02nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130011637 | WATER-SOLUBLE AZO COMPOUND OR SALT THEREOF, INK COMPOSITION, AND COLORED BODY - A water-soluble azo compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, and an ink composition containing the compound or salt. The ink composition has a chroma saturation and hue suitable for inkjet recording, and enables a material recorded therewith to have high fastness in various fields, in particular high ozone gas resistance, while enabling an image recorded therewith to have excellent storage stability and the like. In formula (1), Q represents a halogen atom; x represents an integer of 2 to 4; and the group A represents an amino group represented by the following formula (101). In formula (101), y represents an integer of 1 to 3. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011638 | COMPOSITE LAYER - Composite layer comprising a plurality of longitudinal first zones comprised of a first polymeric material alternating with a plurality of longitudinal second zones comprised of a second polymeric material such that one first zone is disposed between two adjacent second zones. The zones are generally parallel to one another, and at least one of each first zone or each second zone has a maximum width dimension of not greater than 2 mm. Adjacent first and second zones have an average pitch, wherein for the composite layer there is an average of said average pitches, and wherein the average pitch for any adjacent first and second zones is within 20 percent of the average pitch for adjacent first and second zones of said average of said average pitches. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011639 | METALLIC PIGMENT COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a metallic pigment composition that can be used in coating compositions or ink compositions, specifically, in water-based coatings and water-based inks, and exhibits superior coating material storage stability. When formed into a coating material, the metallic pigment composition has superior performance for photoluminescence, concealment, flip-flop color and other properties, and does not change the color of dyes or organic pigments. The metallic pigment composition contains: at least one organic molybdenum compound; a hydrolysate of a compound containing silicon and/or a condensate thereof; and metal particles. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011640 | SUNSHADE CURTAIN - A sunshade curtain includes a first layer, a second layer spaced apart from the first layer, a light shading layer disposed between the first and second layers, and two gluing layers respectively adhering the first and second layers to two opposite sides of the light shading layer. Each of the gluing layers includes a plurality of glue spots spaced apart from each other. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011641 | Melamine Decorative Board - Provided is a melamine decorative board having a milky-white core layer and less warpage. When the melamine decorative board is bonded onto a base plate such as a plywood, a particle board, and a steel board, a color tone of the base plate does not appear through to a decorative layer. Stacked and thermal-pressure-formed are: a resin-impregnated patterned paper as the decorative layer; multiple sheets of a resin-impregnated core paper, as the core layer, produced by impregnating a whitish fibrous base material with a resin liquid including: a condensate of melamine and formaldehyde, and a divalent polyalkylene glycol or a derivative thereof, or a tri- or more valent polyalkylene glycol polyvalent ether, and drying the whitish fibrous base material; and a resin-impregnated backside paper, as a backside layer, produced by impregnating a fibrous base material with a condensate of melamine and formaldehyde and drying the fibrous base material. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011642 | AROMATIC POLYAMIDE FILMS FOR SOLVENT RESISTANT FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES - Films with optical transmittance of >80% between 400 and 750 nm and with CTEs less than 20 ppm/° C. are prepared from aromatic polyamides that are soluble in polar organic solvents yet have Tgs >300° C. The films are crosslinked in the solid state by heating at elevated temperatures for short periods of time in the presence of multifunctional epoxides. Surprisingly, the optical and thermal properties of the films do not change significantly during the curing process. The temperature required for the crosslinking process to take place can be reduced by the presence of a few free, pendant carboxyl groups along the polyamide backbones. The films are useful as flexible substrates for electronic displays and photovoltaic devices. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011643 | Multilayer Rotational Moulding - A multilayer article prepared by rotational moulding can include a layer A that is a polyolefin (PO) based layer prepared from PO and a functionalised polyolefin (FPO), or a PO grafter to a non-polyolefin (NPO) in the form of a block copolymer (PO-g-NPO). A layer B can be a PO that is dissimilar from layer A, an NPO, a mixture thereof, and optionally an FPO or a PO-g-NPO. A layer C can be dissimilar from layer A and similar to or dissimilar from layer B. Layer C can be adjacent to layer A and/or layer B, can have good adhesion to layer A and/or layer B, and is not a blend of layer A and layer B. A method of preparing the multilayer article can include rotational moulding. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011644 | CONDUCTIVE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE AND TOUCH PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A conductive multilayer structure includes a substrate, a transparent conductive film, a hard-coated layer and a protective layer. The substrate has opposite first and second surfaces, and has non-organic powders mixed therein. The thickness of the substrate is ranged from 100 micrometers to 125 micrometers. The transparent conductive film is formed on the first surface. The hard-coated layer is formed on the second surface. The protective layer is formed on the hard-coated layer. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011645 | MULTILAYER FILM FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY APPLICATIONS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - The present disclosure relates to a multilayer film for electronic circuitry applications, having advantageous barrier properties against unwanted electron and electromagnetic wave interference, and also protection against dirt or other similar-type unwanted foreign matter interference. The multilayer films of the present disclosure have at least three layers. The first outer layer contains a base polymer, a carbon black filler or pigment and a dielectric filler. The core layer is a polymer with less than 5 weight percent filler. The second outer is similar to the first outer layer and contains a base polymer, a low conductivity carbon black filler or pigment and a dielectric filler. The two outer layers can be the same or different. Optionally, additional layers can also be used between the two outer layers. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011646 | BARRIER FILM AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A barrier film including a first layer formed of a semicovalent inorganic material and a second layer formed of an ionic inorganic material is provided. Here, the first layer and the second layer are alternately disposed. The barrier film having an improved moisture barrier property compared to a gas-barrier plastic composite film of the prior art manufactured using only a metal oxide or nitride may be provided. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011647 | Reduced-Voc and Non-Voc Blowing Agents for Making Expanded and Extruded Thermoplastic Foams - A blowing agent blend for making thermoplastic polymer foams includes methyl formate. The blowing agent blend can further comprise at least one co-blowing agent. The co-blowing agent is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a halogenated hydrocarbon, a hydrocarbon with polar, functional group(s), water or any combination thereof), or a chemical co-blowing agent, or combinations thereof. The thermoplastic polymer foam can be an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam, e.g. a polystyrene foam. The blowing agent blend includes methyl formate and one or more co-blowing agents. The methyl formate-based blowing agent blends produce dimensionally stable foams that have improved resistance to flame spread. A process for the preparation of such foams is also provided. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011648 | Reduced-Voc and Non-Voc Blowing Agents for Making Expanded and Extruded Thermoplastic Foams - A blowing agent blend for making thermoplastic polymer foams includes methyl formate. The blowing agent blend can further comprise at least one co-blowing agent. The co-blowing agent is either a physical co-blowing agent (e.g. an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a halogenated hydrocarbon, a hydrocarbon with polar, functional group(s), water or any combination thereof), or a chemical co-blowing agent, or combinations thereof. The thermoplastic polymer foam can be an alkenyl aromatic polymer foam, e.g. a polystyrene foam. The blowing agent blend includes methyl formate and one or more co-blowing agents. The methyl formate-based blowing agent blends produce dimensionally stable foams that have improved resistance to flame spread. A process for the preparation of such foams is also provided. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011649 | PROPYLENE BASED RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - Means for solving the problems | 2013-01-10 |
20130011650 | GLASS FOR CHEMICAL TEMPERING AND GLASS PLATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide glass to be used for chemically tempered glass which is hardly broken even when flawed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011651 | POLYIMIDE FILM, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYIMIDE FILM - The present invention relates to a polyimide film which is obtained by the reaction of a tetracarboxylic acid component and a diamine component and has an orientation anisotropy, in which the variations in the orientation angle in the width direction are within ±10°. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011652 | PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING HAVING MONOFILAMENTS WITH NANO-GRAPHENE PLATELETS - A paper machine clothing (PMC) fabric includes a plurality of monofilament yarns. At least some of the yarns have a composition which is a mixture of between 90% to 99.8% thermoplastic resin, and between 0.2% to 10% nano-graphene. The thermoplastic resin is preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET). | 2013-01-10 |
20130011653 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A curable sheet-like composite material comprising curable resin and at least one layer of structural fibres, and comprising an outer backing layer having a shear-dependent rheology, whereby the backing layer exhibits essentially no flow at rest on the outer surface of the composite material and exhibits a viscous flow response to induced shear. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011654 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-DENSITY FIBER REINFORCED CERAMIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a high-density fiber reinforced ceramic composite material, including the steps of: 1) impregnating a fiber preform material multi-coated with pyrolytic carbon and silicon carbide to form impregnated fiber reinforced plastic composite material; 2)carbonizing the impregnated fiber reinforced plastic composite material to form carbonized fiber composite material; 3) a primary reaction-sintering of the fiber composite material; 4) cooling the primarily reaction-sintered fiber composite material down to room temperature and then impregnating the primarily reaction-sintered fiber composite material with a solution in which a polymer precursor for producing silicon carbide (SiC) is dissolved in a hexane (n-hexane) solvent; and 5) a secondary reaction-sintering of the fiber composite material; and a high-density fiber reinforced ceramic composite material manufactured using the method. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011655 | PHENOLIC RESIN FOAM LAMINATED SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A phenolic resin foam laminated sheet comprising a phenolic resin foam; and a face material for covering a surface of the phenolic resin foam, wherein the phenolic resin foam contains a hydrocarbon, a chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon or a combination thereof, a density of the phenolic resin foam is 10 kg/m | 2013-01-10 |
20130011656 | Conductivity Based on Selective Etch for GaN Devices and Applications Thereof - This invention relates to methods of generating NP gallium nitride (GaN) across large areas (>1 cm | 2013-01-10 |
20130011657 | POLYESTER ELASTOMER FOAM AND FOAM MATERIAL - There is provided a polyester elastomer which is excellent in compression set characteristics and has a micro cell structure. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011658 | ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes: a core layer; and a surface layer provided on one or both sides of the core layer. The core layer contains an acrylic polymer (A), and the surface layer contains: an acrylic polymer (D) that includes, as a monomer unit, a vinyl monomer having a nitrogen atom in its backbone and that does not substantially include a carboxyl group-containing monomer; and a (meth)acrylic polymer (E) having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 30000. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011659 | METHODS OF FORMING PROTECTING COATINGS ON SUBSTRATE SURFACES AND DEVICES INCLUDING SUCH PROTECTIVE COATINGS - A method for forming a protective coat upon an article includes forming a liquid coating mixture comprising a cross-linking agent and a polymer dissolved within a solvent; applying a first coat of the coating mixture upon the article; evaporating the solvent from the first coat; and cross-linking the article. Also disclosed is a device containing an exterior surface at least partially covered by a coating comprising a cross-linked polymer and a filler material that is selected from the group consisting of a fullerene, a micro-encapsulated material, and a combination of two or more thereof. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011660 | POWDER COMPRISING POLYMER-COATED CORE PARTICLES COMPRISING METALS, METAL OXIDES, METAL NITRIDES OR SEMIMETAL NITRIDES - Composite particles comprising core particles completely or partially coated with a precipitated polymer, where the d | 2013-01-10 |
20130011661 | COATING FILM CONTAINING AN ULTRAVIOLET-SCREENING AGENT AND/OR AN INFRARED-SCREENING AGENT AND ARTICLE HAVING A SURFACE COATED WITH SAID COATING FILM - Conventional techniques for forming ultraviolet- or infrared-screening coating films require several recoating steps in order to attain a desired coating weight. Such techniques therefore fail to form high-strength coating films and cause uneven coating, mottling, spotting, blushing, partial breakage, or cracking in some working atmospheres. This application involves applying a coating fluid including at least an ultraviolet-screening agent and/or an infrared-screening agent, a binder and a polyhydric alcohol base solvent and having a polyhydric alcohol content of 50 to 95 wt % to a substrate with a coater whose ejection nozzle has a tip diameter of 0.5 to 3.0 mm and which is equipped with a blower for forming an air curtain at an ejection pressure of the nozzle of 0.01 to 0.098 Mpa. The coating is then dried to form a film containing an ultraviolet-screening agent and/or an infrared-screening agent on the surface of the substrate. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011662 | MOLDING COMPOUND OR COATING SYSTEM (PMMA-FREE) HAVING IR-REFLECTING PROPERTIES IN COMBINATION WITH A SURFACE LAYER OR FILM CONTAINING PMMA - The invention relates to opaquely coloured, infrared-reflecting mouldings which are able to serve as an IR barrier layer and can be used, for example, in the construction trade or in automotive engineering as, for example, a vehicle roof module with thermal protection properties. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011663 | ANTISTATIC LAMINATE AND LAMINATE MATERIAL INCLUDING THE SAME - An antistatic laminate and a laminate material equipped with the laminate are provided, wherein the laminate includes a base material and an antistatic layer which comprises a cellulose fiber having a carboxyl group, and the laminate can prevent deterioration of antistatic properties under a low humidity environment, while high transparency is maintained due to use of a material wherein natural resources are effectively used. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011664 | Molded Oxide Product and Process for Producing Same - A molded oxide product of the present invention contains an oxide region and an organic cross-linked region and has at least a surface layer formed of an inorganic glassy material. The molded oxide product can combine both organic and inorganic advantages such as good workability of organic materials and high weather resistance, heat resistance and hardness of inorganic materials. The molded oxide product can be produced through the following steps: step A for preparing a precursor R | 2013-01-10 |
20130011665 | HEAT CURABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR TINTABLE ABRASION RESISTANT TRANSPARENT HARD-COATINGS - The present invention is relative to a heat-curable coating composition forming transparent tintable abrasion-resistant coatings, said compositions comprising, in an aqueous or hydro-organic solvent:
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20130011666 | FILM MIRROR FOR SOLAR HEAT POWER GENERATION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FILM MIRROR FOR SOLAR HEAR GENERATION, AND REFLECTION DEVICE FOR SOLAR HEAT POWER GENERATION - A film mirror for solar heat power generation suppresses decline of regular reflectance caused by degradation of a sticky adhesive layer provided on the side opposite to the light incidence side of a reflection layer; is lightweight and flexible; exhibits excellent light resistance and weather resistance; and has excellent regular reflectance to sunlight; and others. The film mirror has a silver alloy reflection layer including a main group metal element or transition metal element; or a reflection layer including a silver layer and laminated on a side opposite to an incident light side of the silver layer, a thick layer, the film mirror having a structure in which a support is attached onto a sticky adhesive layer provided on a side opposite to the incident light side of the silver alloy reflection layer or the reflection layer. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011667 | REINFORCING SHEET FOR RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE, REINFORCED STRUCTURE OF RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE, AND REINFORCING METHOD - A reinforcing sheet for a resin molded article includes a constraining layer and a reinforcing layer laminated on the constraining layer. When the reinforcing sheet for a resin molded article is attached to a polypropylene plate having a thickness of 2.0 mm and is heated at 80° C. for 10 minutes, the bending strength at a displacement of 1 mm of the resulting sheet after the heating is 3 N or more and the maximum bending strength thereof is 30 N or more, and a high-temperature adhesion retention ratio R as determined by the following formula is 80% or more. High-temperature adhesion retention ratio R=(Adhesive force A1000h after heating at 100° C. for 1000 hours/Adhesive force A1h after heating at 100° C. for 1 hour)×100. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011668 | FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE - An extruded structural article is disclosed. The article has a cap layer comprising a flame retardant thermoplastic urethane material. The flame retardant thermoplastic urethane material is a blend of a thermoplastic urethane and a flame retardant polymer, such as a halogenated polymer. The thermoplastic urethane material is cross-linked using cross-linking agents such as radical initiators to improve strength, weather resistance, and resistance to scratching, abrasion, or marring. The flame retardant thermoplastic urethane is typically blended in a first extrusion with minimal cross-linking, and then applied to a structural article during a second extrusion in which the cross-linking reaction is activated. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011669 | Multi-Layer Films Having Improved Sealing Properties - Heat-sealable, oriented, multilayer films including i) a polyolefin core layer; and ii) a heat-sealable layer a blend of 10.0 wt % to 50.0 wt % of a propylene-based elastomer and 50.0 wt % to 90.0 wt % of a propylene-based polymer, wherein the heat-sealable layer includes less than 1.0 wt % ethylene homopolymer or ethylene-based copolymer and wherein the heat-sealable layer has a Haze of ≦5.0 and a seal strength of ≧2.00×10 | 2013-01-10 |
20130011670 | JOINED BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING JOINED BODY - A joined body includes: an adherend; a primer layer provided on the adherend; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the primer layer. The primer layer contains, as an effective component, at least one of chlorinated polypropylene and chlorinated polyethylene and an amount of the effective component per unit area is 0.5 [mg/cm | 2013-01-10 |
20130011671 | ARTICLE AND AN ADHESIVE FOR A ROLL-SHAPED PAPER - This invention provides an adhesive for roll-shaped paper which has a high initial adhesiveness and causes the paper to peel easily without making the application surface sticky, and a roll-shaped paper on which this adhesive for roll-shaped paper is applied. An adhesive for roll-shaped paper, comprising a saccharide (A), a viscosity modifier (B), and a glycol and/or triol (C), is provided. The adhesive has excellent initial adhesiveness as well as excellent peeling ability, and does not produce stickiness. The adhesive for roll-shaped paper of this invention is applied at the start of the winding of the roll-shaped paper and it can be used in an especially useful manner as a pick-up agent. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011672 | ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes a core layer and a surface layer provided on one or both sides of the core layer. The core layer contains an acrylic polymer (A), and the surface layer contains an acrylic polymer (D) and a (meth)acrylic polymer (E) that includes, as a monomer unit, a (meth)acrylic monomer having a tricyclic or higher alicyclic structure and that has a weight average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 30000. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011673 | MOISTURE-CURABLE SILOXANES AND SILOXANE POLYMERS - Siloxane-containing reactive compounds contain moisture-curable alkoxy-silane functional end groups. The siloxane-containing reactive compounds may be prepared from siloxane-containing oxamide compounds or amine compounds. Siloxane-containing polymers may be prepared from the reactive compounds by reaction with water. The siloxane-containing polymers may be release materials or adhesives. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011674 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a PSA sheet comprising a PVC film (support) provided with PSA layer formed of an aqueous dispersion-type PSA composition, which exhibits a smooth unwinding motion. The PVC film can be obtained by molding a PVC composition comprising PVC and a metal soap. The metal soap comprises an alkali earth metal soap and zinc soap. At least part of the alkali earth metal soap is a stearate and at least part of the zinc soap is zinc laurate. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011675 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYSILANE-POLYCARBOSILANE HAVING REDUCED CARBON CONTENT AND FIBERS PRODUCED THEREFROM - The invention relates to a method for producing a polysilane-polycarbosilane copolymer solution from which a ceramic material having a ratio of silicon to carbon in the range of 0.8:1.0 to 1.1:1.0 can be obtained after removal of the solvent and pyrolysis, comprising the following steps: generating a chloric raw polysilane/oligosilane containing hydrocarbon groups by means of disproportioning a methylchlorodisilane or a mixture of a plurality of methylchlorodisilanes of the composition Si | 2013-01-10 |
20130011676 | MULTI-COMPONENT FIBERS PRODUCED BY A ROTATIONAL SPINNING METHOD - A multi-component fiber includes a first component made of a first fiber raw material and a second component made of a second fiber raw material. The first and second components are combined by rotational spinning so as to firm a fiber body. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011677 | GALLIUM NITRIDE CRYSTAL, GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL, CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A large sized bulk crystal is produced which allows to cut out a practical size of crystal substrate. The gallium nitride crystal has features in which a length L of c-axis is 9 mm or more, a crystal diameter d of a cross section orthogonal to the c-axis is 100 μm, and a ratio L/d of the length L of the c-axis and the crystal diameter d of the cross section orthogonal to the c-axis is 7 or more. By enlarging this elongated needle-like crystal, a bulk crystal with a large volume can be produced, and a large sized bulk crystal can be produced which allows to cut out a practical size of crystal substrate. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011678 | SILICA DOPED ALUMINOUS PARTICULATE MATERIALS - A particulate material includes an aluminous material and a silica dopant. The particulate material includes crystallite particles with a crystallite particle size of less than about 10 nm. The crystallite particles are stacked together to form primary particles with a primary particle size of less than about 500 nm. The primary particles are agglomerated together to form secondary particles with a secondary particle size of greater than about 1 μm. The particulate material has a mean pore diameter of not less than 8 nm. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011679 | PREPARATION OF MESOPOROUS AND MACROPOROUS SILICA GEL - The present application discloses a process for preparing silica particles, said process comprising the step of mixing (I) an aqueous phase and (II) an oily phase comprising pre-polymerized tetraalkoxy orthosilicate, one or more alcohols, and optionally one or more polyalkylene glycols, wherein said aqueous phase comprises, in an aqueous solvent, one or more C | 2013-01-10 |
20130011680 | NANOPARTICLES OF A SPIN TRANSITION COMPOUND - The invention relates to a material composed of nanoparticles essentially comprising a spin transition compound. The compound corresponds to the formula | 2013-01-10 |
20130011681 | METHOD OF LINEAR FRICTION WELDING - A method of linear friction welding, the method comprising: a friction phase comprising oscillating a first workpiece ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130011682 | RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PREPEG AND LAMINATE PREPARED USING THE SAME - A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises:
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20130011683 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY HAVING A DISPLAY PANEL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND DISASSEMBLING SAME - An optically clear adhesive layer includes a liquid optically clear adhesive having a viscosity of less than about 20 Pa·s at a shear rate of 1 sec | 2013-01-10 |
20130011684 | COATED WOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED WOOD PRODUCTS - A coated wood product, comprising a barrier layer and a photocatalytic layer and a method for producing such a coated wood product. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011685 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM AND RELEASE FILM USING THE SAME - A biaxially oriented polyester film which is facilitated in the detection of defects by optical inspection and minimizes the amount of oligomers deposited on a surface of the film. This film is useful for liquid crystal displays as well as a release film. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011686 | Treatment Agent For Use In Lignocellulose Material - An objective of the present invention is to provide a lignocellulose material exhibiting superior dimensional stability and having a reduced water-absorbing property, as well as provide a lignocellulose hybrid material, a paper product or a wood product, with superior dimensional stability and a reduced water-absorbing property. In the present invention, a lignocellulose material is treated with a treatment agent for use in a lignocellulose material containing: (A) a polyvalent carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof; and (B) a silicon compound containing a functional group binding to a silicon atom, and thereby, a lignocellulose hybrid material is obtained. In addition, a paper product or a wood product is obtained by using the aforementioned lignocellulose hybrid material. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011687 | MULTILAYER POLYMIDE FILM AND FLEXIBLE METAL LAMINATED BOARD - Provided are a multilayer polyimide film that hardly suffers from the peeling of the layers from each other or the clouding of a space between the layers (turning white in color) during heating at a high temperature and a flexible metal-clad laminate using such a multilayer polyimide film. This object can be attained by a multilayer polyimide film having a thermoplastic polyimide layer on at least one side of a nonthermoplastic polyimide layer, wherein at least 60% of the total number of moles of an acid dianhydride monomer and a diamine monomer that constitute the thermoplastic polyimide is the same type of monomer as at least one type of acid dianhydride monomer and at least one type of diamine monomer that constitute the nonthermoplastic polyimide. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011688 | Corrosion Resistant Metal Coating and Method of Making Same - A method to treat a surface of an oxide coated metal substrate. The method comprises providing a metal substrate having an oxide layer, sealing said oxide layer, and cooling said metal substrate to a temperature of −300° F. or less. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011689 | PAPER SURFACE TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS - A method of preparing a surface-treated cellulosic substrate, the method comprising applying a surface treatment composition to a cellulosic substrate, the composition being prepared by a method comprising the steps of introducing a source of boron, a crosslinking di-aldehyde, and a blocking agent to form a crosslinking composition; introducing the crosslinking solution with starch and optionally pigments and/or optionally polymeric particles to form the composition. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011690 | Copper Foil for Printed Circuit - Disclosed is a copper foil for printed circuits prepared by forming a primary particle layer of copper on a surface of a copper foil, and then forming a secondary particle layer based on ternary alloy composed of copper, cobalt and nickel on the primary particle layer; in which the average particle size of the primary particle layer is 0.25 to 0.45 μm, and the average particle size of the secondary particles layer based on ternary alloy composed of copper, cobalt and nickel is 0.05 to 0.25 μm. Provided is a copper foil for printed circuits, in which powder fall from the copper foil can be reduced and the peeling strength and heat resistance can be improved by forming a primary particle layer of copper on a surface of a copper foil, and then forming a secondary particle layer based on copper-cobalt-nickel alloy plating on the primary particle layer. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011691 | POROUS TANTALUM USED FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTATION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A porous tantalum used for medical implantation is provided, which includes a foam structure with three-dimensional interconnecting pores and produced by: mixing a solution made by organic binder and dispersant and tantalum powder to form tantalum slurry, casting the tantalum slurry into a organic foam body through impregnation until the pores of the organic foam body are filled, drying the impregnated organic foam body with the tantalum slurry to remove the dispersant, degreasing the dried organic foam body to separate the organic binder and the organic foam body from the dried tantalum slurry in a protective environment of inert gas, vacuum sintering the dried tantalum slurry to obtain a porous sintered body, and vacuum annealing then treating the porous sintered body with normal post-treatments to obtain the porous tantalum. Accordingly, the porous tantalum has well-distributed interconnecting pores and sintering neck structures resulting in good mechanical properties, and especially good ductility. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011692 | COATED ARTICLE HAVING YTTRIUM-CONTAINING COATINGS APPLIED BY PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article has a substrate and a coating scheme, which has a PVD coating region. The PVD coating region contains aluminum, yttrium, nitrogen and at least one element selected from the group of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and silicon. The sum of the aluminum and yttrium contents is between about 3 atomic percent and about 55 atomic percent of the sum of aluminum, yttrium and the other elements. The yttrium content is between about 0.5 atomic percent and about 5 atomic percent of the sum of aluminum, yttrium and the other elements. There is also a method of making the coated article that includes steps of providing the substrate and depositing the above coating scheme with the PVD coating region. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011693 | METAL COATED STEEL STRIP - A steel strip that has a coating of an Al—Zn—Si alloy that contains 0.3-10 wt. % Mg and 0.005-0.2 wt. % V. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011694 | STEEL SHEET FOR CONTAINER EXCELLENT IN CORROSION RESISTANCE - According to the present invention, a steel sheet for a container excellent in corrosion resistance, adhesion, and weldability is provided, which includes a steel sheet; a Ni plating layer which is formed on a surface of the steel sheet in an amount of plating deposition containing a Ni amount of 0.3 to 3 g/m | 2013-01-10 |
20130011695 | CRYSTALLIZED GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a substrate for information recording medium having various properties, in particular higher fracture toughness, required for application of the substrate for information recording medium of the next generation such as perpendicular magnetic recording system, etc. and a material with excellent workability for such purpose. A crystallized glass substrate for information recording medium, consisting of a crystallized glass which comprises one or more selected from RAl | 2013-01-10 |
20130011696 | Microbial Fuel Cell Process which Maximizes the Reduction of Biodegradable Materials Contained in a Fluid Stream - A process comprising A) providing a microbial fuel cell comprising art anode, a cathode, microbes in contact with the anode, a conduit for electrons connecting the anode to the cathode, wherein the conduit is contained within the microbial fuel cell or current is introduced to the microbial fuel cell through the conduit; B) contacting the fluid containing biodegradable material with the anode in the presence of microbes; C) contacting the cathode with an oxygen containing gas; D) removing the fluid from the location of the anode. In one preferred embodiment the conduit for electrons is connected to a source of current, in another embodiment the fuel cell, is operated under conditions such that the voltage of the current applied to the fuel cell is from greater than 0 and about 0.2 volts. Preferably the microbial fuel cell produces from greater than 0 kWh/fcg chemical oxygen demand to about 5 kWh/kg chemical oxygen demand. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011697 | HIGH EFFICIENCY MICROBIAL FUEL CELL - A microbial fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode, microbes in contact with the anode, a conduit for electrons connecting the anode to the cathode through an external circuit wherein the anode, cathode or both comprise a mixture of one or more conductive materials and one or more ion exchange materials. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011698 | Connector Assembly and Battery Pack Having the Same - The present invention relates to a connector assembly and a battery pack having the same. For this purpose, provided are a connector assembly with optimized size and mounting area of the connector assembly serving as a current-carrying medium of the battery pack, and improved bond strength between the connector terminal and the housing, and a battery pack having the same. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011699 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes a case, an electrode assembly in the case, a current collecting member electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a fuse part in the current collecting member, and an elastic member adjacent to the fuse part. The elastic member is configured to provide an elastic force to the fuse part. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011700 | Battery Pack - A battery pack that can easily combine battery cells stacked in a plurality of layers with each other and easily combine the battery cells with protection circuit devices while reducing manufacturing costs and while providing a compact design suitable for powering small electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet PCs. The battery pack includes a plurality of first battery cells electrically connected to a first circuit board, a plurality of second battery cells electrically connected to a second circuit board, the second circuit board being electrically connected to the first circuit board and a circuit module electrically connecting the first and second circuit boards to an outside. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011701 | BATTERY COOLING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An apparatus may store at least one object including at least one top end and at least one bottom end. The apparatus may include a container configured to store the at least one object and a pouch containing a liquid. The pouch may be configured to substantially cover the at least one top end of the at least one object when stored inside the container. The pouch may be configured to contact the at least one top end of the at least one object and to open when contacted by contents expelled from the at least one object due to thermal runaway. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011702 | Redox Flow Battery System with Divided Tank System - A redox flow battery system is provided with one or more tanks for containing electrolytes. Embodiments of electrolyte tanks include active and/or passive dividers within a single tank structure. Dividers may be configured to prevent mixing of a charged electrolyte and a discharged electrolyte stored within a single tank. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011703 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes a case having an interior and an exterior, an electrode assembly having first and second electrodes, the electrode assembly being disposed in the interior of the case, and an electrode terminal member at the exterior of the case and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein the electrode terminal member includes a first plate and a second plate, the first plate and the second plate being spaced apart from each other. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011704 | Redox Flow Battery System with Multiple Independent Stacks - A redox flow battery system is provided with independent stack assemblies dedicated for charging and discharging functions. In such a system, characteristics of the charging stack assembly may be configured to provide a high efficiency during a charging reaction, and the discharging stack may be configured to provide a high efficiency during a discharging reaction. In addition to decoupling charging and discharging reactions, redox flow battery stack assemblies are also configured for other variables, such as the degree of power variability of a source or a load. Using a modular approach to building a flow battery system by separating charging functions from discharging functions, and configuring stack assemblies for other variables, provides large-scale energy storage systems with great flexibility for a wide range of applications. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011705 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A BATTERY AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE - A temperature control device is provided for the temperature control of a battery. The temperature control device has an upper part with an upper side and an underside, which has on the upper side a thermal interface to the battery. Furthermore, the temperature control device has at least one lower part, which has an embossed structure in order to embody a sealing edge and to embody a cavity for guiding temperature control fluid. The sealing edge is arranged on an upper side of the lower part, and is connectable to the underside of the upper part in a fluid-tight manner. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011706 | BATTERY SYSTEM WITH TEMPERATURE SENSORS - A battery system includes a platform having an aperture formed therethrough, a flexible member having a generally planar configuration and extending across the aperture, wherein a portion of the flexible member is coextensive with the aperture, a cell provided adjacent the platform, and a sensor coupled to the flexible member and positioned proximate the cell. The sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the cell. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011707 | WINDING-TYPE ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An object is to provide a winding-type electric age device capable of preventing swaying or movement of an electrode assembly. Provided is a winding-type electric storage device with a flat electrode assembly, which includes a core, and a case in which the electrode assembly is housed, the core including first and second curved sections which are disposed so that the inner circumferential surfaces thereof face to each other, and each of which is at least in part composed of a material stacked into two or more plies, and first and second opposed sections which connect the mutually-opposed first ends and second ends of the first and second curved sections to each other. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011708 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, VEHICLE, AND BATTERY MOUNTING DEVICE - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a flat wound electrode body including a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet that are wound while interposing therebetween separators into a flat shape, and a battery case. In the flat wound electrode body, a central portion has a more constricted shape than end portions by pressing toward a winding axis in a short-side direction and each end portion includes an end-portion positive electrode sheet, an end-portion negative electrode sheet, and end-portion separators, and a core member arranged more inward than them. With tensile forces generated by pressing of the central portion in a central-portion positive electrode sheet, central-portion negative electrode sheet, and central-portion separators, the end-portion positive electrode sheet, end-portion negative electrode sheet, and end-portion separators are in pressure contact with each other and press the outer surfaces of the core member. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011709 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, VEHICLE, AND DEVICE USING BATTERY - Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which comprises a flat wound electrode body wherein a positive electrode plate, which comprises a positive electrode collector foil and a positive electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode plate, which comprises a negative electrode collector foil and a negative electrode active material layer, are wound up with a separator being interposed therebetween. The positive electrode plate has a collector cover layer that has electrical insulation properties and covers at least a part of a facing collector portion in the longitudinal direction in a positive electrode collector portion. The collector cover layer covers at least an innermost semi-cylindrical facing collector portion which forms the innermost part of the facing collector portion and has a half-cylindrical shape. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011710 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack of the present invention includes a plurality of battery blocks | 2013-01-10 |
20130011711 | MODULAR STACKED BATTERY SYSTEM - An energy storage cell charged and discharged by electrolyte fluid. The cell includes a module that comprises a wall that separates an anode plate from a cathode plate. An anode hub is connected to the anode plate and a cathode hub is connected to the cathode plate. The anode hub and cathode hub are assembled together through an opening in the wall. An electrical connector connects the anode hub to the cathode hub to electrically connect the anode plate to the cathode plate maintaining the plates on separate sides of the wall at the same electrical potential. A plurality of energy storage cells are connected together to provide a flow cell battery system. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011712 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE REGULATOR - A battery temperature regulator is provided for use with an assembled battery in which plural battery cells are arranged in alignment with each other and each of the battery cells has positive and negative terminals projecting therefrom in the same direction. The battery temperature regulator includes a heat exchanger provided between the battery cells, a supply portion through which heat medium is supplied to the heat exchanger, and a discharge portion through which heat medium is discharged out of the heat exchanger. The supply portion and the discharge portion extend in the direction of the alignment of the battery cells. At least one of the supply portion and the discharge portion is provided between the positive terminals and the negative terminals of the battery cells. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011713 | Battery Module and Power Supply Apparatus - Equalization of a temperature distribution in a flow direction on a cooling plate is facilitated so that temperatures of plural cells that thermally contact with the cooling plate are equalized, to reduce variability in the state of charge-discharge and the lifetimes of the respective cells. A battery module includes a cooling plate having a refrigerant channel in which a refrigerant circulates, and plural cells that are thermally conductively coupled onto a surface of the cooling plate, in which the refrigerant channel is formed with plural large diameter pipes that decelerate the refrigerant, and plural small diameter pipes that accelerate the refrigerant, a channel sectional area of the large diameter pipes is larger than a refrigerant channel sectional area of the small diameter pipes arranged on an inflow side of the large diameter pipes. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011714 | ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - An electrochemical battery including: a housing; a pouch-shaped solid electrolyte disposed in the housing and having an open end; an insulator that is disposed on the open end of the solid electrolyte to cover the open end and includes a plurality of protrusions facing the open end of the solid electrolyte; at least two types of sealants disposed between the solid electrolyte and the insulator and having different glass transition temperatures, respectively; a first electrode material disposed inside the pouch-shaped solid electrolyte; and a second electrode material disposed outside the pouch-shaped solid electrolyte. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011715 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electrode assembly having a structure in which a plurality of unit cells are bonded to one or both surfaces of a first separator whose length is greater than width and are stacked in a zigzag pattern or wound sequentially. The first separator includes a first porous electrode adhesive layer, to which electrodes of the unit cells are adhered, formed at one surface thereof to which the unit cells are bonded. The first porous electrode adhesive layer includes a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. Each of the unit cells includes a second separator including second porous electrode adhesive layers, to which electrodes of the unit cell are adhered, formed at both surfaces thereof. Each of the second porous electrode adhesive layers includes a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. Further disclosed is an electrochemical device including the electrode assembly. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011716 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a polyolefin microporous membrane in which a degree of crystallinity is from 60 to 85%, and a tie molecular volume fraction is from 0.7 to 1.7%. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011717 | BATTERY AND ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEM USED IN PRODUCING THEREOF - In welding between a tab bundle and lead, the outer edge of a lead on the electrode side cannot be connected to the tab bundle, even though the tab bundle extended from the electrode stacked body and a part of an end portion of the lead are connected. This leads to the outer edge bended up, damaging the tab and causing contact failure between the electrode plate and the electrode terminal. With the battery of the present invention, such contact failure can be prevented. It includes an electrode stacked body ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130011718 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including a plurality of cell units is disclosed. Each cell unit has a first surface and a second surface, and the cell units are stacked alone a direction. The cell unit includes a frame, at least one cell and at least two conductors. The frame has at least a first accommodating recess located at the first surface. The cell having two tabs is accommodated in the first accommodating recess. The conductors and the frame are connected at the second surface, and each conductor has a connecting portion located at the first surface. The connecting portions of the two conductors are ultrasound welded with the two tabs respectively. The conductors of adjacent cell units are fixed to each other. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011719 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY USED THEREIN - A battery assembly | 2013-01-10 |
20130011720 | STACKING AND SEALING CONFIGURATIONS FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - An energy storage device is provided that includes a bipolar conductive substrate having a first side coupled to a first substack and a second side coupled to a second substack. The first and second substacks have a plurality of alternately stacked positive and negative monopolar electrode units. Each respective monopolar electrode unit has a first and second active material electrode layer on opposing sides of a conductive pathway. A separator is provided between adjacent monopolar electrode units. The conductive pathways of the positive monopolar electrode units are electronically coupled to form a positive tabbed current bus, and the conductive pathways of the negative monopolar electrode units are electronically coupled to form a negative tabbed current bus. The negative tabbed current bus of the first substack and the positive tabbed current bus of the second substack are coupled to the first and second side of the bipolar conductive substrate respectively. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011721 | POUCH AND POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a pouch and a pouch type secondary battery, which includes an accommodating part having an inner space, and a cover part integrally formed with the accommodating part and covering an opening of the accommodating part. A bending extension is disposed around an interface between the accommodating part and the cover part. When the pouch into which the accommodating part and the cover part are integrated is assembled, the cover part is bent, and then, a contact surface between the accommodating part and the cover part is sealed, thereby sealing the inside of the pouch. At this point, the bending extension disposed on the interface disposed between the accommodating part and the cover part is also sealed to thereby prevent external moisture from being introduced through the interface after the sealing of the pouch. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011722 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a case and a tab film. The electrode assembly has first and second electrode tabs formed to protrude therefrom. The case accommodates the electrode assembly so that a portion of at least one of the first and second electrode tabs is exposed to an outside thereof, and has a sealing portion formed along an edge portion thereof. The tab film is formed to surround at least one of the first and second electrode tabs that come in contact with the sealing portion of the case. In the tab film, at least one region of the tab film is formed of a material having a melting point different from that of the other region. Accordingly, the explosion and fire of the secondary battery is prevented, thereby improving the safety of the secondary battery. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011723 | ENERGY STORAGE CASE AND ENERGY STORAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an energy storage case includes: a housing including a reception part in which an energy storage cell and an electrolyte are received; a cover part coupled to the housing and including two through-holes penetrating through both surfaces thereof; a lead connection part including a fusing part to which one end of a current collector of the energy storage cell is fused and a coupling part formed with a first screw part; and an external lead part including a second screw part coupled to the first screw part and a head part having a rectangular shape. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011724 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY, AND BATTERY - The electric terminal includes a press surface, which is formed as a flat surface extending from the outer circumferential section towards the inside, on the edge of the case in the direction in which the through hole extends. The electric terminal is inserted into the through hole with the insulating member therebetween, and the press surface of the electric terminal is pressed. As a consequence, a portion of the outer circumferential section of the electric terminal expands towards the inner circumferential surface side of the through hole, thereby forming an expanded portion. The electric terminal is secured to the through hole by means of the surface pressure applied by the expanded section. As a result, it is possible to provide a battery which exerts excellent sealing properties at the position in which the case and the electric terminal are secured. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011725 | PACKAGE FOR LARGE FORMAT LITHIUM ION CELLS - A battery cell is disclosed. The battery cell includes a sealed foil pouch having a plurality of openings and a terminal block disposed within the sealed foil pouch. The terminal block has a plurality of terminals extending outwardly therefrom. Each of the plurality of terminals extends through one of the plurality of openings. A method of making the battery cell is also disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011726 | POWDERS FOR POSITIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention relates to a lithium-transition metal compound powder for a positive-electrode material for lithium secondary battery which comprises secondary particles configured of primary particles having two or more compositions and a lithium-transition metal compound having a function of being capable of insertion and release of lithium ions, wherein the powder gives a pore distribution curve having a peak at a pore radium 80 nm or greater but less than 800 nm, and the secondary particles include primary particles of a compound represented by a structural formula including at least one element selected from As, Ge, P, Pb, Sb, Si and Sn, wherein the primary particles of the compound are present at least in an inner part of the secondary particles. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011727 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery, which is low in capacity loss after overdischarge, having excellent capacity restorability after overdischarge and shows an effect of preventing a battery from swelling at a high temperature. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011728 | 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. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011729 | MULTIPLE INORGANIC COMPOUND STRUCTURE AND USE THEREOF, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTIPLE INORGANIC COMPOUND STRUCTURE - In a multiple inorganic compound structure according to the present invention, elements included in a main crystalline phase and elements included in a sub inorganic compound are present in at least a first region and a second region, the first region and the second region each have an area of nano square meter order, the first region is adjacent to the second region, and the first region and the second region each include an element of an identical kind, which element of the identical kind present in the first region has a concentration different from that of the element of the identical kind present in the second region. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011730 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - Disclosed is a positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The positive electrode includes a current collector; a positive active material layer including a positive active material and a vanadium oxide; and a vanadium oxide-contained coating layer formed between the current collector and the positive active material layer. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011731 | CATHODE SLURRY COMPOSITION, CATHODE PREPARED FROM THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE CATHODE - A cathode slurry composition, a cathode prepared from the same, and a lithium battery comprising the cathode. The cathode slurry composition may include an aqueous binder, a cathode active material, and a non-transition metal oxide. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011732 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a base material, an intermediate layer including a carbon material on the base material, and an active material layer on the intermediate layer. A secondary battery including an intermediate layer may improve adhesion between the base material and the active material layer, thereby reducing the risk of separation of the active material from the base material and improving the reliability and lifetime of the secondary battery. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011733 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode for a lithium secondary battery, the electrode including: an electrode active material; and a composite including a clay and a polymer intercalated between layers of the clay, a method of manufacturing the electrode, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrode. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011734 | COPPER FOIL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE CURRENT COLLECTOR OF SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a copper foil for a negative electrode current collector of secondary battery, wherein: roughening treatment is performed to both front and rear surfaces of a rolled copper alloy foil; an average surface roughness Ra of both the front and rear surfaces based on laser microscope measurement is 0.04 to 0.20 μm; and the ratio of surface area factor is within a range of 1.0<(C)/(C′)<1.1, when a three-dimensional surface area upon measuring the roughened surfaces with a laser microscope is (A), a two-dimensional area as a projected area upon measuring the three-dimensional surface area is (B), and a calculated value of (A)/(B) is expressed in (C), and when a three-dimensional surface area upon measuring the surfaces of a non-roughened rolled copper or copper alloy foil with a laser microscope is (A′), a two-dimensional area as a projected area upon measuring the three-dimensional surface area is (B′), and a calculated value of (A′)/(B′) is expressed in (C′). This invention aims to provide a copper foil for a negative electrode current collector of a secondary battery in which the adhesiveness of the secondary battery active material is superior, and which can reduce the variation in the area weight of the secondary battery active material, and has superior weather resistance and thermal resistance. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011735 | LITHIUM INKS AND ELECTRODES AND BATTERIES MADE THEREFROM - Lithium metal powder based inks are provided. The inks are provided in formulations suitable for printing using a variety of printing techniques, including screen printing, offset litho printing, gravure printing, flexographic printing, pad printing and inkjet printing. The inks include lithium metal powder, a polymer binder and optionally electrically conductive materials and/or lithium salts in a solvent. The inks are well suited for use in printing electrodes for use in lithium metal batteries. Batteries made from lithium powder based anodes and electronic applications such as RFID labels, Smart Cards and wearable medical devices are also provided. | 2013-01-10 |
20130011736 | TEMPLATE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES WITH ENHANCED ADHESION CHARACTERISTICS - Provided herein are novel template electrode materials and structures for lithium ion cells. Related methods are also provided. According to various embodiments, an electrode can include a nanostructured template, an electrochemically active material layer coating the template, and a first intermediate layer between the nanostructured template and the electrochemically active material layer. In one arrangement, the nanostructured template includes silicide nanowires. The electrochemically active material may be any of silicon, tin, germanium, carbon, metal hydrides, silicides, phosphides, and nitrides. The first intermediate layer may facilitate adhesion between the nanostructured template and the electrochemically active material layer, electronic conductivity within the electrode, and/or stress relaxation between the nanostructured template and the electrochemically active material layer. | 2013-01-10 |