| UMICORE Patent applications |
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| 20120097890 | High Voltage Negative Active Material for a Rechargeable Lithium Battery - The invention relates to active material for the negative electrode of secondary rechargeable lithium batteries, wherein the active material is based on doped or undoped carbon-bearing lithium titanium ramsdellite oxide with general formula Li | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120096989 | Methods for Manufacturing Alloyed Zinc Powders with Pierced Particles for Alkaline Batteries - The invention concerns alloyed zinc powders for alkaline batteries and a method to manufacture such powders. The powders are characterized by the presence of particles pierced with at least one hole. This appears to benefit the high drain discharge capacity while preserving the process ability of the powder, and the shelf life and the gassing behavior of the batteries. The invented powders can be manufactured using centrifugal atomization in a cooled, oxygen-depleted atmosphere. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120085975 | Synthesis of Crystalline Nanometric LiFeMPO4 - The invention relates to crystalline nanometric olivine-type LiFe | 04-12-2012 |
| 20110284364 | Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Sputtering Targets - A sputtering target precursor material comprises a homogeneous distribution of a ZnAl | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110212365 | Carbon-Coated Li-Containing Powders and Process for Production Thereof - The invention provides a new route for the synthesis of carbon-coated powders having the olivine or NASICON structure, which form promising classes of active products for the manufacture of rechargeable lithium batteries. Carbon-coating of the powder particles is necessary to achieve good performances because of the rather poor electronic conductivity of said structures. For the preparation of coated LiFePO | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110206879 | Cobalt Bearing Polymeric Compositions - The invention relates to polymeric cobalt bearing compounds, in particular for use as metal-rubber adhesion promoters (RAPs) in tires, belts and hoses. Known active substances are a.o. cobalt stearates, naphthenates, resinates, decanoates, boro-decanoates and many other forms of acylates. While these substances appear to enhance the metal-rubber adhesion, all of them also come with significant drawbacks, a.o. linked to the relatively high bioavailability of cobalt in these substances. The invention concerns more particularly a polymer comprising Co-carboxylate sequences, with a Co content of at least 3% by weight, and with a mean molecular weight of more than 2000. Several synthesis methods, allowing to reach relatively high Co concentrations in the polymer, illustrate the invention. The invented polymers show a strongly reduced bioavailability of Co compared to currently available products, as demonstrated by aqueous leaching tests. As RAPs, they perform similarly to commercial products, as shown by pullout tests. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110045745 | Doped Ceria Abrasives with Controlled Morphology and Preparation Thereof - The present invention relates to doped ceria (CeO2) abrasive particles, having an essentially octahedral morphology. Such abrasives are used in water-based slurries for Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) of subrates such as silicon wafers. The invention more particularly concerns yttrium-doped ceria particles having a specific surface area of 10 to 120 m2/g, characterized in that at least 95 wt %, preferably at least 99 wt %, of the particles are mono-crystalline and in that the particles' surfaces consist of more than 70%, preferably of more than 80%, of planes parallel to {111} planes. A novel gas phase process for synthesizing this product is also disclosed, comprising the steps of providing a hot gas stream, —and, introducing into said gas stream a cerium-bearing reactant, a dopant-bearing reactant, and an oxygen-bearing reactant, —the temperature of said gas stream being chosen so as to atomize said reactant, the reactant being selected so as to form, upon cooling, doped ceria particles. Abrasive slurries based on the above ceria offer a low level of induced detectivity in the polished substrate, while ensuring a good removal rate. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110042868 | Process and Apparatus for Recovery of Non-Ferrous Metals from Zinc Residues - The invention relates to a process for the separation and recovery of non-ferrous metals from zinc-bearing residues, in particular from residues produced by the zinc manufacturing industry. The process comprises the steps of: subjecting the residue to a flash or agitated bath fuming step, thereby producing an Fe bearing slag and Zn- and Pb-bearing fumes; and extracting the Zn- and Pb-bearing fumes and valorising Zn and Pb; characterised in that CaO, SiO | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100327222 | Synthesis of Crystalline Nanometric LiFeMPO4 - The present invention relates to lithium secondary batteries and more specifically to positive electrode materials operating at potentials greater than 2.8 V vs. Li | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100136359 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BISMUTH-ALLOYED ZINC - The present application discloses (i) a coating composition comprising a particulate zinc-based alloyed material, said material comprising 0.05-0.7% by weight of bismuth (Bi), the D | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100108939 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM ION ACCUMULATOR - A compound of formula Li | 05-06-2010 |
| 20090309063 | Island-Covered Lithium Cobaltite Oxides - Disclosed is a cathode active material and a method to produce the same at low cost. The cathode powder comprises modified LiCoO | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090273010 | REMOVAL OF IMPURITIES FROM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE LAYERS - A method for removing impurities from at least one semiconductor device layer during manufacturing of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device layer has a compound semiconductor material and/or germanium. Each heating process performed during the manufacturing of the semiconductor device after provision of the semiconductor device layer has a low thermal budget determined by temperatures equal to or lower than about 900° C. and time periods equal to or lower than about 5 minutes. In one aspect, the method includes providing a germanium gettering layer with a higher solubility for the impurities than the semiconductor device layer. The germanium gettering layer is provided at least partly in direct or indirect contact with the at least one semiconductor device layer, such that impurities can diffuse from the at least one semiconductor device layer to the germanium gettering layer. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090197174 | Synthesis of Electroactive Crystalline Nanometric LiMnPO4 Powder - The invention describes a method for making nano-sized crystalline LiMnPO | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090111024 | Lithium transition-metal phosphate powder for rechargeable batteries - Methods of manufacture and use of phosphates of transition metals are described as positive electrodes for secondary lithium batteries, including a process for the production of LiMPO | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090072203 | Carbon-Coated Li-Containing Powders and Process for Production Thereof - The invention provides a new route for the synthesis of carbon-coated powders having the olivine or NASICON structure, which form promising classes of active products for the manufacture of rechargeable lithium batteries. Carbon-coating of the powder particles is necessary to achieve good performances because of the rather poor electronic conductivity of said structures. For the preparation of coated LiFePO | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090029045 | Ni-Coated Ti Powders - The present invention relates to coated powder, comprising a Ti-bearing core and a Ni-bearing coating, which can be used for the production of porous Ni—Ti articles by the self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS) method. The obtained articles are ideally suited for use in biomedical applications. According to the invention, a coated powder is used comprising a metallic Ti-bearing core and a metallic Ni-bearing coating, characterised by a Ni:Ti atomic ratio of more than 0.5, preferably between 0.9 and 1.1, and more preferably between 0.96 and 1.04. By using coated powders, local fluctuations in composition are limited and well under control. Milling of powders and the ensuing contamination risks are avoided. The sintered objects obtained using coated powders have a more homogeneous porosity than that using mixed Ni and Ti powders. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20080311027 | Process for the Production of Ge by Reduction of Gecl4 With Liquid Metal - The invention relates to the manufacture of high purity germanium for the manufacture of e.g. infra red optics, radiation detectors and electronic devices. GeCl | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080199776 | Alloyed Zinc Powders with Pierced Particles for Alkaline Batteries - The invention concerns alloyed zinc powders for alkaline batteries and a method to manufacture such powders | 08-21-2008 |
