45th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100285295 | Wood Adhesives Containing Reinforced Additives for Structural Engineering Products - The present disclosure relates to additives used in conjunction with adhesives to give enhanced performance. Engineered composite wood materials and methods of making such materials are also provided by the subject application. A reinforced adhesive includes an adhesive and an additive material comprising nanoscopic and microscopic materials. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285296 | Apparatus and method for advanced structural foam molding - An advanced structural foam molding technology for improving the dispersion of the blowing agent in the polymer matrix has been invented. This technological innovation is an improvement on the well-known existing low-pressure structural foam molding technology based on the preplasticating-type (so called piggy-bag) injection-molding machines. By introducing means for continuing the polymer matrix melt flow stream, preferably an additional accumulator and a gear pump, the processing conditions become more consistent to disperse the injected gas more uniformly in the polymer matrix. By using this technology, the structural foams have a smaller cell size, a more uniform cell structure, a larger void fraction (i.e., more material saving), less surface swirl, and less weld line contrast. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285297 | MEMBRANE STRUCTURE FOR VACUUM ASSISTED MOLDING FIBER REINFORCED ARTICLE - A method of manufacturing a fiber-reinforced article. The method includes the steps of providing a mat fiber stricture defining voids therein. A membrane structure is applied over at least a portion of the fiber structure. The membrane structure includes a microporous membrane. At least the microporous membrane of the membrane structure has an oil resistance rating of at least a number 8 determined by AATCC 118 testing. A resin and hardener mix is provided. The resin is infused into voids of the fiber structure by applying a vacuum to the fiber structure and the membrane structure wherein the membrane structure inhibits the flow of resin therethrough. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285298 | ANTI-MICROBIAL CARPET UNDERLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method for making antimicrobial rebonded carpet pad includes mixing zinc pyrithione with a polyol to form an antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate, blending the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with a binder stream, mixing the binder with foam particles and curing the binder. The percentage of zinc pyrithione mixed with the polyol and the addition ratio of the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with the binder stream are selected to provide an overall concentration of zinc pyrithione in the binder of at least about 7500 ppm. The particles and binder are cured into a block and sliced to form carpet pad. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285299 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE, IMPACT- RESISTANT LAMINATE - A method of manufacturing a flexible, impact-resistant material includes the steps of providing a sheet of a closed-cell foam material and cutting the sheet into at least two tessellating patterns, preferably by a cutter. The tessellating patterns are then differentially moved relative to one another such that the surface of one of the tessellating patterns stands proud of the surface of the other tessellating patterns. A first, flexible layer of material is then bonded to the surface of the tessellating pattern standing proud of the rest. Preferably, a block arrangement is located in the cutter that causes the tessellating patterns to move relative to one another after the sheet of foam material has been cut. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285300 | Nano-materials - A nano-material includes a free-standing carbon nanotube structure and a number of nano-particles. The carbon nanotube structure includes a number of carbon nanotubes. The nano-particles are successively and closely linked to each other and coated on a surface of each of the carbon nanotubes of the carbon nanotube structure. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285301 | Breathable Membranes and Method for Making Same - The invention relates to a method for modifying the surface of a membrane by plasma treatment, wherein said method imparts water-repellent and imperviousness properties to said membrane while preserving the steam perviousness and the elastic properties thereof. The method comprises, inter alia, a step of treating the membrane with a plasma of a precursor compound selected from a hydrocarbon gas, a fluorocarbon gas, mixtures thereof, a fluorocarbon liquid, a fluorocarbon solid, wherein the precursor compound is selected in such a way that the F/C ratio is lower than 2, followed by a step of treating the same surface of the substrate from the previous step with a plasma of a fluorocarbon gas selected in such a way that the F/C ratio is at least 2. The invention also relates to the resulting membranes. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285302 | WHITE LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM FOR REFLECTING SHEET - [Object] In light of the problems in the prior art, an object of the invention is to provide a white laminated polyester film for a reflective plate sheet, which has a high reflectance and a high concealing property compatible with each other, and is not easily broken and is high in productivity. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285303 | TEFLON FUSER MEMBER CONTAINING FLUORINATED NANO DIAMONDS - Exemplary embodiments provide a coating composition for an outermost layer of a fuser member that can include a plurality of fluorinated diamond-containing particles dispersed in a fluororesin matrix. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285304 | VITON FUSER MEMBER CONTAINING FLUORINATED NANO DIAMONDS - Exemplary embodiments provide a coating composition for an outermost layer of a fuser member that can include a plurality of fluorinated diamond-containing particles dispersed in an elastomeric matrix. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285305 | CONNECTING FILM, AND JOINED STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A connecting film which electrically connects a first circuit member with a second circuit member having a nitrogen atom-containing film on a surface thereof facing the first circuit member, the connecting film including a first layer which is to be located at the first circuit member side, and a second layer which is to be located at the second circuit member side, wherein the first layer contains a cationic curing agent and an epoxy resin, and the second layer contains a radical curing agent, an acrylic resin and an epoxy compound, wherein one of the first layer and the second layer is a conductive particle-containing organic resin layer, and the other layer is an insulating organic resin layer containing no conductive particles, and wherein the minimum melt viscosity of the conductive particle-containing organic resin layer is ten times or more greater than that of the insulating organic resin layer. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285306 | Colored Roofing Granules With Increased Solar Heat Reflectance, Solar Heat-Reflective Shingles, and Process For Producing Same - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by colored infrared pigment, light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285307 | EDGE COATINGS FOR TAPES - Disclosed is a tape including a substrate having an adhesive layer applied thereto and an edge coating. The substrate and the adhesive together provide at least one masking edge where the edge coating is applied. The edge coating includes a lipophilic agent, a flocculating agent, or combinations thereof. The edge coating provides the tape with enhanced masking ability by preventing paints, varnishes, paint strippers, and other coating compositions from infiltrating the tape substrate or the interface between the tape and an adherend. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285308 | Composite Articles Having Excellent Adhesion Strength And Methods Of Forming The Same - A composite article generally comprises a substantially transparent outermost layer, a tie-layer, and a backing layer. The composite article can also include a substrate layer. The tie-layer imparts excellent adhesion strength between the substantially transparent outermost layer and the backing layer. The outermost layer is formed from a coating composition, e.g. a clearcoat paint composition, and can optionally be tinted. The tie-layer is formed from an adhesion promoting composition comprising a halogenated polyolefin, such as chlorinated polyolefin (CPO), and optionally, a solvent, such as an organic solvent. The backing layer is formed from a metal composition, such as chrome. If employed, the substrate layer is typically formed from a plastic, such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. The composite articles of the present invention may be used for various applications, such as for automobile parts and trim. The composite article can have an imparted aesthetic effect, such as being pewter in color. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285309 | PRIMER COMPOSITIONS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING SYSTEMS AND COATINGS - The present invention relates to aqueous-based primer composition, comprising at least one thermosetting, self-emulsifying epoxy resin composition; at least one thermosetting, non-self-emulsifying resin composition; water; and at least one curative. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285310 | Process for Producing Laminated Glass with Inserted Plastic Film and Laminated Glass with Inserted Plastic Film - A production method of producing a plastic film-inserted laminated glass comprising a first step for subjecting a plastic interlayer and a plastic film to a thermocompression bonding, a second step for placing another plastic interlayer on the plastic film that has been subjected to the thermocompression bonding at the first step, thereby to produce a laminated film, a third step for putting the laminated film produced at the second step between two curved glass plates thereby to produce a laminated body, a fourth step for applying the laminated body with pressure and heat by using an autoclave thereby to achieve bonding of entire construction of the laminated body and a fifth step for cutting and removing the laminated film that protrudes from edges of the curved glass plates. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285311 | Dual component (aqueous) hybrid reactive resin system, method for production and use thereof - A dual component (aqueous) hybrid reactive system obtained by a) the production of an epoxy-functional (aqueous) binding agent component (I) with an epoxide equivalent of 100 to 12,500 g/eq, and average molecular mass of 200 to 25,000 Daltons and a viscosity of 1,000 to 15,000 mPas 920° C., Brookfield) and b) the production of a (latent) amino-functional hardener component (II). | 2010-11-11 |
20100285312 | SILICONE-TYPE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET, AND SILICONE RUBBER LAMINATE - A silicone-type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising (A) 100 weight parts of organopolysiloxane condensation reaction product that has at least two alkenyl groups and that is yielded by a condensation reaction between (a) hydroxyl-functional diorganopolysiloxane and (b) organopolysiloxane resin, (B) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in the molecule, in an amount sufficient to provide from 1 to 200 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms with reference to all the alkenyl groups in the composition, (C) an organotitanium compound, at from 0.1 to 20 weight parts, and (D) a platinum catalyst in a catalytic quantity. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285313 | MICROENCAPSULATED FIRE RETARDANTS AND THE USES THEREOF - The present invention pertains to a microencapsulated fire retardant and the uses thereof. The inventive micro-encapsulated fire retardant comprises a core containing a fire retardant and a shell of a natural microtubule, wherein the core is encapsulated by the shell. The microencapsulated fire retardant of the present invention can be composited into a certain polymeric substrate by a mixing method so as to form into a corresponding, fire-retardant polymeric composite material. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285314 | Duroplastic-Bonded Molded Fiber Parts And Method For Producing The Same - The invention relates to thermoset-bound fiber moldings produced from fiber material based on natural and/or synthetic fibers and bound by means of a thermoset binder. To produce thermoset-bound fiber moldings which combine the good mechanical, acoustical and fire properties of phenolic-bound fiber moldings with an ideally complete absence of any odor due to phenolic resin, at least one adsorbent is embedded in the surface and/or in the interior of the fiber molding during the operation of pre- and/or end-curing the thermosetting binder. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285315 | POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A polyphenylene sulfide fiber has a large single-filament fineness, does not require special production equipment and serves as industrial material for uses where high rigidity is needed. A low-cost process produces the polyphenylene sulfide fiber with high spinnability. A polyphenylene sulfide fiber has a single-filament fineness of 10 to 50 dtex and a tenacity of 4.5 to 6 cN/dtex and the method attaches an aqueous lubricant to the surface up to 0.1 to 1 wt % and subsequently attaches a anhydrous lubricant to the surface so that the total weight of the surface-attached oil will accounts for 0.5 to 2 wt %. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285316 | Method of Preparing Ceramic Powders - A method of forming composition-modified barium titanate ceramic particulate includes mixing a plurality of precursor materials and a precipitant solution to form an aqueous suspension. The plurality of precursors include barium nitrate, titanium chelate, and a metal or oxometal chelate. The precipitant solution includes tetraalkylammonium hydroxide and tetraalkylammonium oxalate. The method further includes treating the aqueous suspension at a temperature of at least 150° C. and a pressure of at least 200 psi, and separating particulate from the aqueous suspension after treating. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285317 | AMORPHOUS SUBMICRON PARTICLES - A process for milling amorphous solids using a milling apparatus can result in particles having a median particle diameter d | 2010-11-11 |
20100285318 | JOINING COMPONENT AND FASTENING ARRANGEMENT - A stud for joining onto a flat workpiece, in particular for the purpose of stud welding. The stud including a joining portion, by means of which the joining component can be joined onto the workpiece, and a fastening portion, formed as a single piece with the joining portion and to which at least one further structural element can be fastened. The joining portion including a joining surface that contacts the flat workpiece during joining and has a circumference. There being realized in the joining surface at least one recess that extends transversely relative to the circumference and that divides the joining surface into at least two partial surfaces. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285319 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF TRANSPARENT GAS BARRIER FILM USING PLASMA SURFACE TREATMENT AND TRANSPARENT GAS BARRIER FILM FABRICATED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a transparent gas barrier film by using plasma surface treatment and a transparent gas barrier film fabricated according to such method which has an organic/inorganic gradient interface structure at the interface between an organic/inorganic hybrid layer and an inorganic layer. Since the method of the present invention is capable of fabricating a gas barrier film by plasma surface treatment instead of deposition under high vacuum, it can mass-produce a transparent gas barrier film with excellent gas barrier properties in an economical and simple manner. Further, since the transparent gas barrier film fabricated according to the method of the present invention shows excellent gas barrier properties and is free of crack formation and layer-peeling phenomenon, it can be effectively used in the manufacture of a variety of display panels. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285320 | Amorphous thin films and method of manufacturing same - The present invention relates to amorphous thin films and methods of manufacturing the same. These amorphous thin films contain zirconium oxide (ZrO | 2010-11-11 |
20100285321 | HYDROPHILIC HARDCOAT COATINGS - The invention relates to a composition comprising a) colloidal silica; b) acrylate; c) protic solvent; d) UV initiator system; and e) singly charged anionic, sulfur-containing surfactant, to the use of the composition to coat substrates, and to substrates coated with formulas of this kind. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285322 | Electric Al-Zr Alloy Plating Bath Using Room Temperature Molten Salt Bath and Plating Method Using the Same - Disclosed is an electric Al—Zr alloy plating bath containing an aluminum halide (A), one or more compounds (B) selected from the group consisting of N-alkylpyridinium halides, N-alkylimidazolium halides, N,N′-alkylimidazolium halides, N-alkylpyrazolium halides and N,N′-alkylpyrazolium halides, and a zirconium halide (C). The molar ratio between the aluminum halide (A) and the compounds (B) is from 1:1 to 3:1. The electric Al—Zr alloy plating bath further contains an aromatic organic solvent (D), an organic polymer (E) and one or more additives (F) selected from brightening agents. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285323 | DRY-FILM, ANTI-CORROSIVE COLD FORMING LUBRICANT - The invention provides a lubricant composition for generating a combined passivate and lubricating coating on a metal substrate with which the composition is brought into contact. The lubricant composition comprises an organic polymer and/or a wax dispersion; phosphates, preferably acid phosphate salts, and/or phosphoric acid; and optionally, a surfactant, a thickening aid, an anti-wear additive, a defoaming agent; a corrosion inhibitor; and/or a linear or branched hydrocarbon. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285324 | Composition For Surface Colouration of Paper - The invention relates to a composition for surface colouration of paper web comprising a) from 0.1 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a colouring pigment, b) from 0.1 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition of a starch/latex copolymer, characterized in that, in addition to starch, the monomeric components that are copolymerized comprise i) styrene or a substituted styrene, ii) an acrylate and/or methacrylate and, optionally, iii) one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers, c) from 0 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of starch or a starch derivative, d) from 0 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition of one or more auxiliaries and e) water to complete to 100% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285325 | PROPYLENE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITION - It is an object of the present invention to provide a propylene-based polymer composition which is excellent in transparency and heat resistance (particularly, heat resistance at high heat deformation temperature) and is free from occurrence of stickiness even when it is used at a high temperature for a long period of time. The propylene-based polymer composition of the invention comprises (A) a propylene-based polymer (PP) satisfying the following requirements (1) and (2), in an amount of 1 to 99 parts by weight, and (B) a propylene/ethylene/α-olefin copolymer satisfying the following requirements (I) to (IV), in an amount of 99 to 1 part by weight, with the proviso that the total amount of the component (A) and the component (B) is 100 parts by weight; (1) the polymer (A) has a melting point (Tm), as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), of not lower than 110° C. but not higher than 170° C., (2) the polymer (A) has an isotactic pentad fraction (mmmm fraction) of not less than 90%, (I) the copolymer (B) contains constitutional units derived from propylene in amounts of 73.1 to 87.0% by mol, constitutional units derived from ethylene in amounts of 10.0 to 16.9% by mol and constitutional units derived from an α-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms in amounts of 3.0 to 10.0% by mol, (II) the copolymer (B) has an isotactic triad fraction (mm), as calculated by | 2010-11-11 |
20100285326 | ORE REDUCTION PROCESS AND TITANIUM OXIDE AND IRON METALLIZATION PRODUCT - The disclosure is directed to a process for producing separable iron and titanium oxides from an ore containing titanium oxide and ferric oxide, comprising: (a) forming agglomerates comprising carbon-based materials and the ore, the quantity of carbon of the agglomerates being sufficient for, at an elevated temperature, reducing ferric oxide to ferrous oxide and forming a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag, (b) introducing the agglomerates onto a carbon bed of a moving hearth furnace; (c) heating the agglomerates in the moving hearth furnace to a temperature sufficient for reducing and melting the agglomerates to produce a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag; (d) metallizing the ferrous oxide of the molten slag by reaction of the ferrous oxide and the carbon of the carbon bed at a furnace temperature sufficient for maintaining the slag in a molten state; and (e) solidifying the slag after metallization of the ferrous oxide to form a matrix of titanium oxide-rich slag having a plurality of metallic iron granules distributed there through; and (f) separating the metallic iron granules from the slag, the slag comprising greater than 85% titanium dioxide based on the entire weight of the matrix after separation of the metallic iron. The disclosure is also directed to a metallization product of a ferrous oxide-rich molten slag. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285327 | Corrosion Resistant Fluid Conducting Parts, Methods of Making Corrosion Resistant Fluid Conducting Parts and Equipment and Parts Replacement Methods Utilizing Corrosion Resistant Fluid Conducting Parts - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a part for an article of equipment includes a fluid conducting first region including a corrosion resistant first material, and a fluid conducting second region including a second material. The first region and the second region are either directly or indirectly joined by solid state welding to form a unitary fluid conducting part. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for replacing at least one fluid conducting part of an article of equipment is disclosed wherein a replacement part is provided that includes a fluid conducting first region including a corrosion resistant first material, and a fluid conducting second region including a second material. The second material is substantially identical to the material of a region of the equipment on which the replacement part is mounted. The first and second regions are either directly or indirectly joined by solid state welding to form a unitary fluid conducting replacement part. The replacement part is secured to the article of equipment by a process comprising fusion welding the second material of the second region of the replacement part to the substantially identical material of the mounting region of the article of equipment. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285328 | PRESS-FORMING METHOD AND PRESS-FORMED PART - A current density changing portion is formed in a heating process on an upper base side with respect to a center portion of a flat metal plate in a direction of current flow, by passing current from a lower base side to the upper base side of the flat metal plate which is rectangular when viewed from above. As a result, a quenchable portion is formed on the upper base side with respect to the center portion of the flat metal plate in the direction of current flow, and a non-quenchable portion is formed on the lower base side with respect to the center portion of the flat metal plate in the direction of current flow. The flat metal plate is press-formed after the heating process, so a complex die cooling structure is not necessary during press-forming, which enables the die cost to be reduced. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285329 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - Coatings on a substrate and application methods result in coatings that can withstand different types or groups of bulk cargo and operations. This novel approach includes use of a combination of layers of coating materials at certain thicknesses and applied with certain techniques. In certain embodiments, the coating system includes coatings applied to a pretreated substrate, e.g., blasted steel cargo hold plates of an oceangoing vessel. The coatings include a bond layer and a resistance layer, e.g., an anti-corrosive layer tailored to resist at least one of corrosion, erosion, impact and wear of the substrate. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285330 | Vapor Deposition of Dissimilar Materials - A method for depositing a first material on a substrate includes providing the substrate in a deposition chamber. A molten body is formed between the substrate and a source of the first material by melting one or more second materials. A flow of the first material is passed through the molten body and from the molten body to the substrate as a vapor flow. An essentially non-expending portion of the molten body comprises an alloy having a melting temperature below a melting temperature of the first material. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285331 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE, POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE, AND POWER MODULE - A method for manufacturing a power module substrate, includes: preparing a ceramics substrate and a metal plate made of pure aluminum; a fusion step in which the ceramics substrate and the metal plate are stacked in layers with a brazing filler metal interposed therebetween, and a fused aluminum layer is formed at an interface between the ceramics substrate and the metal plate by fusing the brazing filler metal which is caused by heating; and a solidifying step in which the fused aluminum layer is solidified by cooling, and a crystal is grown so as to be arranged in a crystal orientation of the metal plate when the fused aluminum layer is solidified. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285332 | Aluminum-scandium alloy film applied to vehicle lamps and manufacturing method thereof - An aluminum-scandium (Al—Sc) alloy film applied to vehicle lamps and a manufacturing method thereof are revealed. The Al—Sc alloy film contains a trace of scandium so that both temperature for grain refinement and temperature for recrystallization of the film are increased. This results in a fine and smooth surface of the Al—Sc alloy film and the Al—Sc alloy film has better optical reflectivity. Moreover, the Al—Sc alloy film has high recrystallization temperature and high adhesion strength. After high temperature annealing treatment, the Al—Sc alloy film still has higher corrosion resistance. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285333 | ZINC ALLOY COATED STEEL SHEET HAVING GOOD SEALER ADHESION AND CORROSION RESISTANCE AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a zinc alloy coated steel sheet including a vacuum deposited layer capable of improving corrosion resistance and sealer adhesion that are suitable for the use in automobiles, and a process of manufacturing the same. The zinc alloy coated steel sheet includes a zinc coating layer formed on a steel sheet; and a zinc/metal alloy deposited layer formed on the zinc coating layer, wherein the zinc coating layer, and a metal diffusion layer is present in the zinc coating layer. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285334 | METHODS FOR PASSIVATING A METAL SUBSTRATE AND RELATED COATED METAL SUBSTRATES - Disclosed are methods for passivating metal substrates, including ferrous substrates, such as cold rolled steel and electrogalvanized steel. The methods comprise the steps of autodepositing copper, silver, a IIIB metal and/or IVB metal onto at least a portion of the substrate, and simultaneously and/or immediately subsequently electrophoretically depositing on the substrate a curable, electrodepositable coating composition; wherein the copper, silver, IIB metal and/or IVB metal and the curable, electrodepositable coating composition are both contained within a single bath composition. The present invention also relates to coated substrates produced by the above methods. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285335 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND (PCD) MATERIALS - The invention is for a polycrystalline diamond material comprising a first phase of bonded diamond particles and a second phase interspersed through the first phase. The second phase contains vanadium in the form of the metal or vanadium carbide or vanadium tungsten carbide or two or more of these forms and may be present in the polycrystalline diamond material in the range 1 to 8 percent by mass of the material. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285336 | MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM FORMED OF CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS - A magnetic storage medium is formed of magnetic nanoparticles that are encapsulated within carbon nanotubes, which are arranged in a substrate to facilitate the reading and writing of information by a read/write head. The substrate may be flexible or rigid. Information is stored on the magnetic nanoparticles via the read/write head of a storage device. These magnetic nanoparticles are arranged into data tracks to store information through encapsulation within the carbon nanotubes. As carbon nanotubes are bendable, the carbon nanotubes may be arranged on flexible or rigid substrates, such as a polymer tape or disk for flexible media, or a glass substrate for rigid disk. A polymer may assist holding the nano-particle filled carbon-tubes to the substrate. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285337 | MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIUM FORMED OF CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS - A magnetic storage medium is formed of magnetic nanoparticles that are encapsulated within carbon nanotubes, which are arranged in a substrate to facilitate the reading and writing of information by a read/write head. The substrate may be flexible or rigid. Information is stored on the magnetic nanoparticles via the read/write head of a storage device. These magnetic nanoparticles are arranged into data tracks to store information through encapsulation within the carbon nanotubes. As carbon nanotubes are bendable, the carbon nanotubes may be arranged on flexible or rigid substrates, such as a polymer tape or disk for flexible media, or a glass substrate for rigid disk. A polymer may assist holding the nano-particle filled carbon-tubes to the substrate. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE DETERMINATION IN A Li-ION BATTERY - An electrochemical battery system in one embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, a separator positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, an active material within the second electrode, a pressure sensor in fluid connection with the second electrode, a memory in which command instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the command instructions to obtain a pressure signal from the pressure sensor associated with the pressure within the second electrode, and to identify a state of charge of the electrochemical battery system based upon the pressure signal. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285339 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING A Li-ION BATTERY - An electrochemical battery system in one embodiment includes a first electrochemical cell, a second electrochemical cell, a memory in which command instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the command instructions to (i) selectively charge or discharge the first electrochemical cell based upon an evaluation of first criteria associated with the first electrochemical cell, and (ii) selectively charge or discharge the second electrochemical cell based upon an evaluation of second criteria associated with the first electrochemical cell. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285340 | MODULE UNIT - A module unit includes a main body attached to a plurality of battery cells, a bus bar provided on the main body to electrically connect the battery cells, and a temperature sensor retained to the main body to measure a temperature of at least one of the battery cells. The main body has a through hole. The temperature sensor includes a retaining portion which is retained to an edge part of the through hole from a first side of the main body facing to the battery cells after the retaining portion passes through the through hole from a second side of the main body opposite to the first side with respect to the main body, and an attaching portion which has an operation part at an end part thereof and is formed so as not to pass through the through hole. When the main body is attached to the battery cells, the temperature sensor comes into contact with the at least one battery cell. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285341 | PREPARATION PROCESS FOR PREVENTING DEFORMATION OF JELLY-ROLL TYPE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a method for fabrication of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly having a cathode/separation membrane/anode laminate structure, including: (a) coating both sides of a porous substrate with organic/inorganic composite layers, each of which includes inorganic particles and an organic polymer as a binder, so as to fabricate a composite membrane; and (b) inserting one end of a sheet laminate comprising a cathode sheet and an anode sheet as well as the composite membrane into a mandrel, winding the sheet laminate around the mandrel, and then, removing the mandrel, wherein the organic/inorganic composite layer includes microfine pores capable of moderating a variation in volume during charge/discharge of a secondary battery and an interfacial friction coefficient between the composite membrane and the mandrel is not more than 0.28. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285342 | BATTERY HAVING ENHANCED ELECTRICAL INSULATION CAPABILITY - Disclosed is a battery including a cathode in which cathode active-material coating layers provided on both surfaces of a cathode collector are longitudinally deviated from each other, and an anode having at least one anode active-material coating layer provided on an anode collector, the cathode and anode being wound to face each other with a separator interposed therebetween. At least one of a winding beginning portion and winding ending portion of the cathode is provided with a cathode uncoated part for installation of a cathode lead. An insulator tape is attached to the boundary of the cathode active-material coating layer at a position where the anode active-material coating layer faces a non-coating part of the cathode not containing the cathode active-material coating layer, achieving enhanced electrical insulation capability and consequential safety of the battery. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285343 | FIXING MECHANISM FOR BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A fixing mechanism to fix a battery to a main body of an electronic device includes a channel defined in the main body, the channel comprising two opposite openings at two ends thereof, a first fixing member fixed to one end of the channel, an electrically conductive second fixing member fixed to the other end of the channel, an insulated protector slidably positioned in the channel between the battery and the first fixing member; an electrical conductive member partially received in the insulated protector, and a resilient member. One end of the resilient member is fixed to the first fixing member, and the other end of the resilient member resists the electrical conductive member with the insulated protector toward the battery so that the electrical conductive member is electrically connected to an electrode of the battery. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285344 | MODULAR BATTERY CONTAINER - A selectively expandable vehicle battery container. The selectively expandable vehicle battery container includes a first modular body section at least partially defining a cavity for storing at least a portion of a battery, the cavity having a first open end and a second open end. At least the first open end includes an attachment structure adapted to couple to a second modular body section shaped substantially identical to the first modular body section such that the cavity can be selectively expanded in volume by coupling the second modular body section to the first modular body section. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285345 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover and a cushion. The battery cover removably latches the housing. The cushion is disposed between the housing and the battery cover for elastically contacting a battery. When the battery cover is assembled in the housing, the cushion may decrease any impact forces on the battery. The cushion also may reduce the abrasions on the battery. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285346 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY WITH IMMERSED CELL TEMPERATURE REGULATING - A battery assembly includes a casing with a casing wall having inner and outer surfaces and an opening therethrough and being shaped such that a coolant chamber is formed within the casing adjacent to the opening. A sleeve including a compressible material is inserted through the opening. The sleeve is shaped such that a sealing portion thereof is positioned over the outer surface of the casing wall. A battery cell is inserted into the sleeve such that at least a portion of the battery cell is positioned within the coolant chamber. A sealing member is coupled to the casing such that a force is applied onto the sealing portion of the sleeve causing the sealing portion of the sleeve to at least partially compress and seal the coolant chamber. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285347 | BATTERY SYSTEM - The battery system comprises battery blocks | 2010-11-11 |
20100285348 | MULTILAYER POROUS MEMBRANE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a multilayer porous membrane having both high safety and practicality, especially as a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery and comprising a porous layer containing an inorganic filler and a resin binder on at least one surface of a polyolefin resin porous membrane, wherein the porous layer simultaneously satisfies the following (A) to (C):
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20100285349 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ASSEMBLED BATTERY, VEHICLE, BATTERY-EQUIPPED DEVICE, BATTERY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DETERIORATION OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a lithium-ion secondary battery capable of measuring the concentration of lithium ions in an stored electrolyte in a predetermined portion, an assembled battery using the same, a vehicle and a battery-equipped device equipped with the battery or the assembled battery, a battery system capable of acquiring the concentration-correlated physical quantity in the lithium-ion secondary battery, and a method for detecting the deterioration of the lithium-ion secondary battery. A lithium-ion secondary battery comprises a power generation element including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, a battery case housing the power generation element, and an electrolyte containing lithium ions and held in the battery case, and further comprises a stored-electrolyte physical quantity measuring means capable of measuring the concentration-correlated physical quantity having a correlation to the concentration of lithium ions in the stored electrolyte stored between the element and the case. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285350 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL - An electrolytic cell has an insulating body, at least one metal plate, at least one carbon plate, an anode terminal connected electrically to one of at least one carbon plate and a cathode terminal connected electrically to one of at least one metal plate. The insulating body has a base and a cover. The base has two sidewalls, an opening, at least one chamber and at least one through hole. The at least one chamber is formed in the base. The at least one through hole is formed through one or all of the sidewalls. The at least one metal plate is mounted in the cover. The at least one carbon plate respectively covers the at least one through hole. Due to the carbon plate allows the air go through the carbon plate, the air can be as a depolarizer. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285351 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH ANODE EXPANSION AREA - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode including a form of sulfur as an active material, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode including a plurality of nanowires, and a transfer member operably contacting the first electrode and the second electrode to transfer one or more of pressure and volume between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285352 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS WITH TABS - The present invention provides electrochemical cells and batteries having one or more electrically conductive tabs and carbon sheet current collectors, where the tabs are connected to the carbon sheet current collectors; and methods of connecting the tabs to the carbon based current collectors. In one embodiment, the electrically conductive tabs are metallic tabs. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285353 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode | 2010-11-11 |
20100285354 | ASSEMBLY OF NANOTUBE ENCAPSULATED NANOFIBERS NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIALS - CNT encapsulated carbon nanofibers (CNFs @ CNTs) having a one-dimensional structure are provided by selective assembling CNFs inside the channel of CNTs via impregnation of catalyst inside CNTs and subsequent chemical vapour deposition of hydrocarbon. The new structure is used as material for energy storage. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285355 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH POROUS ANODE SUPPORT - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode including, a current collector, an electrically conducting rigid support frame electrically connected to the current collector, and an active material coated to the rigid support frame. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285356 | ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and method of manufacturing a rechargeable lithium battery including the electrode is disclosed. In one embodiment, the electrode includes i) a current collector, ii) a first electrode composition layer provided on a surface of the current collector and iii) a second electrode composition layer farther than the first electrode composition layer from the current collector. Further, each of the first and second electrode composition layers comprises an active material and a conductive material, and wherein the amount of the conductive material of the first electrode composition layer is different from that of the conductive material of the second electrode composition layer. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285357 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH OVER-CHARGE/OVER-DISCHARGE FAILSAFE - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an active material in the positive electrode including a form of lithium, and a gas neutralizing additive. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285358 | Electrode Including Nanostructures for Rechargeable Cells - A lithium ion battery electrode includes silicon nanowires used for insertion of lithium ions and including a conductivity enhancement, the nanowires growth-rooted to the conductive substrate. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285359 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes: a crystalline carbon core including pores; an amorphous carbon shell positioned on the core surface; metal nanoparticles dispersed inside the pores; and amorphous carbon inside the pores, wherein a first particle diameter difference (D50−D10) of the nanoparticles is from about 70 to about 150 nm and the second particle diameter difference (D90−D50) of the nanoparticles is from about 440 to about 520 nm. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285360 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH ANODE COATING - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, an electrolyte, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a current collector in the negative electrode, the current collector including a substrate material and a coating material on the surface of the substrate material, wherein the coating material does not include a form of lithium. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285361 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH LOAD LEVELER - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and an electrolyte including a load leveling agent in contact with the negative electrode. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285362 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH SELECTIVE MODERATING MATERIAL - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a moderator layer positioned between the negative electrode and the separator. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285363 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH BLENDED ELECTRODE - An electrochemical cell with a blended cathode in one embodiment includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, a first active material in the positive electrode including a form of lithium, and a second active material in the positive electrode including a form of sulfur. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285364 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH VARIABLE VOLUME RESERVOIR - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, a separator positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, an active material within the second electrode, and a variable volume reservoir in fluid connection with the active material, such that changes in the volume of the active material cause changes in volume of the variable volume reservoir. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285365 | Li-ION BATTERY WITH POROUS ANODE - An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode including a substrate of active material formed with a plurality of interconnected chambers defined by a respective one of a plurality of inwardly curving walls, and a form of lithium. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285366 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE - An active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes first particles and second particles provided to coat the first particles so as to be scattered on the surfaces of the first particles. The circularity of the first particles coated with the second particles is 0.800 to 0.950, and the ratio r | 2010-11-11 |
20100285367 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an element capable of forming an intermetallic compound with lithium. The negative electrode active material has a water content of 0 to 0.04 molecule per atom of the element. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode including the negative electrode active material, a positive electrode, a separator separating the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285368 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode that includes a negative electrode active material layer that contains an alloy-formable active material; an ion permeable insulating layer that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an ion conductive polymer layer that is interposed between the negative electrode and the ion permeable insulating layer, in which the ion conductive polymer layer is configured to include a negative electrode-side portion and an ion permeable insulating layer-side portion that have different compositions, and the ion permeable insulating layer-side portion is configured to have higher ion conductivity than the negative electrode-side portion. With such a lithium ion battery, charge/discharge cycle characteristics and rate characteristics can be improved. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285369 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode | 2010-11-11 |
20100285370 | ELECTRODE GROUP WITH DESIRABLE HEAT DISSIPATING PERFORMANCE FOR USE IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - An electrode group for use in lithium ion batteries includes an anode plate, a cathode plate and a separator disposed between the anode plate and the cathode plate. The anode plate includes an anode current collector and an anode film containing anode active material formed on the anode current collector. The cathode plate includes a cathode current collector and a cathode film containing cathode active material formed on the cathode current collector. The anode current collector is formed with a number of anode extending portions extending along a width direction thereof and the anode extending portions are coupled together to form an anode lead. The cathode current collector is formed with a number of cathode extending portions extending along a width direction thereof and the cathode extending portions are coupled together to form a cathode lead. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285371 | Novel Separator And Electrochemical Device Comprising The Same - Disclosed is a separator comprising inorganic particle or aggregates thereof having a unique spectrum or color pattern according to a predetermined rule. Also, disclosed are an electrochemical device comprising the above separator and a method for identifying the origin or kind of the separator itself or the electrochemical device comprising the same by using the above separator. Further, disclosed is a method for manufacturing the aforementioned separator, the method comprising a step of forming a specific pattern by coating inorganic particles having a unique spectrum or color pattern on at least one area selected from the group consisting of a surface of a porous substrate and a porous part of the substrate. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285372 | MultiLayer Solid Electrolyte for Lithium Thin Film Batteries - A lithium metal thin-film battery composite structure is provided that includes a combination of a thin, stable, solid electrolyte layer [ | 2010-11-11 |
20100285373 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY POWER SOURCE COMPRISING THE SAME - This invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte having high non-combustibility and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary power source having high safety and exhibiting stable performance even under high load conditions or low-temperature conditions, and more particularly to a non-aqueous electrolyte characterized by comprising a cyclic phosphazene compound represented by the following general formula (I): | 2010-11-11 |
20100285374 | Electrolytic solution and lithium battery employing the same - An organic electrolytic solution including a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a linear or cyclic polymerizable monomer that is negatively charged due to localization of electrons on the monomer, and a lithium battery employing the same. Since the organic electrolytic solution prevents decomposition of an electrolyte and elution from or precipitation of metal ions, the lithium battery employing the organic electrolytic solution has excellent lifetime characteristics and cycle characteristics. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285375 | METAL-AIR LOW TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUID CELL - The present application relates to an electrochemical metal-air cell in which a low temperature ionic liquid is used. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285376 | MAGNETIC CATALYST AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a magnetic catalyst formed by a single or multiple nano metal shells wrapping a carrier, wherein at least one of the metal shells is iron, cobalt, or nickel. The magnetic catalyst with high catalyst efficiency can be applied in a hydrogen supply device, and the device can be connected to a fuel cell. Because the magnetic catalyst can be recycled by a magnet after generating hydrogen, the practicability of the noble metals such as Ru with high catalyst efficiency is dramatically enhanced. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285377 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A hydrogen generator includes: a reformer ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285378 | PEM-SOFC HYBRID POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS - A hybrid fuel cell system comprising a solid-oxide fuel cell system, a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system, a hydrocarbon reformer and a hydrogen separator. A large PEM provides output power, such as motive power for a vehicle, using hydrogen storage that may be resupplied from a separate hydrogen refilling station or from the onboard reformer. The SOFC is preferably small and provides heat and exhaust water that, when recycled into the reformer, allow the reformer to operate endothermically without requiring atmospheric air, thus excluding nitrogen from the reformate stream. Alternatively, the reformer and SOFC are stationary at a base station and the PEM is aboard the vehicle. The SOFC and reformer have sufficient capacity to recharge hydrogen storage in the vehicle in a relatively short period of time, such as overnight. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285379 | Transitioning an electrochemical cell stack between a power producing mode and a pumping mode - A technique includes operating an electrochemical cell stack in a power producing mode, including communicating a fuel flow in an anode chamber of the stack and communicating an oxidant flow in a cathode chamber of the stack. The technique includes halting the oxidant flow and monitoring a voltage of the stack while the oxidant flow is halted, and in response to the voltage decreasing below a predefined threshold, transitioning the stack into an electrochemical cell pumping mode. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285380 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A cell stack pair ( | 2010-11-11 |
20100285381 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL IN COMBINATION WITH AN ORC SYSTEM - An organic rankine cycle system is combined with a fuel system so as to use the waste heat from the fuel cell to both preheat and evaporate the working fluid in the organic rankine cycle system to thereby provide improved efficiencies in the system. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285382 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND MOBILE ARTICLE - The fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, a fuel supply system for supplying fuel gas to the fuel cell, an injector for regulating the gas state upstream in the fuel supply system and supplying the gas downstream, and control means for driving and controlling the injector at a predetermined drive cycle. The control means sets the working state of the injector in response to the operating state of the fuel cell. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285383 | REPEATER UNIT FOR A FUEL CELL STACK - The invention relates to a repeating unit for a fuel cell stack comprising a membrane electrode assembly and a flow field designed to supply an active surface of the membrane electrode assembly with gas and comprising at least a gas passage orifice. According to the invention it is contemplated that a gas-tight gas flow barrier is disposed between the active surface and the gas passage orifice so that gas passing through the first gas passage orifice flows around the gas flow barrier, wherein the projection of the gas flow barrier towards the periphery of the active surface is at least half as long as the projection of the gas passage orifice towards the periphery of the active surface. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285384 | FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a fuel cell including: a membrane electrolyte assembly which includes a polymer electrolyte membrane and a pair of catalyst electrodes between which the polymer electrolyte membrane is held; and separators A and B between which the membrane electrolyte assembly is held, wherein the separator A includes first gas flow channels a | 2010-11-11 |
20100285385 | Fuel Cell Stack Having Current Flow Across Diffusion Media - A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of adjacently stacked fuel cell modules each of which includes a plurality of adjacently aligned fuel cells that are connected in electrical series. The current flow between adjacent fuel cells is achieved across diffusion media of said adjacent fuel cells. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285386 | HIGH POWER FUEL STACKS USING METAL SEPARATOR PLATES - A separator plate for use in a fuel cell stack in a fuel cell device includes a porous core with a metal layer on either side of the porous core. The metal layer has through holes formed therein such as by perforation. The metal layers are contoured to provide flow field channels, and the porous layer may have channels formed therein that are parallel to the metal layers that can be used for cooling water. A monopolar fuel stack includes twin cell units that include a center separator plate, a pair of membrane electrode assemblies, one on each side of the center separator plate, and a pair of outer plates which may have through holes formed therein, one on each side of the membrane electrode assemblies opposite the center separator plate. The outer plates cover substantially an entire electrode to which they are adjacent. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285387 | SEGMENTED-IN-SERIES SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - There is obtained a segmented-in-series solid oxide fuel cell provided with a current turnaround structure and containing a porous electrically insulating substrate having a fuel flow path extending from a fuel feed port to a fuel discharge port, provided therein, and a pair of the top and back surfaces, in parallel with the fuel flow path, together with a pair of side-faces of the porous electrically insulating substrate, in the transverse direction thereof, provided on the exterior thereof, wherein solid oxide fuel cells made up by sequentially stacking an interconnector adjacent to a fuel electrode layer, the fuel electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer, and an interconnector adjacent to the air electrode layer in that order so as to be in parallel with the fuel flow path are disposed at intervals on the pair of the top and back surfaces, respectively. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285388 | CATALYST-COATED PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING SAME - The catalyst-coated membrane has a proton exchange membrane with two opposite sides, and a catalyst coating applied directly to one of the two sides, the catalyst coating having a plurality of openings defined therethrough and scattered thereacross, the openings defining passages to the proton exchange membrane in which corresponding electro-chemical active surfaces of the catalyst coating are exposed. The openings can be defined in the catalyst coating after application thereof or during application thereof. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285389 | FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a fuel cell including a plurality of unit membrane electrode assemblies having an electrolyte membrane sandwiched by fuel electrodes and air electrodes. In recent years, attempts have been made to use fuel cells as power sources of portable electronic devices, and if the fuel cell can be made compact, it becomes a remarkably advantageous power supply system for portable electronic devices. Generally, in the fuel cell, the plural unit membrane electrode assemblies are electrically connected in series, but the serial connection of the unit membrane electrode assemblies different in output has a problem such as the deterioration due to polarity reversal occurring in the unit membrane electrode assembly with a low output. The present invention solves the above problem by the structure in which the fuel cell includes: the membrane electrode assembly group in which the plural unit membrane electrode assemblies are arranged two-dimensionally so as to be a predetermined interval apart from each other in a circumferential direction around a given center point, with the same electrodes being set on the same side; and a fuel supply mechanism disposed on the fuel electrode side of the membrane electrode assembly group and supplying a fuel to the fuel electrodes. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285390 | CATALYTIC MEMBRANES FOR CO OXIDATION USED IN FUEL CELLS - A fuel cell of the present invention comprises a cathode and an anode, one or both of the anode and the cathode including a catalyst comprising a bundle of longitudinally aligned graphitic carbon nanotubes including a catalytically active transition metal incorporated longitudinally and atomically distributed throughout the graphitic carbon walls of said nanotubes. The nanotubes also include nitrogen atoms and/or ions chemically bonded to the graphitic carbon and to the transition metal. Preferably, the transition metal comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, and Cr. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285391 | ELECTROLYTE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrolyte-electrode assembly (MEA) includes: an electrolyte; an anode side electrode and a cathode side electrode formed so as to sandwich the electrolyte via intermediate layers. The anode side electrode has a thickness set to 1 μm, for example. A method for manufacturing the electrolyte-electrode assembly, i.e., the MEA includes a step for forming the anode side electrode by sputtering. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285392 | ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR FUEL CELLS - Disclosed are metallized carbonaceous materials, processes for forming such materials, and electrodes and fuel cells comprising the disclosed materials. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285393 | Hydrogen-permeable structure, method of manufacturing thereof and fuel cell using the same - Objects of the present invention are to provide a hydrogen-permeable structure having excellent durability, in which adherence between a hydrogen-permeable base and a proton conductive film is excellent, peel-off at an interface thereof is suppressed, and stable performance can be kept for a long time, and to provide a method of manufacturing the hydrogen-permeable structure and a fuel cell having excellent durability, in which the hydrogen-permeable structure is used. The present invention relates to a hydrogen-permeable structure including a hydrogen-permeable base in which a fluctuation range of a d value by X-ray analysis measurement is at most 0.05% in a region within 2 μm deep from a surface, and an oxide proton conductive film formed on a surface thereof, and also relates to a method of manufacturing the hydrogen-permeable structure and a fuel cell using the hydrogen-permeable structure. | 2010-11-11 |
20100285394 | HYBRID SEALING COMPOSITE FOR FLAT SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention provides a hybrid composite sealant, as a sealing material for a planar type solid oxide fuel cell stack, having a matrix of a glass composition, wherein a surface layer reinforced with platelet reinforcement particles is laminated on either one or both surfaces of an inner layer reinforced with fibrous reinforcement particles. Accordingly, by applying the composite sealant of the present invention to the solid oxide fuel cell stack, excellent gas-tightness of the stack can be obtained even under low coupling pressure, thermal cycling durability can be enhanced due to low coupling strength with a contact surface of an object to be sealed, stack disassembly and maintenance can be facilitated when parts within the stack are disabled, and stack stability as well as stack performance can be maintained under a pressurized operation condition where pressure differentials between the inside and outside of the stack reach to 5 atmospheric pressures (0.5 MPa). | 2010-11-11 |