39th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090239024 | Channel fleece and method for making same - A novel lofted fiber or pile-type of fabric such as fleece, and an improved method of weaving the same. The improved lofted fiber or pile-type of fabric includes an underlying fabric substrate, a plurality of lofted fibers coupled into one portion of the underlying fabric substrate, and a different portion of the underlying fabric substrate adjacent to the portion having the plurality of lofted fibers that is substantially devoid of all lofted fibers. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239025 | FLOCKED ARTICLES HAVING A WOVEN GRAPHIC DESIGN INSERT AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to an appliqué having a graphic design image woven into a textile weave a method of making the same. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239026 | WAVE-LIKE STRUCTURES BONDED TO FLAT SURFACES IN UNITIZED COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A simplified manufacturing technique to directly form a unitized composite structure with at least one relatively flat surface and at least one sinuous element in an internally-bonded unitized composite is provided. A matrix of fibrous and or other materials is deposited in layers which are subsequently formed into corrugated or wave-like shapes and exposed to an activation step. At least one element is composed of a contractive material which shrinks when activated, such as by heating in an oven, to become relatively flat and optionally bonded to at least one other non-contractive layer which remains in a sinuous shape after the activation step. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239027 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BUILDING BOARD AND BUILDING BOARD PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - A method for producing a building board. The method includes applying synthetic-resin layers to the top side and/or the bottom side of a support board made of a wood material or a mixture of wood material and plastic. The layered structure is compressed under the impact of pressure and temperature. At least one of the synthetic-resin layers expands during compressing. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239028 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies each having cells. The honeycomb fired bodies include a center-portion honeycomb fired body and a peripheral-portion honeycomb fired body. An area of the center-portion honeycomb fired body is at least about 900 mm | 2009-09-24 |
20090239029 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - Provided is a honeycomb structure that is divided by a porous partition wall | 2009-09-24 |
20090239030 | CEMENT TO MAKE THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANT CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES AND METHOD TO MAKE THEM - A ceramic honeycomb structure comprised of at least two separate smaller ceramic honeycombs that have been adhered together by a cement comprised of inorganic fibers and a binding phase wherein the smaller honeycombs and fibers are bonded together by the binding phase which is comprised of an amorphous silicate, aluminate or alumino-silicate glass and the cement has at most about 5% by volume of other inorganic particles. The cement may be made in the absence of other inorganic and organic additives while achieving a shear thinning cement, for example, by mixing oppositely charged inorganic binders in water together so as to make a useful cement for applying to the smaller honeycombs to be cemented. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239031 | PLUGGED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is provided a honeycomb structure including: porous partition walls separating and forming a plurality of cells extending between two end faces, and an outer peripheral wall formed unitarily with the partition walls. The cells include outermost peripheral portion partial cells each locating in an outermost peripheral portion of the honeycomb structure and having an incomplete cell cross section, a part of which is brought into contact with the outer peripheral wall, and complete cells each having a complete cell cross section other than the outermost peripheral portion partial cells. The complete cells and the outermost peripheral portion partial cells having plugging portions formed on one end portion so that an entire end face of the honeycomb structure shows a checkerwise plugging pattern, and the depth of the plugging portions in the outermost peripheral partial cells is smaller than that of the plugging portions in the complete cells. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239032 | PLUGGED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A honeycomb structure comprising
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20090239033 | DIAPHRAGM AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING CELLULAR POTENTIAL USING THE SAME, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE DIAPHRAGM - A diaphragm is formed by etching a substrate. This substrate has a first surface provided with a depression by isotropic dry etching, and a second surface opposite the first surface. Furthermore, a through-hole is formed from the depression to the second surface by anisotropic dry etching. The depression and the through-hole are formed by using one resist mask. The depression has a hemispherical shape or a semi-elliptical spherical shape. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239034 | Article having differing surface finishes and a method for producing same - The invention relates to an article, for example a credit card ( | 2009-09-24 |
20090239035 | SUBSTRATE GLASS FOR DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND GLASS SUBSTRATE - To provide a substrate glass for data storage medium which is excellent in weather resistance even when no additional treatment such as chemical reinforcement treatment is applied and less susceptible to a whitening phenomenon and which has a glass transition temperature of at least 680° C. and is excellent in acid resistance. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239036 | Slip-Resistant Detectable Warning Tiles and Method for Manufacture - Apparatus and processes that include tiles having a roughened top side of grit. The grit on the top surface imparts a durable and slip-resistant property to the tile. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239037 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CLAY THIN FILM AND CLAY THIN FILM - A method for producing a clay thin film, which is formed of clay alone or in combination with an additive and has a structure where oriented clay particles are laminated, the method including paste-making in which clay alone or in combination with an additive are dispersed in a dispersion medium formed of water, an organic solvent, or a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent to prepare clay paste; coating in which a thin film is formed by coating the clay paste on a substrate; planarization in which the thin film is planarized; drying in which water, an organic solvent, or water and an organic solvent are removed from the thin film; and separation in which the thin film is separated from the substrate. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239038 | RESIN MOLDING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METAL MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A resin molding is provided. A main body is comprised of 100 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin and 0.1 to 4 parts by weight of bright material having the aspect ratio of 30 to 50. A main body has a design surface formed with a groove. The lower limit of the depth of the groove is set to 0.3 mm and the upper limit of the depth of the groove is set to 0.5 mm. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239039 | MULTILAYER COMPOSITE AND A METHOD OF MAKING SUCH - A multilayer composite includes at least two composites, each composite having a film and an electronically conductive layer. Several composites are laminated to provide an increased conversion between mechanical and electrical energies not only due to the multiplication of the effect of each layer, but also due to the fact that the multilayer structure itself renders the multilayer composite more rigid. In addition, the multilayer structure facilitates application of an electrical field over thinner portions of the structure, thereby requiring much less potential difference between electrodes. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239040 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE - A method for manufacturing a molded article ( | 2009-09-24 |
20090239041 | PLATE-LIKE POLYCRYSTALLINE PARTICLE - A plate-like polycrystalline particle is produced by forming inorganic particles into a freestanding shaped body, firing the shaped body, and crushing and classifying the fired shaped body. The inorganic particles contain as the main component an oxide that has a general formula of ABO | 2009-09-24 |
20090239042 | Material Assisted Laser Ablation - This invention provides photoablation—based processing techniques and materials strategies for making, assembling and integrating patterns of materials for the fabrication of electronic, optical and opto-electronic devices. Processing techniques of the present invention enable high resolution and/or large area patterning and integration of porous and/or nano- or micro-structured materials comprising active or passive components of a range of electronic devices, including integrated circuits (IC), microelectronic and macroelectronic systems, microfluidic devices, biomedical devices, sensing devices and device arrays, and nano- and microelectromechanical systems. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239043 | OLEOPHILIC COMPOSITIONS, COATINGS EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND DEVICES FORMED THEREFROM - Oleophilic compositions, coatings employing the same, and devices formed therefrom that exhibit one or more improved coating properties. The compositions may comprise a film-forming binder and, when at least partially coated and cured on a substrate, comprise: (a) a contact angle with water ranging from 50 to less than 78; and (b) a contact angle with squalene of less than 25. The coating compositions may include various binder compositions, including, for example, thermosetting acrylic polymers, thermoplastic acrylic polymers, radiation curable coating compositions, and alkoxide compositions. The resultant coatings exhibit one or more improved physical properties, such as improved gloss, improved stain and sebum resistance, and/or improved cleaning ability relative to existing coating systems when deposited over various substrates. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239044 | INK FOR RECORDING, AND INK CARTRIDGE, INK RECORDED MATTER, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - There is provided an ink for recording, which contains: a coloring agent; a water-dispersible resin; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and water, wherein a total solid content of the coloring agent and the water-dispersible resin is 10% by mass to 30% with respect to a total mass of the ink, a ratio B/C is 0.1 to 1.6 where B is a solid content of the coloring agent in the ink, and C is a solid content of the water-dispersible resin in the ink, a viscosity of the ink is 5 mPa·s to 20 mPa·s at 25° C., and a surface tension of the ink is 35 mN/m or less. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239045 | CHARGE-TRANSPORTING VARNISH FOR SPRAY OR INK JET APPLICATION - Disclosed is a charge-transporting varnish containing a charge-transporting organic material, a good solvent, at least one poor solvent with high leveling properties, and at least one volatile poor solvent. The charge-transporting organic material is composed of a charge-transporting material consisting of a charge-transporting monomer or a charge-transporting oligomer having a number average molecular weight of 200 to 5000, or alternatively composed of such a charge-transporting material and an electron-accepting dopant material or a hole-accepting dopant material. This charge-transporting varnish enables to form a uniform and smooth charge-transporting thin film by a spray method or an ink jet method on an exposed electrode portion such as ITO or IZO of a substrate on which a structure of a simple or complicated pattern is formed beforehand. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239046 | Method for Printing a Surface - A hot-film embossing method for printing a surface and a corresponding embossing film, in particular for printing a plastic surface. The embossing film has at least one patterned layer or ink layer and one melt layer. The embossing film is pressed against the surface by means of an embossing ram, whereby a heat input into the melt layer is achieved by means of high-frequency radiation. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239047 | Basecoat and Associated Paperboard Structure - A basecoat including a pigment blend of a coarse ground calcium carbonate and a hyperplaty clay having an average aspect ratio of at least about 40:1. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239048 | Optical Articles - An optical article includes a plastic substrate, a first layer which is adjacent to the plastic substrate and the refractive index of which decreases in the direction to be remoter from the plastic substrate, a second layer which is adjacent to the first layer and the refractive index of which is not higher than the refractive index of the surface part of the first layer, and a hard coat layer which is adjacent to the second layer and the refractive index of which is lower than the refractive index of the plastic substrate. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239049 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - The invention provides composite components, structures and method for producing composite components. A composite component has a negative effect Poisson's ratio and comprises a first component and a second component. The first component and the second component extend longitudinally relative to an axis, the first component being provided around the second component through one or more turns which are spaced longitudinally relative to the axis. A variation in the tensile load on the first component causes the radial position of the second component relative to the axis to vary. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239050 | Methacrylic Resin and Process for Producing Thererof - A methacrylic resin comprising 80 to 98.5 wt % of methyl methacrylate monomer unit and 1.5 to 20 wt % of at least one different vinyl monomer unit copolymerizable with methyl methacrylate, characterized in that the methacrylic resin has a weight average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 60,000 to 230,000 and comprises 7 to 30% of a component having a weight average molecular weight of ⅕ or less of a peak weight average molecular weight (Mp) obtained from a GPC elution curve based on the methacrylic resin component. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239051 | HYDROPHILIC COMPOSITION AND HYDROPHILIC TREATED MEMBER - A hydrophilic composition is provided the hydrophilic composition containing a hydrophilic polymer (A) containing a crosslinking group; and a W/O/W type emulsion (B). | 2009-09-24 |
20090239052 | AROMATIC POLYAMIDE FIBER, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MATERIAL COMPRISING THE SAME - An aromatic polyamide fiber comprising an aromatic polyamide containing a structural repeating unit of the following formula (1), and a structural repeating unit of the following repeating unit (2) in an amount of 30 mol % or more to the whole amount of the aromatic polyamide structural units, the fiber having strength of 20 cN/dtex or more and modulus of elongation of 500 cN/dtex or more: | 2009-09-24 |
20090239053 | METHOD OF CUTTING OUT CHIPS FOR A PLURALITY OF SENSOR ELEMENTS FROM LAMINATED BODY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SENSOR ELEMENT, AND SENSOR ELEMENT - A sensor element is formed by cutting a laminated body and heating with the cutting taking place in a state where a difference in resistance on sides of a cutting component is as small as possible. That is, a uniform cutting is where resistance added to both sides of the cutting component is substantially the same. When uniform cutting cannot be performed, a nonuniform cutting in a state where resistance added to both sides of the cutting component is different is performed. Consequently, a surface perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the sensor element is trapezoidal. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239054 | HELICAL TEXTILE WITH UNIFORM THICKNESS - A helical textile having a substantially uniform thickness from ID to OD having circumferential warp fibers; non-interlaced radially aligned weft fibers having fiber lengths that may vary with the textile diameter to maintain constant textile thickness, the warp fibers and weft fibers not interlaced together; and non-reinforcing binding yarns securing the warp fibers to the weft fibers, thereby forming a helical textile. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239055 | HELICAL TEXTILE WITH UNIFORM THICKNESS - A helical textile of uniform thickness having uniform radial weft fibers from a textile ID to a textile OD; and non-interlaced circumferential warp fiber bundles having equal width and height that increases from the textile ID to the textile OD, thereby forming a helical textile having a uniform thickness from textile ID to OD. Other embodiment includes non-interlaced circumferential warp fiber bundles having an equal cross section area, a height that increases from the textile ID to the textile OD, and a width that decreases from textile ID to textile OD. Yet another embodiment includes a helical textile of a uniform thickness having circumferential warp fibers; and more than one radial weft fiber bundles, each radial weft fiber bundle occupying a zone between two selected radial distances between the textile ID and OD, wherein the cross sectional areas of the radial weft fiber bundles increases from helical textile ID to OD. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239056 | LUBRICATED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE GLASS FIBERS - The present invention relates to glass strands coated with a sizing composition capable of conducting an electric current, which comprises at least one film-forming agent, at least one compound chosen from plasticizers, surfactants and dispersants, at least one coupling agent for coupling to the glass, and electrically conductive particles. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239057 | PRINTABLE PAPER; PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PRINTABLE PAPER; AND USE THEREOF - A printable paper comprising a water-resistant support having two optionally subbed sides and a single layer on at least one of said optionally subbed sides, wherein said single layer has no substantial compositional variation, has a layer thickness of at least 3 μm, a pore volume of at least 1.2 mL/m | 2009-09-24 |
20090239058 | EROSIONS SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS COMPRISING THE SAME - An erosion system including a toughened resin for improving erosion resistance, the toughened resin including a resin and a toughening agent, and a support for retaining the toughened resin where at least one layer of the erosion system is applied to a component to provide from about a 50% increase to about a 400% increase in erosion resistance to the component per layer of the erosion system. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239059 | Wallboard Materials Incorporating a Microparticle Matrix - A method of forming a wallboard material can include forming a mixture including microparticles, sodium silicate and vinyl acetate. The mixture can be disposed between a metallic facing membrane and a second facing membrane. The mixture can then be heat cured in a single step sufficient to form a wallboard material having the metallic facing membrane and the second facing membrane attached to a core matrix. The heat curing time is complete in less than about 1.5 hours without causing damage to the wallboard material. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239060 | Pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for marking - A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for marking which comprises a substrate of a non-vinyl chloride-based resin, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on one face of the substrate and a crosslinked acrylic urethane-based coating layer which comprises (A) an acrylic polyol resin modified with a polyester and having a weight-average molecular weight of 15,000 to 80,000 and (B) a polyisocyanate-based compound as the curing agent and is disposed on the other face of the substrate. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet is a sheet using a non-vinyl chloride-based substrate which meets environmental requirements, exhibits excellent resistance to scratches, resistance to dipping into chemicals, resistance to cracks under stretching and weatherability and a desired gloss and can be advantageously used, for example, for automobiles. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239061 | CERAMIC CORROSION RESISTANT COATING FOR OXIDATION RESISTANCE - A coating system and a method for forming the coating system, the method including coating a surface of a gas turbine engine turbine component having a metallic surface that is outside the combustion gas stream and exposed to cooling air during operation of the engine. A gel-forming solution including a ceramic metal oxide precursor is provided. The gel-forming solution is heated to a first preselected temperature for a first preselected time to form a gel. The gel is then deposited on the metallic surface. Thereafter the gel is fired at a second preselected temperature above the first preselected temperature to form a ceramic corrosion resistant coating comprising a ceramic metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of zirconia, hafnia and combinations thereof. The ceramic corrosion resistant coating having a thickness of up to about 127 microns and remaining adherent at temperatures greater than about 1000° F. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239062 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF INTEGRATED RHODIUM CONTACTS WITH COPPER INTERCONNECTS - The present disclosure relates to a microelectronic structure and the manufacture of the microelectronic structure. Specifically, the disclosure relates to an interconnect barrier layer between a rhodium contact structure and a copper interconnect structure in a microelectronic structure. The microelectronic structure provides for low resistance in microelectronic devices. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239063 | Method of Manufacturing Hot Dip Galvannealed Steel Sheet and Hot Dip Galvannealed Steel Sheet - A method of manufacturing a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, including the steps of: subjecting a steel sheet to hot dip galvanizing to manufacture a hot dip galvanized steel sheet; heating the hot dip galvanized steel sheet for alloying; subjecting the hot dip galvanized steel sheet to temper rolling; bringing the temper-rolled hot dip galvanized steel sheet into contact with an acid solution containing at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Zr ions, Ti ions, and Sn ions to thereby form an acid solution film on the surface of the steel sheet; after completion of the contact, a state where the acid solution film is formed on the surface of the steel sheet is held for at least 1 second; and washing with water the hot dip galvanized steel sheet after holding, to thereby form a Zn oxide layer having a thickness of 10 nm or more on the surface of the galvanized steel sheet. The hot dip galvannealed steel sheet has an oxide layer having an average thickness of 10 nm or more on the surface of the plated steel sheet. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239064 | Marine-vessell, Anti-puncture, self-sealing, water-leak protection - An anti-puncture, water-leak-inhibiting, self-sealing, coating structure for application selectively to inside and/or outside portions of a boat hull. The coating structure, in operative condition with respect to such a hull portion, includes a body of continuous-phase, non-water-reactive, high-elastomeric-material, and, embedded within that body, in an initially shrouded and non-exposed condition guarded nominally against any contact with external water, a distribution of water-reactive, water-imbiber beads. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239065 | Protective coatings for metals - Metal products having improved properties and processes for preparing the metal products are provided. In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a metal product comprising a metal surface, an oxide layer and a glass layer. The glass layer is provided by coating a stable aqueous silicate or borosilicate solution onto the metal surface and curing the aqueous solution to produce a glass layer. The metal products have surface characteristics that outperform current anodized metal surfaces. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239066 | LOW EMISSIVITY GLAZING - A low emissivity glazing on a pane of glass, includes a set of thin layers formed by vacuum deposition assisted by magnetron, the set of thin layers including at least one metal layer reflecting infra-red rays between one or more dielectric layers located between the metal layer and the glass sheet, the metal layer being provided with a protective barrier coating, including a layer of titanium oxide or sub-oxide, deposited in a weakly oxidizing atmosphere at reduced pressure via a conducting titanium oxide cathode. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239067 | FLAMEPROOF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a composite material comprising a polymer and a) 0.1 to 30 wt % of a layered double hydroxide comprising a charge-balancing ion, and b) 10 to 70 wt % of a metal hydroxide, based on the total weight of the composite material. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239068 | HOUSING FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A housing includes a transparent substrate, a first decorative layer made of a partially transparent ink coating having a shiny powdery component mixed therein, and a second decorative layer made of a colored ink coating. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239069 | LAMINATE FILM - A laminated film including at least a substrate, a primer layer, an adhesive layer and a sealant layer which are laminated in this order. The adhesive layer is formed by curing an adhesive containing an epoxy composition composed of an epoxy resin and an epoxy resin-curing agent as a main component. The cure product contains the skeletal structure represented by the following formula 1: | 2009-09-24 |
20090239070 | COATING OF ORGANIC FIBERS WITH SILOXANE-CARBORANE POLYMERS - A fiber of linear polymer coated with a siloxane-carborane polymer or a thermoset or ceramic made therefrom. An organic fiber coated with a siloxane-carborane polymer or a thermoset or ceramic made therefrom and a surfactant. An organic fiber coated with a siloxane-carborane polymer made from a hydrosilation reaction of a siloxane-carborane compound containing at least two unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds and a silane compound or a thermoset or ceramic made therefrom. A method of coating a fiber by contacting a fiber to an aqueous solution of a siloxane-carborane polymer and a surfactant or to a solution of a siloxane-carborane polymer in a non-halogenated organic solvent. A method of contacting a fiber to a solution of a siloxane-carborane polymer, drying the coating to a temperature that does not change the polymer to a thermoset or ceramic, and using the dried, coated fiber in a process that requires that the fiber be flexible. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239071 | Method for Producing Water-Absorbent Polymer Particles with a Higher Permeability by Polymerising Droplets of a Monomer Solution - A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer beads with high permeability by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution, comprising monomers bearing acid groups, in a gas phase surrounding the droplets, wherein the monomer solution comprises polyvalent cations and the polymer beads have a mean diameter of at least 150 μm. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239072 | Carbon nanotube needle and method for making the same - A carbon nanotube needle comprising: an end portion and a broken end portion, the broken end portion comprising a single carbon nanotube tip. A method for manufacturing a carbon nanotube needle, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a carbon nanotube film comprising of a plurality of commonly aligned carbon nanotubes, a first electrode, and a second electrode; (b) fixing the carbon nanotube film to the first electrode and the second electrode, the carbon nanotube film extending from the first electrode to the second electrode; (c) treating the carbon nanotube film with an organic solvent to form at least one carbon nanotube string; and (d) applying a voltage to the carbon nanotube string until the carbon nanotube string snaps. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239073 | Porous copper sulfide nano/micro hollow sphere and method for preparing the same - The present invention relates to a porous copper sulfide nano/micro hollow sphere and a method for preparing the same. The porous copper sulfide nano/micro hollow sphere of the present invention has plural through holes and a hollow structure so as to increase the reactive area thereof. In particular, the porous copper sulfide nano/micro hollow sphere can be applied in a solar cell to enhance a photoelectric effect. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239074 | Method of preparing cadmium sulfide nanocrystals emitting light at multiple wavelengths, and cadmium sulfide nanocrystals prepared by the method - A semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal shows maximum luminescence peaks at two or more wavelengths and most of the atoms constituting the nanocrystal are present at the surface of the nanocrystal to form defects | 2009-09-24 |
20090239075 | CERAMIC BALL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a ceramic ball, comprising a core portion and a sphere portion; wherein said core portion is made of clinkers and raw materials; said clinkers are made of kaolinite and feldspar, industrial waste ceramics or a combination thereof; said raw materials are made of kaolinite and feldspar; a weight ratio between the clinkers and the raw materials in said core portion is 1-2:2-3; and a weight ratio between said kaolinite and said feldspar is 5-7.5:1-2.5. A method for producing a ceramic ball is also provided. The invention features low energy consumption, good pressure resistant performance, shock resistance property and long lifetime. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239076 | FRICTION MATERIAL - To provide, without increasing the number of manufacturing steps, a friction material that can effectively inhibit water fade, provide good brake effectiveness and a good wear resistance, and give low aggressiveness against the mating surface. In the friction material comprising the inorganic abrasive material and lubricant, the inorganic abrasive material includes 0.5-10 volume % of the inorganic particle relative to the total amount of the friction material, with Mohs' hardness of 5-8 and the average particle diameter of 0.5-10 μm, and the graphite and the petroleum coke in amount of 8-15 volume % relative to the total amount of the friction material. Proportion of the graphite and the petroleum coke is 2:8-3:7 volume ratio, and the average particle diameter of the petroleum coke is 400-900 μm. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239077 | Compartmentalized Resin Pellets - This invention discloses a process and a necessary article to simultaneously thermally treat at least two thermoplastics. The process utilizes the necessary compartmentalized or zoned pellet construction wherein the major amount of each thermoplastic component is located within individual compartments or zones of the pellet such that the components of the reaction during thermal processing and/or reactions with compounds in the atmosphere such as oxygen are less than the reaction if the thermoplastics were homogeneously dispersed in the pellet. This invention allows the components of the multi-component pellets to be thermally treated together without significant degradation and/or stored in air or in the presence of oxygen without significant degradation. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239078 | Process and apparatus for diamond synthesis - The present invention relates to a microwave plasma deposition process and apparatus for producing diamond, preferably as single crystal diamond (SCD). The process and apparatus enables the production of multiple layers of the diamond by the use of an extending device to increase the length and the volume of a recess in a holder containing a SCD substrate as layers of diamond are deposited. The diamond is used for abrasives, cutting tools, gems, electronic substrates, heat sinks, electrochemical electrodes, windows for high power radiation and electron beams, and detectors. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239079 | Process for Preventing Plating on a Portion of a Molded Plastic Part - The present invention relates to a method of incorporating a catalytic poison into a non-plating grade resin portion of a double shot molded plastic part, to retard the tendency of any electroless plating chemistry to be deposited on that portion that contains the catalytic poison. After surface treatment, only one portion of the molded part becomes receptive to electroless plating while the other portion does not. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239080 | PHOTOSENSITIVE INSULATION RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide a cured product which is excellent in characteristics such as an electric insulation property, a heat impact resistance, an adhesive property and the like and to provide a photosensitive insulation resin composition from which the above cured product can be obtained and which is suited to uses such as an interlayer insulation film, a surface protecting layer and the like in semiconductor elements. The photosensitive insulation resin composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising (A) a copolymer comprising 10 to 99 mole % of a constitutional unit (A1) represented by the following Formula (1) and 90 to 1 mole % of a constitutional unit (A2) represented by the following Formula (2) (provided that the total of all constitutional units constituting the above copolymer (A) is 100 mole %): | 2009-09-24 |
20090239081 | Method for welding two opaque elements of polymer material stable at high temperatures - A method for welding two opaque elements of polymer material stable at high temperatures including the following steps: preparing a lower element of opaque polymer material which is stable at high temperatures and to which is added a carbon powder in such a manner that the lower element is capable of absorbing laser radiation, preparing an upper element of polymer material which is stable at high temperatures, laser-welding the lower element and the upper element by laser radiation passing through the upper element and bringing about the welding at the interface between the upper element and the lower element. The upper element is made, during its preparation, opaque with respect to visible radiation and transparent with respect to laser radiation by adding a pigment to the polymer material, the pigment which is of the mineral or organic type not modifying the properties of the polymer material, being transparent with respect to laser radiation and stable at high temperatures. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239082 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND BONDED STRUCTURE - Provided is an anisotropic conductive film, containing: an insulating layer formed of an insulating resin composition; and a conductive particle-contained layer containing a photo and thermal curing resin composition and conductive particles, the conductive particles being aligned into a monolayer in a portion adjacent to an interface with the insulating layer, in which the conductive particle-contained layer has a degree of cure which is gradually lowered in a thickness direction of the conductive particle-contained layer, from the side where the conductive particles are present to the side where the conductive particles are not present. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239083 | PAINT FOR PREVENTING SURFACE REFLECTION - The surface reflection is prevented by application of a black paint to an element such as a unit or parts forming an optical system, in particular an inner face of a camera lens tube portion and the end face portion of a lens, or the like. Application of the black paint to the element leads to the formation of a black coating film of from 0.35% to 0.7% that is an extremely low reflectance onto a surface of the element in a wide-ranging wavelength region from 380 nm to 780 nm, regardless of the material thereof. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239084 | CHITOSAN-COATED HYDROPHOBIC GLASS AND METHOD OF MAKING - Glass surfaces, for example, windshield surfaces, have a durable hydrophobic coating applied thereto. The glass surface is first treated by any suitable method to enhance the ability of a chitosan polymer coating to durably or substantially permanently adhere thereto. Once the chitosan coating has been applied to the glass surface, the normally hydrophilic chitosan coating is rendered hydrophobic by suitable treatment, for example, by a combination of enzymatic and chemical treatments. Alternatively, the chitosan may be rendered hydrophobic prior to coating it on the glass surface, but that is a less preferred technique. The method of the invention provides a glass article having a hydrophobic surface. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239085 | SiC SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor element by using a chemical vapor growth method is provided. The method includes supplying a source gas comprising silicon and carbon and an impurity radical on a substrate so as to form a silicon carbide layer on the substrate, the silicon carbide layer including silicon carbide and an impurity that binds covalently to the silicon carbide. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239086 | MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A structure having a block copolymer layer with a microphase-separated morphology in which a cylindrical or lamellar phase is oriented perpendicularly to a flexible substrate such as a polymer substrate is provided. The structure includes a flexible substrate and, in order thereon, a metal oxide layer, a layer formed with a silane coupling agent, and a layer which has a microphase-separated morphology and is formed of a block copolymer obtained by bonding two or more mutually incompatible polymer chains. The microphase-separated morphology has one phase which is lamellar or cylindrical, and oriented perpendicularly to the substrate. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239087 | SILOXANE POLYMERIZATION IN WALLBOARD - Polymerization of siloxane is improved using a gypsum-based slurry that includes stucco, Class C fly ash, magnesium oxide and an emulsion of siloxane and water. This slurry is used in a method of making water-resistant gypsum articles that includes making an emulsion of siloxane and water, then combining the slurry with a dry mixture of stucco, magnesium oxide and Class C fly ash. The slurry is then shaped as desired and the stucco is allowed to set and the siloxane polymerizes. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239088 | ENCAPSULATED CERAMIC ARMOR - An impact resistant clad composite armor which includes a ceramic core, and a layer of bulk amorphous alloy surrounding the ceramic core and preferably bonded chemically to the ceramic core and a method of manufacturing such armor is provided. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239089 | BARRIER LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, BARRIER FILM SUBSTRATE, DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMPONENT - A barrier laminate having an organic layer and an inorganic layer, in which the organic layer contains a polymer having a structural unit of the following formula (1): | 2009-09-24 |
20090239090 | LAYERED WOOD COMPOSITES - A method for the preparation of a composite product, as well as the composite product. The composite product comprises at least two layers. At least one of the layers is of wood or another cellulose-containing material. The process comprises differentially treating the layers prior to, during, or after the lamination of the layers into a composite product. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239091 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A METAL PASTE, METAL MASK, AND BUMP FORMING METHOD - A method for printing a metal paste includes the step of arranging, to locate a through hole of a metal mask having the through hole on an electrode, a metal mask on a substrate and forming a gap portion communicating with the through hole in an interface between the substrate and the metal mask. According to this method, in filling of a metal paste, a flux oozing on a surface of the metal paste can be moved to the gap portion. In other words, a deaeration path for residual air in the metal paste clogged by the flux can be secured by removing the flux. In this manner, in the through hole, the remaining air in the metal paste can be removed, and a filling rate of the metal paste can be increased. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239092 | Friction-Joining Steel Plate and Friction-Joining Structure - Since a portion of projected streaks on a friction-joining steel plate | 2009-09-24 |
20090239093 | COMPOSITION FOR METAL SURFACE TREATMENT, METAL SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD AND METAL MATERIAL - A composition for metal surface treatment can form a chemical conversion coating film which achieves sufficient foundation surface concealment, coating adhesion and corrosion resistance. A method for treating the surface of a metal material with such a composition for metal surface treatment is used. Specifically a metal surface treatment composition used for a treatment of a metal surface, contains a zirconium compound and/or a titanium compound, and a polyamine compound having a number average molecular weight of not less than 150 but not more than 500,000. The polyamine compound contains not less than 0.1 millimole but not more than 17 millimoles of a primary and/or secondary amino group per 1 g of the solid content, and the content of the zirconium compound and/or titanium compound in the metal surface treatment composition is not less than 10 ppm but not more than 10,000 ppm in terms of metal elements. The mass ratio of the zirconium element and/or titanium element contained in the zirconium compound and/or titanium compound relative to the polyamine compound is not less than 0.1 but not more than 100. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239094 | Cu-Zn Alloy Strip Superior in Thermal Peel Resistance of Sn Plating and Sn Plating Strip Thereof - A Cu—Zn alloy strip and Sn plating strip thereof having improved thermal peel resistance of Sn Plating is provided. In a Cu—Zn alloy strip comprising 15 to 40% by mass of Zn and a balance of Cu and unavoidable impurities, the total concentration of P, As, Sb and Bi is regulated to 100 ppm by mass or less, the total concentration of Ca and Mg is regulated to 100 ppm by mass or less, and the concentrations of O and S are each regulated to 30 ppm by mass or less. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239095 | COMPOSITE RODS AND PROCESSES FOR FORMING COMPOSITE RODS - A composite rod includes an outer sleeve formed over an inner core, wherein the outer sleeve and the inner core are joined with a non-metallurgical bond that provides a tight fit therebetween. A process for forming a composite rod includes positioning a rod inside a tube to form an intermediate assembly, wherein the tube has an inside diameter that is greater than the outside diameter of the rod. The tube is then compressed around the rod to produce a non-metallurgical bond between the tube and the rod. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239096 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electronic component is provided which includes external electrodes having a multilayer structure of first and second sintered electrode layers that are densely sintered and have less possibility of causing poor appearance and decreased reliability in electrical connection. The external electrodes include a first sintered electrode layer and a second sintered electrode layer containing different metals. The first and second sintered electrode layers contain a borosilicate glass containing an alkali metal. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239097 | Fabrication of Heterojunction Structures - A method is disclosed for preparing a surface of a Group III-Group V compound semiconductor for epitaxial deposition. The III-V semiconductor surface is treated with boron (B) at a temperature of between about 250° C. and about 350° C. A suitable form for supplying B for the surface treatment is diborane. The B treatment can be followed by epitaxial growth, for instance by a Group IV semiconductor, at temperatures similar to those of the B treatment. The method yields high quality heterojunction, suitable for fabricating a large variety of device structures. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239098 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for producing a magnetic head includes forming a plating base layer on a substrate; forming a magnetic layer including an enlarged portion and a narrowed portion extending therefrom on the plating base layer by plating; forming a resist pattern on the magnetic layer and the plating base layer, the resist pattern corresponding to the shape of the magnetic layer and entirely covering the magnetic layer with a margin such that the margin around the narrowed portion is larger than that around the enlarged portion; and patterning the plating base layer by etching with the resist pattern used as a mask. The method further includes forming an insulating layer over the magnetic layer and the plating base layer; and forming an auxiliary magnetic layer on the insulating layer so that the auxiliary magnetic layer is magnetically connected to the magnetic layer. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239099 | LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE LUBRICANT - A magnetic recording medium having high bonding capability between the surface lubricant and the diamond-like carbon (DLC) protective layer in the surface of the magnetic recording medium is disclosed. The lubricant is a fluorine-containing lubricant for magnetic recording media represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3), wherein the substituents R | 2009-09-24 |
20090239100 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A magnetic recording medium is formed by stacking in order, on a nonmagnetic base, at least an underlayer, magnetic recording layer, and protective layer. The magnetic recording layer includes a plurality of magnetic layers and an exchange-coupling control layer, and the magnetic recording medium is characterized in that a physical pattern is formed in the exchange-coupling control layer. The exchange-coupling control layer is located between the magnetic layers of the magnetic recording layer. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239101 | GLASS SUBSTRATE AND THERMAL-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK - A plurality of recording magnetization portions is arranged in a concentric manner around a center of a glass substrate. A plurality of non-magnetization portion having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the recording magnetization portions is formed each between adjacent recording magnetization portions along a circumferential direction on a main surface of the glass substrate. A mean squared roughness of a surface of an area where each of the non-magnetization portions is formed is equal to or smaller than 1 nanometer. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239102 | GLASS FOR DATA STORAGE MEDIUM SUBSTRATE, GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC DISK - To provide glass for a data storage medium substrate, whereby high heat resistance can be obtained. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239103 | POLYMER THIN-FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PATTERNED SUBSTRATE, MATTER WITH PATTERN TRANSFERRED, AND PATTERNING MEDIUM FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING - A polymer thin film | 2009-09-24 |
20090239104 | Antenna - A method including: optimizing space within a device by having a feed element for an antenna as an integral part of the device but not having the antenna as an integral part of the device; and providing the antenna as a part of a battery for the device. A radio communications device including: a battery comprising: a metal housing element; and an accessible conductive contact electrically connected to the metal housing; and a RF feed element for connection to the external conductive contact. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239105 | Fuel Battery System, Method for Detecting Gas Leakage in Such System, and Mobile Object - The accuracy of detecting gas leakage in a fuel battery system is improved. A fuel battery system includes a fuel battery to which a reactive gas is supplied to generate power, and a gas passage (a fuel gas supply path and a fuel gas circulation path) connected to this fuel battery, this gas passage is provided with a plurality of adjoining closed spaces, and the system includes a detecting unit (a control section) to detect gas leakage in one closed space in a state in which at least a pressure of another closed space adjoining the one closed space as a gas leakage detection target on a downstream side is lowered. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239106 | INTEGRATED CHARGE AIR HEAT EXCHANGER - An integrated charge air heat exchanger for use in a vehicle fuel cell system is provided. The integrated charge air heat exchanger includes a plurality of coolant conduits adapted for a coolant fluid to flow therethrough. The integrated charge air heat exchanger further includes a plurality of heating elements and a plurality of fin elements. One heating element is disposed on a first surface of each of the coolant conduits, and one of the fin elements is disposed on a second surface of each of the coolant conduits. A method for heating the coolant fluid in a first operational mode and cooling a charge air stream in a second operational mode is also provided. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239107 | Gas Storage system for a fuel cell and method for using the same - The invention relates to a gas storage system for a fuel cell system comprising at least one gasbag whose volume increases and decreases with the increase and decrease in the amount of hydrogen contained therein, at least two hydrogen interface valves that are located at two ends of the gas storage system, an anode gas chamber for the fuel cell and pipes configured to interconnect the anode gas chamber of the fuel cell, the gasbag and the hydrogen interface valves, wherein the ratio of the capacity of the gas storage system including the gasbag before gas inflation to the capacity after full gas inflation is less than 50%. The invention also relates to a method for using the gas storage system, which comprises charging and discharging the gasbag at different ends thereof. The advantages of the present invention include high hydrogen purity after inflation, perfect effect in purging impure gas on discharging, and relatively stable Nernst voltage on operation when compared with that of the prior art. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239108 | FUEL CELL COGENERATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATING - A method of operating a fuel cell cogeneration system comprises the steps of cooling a fuel cell by circulating an internal heat transfer medium through the fuel cell while the fuel cell is generating electric power, storing an external heat transfer medium in a heat utilization portion, detecting remaining calories of the heat utilization portion by a first detector provided at the heat utilization portion, increasing a temperature of the fuel cell to an operating temperature by carrying out a first temperature increasing operation, and increasing the temperature of the fuel cell to the operating temperature by carrying out a second temperature increasing operation. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239109 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STARTING OPERATION OF THE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A controller of a fuel cell system includes an anode gas replacement apparatus, a stoppage time detection apparatus, and a cathode gas flow rate control apparatus. The anode gas replacement apparatus replaces hydrogen in an anode gas channel using an anode gas supply apparatus. The stoppage time detection apparatus detects a stoppage time during which operation of the fuel cell stack is stopped. When the anode gas replacement apparatus replaces the hydrogen, the cathode gas flow rate control apparatus changes the flow rate of the cathode gas supplied from the cathode gas supply apparatus depending on the stoppage time. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239110 | REFORMER FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a reformer for a fuel cell system for generating a reformate comprising a plurality of function units for treating the fuel, at least one function unit being adapted to a first type of fuel. In this arrangement the invention is characterized to advantage in that the function unit adapted to the first type of fuel can be releasably coupled to the reformer as a module by means of an interface which is also designed to couple a replacement function unit instead of the function unit adapted to the first type of fuel, the replacement function unit being adapted to a second type of fuel different from the first type of fuel. The invention relates furthermore to a function unit for such a reformer, to a fuel cell system having such a reformer and to a motor vehicle having such a fuel cell system. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239111 | Fuel Cell Humidifier and Fuel Cell System Having the Same - A fuel cell humidifier for performing humidification via a water exchange film by bringing together supplied gas to be supplied to a fuel cell, and off-gas discharged from the fuel cell. The fuel cell humidifier includes: a humidification cell having a supplied gas passage for allowing the supplied gas to flow through, an off-gas passage for allowing the off-gas to flow through, and the water exchange film; and a gas flow cell for allowing either the fuel gas or the off-gas to flow through. The invention provides a fuel cell humidifier, and a fuel cell system equipped with the fuel cell humidifier, that can appropriately adjust the humidification value and the heat exchange amount, prevent humidification characteristics from being influenced by ambient temperature changes, and exhibit enhanced reliability, stability and control. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239112 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLIES WITH INTEGRATED REACTANT-CONDITIONING HEAT EXCHANGERS - A fuel cell assembly in which at least one heat exchanger for conditioning either the anode or cathode reactant gas is integrated with the fuel cell stack and located at the end of the fuel cell stack, to isolate the fuel cell stack from contact with the end plates of the stack. The heat exchanger may preferably be comprised of a stack of plates which may preferably be the same as the plates as the fuel cell stack, with outer and inner end plates to direct the flow of reactant gases, waste gases and coolant to and from the fuel cell stack. The assembly is preferably configured to include reactant conditioning heat exchangers at both ends of the fuel cell stack. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239113 | Alkali metal air battery - A F-type electrochemical cell, which is a lithium air battery, includes a positive electrode facing a negative electrode composed of metallic lithium with a separator provided therebetween in a casing. Air is capable of flow to the positive electrode. A nonaqueous electrolytic solution is charged into a space between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution of the lithium air battery contains a compound having a stable radical skeleton. The compound also serves as a redox catalyst for oxygen. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239114 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell which has a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed on one side of the polymer electrolyte membrane and a cathode disposed on the other side of the polymer electrolyte membrane, wherein an organic fuel is supplied to the anode, and wherein the anode has an anode catalyst layer containing a catalyst and a proton-conducting material, and the cathode has a cathode catalyst layer containing a catalyst, a proton-conducting material and an oxygen-permeating material. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239115 | HETEROATOM-CONTAINING MESOPOROUS CARBON, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL USING THE HETEROATOM-CONTAINING MESOPOROUS CARBON - A heteroatom-containing mesoporous carbon has a pore diameter of 11 to 35 nm, has a specific surface area of 500 m | 2009-09-24 |
20090239116 | ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a fuel cell wherein deterioration of fuel cell performance due to dry up phenomenon and flooding phenomenon is suppressed. Specifically disclosed is an assembly for fuel cells or a fuel cell wherein a catalyst layer contains a first composite catalyst particle containing a catalyst supporting particle and a solid polymer electrolyte and a second composite catalyst particle having a larger volume average particle diameter than the first composite catalyst particle and arrangement of the first composite catalyst particle and the second composite catalyst particle is controlled in the thickness direction of the catalyst layer. Consequently, deterioration of fuel cell performance due to dry up phenomenon or flooding phenomenon can be suppressed, thereby realizing a fuel cell with high efficiency. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239117 | Fuel Cell, Membrane Electrode Assembly and Manufacturing Method Thereof - This invention provides a membrane electrode assembly having sufficient water retention ability and a high level of battery performance even under a low humidification condition. This invention discloses a manufacturing method of a membrane electrode assembly which has catalytic layers on both surfaces of a polymer electrolyte membrane. This manufacturing method includes following processes: A coating process that a catalyst ink which contains catalyst loading particles, a polymer electrolyte and a solvent is coated on a single surface of each of two base substrates. An arranging process in which a polymer electrolyte membrane is arranged between the two base substrates in a way that each of the base substrate's surfaces on which the catalyst ink is coated faces the polymer electrolyte membrane. A transferring process in which the catalyst ink coated on the two base substrates is transferred to both surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane to form the catalytic layers. A peeling process in which the two base substrates, which are attached to both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane via the catalytic layers, are peeled off from the polymer electrolyte membrane and the catalytic layers. In addition, this manufacturing method has the following features: Each surface roughness (SRa) of the catalytic layers formed on the polymer electrolyte membrane after the peeling process is in the 0.01-1.00 μm range. Each gloss value at 85° (cf. JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) Z 8741) of a surface of said catalytic layers is in the 10-80% range. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239118 | CATALYST LAYER FOR SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - A catalyst layer of a solid polymer fuel cell includes a catalyst structural body, a membrane present on at least part of a surface of the catalyst structural body and including a first water-repellent material having a functional group, particles having a second water-repellent material, and an electrolyte. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239119 | ELECTROLYTE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Plural columnar recesses are formed in a depressed form, on one end surface of a solid electrolyte disposed on a side facing an anodes. Accordingly, the solid electrolyte is formed with a thick-walled portion and thin-walled portion, wherein the thick-walled portion extends, from an abutment surface with respect to the anode to an abutment surface with respect to a cathodes. The thin-walled portions extend from the abutment surface with respect to the cathode to the columnar recesses, and further have a thickness smaller than that of the thick-walled portion. Therefore, the anode also is formed on bottom and side wall surfaces of the columnar recesses. In the obtained electrolyte electrode assembly, a calculated value of conductance per unit area is set at 2 to 30 S/cm | 2009-09-24 |
20090239120 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER IN A FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a gas channel-forming member that forms a channel for supplying a reactant gas to a plane of an electrode. A basic structure of the gas channel-forming member is a corrugated plate portion in which ridge portions and trough portions continuously alternate with each other. In the gas channel-forming member, a plurality of corrugated plate portions are interconnected. Specifically, two adjacent corrugated plate portions are interconnected so that the trough portions of one of the two connect to the ridge portions of the other corrugated plate portion. The gas channel-forming member is disposed so that the direction of alignment of the connection planes S formed by the interconnection between the trough portions and the ridge portions is parallel to the plane of the electrode. This structure improves the diffusion efficiency of the reactant gas in the gas channel. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239121 | Fuel Cell Stack and Fuel Cell Apparatus - A fuel cell stack including an array of a plurality of fuel cells in which power generation efficiency can be increased by uniformizing temperature distribution in a direction of arrangement of fuel cells, is provided. In a fuel cell stack including an array of a plurality of fuel cells electrically connected in series to each other, the fuel cells each being formed by laminating a fuel-side electrode layer, a solid-state electrolytic layer, and an air-side electrode layer one after another on a support substrate, an interval between a plurality of the fuel cells arranged in a midportion thereof in a direction of arrangement of the fuel cells is wider than an interval between a plurality of the fuel cells arranged at either end thereof in the direction of arrangement of the fuel cells. The temperature distribution of the fuel cell stack can be made as nearly uniform as possible. | 2009-09-24 |
20090239122 | GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC SEALANT COMPOSITIONS - A glass ceramic material sealed fuel cell device, including a first fuel cell portion and a sealant layer bonded to the first cell portion. The sealant layer includes at least three metal oxides RO-M | 2009-09-24 |
20090239123 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS - To provide an electrolyte membrane having excellent dimensional stability even upon absorption of water, a high proton conductance and high power generation performance; and a process for producing the electrolyte membrane with a high productivity. | 2009-09-24 |