| 01st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
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| 20100003501 | FLEXIBLE HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX HARDCOAT - Antireflective films comprising a flexible high refractive index layer that comprises at least 60 wt-% of inorganic nanoparticles, the nanoparticles having a refractive index of at least 1.60, dispersed in a crosslinked organic material. Also described are surface treated nanoparticles. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003502 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE AND TOUCH PANEL EQUIPPED WITH IT - The transparent conductive laminate of the present invention is a transparent conductive laminate, comprising: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductive thin film provided on one side of the transparent film substrate with a dielectric thin film interposed therebetween; and a transparent substrate bonded to another side of the transparent film substrate with a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, wherein the transparent substrate comprises at least two transparent base films laminated with the transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween, and the dielectric thin film comprises a first transparent dielectric thin film consisting of a SiO | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003503 | Electromagnetic wave transmission lines using magnetic nanoparticle composites - The disclosure pertains to a method of orientating particles by their easy axes in a selected area of a composite comprising the particles dispersed in a matrix. The method comprises liquefying and then solidifying the matrix at the selected area while applying an external magnetic field on the composite. The composite can be used for a transmission line component for directing high frequency electromagnetic waves. The particles are preferably superparamagnetic nanocrystallite particles and matrix is preferably a polymeric material. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003504 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART WITH A SILICON-CONTAINING CERAMIC MATRIX PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION - An environmental barrier for a substrate of ceramic matrix composite material containing silicon, in particular containing SiC, is formed by an anticorrosion protection layer containing an aluminosilicate type compound of an alkali or alkaline-earth or rare earth element, e.g. BSAS, with a chemical barrier forming layer of aluminum nitride being interposed between the substrate and the anticorrosion protection layer. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003505 | WATERPROOF SHEET - Disclosed herein is a waterproof sheet. More specifically, disclosed herein is a waterproof sheet with improved water resistance, airtightness and durability by which the waterproof sheet is produced by adhering a polyvinylchloride (PVC) alloy sheet as an plastic sheet to the at least one surface of a polyester film as an intermediate. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003506 | COATED ARTICLES DEMONSTRATING HEAT REDUCTION AND NOISE REDUCTION PROPERTIES - Coated articles are provided comprising:
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| 20100003507 | Multi-layer polyimide film and method of manufacturing the same - This invention relates to a multi-layer polyimide film and a method of manufacturing the same. The multi-layer polyimide film may include a functional filler. The multi-layer polyimide film is manufactured according to the method of this invention. The method includes adding tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride to a diamine solution at an equal mole ratio to form a polyamic acid solution; mixing some of the polyamic acid solution with a functional filler; adding the polyamic acid solution having the functional filler and the polyamic acid solution without the functional filler respectively to mix with aliphatic carboxylic acid anhydride and tertiary amine contained in mixing tanks to form two mixed solutions; supplying the two mixed solutions respectively to at least two reservoirs of a slot die coating device; extruding the two mixed solutions simultaneously from the slot die coating device onto a conveyor belt, then transporting the conveyor belt coated with the two mixed solutions to an oven for heating to form a self-supporting film; and carrying out thermal curing or infrared curing for the self-supporting film to convert remaining amide groups to imide groups completely to form a multi-layer polyimide film. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003508 | OPTICAL ARTICLE WITH ANTISTATIC AND ANTIABRASIVE PROPERTIES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate, and, from the substrate upward:
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| 20100003509 | COATING METHOD FOR OPTICAL PLASTIC SUBSTRATES - In the method according to the invention for coating a plastic substrate with a transition layer, which particularly enables an improved bond of the optical functional layer system arranged above said transition layer to the plastic substrate lying underneath said transition layer, a polymerizable liquid is applied to a substrate surface of the plastic substrate to be coated, and said liquid is polymerized at that location, by irradiation with ultraviolet light, into a bonding agent which forms the transition layer. For this process, the plastic substrate passes consecutively through a high-pressure cleaning device ( | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003510 | Corrosion-resistant multilayer ceramic member - The present invention is a corrosion-resistant multilayer ceramic member including at least: a ceramic substrate, an electrode layer formed on the ceramic substrate, a feeding member that supplies electricity to the electrode layer, and a protection layer that prevents corrosion; wherein the electrode layer is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the ceramic substrate, the feeding member is connected with the electrode layer, the protection layer is formed with a thickness of 0.02 mm or above and 10 mm or less on that surface of the ceramic substrate where the electrode layer is formed so as to cover the electrode layer, and the protection layer contains any one of silicon oxide, rare-earth oxide, aluminum nitride, and aluminum oxide as a main component. Hereby, there is provided a corrosion-resistant multilayer ceramic member that has excellent corrosion resistance and a long life duration even when exposed to a corrosive gas. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003511 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ELECTRODE - A transparent electrode multilayer film has at least one group III doped ZnO layer and at least one metal layer, where layers of doped ZnO alternate with metal layers. When a plurality of group III doped ZnO layers are present, the doped ZnO layers can have the same or different dopants and one or more dopants can be present in a doped ZnO layer. When a plurality of metal layers is present, the layers can be of the same or different metals, and a metal layer can be a single metal or a combination of two or more metals. The multilayer film can be free standing, but generally includes a substrate. Advantageous substrates are transparent and can be flexible for use as a flexible electrode. A method to form a transparent conductive multilayer film involves depositing at least one layer of a group III doped ZnO and at least one metal layer on a substrate. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003512 | ADHESIVE BONDING SHEET, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An adhesive bonding sheet having an optically transmitting supporting substrate and an adhesive bonding layer, and being used in both a dicing step and a semiconductor element adhesion step, wherein the adhesive bonding layer comprises:
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| 20100003513 | ADHESIVE BONDING SHEET, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An adhesive bonding sheet having an optically transmitting supporting substrate and an adhesive bonding layer, and being used in both a dicing step and a semiconductor element adhesion step, wherein the adhesive bonding layer comprises:
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| 20100003514 | Titanium-Containing Oxide Glass and Method for Production Thereof - A titanium-containing oxide glass having a bulky form and substantially having a chemical composition represented by the formula: (M1) | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003515 | POLYACRYLONITRILE POLYMER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, METHOD OF PRODUCING PRECURSOR FIBER USED FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBER, CARBON FIBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A polyacrylonitrile-based polymer, containing a polymer of which main component is acrylonitrile, which satisfies at least one kind requirement selected from the following [a] to [d]. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003516 | METHODS OF FABRICATING NANOSTRUCTURES AND NANOWIRES AND DEVICES FABRICATED THEREFROM - One-dimensional nanostructures having uniform diameters of less than approximately 200 nm. These inventive nanostructures, which we refer to as “nanowires”, include single-crystalline homostructures as well as heterostructures of at least two single-crystalline materials having different chemical compositions. Because single-crystalline materials are used to form the heterostructure, the resultant heterostructure will be single-crystalline as well. The nanowire heterostructures are generally based on a semiconducting wire wherein the doping and composition are controlled in either the longitudinal or radial directions, or in both directions, to yield a wire that comprises different materials. Examples of resulting nanowire heterostructures include a longitudinal heterostructure nanowire (LOHN) and a coaxial heterostructure nanowire (COHN). | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003517 | BICOMPONENT SUPERABSORBENT FIBRE - A multicomponent superabsorbent fibre includes a first superabsorbent material and a second superabsorbent material. In at least a part of the length direction (L) of the superabsorbent fibre, the first superabsorbent material and the second superabsorbent material are located side-by-side in the cross-direction (C) of the superabsorbent fibre. The first and second superabsorbent materials are selected such that at a given point during their swelling, the swelling capacity (SC) of the first superabsorbent material is greater than the swelling capacity of the second superabsorbent material so that the superabsorbent fibre ( | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003518 | MICROCAPSULES, THEIR USE AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - A microcapsule comprising a core containing a hydrophobic liquid or wax and a polymeric shell formed from: i) 1 to 20% by weight of polymerisable silane compound, ii) 1 to 94% by weight of hydrophobic mono functional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, iii) 5 to 98% by weight of polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and iv) 0 to 60% by weight of other mono functional monomer(s), wherein components (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) total 100%, and in which the microcapsule also includes a hydrophilic polymer which is covalently bonded to the microcapsule. The invention includes a process for the manufacture of particles and the use of particles in articles, such as fabrics, and coating compositions, especially for textiles. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003519 | Method of fabricating nano-fibers by electrospinning - A novel solvent system for dissolving rigid-rod like polymers, such as polybenzoxazole (PBO), is disclosed, wherein said solvent system includes: a methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and a trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Therefore, the rigid-rod like polybenzoxazole (PBO) can be easily dissolved in said solvent system without extra heat treatment. Besides, the polybenzoxazole (PBO) solution of said solvent system is firstly able to apply into electrospinning at room temperature to produce PBO nano-fiber, which has metallic luster and high thermal stability. Evident supported by the WAXD suggested these fibers have their molecular chains well aligned along the fiber spinning direction and has the advantages of heat resistance, flame retardance, and chemical environmental resistance, thus can be applied to a wide usage. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003520 | POROUS INORGANIC MATERIALS OF SILCON AND OXYGEN - The present invention relates to a process for the production of porous inorganic materials or a matrix material containing nanoparticles with high uniformity of thickness and/or high effective surface area and to the materials obtainable by this process. By the above-mentioned process materials with a defined thickness in the region of ±10%, preferably ±5% of the average thickness are available. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003521 | Capsules - A method of making core-shell capsules containing a water-immiscible liquid, comprising the steps of
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| 20100003522 | Dry powder coating of metals, oxides and hydroxides thereof - The present invention includes novel compositions comprising a metal, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide powders with bonded coupling agent and polymer coatings. The invention also includes a method of making a metal, metal oxide or metal hydroxide filler composition by dry coating powders with an polymerizable monomers using a coupling agent, preferably an trialkoxysilane, as a covalent linker between the filler and the monomer coating, and inducing polymerization to provide polymer coated particles of the powders. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003523 | Coated Film for Insert Mold Decoration, Methods for Using the Same, and Articles Made Thereby - A coated thermoplastic film can be subjected to printing to obtain a decorative film, preformed (for example, thermoformed), and then inserted into a mold that has the configuration of the preformed decorative film. A base polymeric structure comprising a polymer such as a polycarbonate or blend thereof can be injection molded to the exposed surface of the preformed decorative film. The molded structure has various applications such as cell phones or other electronic devices, automotive vehicles, appliances, display panels, lenses, etc. A process for making the molded article is also described. The coating for the coated thermoplastic film can be made from a UV-curable composition and can provide superior embossing and thermoformability, hardness, and adhesion, while providing enhanced chemical, scratch and abrasion resistance. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003524 | COMPOSITE PART MADE OF A MULTI-LAYER FILM AND A SUBSTRATE BASED ON A POLYCARBONATE - A composite part is composed of
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| 20100003525 | POLYMER BLEND AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A polymer blend having at least one polysulfide component and at least one polythioether component is disclosed. The polymer blend offers numerous advantages, including the ability to compatibilize formulations based on either polysulfide chemistry or polythioether chemistry alone. Compositions comprising the polymer blend, particularly sealant formulations for use in aerospace applications, are also disclosed, as are multilayer sealant assemblies and methods for repairing the same. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003526 | Polyurethane composition with good initial strength - A one-component, moisture curing composition that has a) at least one polyurethane polymer P1, being liquid at room temperature and having isocyanate groups and b) at least one polyurethane polymer A of the formula (Ia) or (Ib), being solid at room temperature and having aldimine groups with a melting point in the range from 40° C. to 80° C., the composition 1) being capable of being applied warm; 2) having adjustable cure times and a good initial strength with suitable application properties; 3) curing under the influence of humidity without bubbles; and 4) having a good elasticity and mechanical rigidity after curing. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003527 | COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A DECORATIVE SURFACE COVERING - The present invention relates to a decorative surface covering obtainable by a vulcanisable composition, said composition comprising a first polymer component consisting of styrene butadiene styrene block copolymer (SBS); a second polymer component selected from the group consisting of a random or partially random copolymer of butadiene and styrene (SBR), and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR); a third polymer component consisting of a high styrene content styrene butadiene copolymer (HSR), a filler, a vulcanisation system and additives selected from the group consisting of processing aids, stabilizers, pigments and compatibilizers. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003528 | Nanomaterial Polymer Compositions and Uses Thereof - The present invention is directed to compositions (“Nanomaterial Polymer Compositions”) comprising a silicone polymer and a nanomaterial, including but not limited to, a single or multi-walled nanotube, a nanowire, a nanodot, a quantum dot, a nanorod, a nanocrystal, a nanotetrapod, a nanotripod, a nanobipod, a nanoparticle, a nanosaw, a nanospring, a nanoribbon, a branched nanomaterial, or any combination thereof. The Nanomaterial Polymer Compositions are useful for optical and sensing devices including but not limited to noise suppression, passive Q-switching, mode-locking, waveform shaping, optical switching, optical signal regeneration, phase conjugation or filter devices, dispersion compensation, wavelength conversion, a soliton stabilization, microcavity applications, interferometers; optical, magneto-optical or electro-optical modulation; and biochemical sensors and photodetectors. The Nanomaterial Polymer Compositions are also useful in soft lithography processes. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003529 | SURFACE-TREATED METAL MATERIAL AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - This surface-treated metal material includes a composite film obtained by applying a metal surface treatment agent on a surface of a metal material and drying the metal surface treatment agent, the metal surface treatment agent containing: an organic silicon compound (W) obtained by combining a silane coupling agent (A) containing one amino group in a molecule and one glycidyl group in a molecule, at a solid content mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of 0.7 to 1.7; at least one kind of fluorine compound (X) selected from titanium hydrofluoric acid and zirconium hydrofluoric acid; a phosphoric acid (Y); a vanadium compound (Z); and at least one kind of lubricant (J). | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003530 | Magnetic Graphite Nanoplatelets - Provided is a magnetic graphite nanoplatelet, and a method of manufacturing nanocomposites by introducing the magnetic nanoplatelets into a composite matrix. Expanded crystalline graphite, in the form of graphite nanoplatelets, is mixed with magnetic particles to adhere the particles to the nanoplatelets. The magnetic graphite nanoplatelets are combined with a composite matrix, typically a polymer, to form a nanocomposite. In the presence of an applied magnetic field, the magnetic graphite nanoplatelets orient and align consistent with the magnetic field to yield a composite having enhance mechanical, electrical and thermal properties | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003531 | Novel polyimide film with improved adhesiveness - Disclosed is a polyimide film which exhibits high adherability to a metal foil via an adhesive layer containing a thermoplastic polyimide without requiring a special surface treatment. Specifically disclosed is a non-thermoplastic polyimide film obtained by imidizing a polyamic acid solution which is obtained from aromatic diamine and aromatic acid dianhydride. This non-thermoplastic polyimide film is characterized in that the aromatic diamine contains 4,4′-diaminodiphenylether and bis{4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl}propane, and the solution containing a polyamic acid is obtained by a specific production method. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003532 | BETA-DIKETIMINATE PRECURSORS FOR METAL CONTAINING FILM DEPOSITION - Methods and compositions for depositing a metal containing film on a substrate are disclosed. A reactor, and at least one substrate disposed in the reactor, are provided. A metal containing precursor with at least one β-diketiminate ligand is provided and introduced into the reactor, which is maintained at a temperature of at least 100° C. Metal is deposited onto the substrate through a deposition process to form a thin film on the substrate. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003533 | METAL-FILM-COATED MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, METALLIC-PATTERN-BEARING MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, COMPOSITION FOR POLYMER LAYER FORMATION, NITRILE GROUP-CONTAINING POLYMER AND METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING THE SAME, COMPOSITION CONTAINING NITRILE GROUP-CONTAINING POLYMER, AND LAMINATE - A process for producing a metal film-coated material, the process including: (a1) forming, on a substrate, a polymer layer formed from a polymer which has a functional group capable of interacting with a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof, and is directly chemically bonded to the substrate; (a2) providing a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof to the polymer layer; and (a3) performing plating with respect to the plating catalyst or a precursor thereof. The polymer layer satisfies all of specific requirements regarding the saturated water absorption coefficient, the saturated water absorption coefficient, the water absorption coefficient, and the surface contact angle of the polymer layer. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003534 | COMPOSITE PART CONSISTING OF A MULTI-LAYER FILM AND A SUBSTRATE BASED ON A POLYALKYL(METH)ACRYLATE - A composite part is composed of
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| 20100003535 | HIGH STRENGTH THICK WELDED STEEL PIPE FOR LINE PIPE SUPERIOR IN LOW TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - The present invention provides high strength thick welded steel pipe for line pipe superior in low temperature toughness, and a method of production of the same. A base material steel plate containing C: 0.010 to 0.050%, Si: 0.01 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00%, Al: 0.020% or less, Ti: 0.003 to 0.030%, and Mo: 0.10 to 1.50%, having a carbon equivalent Ceq of 0.30 to 0.53, having a crack susceptability parameter Pcm of 0.10 to 0.20, satisfying formula 3, comprised an area ratio of 20% or less of polygonal ferrite and an area ratio of 80% or more of bainite, and having an effective crystal grain size of 20 μm or less is formed into a pipe shape, then seam welded to make the effective crystal grain size of the heat affected zone 150 μm or less: | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003536 | METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL - According to the present invention there is provided a metal matrix composite material and a method for the manufacture thereof, the material comprising an aluminium-based alloy matrix, the matrix comprising a microstructure composed of at least a first aluminium alloy phase and having a second phase of nanostructured quasicrystalline particles embedded therein and further including in said matrix fibrils of at least one other dissimilar material. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003537 | Alkali-Resistant Coating on Light Metal Surfaces - An article which comprises a surface of light metal. The surface is provided with an alkali-resistant protective coat comprising (a) an oxide layer which comprises silicon and boron as a basecoat and (b) an oxide layer which comprises silicon as a vitreous topcoat. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003538 | Steel sheet provided with a corrosion protection system and method for coating steel sheet with such a corrosion protection system - A flat steel product provided with a coating system, which in the coated state possesses an optimized combination of corrosion resistance and welding capacity, includes a base layer formed from a steel and a corrosion protection system applied onto the base layer. The corrosion protection system comprises a metallic coating less than 3.5 μm thick, formed from a first metallic layer applied onto the base layer and a second metallic layer applied onto the first metallic layer, wherein the second metallic layer has formed a metallic alloy with the first metallic layer. The corrosion protection system also comprises a plasma polymer layer applied onto the metallic coating. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003539 | Plated article having metal thin film formed by electroless plating, and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention provides a plated article that has a thin seed layer having uniform thickness, formed by electroless plating and allowing formation of ultrafine wiring, and that avoids the complicated formation of a bilayer of a barrier layer and a catalytic metal layer prior to forming the seed layer. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the plated article. The plated article has an alloy thin film formed on a substrate and having a catalytically active metal (A) for electroless plating and a metal (B) capable of undergoing displacement plating with a metal ion contained in an electroless plating solution, and a metal thin film formed on the alloy thin film by electroless displacement and reduction plating. The alloy thin film of the catalytically active metal (A) and the metal (B) capable of displacement plating has a composition comprising 5 at % to 40 at % of the metal (A). The metal thin film formed by electroless displacement and reduction plating is a metal thin film having a thickness no greater than 10 nm and a resistivity no greater than 10 μΩ·cm. Preferably, the metal (B) has a barrier function with respect to a metal of the metal thin film. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003540 | MULTILAYER STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER STEEL - Disclosed is a multilayered steel composite which compatibly achieves properties such as strength and ductility that are incompatible in conventional steels and is excellent in strength, ductility, weldability, toughness and fatigue strength. Also, disclosed is a method for producing the multilayered steel which is produced by rolling with least two kinds of steels having different chemical compositions and microstructure or different mechanical properties, in combination. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003541 | HIGH-STRENGTH HOT DIP GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET HAVING HIGH POWDERING RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a high-strength hot dip galvannealed steel sheet having high powdering resistance produced by employing such a constitution that a Fe—Zn alloy plated layer is provided on at least one side of a basis steel sheet and a region in which Al (atomic %)/Zn (atomic %)≧0.10 is present in a thickness of 300 Å or more from the surface of the plated layer along the depth direction of the plated layer. Also disclosed is a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet whose formability is greatly improved by optionally specifying chemical composition and structure of the basis steel sheet. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003542 | Coating of artificial surfaces of medical aids and instruments, and cleaning and/or pretreatment of catheters and other medical aids and instruments - The present invention relates to the use of factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors with anticoagulant action for the antithrombotic coating and/or treatment of artificial surfaces of medical aids and/or devices for the prevention of fibrin deposits and/or formation of blood clots and of thrombi, and the use of FXa inhibitors in the cleaning and/or pretreatment of catheters and other medical aids and devices. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003543 | MICROBIAL FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention discloses a microbial fuel cell stack, which comprises a plurality of microbial fuel cells and is characterized in that the microbial fuel cell includes a perforated frame, a cathode and an anode, and that the cathode wraps the perforated frame to form an anode chamber, and that the anode is arranged inside the anode chamber. Wires are respectively extended from the cathode and the anode. The microbial fuel cells are connected head to tail sequentially via pipes, and thus the anode chambers thereof interconnect each other. The first microbial fuel cell of the cell stack has a feeding port, and the last one has a discharging port. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003544 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCE - An electrochemical energy source, comprising: a substrate, and at least one stack deposited onto said substrate, the stack comprising: an anode, a cathode, and an intermediate electrolyte separating said anode and said cathode; and at least one electron-conductive barrier layer being deposited between the substrate and the anode, which barrier layer is adapted to at least substantially preclude diffusion of active species of the stack into said substrate. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003545 | Redox Flow Battery System for Distributed Energy Storage - A large stack redox flow battery system provides a solution to the energy storage challenge of many types of renewable energy systems. Independent reaction cells arranged in a cascade configuration are configured according to state of charge conditions expected in each cell. The large stack redox flow battery system can support multi-megawatt implementations suitable for use with power grid applications. Thermal integration with energy generating systems, such as fuel cell, wind and solar systems, further maximize total energy efficiency. The redox flow battery system can also be scaled down to smaller applications, such as a gravity feed system suitable for small and remote site applications. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORTING A FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell system is provided that includes a fuel cell stack with a plurality of fuel cells and a power converter in electrical communication with the fuel cell stack. The power converter is configured to selectively regulate a power of the fuel cell stack and short circuit the fuel cell stack, as desired. A method for starting the fuel cell stack is also described including the steps of causing a short circuit of the fuel cell stack by placing the power converter in a short circuit mode; introducing a hydrogen to the anodes of the fuel cell stack to displace a quantity of air on the anodes; and placing the power converter in a power regulation mode. A degradation of the fuel cell stack during start-up is thereby militated against. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003547 | METHOD FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a method for supplying fuel to a fuel cell, in which a monitoring period is determined for monitoring the fuel cell, and then a feeding amount of fuel is determined by integrating characteristic value generated from the fuel cell in the monitoring period. In another embodiment, it is further comprising a step of determining the variation profile associated with the characteristic value during the period so as to judge whether it is necessary to feed the fuel into the fuel cell or not. By means of the present invention, the supplying of fuel to the fuel cell under dynamic loadings can be effectively controlled for optimizing the performance of the fuel cell as well as reducing the cost without installing any fuel sensor. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003548 | RECYCLING OF WASTE MATERIAL - A process and apparatus for recycling municipal domestic waste comprises subjecting the waste to steam at 150° C.-200° C. at above atmospheric pressure but less than twice atmospheric pressure, After steam treatment, the resultant material is separated into constituent parts and biomass and/or plastics subjected to further treatment: The further treatment preferably produces bioethanol from the biomass and diesel from the plastics. As an alternative, some or all of the biomass may be gasified in order to produce hydrogen which may, in turn be fed to a fuel cell to produce an electrical output. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003549 | FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell stack includes: a first cell having a first fuel gas flow path; and a second cell having a second fuel gas flow path constructed to have a specific flow path structure having a higher potential for a decrease in concentration of a fuel gas than that of the first fuel gas flow path during power generation. A sensor is located on the second cell to detect a decrease in concentration of the fuel gas during power generation. In one exemplified structure, a groove formed on an anode separator of the second cell as the second fuel gas flow path has a restriction element to narrow the sectional area of flow passage. A hydrogen concentration sensor is located in a non-narrowed area in the downstream of the restriction element having a lower pressure level. Impurity gas discharge control discharges an anode off gas out of the fuel cell stack, in response to detection of a decrease in hydrogen concentration to or below a preset reference level by the hydrogen concentration sensor. This arrangement of the invention enables the effective use of the fuel gas and prevents deterioration of membrane electrode assemblies of the fuel cell stack by carbon oxidation in an anode dead end-type fuel cell system. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003550 | FUEL CELL DEVICE AND METHOD FPR REGULATING FUEL SUPPLY TO FUEL CELL DEVICE - A fuel cell device having a fuel cell, a pump, an inhalation/exhalation port and a controller is provided. The pump is configured to regulate fuel supply to the fuel cell. The inhalation/exhalation port is configured to inhale oxygen and exhale moisture into and from the fuel cell, respectively. The controller is configured to open and close the inhalation/exhalation port, the controller being configured to control the pump so as to supply the fuel cell with fuel while the inhalation/exhalation port is closed in such a way that the fuel cell keeps an output voltage equal to or around a determined threshold value. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003551 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM IN A MODE OF REDUCED POWER OUTPUT - The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system in a mode of reduced power output. The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack (BS) having at least one fuel cell (BZ) with an anode (A), a cathode (K), and a proton exchange membrane, anode and cathode inlets, anode and cathode outlets, and a hydrogen and air supply. In order not to adversely affect the life span of the fuel cell system, the air supply to the cathode (K) is interrupted during the changeover to the mode of reduced power output, and an electric voltage (U) of the fuel cell stack (BS) is reduced by means of a current pulse. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003552 | SOFC Power System With A/C System and Heat Pump For Stationary and Transportation Applications - An improved CHP system combining a VCCHP system with an SOFC system for application as a combined CHP system wherein the compressor motor of a heat pump is powered by a portion of the electricity generated by the SOFC, and wherein the thermal output of the heat pump is increased by abstraction of heat from the SOFC exhaust. This integration allows for complementary operation of each type of system, with the benefits of improved overall fuel efficiency for the improved CHP system. The heat pump is further provided with a plurality of flow-reversing valves and an additional heat exchanger, allowing the heat pump system to be reversed and thus to operate as an air conditioning system. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003553 | Method for improved efficiency for producing fuel gas for power generation - A method is provided for maximizing the production of electrical energy from coal by improving the thermal efficiency of gasifiers used in integrated coal gasification combined cycle gas turbine (IGCC) systems. Coal is reacted in a gasifier to produce a product fuel gas containing carbon monoxide from combustion of the carbon of the feed coal, plus additional carbon monoxide from the reduction of carbon dioxide, wherein the reaction of carbon monoxide with water is avoided to conserve the work potential of the product fuel gas which will increase the efficiency of conventional gas turbine systems and high temperature fuel cells. Combustion of the product fuel gas with oxygen produces carbon dioxide which is readily recovered from the exhaust by removal of water, such as from combustion of hydrogen in the coal, and molecular hydrogen from the coal may recovered by permeation through a hydrogen permeable membrane. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003554 | ANODE GAS CIRCUIT OF A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AND DEACTIVATING SUCH AN ANODE GAS CIRCUIT OF A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An anode gas circuit of a fuel cell system. The anode gas circuit includes a return line leading from an anode gas outlet of a fuel cell stack to an anode gas inlet of the fuel cell stack, a recirculation blower disposed in the return line, a first valve disposed in the return line upstream of the recirculation blower, and a second valve disposed in the return line downstream of the recirculation blower. The first valve and the second valve are configured to close a cross section of the return line. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003555 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DECONTAMINATION AIR FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL - A method of air decontamination for a fuel cell to remove contaminants, that reduce cell performance, in air to be supplied to a fuel cell by treating the air so that the concentration of a sulfur compound is reduced to 5 ppb or less by removing the sulfur compound in the air is provided. By reducing the concentration of the sulfur compound in the fuel cell air to 5 ppb or less, the electromotive-force reduction in the fuel cell caused by the fuel cell electromotive-force-reducing impurities in the fuel cell air can be substantially completely prevented to stably maintain the characteristics of the fuel cell for a long period of time and to extend the lifetime thereof. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003556 | PLASMA-CATALYZED FUEL REFORMER - A reformer is disclosed that includes a plasma zone to receive a pre-heated mixture of reactants and ionize the reactants by applying an electrical potential thereto. A first thermally conductive surface surrounds the plasma zone and is configured to transfer heat from an external heat source into the plasma zone. The reformer further includes a reaction zone to chemically transform the ionized reactants into synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide. A second thermally conductive surface surrounds the reaction zone and is configured to transfer heat from the external heat source into the reaction zone. The first thermally conductive surface and second thermally conductive surface are both directly exposed to the external heat source. A corresponding method and system are also disclosed and claimed herein. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003557 | Interconnect material for solid fuel cell and process for the preparation thereof - An interconnect composite material having a coefficient of thermal expansion close to that of zirconia electrolyte, high electrical conductivity, high stability in both oxidizing and reducing atmosphere at temperatures from 600 to 900° C. and having the following general composition | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003558 | CONTROL FOR REFORMER, FUEL CELL AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A STATIONARY POWER PLANT - A method of operating a power generating system including a fuel cell coupled to an electrical buffer, wherein the fuel cell is further coupled to a steam reformer, comprising adjusting operation of the reformer based on a voltage affected by the electrical buffer while maintaining a steam to carbon ratio of the reformer to control charging of the electrical buffer by the fuel cell. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003559 | HYDROGEN SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYDROGEN SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A hydrogen supply apparatus includes a hydrogen supply path by which hydrogen released from a hydrogen tank reaches a hydrogen supply target, a branching path from the hydrogen supply path, in which a part of hydrogen released from the hydrogen tank flows, addition means for adding an odorizing agent to the hydrogen flowing in the branching path, a buffer tank storing the hydrogen to which the odorizing agent is added by the addition means, and supplying means for supplying the odorizing agent treated hydrogen in the buffer tank to the hydrogen supply path. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003560 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell ( | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003561 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack for generating power and power generation control means. The fuel cell stack has at least one cell that includes a cathode to which an oxidant is supplied, an anode to which a fuel is supplied, and a polymer electrolyte membrane sandwiched between the cathode and the anode. The power generation control means has dryness degree determination means for determining the degree of dryness of the fuel cell stack based on shut-down period. When the shut-down period is shorter than a predetermined period of time, the power generation control means supplies a gas for drying to the cathode for a predetermined period of time, to remove water remaining in the cathode. When the shut-down period is equal to or longer than the predetermined period of time, such a drying operation is not performed. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003562 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH DEVICE FOR CATHODE INLET AIR PREHEATING - The invention relates to a fuel cell system including a first heat exchanger via which cathode feed air can be supplied to a fuel cell or fuel cell stack and to which a mixture of afterburner exhaust gas of an afterburner and cathode exhaust air having materialized in the fuel cell or fuel cell stack can be supplied for heat exchange between the cathode feed air and the mixture via the first heat exchanger. In accordance with the invention it is provided for that a second heat exchanger is provided via which the cathode feed air can be supplied from the first heat exchanger to the fuel cell or fuel cell stack and via which the afterburner exhaust gas can be supplied to the first heat exchanger to form the mixture, in thus achieving a heat exchange between the afterburner exhaust gas and the cathode feed air. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003563 | Fuel cell system - A fuel cell system is provided including heating means for heating up heat medium that exchanges heat with a fuel cell, and in which the fuel cell is warmed up by the heat medium heated by the heating means. The system includes: flow rate detecting means for detecting a flow rate of the heat medium flowing through the heating means; and heat controlling means for controlling the heating means based on the flow rate of the heat medium detected by the flow rate detecting means. With this arrangement, it is possible to prevent overheating of the heat medium in the fuel cell system in which the heat medium is heated to warm up the fuel cell. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003564 | FUEL CELL - Flow guides forming an inlet channel are formed on a surface of a metal separator of a fuel cell. The flow guides overlap a section of an outer seal provided on the other surface of the metal separator. When a load is applied to the flow guides and the overlapping section in a stacking direction of the fuel cell, the flow guides and the overlapping section are deformed substantially equally in the stacking direction to the same extent. The line pressure of the flow guides and the line pressure of the overlapping section are substantially the same. The seal length L | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003565 | FUEL CELL AND GASKET - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the invention includes: an electrolyte membrane that is made of a solid polymer; catalyst electrode layers that are arranged and formed on two opposed faces of the electrolyte membrane; gas separators that form reactive gas supply flow paths to allow passage of reactive gases subjected to an electrochemical reaction to the catalyst electrode layers; a holder element that is located on periphery of the electrolyte membrane and the catalyst electrode layers to support at least the electrolyte membrane; an expansion element that is linked with the holder element to be expandable in an electrolyte membrane surface direction; and a fixation element that is linked with the expansion element to be fixed to the gas separators. This arrangement effectively prevents deterioration of the electrolyte membrane, due to expansion or contraction of the electrolyte membrane in the polymer electrolyte fuel cell. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003566 | PROTON-CONDUCTIVE INORGANIC MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL ANODE EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention aims to provide a fuel cell anode, a membrane electrode assembly and a fuel cell, so as to obtain high electric power. The fuel cell anode has an electrode catalyst layer, and the electrode catalyst layer comprises a supported catalyst comprises electrically conductive carriers and fine catalytic particles supported thereon, a proton-conductive inorganic oxide supporting SiO | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003567 | Fuel cell - A fuel cell includes an electrolyte membrane, a cathode electrode layer disposed at a surface of the electrolyte membrane, and an anode electrode layer disposed at a surface of the electrolyte membrane opposite to a surface facing the cathode electrode layer. At least one of the cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer includes a first catalyst layer disposed at an interface with the electrolyte membrane, and a second catalyst layer disposed at a surface of the first catalyst layer opposite to a surface facing the electrolyte membrane. The first catalyst layer is configured to contain a catalyst not supported on a carrier and not to contain a catalyst supported on a carrier. The second catalyst layer is configured to contain a catalyst supported on a carrier. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003568 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A fuel cell includes: cells ( | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003569 | CHALCOGEN CATALYSTS FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A methanol-tolerant cathode catalyst and a membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells that includes such a cathode catalyst. The cathode catalyst includes a support having at least one transition metal in elemental form and a chalcogen disposed on the support. Methods of making the cathode catalyst and membrane electrode assembly are also described. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003570 | OXIDATION-STABILISED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELLS - Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) made from perfluorosulfonic acid polymers, displaying proton conductivity at least in the presence of water, adequate for operation in a fuel cell, comprising at least one oxidation protection agent and additives. The PEM is an acid/base polymer blend which forms acidic and basic domains, the basic polymer being formed by polybenzimidazole (PBI) and the at least one oxidation protection agent being formed by manganese oxide | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003571 | CATALYST STRUCTURE BODY FOR FUEL CELL, MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREFOR, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - A catalyst structure body for a fuel cell includes an agglomerate structure in which agglomerates each formed by aggregation of a catalyst-supporting carbon in which a catalyst is supported on a surface of a carbon have gathered, and a polymer having proton conductivity. The agglomerate structure and the polymer coexist. The polymer has entered pores between the agglomerates in the agglomerate structure. The average thickness of the polymer is set at 3 to 50 nanometers. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003572 | FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A fuel cell includes a hydrogen permeable membrane, an electrolyte layer, a cathode and a hydrogen non-permeable layer The electrolyte layer is formed on the hydrogen permeable membrane and has proton conductivity. The cathode is provided on the electrolyte layer. The hydrogen non-permeable layer covers a sidewall of the hydrogen permeable membrane. A manufacturing method of a fuel cell includes forming an electrolyte layer having proton conductivity on a hydrogen permeable membrane, forming a hydrogen non-permeable membrane on a sidewall of the hydrogen permeable membrane with an electrolytic plating treatment after forming the electrolyte layer, and forming a cathode on the electrolyte layer. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003573 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING PORTIONS OF WALLS OF AN OPENING FORMED IN A SILICON SUBSTRATE - A method for processing at least one wall of an opening formed in a silicon substrate, successively including the steps of implanting fluorine atoms into an upper portion of the wall of the opening, performing an oxidization step, and applying a specific processing to at least a portion of the non-implanted portion of the opening. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003574 | Separation Membrane for Direct Liquid Fuel Cell and Method for Producing Same - In the present invention is disclosed a method for producing a membrane for direct liquid fuel cell, which comprises polymerizing and curing a polymerizable composition containing at least
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| 20100003575 | STRESSED THIN-FILM MEMBRANE ISLANDS - A structure including a support defining an opening, and a tensilely stressed thin-film membrane disposed to occlude the opening, the membrane contacting at least a portion of the support. The stressed membrane includes a material having a characteristic crack spacing greater than one-half of a minimum dimension of the membrane and less than ten times the minimum dimension. A structure including a support defining a opening having a minimum opening dimension, and a compressively stressed thin-film membrane disposed to occlude the opening, the membrane contacting at least a portion of the support. The stressed membrane includes a membrane material having a critical aspect ratio for buckling that is greater than a ratio of one-half of the minimum opening dimension to a thickness of the membrane, and the critical aspect ratio for buckling is less than a ratio of ten times the minimum opening dimension to the thickness of the membrane. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003576 | Exhaust apparatus for fuel cell system - An exhaust apparatus for a fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell for receiving air containing oxygen at a cathode and for receiving a fuel gas containing hydrogen at an anode, and for executing a power generation. An exhaust pipe exhausts air from the cathode side and a purge pipe exhausts fuel gas from the anode side. A manifold confluence connects the exhaust pipe and the purge pipe, while a muffler is arranged on a downstream side of the manifold. An upstream side of the exhaust pipe is supported by a vehicle body floor and a downstream side is supported by a subframe. A confluence connecting portion of the purge pipe exhausts used fuel gas containing hydrogen. The exhaust pipe is disposed generally uniformly along a surface that generally is parallel with the ground. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003577 | Fuel gas supplying apparatus for fuel cell system - A fuel gas supplying apparatus for a fuel cell system includes an exhaust apparatus having an exhaust pipe; a fuel apparatus for supplying fuel to the fuel cell; a regulator arranged to reduce pressure of the fuel gas provided to the fuel cell; and a fuel gas emitting pipe confluence-connected to the exhaust pipe, to emit fuel gas to an outside of the fuel apparatus by using the exhaust pipe as a pipe for temporarily emitting gas to the atmosphere. The regulator includes a plurality of pressure relief valves, a pressure reducing portion, and a solenoid valve upstream of the pressure reducing portion. The pressure relief valves are connected upstream and downstream of the pressure reducing portion. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003578 | ENERGY CONVERTER AND/OR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE WITH FLUORINE-ABSORBING CASING - The present invention relates to a energy converter ad/or energy storage device, including one or more energy converter and/or energy storage units, such as fuel cells and/or battery units. The energy converter and/or energy storage units according to the invention are surrounded by a casing which has at least one fluorine absorber, in particular a hydrogen fluoride absorber, selected from the group including carbonates, hydroxides, oxides, chlorides, bromides, iodides, sulfates, and/or phosphates of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, lanthanoides, and/or silicon. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003579 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical apparatus has a plurality of ceramic electrochemical cells | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003580 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell in which protrusion of an adhesive agent into a gas communication path is suppressed. The fuel cell has a gas passage in a power generation region, a manifold in a non power generation region, and the gas communication path interconnecting the gas passage and the manifold. The adhesive agent is used near at least the gas communication path. An adhesive agent accumulation section for suppressing inflow of the adhesive agent into the gas communication path is located near the gas communication path. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003581 | ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE APPARATUS - An electric power storage apparatus including a housing, a partition which is placed in the housing to form a first housing portion and a second housing portion, a electric power storage unit which is housed in the first housing portion, a coolant which is housed in the first housing portion and is provided for cooling the electric power storage unit, and a pressure release means for releasing an internal pressure of the first housing portion to the second housing portion in an abnormal state of the electric power storage unit in which gas is produced in the electric power storage unit. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003582 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having positive and negative electrodes and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, a case for receiving the electrode assembly, and a plurality of projections formed on an outer surface of the case. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003583 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING ELECTROLYTE INJECTION HOLE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A secondary battery including a cap assembly, the cap assembly including a cap plate having an electrolyte injection hole. The electrolyte injection hole includes a tapered portion having a roughened surface. The secondary battery further includes a sealing member located in the electrolyte injection hole, to seal the electrolyte injection hole. The sealing member includes a cap and a resin coated on the cap. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003584 | BATTERY CELL - An electrochemical cell includes a can having a first end and a second end and a first element provided within the can and including an electrode. The cell also includes a first terminal integrally formed as a part of the can and extending from one of the first or second ends. The cell further includes a terminal assembly directly coupled to the first element and including a stud configured to act as a second terminal. The first end includes a boss that defines an aperture through which the stud extends, wherein the boss at least partially surrounds the stud and a bushing coupled to the stud. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003585 | BATTERY CASE - The present invention provides a battery including a case, a connector, the holding member, and a resilient conductive plate. In the case, two battery cells each in the form of a flattened rectangular plate are accommodated. The connector is exposed from the case. The holding member is for holding the two battery cells in the case. The holding member is made of a nonconductive resilient material and has a first battery accommodating section and a second battery accommodating section in which the battery cells each in the form of a flattened rectangular plate are accommodated in a juxtaposed relationship so as to form a rectangular shape as viewed in plan. The resilient conductive plate extends on the holding member for electrically connecting the two battery cells accommodated in the first and second battery accommodating sections and the connector to each other. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003586 | Redox flow cell - A redox flow cell is presented that utilizes a porous membrane separating a first half cell and a second half cell. The porous membrane is chosen to have a figure of merit (FOM) is at least a minimum FOM. A method of providing a porous membrane for a flow cell can include determining a figure of merit; determining a first parameter from a pore size or a thickness for the porous membrane; determining a second parameter from the pore size or the thickness that is not the first parameter for the porous membrane, based on the figure of merit; and constructing a porous membrane having the pore size and the thickness. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003587 | FOLDING SECONDARY BATTERY - A folding secondary battery includes a folded body mounted in a housing filled with an electrolyte solution. A positive electrode, two negative electrodes and two isolation films respective sandwiched between the positive electrode and one of the negative electrodes are laminated and folded to form the folded body with a zigzag shape. Films of positive active material are spacedly arranged on opposite sides of the positive electrode in a pair manner. On one side of the negative electrode facing the positive electrode, films of negative active material are spacedly arranged corresponding to the films of positive active material. The positive electrode and negative electrode are folded at a location between two of the films of positive active material and two of the films of negative active material respectively, thereby preventing detachment of the films due to fold and a deformation phenomenon under charging. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003588 | SEPARATOR FOR ENERGY DEVICE AND ENERGY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a separator for energy devices, which hardly allows an internal short circuit, while excellent in electrolyte solution retention. Also disclosed is an energy device comprising such a separator. Specifically disclosed is a separator for energy devices, which comprises a nonwoven fabric laminate composed of two or more melt-blown nonwoven fabric layers arranged on top of one another. Each of the melt-blown nonwoven fabric layers has an average fiber diameter of 0.5-3 μm, and the weight per square meter of the nonwoven fabric laminate is not more than 50 g/m | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003589 | BATTERY HOLDING FRAME AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY - An insulative battery holding frame for holding a battery cell includes a fixing portion for fixing the frame to a base member, and an electrical connection preventing portion for preventing any electrical connection between the base member and the fixing portion, the connection being caused by flow of a fluid. The electrical connection preventing portion can include an entrance preventing portion for preventing the fluid having electrical conductivity from entering into the fixing portion, and a guiding portion for guiding the fluid into an insulation region arranged in a lower side portion of the secondary battery cell. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003590 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrochemical includes an electrode structure provided with a composite separator having a porous substrate with a plurality of pores and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate and made of a mixture of electrode active material particles and a binder polymer. The porous coating layer of the composite separator improves thermal stability of the porous substrate and plays a function of electrode active material layer of the electrochemical device. Accordingly, this electrochemical device has excellent stability and good economical efficiency since the electrode structure does not need coating of an electrode active material layer on a surface of a current collector. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003591 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, AND A BATTERY SEPARATOR MADE THEREFROM - The invention relates to a polyolefin composition. The polyolefin composition can be in the form of a multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a first microporous layer containing 7% or less by mass of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 1×10 | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003592 | ALL SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - This is to provide an all solid state secondary battery which can be produced by an industrially employable method capable of mass-production and has excellent secondary battery characteristics. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003593 | BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A BATTERY - A battery, in particular a lead-acid rechargeable battery, having at least one battery cell connecting element, which has a connector, which has at least one side surface, for connection to at least one plate on a lower face of the connector, and a welding lug, which is electrically conductively connected to the connector and has a recess which is bounded by a boundary, wherein, in a section which is adjacent to the side surface of the connector, the boundary has a profile which corresponds to a contour of the side surface of the connector. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003594 | POUCH-TYPE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A pouch-type lithium secondary battery including: an electrode assembly; and a case to house the electrode assembly, including first and second case portions. The first case portion includes a receiving part to receive the electrode assembly, and a wing part extending from the receiving part. The second case portion includes an outer part that is sealed to the wing part, and an extension part that extends from the outer part and is folded toward the wing part. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003595 | Lithium Cell - A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003596 | ALKALINE BATTERY - An alkaline battery includes a cathode mix containing a compound oxide of silver, cobalt, and nickel represented by Ag | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003597 | ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE ELECTROLYTE, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte solution for lithium-ion secondary batteries comprising a tetraalkylphosphonium salt which improves the cycle characteristics and safety of lithium-ion batteries, and to provide a lithium-ion secondary battery using the electrolyte solution. Disclosed is an electrolyte comprising a tetraalkylphosphonium salt represented by general formula (1) | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003598 | ELECTRODE FOR A POWER STORING APPARATUS AND POWER STORING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THAT ELECTRODE - An electrode for a power storing apparatus has a collector and a plurality of electrode patterns formed on at least one surface of the collector. An electrode pattern in a region where heat is radiated less than in other region, from among the plurality of electrode patterns, has a lower formation density than an electrode pattern in the other region. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003599 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An objective is to improve the mechanical strength and the durability of a current collector for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and to allow an active material layer to be efficiently carried on the surface of the current collector with high adhesion. This objective is achieved with the use of a pair of processing means being disposed such that the surfaces thereof are in press contact with each other to form a press nip for passing a sheet material therethrough and having a plurality of recesses formed on the surface of at least one of the processing means, by passing a metallic foil for current collector through the press nip between the processing means to perform compression, thereby to form a plurality of projections on at least one surface of the metallic foil for current collector by partial plastic deformation associated with the compression. | 2010-01-07 |
| 20100003600 | SOLID-STATE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A BATTERY AND A VARIABLE RESISTOR OF WHICH THE RESISTANCE IS CONTROLLED BY VARIATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVE SPECIES IN ELECTRODES OF THE BATTERY - Presently, many variations of possible integrated resistors are utilized in IC design. However, depending on the electrical circuit it is often desirable that a resistor does not have a constant value, but rather that such a resistor has a variable controllable value. The invention relates to a solid-state variable resistor. The invention also relates to an electronic device, comprising such a solid-state variable resistor. The invention further relates to a method for producing a solid-state variable resistor. | 2010-01-07 |
