane. At least one of the two electrodes includes nano-columnar bodies, which are oriented toward the hollow-core electrolyte membrane, and on which electrode catalysts are supported. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227256 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY - A passive fuel cell assembly, in which there is neither air pump, nor fuel pump, is comprised of a plurality of bi-cell units. Each bi-cell unit includes a first cell and a second cell, and each cell includes an electrode of a first polarity and an electrode of a second polarity, with an ion permeable membrane disposed therebetween. The bi-cell unit further includes a fuel container which comprises a housing defining a fuel chamber having a first and second open surface. The first and second cells are disposed on opposite sides so that electrodes of each cell having the first polarity are disposed in fluid contact with the fuel chamber. The assembly further includes an oxidizer supply member disposed between adjacent pairs of bi-cell units. The oxidizer supply member includes an oxidizer chamber having four sides to take in air, and having first and second open surfaces. The oxidizer supply member is disposed so that electrodes of the second polarity of adjacent bi-cell units are in fluid contact with the chamber of the oxidizer supply member. The various bi-cell units may be electrically interconnected in mixed series parallel relationship to obtain long operational life. The fuel cell bi-cell assembly may be configured to operate in conjunction with a liquid fuel such as an alcohol, and using air as an oxidizer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227257 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING SAME - A separator for use in a fuel cell of the present disclosure includes: a plate; a first gas manifold hole ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227258 | FUEL CARTRIDGE FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A fuel cartridge | 2010-09-09 |
20100227259 | FUEL CELL CARTRIDGE AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS HAVING BUILT-IN FUEL CELL - The fuel cell cartridge including: an external casing; a fuel cell body (stack), which is accommodated in the external casing and which includes at least a fuel electrode, an oxidizer electrode, and an ion conductor; and a fuel tank for storing a fuel, wherein the external casing has a penetration hole, which penetrates an inner portion of the external casing and which is in communication with outside air, and wherein an inner wall of the penetration hole is provided with at least an opening communicating with the oxidizer electrode. The fuel cell cartridge is detachably attached to an electric apparatus, and an inlet of the penetration hole of the fuel cell cartridge is situated at a position corresponding to an outside-air communicating port, which is provided in the electric apparatus and which is in communication with outside air. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227260 | Photomasks, Methods Of Forming Photomasks, And Methods Of Photolithographically-Patterning Substrates - Some embodiments include methods of forming photomasks. A stack of at least three different materials is formed over a base. Regions of the stack are removed to leave a mask pattern over the base. The mask pattern includes a pair of spaced-apart adjacent segments of the stack. A liner is formed to cover sidewalls of the segments. Some embodiments include photomasks. The photomasks may include a transparent base supporting a pair of spaced-apart adjacent features. The spaced-apart adjacent features may include sidewalls, with inner sidewalls of the spaced-apart features being adjacent one another, and spaced from one another by a gap. A coating layer of from about 5 Angstroms thick to about 50 Angstroms thick may be along the entirety of the sidewalls of the spaced-apart adjacent features. Some embodiments include methods of photolithographically patterning substrates. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227261 | Flare-measuring mask, flare-measuring method, and exposure method - A method for measuring flare information of a projection optical system includes arranging, on an object plane of the projection optical system, a sectoral pattern surrounded by a first side, a second side which is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the first side, and an inner diameter portion and an outer diameter portion which connect both ends of the first side and both ends of the second side; projecting an image of the sectoral pattern via the projection optical system; and determining the flare information based on a light amount of the image of the sectoral pattern and a light amount provided at a position away from the image. With the flare measuring method, it possible to correctly measure the flare information in an arbitrary angle range. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227262 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: supplying a liquid resist containing a water-repellent additive to a surface of a rotating semiconductor wafer fixed to a rotary support to form a resist film to a design thickness on the surface of the semiconductor wafer; spin drying the resist film; bringing a liquid into contact with the resist film and exposing the resist film through the liquid after the spin drying; developing the resist film to form a resist pattern; and performing processing on the semiconductor wafer. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227263 | POSITION DETECTOR AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A position detector includes a first planar encoder including a first encoder head unit mounted on a test object that is a movable member, and a first grating unit mounted on a fixed member, the first planar encoder being configured to detect a position of the test object in two directions by measuring a position of the first grating unit using the first encoder head unit, and a second planar encoder including a second encoder head unit mounted on the fixed member, and a second grating unit mounted on the movable member, the second planar encoder being used to generate data for calibrating the position of the first grating unit measured by the first encoder head unit. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227264 | Photoreceptor, Method Of Manufacturing Same, Image Formation Method, Image Forming Apparatus, And Process Cartridge - A photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate, and a surface layer located overlying the photosensitive layer, the surface layer including a cross-linked material of a radical polymerizable monomer having at least 3 functional groups with no charge transport structure and a radical polymerizable compound having a charge transport structure, the surface layer having a sulfur concentration of 50 ppmw or lower. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227265 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A colorless transparent toner including a binder resin and a layered inorganic mineral, wherein the layered inorganic mineral is an organic modified layered inorganic mineral, in which at least part of ions present between layers are modified with an organic ion. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227266 | TONER FOR FORMING IMAGES, ONE-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A toner prepared by pulverization methods, including a binder resin; and a colorant, wherein the binder resin is prepared by melting and kneading a polyester resin having an unsaturated bond with a crosslinking reaction initiator diluted with a release agent, and the colorant is a press cake pigment after washed. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227267 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER AND TONER - A method for producing a toner, containing: ultrasonically vibrating a liquid toner composition in which a toner material containing at least a binder resin and a colorant is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent; introducing the liquid toner composition to a liquid chamber, and ejecting the liquid toner composition as droplets from an ejecting plate having a plurality of holes and disposed on one surface of the liquid chamber; and drying and solidifying the droplets so as to produce a toner, wherein the ultrasonically vibrating is performed before the introducing the liquid toner composition to the liquid chamber. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227268 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - Provided is a method of manufacturing an electrostatic charge image developing toner exhibiting reduced variation in charging amount among manufacturing lots, which is capable of generating no fog, and acquiring high density print images. Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an electrostatic charge image developing toner, possessing the step of washing toner mother particles having been formed in an aqueous medium with washing water, wherein the washing water has a total dissolution component amount of at least 0.05 mg/liter and less than 0.5 mg/liter. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227269 | IMAGEABLE ELEMENTS WITH COLORANTS - Both positive-working and negative-working imageable element can have a radiation-sensitive imageable layer that has at least one pigment colorant that does not change color when heated, and at least one dye that can change color when heated. The dye is soluble in the solvent or mixture of solvents used to coat the radiation-sensitive imageable layer on a substrate and the pigment colorant is not. This combination of pigment colorant and dye provide excellent image contrast after imaging, development, and postbaking. The pigment colorant and the dye independently have a maximum absorption of from about 480 to about 700 nm. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227270 | REUSABLE PAPER MEDIA WITH COMPATIBILITY MARKINGS AND PRINTER WITH INCOMPATIBLE MEDIA SENSOR - A reusable image forming medium, including a substrate; an imaging layer coated on or impregnated into the substrate, wherein an irradiation of the imaging layer produces an image; and a signature material coated on or impregnated into the substrate or the imaging layer, the signature material being detectable by a sensor. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227271 | METHOD FOR MAKING A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A method for making a lithographic printing plate is disclosed which comprises the steps of: (1) providing a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a heat-sensitive coating, (2) image-wise exposing said precursor with IR-radiation or heat, and (3) developing said image-wise exposed precursor with an alkaline developing solution, characterised in that a sludge inhibiting agent is present in said precursor or in said developing solution or in said precursor and said developing solution, and wherein said sludge inhibiting agent is a triazaindolisine compound. According to the above method, the formation of sludge is inhibited or reduced. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227272 | Highly Functional Multiphoton Curable Reactive Species - A multiphoton curable photoreactive composition including hydantoin hexaacrylate and a photoinitiator system. In some embodiments, the multiphoton curable photoreactive composition consists essentially of hydantoin hexaacrylate and a photoinitiator system. Additionally, the applying a multiphoton curable photoreactive composition comprising hydantoin hexaacrylate and a photoinitiator system may be applied to a substrate and a portion of the multiphoton curable photoreactive composition may be at least partially cured to form an at least partially cured structure. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227273 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A positive resist composition comprising as a base resin a polymer having carboxyl groups whose hydrogen is substituted by an acid labile group of acenaphthene structure exhibits a high contrast of alkaline dissolution rate before and after exposure, a high resolution, a good pattern profile and minimal LER after exposure, a significant effect of suppressing acid diffusion rate, and improved etching resistance. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227274 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A positive resist composition comprising as a base resin a polymer having carboxyl groups whose hydrogen is substituted by an acid labile group of fluorene structure exhibits a high contrast of alkaline dissolution rate before and after exposure, a high resolution, a good pattern profile and minimal LER after exposure, a significant effect of suppressing acid diffusion rate, and improved etching resistance. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227275 | THIOPYRAN DERIVATIVE, POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING SUCH RESIST COMPOSITION - To provide a thiopyran derivative, having a structure expressed by the following general formula 1: | 2010-09-09 |
20100227276 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a protection film can be formed using a double exposure technology to increase a developer resistance of the protection film without increasing the thickness of the protection film for realizing fine patterning. The method comprises forming a protection film on a first resist pattern formed on a substrate; and forming a second resist pattern on the protection film between parts of the first resist pattern. The protection film is formed in at least two layers by using different methods. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227277 | MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a liquid crystal exposure apparatus, base pads are respectively placed on two surface plates, and one step board is supported by the base pads. A device main body of an empty-weight cancelling device moves from above one of the surface plates to above the other by moving on the step board, and therefore, a boundary section between the two adjacent surface plates that are separately placed does not function as a guide surface used when the empty-weight cancelling device moves. Accordingly, a fine movement stage that holds a substrate can be guided along an XY plane with high accuracy although the two surface plates are placed apart. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227278 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A resist pattern thickening material has resin, a crosslinking agent and a compound having a cyclic structure, or resin having a cyclic structure at a part. A resist pattern has a surface layer on a resist pattern to be thickened with etching rate (nm/s) ratio of the resist pattern to be thickened the surface layer of 1.1 or more, under the same condition, or a surface layer to a resist pattern to be thickened. A process for forming a resist pattern includes applying the thickening material after forming a resist pattern to be thickened on its surface. A semiconductor device has a pattern formed by the resist pattern. A process for manufacturing the semiconductor device has applying, after forming a resist pattern to be thickened, the thickening material to the surface of the resist pattern to be thickened, and patterning the underlying layer by etching, the pattern as a mask. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227279 | Methods for producing codes for microparticles - Methods and apparatus are provided for forming a plurality of encoded microparticles with a printing process to define a code for identifying the microparticles. In some embodiments the printing process includes printing steps performed with photolithography. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227280 | Method of Measuring a Characteristic - During a multiple patterning process every n | 2010-09-09 |
20100227281 | Methods Of Forming Patterns - Some embodiments include methods of forming patterns of openings. The methods may include forming spaced features over a substrate. The features may have tops and may have sidewalls extending downwardly from the tops. A first material may be formed along the tops and sidewalls of the features. The first material may be formed by spin-casting a conformal layer of the first material across the features, or by selective deposition along the features relative to the substrate. After the first material is formed, fill material may be provided between the features while leaving regions of the first material exposed. The exposed regions of the first material may then be selectively removed relative to both the fill material and the features to create the pattern of openings. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227282 | Methods Of Patterning Positive Photoresist - A method of patterning positive photoresist includes providing positive photoresist over a substrate. An area of the positive photoresist is exposed to a pattern of activating radiation at a dose which is below the Dose To CD of the pattern with the positive photoresist. The area of the positive photoresist is flood exposed to activating radiation at a dose from 1% to 75% of E | 2010-09-09 |
20100227283 | COMBUSTION METHOD AND COMBUSTION APPARATUS - A combustion method applied to a water-tube boiler and a regenerator of an absorption-type refrigerator includes a concentration ratio adjusting step of adjusting a concentration ratio of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and oxygen in a gas from a gas generation source to a predetermined reference concentration ratio, and a hazardous-substance decreasing step of decreasing nitrogen oxides, using an oxidation catalyst having characteristics of decreasing the concentrations of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide on a secondary side to substantially zero when the concentration ratio on a primary side is set to be a reference concentration ratio, in which the concentration ratio adjusting step detects the concentration of oxygen on the secondary side of the oxidation catalyst to control the concentration ratio so that a detected oxygen concentration becomes a set oxygen concentration substantially close to zero. According to the combustion method, the emission amount of nitrogen oxides can be decreased to close to zero as much as possible, and the emission amount of carbon monoxide can be decreased to a permissible range. Further, the control of a concentration ratio can be performed stably by detecting the concentration of oxygen. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227284 | FLAT-FLAME VAULT BURNER WITH LOW POLLUTING EMISSIONS - The invention relates to a flat-flame vault burner ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227285 | MODULATING BURNER - A burner includes a diffuser in which first openings and second openings are provided for the passage of a mixture of fuel and air delivered to the burner. A distributing element is arranged inside the burner near the diffuser and is provided with further first openings and further second openings for the passage of the mixture. An ionization sensor is arranged near a zone of the surface of the diffuser in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the diffuser. The first openings are shaped as holes and the second openings are shaped as slits. Two rows of slits are provided in the zone. The rows are separated by a surface portion of the diffuser devoid of openings. The ionization sensor is arranged above the surface portion of the diffuser between the two rows of slits. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227286 | Membrane catalytic heater - A portable catalytic combustion heater, wherein fuel vapor ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227287 | Apparatus for Burning Organic Substances - An apparatus is described for burning organic substances, comprising a horizontal combustion chamber ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227288 | Fuel energy saving food cooker and water heater arrangement - A fuel energy saving water heater includes a food cooking apparatus, a heat collecting tank, and a water guider. The heat collecting tank includes an outer tank body and an inner tank body spacedly supported within the outer tank body to define the water chamber between the outer tank body and the inner tank body. The water guider is thermally communicated with the heat chamber, having a water chamber, a water outlet communicating with the water chamber, and a water inlet for operatively connecting to a water source. When a water flow is guided to pass through the water chamber from the water inlet to the water outlet, the water flow is heated by the excessive heat therewithin at a predetermined water temperature. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227289 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - An orthodontic appliance that is particularly useful for correcting a class occlusion is disclosed. The appliance includes a mounting arrangement for mounting over an upper arch of a user having a front region and two arm regions extending rearward from the front region. The mounting arrangement includes an outer wall and an inner wall and a web extending there between. The outer wall, the web and the inner wall collectively define an upper channel within which the upper arch and teeth of a user are received to mount the appliance. They also define a lower channel for receiving the lower arch and teeth. The outer wall has an upper portion spaced forward of the upper arch teeth and gums forming an outer spacing formation for holding the buccal mucosa away therefrom. The appliance also includes a tongue elevator on a lower portion of the inner wall for raising position corresponding to an arch form will tend to return to the desired arch form. Further the resilient flexibility assists fitting of the appliance. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227290 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - An orthodontic device comprising an elongated flexible band for wrapping around a tooth. The band comprises an inner surface for contacting the tooth and an outer surface having a wire holding mechanism affixed thereto. The device further comprises a locking mechanism comprising a slot located at a first end of the band and a series of stopper elements protruding from the outer surface of the band. A second end of the band and at least a portion of the stopper elements are insertable through the slot for tightening the band around the tooth. The band further comprises a marking for indicating a preferred location for separating the portions of the band comprising the locking mechanism components from the portion of the band comprising the wire holding mechanism. Each marking is situated on one of each sides of the wire holding mechanism. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227291 | INTRA-ORAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM - Described are a method and device for determining three-dimensional position information of a surface of a translucent object having a wavelength-dependent transmittance and reflectance characteristics. The method includes illuminating the surface of the translucent object with optical radiation at a predetermined wavelength emitted from a pair of optical sources. Radiation scattered from the surface and below the surface is detected, and a phase of the optical radiation from one of the optical sources relative to a phase of the optical radiation from the other optical source is changed before again detecting the scattered radiation. The predetermined wavelength is selected so that the optical radiation scattered from below the surface and detected provides a substantially constant background intensity with respect to the optical radiation scattered from the surface and detected. Three-dimensional position information of the surface is calculated in response to the detected radiation. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227292 | Dental Chair Having An Accessory Unit With An Adjustable Support Device - Disclosed is a dental chair and accessory unit that includes an adjustable support device that can be quickly and easily configured for either left hand or right hand operation and requires a minimum of valuable office floor space without resorting to expensive and time consuming disassembly and reassembly of the support device while providing a secure and stable support for the DAU. Also disclosed is a DAU with an adjustable support device as described above, configured for retrofit to an existing dental chair. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227293 | DENTAL HANDPIECE OF CENTER-INJECTION TYPE - The dental handpiece of a center-injection type has a bur sleeve ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227294 | WAX MODEL BASE FOR ABUTMENT OF DENTAL IMPLANT - For proper fitness of a core portion of an abutment to a patient, a wax model base for an abutment of a dental implant includes an engagement portion | 2010-09-09 |
20100227295 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL TOOTH STRUCTURE - Example embodiments of this invention include a method and a device for assessing the internal structure of the tooth. In one example, the method is comprised of emitting a sequence of ultrasonic pulses from a given point on the tooth surface into the tooth at various directions of incidence (angles of incidence) with respect to the local tooth surface, recording the corresponding sequence of ultrasonic echoes from different internal dental formations, and processing the collected ultrasonic pulse-echo and pulse-direction data to present internal structure of the tooth in quantitative or graphical form. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227296 | METHOD OF ASSESSING ORAL HEALTH RISK - A method of oral health risk assessment is provided in which diagnostic data from an oral health detection device and patient risk factor data is processed to provide a integrated risk measure relating to a patient's dental health. The patient risk factor data preferably includes risk factor data such as pathological risk factors, protective risk factors, historical factors, self care factors, behavioral factors, and extrinsic factors. The integrated risk assessment and patient data is preferably provided to a remote server for access by various authorized stakeholders. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227297 | Multi-media object identification system with comparative magnification response and self-evolving scoring - A multi-media/simulation training system, in conjunction with a specifically developed and utilized training process, that improves target recognition skills and enhances gunnery training. The system has implications in other cognitive development activities, as well as—but not limited to—medical, technological, biological, anthropological and other areas of study with objects requiring accurate recognition and designation, as well as personnel identification devices, games, and entertainment systems. The system uses a combination of verbal and visual error correction, including magnification and rotation of both the test image and the incorrect image identified by the trainee, to enhance observation and knowledge of visible differences. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227298 | Training aid - A training aid apparatus composed of: a power source; an illuminator electrically attached to the power source; and an actuator electrically attached to the illuminator for readily controlling illumination of the illuminator. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227299 | METHOD OF TRAINING UTILIZING A THREAT FIRE SIMULATION SYSTEM - A threat fire simulation system ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100227300 | Head model for hairdressing and beauty training - A human head model for hairdressing and beauty training is disclosed. The head model comprises: a head component having a neck portion; a skin portion covered over the head component; and a plurality of connecting assemblies provided on the neck portion of the head component and the skin portion; wherein the skin portion is fixed to the head component via the plurality of connecting assemblies. The connecting assembly may be a rivet or a snap button. The present invention is of stable structure. For the skin portion and the head model are separate parts, and the head component is reusable, which saves materials and caters for environment protection. Meanwhile, the skin portion is of light weight, and occupies small space, which saves costs of transportation. The head model is adapted for use in haircut practice and also in dressing practice. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227301 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPERATOR TRAINING IN INFORMATION EXTRACTION - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for extracting information from one or more documents. A training and execution plan is received, and such plan specifies invocation of a trainer operator for initiating training of a trainee operator based on a set of training documents so as to generate a new trained operator that is to then be invoked so as to extract information from one or more unknown documents. The trainee operator is configured to extract information from one or more unknown documents, and each training document is associated with classified information. After receipt of the training and execution plan, the trainer operator is automatically executed to train the trainee operator based on the specified training documents so as to generate a new trained operator for extracting information from documents. The new trained operator is a new version of the trainee operator. After receipt of the training and execution plan, both the trainee operator are automatically retained for later use in extracting information from one or more unknown documents and the new trained operator for later use in extracting information from one or more unknown documents. After receipt of the training and execution plan, the new trained operator is automatically executed on one or more unknown documents so as to extract information from such one or more unknown documents. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227302 | METRICS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR HEALTH, FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT - A software and hardware system is described that enables effective lifestyle management by providing a dynamic assessment of a user's physical and behavioral metrics via a high feedback ratio interface. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227303 | OBSTETRICS SIMULATION AND TRAINING METHOD AND SYSTEM - In the modern practice of obstetrics, the military is in the position of having experts in both simulation training for obstetric emergencies and teamwork training. The military has the potential to train better and provide the safest environment possible with these resources. Accordingly, an embodiment of the invention provides an obstetrics simulation system, comprising an articulating maternal birthing simulator. The maternal birthing simulator is a full size and full-body female having an intubeable airway with a chest rise component, a forearm having a medication receiving component, and/or a fetal heart sound component. Additionally, the maternal birthing simulator includes a head descent and cervical dilation monitor, a placenta positionable in at least two locations, two or more removable dilating cervices, and/or postpartum vulval suturing inserts. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227304 | VIRTUAL SCHOOL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL CITY SYSTEM - A virtual school system includes a school management side system with a teacher's terminal and a server computer connected to the teacher's terminal by way of LAN, and a student side system including a plurality of student's terminals connected to the server computer by way of Internet. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227305 | KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT TOOL - The present description refers in particular to a computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for processing and managing test data. The computer-implemented method for processing and managing test data may comprise: | 2010-09-09 |
20100227306 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES - An educational recommender system and a method for recommending an educational game to be used by a group of at least two students are provided. The method includes receiving a request to recommend an educational game to use with the group of students, and accessing student data relating to the at least two students including granular assessment data. The granular assessment data includes a result of at least one assessment administered to respective students, wherein each assessment includes a plurality of problems for assessing at least one of the students and the associated result includes an independent evaluation of each respective problem. The method further includes selecting an educational game that exercises the students in an academic area, including selecting the level of the academic area exercised based on granular assessment data associated with each of the respective students. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227307 | ERGOTHIONEINE AND/OR ITS DERIVATIVES AS A CELL PRESERVATIVE - The present invention relates to cell, tissue or derivatives thereof, preserving compositions for cells in culture, storage, or lyophilization. According to the invention ergothioneine is added as a supplement to such extender or preservative compositions. Sperm cells so treated showed increased motility when thawed compared to cells that were not treated with ergothioneine. | 2010-09-09 |
20100227308 | INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND DISEASE DIAGNOSIS METHOD - An information acquisition method for acquiring information on a target object, that includes a step of promoting ionization of the target object using a substance for promoting ionization of the target object to cause the target object to emit, and a step of acquiring information on the mass of the flew target object using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. | 2010-09-09 |