42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120263889 | Cellulose Ester Optical Films - Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents and a plurality of alkyl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in optical films, such as optical films having certain Nz values, −A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263890 | Cellulose Ester Optical Films - Regioselectively substituted cellulose esters having a plurality of aryl-acyl substituents and a plurality of alkyl-acyl substituents are disclosed along with methods for making the same. Such cellulose esters may be suitable for use in optical films, such as optical films having certain Nz values, −A optical films, and/or +C optical films. Optical films prepared employing such cellulose esters have a variety of commercial applications, such as, for example, as compensation films in liquid crystal displays and/or waveplates in creating circular polarized light used in 3-D technology. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263891 | REPAIRING SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD AND METHOD FOR REVITALIZING THE SAME - A repairable synthetic turf field having a plurality of phases of use and a method for revitalizing the same, the repairable synthetic turf including a plurality of synthetic fibers extending from a backing and having an infill interspersed between the synthetic fibers, the synthetic fibers having a portion extending above the infill forming a first field surface during a first phase of use, wherein at least a part of the portion of the synthetic fibers extending above the infill may be removed creating a second phase of use wherein a new portion of the synthetic fibers extends above the infill forming a second field surface. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263892 | Fire Resistant Artificial Turf - An artificial turf system that includes a plurality of pellets in an infill disposed on a backing material and between individual synthetic fibers extending away from the backing material, wherein the pellets are a fire retardant material, for example, a salt, and more particularly an inorganic salt, encapsulated in a water insoluble material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263893 | CARD-SHAPED DATA CARRIER - A multi-layer card-shaped data carrier has a marking layer containing a hidden marking, and a thermochromic cover layer arranged over the marking layer at least in the area of the hidden marking. The thermochromic cover layer is opaque below its change temperature, hides the marking, and is translucent or transparent above its change temperature, enabling viewing of the marking. The thermochromic cover layer is pervious to radiation outside the visible spectral range and the marking layer absorbs radiation energy outside the visible spectral range, so that the hidden marking can be incorporated into the marking layer through the thermochromic cover layer by laser radiation of a wavelength outside the visible spectral range. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263894 | METHODS OF USING BIOBASED LATEX BINDERS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING PERFORMANCE - The invention therefore provides a method of improving print performance in a paper product comprising applying a coating composition comprising (i) a pigment and (ii) a starch dispersion of discrete crosslinked native starch particles in an aqueous liquid, wherein the particle size of the starch particles in the starch dispersion ranges from about 40 nm to about 400 μm, to the paper product, wherein the print performance of the paper product is improved. In one embodiment, the coating composition comprises a solids content of from 5 to about 75% weight and comprises (i) about 100 parts by weight of pigment, and (ii) about 1 to about 300 parts by weight of starch, all based on dry weight. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263895 | INTERCHANGEABLE DECORATION AND ARTWORK FOR JEWELRY AND CLOTHING - An interchangeable accessory comprised of a plaque or decorative element and a housing with a cavity. Emblems, logos, indicia, or other types of decoration are displayed on the decorative element, and the decorative element is releasably mounted within the cavity of the housing. The housing can be attached to a wrist-worn band, sweat shirt strings, a key chain or the like, or it can be directly mounted on items of wearing apparel, such as shoes. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263896 | EXTRUDED MOLDED FUNCTIONAL BODY MADE OF HIGHLY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CERAMIC - The invention relates to molded functional bodies made of highly thermally conductive materials, namely aluminum nitride, to a method for the production thereof by way of extrusion, and to the use thereof. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263897 | HEAT-SHRINKABLE SLEEVE FOR USE ON TOOLING DURING THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PARTS - A heat-shrinkable sleeve ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120263898 | PHOTO-REGENERABLE OXYGEN SCAVENGING PACKAGING - Photo-regenerable oxygen scavenging packaging is generally disclosed. Some example embodiments may comprise tantalum oxide and/or manganese oxide arranged to act as a photo-regenerable oxygen scavenger. The tantalum oxide, if present, may operate as an oxygen scavenger when the tantalum oxide exists as tantalum (IV) oxide. Subjecting the tantalum oxide to light may transform at least a portion of the tantalum oxide existing as tantalum (V) oxide to tantalum (IV) oxide. The manganese oxide, if present, may operate as an oxygen scavenger when the manganese oxide exists as manganese (II) oxide. Subjecting the manganese oxide to light may transform at least a portion of the manganese oxide existing as manganese (III) oxide to manganese (II) oxide. Some example containers may include a structure defining an interior volume and a photo-regenerable oxygen scavenger disposed in fluidic communication with the interior volume. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263899 | WATER GEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AS WELL AS WATER RETAINING GEL MAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - [Problem to be Solved] | 2012-10-18 |
20120263900 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BOTTLE HAVING A GRADATION PATTERN, AND PROCESS FOR INJECTION MOLDING THE PREFORM FOR USE IN SUCH A BOTTLE - The technical problem to be solved is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. This involves adjusting the injection pattern including the time of starting and ending the supply of the main resin and the colored resin, and pressure or velocity profiles, reducing the thickness of the colored resin layer gradually upstream or downstream, injection-molding the preform in which a color-gradated portion associated with the thickness of the colored resin layer has been formed, and biaxially drawing and blow molding this preform into a bottle having a color-gradated portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263901 | SYNTHETIC RESIN BOTTLE HAVING A GRADATION PATTERN, AND PROCESS FOR INJECTION MOLDING THE PREFORM FOR USE IN SUCH A BOTTLE - The technical problem to be solved is to change the thickness of the colored resin layer of the preform gradually in the upward or downward direction, by utilizing a tendency of gradual decrease in the thickness of the colored resin layer caused by the flow of the main resin inside the preform mold when the main resin and the colored resin are injected into the mold. This involves adjusting the injection pattern including the time of starting and ending the supply of the main resin and the colored resin, and pressure or velocity profiles, reducing the thickness of the colored resin layer gradually upstream or downstream, injection-molding the preform in which a color-gradated portion associated with the thickness of the colored resin layer has been formed, and biaxially drawing and blow molding this preform into a bottle having a color-gradated portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263902 | PREFORM EXTENDED FINISH FOR PROCESSING LIGHT WEIGHT ECOLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL BOTTLES - Disclosed are preforms which incorporate improvements in the region of the neck and upper segment of the body to allow the production of lightweight containers, such as bottles suitable for containing water or other beverages. In accordance with certain embodiments, the improvements include a thinner neck finish area than conventional bottles, where the thinner area is extended into the upper segment of the body portion below the support ring. Reducing the thickness in these areas of the bottle allows for less resin to be used in forming the preform and bottle. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263903 | FIRE RESISTANT GLAZINGS - An additive for alkali metal silicate solutions, comprising a quaternary ammonium compound having the general formula ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120263904 | LASER METHODS TO CREATE EASY TEAR-OFF MATERIALS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - A method of creating an easily torn material using laser etching, as well as articles produced therefrom is provided. As opposed to standard perforations, a laser is used to etch a line in a sheet of material. The line allows the material to be easily torn by a user, yet exhibits enough tensile strength to prevent tearing during regular use. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263905 | ADHESIVE STICKER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An adhesive sticker and a manufacturing method thereof. The adhesive sticker comprises a paper or PET release sheet on which a figure or pattern is printed, an adhesive layer deposited on the release sheet by a screen printing process in the same shape as the figure or pattern, a non-woven fabric or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) layer deposited on the adhesive layer in the same shape as the figure or pattern, base coating layer deposited on the non-woven fabric or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) layer, a color printed layer deposited on the base coating layer, a glitter layer attached onto the color printed layer, a first coating layer deposited on the glitter layer, a second coating layer deposited on the first coating layer, and one or more of an ornament(stone) layer, a glitter layer and an epoxy layer, deposited on the second coating layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263906 | COEXTRUSION DIE AND SYSTEM, METHOD OF MAKING COEXTRUDED ARTICLES AND COEXTRUDED ARTICLES MADE THEREBY - An extrusion die ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120263907 | METHOD FOR APPLYING AND FASTENING A DECOR LAYER - The invention relates to a method for applying and fastening a decorative layer on a preform for the formation of a support part, with the steps:
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20120263908 | METHOD FOR APPLYING LEATHER TO VEHICLE INTERIOR PARTS - In a method of manufacturing leather for being applied to components, the following procedural steps are performed: providing manufactured leather, and applying an adhesive layer to the rear side of the leather or, respectively, to a composite material face in case of a leather composite material, wherein a bonding adhesive is used for building up the adhesive layer, allowing repositioning of the leather or of the leather composite material essentially an arbitrary number of times. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263909 | EDGE-REINFORCED MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT - The present subject matter relates to a micromechanical component having a top face and a bottom face and at least two side faces, and a coating of diamond and/or diamond-like carbon (DLC) which encompasses all the surfaces of the component, wherein on at least one side face, across at least a part of said side face, the coating has a smaller coating thickness than that of the top face and/or bottom face, so that a reinforced area in reference to the at least one side face is produced. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263910 | WATERPROOF/BREATHABLE TECHNICAL APPAREL - The apparel is constructed from various combinations of layers of materials with moisture transfer properties. A first liner of moisture transfer fabrics abuts a second layer of structural material such as foam. The second layer can abut a breathable membrane and/or an insulating material. Finally, carefully selected outer fabrics complete the combination to provide apparel with improved performance characteristics. The outer fabrics are treated in various ways to enhance performance. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263911 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PILLING REDUCTION - An apparatus for reducing pilling on a piece of garment/fabric includes at least one holding member adapted to secure the piece of garment/fabric, a rotatable brush member adapted to brush on the piece of garment/fabric until loose fibres of the garment/fabric migrates to a surface of the garment/fabric to form a layer of pillable fuzz, a shaving member adapted to remove the layer of pillable fuzz on the piece of garment/fabric, and a control unit adapted to control movement of the rotatable brush member and the shaving member. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263912 | ONE-PIECE CONTAINER SLEEVE - A container sleeve designed to be fitted about a beverage container and formed of a single piece of material. The container sleeve includes a first body portion, a second body portion, a first connector and a second connector. The top edges of the body portions facing one another prior to the container sleeve being formed for fitting about the beverage container. The top edges defining a top opening of the container sleeve when the container sleeve is formed for fitting about the beverage container. The first connector is integrally connected to the first side edges of the first and second body portions and the second connector is integrally connected to the second side edges of the first and second body portions. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263913 | WING AND BLADE STRUCTURE USING PULTRUDED COMPOSITES - Tapered layers of pre-cured composite material are integrated into a tapered, highly stressed laminate structure in order to provide improved compressive strength. The pre-cured composite material can advantageously be cured under tension as pultruded material, to further augment compressive strength. The thickness of composite layers can be tapered on their termination edges by mechanically abrading, chemical abrading, or other methods. Especially preferred embodiments include aircraft structural components such as wings, wing spars, wing skins, fuselage skins, rotor blades, propellers, and propeller blades. Preferred laminates can be constructed to have at least 6, 10, 30, 50, or 100 layers of material, and can have a maximum thickness of at least 0.15, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, or 5.0 inches. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263914 | METHOD OF MAKING POLYMERIC BARRIER COATING TO MITIGATE BINDER MIGRATION IN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER TO REDUCE FILTER PRESSURE DROP AND TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS - Ceramic honeycomb structures and methods to make the same are disclosed. The structures may be comprised of at least two separate smaller ceramic honeycombs that have been coated with a polymer to create a polymeric barrier coating and adhered together with a cement comprised of inorganic fibers and a binding phase which is comprised of amorphous silicate, aluminite or alumino silicate glass and other inorganic particles. The polymer is selected such that it is penetratable into or covering the pores in the honeycomb structure to form a thin barrier layer thereon to mitigate migration of the inorganic fibers, binding phase and water into the pores. The polymer is adapted to be burned off or decomposed at or below cement and honeycomb skin firing temperatures, or at or below honeycomb operating temperatures during application to create a honeycomb structure that, when formed into an exhaust filter, does not have any undesired pressure drop increase due to cement migration. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263915 | Two-Dimensional Arrays of Holes with Sub-Lithographic Diameters Formed by Block Copolymer Self-Assembly - Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale microstructures in two-dimensional square and rectangular arrays utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263916 | SPORTS BOARD STRINGER SYSTEM - The presently disclosed sports board stringer system provides for a flexible, high tensile strength, waterproof structural support for any sports board. The stringer system itself comprises one or more lengths of random, non-woven, thermoplastic web fiber composite material, bonded by resin, and inserted or formed into the core of the board. In alternate embodiments, wood or other materials can make up additional layers which are also bonded to the fiber composite by resin. Additionally, stringers of the present invention can be constructed in different layouts, with more than one width of stringer section at any section of the board. Also, multiple stringers could be located in different places throughout a board. The stringer material, including all layers, can be constructed and transported in sheets and then locally cut and sanded to any length or thickness. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263917 | OPTICAL MODULE HAVING TO-CAN STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - There is provided an optical module having a top open can (TO-CAN) structure. The optical module having the TO-CAN structure includes a stem that accommodates an optical element or an electronic element therein, and a lead pin that is connected to the optical element or the electronic element through a hole of the stem, wherein the lead pin is bent in a “ | 2012-10-18 |
20120263918 | PET Thermoplastic Polymer Article, and Method for the Production of Such an Article - Provided is an injection-moulded article made up of a thermoplastic polymer material comprising a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) matrix, and at least one pigment and at least one nucleating agent dispersed in said PET matrix. The thermoplastic polymer material comprises no more than 5 wt % of mineral filler relative to the total weight of the article, and the article has a variable thickness ranging from 0.2 mm to 10 mm, at least two adjacent areas having a difference in thickness of at least 10%. A method for producing such an article is also provided. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263919 | ARTICLES INJECTION MOLDED ON A WEB - Articles enabled by an injection molding process that molds parts on a carrier web located between mold halves and uses ultrasonic energy to assist flow of polymer melt into the mold cavity. One such article is a carrier web having a high density of molded parts, i.e., bearing an array of molded articles adhered to the web in rows and columns, the articles being spaced closer (center-to-center or edge-to-edge) than the diagonal spacing between articles in the next adjacent row and next adjacent column. Another such article is a microneedle array on a land no more than 250 μm thick on which at least 60% of the microneedles across the array are filled (i.e., completely formed). | 2012-10-18 |
20120263920 | Photosensitive Polymer Composition, Method of Producing Pattern and Electronic Parts - A photosensitive polymer composition includes (a) a polyamide having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I): | 2012-10-18 |
20120263921 | OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY USING GRAPHENE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT LAYER - Technologies are generally described for methods, systems, and structures that include patterns formed by optical lithography. In some example methods, a photoresist layer is applied to a substrate, and a graphene layer can be applied to the photoresist layer. Light can be applied through a mask to the graphene layer, where the mask includes a pattern. The light can form the pattern on the graphene layer such that the pattern forms on the photoresist layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263922 | SENSORS AND SEPARATION BASED ON MOLECULAR RECOGNITION VIA ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION AND COLLOIDAL LAYER TEMPLATES - Novel coatings are disclosed prepared from electropolymerization of electropolymerizable monomers-analyte complexes onto a conducting layer or non-conducting of a substrate, where the analyte is removed by electrochemically mediated washing permitting linear molecular sensing of the analyte over a wide concentration range. The coating may also include templating particles deposited on the electrode substrate prior to electropolymerization, where the particles can be removed to form a submicron structured coating. Methods for making and using the coatings are also disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263923 | Method of Assembly of Articles and Intermediate Created Thereby - Articles on flexible webs with different pitches are assembled together by displacing portions between articles of one web out of plane to move the articles on that web to the same pitch as the other web, aligning the two webs to register corresponding articles on the two webs, and assembling the corresponding articles together. The assembly may be used for example in the making of RFID tags, labels and inlays. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263924 | Multi-Layer Films And Methods Of Forming Same - A multi-layer film having a first film layer being at least partially formed from a polymer (A) and a polymer (B) and a second film layer being at least partially formed from the polymer (A), the polymer (B), a polymer (C), and optionally an opacifying agent, wherein at least one of the polymer (A), the polymer (B) and the polymer (C) is synthetic and is at least partially derived from a renewable resource such that the multi-layer film has a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B. Methods of forming multi-layer films are also provided. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263925 | SOLVENT BORNE POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION - A solvent borne polyurethane composition with a polymodal molecular weight distribution comprising: i) 10 to 90 wt % of at least a polyurethane A with a Mw in the range of from 4,000 up to 25,000 g/mol, ii) 90 to 10 wt % of at least a polyurethane B with a Mw in the range of from 25,000 to 100,000 g/mol and iii) a liquid medium. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263926 | PRINTED MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATERIAL - A printed material includes a first printed layer and a second printed layer. The first printed layer is produced by printing using a first curing ink which is provided in a first processing region for deformation process and contains at least a monofunctional polymerizable compound. The second printed layer is produced by printing using a second curing ink which is provided in a second processing region for shear processing and contains at least a multifunctional polymerizable compound. In the first curing ink, y1/x1 is 0.5 or less, where x1 and y1 are respective masses of the monofunctional polymerizable compound and the multifunctional polymerizable compound in the first curing ink. In the second crying ink, y2/x2 is 1 or greater, where x2 and y2 are respective masses of the monofunctional polymerizable compound and the multifunctional polymerizable compound in the second curing ink. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263927 | METHOD FOR APPLYING A POWDER COATING TO A NON-CONDUCTIVE WORK PIECE - This invention relates to a method whereby a metalized coating is applied to the surface of composite, carbon fiber, syntactic foam, polymer foam or other non-conductive material in a vacuum chamber utilizing a Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) processes. There are at least three coating methodologies which may be employed to achieve the desired metallic surface characteristics. Through the application of any of the three coating processes, the metallically coated substrate, work piece, will become electrostatically charged. Once applied, this coating will facilitate the next process which entails the application of electrically charged powder coat products (more commonly referred to as Powder Coating) to the surface of the metalized composite substrate. The resulting finish enhances the composite substrate enabling its use in a myriad of new applications and processes. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263928 | Three-Dimensional Shaped Textile Element and Method for the Manufacture of Said Element - For the production of spatial textile articles ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120263929 | REFRACTORY OBJECT INCLUDING BETA ALUMINA AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A refractory object can include a beta alumina. In an embodiment, the refractory object is capable of being used in a glass fusion process. In another embodiment, the refractory object can have a total Al | 2012-10-18 |
20120263930 | THERMOCHROMIC SUBSTRATE AND PAIR-GLASS WITH THERMOCHROMIC THIN FILM - A thermochromic substrate and a pair-glass with a thermochromic thin film, which increases the efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked. The thermochromic substrate includes a base substrate, a thermochromic thin film coating the base substrate, and a high-refractivity thin film coating the thermochromic thin film. The high-refractivity thin film shifts the reference wavelength in the infrared range, at which the variance in the transmittance due to the phase transition does not exceed 0, to a shorter wavelength. The efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked is increased, thereby decreasing the load of cooling and heating a building. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263931 | LIGHT WEIGHT COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT MATERIAL HAVING NATURAL OIL AND POLYOL FOAM BONDED DIRECTLY BETWEEN SUBSTRATES - A composite substrate includes first and second substrate layers with a polyurethane foam layer there between. The foam layer preferably penetrates into the first and second substrate layers to form very strong bonds without the need for intervening adhesives. A component of the foam material formulation is natural oil. The resultant composite substrate thereby has excellent load-bearing properties. It can also be manufactured with lower cost capital equipment and a reduced impact on the environment relative to substrates using more conventional foam formulations and bonding processes. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263932 | RESIN SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH HARD COATING FILM AND ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS - It is to provide a resin substrate provided with a hard coating film having a silicone type hard coating layer provided on a resin substrate via a primer layer, having excellent abrasion resistance and also having excellent weather resistance such as weather-resistant adhesion and weather-crack resistance of the hard coating layer, and it production process. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263933 | ORGANIC RESIN LAMINATE - An organic resin laminate comprising an organic resin substrate and a multilayer coating system thereon has UV-shielding property and high mar resistance. The multilayer coating system includes an outermost layer (I) resulting from plasma polymerization of an organosilicon compound, a lower layer (II) of a silicone coating composition comprising composite oxide nanoparticle dispersion, silicone resin, curing catalyst, and solvent, and optionally a bottom layer (III) of acrylic resin. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263934 | SIZING COMPOSITION FOR FIBERS, IN PARTICULAR MINERAL FIBERS, COMPRISING A NON-REDUCING SUGAR AND AN INORGANIC ACID AMMONIUM SALT, AND RESULTING PRODUCTS - A formaldehyde-free sizing composition for products based on fibers, in particular mineral fibers, such as fibers of glass or of rock, includes at least one non-reducing sugar, and at least one inorganic acid ammonium salt, preferably chosen from ammonium sulfates, phosphates, nitrates and carbonates. Another subject matter of the present invention is the products thus obtained, in particular thermal and/or acoustic insulators based on mineral wool and veils of nonwoven mineral fibers, and their process of manufacture. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263935 | CNS-INFUSED CARBON NANOMATERIALS AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A composition includes a carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn or sheet and a plurality of carbon nanostructures (CNSs) infused to a surface of the CNT yarn or sheet, wherein the CNSs are disposed substantially radially from the surface of the CNT yarn or outwardly from the sheet. Such compositions can be used in various combinations in composite articles. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263936 | DEVICE HAVING REDUCED FRICTION PROPERTIES - A device, in particular a cover panel for a display device or a monitor auxiliary panel or a surface for input devices, includes a substrate and a coating applied onto the substrate. The coating has a surface having a coefficient of friction in the range between approximately 0.01 and 0.12, in particular between approximately 0.02 and 0.1, or between approximately 0.03 and 0.09. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263937 | POLYURETHANE COMPOSITE SYSTEM HAVING HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND RIGIDITY - The present invention relates to a polyurethane composite system comprising a rigid polyurethane foam and a coating material composed of a compact polyurethane or a compact polyurea, wherein the rigid polyurethane foam comprises a porous three-dimensional reinforcing material which forms a network, where the network encloses at least 50% of the volume of the rigid polyurethane foam, or at least two layers of a porous, at least two-dimensional reinforcing material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing the polyurethane composite system and also a sports article, cladding part or furniture item comprising such a polyurethane composite system. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263938 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POROUS METAL OXIDE FILMS USING TEMPLATE ASSISTED ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY DEPOSITION - The present invention relates to a method of producing porous metal oxide films on a substrate using template assisted electrostatic spray deposition (ESD). Thereby it is possible to produce both mesoporous and macroporous films which have a predefined pore morphology. In addition hierarchically structured meso- and macroporous films can be produced. The present invention also concerns the produced porous films and their use in catalysis, power storage, sensing and compound separation. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263939 | Graphene Composite Electrode And Method Of Making Thereof - A graphene composite electrode and method fabricating thereof. The electrode comprising a large sized graphene sheets, i.e., with an average size larger than 10 in length. The graphene sheets set is doped into an conducting polymer which is further spun coated onto a suitable substrates to form an electrode. The resulting electrode has sufficiently suitable properties in terms of transparency, flexibility and sheet resistance for being used in a wide variety of optoelectronic devices. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263940 | THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS AND DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME - This disclosure relates generally to thermally conductive polymer composites and particularly to thermal interface materials. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263941 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, and a hydrophobic film formed on the substrate. The hydrophobic film is a non-crystalline boron-carbon-nitrogen layer formed by magnetron sputtering. A method for making the coated article is also described. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263942 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, and a hydrophobic film formed on the substrate. The hydrophobic film is a non-crystalline boron-carbon layer formed by magnetron sputtering. The boron-carbon has a chemical formula of B | 2012-10-18 |
20120263943 | POST-HEAT-TREATABLE SUBSTRATE WITH THERMOCHROMIC FILM - A post-heat-treatable substrate with a thermochromic film. The post-heat-treatable substrate includes a base substrate, a thermochromic film coating the base substrate, an auxiliary film formed on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the thermochromic film, and a sacrificial film formed between the thermochromic film and the auxiliary film. The sacrificial film is made of metal. Accordingly, the thermochromic material is prevented from agglomerating during post-heat-treatment of the substrate. The auxiliary film prevents oxygen and nitrogen from diffusing into the thermochromic film, so that high-temperature heat treatment, such as a process for tempering the substrate, a process for heat-strengthening the substrate and a process for forming the substrate to become curved, can be conducted on the substrate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263944 | ROTATION TOOL - A sintered cermet of a rotary tool has a hard phase with a first hard phase and a second hard phase comprising a carbide, a nitride, and a carbonitride of at least one of group 4, 5, and 6 metals of the periodic table of which metals the metal titanium is a main component. The result of an X-ray diffraction measurement in a surface region of the sintered cermet provides a first peak intensity Ib on a high angle side that is attributable to a (220) plane of the first hard phase and a second peak intensity Ia on a low-angle side that is attributable to a (220) plane of the second hard phase, and an intensity ratio Ib/Ia of the first peak intensity Ib to the second peak intensity Ia is in the range of 0.5 to 1.5. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263945 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE GLASS SUBSTRATE AND FLEXIBLE GLASS SUBSTRATE - [Problem to be Solved] | 2012-10-18 |
20120263946 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PROVIDED WITH ADHESIVE LAYER - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes the steps of: forming an adhesive layer by forming an adhesive composition into a film on a surface opposite to the circuit surface of a semiconductor wafer; bringing the adhesive layer to a B-stage by irradiation with light; cutting the semiconductor wafer together with the adhesive layer brought to the B-stage into a plurality of semiconductor chips; and making the semiconductor chip to adhere to a supporting member or another semiconductor chip by performing compression bonding, with the adhesive layer sandwiched therebetween. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263947 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER-ATTACHED TRANSPARENT RESIN FILM, LAMINATED FILM, AND TOUCH PANEL - A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached transparent resin film of the invention includes a first transparent resin film, an oligomer blocking layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which are laminated in this order, wherein the oligomer blocking layer is made of a curing product of alkoxysilane and/or a partial condensate thereof, and the oligomer blocking layer has a thickness of 5 nm to 35 nm. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached transparent resin film can has satisfactory oligomer-blocking properties as desired, and provides good adhesion of the oligomer blocking layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263948 | REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A) including, as essential constitutive monomers, a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester in a content of 70 to 99.5 percent by weight, and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer in a content of 0.5 to 10 percent by weight, each based on the total amount of constitutive monomers; a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B); an acetylenic diol compound (C); and a compound (D) represented by chemical formula [R | 2012-10-18 |
20120263949 | RUBBER TO METAL BONDING FILM - The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic film containing an adhesive layer which is heat activated and adhered to metal sheeting and another layer which is heat activated and adhered to rubber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263950 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE DISPERSION COMPRISING POLYMERS WITH UREIDO GROUPS OR UREIDO-ANALOGOUS GROUPS AND WITH GLYCIDYL GROUPS - A description is given of a pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion comprising a water-dispersed polymer P1 formed by emulsion polymerization. The polymer P1 is formed from a monomer mixture comprising (a) at least 40% by weight of C4 to C20 alkyl (meth)acrylates which when polymerized as homopolymers have a glass transition temperature of −30° C. or less, (b) at least 0.05% by weight of (meth)acrylate monomers having a substituent of the formula | 2012-10-18 |
20120263951 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING NANOCOMPOSITE WIRE COMPRISING TOW OF MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AND TRANSVERSE METAL BRIDGES - Nanocomposite wires having conductivities higher than for metal wires were prepared by pulling tows from a supported array of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and sputter depositing metal on the tows, which resulted in transverse bridges between adjacent nanotubes in the tows. These transverse bridges of metal attached adjacent nanotubes to each other and provided paths for electricity to flow from one nanotube to another. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263952 | PRETREATMENT METHOD FOR DYEING ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE YARN - The present invention relates to a method of pre-treating an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn before dyeing. The method of pre-treating an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn before dyeing includes the steps of: applying a lubricant onto the surface of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn; and passing the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn through a blowing tube and simultaneously blowing compressed air onto the surface of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene yarn. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263953 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POLY (ETHER KETONE KETONES) - A method of preparing a poly (ether ketone ketone) consisting essentially of the repeat unit: | 2012-10-18 |
20120263954 | NEPHELINE SYENITE POWDER WITH CONTROLLED PARTICLE SIZE AND NOVEL METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An ultra-fine inorganic powder for use as a filler and formed from a hard, naturally occurring mined material, in particular nepheline syenite, where the powder has a targeted controlled maximum particle size of less than 5 microns and a generally uncontrolled minimum particle size. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263955 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND USES OF THE SAME - A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises an epoxy resin and a hardener, wherein the amount of the hardener is about 10 parts by weight to about 200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin and the hardener comprises a first styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA) copolymer and a second SMA copolymer, the first SMA copolymer has a molar ratio of styrene to maleic anhydride m1, the second SMA copolymer has a molar ratio of styrene to maleic anhydride m2, and m1−m2≧3. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263956 | DISPLAY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND TRANSPARENT RESIN CHARGING MATERIAL - A display having high re-workability, a method for producing the display, and a transparent resin filler, are provided. A transparent resin filler ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120263957 | ENAMEL COMPOSITION FOR GLASS-CERAMIC - Enamel composition, in particular intended for covering a glass pane of a fireplace insert, comprising at least one glass frit, at least one pigment in a content varying from 40 to 65% of the total weight of the enamel, preferably from 45 to 60%, and optionally at least one vehicle or medium, characterized in that the glass frit comprises the following constituents, within the limits defined below, limits included, expressed as percentages by weight of the total weight of the frit: | 2012-10-18 |
20120263958 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, MULTILAYER INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass which has excellent sound insulation and can suppress bubble formation and bubble growth in the laminated glass, and a multilayer interlayer film for the laminated glass including the interlayer film for a laminated glass. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263959 | Silicone Elastomer Composition - The present invention has an objective to provide a silicone elastomer composition in which a cured product thereof is flexible, which provides a silicone elastomer with a small hardness change even due to thermal aging, and in which superior adhesive properties with respect to other silicone elastomers and superior curing properties are exhibited. The objective of the present invention can be achieved by a silicone elastomer composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having two or more silicon atom-bonded alkenyl groups on average in a molecule, in which the content of the alkenyl group is less than 0.2% by weight with respect to the amount of component (A); (B) an organopolysiloxane having two or more silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms on average in a molecule, in which the amount of the silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in component (B) ranges from 2.5 to 10 mol with respect to one mol of the silicon atom-bonded alkenyl group in component (A); (C) a platinum-group metal-based catalyst, in a specified amount; and (D) a phthalocyanine compound, in which the amount thereof ranges from 5 to 50 mol with respect to one mol of the platinum-based metal in component (C). | 2012-10-18 |
20120263960 | Film Composition and Method of Making the Same - This disclosure relates to a film comprising a metal receiving layer, the first layer comprising a blend of a first polymer and 5-25 wt. % of a second polymer, the second polymer is a metallocene-catalyzed elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer having an ethylene content of less than or equal to 10 wt. %, the first polymer is different from the second polymer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263961 | WATER-BASED COATING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED MOISTURE AND HEAT RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a water-based coating system that can be used to form durable, abrasion resistant, corrosion resistant, protective barriers on a wide range of substrates. The coating system is particularly effective for protecting metal-containing substrates, such as intermodal cargo containers, against corrosion. As an overview, the present invention provides water-based primer compositions suitable to form primer coats and topcoats on substrates. Desirably, the primer incorporates one or more chlorinated resins for excellent corrosion protection. These polymers not only provide excellent corrosion protection and but also show excellent adhesion to a wide range of substrate materials. The system also includes topcoat compositions enhance compatibility and adhesion to the primer and to provide enhanced application. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263962 | INJECTION MOLDED BODY HAVING EXCELLENT BARRIER PROPERTY - An injection molded article comprising: (A) 10 to 60% by mass of a polyamide resin comprising a diamine unit 70 mol % or more of which is one or more m-xylylenediamine units and a dicarboxylic acid unit 70 mol % or more of which is one or more dicarboxylic acid units comprising a C | 2012-10-18 |
20120263963 | WAX EMULSION FOR USE IN BUILDING PRODUCTS - Provided herein is an aqueous wax emulsion, comprising water; a paraffinic hydrocarbon; polyvinyl alcohol and a wax component comprising synthetic olefin wax component. The synthetic olefin wax component may be selected from the group consisting of (i) a synthetic normal α-olefin wax; (ii) a synthetic olefin wax of a carbon chain length of about 20 or more carbon atoms, that is modified by oxidizing and/or by refining through distillation or stripping; and (iii) combinations thereof. Such emulsions are also useful for settable gypsum compositions and water-resistant wallboard formed therefrom. Also included herein is a montan wax substitute for use in an aqueous montan-based wax emulsion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263964 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TRANSPARENT RESIN FILLER - The present invention prevents air bubbles from being mixed in at the time of resin filling. In a supplying step (FIGS. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263965 | POWDER BASED BALANCING LAYER - A method to produce a building panel comprising a decorative surface layer, a core and a balancing and/or protective layer is disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263966 | Resin Composition for Pre-Coated Steel Sheet Having Excellent Welding Properties, Workability and Corrosion Resistance, and a Production Method for Pre-Coated Steel Sheet and Steel Sheet Using the Same - A resin composition for a pre-coated steel sheet having excellent welding properties, corrosion resistance and workability, a method of producing a pre-coated steel sheet using the same, and a pre-coated steel sheet are provided. More particularly, a metal resin composition for coating a film is provided. The composition includes a subject resin, a curing agent, and at least one kind of metal powder selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, Ti, Cu, Al, Zn, Sn and Fe | 2012-10-18 |
20120263967 | BLANK TUBE FOR COLD DRAWING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLD DRAWN TUBE - A blank tube for cold drawing is used for the production of a longer-length, small-diameter tube such as a heat-transfer tube for steam generation in nuclear power facilities, wherein the blank tube will not cause scoring and chattering vibration in a drawing process. The blank tube is used to produce a cold drawn tube through cold drawing of the blank tube. The average surface roughness Ra (ANSI B46.1) of the inner surface of blank tube before drawing satisfies the condition: 0.10 μm≦Ra≦1.00 μm in the case of a blank tube for cold drawing for use in an oil-lubricated drawing. In particular, the surface roughness Ra satisfies the condition: 0.10 μm≦Ra≦0.50 μm in the case of a blank tube for use in a high-pressure lubrication drawing and made of an austenitic alloy for use in a heat-transfer tube for a steam generator. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263968 | Method and Device for Producing Welded Connections - A method and machine for producing welded reinforcing steel rod mats for use in the production of DIN-conforming reinforced concrete components having primarily no static loads, and to such a reinforcing steel rod mat, uses a welding device, one or more reinforcing steel rods, and one or more stay braces in the case of uniaxial reinforcing steel mats, positioned relative to each other with position control and optionally with position correction of the reinforcing steel rods to be welded together, and a reinforcing steel rod is welded in the area of at least one of the ribs thereof to a stay brace, or to another reinforcing steel rod in the area of at least one of the ribs of the rod. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263969 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING TRUSS STRUCTURE USING MULTI-POINT PINS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRUSS STRUCTURE USING THE SAME, TRUSS CORE SANDWICH PANEL HAVING THE TRUSS STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TRUSS CORE SANDWICH PANEL - The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a truss structure using multi-point pins, a method of manufacturing a truss structure using the apparatus, a truss core sandwich panel having the truss structure, and a method of manufacturing the truss core sandwich panel. The apparatus includes a metal plate, clamps, an upper die and a lower die. The clamps hold the metal plate. The upper die has upper multi-point pins which press the metal plate downwards. The lower die has lower multi-point pins which press the metal plate upwards. The metal plate has first and second points that respectively correspond to the upper and lower multi-point pins. The first points are extended downwards by the upper multi-point pins, and the second points are extended upwards by the lower multi-point pins. Thereby, many symmetrical sides are formed in the truss structure, thus increasing the stability of the truss structure. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263970 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - The present invention provides an apparatus including a first metal component and a second metal component. The apparatus includes an interface between the first component and the second component, and a metal mesh interposed in the first interface. The apparatus further includes a composite component including a composite material. The composite component includes two portions, the first portion filling voids in the first interface and the second portion forming a structure that adjoins the first component and the second component. The metal mesh extends into the second portion of the composite component. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263971 | BASE METAL ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND USES THEREOF - A composition comprises a binary alloy of iron and one of manganese, molybdenum, or vanadium, wherein the manganese, molybdenum, or vanadium is present in the binary alloy in an amount effective to form a conductive oxide on the binary alloy, the oxidation state of the manganese, the molybdenum, and the vanadium is greater than the oxidation state of iron in the conductive oxide, and the conductive oxide has a contact resistance of less than 5×10 | 2012-10-18 |
20120263972 | Method for Carrying out Diffusion Treatment on Coating of Engineering Parts Resistant to Marine Climate - The invention relates to a method for carrying out the diffusion treatment on the coating of engineering parts resistant to marine climate. The method comprises the following steps: 1. pre-treating the parts; 2. pre-heating the parts in a protective atmosphere furnace; 3. immersing the pre-heated parts in a plating solution in away that the parts are rotated in the submerging process; 4. undergoing the diffusion treatment, particularly, putting the immersion-plated parts into a vacuum furnace, holding at 800 to 950 DEG C for 1 to 3 hours, then reducing the temperature gradually and taking out the parts, and forming a diffusion layer on a substrate through the diffusion of atoms at the interface to achieve the metallurgical combination between the coating and the substrate. The parts treated by the method of the invention are highly resistant to corrosion and scouring erosion under the condition of marine climate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263973 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYMER-CONTAINING COATINGS - The present invention relates to a process for producing polymer-containing coatings for surfaces by in situ precipitation of calcium carbonate. The invention is additionally directed to the polymer-containing coating as such and to surfaces to which such polymer-containing coatings have been applied. The polymer-containing coatings preferably have antibacterial action. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263974 | USE OF METAL COMPLEXES AS OXYGEN ABSORBER/SCAVENGER ELEMENTS FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS - An oxygen-scavenging composition comprising (I) a polymeric resin, (II) a metal organic oxidation additive based on a chelating aromatic or non aromatic amine and transition metal complex, (III) a sacrificial oxidizable substrate, and optionally (IV) additional components, and further an article containing said oxygen-scavenging composition and the use of said oxygen-scavenging composition in food packaging. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263975 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, and a multilayered magnetic recording layer formed on the substrate by alternately stacking two or more magnetic layers and two or more nonmagnetic layers. The magnetic layers and nonmagnetic layers of the multilayered magnetic recording layer are continuous layers. The magnetic layer includes a magnetic material portion, and a plurality of pinning sites dispersed in the magnetic material portion and made of a nonmagnetic metal different from a nonmagnetic material as a main component of the nonmagnetic layer. This perpendicular magnetic recording medium has magnetic characteristics by which a gradient a of a magnetization curve near the coercive force is 5 or more. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263976 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and second electrodes; a first collecting part electrically connected to the first electrode; a second collecting part electrically connected to the second electrode; a case configured to receive the electrode assembly; a cap assembly including a cap plate configured to seal an opening of the case; and an auxiliary connection part electrically connected between the second collecting part and the cap plate, and the second collecting part includes at least two fuse parts, a first extension part, and a second extension part connected to the second electrode. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263977 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYBRID NEGATIVE PLATE FOR LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERY AND LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERY - There is provided a method for producing a hybrid negative plate for a lead-acid storage battery which is improved in the production working efficiency and the productivity and enhances the quick charge and discharge characteristics and the discharge characteristics at a low temperature under PSOC of a lead-acid storage battery. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263978 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An energy storage device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The energy storage device includes a circuit board, a conductive cover disposed above the circuit board, a sealing structure, a metal coating layer, and an electrochemical cell. The sealing structure is disposed between the circuit board and the circumference of the conductive cover such that the circuit board, the conductive cover, and the sealing structure together form a sealed space where the electrochemical cell is disposed. The metal coating layer continuously covers a part of the conductive cover, an exposed portion of the sealing structure, and a part of the circuit board. Therefore, even if the energy storage device needs to be heated during a product assembly, the metal coating layer can keep the sealing structure structurally stable, and the electrolyte of the electrochemical cell will not leak; the whole energy storage device therefore can keeps undamaged. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263979 | BATTERY HOLDER CAPABLE OF INDICATING USABILITY STATUS OF THE BATTERIES - Apparatuses and methods for portable storage of disposable or rechargeable batteries are disclosed. The battery holder can have several battery compartments, each being suitable for securely holding a battery of a certain size. Additionally, the battery holder has visible indicia instructing a user as to how to orient the battery in the compartment depending on whether the battery is empty or full. Thus, the orientation of the battery in the holder signals battery's empty/full status to the user. The battery compartments can be arranged in one or more rows, circularly, or in a honeycomb orientation. The battery holder can be made of elastic material capable of securely keeping the battery in place. The battery compartments for round batteries can have a non-round cross section, thus enabling air escape from the compartment as the battery is inserted. The compartments can be slightly conical along the axis (draft tapered walls), therefore capable of securing batteries having somewhat different sizes due to tolerances. A lid for covering batteries can be attached with the battery holder. The battery holder can have a tab for keychain attachment. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263980 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL BY A COMBINATION OF HEAT TRANSFER FLUID AND PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - The invention is directed at devices, systems, and processes for managing the temperature of an electrochemical call including a device ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120263981 | EMERGENCY COOLING DEVICE - An energy storage system, in particular a battery having a plurality of battery cells. These battery cells are accommodated in a first container. The first container is separated from a second container by a separating element, which allows for establishing a pressure difference Δp for expansion of a gas out of the first container into the second container. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263982 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes: a plurality of cells which are lithium ion secondary batteries; an exhaust passage section which is adjacent to the cells and allows a flow of gas generated from at least one of the cells; a case accommodating the plurality of cells and the exhaust passage section; and a gas release duct | 2012-10-18 |
20120263983 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes an outer case having a receiving space defined therein, an inner case having a cavity defined therein, the inner case being in the receiving space of the outer case, a plurality of unit battery packs in the cavity of the inner case, and an elastic buffer between the inner case and the outer case. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263984 | COOLING/HEATING ELEMENT FOR A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A cooling/heating element for a rechargeable battery, the cooling/heating element including a cooling area having a first boundary which physically contacts a first cell of the rechargeable battery, and a second boundary which physically contacts a second cell of the rechargeable battery. The cooling/heating element can be stacked and also include an inlet and/or outlet which interacts with an inlet and/or outlet of an adjacent cooling/heating element in a stack. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263985 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes a magnetic balance sensor and a switching circuit. The magnetic balance sensor includes a feedback coil which is disposed near a magnetic sensor element varying in characteristics due to application of an induction field caused by measurement current and which produces a canceling magnetic field canceling the induction field. The switching circuit switches between magnetic proportional detection and magnetic balance detection. The magnetic proportional detection is configured to output a voltage difference as a sensor output. The magnetic balance detection is configured to output, as a sensor output, a value corresponding to current flowing through the feedback coil when a balanced state in which the induction field and the canceling magnetic field cancel each other out is reached after the feedback coil is energized by the voltage difference. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263986 | LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE CELL WITH REFERENCE ELECTRODE FOR STATE OF HEALTH MONITORING - A battery management system includes one or more lithium ion cells in electrical connection, each said cell comprising: first and second working electrodes and one or more reference electrodes, each reference electrode electronically isolated from the working electrodes and having a separate tab or current collector exiting the cell and providing an additional terminal for electrical measurement; and a battery management system comprising a battery state-of-charge monitor, said monitor being operable for receiving information relating to the potential difference of the working electrodes and the potential of one or more of the working electrodes versus the reference electrode. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263987 | HIGH ENERGY LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES - Lithium ion secondary batteries are described that have high total energy, energy density and specific discharge capacity upon cycling at room temperature and at a moderate discharge rate. The improved batteries are based on high loading of positive electrode materials with high energy capacity. This capability is accomplished through the development of positive electrode active materials with very high specific energy capacity that can be loaded at high density into electrodes without sacrificing performance. The high loading of the positive electrode materials in the batteries are facilitated through using a polymer binder that has an average molecular weight higher than 800,000 atomic mass unit. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263988 | BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING AN EXTERNAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Battery systems and modules having external thermal management systems are provided. In one embodiment, a battery module includes a housing and at least one electrochemical cell disposed within the housing. The battery module also includes a thermal interface having a first side in contact with the at least one electrochemical cell. The battery module also includes a heat sink in contact with a second side of the thermal interface. The thermal interface is adapted to enable heat transfer from the at least one electrochemical cell to the heat sink. | 2012-10-18 |