06th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120034457 | WATER-FREE HIGH-SOLIDS BASE PAINTS, THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND THE USE THEREOF FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER PAINT COATINGS, AND MULTILAYER PAINT COATINGS COMPRISING A BASE COATING MADE OF A WATER-FREE HIGH-SOLIDS BASE PAINT - A waterless high-solids basecoat material having a solids content of at least 35% by weight, comprising (a) 1% to 10% by weight of at least one polyester binder with an acid number of at least 20 mg KOH/g, (b) 10% to 30% by weight of at least one acrylate binder, (c) 12% to 30% by weight of at least one kind of polymer microparticles, (d) 9.5% to 30% by weight of at least one crosslinking agent selected from free isocyanates, blocked isocyanates, and amino resins, (e) 1% to 3% by weight of at least one sulfonic acid catalyst, (f) 1% to 35% by weight of at least one pigment, (g) 30% to 65% by weight of at least one organic solvent, and (h) 0.5% to 47% by weight of at least one auxiliary or additive, based in each case on the total weight of the basecoat material. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034458 | Lacquer Composition and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a lacquer composition, particularly an adhesive and corrosion-protective lacquer for rare earth magnets, on the basis of an epoxy resin mixture, a setting accelerator, a silane-based epoxy functional adhesion promoter and a solvent or a solvent mixture, wherein the lacquer composition includes 5 to 20 wt. %, with respect to the amount of solid resin in the base of the epoxy resin mixture, of a highly viscous epoxy resin based on bisphenol-A with an elastomer content of more than 30 wt. %. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034459 | HEAT SEALING ADHESIVE TAPE AND CONSUMER PRODUCT DISPLAY - The object of the present invention provides a heat sealing adhesive tape which can adhere to various kinds of products to be treated comprising various polymer materials as the outer surface thereof in a sufficient heat sealing adhesive strength, and enables retention of the adhesive property even under a high heat and humidity. The object is resolved by providing a heat sealing adhesive tape comprising a base layer and a sealant layer formed on at least one surface of the base layer, the sealant layer comprising a hot melt composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a styrenic block copolymer, and a tackifier, the composition having a melting point of 85° C. or lower and a melt flow rate (MFR) of 15.0 g/10 min. or less measured at 190° C. under a load of 2,160 g. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034460 | PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR BACK SURFACE OF SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A protective sheet for the back surface of a solar cell module prepared by laminating a thermal adhesive sheet to at least one surface of a base sheet with a urethane-based adhesive layer disposed therebetween, wherein the thermal adhesive sheet contains a pigment and the urethane-based adhesive layer contains a silane coupling agent. The pigment is preferably an inorganic pigment or a carbon black. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034461 | ELECTROSPINNING NOZZLE - Apparatus and methods for electrospinning, electrojetting and/or electrospraying are disclosed. The apparatus includes a nozzle for the formation of a fluid jet from a fluid cone, the nozzle having a plurality of ducts arranged for supplying a plurality of fluids for use in the formation of the fluid jet. The ducts may issue onto one or more openings, for example, concentric openings for the production of core-shell nanofibres and particles, or core- multishell nanofibres and particles. The apparatus may also include a manifold for supplying the fluids to the nozzle from one or more fluid reservoirs. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034462 | HAIR-LIKE SHAPED HYDROGELS FOR SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION - Hair-like shaped crosslinked hydrogels and methods for preparing such crosslinked hydrogels and are provided. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034463 | CARBON MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method of producing a carbon material which is mainly composed of graphene-containing carbon particles is provided. The method includes a step of producing carbon particles from an organic material by maintaining a mixture containing the organic substance as a starting material, hydrogen peroxide and water under conditions of a temperature of 300° C. to 1000° C. and a pressure of 22 MPa or more. The method further includes a step of heat-treating the carbon particles at a higher temperature than the temperature maintained in the carbon particle producing step. The carbon material produced by the present method has a structure in which substances such as ions can easily enter and leave the graphene structures of the carbon particles, making the carbon material be useful as active materials of secondary batteries and electric double layer capacitors. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034464 | DIAMOND PARTICLES HAVING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ATTACHED THERETO, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS - A substance includes diamond particles having a maximum linear dimension of less than about 1 μm and an organic compound attached to surfaces of the diamond particles. The organic compound may include a surfactant or a polymer. A method of forming a substance includes exposing diamond particles to an organic compound, and exposing the diamond particles in the presence of the organic compound to ultrasonic energy. The diamond particles may have a maximum linear dimension of less than about 1 μm. A composition includes a liquid, a plurality of diamond nanoparticles dispersed within the liquid, and an organic compound attached to surfaces of the diamond nanoparticles. A method includes mixing a plurality of diamond particles with a solution comprising a liquid solvent and an organic compound, and exposing the mixture including the plurality of diamond nanoparticles and the solution to ultrasonic energy. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034465 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICA-DYSPROSIUM OXIDE CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES - Silica-dysprosium oxide core-shell nanoparticles and a method for preparing the silica-dysprosium oxide core-shell nanoparticles are disclosed. Initially, ethyl silicate, n-butanol, ethylenediamine, and distilled water are mixed in the presence of ultrasonic radiation to prepare silica nanoparticles. Then, the silica nanoparticles are isolated. Next, the isolated silica nanoparticles, an acid, n-butanol, and dysprosium oxide are mixed in the presence of ultrasonic radiation to prepare silica-dysprosium oxide core-shell nanoparticles. Finally, the silica-dysprosium oxide core-shell nanoparticles are isolated. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034466 | Thin-Filmy Polymeric Structure and Method of Preparing the Same - A thin film polymer structure obtained by the steps of: | 2012-02-09 |
20120034467 | AUTOMOBILE INTERIOR PART WITH REDUCED SQUEAKING NOISES - Provided is an automobile interior part made of a thermoplastic resin composition [D] prepared by incorporating 0.1 to 8 parts by mass of a silicone oil [B] having a kinematic viscosity at 25° C. of 10 to 100,000 cSt into 100 parts by mass of a rubber-reinforced vinyl resin [A], wherein [A] contains a diene rubber polymer [a1] and an ethylene-α-olefin rubber polymer [a2], the total amount of [a1] and [a2] is 5 to 30% by mass, and the mass ratio of [a1] to [a2], [a1]:[a2], is 10 to 85:90 to 15. The automobile interior part of the present invention can provide an automobile interior part being characterized in that generation of squeaking noises that are generated when members rub against each other is remarkably reduced, that an effect of reducing squeaking noises is maintained without deterioration even when being placed under high temperatures for a long time, and that the automobile interior part is also superior in impact resistance and molded appearance. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034468 | MULTILAYER VARNISH, A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to multicoat paint systems comprising basecoats and clearcoats with high solids fractions that each comprise at least one sulfonic acid compound of formula (I) or formula (II). The invention further relates to a method of producing these multicoat paint systems and to their use, and also to substrates coated with the multicoat paint system. The invention relates, furthermore, to the use of the sulfonic acid compounds of formula (I) and formula (II) in basecoats and clearcoats with high solids fractions. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034469 | Semiconductor processing apparatus comprising a coating formed from a solid solution of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide - A ceramic article useful in semiconductor processing, which is resistant to erosion by halogen-containing plasmas. The ceramic article is formed from a combination of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide. In a first embodiment, the ceramic article includes ceramic which is formed from yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 90 mole % to about 70 mole %, and zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 10 mole % to about 30 mole %. In a second embodiment, the ceramic article includes ceramic which is formed from zirconium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 96 mole % to about 94 mole %, and yttrium oxide at a molar concentration ranging from about 4 mole % to about 6 mole %. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034470 | Low Coefficient of Friction Coating for Metallic Surfaces - Disclosed herein is an article or device such as surgical devices, needles such as surgical needles, razors, cutting/slicing devices containing a metallic surface, a primer layer disposed on the metallic surface, and a top coat disposed on the primer layer, wherein the primer layer is formed from a primer composition containing a silanol-containing organopolysiloxane resin and a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of alkyl silicates, boric acid, borates, acetoxysilanes, ketoximesilanes, and combinations thereof, and wherein the top coat is formed from a top coat composition containing an alkenyl functional polyorganosiloxane, an organohydrogensiloxane, and a hydrosilylation catalyst. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034471 | THERMAL BARRIER SYSTEMS INCLUDING YTTRIUM GRADIENT LAYERS AND METHODS FOR THE FORMATION THEREOF - Embodiments of a thermal barrier system are provided, as are embodiments of a method for forming such a thermal barrier system over a gas turbine engine component. In one embodiment, the thermal barrier system includes a bond coat formed over a surface of a gas turbine engine component, and an yttrium-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating formed over the bond coat. The yttrium-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating includes an yttrium gradient layer having an yttrium content that increases with increasing distance from the bond coat. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034472 | ENAMEL COATING, COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF COATING AN ARTICLE - The invention in particular relates to an enamel coating ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034473 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTION OF GRAPHITE AND CARRIER METAL AND COMPOSITION ELEMENT - A method produces a connection between a carrier metal layer and a graphite layer. Accordingly, the method includes providing a carrier metal layer; providing a graphite layer to be connected to the carrier metal layer; arranging a bonding layer having at least one metal between the carrier metal layer and the graphite layer; and connecting the carrier metal layer to the graphite layer. The connection includes a diffusion step wherein the metal is stimulated to penetrate at least partially into the graphite layer and/or the carrier metal layer, wherein the metal substantially remains in a solid phase. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034474 | JOINED PRODUCT - A joined product according to the present invention is a joined product including a cemented carbide sintered compact serving as a first material to be joined and a cBN sintered compact or a diamond sintered compact serving as a second material to be joined. The first material to be joined and the second material to be joined are joined by a joining material that forms a liquid phase at a temperature exceeding 800° C. and lower than 1000° C. and that is placed between the first material to be joined and the second material to be joined. The first material to be joined and the second material to be joined are joined by resistance heating and pressing at a pressure of 0.1 to 200 MPa. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034475 | Metal-Coated Polyimide Resin Substrate with Excellent Thermal Aging Resistance Properties - [Object] To provide a metal-coated polyimide resin substrate that does not deteriorate the initial adhesion between the metal-coated polyimide resin film and the metal layer and has high adhesion after aging at 150° C. for 168 hours. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034476 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING SUNLIGHT-REFLECTION AND HEAT-RADIATION MULTILAYER FILM, AND SUNLIGHT-REFLECTION AND HEAT-RADIATION MULTILAYER FILM - A design method for a thermal control film advantageously used in cosmic space, especially for a multilayer film, includes: setting at least two candidate materials for forming the multilayer film and the number of layers of the multilayer film; and designing a combination of the candidate material and a layer thickness by using a genetic algorithm stored in a computer-readable medium using an evaluation function, and recording the obtained results on a computer-readable medium. The evaluation function includes: αs=1−Rs, wherein Rs represents a reflectance of solar energy in a wavelength range used for design, within a solar radiation wavelength range; and ∈H: ∈H=1−R | 2012-02-09 |
20120034477 | Polymer Battery Module Packaging Sheet and a Method of Manufacturing the Same - A polymer battery module packaging sheet includes, as essential components, a base layer ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034478 | THERMOPLASTIC MOULDING COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED ADHESION OF ELECTROPLATED METAL LAYER - A thermoplastic moulding composition with improved metal plating properties is provided. This thermoplastic moulding composition is produced from a graft copolymer (A) a thermoplastic polymer (B) and a thermoplastic polymer (C) that is not, or only to a limited amount miscible with the thermoplastic polymer (B). The thermoplastic polymer (C) contains from 1.2 to 3% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, like acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or dicarboxylic acids, such as maleic acid and fumaric acid and their anhydrides, such as maleic anhydride. The vinyl aromatic content of component (C) is at least 5 units lower compared to that of component (B). | 2012-02-09 |
20120034479 | ENDLESS BELT FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE - An endless belt for an electrophotographic device having high degrees of flexibility and wear resistance in a surface portion of the elastic layer is provided. The endless belt for an electrophotographic device, includes a base layer, and an elastic layer which is formed on a surface of the base layer, by using a rubber composition including at least one rubber material and at least one inorganic filler in which the elastic layer has 40-75% by mass of a total organic component, and a product P of an indentation Young's modulus (MPa) α and a fracture strain (%) β that is within a range of 6000-50000. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034480 | Catalyst for producing polyesters and polyester resin composition - Polyester composition produced without antimony compound as a polycondensation catalyst including, 30 ppm or less antimony, 0.5-50 ppm titanium, and 0.1-100 ppm phosphorus, the number density of titanium-containing particles having an equivalent circular diameter of 1 μm or more being less than 100/0.02 mg; and a composition as above, containing 0.1-5 wt % organic polymer particles which have an average particle diameter of 0.05-3 μm and contain 0.01% or less of coarse particles which have a diameter at least twice the average particle diameter. Polyester catalyst including a reaction product between at least one of Ti(OR) | 2012-02-09 |
20120034481 | CHARGE-MOSAIC MEMBRANE - There is provided a charge-mosaic membrane comprising a cationic block copolymer (P) having a vinyl alcohol polymer block (A) and a cationic-group containing polymer block (B) as components; and an anionic block copolymer (Q) having a vinyl alcohol polymer block (C) and an anionic-group containing polymer block (D) as components. Such a charge-mosaic membrane is useful as a charge-mosaic membrane for piezodialysis because it exhibits higher membrane strength and higher permselectivity and has a larger charge density and a larger salt permeation flux. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034482 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A flexible planar carrier bears an aerosol-producing fire extinguishing composition. The carrier can be an integral part of the composition when saturated with a solution that, upon combustion of the prepared carrier, produces fire extinguishing aerosol, or can bear the composition, providing structural support and/or thermal insulation, depending on requirements of the specific application. The carrier may have a thermal insulating layer applied on the mounting side, insulating the mounting surface and the prepared material, and may further have a hydrophobic layer applied at least on its active surface. The flexible planar carrier enables a stable, workable application of the composition to be easily deployed along any planar surface, providing instant low-impact extinguishment of flames over a wide area. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034483 | DECORATIVE COMPOSITE ELEMENT - Disclosed is a decorative element ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034484 | METAL FOIL - Metal foil for the catalytic production of hydrogen, having the following chemical composition (in % by weight): C 0.001 to 0.5%; S max. 0.008%; N 0.1 to 0.3%; Cr 24 to 28%; Ni 30 to 33%; Mn 1.0 to 2.0%; Si 0.005 to 0.2%; Mo 6.0 to 7.5%; Ti max. 0.05%; Nb max. 0.05%; Cu 0.8 to 2.0%; P max. 0.025%; AI max. 0.2%; Cer composition metal 0.01 to 0.1%; W max. 0.5%; Co max. 0.5%; B 0.001 to 0.05%; the remainder being Fe and production-related impurities. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034485 | WALL FACING PANEL - A wall facing panel has a base of sheet metal and on a front face of which there are convex elements and/or concaves producing a textured design; the convex elements are made with a diameter of 0.001 mm to 25 mm, and the concaves are made with 0.01 mm to 25 mm and a depth not exceeding 0.95 | 2012-02-09 |
20120034486 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR CONVEYOR BELT, AND CONVEYOR BELT - Disclosed is a rubber composition for a conveyor belt, which is characterized by containing 0.5-3 parts by weight of zinc dimethacrylate and 1.1-4.5 parts by weight of neodecanoic acid cobalt boride per 100 parts by weight of the rubber component. Also disclosed is a conveyor belt in which a galvanized steel cord that is covered with an adhesive rubber layer formed from the rubber composition is used as the core body. The rubber composition has excellent adhesion to a galvanized steel cord and good vulcanization rate. The conveyor belt using the rubber composition has excellent durability and productivity. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034487 | COATING, ARTICLE COATED WITH COATING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A coating includes a nano-composite layer including an equal number of films. The films are stacked on top of each other one after another. Each film includes a zirconium-copper carbonitride layer and a zirconium carbonitride layer. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034488 | SURFACE TREATED STEEL SHEETS WITH CORROSION INHIBITOR FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A surface-treated steel sheet having a Co layer, wherein oxidation of the surface is prevented without deteriorating characteristics such as electrical conductivity. A surface-treated steel sheet which is provided with a Co layer on the surface is immersed in an antirust agent, which contains a fatty acid amine and uses water as a solvent, and then dried, thereby forming an antirust coating film on the surface of the surface-treated steel sheet. The antirust coating film containing the fatty acid amine has a thickness of 10-500 Å (in terms of SiO | 2012-02-09 |
20120034489 | COATING, ARTICLE COATED WITH COATING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A coating includes a nano-composite layer including a plurality of films. The films are stacked together one after another. Each film includes a zirconium-copper carbonitride layer and a zirconium carbonitride layer. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034490 | ARTICLE FOR IMPROVED ADHESION OF FATIGUE-PRONE COMPONENTS - An article includes a titanium substrate, a metallic layer diffusion bonded with the titanium substrate and a residual stress region that extends through the metallic layer and at least partially into the titanium substrate. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034491 | CMAS RESISTANT TBC COATING - A process for forming a coating system on a turbine engine component comprises the steps of providing a substrate, depositing a thermal barrier coating on the substrate, depositing a reactive with known CMAS reaction kinetics on the thermal barrier coating, and activating the reactive layer prior to the component being placed in service. As a result of the foregoing process, there is provided a turbine engine component which has a substrate, a thermal barrier coating deposited on the substrate, a reactive layer deposited on the thermal barrier coating, which reactive layer has known CMAS reaction kinetics and is activated prior to the turbine engine component entering into service. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034492 | ELECTROLESS COATED DISKS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A disk for a hard disk drive is provided. The disk comprises a substrate comprising aluminum, and a coating layer disposed over the substrate. The coating layer comprises an alloy of Ni, X | 2012-02-09 |
20120034493 | ELECTRODE DEVICE, GENERATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION BY MEANS OF MEMBRANE-POTENTIAL SHUNTING - An electrode device ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034494 | External terminal assembly and battery pack including the same - An external terminal assembly for establishing a connection between a battery pack and an electrical connector of an external device and a battery pack including the same, the external terminal assembly including an external terminal, the external terminal being electrically connectable to the electrical connector of the external device; a terminal holder on a protection circuit substrate, the terminal holder fixing a position of the external terminal; and a top case covering the protection circuit substrate and the terminal holder, the top case including holes exposing the external terminal. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034495 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack comprises a battery cell, a circuit module electrically connected to the battery cell, a first case covering one side of the battery cell, a second case covering an opposite side of the battery cell and one side of the circuit module, wherein the second case is coupled to the first case, and a third case covering an opposite side of the circuit module, wherein the third case is coupled to the first case and the second case. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034496 | HIGH CURRENT CONNECTION DEVICE FOR ENERGY STORAGE - The present invention relates to a high current connection device for contacting multiple energy storage units of an energy storage in parallel and/or in series, having the following characteristics: two poles for connecting the high current connection device to a current consumer, at least two positive terminal contacting connections for connecting to positive terminals of the energy storage units, at least two negative terminal contacting connections for connecting to negative terminals of the energy storage units, a printed circuit board for receiving the poles, the positive terminal contacting connections and the negative terminal contacting connections, and wherein each positive terminal contacting connection is assigned to one negative terminal contacting connection and one energy storage unit. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an energy storage in particular for hybrid vehicles, comprising multiple energy storage units, wherein the energy storage units are electrically connected in parallel and/or in series to each other by the high current connection device described above, and/or wherein the energy storage can be connected to a current consumer via the high current connection device. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034497 | Battery Pack with Cell-Level Fusing - A battery pack, or battery pack module, is provided that achieves improved battery pack performance, system reliability and system safety while impacting only a small region of the battery pack/battery module, and thus having only a minor impact on battery pack cost, complexity, weight and size. The battery pack/battery module is designed such that the fusible interconnects associated with a single battery, or a specific fusible interconnect associated with a single battery, will be the last interconnect(s) to fuse during a short circuit event. The risk of sustained arcing for the predetermined interconnect(s) is minimized through the use of rapid clearing interconnects. As a result, the risk of damage and excessive heating is also minimized. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034498 | FUEL CELL, PLATE HAVING THROUGH-PLANE CONDUCTIVITY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell, a plate having through-plane conductivity and a manufacturing method of the plate are disclosed. The plate having through-plane conductivity includes a substrate and a plurality of linear conductors. The linear conductors are respectively coated with a metal material, and are oriented by a magnetic field to arrange in the substrate with an extending direction perpendicular to a plane surface of the substrate. The substrate is made of an epoxy resin material, the linear conductors are carbon fibers, and the metal material is a magnetic material, such as iron, cobalt or nickel. The fuel cell includes bipolar plates that are respectively made of the above-described plate having through-plane conductivity. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034499 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING BATTERY CELL HEAT - An apparatus includes a thermal strap that connects a first terminal of a first battery cell and a second terminal of a second battery cell. The thermal strap has high thermal and electrical conductivity. A wall link connects the thermal strap to a wall having high thermal conductivity. The wall link includes a first portion having high thermal and electrical conductivity and a second portion having high thermal conductivity but low electrical conductivity. The second portion is located between the first portion and the wall. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034500 | CELL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An electrochemical device comprising alternating layers of positive and negative electrodes separated from each other by separator layers. The electrode layers extend beyond the periphery of the separator layers providing superior contact between the electrodes and battery terminals, eliminating the need for welding the electrode to the terminal. Electrical resistance within the battery is decreased and thermal conductivity of the cell is increased allowing for superior heat removal from the battery and increased efficiency. Increased internal pressure within the battery can be alleviated without damaging or removing the battery from service while keeping the contents of the battery sealed off from the atmosphere by a pressure release system. Nonoperative cells within a battery assembly can also be removed from service by shorting the nonoperative cell thus decreasing battery life. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034501 | Battery Pack Configuration to Reduce Hazards Associated with Internal Short Circuits - A battery pack, or battery pack module, is provided that is configured to respond to a short circuit of moderate current in a manner that minimizes the risk of an initial thermal runaway event propagating throughout the battery pack/battery pack module. In general, the battery pack/battery module allows pre-selection of which cell of the cells comprising the battery pack/battery pack module will be the last cell to respond to the short circuit. As a result, a thermal isolation barrier may be used to separate the preselected cell from the other cells of the battery pack/battery pack module, thereby minimizing the risk of excessive heating and extensive collateral damage. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034502 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH CURRENT LIMITER - A rechargeable battery comprises a battery cell comprising a plurality of battery component films on a substrate, the battery component films including at least a pair of electrodes about an electrolyte. A current limiter is electrically coupled to the battery cell to limit the current flowing through the battery cell when (i) the current flowing through the battery cell exceeds a predefined current, (ii) the temperature of the battery cell exceeds a predefined temperature, or (iii) both. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034503 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE USING THE SAME - A positive electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery that can stably inhibit heat generation, a lithium-ion secondary battery comprising the positive electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery as a positive electrode material that is excellent in safety during charging, and a secondary battery module using the lithium-ion secondary battery are provided. The positive electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention is characterized in that:
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20120034504 | FLAT SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE GROUP, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND FLAT SECONDARY BATTERY WITH FLAT SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE GROUP - Innermost parts ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034505 | ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY WITH THE ANODE - An anode and a lithium battery comprising the same are disclosed. The anode comprises a current collector, and an anode material coated on or filled within the current collector. The anode material comprises a carbon material and an adhesive, and the adhesive comprises a hydrophobic polymer binder and a sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, in which an average molecular weight of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ranges from about 10×10 | 2012-02-09 |
20120034506 | REVERSE USE BATTERY PACK DESIGN - A battery pack of a handheld device has two coupling sections configured at a side surface in the face of a battery slot of the handheld device, where the coupling sections correspond to a coupling structure of the battery slot. As the battery pack is installed in the battery slot, the coupling sections engage with the coupling structure respectively for keeping the battery pack from detaching out of the battery slot. The battery pack may also have an upturned position to be installed in a second type of battery slot of another handheld device, where the coupling sections also correspond to and engage with a coupling structure of the second battery slot and keep the battery pack from detaching out of the second battery slot. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034507 | Electricity Storage Module and Electricity Storage Device Equipped Therewith - An electricity storage module includes a casing | 2012-02-09 |
20120034508 | Battery Separator - A battery includes a separator with a trapping layer that traps dissolved metal ions. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034509 | SEPARATOR HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A separator includes a monolayer-type polyolefin-based micro-porous film having a porosity of 40 to 60%, an average pore diameter of 60 nm or less, and an air permeability of 350 s/100 mL or less; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the micro-porous film and made of a mixture of a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. An electrochemical device having the above separator has excellent thermal stability and allows a high power while minimizing the occurrence of leak current. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034510 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a battery includes forming a space by expanding a liquid housing portion, the liquid housing portion being present at one end of an outer package that houses a battery element, through supply of gas from an opening portion formed at the other end of the outer package; injecting an electrolytic solution from the opening portion to store the electrolytic solution in the space of the liquid housing portion; degassing the outer package through the opening portion in a vacuum state; sealing the opening portion; and impregnating the electrolytic solution into the battery element. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034511 | SEALED BATTERY - A sealed battery with an electrode assembly and electrolyte enclosed in a battery case is provided, where a connection member can be attached to the battery case without requiring large space while avoiding increasing the length of the lead wire. The sealed battery includes: a battery case enclosing an electrode assembly and electrolyte, for serving as a terminal of one polarity of the electrode assembly; an external terminal provided on the battery case in such a way that it is electrically insulated from the battery case, for serving as a terminal of another polarity of the electrode assembly; and a sealant member for sealing a fill port for the electrolyte provided side by side with the external terminal on the battery case. A connection member to which a lead wire is to be connected is provided on the battery case to cover at least part of the sealant member. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034512 | LITHIUM ALLOY-CARBON COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - A carbon/nanoparticle nanofiber includes a carbon base structure and a plurality of nanoparticles that include a lithium alloy or a lithium alloy precursor. One or more nanofibers may be formed into a nonwoven fabric. The fabric may be utilized as an electrode, such as for example in a battery. The carbon/nanoparticle composite nanofiber may be fabricated by forming a polymer/nanoparticle nanofiber, such as for example by a spinning technique, and carbonizing the polymer/nanoparticle nanofiber. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034513 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery includes i) an electrode assembly and ii) first and second electrode tabs spaced apart from each other and extending from the electrode assembly, wherein the first and second electrode tabs have first and second outer surfaces, respectively. The battery may further include i) an electrolyte, ii) a movement prevention tape attached to at least a portion of at least one of the first and second outer surfaces, wherein at least part of the movement prevention tape is configured to become adhesive upon contacting the electrolyte and iii) a can accommodating the electrode assembly, electrode tabs and movement prevention tape. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034514 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack having excellent assembling efficiency and strength against drop impact. The battery pack includes: an electrode assembly; a case that has a space accommodating the electrode assembly and includes a wing portion having a plurality of through-holes in at least one direction of the outer circumference; and a frame that includes a frame body disposed to encompass the outer circumference of the case and a frame coupling unit integrally formed with the frame body and coupling the case to the frame body via the through-holes. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034515 | RECHARGEABLE ZINC ION BATTERY - The present invitation discloses a rechargeable zinc ion battery, in which anodic zinc will be electrochemically dissolved as Zn | 2012-02-09 |
20120034516 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL EXHIBITING IMPROVED PROPERTY IN HIGH VOLTAGE - Disclosed herein is a cathode active material including a lithium transition metal oxide based on at least one transition metal selected from a group consisting of Ni, Mn and Co. The lithium transition metal oxide contains fluorine, and most of the fluorine is present on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide, and at least one metal selected from a group consisting of Mg, Ti, Zr, Al and Fe as well as sulfur (S) are further contained in the lithium transition metal oxide. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034517 | SECONDARY BATTERY USING AN ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION - There is provided a lithium secondary battery which has excellent characteristics such as energy density and electromotive force and is excellent in cycle life and storage stability. An electrolyte solution for secondary battery comprising at least an aprotic solvent having an electrolyte dissolved therein and a compound represented by the general formula (1). | 2012-02-09 |
20120034518 | MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM - A microporous membrane comprising polyolefin copolymer, the membrane having a shutdown temperature≦130.5° C. and a shutdown activation energy E2≧3.5×10 | 2012-02-09 |
20120034519 | MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM - The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034520 | SELF-SEALED METAL ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE OXIDE-ION BATTERY CELLS - The outer surface of a metal electrode | 2012-02-09 |
20120034521 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A current collector for a secondary battery ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034522 | Active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery - An active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable battery, the active material including an active material core; and a thin film graphite layer on the core. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034523 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative active material may include a metal oxide in an amount of about 20 wt % or more, and has a specific surface area of about 500 m | 2012-02-09 |
20120034524 | Nano-Composite Anode for High Capacity Batteries and Methods of Forming Same - A battery anode comprised of metallic nanowire arrays is disclosed. In one embodiment the lithium battery uses Silicon nanowires or another element that alloy with Lithium or another element to produce high capacity lithium battery anodes. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034525 | Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Ion Battery - Disclosed is a positive electrode active material that provides an improved capacity density. Specifically disclosed is a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery with a layered structure represented by Li | 2012-02-09 |
20120034526 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY SYSTEM - This lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034527 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING CATHODE HAVING THE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A cathode active material of the present invention for use in a nonaqueous secondary battery includes: a main crystalline phase including a lithium-containing transition metal oxide containing manganese and having a spinel structure; and a sub crystalline phase which is in a layer shape and which is contained in the main crystalline phase, the sub crystalline phase being identical in oxygen arrangement to the lithium-containing transition metal oxide and different in elementary composition from the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, the main crystalline phase being in an octahedral shape having a plurality of edges, the plurality of edges including a longest edge having a length of not greater than 300 nm. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034528 | High energy density electrical energy storage devices - High electrical energy density storage devices are disclosed. The devices include electrochemical capacitors, electrolytic capacitors, hybrid electrochemical-electrolytic capacitors and secondary batteries. Advantageously, the energy storage devices may employ core-shell protonated perovskite submicron or nano particles in composite films that have one or more shell coatings on a protonated perovskite core particle, proton bearing and proton conductive. The shells may be formed of proton barrier materials as well as of electrochemically active materials in various configurations. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034529 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - The main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material with less hydrogen sulfide generation amount. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material obtained by using a raw material composition containing Li | 2012-02-09 |
20120034530 | ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE IMPROVED FOR TOOL WEAR REDUCTION - An electrolytic manganese dioxide improved for tool wear reduction, methods for preparing the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide and for preparing a positive-electrode precursor, and a primary battery are provided. One method includes displacement-washing neutralized electrolytic manganese dioxide with a solution including a corrosion inhibitor configured to be at a first predetermined concentration. The method further includes drying the washed electrolytic manganese dioxide to collect improved electrolytic manganese dioxide including the corrosion inhibitor configured to be at a second predetermined concentration within the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide to minimize corrosion of a metal material in contact with the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide. The corrosion inhibitor includes one of a benzoate salt, a phosphate salt, a carbonate salt, a metaborate salt, a tetraborate salt, a metaperiodate salt, and a meta-aluminate salt. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034531 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of safely improving a battery performance is provided. An electrolyte with which a separator | 2012-02-09 |
20120034532 | Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Solution For Lithium Secondary Battery And Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising The Same - A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery comprises a lithium salt and an organic solvent. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution further comprises a specific siloxane compound and a sulfonate compound. This non-aqueous electrolyte solution solves the capacity degradation phenomenon, which appears in a lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing only a specific siloxane compound when the lithium secondary battery is used for a long time, so this non-aqueous electrolyte solution is especially useful for high-capacity batteries. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034533 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent and additives. The additives include: 1 to 10% by weight of a mixture of a particular halogenated cyclic carbonate and a compound containing a vinylene or vinyl group; and 0.1 to 9% by weight of a nitrile compound having a C | 2012-02-09 |
20120034534 | LITHIUM BATTERIES HAVING ANODES BASED ON POLYTHIOCYANOGEN - A lithium ion battery is provided which contains a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte and a separator, wherein the anode employs polythiocyanogen as an active material. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034535 | REDUCING LOSS OF LIQUID ELECTROLYTE FROM A HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMER-ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - A method for controlling an amount of a liquid electrolyte in a polymer-electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell is provided. The method comprises enriching one or more of a fuel flow and an air flow with a vapor of the liquid electrolyte, the liquid electrolyte being unreplenishable via an electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell. The method further comprises delivering the vapor of the liquid electrolyte to the fuel cell including the polymer-electrolyte membrane via one or more of the gas-permeable anode and or the gas-permeable cathode. In this manner, loss of liquid electrolyte from the PEM membrane of the fuel cell can be reduced, leading to improved fuel-cell endurance. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034536 | FLUIDIZED BED CONTAMINANT SEPARATOR AND WATER-CONTROL LOOP FOR A FUEL REACTANT STREAM OF A FUEL CELL - A fluidized contaminant separator and water-control loop ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034537 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system according to the present invention includes: a deodorizing device ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034538 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUAL-STACK MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A dual stack fuel cell system comprising a first fuel cell stack comprising a first anode side, adapted to receive fuel and to output a first anode exhaust, and a first cathode side, a second fuel cell stack comprising a second anode side, adapted to receive processed anode exhaust derived from the first anode exhaust and to output a second anode exhaust, and a second cathode side, adapted to receive oxidant gas and to output a first cathode exhaust, wherein the first cathode side receives at least the first cathode exhaust outputted from the second cathode side; and wherein the first fuel cell stack includes indirect internal reforming and the second fuel cell stack may not include any indirect internal reforming. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034539 | HIGH EFFICIENCY AND RELIABLE FUEL CELL SYSTEM OPERATING AT NEAR 100% FUEL UTILIZATION - A fuel cell system | 2012-02-09 |
20120034540 | BURNER | 2012-02-09 |
20120034541 | FUEL CELL STACK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - Provided is a fuel cell stack having reduced thickness and weight and an improved output density. The fuel cell stack according to the present invention includes two or more stacked fuel cell layers, and is characterized in that at least one of the fuel cell layers is formed by arranging two or more composite unit cells in an identical plane with a gap provided therebetween, that the composite unit cell includes a plurality of unit cells and a fuel supply portion for supplying fuel to anode electrodes of the unit cells, and that the anode electrodes of the plurality of unit cells are arranged to face the fuel supply portion. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034542 | SEAL FOR SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - In solid polymer fuel cells employing framed membrane electrode assemblies, a conventional anode compliant seal is employed in combination with a cathode non-compliant seal to provide for a thinner fuel cell design, particularly in the context of a fuel cell stack. This approach is particularly suitable for fuel cells operating at low pressure. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034543 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, AND FUEL CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING SAME - A separator used in a fuel cell stack includes an inlet chamber, a plurality of partition walls, and an outlet chamber. The partition walls are formed in the same length in an equal interval from the inlet chamber to the outlet chamber so as to form a plurality of linear passages. The outlet chamber is formed at an end side of the partition walls. The outlet chamber is provided with a first outlet and a second outlet opening in the facing edges of the separator. A space is provided between the center partition wall and the inner wall surface of the separator in the outlet chamber, and the first outlet and the second outlet communicate with each other via the space. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034544 | FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT - A fuel cell arrangement ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034545 | FUEL CELL APPARATUS - A fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack in which an end plate is arranged at both ends of a cell stacked body, and a conduit that is bolted to the fuel cell stack and that supplies and discharges fluid to and from the fuel cell stack. An end plate internal manifold that extends at an angle inclined with respect to a direction in which a stacked body internal manifold extends is formed inside the end plate. A conduit internal flow path is formed inside the conduit. A direction in which a portion that includes an end plate-connecting portion of the conduit internal flow path extends is inclined in the same direction as the direction in which the end plate internal manifold is inclined, with respect to a direction perpendicular to a surface of the end plate. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034546 | FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD FOR SEALING A FUEL CELL - The invention relates to a fuel cell ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034547 | STRUCTURE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - On each of upper and lower surfaces of a flat-plate-like support substrate having a longitudinal direction and having fuel gas flow channels formed therein, a plurality of power-generating elements A connected electrically in series are disposed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. On each of the upper and lower surfaces of the support substrate, a plurality of recesses are formed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. Each of the recesses is a rectangular-parallelepiped-like depression defined by four side walls arranged in a circumferentially closed manner and a bottom wall. That is, in the support substrate, frames are formed to surround the respective recesses. Fuel electrodes of the power-generating elements A are embedded in the respective recesses. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034548 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL - To provide a means of further improving the cell's start-up capability (below-freezing-point-start-up capability) in a low temperature environment in the gas diffusion layer used in the fuel cell. It is a gas diffusion layer for fuel cell having a pore volume of micropores of 2.0×10 | 2012-02-09 |
20120034549 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A fuel cell separator and a fuel cell system including the same. The separator includes a main body including a plurality of cell barriers and a flow channel disposed between the cell bathers, and a hydrophilic surface-treatment layer disposed on the bottom surface of the flow channel of the main body. The hydrophilic surface-treatment layer disposed on the bottom surface of the flow channel has a contact angle less than a contact angle of a side surface of at least one of the cell barriers by approximately 10° to approximately 60°. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034550 | Palladium-Platinum Nanostructures And Methods For Their Preparation - Palladium-seeded, dendritic platinum nanostructures that are useful as electrocatalysts and methods for preparing such nanostructures. The palladium-platinum nanostructures may be incorporated into fuel cell electrodes including fuel cells that include a proton exchange membrane (PEM). | 2012-02-09 |
20120034551 | BINARY PHOTOMASK BLANK AND BINARY PHOTOMASK MAKING METHOD - A binary photomask blank has on a transparent substrate a light-shielding film including substrate-side and surface-side compositionally graded layers, having a thickness of 35-60 nm, and composed of a silicon base material containing a transition metal and N and/or O. The substrate-side compositionally graded layer has a thickness of 10-58.5 nm, and a N+O content of 25-40 at % at its lower surface and 10-23 at % at its upper surface. The surface-side compositionally graded layer has a thickness of 1.5-8 nm, and a N+O content of 10-45 at % at its lower surface and 45-55 at % at its upper surface. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034552 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PHOTOMASK - A thin film composed of a material containing a metal and silicon is formed on a transparent substrate, and a thin film pattern is formed by patterning the thin film. Then, the main surface and the side walls of the thin film pattern are previously modified so as to prevent the transfer characteristics of the thin film pattern from changing more than predetermined even in the case where exposure light with a wavelength of 200 nm or less is cumulatively applied onto the thin film pattern which has been formed. The main surface and the side walls are modified by, for instance, performing heat treatment to the main surface and the side walls at 450-900° C. in the atmosphere containing oxygen. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034553 | Photomask Blank, Photomask, and Pattern Transfer Method Using Photomask - A low reflective photomask blank suitable for shortened exposure wavelengths is disclosed. A photomask blank ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120034554 | Method for Fracturing and Forming a Pattern Using Circular Characters with Charged Particle Beam Lithography - In the field of semiconductor production using shaped charged particle beam lithography, a method and system for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction is disclosed, wherein a plurality of shots of circular or nearly-circular character projection characters, having at least two shots that overlap, can form a non-circular pattern on a surface. Methods for manufacturing a reticle and for manufacturing a substrate such as a silicon wafer by forming non-circular patterns on a surface using a plurality of circular or nearly-circular character projection shots, where at least two shots overlap, is also disclosed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034555 | ANTI-STATIC AND SLIPPERY ANTI-CURL BACK COATING - The presently disclosed embodiments relate generally to the formulation of an anticurl back coating layer that renders imaging apparatus flexible members and components their desirable flatness, for use in electrostatographic, including digital apparatuses. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an imaging member comprising an anticurl back coating layer formulated to comprise a polymer blend of an anti-static polymer and a low surface energy A-B diblock copolymer polymer and an adhesion promoter. The embodiments provide an imaging member belt with the anticurl back coating that is electrically conductive and also substantially reduces its surface contact friction to help suppress/eliminate tribo-electrical charge build-up at the backside of the imaging member belt under normal machine imaging member belt operational conditions in the field. | 2012-02-09 |
20120034556 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes an electroconductive substrate; an undercoat layer provided on the electroconductive substrate and composed of: metal oxide fine particles including particles of at least one metal oxide and at least one organic compound provided on the particles of the at least one metal oxide as a surface treatment; and a copolymer resin synthesized by copolymerization of essential constituent monomers composed of a dicarboxylic acid, a diol, a triol and a diamine; and a photosensitive layer laminated on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer permits (a) attaining stable electric potential characteristics in all environments ranging from low temperature and low humidity environments to high temperature and high humidity environments, (b) suppressing the occurrence of printing defects and density differences, and (c) simultaneously attaining transfer restorability and restorability from intense light-induced fatigue even in a wide variety of usages and operation environments. | 2012-02-09 |