19th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100119882 | TITANIUM ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A titanium material for an electrode comprising
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20100119883 | FUEL CELL WITH TRANSPORT FLOW ACROSS GAP - The present invention relates to a fuel cell with a gap for transport flow of an electrolyte containing charge carrying ions from either a fuel or an oxidizer between anode and a cathode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119884 | ROBUST HEATING OF FUEL CELLS DURING SUBFREEZING START - The electrical output connections ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119885 | Tailored Heat Transfer Characteristic of Fuel Cell Coolers - The thermal profile of one or more fuel cells ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119886 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A MULTILAYER BARRIER STRUCTURE FOR A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a method of producing a multilayer barrier structure in a solid oxide cell stack, comprising the steps of: -providing a metal interconnect; -applying a first metal oxide layer on said metal interconnect; -applying a second metal oxide layer on top of said first metal oxide layer; -applying a third metal oxide layer on top of said second metal oxide layer; -forming a solid oxide cell stack comprising said metal interconnect having said metal oxide layers thereon; and -reacting the metal oxide in said first metal oxide layer with the metal of said metal interconnect during the SOC-stack initialisation, and a solid oxide stack comprising an anode contact layer and support structure, an anode layer, an electrolyte layer, a cathode layer, a cathode contact layer, a metallic interconnect, and a multilayer barrier structure which is obtainable by the above method and through an initialisation step, which is carried out under controlled conditions for atmosphere composition and current load, which depends on the layer composition facilitating the formation of the desired reaction products as a dense barrier layer without chromium species migrating to the air-electrode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119887 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ACTIVATION METHOD FOR FUEL CELL - A cell unit voltage is controlled such that a hydrogen production reaction is caused to occur in an oxidizer electrode, thereby allowing a current corresponding to a moving amount of protons, which is larger than a diffusion limiting current, to pass through a fuel cell. As a result, regardless of a supply amount of an oxidizer, a current larger than a limiting current of a fuel cell reaction is allowed to flow. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119888 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system includes: a power generation stack ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119889 | SOLID OXIDE PROTON CONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME FOR ENHANCED PROTON TRANSPORT - A proton conductor system includes a solid oxide having at least one hydrogen vibrational mode defined by a bandwidth and resonance frequency. A light source irradiates the solid oxide with infrared light in a wavelength band having a center frequency matching the resonance frequency. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119890 | Systems and Methods for Biomethane Cleaning and Distribution - Systems and methods are disclosed herein which produce renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, by transforming biomethane gas into a mobile and renewable energy source. Biomethane gas, in this process, is generated from the anaerobic degradation process that occurs in landfills or other biomethane sources. The biomethane gas, after it has gone through a specialized cleaning system at the biomethane source sites and subsequently transported to gas consumer's customer site or natural gas pipeline, can be used as a substitute for natural gas for use in power generation units, fuel cells, vehicle fuels, and/or other applications. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119891 | METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for operating a direct methanol fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell includes a fuel cell main body having a fuel electrode and an air electrode disposed in opposing positions on either side of an electrolyte film. In this method, an aqueous methanol solution is supplied directly to the fuel electrode. A quantity of the aqueous methanol solution supplied is controlled in accordance with an electric current value drawn from the fuel cell main body so as to minimize a quantity of unused methanol within a discharge fluid discharged from the fuel electrode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119892 | RECUPERATED ATMOSPHERIC SOFC/GAS TURBINE HYBRID CYCLE - A method of operating an atmospheric-pressure solid oxide fuel cell generator ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119893 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - An alkaline fuel cell having an electrolyte, and anode and cathode electrodes disposed on two sides of the electrolyte is provided. A fuel cell system has this fuel cell, a discharge passageway that is connected to a discharge opening of the fuel cell and that discharges from the fuel cell an exhaust fuel containing unreacted fuel, and a circulation passageway that is connected to an introduction opening for introducing the fuel into the fuel cell and that circulates and supplies the exhaust fuel to the fuel cell. The fuel cell system further includes fuel/water separation means linked to the discharge passageway and the circulation passageway and disposed between the discharge and circulation passageways. The means separates and removes water from the exhaust fuel flowing in from the discharge passageway, and then causes a concentrated fuel from which water has been separated and removed to flow into the circulation passageway. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119894 | REFORMER SYSTEM, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND THEIR OPERATION METHOD - In fuel cell system | 2010-05-13 |
20100119895 | OXYGEN RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING OXYGEN IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An oxygen recovery system configured to recover evolved oxygen from a regenerative electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes an oxygen reduction cathode, a fuel electrode configured to be a fuel anode when the cell is operated to generate electricity and a cathode for reducing fuel thereon when the cell is operated to regenerate the fuel, and an oxygen evolution anode that is configured to evolve oxygen from an electrolyte solution when the cell is operated to regenerate the fuel. The oxygen recovery system includes an oxygen separator located downstream of the oxygen evolution anode in a recharge direction of flow. The oxygen separator is configured to separate the evolved oxygen from the electrolyte solution. An oxygen recovery path is disposed between the oxygen separator and the oxygen reduction cathode. The oxygen recovery path is configured to direct the evolved oxygen separated from the electrolyte solution to the oxygen reduction cathode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119896 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIHYDROGEN FROM HYDROGENATED SILICON - A process for the production of dihydrogen from hydrogenated silicon by bringing the hydrogenated silicon into contact with an alkaline solution. Devices of the fuel cell type using this hydrogen production method are also described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119897 | HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - A hydrogen fuel cell system. A gas/water distributor connects to a hydrogen fuel cell module. A hydrogen input pipe connects to the gas/water distributor, inputting hydrogen thereinto. A reservoir receives water. A water input pipe connects the gas/water distributor to the reservoir. A pump is connected to the water input pipe, transporting the water from the reservoir to the gas/water distributor. A gas/water confluent device connects to the hydrogen fuel cell module. The hydrogen fuel cell module is disposed between the gas/water distributor and the gas/water confluent device. An output pipe connects the gas/water confluent device to the reservoir. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119898 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is a fuel cell system capable of ensuring that the fuel cell system can start next time and preventing scavenging processing from being continued for an unnecessarily long time. An impedance comparator | 2010-05-13 |
20100119899 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell and a process executing unit. The fuel cell includes a plurality of flow channel-defining members and a plurality of membrane-electrode assemblies. The flow channel-defining member is combined with the membrane-electrode assembly and defines a flow channel for supplying a reactant gas to the membrane-electrode assembly. The process executing unit executes a process for increasing the amount of water held in each of the plurality of flow channel-defining members, so as to reduce variation in the amount of water among each of the plurality of flow channel-defining members. In this way, the variation in the amount of water can be reduced. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119900 | FUEL CELL OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION METHOD, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD AND DATA STORAGE MEDIUM - An output characteristic of a fuel cell is estimated by detecting an output current of the fuel cell and a voltage between terminals of the fuel cell, and then estimating the output characteristic of the fuel cell on the basis of the detected output current and the detected voltage between the terminals, and a basic output characteristic of the fuel cell. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119901 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND MOBILE BODY - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system and a mobile body capable of restraining freeze in an air cleaner. The fuel cell system includes an air cleaner for cleaning the air to be supplied to a fuel cell and a heater for heating the air cleaner. The air cleaner can be alternatively heated by supplying a refrigerant in a refrigerant piping system to the air cleaner instead of using the heater. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119902 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL STACK - A solid state electrolyte fuel cell stack includes: layered solid state electrolyte fuel cells, each formed by a solid state electrolyte body having a fuel pole in contact with a fuel gas and an air pole in contact with an oxidant gas; and inter-connectors arranged between the solid state electrolyte fuel cells so as to separate a gas flow path between the solid state electrolyte fuel cells and assure electric conduction between the solid state electrolyte fuel cells. The solid state electrolyte fuel cell stack has two or more air vents for supplying a fuel gas or two or more air vents for supplying the oxidant gas which vents penetrate a part or the whole of the fuel cell stack in the stack layering direction. The different air vents communicate with the different solid state electrolyte fuel cells. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119903 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION - The invention relates to a fuel cell stack composed of at least one fuel cell ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119904 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided capable of preventing destabilization of power generation due to heat generated in an electrochemical device portion (membrane-electrode assembly or the like) and preventing decrease of generation efficiency. In a fuel cell having a membrane-electrode assembly which performs power generation by chemical reaction, a membrane-electrode assembly is disposed with a space from another membrane-electrode assembly or two membrane-electrode assemblies are provided adjacent to each other so that the pair is disposed with a space from another membrane-electrode assembly or another pair, and one of the main surfaces of a membrane-electrode assembly is in contact with outside air without being sealed with another membrane-electrode assembly. Conductive plates and are disposed in contact with the membrane-electrode assembly in order to exchange a current generated in the membrane-electrode assembly with the outside, and radiation fins are provided on the conductive plate on the main surface side in contact with outside air so that the conductive plate serves as a radiation member. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119905 | FUEL CELL AND SEPARATOR THEREOF - A fuel cell includes a plurality of fuel cell units, each fuel cell unit including an electrode assembly formed by disposing electrodes on both sides of an electrolyte, a pair of separators that sandwich the electrode assembly, and gas sealing members that are disposed at an outer peripheral portion of the electrode assembly, and that seal respective reaction gas flow passages that are formed between each separator and the electrode assembly. In one of the separators of each of the fuel cell units, a through path is formed that penetrates the separator in the thickness direction thereof, and the through path formed in one of the separators, of one of the fuel cell units and the through path formed in one of the separators of adjacent one of the fuel cell units are offset with each other as viewed in the thickness direction of the separators. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119906 | Fuel Cell Module - A fuel cell configuration operable to provide a more uniform heat distribution within the fuel cell configuration is disclosed. A reactant gas, liquid or suspended solid (slurry) is circulated through the fuel cell configuration in such a manner that inherently hotter portions of the fuel cell are cooled. The more uniform heat distribution can enhance fuel cell life and operating characteristics. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119907 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VOLTAGES OF CELLS IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention includes: plate-shaped cells ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119908 | PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A proton conducting membrane, a membrane-electrode assembly, and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which can realize high impact resistance and high polar solvent resistance as well as high proton conductivity, at the same time, can improve adhesion to an electrode, and can improve power generation performance, are provided. A proton conducting membrane includes a silicon-oxygen bonding structure (A) containing a cross-linked structure formed by a silicon-oxygen bond, and an acid group-containing structure (B) covalently bonded to a silane compound and containing an acid group, which are coupled to each other by a silicon—oxygen bond, wherein the acid group-containing structure (B) includes a structure in which a silane compound (α) having a polymerizable unsaturated double bond and an acid group-containing compound (β) having an acid group and a polymerizable unsaturated double bond are covalently bonded to each other. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119909 | FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT - A fuel cell interconnect includes a first side containing a first plurality of channels and a second side containing a second plurality of channels. The first and second sides are disposed on opposite sides of the interconnect. The first plurality of channels are configured to provide a serpentine fuel flow field while the second plurality of channels are configured to provide an approximately straight air flow field. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119910 | FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE - A fuel cell stack structure includes, for example, a plurality of unit cells each having an aperture formed therethrough. A first fuel cell stack is formed by stacking the plurality of unit cells in a stacking direction and has an internal manifold opening defined by the apertures. A fluid passage within the cell for flowing a fluid that flows within the internal manifold is configured and arranged to flow the fluid in a plane generally perpendicular to the stacking direction of the unit cell. The structure also includes an external manifold having an external passage for supplying the fluid to the internal manifold, wherein the fluid flowing within the external passage creates a vortex proximal to the internal manifold by an external manifold surface facing a flow direction of the fluid. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119911 | LIQUID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL HAVING HIGH PERMEABILITY WICKING TO RETURN CONDENSED ELECTROLYTE - A liquid electrolyte fuel cell power plant ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119912 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An outlet shutoff valve where pressing surfaces, which press against each other, of a valve member and a valve seat are tilted relative to the vertical direction and where a drive shaft can be driven in a direction tilted relative to the vertical direction. In the outlet shutoff valve, the pressing surfaces are set high on the upstream side of gas flowing in a flow-path-forming pressure chamber, where the gas flows, and low on the downstream side. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119913 | METAL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A metal separator | 2010-05-13 |
20100119914 | Electrochemical Device Comprising One or More Fuel Cells - An electrochemical device comprising one or multiple self-humidifying electrochemical fuel cells, wherein each electrochemical fuel cell comprises a main surface ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119915 | METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for operating a direct methanol fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell includes a fuel cell main body having a fuel electrode and an air electrode disposed in opposing positions on either side of an electrolyte film. In this method, an aqueous methanol solution is supplied directly to the fuel electrode. A quantity of the aqueous methanol solution supplied is controlled in accordance with an electric current value drawn from the fuel cell main body so as to minimize a quantity of unused methanol within a discharge fluid discharged from the fuel electrode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119916 | FUEL CELL HOUSING STRUCTURE - A fuel cell housing structure includes a fuel cell, an electrically insulated housing and a vent gas port. The electrically insulated housing contains the fuel cell. The housing is arranged to provide a space within the housing surrounding the fuel cell. The vent gas port is provided in the housing. The vent gas port connects to the space at a position above or on a same level as the fuel cell. In the fuel cell housing structure, water entering the housing from the vent gas port is blocked from contacting the fuel cell. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119917 | Seal compositions, methods, and structures for planar solid oxide fuel cells - A seal composition includes a first alkaline earth metal oxide, a second alkaline earth metal oxide which is different from the first alkaline earth metal oxide, aluminum oxide, and silica in an amount such that molar percent of silica in the composition is at least five molar percent greater than two times a combined molar percent of the first alkaline earth metal oxide and the second alkaline earth metal oxide. The composition is substantially free of boron oxide and phosphorus oxide. The seal composition forms a glass ceramic seal which includes silica containing glass cores located in a crystalline matrix comprising barium aluminosilicate, and calcium aluminosilicate crystals located in the glass cores. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119918 | SEALING STRUCTURE FOR FUEL CELL - An inner sealing member and an outer sealing member are provided in juxtaposition in the outer peripheral portion of a reaction gas manifold. Preferably, the inner sealing member, disposed closest to the reaction gas manifold, is composed of an acid-resistant material, and the outer sealing member is composed of a material whose performance is not significantly degraded at low temperature. Ethylene propylene rubber or fluorine rubber can be used as the inner sealing member. Silicone rubber can be used as the outer sealing member. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119919 | Electrochemical Air Breathing Voltage Supply and Power Source Having in-situ Neutral-pH Electrolyte - The invention is a metal air fuel cell consisting of a cathode contained in a housing, the housing having an air passage through which air (O | 2010-05-13 |
20100119920 | CATHODES FOR MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS AND MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS - An apparatus is provided according to embodiments of the present invention which includes a reaction chamber having a wall defining an interior of the reaction chamber and an exterior of the reaction chamber; exoelectrogenic bacteria disposed in the interior of the reaction chamber; an aqueous medium having a pH in the range of 3-9, inclusive, the aqueous medium including an organic substrate oxidizable by exoelectrogenic bacteria and the medium disposed in the interior of the reaction chamber. An inventive apparatus further includes an anode at least partially contained within the interior of the reaction chamber; and a brush or mesh cathode including stainless steel, nickel or titanium, the cathode at least partially contained within the interior of the reaction chamber. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119921 | Device for Supplying Power to a Motor Vehicle - A power supply device for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle or a motorcycle, includes a plurality of electrochemical storage cells and/or double-layer capacitors. The electrochemical storage cells and/or double-layer capacitors have a casing surface and, in an axial direction, a base surface and a cover surface which are connected by the casing surface, and each include electrodes. Adjacent to the casing surface of at least one of the storage cells and/or double-layer capacitors, a heat-conducting cooling apparatus is disposed which, although electrically insulated from the at least one storage cell and/or double-layer capacitor, is in thermal contact with a first circumferential section of the casing surface and dissipates the heat energy introduced by the casing surfaces of the at least one storage cell and/or the double-layer capacitor. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119922 | EXPANDABLE BATTERY COMPARTMENT FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In a portable electronic device having a battery compartment and a removeable cover therefor, the battery compartment and cover are configured to accommodate batteries of at least two different sizes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119923 | BATTERY COVER MECHANISM - A battery cover mechanism for a portable electronic device includes a housing, a door, two first elastic members and a holding unit, the housing defines a cutout, the door slidably engage with the cutout, the cutout is closed by the door with the elastic resisting the door, the door can be opened by external force and not be removed from the housing, thus, a battery can be assembled in the housing. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119924 | BATTERY LATCHING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery latching device is using for accommodating a battery and includes a housing, two opposite latching portions, a resisting portion, and a stopping member. The housing has a bottom wall and configured for accommodating the battery therein. The latching portions are formed on the bottom wall of the housing, and are configured for limiting the two opposite sides of the battery. The resisting portion are formed on the bottom wall of the housing and aligned with one end of the latching portions. The stopping member is retained to the bottom wall of the housing and aligned with another end of the latching portions. The two opposite ends of the battery are hold between the resisting portion and the stopping portion. When detaching the battery from the housing, the stopping member is capable of being pressed toward the bottom wall to release the battery. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119925 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery cover assembly using for accommodating a battery therein comprises a battery cover and a housing. The battery cover has a plurality of arcuate elements protruding therefrom. Each arcuate element has a latching portion protruding therefrom. The housing has a plurality of guiding grooves corresponding to the arcuate elements of the battery cover. The housing further has a plurality of troughs latching with the latching portions and a plurality of notches corresponding to the troughs. The arcuate elements are rotatably received in the guiding grooves. The notches communicate with the troughs, the latching portions releasably latches into the troughs via the notches. When the latching portions is received into the troughs, the battery cover is rotated relative to the housing to latch the latching portions in the troughs. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119926 | ELECTRIC BATTERY COMPRISING A MECHANICAL AND THERMAL CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An electric battery includes a plurality of electric energy generators and a system for mechanical and thermal conditioning of the elements, which system includes a one-piece structural body in which housings are formed in order to each receive an element, in which the housings have at least one internal area of contact with an element, and the contact area is continuous and has a shape suitable for ensuring contact between the area and the periphery of the element, in which the body also includes chambers that each extend around a contact area, and which system also includes a device enabling a thermal conditioning fluid to circulate in the chambers so as to ensure the thermal conditioning of the elements. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119927 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system with at least one cell having an adjacent temperature-equalizing structure that is provided alternately with the cells and is designed for a medium that carries heat and/or cold to pass through. The cells are individual cells ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119928 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A rechargeable battery according to the present invention includes an electrode assembly repeating charge and discharge with the movement of ions, a case containing the electrode assembly, and a supporting member surrounding the case and having a plurality of ribs on the outer surface thereof. Further, a battery module according to the present invention includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, and a frame into which the rechargeable batteries are inserted. The rechargeable batteries include a case and a supporting member in contact with the case, and the supporting member includes a body surrounding the rechargeable battery and a rib protruding outwardly from the body. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119929 | ELECTRIC BATTERY COMPRISING HEAT TREATMENT MODULES COATED WITH A STRUCTURAL MATRIX - An electric battery has a plurality of elements generating electrical energy. A system for the mechanical and thermal packaging of the elements includes a bed of thermal packaging fluid on which the elements are placed so as to leave a lateral space between the adjacent elements. The packaging system further includes a plurality of thermal packaging modules, each provided with a path for the fluid to flow between an upstream port and a downstream port, each flow path extending along a lateral space with the ports in fluid communication with the bed. The packaging system further includes a structural matrix made of a thermally conductive and electrically insulating polymer resin, the matrix filling the lateral spaces, at least partly encapsulating the generator elements and the packaging modules. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119930 | Alkaline cell with improved separator - An alkaline cell with improved separator. The separator is formed of two sheets. The two sheets are wound into a tube shape and the bottom edge of the wound separator is folded and heat sealed. The facing surfaces of the two sheets forming the separator body are not glued or bonded together. The two separator sheets may overlap laterally so that a portion of each sheet forms a different portion of the separator outside surface. Alternatively, the separator may be formed of two sheets wherein the first sheet forms an outer layer which completely covers the second sheet. One sheet is preferably composed of a blend of polyvinylalcohol fibers and rayon fibers and the other sheet composed of polyvinylalcohol fibers and wood pulp fibers. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119931 | POWER STORAGE UNIT - A power storage unit includes a battery module housed in a battery case. The battery module has, as components, a plurality of battery cells stacked and arranged in a direction (direction Y) crossing a transverse direction. Reinforcing members arranged at a predetermined spacing are provided between the battery cells. The power storage unit of this structure can prevent damage to the power storage unit disposed between seats adjacent to each other in the transverse direction, when frame members provided in the seats are moved in the transverse direction in the event of a crash of a moving conveyance. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119932 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a high-energy density nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that controls the rise in temperature during short circuiting. Used is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery | 2010-05-13 |
20100119933 | GALVANIC CELL FOR AN ACCUMULATOR - The galvanic cell according to the invention comprises at least one current conductor and a casing. Said casing at least partially surrounds said galvanic cell. A contact area is assigned to said casing. The casing is at least partially materially engaged with the current conductor via the contact area. The casing comprises at least one first layer and one second layer. The materials of said first layer and said second layer of the casing are different in respect to at least one chemical material. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119934 | Container for Electric Energy Storage Device, and Battery and Electric Double Layer Capacitor Using the Same - The invention relates to a container for electric energy storage device excellent in the manufacturing efficiency and easy for surface mounting to an external electric circuit board, and a battery and electric double layer capacitor at high performance using the same. A container for electric energy storage device includes a frame ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119935 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY OF IMPROVED SAFETY - Disclosed herein is a cylindrical secondary battery constructed in a structure in which a crimping region, at which a cap assembly is mounted to the open upper end of a cylindrical container having an electrode assembly mounted therein, is formed at the upper end of the container, wherein the crimping region is constructed in a structure in which the upper end of the crimping region is gently bent at a predetermined radius of curvature (R), such that the crimping region surrounds a gasket located at the inside of the crimping region, the bent front end extends inward, such that the bent end presses the gasket, and an inclination of a predetermined angle is formed at the sidewall of the crimping region, such that the upper part of the crimping region is directed inward. According to the secondary battery of the present invention, the sealability of the gasket is improved, and external impacts are partially absorbed by the inclination formed at the crimping region. Consequently, the deformation of the crimping region is minimized, whereby the leakage of the electrolyte is prevented, and the safety of the battery is greatly improved. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119936 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material having a Li ion insertion potential not lower than 0.4V (vs. Li/Li | 2010-05-13 |
20100119937 | CELL STACK FOR A FLOWING ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A cell stack ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100119938 | BATTERY SEPARATOR - The present invention is of a battery separator comprising a reaction product of a polymer and a polyvalent metal. The present invention further provides a method of forming a battery separator comprising applying a polymer such as an acrylic polymer such that it reacts with a polyvalent metal in a battery component layer to form a separator. In some embodiments applying is by a printing technique. Further, the present invention is of a battery including a separator of the present invention and a method of making same. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119939 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE BASE MEMBER - The present invention aims to realize a battery having high output voltage, high energy density and excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics through a constitution different from those of conventional batteries. Specifically, one of the following negative electrode base members is used as a negative electrode base member for lithium ion secondary batteries: a negative electrode base member wherein a metal film is formed on a support having an organic film; such a negative electrode base member wherein the surface layer of the organic film is covered with a metal oxide film; a negative electrode base member wherein a metal film is formed on a support having a composite film formed from a composite film-forming material containing an organic component and an inorganic component; and a negative electrode base member wherein a silica coating is formed, on a support having a photoresist pattern, from a silica film-forming coating liquid and a metal film is formed on the support after removing the photoresist pattern. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119940 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery having a positive electrode, negative electrode, and a separator, wherein at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is formed of: a charge collector having resin as a core, and a metal layer; and an electrode active material on the metal layer, the metal layer of the charge collector is formed on one surface of the resin, and the charge collector is folded at least once. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119941 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE - Electrochemical energy sources based on solid-state electrolytes are known in the art. These (planar) energy sources, or ‘solid-state batteries’, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable electronics. The invention relates to an improved electrochemical energy source. The invention also relates to an electronic device provided with such an electrochemical energy source. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119942 | COMPOSITE COMPOSITIONS, NEGATIVE ELECTRODES WITH COMPOSITE COMPOSITIONS AND CORRESPONDING BATTERIES - Compositions are described that can provide high energy density active materials for use in negative electrodes of lithium ion batteries. These materials generally comprise silicon and/or tin, and may further comprise carbon and/or zinc as well as other elements in appropriate embodiments. The active materials can have moderate volume changes upon cycling in a lithium ion battery. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119943 | Positive active material composition for rechargeable battery, electrode including the same, and rechargeable battery including the same - A positive active material composition for a rechargeable battery, a positive electrode including the same, and a rechargeable battery including the same, the positive active material composition including a positive active material and a surface-modified metal oxide. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119944 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ANODE COMPRISING THE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE ANODE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - An anode active material including a porous transition metal oxide; an anode including the anode active material; a lithium battery including the anode; and a method of preparing the anode active material. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119945 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL SINTERED BODY FOR BATTERY - The positive electrode active material sintered body for a battery of the present invention is a positive electrode active material sintered body for a battery satisfying the following requirements (I) to (VII): (I) fine particles in a positive electrode active material are sintered to constitute the sintered body; (II) a peak pore diameter which provides a maximum differential pore volume value in a pore diameter range of 0.01 to 10 μm in a pore distribution is 0.3 to 5 μm; (III) a total pore volume is 0.1 to 1 cc/g; (IV) an average particle diameter is not less than the peak pore diameter and not more than 20 μm; (V) any peak, which provides a differential pore volume value of not less than 10% of the maximum differential pore volume value, is not present on a smaller pore diameter side than the peak pore diameter in the pore distribution; (VI) a BET specific surface area is 1 to 6 m | 2010-05-13 |
20100119946 | COMPOSITE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME AND LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USING THE MATERIAL - A composite anode active material includes a first intermetallic compound, a second intermetallic compound, a metal that is incapable of alloy formation with lithium, and carbon. In the composite anode active material, an amorphous carbon is present between the first intermetallic compound and the second intermetallic compound, and the metal that is incapable of alloy formation with lithium is uniformly distributed throughout in the composite anode active material. The composite anode active material may be used as an anode of a lithium rechargeable battery. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119947 | METHOD FOR FORMING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL POWDER FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL, AND CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL POWDER FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL PREPARED USING THE METHOD - Provided are a method for forming a cathode active material powder for a lithium secondary cell, and a cathode active material powder prepared using the method. According to the method, a coating layer consisting of a combination of a water-soluble polymer and a metal oxide may be formed on the particle surface of the cathode active material, thereby forming a uniform thickness of the coating layer. Thus, the elution of manganese may be prevented, thereby improving the capacity of the cathode active material and providing excellent cycle characteristics. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119948 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL, LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to the present invention includes a current collector | 2010-05-13 |
20100119949 | ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME AND SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide an electrode for secondary battery, electrode which can materialize secondary batteries that are adapted into producing high output and additionally whose durability is high. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119950 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE LITHIUM BATTERY - A polymer electrolyte including: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; a fluorine compound; and a polymer of a monomer represented by Formula 1 below. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119951 | Plastic Crystal Electrolyte with a Broad Potential Window - A solid ionic electrolyte having an organic plastic crystal solvent (e.g. succinonitrile) doped with lithium bioxalato borate salt (LiBOB) may be used in an electrochemical device. Electrochemical devices are disclosed having a cathode, an anode, and a solid ionic electrolyte having a neutral organic plastic crystal solvent doped with LiBOB alone or in combination with another lithium salt. Such devices have a stable electrolyte interface over a broad potential window combined with high energy density delivery capacity and, in one example, the favourable properties of a neutral organic plastic crystal matrix such as succinonitrile. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119952 | ORGANIC ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND LITHIUM BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An organic electrolytic solution including: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a compound represented by Formula 1 below, and a lithium battery including the organic electrolytic solution. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119953 | ELECTROLYTE FOR NON-AQUEOUS CELL AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY CELL - In a rechargeable non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using positive electrodes, negative electrodes and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, additives to the electrolytic solution are used in combination, preferably in combination of at least two compounds selected from o-terphenyl, triphenylene, cyclohexylbenzene and biphenyl, and thus there are provided batteries excellent in safety and storage characteristics. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119954 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION - A non-aqueous electrolyte for a secondary battery includes a solvent and an electrolyte containing a lithium salt. The solvent contains 4-fluoroethylene carbonate and a chain carboxylic ester represented by the formula R | 2010-05-13 |
20100119955 | ESTER COMPOUND, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY EACH USING THE ESTER COMPOUND - The present invention includes (1) an ester compound having a specific structure, (2) a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for lithium secondary battery comprising an electrolyte dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent and containing an ester compound having a specific structure in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by weight of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, which is excellent in initial battery capacity and cycle property, and (3) a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains an ester compound having a specific structure in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by weight of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119956 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119957 | VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC DATA RECORDING MEDIA - There is provided volume holographic data recording media having a recording layer which is capable of recording interference fringes generated by interference of light having excellent coherence as fringes having different refractive indexes and undergoes holographic data recording by an amount of spatial shift distance of not more than 3 μm which is smaller than that of conventional media. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119958 | MASK BLANK, MASK FORMED FROM THE BLANK, AND METHOD OF FORMING A MASK - A mask for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises a transparent substrate. A metal-containing layer overlies the transparent substrate in a first region. A capping layer overlies and is coextensive with the metal-containing layer without wrapping around side edges of the metal-containing layer. The capping layer is substantially free of nitride. The transparent substrate has a second region separate from the first region. The transparent substrate is exposed in the second region. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119959 | PIGMENT-DISPERSED COMPOSITION, CURABLE COMPOSITION, AND COLOR FILTER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a pigment-dispersed composition comprising at least a resin having a pendant group containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring and an ethylenic unsaturated double bond in the main chain skeleton, a pigment, and a solvent, and a curable composition using this, a color filter having a colored pattern formed from the curable composition, and a production method thereof. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119960 | Dual Tone Development Processes - A method and system for patterning a substrate using a dual-tone development process is described. The method and system comprise using a resist material having a polymer backbone with a plurality of protecting groups attached thereto to improve process latitude and critical dimension uniformity for the dual-tone development process. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119961 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR LITHOGRAPHY CALIBRATION - A method of efficient optical and resist parameters calibration based on simulating imaging performance of a lithographic process utilized to image a target design having a plurality of features. The method includes the steps of determining a function for generating a simulated image, where the function accounts for process variations associated with the lithographic process; and generating the simulated image utilizing the function, where the simulated image represents the imaging result of the target design for the lithographic process. Systems and methods for calibration of lithographic processes whereby a polynomial fit is calculated for a nominal configuration of the optical system and which can be used to estimate critical dimensions for other configurations. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119962 | (METH)ACRYLIC FILM, AND MARKING FILM AND RECEPTOR SHEET USING THE SAME - The present application is directed to a film having high solvent resistance, in addition to high tensile strength and elongation characteristics. A (meth)acrylic film formed of: (A-1) an acidic group-containing (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or higher obtained by copolymerizing a composition containing a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer as a main component and an unsaturated monomer having an acidic group; (B-1) a basic group-containing (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0° C. or lower obtained by copolymerizing a composition containing a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer as a main component and an unsaturated monomer having a basic group; and (C) a compound containing a radical generating group. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119963 | PHOTOCONDUCTORS AND PROCESSES THEREOF - The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved photoreceptor that exhibits little to no response to injected charges and demonstrates excellent ghosting properties. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119964 | Electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming method, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge - An electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer located overlying the conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer comprises a specific diamine compound. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119965 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMERIZED TONER, POLYMERIZED TONER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING BINDER RESIN FOR TONER AND BINDER RESIN FOR TONER - The present invention provides a method for producing a toner that can suppress the production of the decomposition products derived from a polymerization initiator, and can suppress the remaining presence, in the toner particles, of the unreacted polymerizable monomer and decomposition product residues. On the basis of this method, the present invention provides a toner that is excellent in triboelectric charging stability and can yield stable images over a long term. The present invention provides a method for producing a polymerized toner including a step of producing a polymerized toner particle by dispersing in an aqueous medium a polymerizable monomer composition including at least a polymerizable monomer and a colorant and by polymerizing the polymerizable monomer by using a polymerization initiator in the aqueous medium, the method being characterized in that the polymerization initiator has a structure represented by the following General Formula: | 2010-05-13 |
20100119966 | Diketopyrrolopyrrole Cocrystals With High Transparency - The present invention relates to a pigment composition composed of compounds of the formula (I), (II) and (III) with a novel crystal modification, to their preparation and to the use of this novel product as a pigment. For many applications of organic pigments, for example the coloring of metallic lacquers or the use thereof in color filters, a very high transparency is required. To produce color filters, for example, particularly fine pigments are used, in order to substantially rule out the particle scattering which leads to a lowering of the contrast ratio. The commercially available products, however, do not always meet all requirements of the art. More particularly, there was a need for improvement with regard to the transparency and the associated fineness of the pigment crystals, and also the color purity (chroma). | 2010-05-13 |
20100119967 | MAGNETIC CARRIER AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - A magnetic carrier and a two-component developer are provided which have remedied blank areas, fog after leaving, carrier sticking during running, and image density variations before and after running. The magnetic carrier has magnetic carrier particles having at least porous magnetic core particles and a resin. The magnetic carrier particles satisfying the specific conditions (a), (b) and (c) where, in a reflected electron image of cross sections of the magnetic carrier particles as photographed with a scanning electron microscope, straight lines that divide a cross section of a magnetic carrier particle into 72 at intervals of 5° are drawn from a reference point of the cross section thereof toward the surface of the magnetic carrier particle; the magnetic carrier particles being contained in an amount of 60% by number or more. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119968 | MAGNETIC CARRIER AND TWO COMPONENT DEVELOPER - Provided is a magnetic carrier giving a high quality image free of density variation without the occurrence of fogging or carrier adhesion and having excellent dot reproducibility even during long-term use. The magnetic carrier has magnetic carrier particles produced by filling pores of porous magnetic core particles with a resin. The magnetic carrier contains 80% by number or more of the magnetic carrier particles satisfying the specific conditions (a) and (b) when 18 straight lines passing through a reference point of a cross section of the magnetic carrier particle are drawn at intervals of 10° in a reflected electron image of the cross section of the magnetic carrier particle photographed by a scanning electron microscope. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119969 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND DPOLYHYDROXYAMIDE RESIN - There is provided a positive photosensitive resin composition that is excellent in electric insulating properties, heat resistance, mechanical strength and electrical characteristics, and capable of forming a high-resolution circuit pattern. The positive photosensitive resin composition comprises at least one type of a polyhydroxyamide resin containing a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 100,000, and a compound generating an acid by light irradiation. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119970 | Resist lower-layer composition containing thermal acid generator, resist lower layer film-formed substrate, and patterning process - There is disclosed a resist lower-layer composition configured to be used by a multi-layer resist method used in lithography to form a layer lower than a photoresist layer acting as a resist upper layer film, wherein the resist lower-layer composition becomes insoluble or poorly-soluble in an alkaline developer after formation of the lower layer, and
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20100119971 | RESIST INK AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a resist ink having superior acid-resistance and coupling property, the resist ink composed of 70% or less by weight of solvent, 10-15% by weight of base polymer, 10-15% by weight of tacktifier, 3% or less by weight of additive, and 1-10% by weight of coupling agent. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119972 | COATING COMPOSITION - Developable bottom antireflective coating compositions are provided. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119973 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED FILM FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A positive photosensitive resin composition, includes: (A) a resin containing an acid-dissociable group having a specific acetal structure as defined in the specification, which is alkali-insoluble or sparingly alkali-soluble and becomes alkali-soluble when the acid-dissociable group is dissociated; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; (C) a crosslinking agent; and (D) an adhesion aid, and a cured film forming method uses the same. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119974 | Resist composition, method of forming resist pattern, novel compound, and acid generator - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) including a compound represented by (b1-1), a compound represented by (b1-1′) and/or a compound represented by (b1-1″) (R | 2010-05-13 |
20100119975 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING MICROPATTERN AND METHOD FOR FORMING MICROPATTERN USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fine pattern-forming composition and a fine pattern-forming method. This fine pattern-forming composition enables a pattern of high aspect ratio to be made finer than a limit of resolution determined by the wavelength of light for exposure. The composition contains a water-soluble resin and a water-containing solvent, and has a kinetic viscosity ν at 25° C. in the range of 10 to 35 mm | 2010-05-13 |
20100119976 | COMPOSITION FOR RADICAL POLYMERIZATION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE COMPOSITION - A composition for radical polymerization includes a photosensitive material, a photoinitiator, a solvent, and a material for adjusting a size of a pattern. A method of forming a pattern using the composition is also disclosed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119977 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND LAMINATE - A photosensitive resin composition which has satisfactory compatibility in dry-film formation, has sensitivity equally to two lights of i-line and h-line, is excellent in resolution and adhesion, and can be developed with an alkaline aqueous solution. Also provided are: a layered photosensitive-resin product including the photosensitive resin composition; a method of forming a resist pattern on a substrate with the layered photosensitive-resin product; and a use of the resist pattern. The photosensitive resin composition comprises: (a) 20-90 mass % thermoplastic copolymer which includes comonomer units derived from an α,β-unsaturated monomer having a carboxy group and which has an acid equivalent of 100-600 and a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000-500,000; (b) 5-75 mass % addition-polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated terminal group; (c) 0.01-30 mass % photopolymerization initiator comprising a triarylimidazolyl dimer; and (d) 0.001-10 mass % pyrazoline compound represented by a specific general formula. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119978 | Apparatus and Method for Thermally Developing Flexographic Printing Elements - A method for developing an imaged and exposed photopolymer printing element is disclosed where the printing element is heated to a temperature sufficient to selectively melt or soften the non-cured portions of the photopolymer such that the softened or melted non-cured photopolymer is removable from the printing element by contacting the heated printing element with a blotter. The image of the removed non-cured photopolymer is obscured by using a darkly colored blotter thereby increasing the security of the printing operation. | 2010-05-13 |
20100119979 | Antireflective Coating Composition Comprising Fused Aromatic Rings - The present invention relates to an organic spin coatable antireflective coating composition comprising with (i) at least one unit with fused aromatic rings in the backbone of the polymer of structure (1), (ii) at least one aromatic unit ring in the backbone of the polymer of structure (2) where the aromatic ring has a pendant alkylene(fusedaromatic) group and a pendant hydroxy group, and, (iii) at least one unit with an aliphatic moiety in the backbone of the polymer of structure (3). | 2010-05-13 |
20100119980 | Antireflective Coating Composition Comprising Fused Aromatic Rings - The present invention relates to an organic spin coatable antireflective coating composition comprising a polymer where the polymer comprises (i) at least one unit with fused aromatic rings in the backbone of the polymer of structure (1), (ii) at least one unit with of structure (2), and, (iii) at least one unit with a cyclic aliphatic moiety in the backbone of the polymer of structure (3). | 2010-05-13 |
20100119981 | Passivation of Multi-Layer Mirror for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography - A reflector structure suitable for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is provided. The structure comprises a substrate having a multi-layer reflector. A capping layer is formed over the multi-layer reflector to prevent oxidation. In an embodiment, the capping layer is formed of an inert oxide, such as Al | 2010-05-13 |