39th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150270463 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE - A light emitting device package including a package body including a first cavity and a second cavity, a pad disposed on a bottom surface of the first cavity, a light emitting device disposed on the second cavity electrically connected to the pad, a heat dissipation member inserted into the package body, the heat dissipation member including a body and expanded portions disposed at a partial edge region of the body and electrode patterns disposed at the package body, wherein the package body has an upper portion and a lower portion disposed under the upper portion, wherein the first cavity including side surfaces and a bottom surface, wherein the second cavity provided in the bottom surface of the first cavity. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270464 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a thermoelectric device and a method of manufacturing the same. The method may include forming nanowires on a substrate, forming a barrier layer on the nanowires, forming a bulk layer on the barrier layer, forming a lower electrode under the substrate, and forming an upper electrode on the bulk layer. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270465 | NbFeSb-Based Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Materials and Methods of Fabrication and Use - A thermoelectric half-Heusler material comprising niobium (Nb), iron (Fe) and antimony (Sb) wherein the material comprises grains having a mean grain size less than one micron. A method of making a nanocomposite half-Heusler thermoelectric material includes melting constituent elements of the thermoelectric material to form an alloy of the thermoelectric material, comminuting (e.g., ball milling) the alloy of the thermoelectric material into nanometer scale mean size particles, and consolidating the nanometer size particles to form the half-Heusler thermoelectric material comprising at least niobium (Nb), iron (Fe) and antimony (Sb) and having grains with a mean grain size less than one micron. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270466 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A thermoelectric material includes a substrate particle and a plurality of conformal oxide layers formed on the substrate particle. The plurality of conformal oxide layers has a total oxide layer thickness ranging from about 2 nm to about 20 nm. The thermoelectric material excludes oxide nanoparticles. A method of making the thermoelectric material is also disclosed herein. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270467 | Thermoelectric Element - A thermoelectric element includes a first subelement and a second subelement. The first subelement includes three main ingredients: a charge generation material made of organic or organic metal pigment or dye, an organic hole transport material, and a binder. A second subelement is superimposed on the first subelement and includes three main ingredients: a charge generation material made of organic or organic metal pigment or dye, an organic electron transport material, and a binder. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270468 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - A thermoelectric conversion element includes a magnetic body and an electromotive component. The magnetic body has a pipe shape. The electromotive component is arranged to at least one of an outer surface, an inner surface, and an inside of the magnetic body. The electromotive component contains a material having a spin orbit coupling. The magnetic body is magnetized in an axial direction and has a temperature gradient in a radial direction. The electromotive component is spirally arranged around the magnetic body along a circumferential direction. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270469 | Thermoelectric Converting Element - A thermoelectric converting element includes a substrate, a nonmagnetic metal layer, and an insulated ferromagnetic layer provided between the substrate and the nonmagnetic metal layer and having a magnetization fixed in a plane in a direction and including a hard magnetic material. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270470 | SULFUR-INDUCED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN STRONTIUM RUTHENATES - Provided in one embodiment is a method of making, comprising synthesizing a material comprising a composition Sr | 2015-09-24 |
20150270471 | FORMATION OF BISMUTH STRONTIUM CALCIUM COPPER OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS - A BÏ2212 article may be formed by mixing metallic precursor powders including bismuth, strontium, calcium and copper in an oxygen-free atmosphere, mechanically alloying the metallic precursor powders in an oxygen-free atmosphere, and heating the metallic precursor alloy according to a temperature profile. The profile may include a ramp-up stage during which the alloy is heated to a peak temperature in an oxygen-free atmosphere, a dwell stage during which the alloy is held at the peak temperature for a dwell time, and a ramp-down stage during which the alloy is cooled from the peak temperature. During at least a portion of the dwell stage, the oxygen-free atmosphere is switched to an oxygen-inclusive atmosphere, wherein the alloy is oxidized to form a superconducting oxide, which may be sintered during or after oxidation. The alloy may be formed into a shape, such as a wire, prior to oxidizing. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270472 | DEVICE USING A PIEZOELECTRIC FILM - An inkjet printing head | 2015-09-24 |
20150270473 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component includes a substrate a functional section provided on the substrate, and a sealing body which is provided on the substrate and seals the functional section. In a temperature region having a lowest temperature that is at least as high as the glass transition temperature of the sealing body, the coefficient of linear expansion of the sealing body is greater than the coefficient of linear expansion of the substrate. In a temperature region having a highest temperature that is lower than the glass transition temperature of the sealing body, the coefficient of linear expansion of the sealing body is less than the coefficient of linear expansion of the substrate. The electronic component exhibits superior reliability even upon prolonged use. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270474 | ULTRASOUND PROBE - There is provided an ultrasound probe capable of efficiently discharging heat generated in a plurality of piezoelectric elements to the outside. A heat collecting portion that includes at least one heat conducting path and is formed of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than a backing member collects heat from a plurality of piezoelectric elements, and a heat exhausting portion connected to the heat collecting portion discharges the heat collected in the heat collecting portion to the outside. The heat conducting path extends in a thickness direction within the backing member and has a distal end exposed from the top surface of the backing member facing the bottom surface of each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270475 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT APPLICATION DEVICE - A piezoelectric element including a first electrode | 2015-09-24 |
20150270476 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a piezoelectric element and a piezoelectric vibrator having the same. The piezoelectric element and the piezoelectric vibrator having the same in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention include: a piezoelectric material formed by laminating a plurality of ceramic layers with one another; internal electrodes formed, respectively, on surfaces of the ceramic layers; and a pair of cover layers formed, respectively, above and below the piezoelectric material in order to protect the internal electrodes, and at least one of the cover layers includes: a plurality of crystal grains; and crack inhibiting particles disposed at boundaries between the plurality of crystal grains and configured to inhibit a crack from spreading in the cover layers. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270477 | ACTUATOR - An actuator includes a fixed frame, a pair of first vibrating portions, a movable frame, a pair of second vibrating portions, a movable portion, and a first monitor signal detector. Each of the first vibrating portions faces the inside of the fixed frame; and has a first end connected to the inside of the fixed frame, and a second end connected to the outside of the movable frame. Each of the second vibrating portions faces the inside of the movable frame; and has a first end connected to the inside of the movable frame, and a second end connected to the movable portion. The second vibrating portions extend in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first vibrating portions extend. The first monitor signal detector capable of detecting displacement of the movable frame is provided on a connection portion between the movable frame and the first vibrating portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270478 | THERMALLY ASSISTED MRAM WITH INCREASED BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE USING A DOUBLE TUNNEL BARRIER - A mechanism is provided for a thermally assisted magnetoresistive random access memory device (TAS-MRAM). A non-magnetic heating structure is formed of a barrier seed layer disposed on a buffer layer. A non-magnetic tunnel barrier is disposed on the barrier seed layer. A barrier cap layer is disposed on the non-magnetic tunnel barrier. A top buffer layer is disposed on the barrier cap layer. An antiferromagnetic layer is disposed on the top buffer layer of the non-magnetic heating structure. A magnetic tunnel junction is disposed on the antiferromagnetic layer. The magnetic tunnel junction includes a ferromagnetic storage layer disposed on the antiferromagnetic layer, a non-magnetic active tunnel barrier disposed on the ferromagnetic storage layer, and a ferromagnetic sense layer disposed on the non-magnetic active tunnel barrier. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270479 | MAGNETIC LOGIC UNIT (MLU) CELL AND AMPLIFIER HAVING A LINEAR MAGNETIC SIGNAL - A magnetic logic unit (MLU) cell includes a first and second magnetic tunnel junction, each including a first magnetic layer having a first magnetization, a second magnetic layer having a second magnetization, and a barrier layer; and a field line for passing a field current such as to generate an external magnetic field adapted to adjust the first magnetization. The first and second magnetic layers and the barrier layer are arranged such that the first magnetization is magnetically coupled antiparallel with the second magnetization through the barrier layer. The MLU cell also includes a biasing device arranged for applying a static biasing magnetic field oriented substantially parallel to the external magnetic field such as to orient the first magnetization at about 90° relative to the second magnetization, the first and second magnetizations being oriented symmetrically relative to the direction of the external magnetic field. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270480 | MEMORY CELLS HAVING A SELF-ALIGNING POLARIZER - Spin torque transfer memory cells and methods of forming the same are described herein. As an example, spin torque transfer memory cells may include a self-aligning polarizer, a pinned polarizer, and a storage material formed between the self-aligning polarizer and the pinned polarizer. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270481 | ARMATURE-CLAD MRAM DEVICE - A magnetoresistive memory cell includes a magnetoresistive tunnel junction stack and a dielectric encapsulation layer covering sidewall portions of the stack and being opened over a top of the stack. A conductor is formed in contact with a top portion of the stack and covering the encapsulation layer. A magnetic liner encapsulates the conductor and is gapped apart from the encapsulating layer covering the sidewall portions of the stack. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270482 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: an interlayer dielectric layer formed over a substrate including first and second areas; a first contact plug contacted with the substrate through the interlayer dielectric layer of the second area; an anti-peeling layer formed over the interlayer dielectric layer including the first contact plug; a second contact plug contacted with the substrate through the anti-peeling layer and the interlayer dielectric layer in the first area; and a variable resistance pattern contacted with the second contact plug. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270483 | Variable Resistance Memory Device and Methods of Forming the Same - Variable resistance memory devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed. The devices may include an additional barrier layer that is a portion of a variable resistance layer and that is formed before forming a horizontal electrode layer. Due to the presence of the additional barrier layer, it may be possible to cure loss or damage of the variable resistance layer. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270484 | FLUORENE DERIVATIVE, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - An object is to provide a light-emitting element having high light-emission efficiency by provision of a novel fluorene derivative as represented by General. Formula (G1) below. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270485 | INK FOR FUNCTIONAL LAYER FORMATION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The ink for functional layer formation includes a first component that is a solute; and a second component with a boiling point of 280° C. or higher and 350° C. or lower, is a good solvent, and is at least one type selected from a group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon including at least two aromatic rings, aromatic glycol ether, aliphatic glycol ether, aliphatic acetate, and aliphatic ester. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270486 | MASK FOR FORMING ORGANIC LAYER PATTERN, FORMING METHOD OF ORGANIC LAYER PATTERN, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A mask for forming an organic layer pattern, the mask including a photomask having a first substrate and a reflecting layer on the first substrate; and a donor substrate on the photomask and separated therefrom, the donor substrate including a second substrate and an absorption part on the second substrate, wherein the photomask comprises a reflecting part configured to reflect light incident to the photomask and a light concentrating part configured to concentrate the light and transmit the light to the donor substrate. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270487 | METHOD FOR IMPRINTING OPTO-ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WITH BUS BARS - In a method for imprinting optoelectronic components with at least one bus bar, the bus bar following the shape of the optoelectronic component and allowing a homogeneous color impression on the rear face of the component, the bus bar is printed on a basic material before deposition of a photoactive layer. The basic material may comprise a substrate, or an electrically conductive transparent layer on a substrate. Subsequently, a conductive layer on the substrate is structured to form isolated regions, the photoactive layer is deposited and structured, and then a counter electrode is applied and structured. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270488 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, there is provided a manufacturing method of an electronic device including a lower electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode made of a nanoparticulate conductive material on a substrate, an organic semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes, and a gate electrode on the organic semiconductor layer via a gate insulating layer. The manufacturing method includes forming a nonphotosensitive resin layer as the gate insulating layer on the organic semiconductor layer and on the lower electrode, forming a photosensitive resin layer as the gate insulating layer on the nonphotosensitive resin layer, and forming a through hole in the photosensitive resin layer on the lower electrode. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270489 | EMITTER AND HOSTS WITH AROMATIC UNITS - The invention concerns polymers, electroluminescence devices, compositions and their use. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270490 | CONJUGATED POLYMERS - The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic acid bis-ester, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270491 | COMPOSITION, LAMINATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, TRANSISTOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSISTOR - A composition includes the following (a) to (c).
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20150270492 | COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - This invention relates to a compound for an organic electroluminescent device and to an organic electroluminescent device including the same. This compound for an organic electroluminescent device including the same is improved in thermal stability and light emission efficiency. When this compound is used as a hole transport layer material, a triplet energy of a phosphorescent light emitting material is increased, thus improving the efficiency of the organic electroluminescent device. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270493 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - Provided is an organic light emitting element having stable performance in the air. The organic light emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; and an emission layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic light emitting element further includes a first organic compound layer placed between the cathode and the emission layer, and a second organic compound layer placed between the emission layer and the first organic compound layer, and contacted with the first organic compound layer; the first organic compound layer contains a first organic compound; the second organic compound layer contains a second organic compound; and the first organic compound includes a viologen compound represented by the following general formula [1] and the second organic compound includes an organic compound different from the viologen compound. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270494 | Terminally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Material, A Method Of Synthesizing The Same and An OLED Device Using The Same - The present invention provides a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material, a method of synthesizing the same and an OLED device using the same. The thermally activated delayed fluorescence material includes a structure formula 1 as | 2015-09-24 |
20150270495 | MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (1), a method for producing these compounds and electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices containing said compounds. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270496 | LADDER COMPOUND, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT USING SAME - A compound represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), when Ar | 2015-09-24 |
20150270497 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS EMPLOYING HYBRIDIZED MIXED-PLANAR HETEROJUNCTIONS - A device is provided, having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoactive region disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoactive region includes a first photoactive organic layer that is a mixture of small molecule organic acceptor material and a small molecule organic donor material, wherein the first photoactive organic layer has a thickness not greater than 0.8 characteristic charge transport lengths; a second photoactive organic layer in direct contact with the first organic layer, wherein the second photoactive organic layer is an unmixed layer of the small molecule organic acceptor material of the first photoactive organic layer, and the second photoactive organic layer has a thickness not less than about 0.1 optical absorption lengths; and a third photoactive organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and in direct contact with the first photoactive organic layer. The third photoactive organic layer is an unmixed layer of the small molecule organic donor material of the first photoactive organic layer and has a thickness not less than about 0.1 optical absorption lengths. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270498 | CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A condensed cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same are provided. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270499 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND - Provided is a novel heterocyclic compound which can be used for a light-emitting element, as a host material of a light-emitting layer in which a light-emitting substance is dispersed. A heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1) is provided. In the formula, A represents any of a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, R | 2015-09-24 |
20150270500 | METAL COMPLEXES - The present invention relates to metal complexes and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, comprising these metal complexes. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270501 | ENERGY SENSITIZATION OF ACCEPTORS AND DONORS IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS - Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising acceptor and/or donor sensitizers to increase absorption and photoresponse of the photoactive layers of the devices. In particular, devices herein include at least one acceptor layer and at least one donor layer, wherein the acceptor layer may comprise a mixture of an acceptor material and at least one sensitizer, and the donor layer may comprise a mixture of a donor material and at least one sensitizer. Methods of fabricating the organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices are also disclosed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270502 | AMINE DERIVATIVE, ORGANIC LUMINESCENT MATERIAL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING THE AMINE DERIVATIVE OR THE ORGANIC LUMINESCENT MATERIAL - An amine derivative represented by the following General Formula (1) is provided. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270503 | Organic Field Effect Transistor and Method for Producing the Same - The disclosure relates to organic field effect transistors, and methods for producing organic field effect transistors. The organic field effect transistors may include a first electrode, and a second electrode, the electrodes providing a source electrode and a drain electrode, an intrinsic organic semiconducting layer in electrical contact with the first and second electrode, a gate electrode, a gate insulator provided between the gate electrode and the intrinsic organic semiconducting layer, and a doped organic semiconducting layer including an organic matrix material and an organic dopant. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270504 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A light-emitting element having high external quantum efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. The light-emitting layer contains at least a phosphorescent compound, a first organic compound (host material) having an electron-transport property, and a second organic compound (assist material) having a hole-transport property. The light-emitting layer has a stacked-layer structure including a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer, and the first light-emitting layer contains a higher proportion of the second organic compound than the second light-emitting layer. In the light-emitting layer (the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer), a combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270505 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A light-emitting layer, which is a stack of a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer, is provided between an anode and a cathode. The first light-emitting layer is formed on the anode side and contains a first light-emitting substance converting triplet excitation energy into light emission, a first organic compound having an electron-transport property, and a second organic compound having a hole-transport property. The second light-emitting layer contains a second light-emitting substance converting triplet excitation energy into light emission, the first organic compound, and a third organic compound having a hole-transport property. The second organic compound has a lower HOMO level than the third organic compound. The first light-emitting substance emits light with a wavelength shorter than that of light emitted from the second light-emitting substance. The first and the second organic compounds form an exciplex. The first and the third organic compounds form an exciplex. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270506 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present application relates to an electronic device comprising a hole-transport layer A, a doped hole-transport layer B and a hole-transport layer C, where hole-transport layers A, B and C are arranged between the anode and the emitting layer, and where hole-transport layer B is arranged on the cathode side of hole-transport layer A and hole-transport layer C is arranged on the cathode side of hole-transport layer B. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270507 | Light Emitting Device, Electronic Appliance, and Method for Manufacturing Light Emitting Device - To provide a light emitting device that has a structure in which a light emitting element is sandwiched by two substrates to prevent moisture from penetrating into the light emitting element, and a method for manufacturing thereof. In addition, a gap between the two substrates can be controlled precisely. In the light emitting device according to the present invention, an airtight space surrounded by a sealing material with a closed pattern is kept under reduced pressure by attaching the pair of substrates under reduced pressure. A columnar or wall-shaped structure is formed between light emitting regions inside of the sealing material, in a region overlapping with the sealing material, or in a region outside of the sealing material so that the gap between the pair of substrates can be maintained precisely. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270508 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, SEALING MATERIAL PASTE, AND FILLER PARTICLES - In an electronic component including two substrates at least one of which is transparent, an organic member arranged between these substrates, and a bonding portion located onto respective outer circumferential portions of the two substrates, this bonding portion includes a low-melting glass and filler particles. The low-melting glass includes vanadium oxide. The filler particles include a low thermally-expandable material, and an oxide containing a bivalent transition metal as a constituent element. The oxide is dispersed in the low thermally-expandable material, and the low thermally-expandable material has a thermal expansion coefficient of 5×10 | 2015-09-24 |
20150270509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN OPTOELECTRONIC ELEMENT - Various embodiments may relate to a method for producing an optoelectronic component. The method may include providing an optoelectronic component comprising a dielectric layer on or above an electrically conductive layer, wherein the dielectric layer is designed for sealing the electrically conductive layer substantially hermetically impermeably with regard to water, wherein the dielectric layer has diffusion channels, and closely closing the dielectric layer], wherein at least some of the diffusion channels in the dielectric layer are closed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270510 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICES - A display device includes a first optical resonance layer on a substrate, a switching structure on the first optical resonance layer, a first electrode on the switching structure, a light emitting structure on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the emitting structure. The switching structure may include a switching device and an optical distance controlling insulation layer covering the switching device. A first optical resonance distance for an optical resonance of the light may be provided between an upper face of the first optical resonance layer and a bottom face of the second electrode. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270511 | Light Emitting Module and Lighting Apparatus - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting module including a light emitting panel and a reflection portion. The light emitting panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer. The second electrode faces the first electrode. The second electrode has a power supply portion and a light transmission portion. The organic layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer has a light emitting layer. The reflection portion is provided so as to face the first electrode of the light emitting panel. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270512 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT AND LIGHTING DEVICE - The organic electroluminescence element includes: a moisture-proof substrate; a light emitting stack including a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode; and an enclosing member bonded to the substrate to enclose the stack. The element further includes a light-outcoupling structure provided on a side of the substrate facing the first electrode and having an uneven structure made of material having a refractive index almost equal to or lower than a refractive index of the substrate. The uneven structure includes a plane divided into a matrix of sections, and multiple protruded parts having almost same heights individually allocated to desired sections of the matrix. With regard to an arbitrary region of the plane, a ratio of a total area of one or some of the multiple protruded parts in the arbitrary region to an area of the arbitrary region is almost constant. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270513 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An OLED device is disclosed. The OLED device includes: a substrate defined into an active area in which a plurality of pixels are formed in a matrix shape, a GIP (gate-in-panel) area in which drive elements are formed, a ground contact area, and a seal line area; a thin film transistor formed in each pixel region within the active area; an organic light emission diode formed on a protective film and configured to include a first electrode, an organic light emission layer and a second electrode; a bank layer formed to divide the organic light emission diode into pixel units; a signal wiring formed in the ground contact area and the seal line area; and an extended portion formed from the same material as the first electrode of the organic light emission diode and configured to cover the signal wiring, wherein a seal line within in the seal line area is formed on an edge of the signal wiring, which is covered with the extended portion, and an interlayer insulation film adjacent to the edge of the signal wiring. Such an OLED device can prevent a stained fault generation in the seal line region by largely forming a connection electrode, which makes contact with signal wirings formed along edges of an active area, and covering the signal wirings with a metal pattern. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270514 | BATTERY CELL AND BATTERY MODULE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a battery cell and a battery module using the same that allow the battery cell to be extended without a limit in the number of battery cells. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270515 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A secondary battery and a manufacturing method for the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises cutting a wound tubing member to a predetermined length and inserting a battery cell including first and second electrode tabs into the cut tubing member. The method further comprises performing a primary heat-contraction process on the tubing member, wherein the primary heat-contraction process comprises applying heat to upper and lower portions of the battery cell. The method also comprises performing a secondary heat-contraction process on the tubing member, wherein the secondary heat-contraction process comprises applying heat to substantially the entire surface of the battery cell. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270516 | ENHANCED FABRICATION EV BATTERY PACK - A battery pack for an electrified vehicle. An illustrative embodiment of the battery pack includes a battery pack frame and a plurality of tubular venting components in the battery pack frame. At least one of the battery pack frame and the plurality of tubular venting components is fabricated at least in part of a tubular material. An enhanced electrified vehicle battery pack fabrication method is also disclosed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270517 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules including a plurality of cells aligned and accommodated in a case, wherein a battery assembly in which the plurality of cells are aligned in a row is used as a unit, and the multiple ones of the battery assembly are aligned in each battery module. The battery modules are a first battery module in which the plurality of battery assemblies are aligned in parallel and second battery modules in which the plurality of battery assemblies are aligned in series, and the first battery module and the second battery modules are combined with each other to form the battery pack. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270518 | BATTERY - According to an embodiment, a battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a filler portion. The separator is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and does not allow the passage of electrons and allows the passage of ions. The filler portion fills a depression provided in a positive electrode active material layer of the positive electrode or a negative electrode active material layer of the negative electrode, and does not allow the passage of electrons and allows the passage of ions. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270519 | FIBER USING OLEFIN RESIN, NONWOVEN FABRIC USING SAME, AND SEPARATOR FOR ALKALI STORAGE BATTERY - There is provided a low-cost alkaline storage battery separator capable of implementing stable fiber spinning and excellent ammonia trapping function so as to control self-discharge. Spinning fiber using resin including 1.0 mass % or greater of low crystalline polyolefin, crystalline polyolefin and maleic anhydride-modified polyolefin corresponding to a maleic anhydride component content of 3.5 to 35 mass % in the fiber assures stability during fiber spinning. Moreover, making a nonwoven fabric using the fiber act as a separator allows a high level of ammonia trapping function and controls self-discharge of the alkaline storage battery. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270520 | EMBOSSED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE BATTERY SEPARATOR MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed are embossed microporous membranes, as well as articles (e.g., battery separators, materials, textiles, composites, and laminates) comprising the embossed microporous membranes. Also provided are methods of making and/or using embossed microporous membranes. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270521 | Process for Producing Polyethylene Porous Film and Polyethylene Porous Film - Disclosed is a polyethylene porous film having an average pore diameter of 200 nm or less, a specific surface area of 50 m | 2015-09-24 |
20150270522 | Separator and Method of Preparing the Same, and Lithium Ion Secondary Battery - An object of the present invention is to provide a separator maintaining high rate characteristics and enabling suppression of short circuit. The object is achieved by a separator comprising a substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, and inorganic particles presented on the outer surface and the inner surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate has a porosity of 55% or more and a mean flow pore size of 30 μm or less, the inorganic particles have an average particle size of 1.0 to 4.0 μm, and the inorganic particles comprises 40% by volume or less of particles having a particle size of 1.0 μm or less and 30 to 75% by volume of particles having a particle size of 2.0 μm or more. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270523 | POROUS MEMBRANE SEPARATOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A porous membrane separator for a secondary battery, comprising a separator substrate, a porous membrane formed on at least one surface of the separator substrate, and an adhesive layer formed on the porous membrane, wherein: the porous membrane contains non-conductive particles and a water-soluble maleimide-maleic acid copolymer including a specific structural unit (a) a structural unit (b); and the adhesive layer contains a particulate polymer having a glass transition temperature of 10° C. or higher and 110° C. or lower. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270524 | SWELLING TAPE FOR FILLING GAP - The present application relates to a swelling tape and a method of filling a gap. The swelling tape is, for example, applied in gaps in which a fluid is present and deformed into a three-dimensional shape to fill the gaps and fix in place objects separated by gaps as needed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270525 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, each including terminal portions on a first surface thereof, the plurality of battery cells being aligned in a first direction; and a terminal connecting member configured to connect terminal portions of first and second battery cells of the plurality of battery cells that are adjacent to each other, and the terminal connecting member includes first and second contact portions spaced apart from each other to respectively come in surface contact with the terminal portions of the first and second battery cells, and a body portion connecting the first and second contact portions to each other. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270526 | BATTERY PACK AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TABS OF BATTERY CELLS IN THE SAME - A device for connecting tabs of battery cells includes an isolation board defining a first through slot seated on the surfaces of the battery cells from which the tabs extending out; a metal plate mounted on a surface of the isolation board afar from the battery cells, the metal plate defining a second through slot corresponding to the first through slot of the isolation board; and a metal conductive plate secured to the metal plate. The tabs of the battery cells extending through the first through slot and the second through slot are bent and seated on a surface of the metal plate afar from the isolation board, and the metal conductive plate is detachably fastened to the metal plate so that the tabs of the battery cells are securely sandwiched between the metal plate and the metal conductive plate. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270527 | BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A battery includes a battery container containing a power generating element, a lid plate covering a top opening of the battery container, and including a baffling portion, whose upper surface includes at least one of a first projecting portion and a first recessed portion, and an external terminal including a base portion and a second projecting portion that projects upward from the base portion. The base portion is engaged with the baffling portion of the lid plate. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270528 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator, the separator being between the first and second electrode plates, a case accommodating the electrode assembly therein, the case having an opening, and a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case, the cap assembly having a short-circuit hole provided in one area thereof, a first reverse plate and a second reverse plate positioned on a top of the first reverse plate being provided in the short-circuit hole of the cap assembly. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270529 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery having improved safety includes an electrode assembly, a case, and a cap assembly. The electrode assembly has first and second non-coating portions. The case accommodates the electrode assembly. The cap assembly includes a cap plate coupled to the case, and first and second collector plates. In the secondary battery, the first and second non-coating portions and the first and second collector plates are connected or coupled by first and second lead tabs, respectively, and the first and/or second lead tabs include a fuse portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270530 | METHOD FOR FILLING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The invention relates to a method for filling a battery or accumulator foil bag with fluid and sealing said bag, comprising the steps:
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20150270531 | BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRICITY STORAGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A battery comprising a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer that is formed on at least one surface of a negative electrode collector; and an electrolyte, wherein in the negative electrode active material layer from the negative electrode collector up to ½ of a layer thickness in a surface direction of the negative electrode active material layer, a pore volume ratio expressed as (pore volume B/pore volume A) that is a ratio of a pore volume A (ml/g) in a range of 0.001 μm or more and 0.4 μm or less of a pore diameter measured by a mercury porosimeter and a pore volume B (ml/g) in a range of 0.4 μm or more and 10 μm or less of the pore diameter is 1.4 or more and 3.4 or less. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270532 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL INCLUDING FUNCTIONALLY GRADED AND ARCHITECTURED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Electrochemical cells or batteries featuring functional gradations, and having desirable, periodic configurations, and methods for making the same. One or more methods, in alone or in combination, are utilized to fabricate components of such electrochemical cells or batteries, which are designed to achieve certain thermal, mechanical, kinetic and spatial characteristics, and their effects, singly and in all possible combinations, on battery performance. The thermal characteristics relate to temperature distribution during charge and discharge processes. The kinetic characteristics relate to rate performance of the cells or batteries such as the ionic diffusion process and electron conduction. The mechanical characteristics relate to lifetime and efficiency of the cells or batteries such as the strength and moduli of the component materials. Finally, the spatial characteristics relate to the energy and power densities, stress and temperature mitigation mechanisms, and diffusion and conduction enhancements. The electrochemical cells or batteries constructed according to the methods presented in this invention are useful for all applications that require high rate performance, high energy/power density, good durability, high safety and long lifetime. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270533 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which can suppress the change in structure of a positive electrode active material at a high voltage is provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material which absorbs and releases lithium ions; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material which absorbs and releases lithium ions; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material has a surface to which a rare earth compound is adhered and includes a lithium cobalt composite oxide containing at least one type selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Ca, Cu, Zn, Sr, Ge, Sn, Si, P, Nb, Mo, S, and W, and charge is performed so that the potential of the positive electrode is 4.53 V or more with reference to lithium. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270534 | FINE PARTICLE-EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE COMPOSITE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a method for producing a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries that is easily produced and is less likely to cause deterioration in charge and discharge cycle characteristics. A method for producing a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, comprises steps of heating a raw material composition comprising resin-retained partially exfoliated graphite having a structure in which graphene is partially exfoliated and Si particles to dope the partially exfoliated graphite with the Si particles, the partially exfoliated graphite being obtained by pyrolyzing a resin in a composition in which the resin is fixed to graphite or primary exfoliated graphite, thereby exfoliating the graphite or primary exfoliated graphite while allowing part of the above resin to remain; providing a composition comprising the above partially exfoliated graphite doped with the Si particles, a binder resin, and a solvent; and shaping the above composition. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270535 | COMPOSITE CARBON PARTICLE AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY CELL USING SAME - A composite carbon particle for use in a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery, the composite carbon particle including a core particle composed of a carbon material obtained by heating, at not higher than 2500° C., petroleum coke having a Hardgrove grindability index (HGI value) of 30 to 60 (defined by ASTM D409), and a covering layer composed of a carbonaceous material obtained by heating an organic compound at 1000° C. to 2000° C. The composite carbon particle has a 50% particle diameter (D50) of 1 μm to 30 μm in a volume-based cumulative particle size distribution as measured by a laser diffraction method. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270536 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL COMPRISING SAME, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material for a secondary battery, a conductive composition for a secondary battery, a negative electrode material including the same, a negative electrode structure and secondary battery including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention includes: a silicon particle; and an amorphous surface layer formed on the surface of the silicon particle. According to the present invention, the negative electrode structure is formed of a composite of a silicon particle and carbon or lithium ion, the oxygen contents of the solid electrolyte and silicon particles are low, and thus aggregation of silicon particles is inhibited. Therefore, in the event of using the negative electrode structure in a negative electrode, a power storage device such as a lithium secondary battery may have high energy density, high output density, and a longer charging/discharging life cycle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270537 | ACTIVE MATERIAL POWDER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing an active material powder includes (i) an attachment step of obtaining a powder including an active material particle, which stores and releases lithium ions at a potential of 4.5 V or higher based on Li, and a coating layer precursor, which is attached to a surface of the active material particle, by attaching an alkoxide solution containing lithium ions and niobium ions to the surface of the active material particle and drying the attached alkoxide solution; and (ii) a heating step of forming a coating layer on the surface of the active material particle by heating the powder obtained in the attachment step to be within a temperature range of 120° C. to 200° C. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270538 | CARBON-SILICON COMPOSITE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY ANODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a carbon-silicon composite including: a first carbon matrix; and carbonized Si-block copolymer core-shell particles dispersed uniformly in the first carbon matrix. The present disclosure also provides a lithium secondary battery anode and a lithium secondary battery, which include the carbon-silicon composite. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270539 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous secondary battery includes core particles containing a lithium transition metal composite oxide, and a covering layer covering, that covers a surface of the core particle. The covering layer contains niobium and carbonate ions, and the carbonate ions are present at a concentration of from 0.2 weight % to 0.4 weight %. The positive electrode active material for non-aqueous secondary battery exhibits infrared absorption peaks at a wavenumber range of from 1320 cm | 2015-09-24 |
20150270540 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a silicon oxide and having a diffraction peak attributable to Si (111) in an X-ray diffraction spectrum, in which a size of a silicon crystallite calculated from the diffraction peak is from 2.0 nm to 8.0 nm. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270541 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material includes monoclinic niobium-titanium composite oxide particles. The monoclinic niobium-titanium composite oxide particles contain a rutile type oxide. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270542 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material. The active material contains a composite oxide represented by a following general formula: | 2015-09-24 |
20150270543 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material. The active material contains a composite oxide represented by the following general: a general formula Li | 2015-09-24 |
20150270544 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium-ion secondary battery includes: a first cathode active material having a polyanion structure which stores and releases a lithium ion; and a second cathode active material having a lithium diffusion coefficient different from a lithium diffusion coefficient of the first cathode active material. The second cathode active material has a layered rock salt-type structure. A discharge curve of the first cathode material and a discharge curve of the second cathode material intersect with each other at at least two points. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270545 | Doped Lithium-Rich Layered Composite Cathode Materials - A layered composite composition having a general chemical formula of Li | 2015-09-24 |
20150270546 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an energy density and a power density higher than those of a positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery employing only iron fluoride as the positive electrode active material. The positive electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characteristic in including a first positive electrode active material represented by a general formula: Fe | 2015-09-24 |
20150270547 | Hard Carbon Composite for Alkali Metal-Ion Batteries - A method is provided for fabricating a graphene-doped, carbohydrate-derived hard carbon (G-HC) composite material for alkali metal-ion batteries. The method provides graphene oxide (GO) dispersed in an aqueous solution. A carbohydrate is dissolved into the aqueous solution and subsequently the water is removed to create a precipitate. In one aspect, the carbohydrate is sucrose. The precipitate is dehydrated and exposed to a thermal treatment of less than 1200 degrees C. to carbonize the carbohydrate. The result is the formation of a graphene-doped, carbohydrate-derived hard carbon (G-HC) composite. Typically, the G-HC composite is made up of graphene in the range of 0.1 and 20% by weight (wt %), and HC in the range of 80 to 99.9 wt %. The G-HC composite has a specific surface area of less than 10 square meters per gram (m | 2015-09-24 |
20150270548 | STABLE DISPERSIONS OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE GRAPHENE LAYERS IN SOLUTION - A method for producing colloidal graphene dispersions comprises the steps of: (i) stirring graphite oxide in an aqueous dispersion medium to form a dispersion; (ii) determining if the dispersion is optically clear in a light microscope at 1000 fold magnification after 1 to 5 hours of stirring, and, if not clear, removing any undissolved impurities in the dispersion, in order to form a colloidal graphene oxide dispersion, or a multi-graphene oxide dispersion, that is optically clear in a light microscope at 1000 fold magnification; and (iii) thermally reducing the graphene oxide, or multi-graphene oxide, in dispersion in the aqueous dispersion medium at a temperature between 120° C. and 170° C. under pressure in order to ensure that the dispersion medium is not evaporated to form a stable colloidal graphene dispersion or a stable multi-graphene dispersion. Using the method used for the preparation of the starting dispersion a graphene or a multi-graphene dispersion is obtained that can be further processed to multi-graphene with larger inter-planar distances than graphite. Such dispersions and multi-graphenes are suitable materials in the manufacturing of rechargeable lithium ion batteries. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270549 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING INORGANIC COMPOUND AND METHOD OF PREPARING INORGANIC COMPOUND USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a hydrothermal synthesis device for continuously preparing an inorganic slurry using a hydrothermal method. The hydrothermal synthesis device includes a mixer to mix at least one precursor solution for preparing an inorganic material, injected via at least one supply tube, to prepare an intermediate slurry, a connection tube provided at a side of the mixer, continuously discharging the prepared intermediate slurry to a reactor, and having an inner surface contacting a precursor solution mixture on which abrasive polishing has been performed, and the reactor performing hydrothermal reaction of the intermediate slurry supplied from the connection tube by receiving a liquid stream heated to supercritical or subcritical conditions using a heat exchanger and connected to the connection tube into which the intermediate slurry prepared from the mixer is introduced and to at least one injection tube into which the heated liquid stream is injected. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270550 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following formula: | 2015-09-24 |
20150270551 | ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode including a carbon material; and non-aqueous electrolytic solution. A photoelectron spectrum of oxygen 1s is obtained from an analysis of the anode by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. A first peak positioned in vicinity of 1360 reciprocal centimeters and a second peak positioned in vicinity of 1580 reciprocal centimeters are obtained from an analysis of the carbon material by Raman spectroscopy. A half band width ΔW1 of the photoelectron spectrum is about 3 electron volts or more. A half band width ΔW2 of the second peak is about 19 reciprocal centimeters or more. A ratio I1/I2 of intensity I1 of the first peak to intensity I2 of the second peak is from about 0.15 to about 0.3 both inclusive. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270552 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE WITH LOW RESISTANCE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE ELECTRODE - The present disclosure relates to an electrode that may minimize an electrical resistance increase caused by a binder polymer or a conductive material used in the electrode and provide a high capacity, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electrochemical device comprising the electrode, and an electrode mix slurry is prepared using a high shearing mixing process for each step such that fine grained conductive material and a binder polymer are uniformly dispersed in an electrode mix, and a high capacity electrode active material is used in the electrode mix, to manufacture a high capacity electrochemical device. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270553 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention contains a dispersant in a positive electrode mixture layer. The content of a positive electrode active material in the positive electrode mixture layer is 97% by mass or more, and the content ratio of a conductive agent to a binder in the positive electrode mixture layer is 1.00-1.67. The binder is composed of a polyvinylidene fluoride which has a carboxyl group or a carboxyl group derivative as a terminal functional group. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270554 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY USING SUCH ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A method for producing an electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery. The method includes the following steps: (a) mixing components of a basic ingredient or active substance of electrode material and a conductive carbon material to obtain a conductive carbon material-composited material; (b) mixing the conductive carbon material-composited material and a surface layer-forming material; an (c) burning the mixture obtained at step (b) to obtain the electrode material. Also, a lithium-ion secondary battery including an electrode which comprises the material. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270555 | FORMED PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR PEM FUEL CELL - A bipolar plate assembly for a fuel cell includes a cathode plate disposed adjacent an anode plate. The cathode and anode plates are formed having a first thickness of a low contact resistance, high corrosion resistance material by a deposition process. The first and second unipolar plates are formed on a removable substrate, and a first perimeter of the first unipolar plate is welded to a second perimeter of the second unipolar plate to form a hermetically sealed coolant flow path. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270556 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF METAL CATALYST-SUPPORTING CARRIER, METAL CATALYST-SUPPORTING CARRIER, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FUEL CELL AND CATALYST SUPPORTING DEVICE - There is provided a technique that suppresses a variation in particle diameter of a metal catalyst in the process of supporting the metal catalyst on a carrier. A CNT substrate having carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as the carrier arrayed thereon is placed in a processing chamber. Carbon dioxide is supplied to the processing chamber. After the carbon dioxide in the processing chamber is made supercritical, a complex solution in which a platinum complex is dissolved is supplied to the processing chamber. A sample temperature denoting temperature of the CNTs is controlled to be higher than an ambient temperature in the processing chamber. The CNT substrate is heated, such that a temperature difference between the ambient temperature and the sample temperature repeats increasing and decreasing. After the state of the supercritical fluid is changed to a non-supercritical state, the CNT substrate is heated, so as to cause the metal catalyst to deposit on the surface of the CNTs. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270557 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CHROMIUM CONTAMINATION OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - In some embodiments, a solid oxide fuel system is provided. The solid oxide fuel cell system may include a chromium-getter material. The chromium-getter material may react with chromium to remove chromium species from chromium vapor. The solid oxide fuel cell system may also include an inert substrate. The chromium-getter material may be coated onto the inert substrate. The coated substrate may remove chromium species from chromium vapor before the chromium species can react with a cathode in the solid oxide fuel cell system. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270558 | CATHODE CONTACT LAYER DESIGN FOR PREVENTING CHROMIUM CONTAMINATION OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - In embodiments, a fuel cell stack is provided that includes an interconnect between a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell, and a contact layer in contact with, and disposed between, an electrode of the first fuel cell and the interconnect. The contact layer may include a chromium-getter material. This chromium-getter material may consist of lanthanum oxide, lanthanum carbonate, and/or calcium carbonate. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270559 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell configured to generate electric power through a power generation reaction by using fuel supplied to an anode and cathode air supplied to a cathode; a cathode air heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between a cathode exhaust gas which is air discharged after the air has been used in the fuel cell and the air to be supplied to the cathode to transfer a part of heat energy of the cathode exhaust gas to the air; a desulfurization unit configured to remove a sulfur component from a raw material supplied to the desulfurization unit; and a reformer configured to generate a reformed gas which is the fuel from steam and the raw material from which the sulfur component has been removed by the desulfurization unit; and the cathode exhaust gas which has lost a part of the heat energy by the heat exchange in at least the cathode air heat exchanger, is supplied to the desulfurization unit, to heat the desulfurization unit by the heat energy of the cathode exhaust gas. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270560 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, an annular second area around the first area and where a reformer and an evaporator are provided, and an annular third area around the second area and where a heat exchanger is provided. A circumscribed non-uniform flow suppression plate is provided along the minimum circumscribed circle which is tangent to outer surfaces of heat exchange pipes of the heat exchanger. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270561 | Humidifier, for Example for a Fuel Cell - A humidifier having at least one water-permeable fabric layer, on the opposite sides of which a gas stream with higher and with lower moisture content is guided along. On the side of the gas stream with higher moisture content, a hydrophilic additional layer is positioned upstream of the fabric layer. | 2015-09-24 |
20150270562 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A stack case of a fuel cell vehicle contains a fuel cell stack, and the stack case is mounted in a front room. Openings are formed at one pair of diagonal positions of an upper panel forming an upper surface of the stack case. The inner space of the stack case is connected to the outside through the openings. Exhaust gas ducts connected to the openings are opened to the outside of the front room. | 2015-09-24 |