07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090042050 | Method and Apparatus for Sintering of Inorganic Materials as Well as Resulting Objects - The invention refers to a method and an apparatus for fabricating a tridimensional solid object by sintering inorganic particles of controlled size distribution. The particles are directed onto a target area in a powdery stream in the shape of a conical surface which is coaxial to a simultaneous heating flux while an at least bidimensional relative movement is maintained between the target area, the powdery stream and the heating flux. As a result the particles sinterization occurs in a single operation directly onto the target area. The resulting tridimensional solid objects are also claimed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042051 | Soft magnetic composite materials - A process for the manufacture of soft magnetic composite components is provided comprising the steps of die compacting a powder composition comprising a mixture of soft magnetic, iron or iron-based powder, the core particles of which are surrounded by an electrically insulating, inorganic coating, and an organic lubricant in an amount of 0.05 to 1.5% by weight of the composition, the organic lubricant being free from metal and having a temperature of vaporisation less than the decomposition temperature of the coating; ejecting the compacted body from the die; heating the compacted body in a non-reducing atmosphere to a temperature above the vaporisation temperature of the lubricant and below the decomposition temperature of the inorganic coating for removing the lubricant from the compacted body, and subjecting the obtained body to heat treatment at a temperature between 3000 and 6000 in water vapour. The invention also concerns soft magnetic composite components having a transverse rupture strength of at least 100 MPa, a permeability of at least 700, and a core loss at 1 Tesla and 400 Hz of at most 70 W/kg. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042052 | Inner Cable For Operation - It is the object of the present invention to provide an inner cable that keeps durability and has hardly rotating property. The present invention is an inner cable for operation with a complex stranded construction composed by a core strand stranded with a plurality of element wires and a plurality of side strands on which a plurality of element wires are respectively stranded are stranded, characterized in that a tightening percentage which is represented by the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing a value obtained by subtracting a measured outer diameter being the diameter of the circumscribed circle of the inner cable for operation from a calculated outer diameter being the total sum of the inner cable for operation to a diameter direction of the respective outer diameters of a plurality of element wires, by the measured outer diameter is 4 to 11% and a pre-forming percentage of the side strand which is represented by the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing the undulating diameter of the side strands when the inner cable is sleeved, by the measured outer diameter of the inner cable is 65 to 90%, and the stranding length of the inner cable for operation is 9 to 18-fold against the outer diameter of the inner cable for operation and an angle of the element wires composing the side strand appearing at the outermost lay against an axis line of the inner cable is −3 degrees to 3 degrees. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042053 | DIELECTRIC LAYER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for fabricating a dielectric layer structure includes providing a substrate, forming at least a low-k dielectric layer on the substrate, forming a single tensile layer on the low-k dielectric layer, and performing a moisture preventing treatment on the single tensile film. The single tensile layer possesses a stress comparative to a stress of the low-k dielectric layer and a hydrophobic characteristic that prevents itself from absorbing moisture. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042054 | NB-SI BASED ALLOYS HAVING AN AL-CONTAINING COATING, ARTICLES, AND PROCESSES - Nb—Si based alloy articles comprising a Nb—Si based alloy upon which is disposed an environmentally-resistant coating are described. They include a coating comprising at least one phase selected from the group consisting of M(Al,Si) | 2009-02-12 |
20090042055 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE PREPARATION AND DUAL POLYMERIC LAYER COATING OF CONTINUOUS-STRIP FLAT-ROLLED SHEET METAL, AND COATED PRODUCT - Processes and apparatus for manufacturing an engineered-composite combining rigid flat-rolled sheet metal continuous-strip and selected polypropylene thermoplastics, which are formulated into dual polymeric coating layers for extrusion deposition, as distinct layers, on a single surface at a time, of continuous-strip, traveling in-line at ambient temperature. Steps for forming a uniform thickness of polymeric layers across strip width, and attraction to an activated metallic surface which provides enhanced adhesion. Solidification of the polymeric layers is augmented by strip temperature during continuous-in-line travel; final dual-surface finishing provides for complete bonding of the polymeric layers on both metallic surfaces. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042056 | OXIDE-FORMING PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR NIOBIUM-BASED MATERIALS - A coating suitable for use as protective oxide-forming coatings on Nb-based substrates, and particularly monolithic niobium-based alloys, exposed to high temperatures and oxidative environments. The coating contains aluminum, may further contain silicon, and optionally contains niobium, titanium, hafnium, and/or chromium, which in combination form one or more intermetallic phases that promote the formation of a slow-growing oxide scale. The intermetallic phases may be M(Al,Si) | 2009-02-12 |
20090042057 | Metal composite article and method of manufacturing - A composite metal article includes a higher melting point metal, a lower melting point alloy and at least one other metal with an intermediate melting point between that of the higher melting point metal and the lower melting point alloy. The at least one other metal is selected to aid in sinter-densification of the higher melting point metal in a temperature range above the liquidus temperature of the lower melting point alloy and below the melting point of the at least one other metal. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042058 | MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL - A magnetic semiconductor material contains at least one type of transition metals (Mn | 2009-02-12 |
20090042059 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COATED SUBSTRATE BODY, SUBSTRATE BODY COMPRISING A COATING AND USE OF THE COATED SUBSTRATE BODY - The invention relates to a method for producing a coated substrate body by chemical vapour deposition at least on one layer made of a carbonitride of a metal of IVa-VIa-groups of the periodic table, wherein a monocyclic hydrocarbon is used in the gas atmosphere during the deposition, in addition to a nitrile. According to the invention, the thus produced coated substrate body has a high degree of hardness and is used, preferably, in cutting operations where the cutting speeds are ≧250 m/min. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042060 | ELECTRODEPOSITABLE COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING A CYCLIC GUANIDINE - The present invention is directed towards an electrocoating composition comprising a cyclic guanidine. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042061 | ELECTRON TRANSPORTING MATERIALS AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES THEREWITH - The present invention provides a novel electron transporting material having good heat resistance and being capable of forming devices with high thermal characteristics and an organic light-emitting device therewith. The phenanthroline derivative represented by the general formula below is used as the electron transporting material to form the organic light-emitting device: | 2009-02-12 |
20090042062 | INTERLAYER DESIGN FOR MAGNETIC MEDIA - A magnetic recording medium having a substrate, an interlayer and a magnetic layer, the interlayer having at least a first intermediary layer, a second intermediary layer and a third intermediary layer, wherein the first intermediary layer or the third intermediary layer is non-magnetic or magnetic and the second intermediary layer has a hexagonal close pack crystal structure and a property of providing RKKY coupling between the first intermediary layer and the third intermediary layer when the first intermediary layer and the second intermediary layer are magnetic layers is disclosed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042063 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic substrate, and a soft magnetic layer and a ferromagnetic layer formed in this order on the nonmagnetic layer, in which the ferromagnetic layer has a thickness of from 3 to 150 nm, contains spherical, ellipsoidal or plate-form ferromagnetic particles and a binder, and has an axis of easy magnetization substantially in the vertical direction, and the soft magnetic layer contains spherical or ellipsoidal Fe—Co-containing soft magnetic particles having a saturation magnetization of from 170 to 220 Am | 2009-02-12 |
20090042064 | NON-MAGNETIC PARTICLES FOR NON-MAGNETIC UNDERCOAT LAYER OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to non-magnetic particles for non-magnetic undercoat layer of magnetic recording medium, comprising: hematite particles; an inner coating layer comprising a phosphorus-containing inorganic compound which is formed on a surface of the respective hematite particles; and an outer coating layer comprising an aluminum-containing inorganic compound which is formed on an outside of the inner coating layer comprising the phosphorus-containing inorganic compound. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042065 | Event Activated Micro Control Devices - A method of activating a micro-cell in which the micro-cell includes a first compartment, a second compartment, a fluid in the first compartment, an element in the second compartment and a porous barrier separating the first compartment from the second compartment. The porous barrier, in a first state, is operable to prevent the fluid from entering the second compartment whereas the porous barrier, in a second state, is operable, in response to an event, to allow the fluid to enter the second compartment and interact with the element in the second compartment so as to generate an activation signal. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042066 | Adjustable Barrier For Regulating Flow Of A Fluid - An electrochemical cell includes a first cell, a second cell and a barrier isolating a fluid in the first cell from the second cell in which the barrier, in response to an activation signal, changes to a second state to allow the fluid to pass into the second cell and activate the electrochemical cell. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042067 | MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A membrane/electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, comprising an anode and a cathode each having a catalyst layer containing a proton conductive polymer, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the proton conductive polymer has an electrical conductivity of at least 0.07 S/cm at a temperature of 80° C. at a relative humidity of 40% and has a water content less than 150 mass %. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042068 | Hot box design with a multi-stream heat exchanger and single air control - A fuel cell stack module includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks, an anode tail gas oxidizer (ATO) which is located in a heat transfer relationship with the plurality of fuel cell stacks, a base supporting the plurality of fuel cell stacks and the ATO, and at least one heat exchanger located in the base. An ATO exhaust stream and an anode exhaust stream from the fuel cell stacks heat the stack fuel and air inlet streams in a multi-stream heat exchanger. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042069 | SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL STACK, AND METHOD OF OPERATING CELL ASSEMBLY - A cell assembly is formed by stacking a first unit cell and a second unit cell to each other. The first unit cell includes a first unified body, and the second unit cell includes a second unified body. In the cell assembly, the first and second unit cells have structures different from each other. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042070 | Barometric thermal trap and collection apparatus and method thereof for combining multiple exhaust streams into one - A device that, in any situation where multiple streams of hot or very hot gases or exhaust are generated, can collect gases into one stream and divert the stream efficiently to any manner of reformers, treatment devices, scrubbers, exchangers, etc. The exhaust flow from multiple fuel cell stacks are mixed in a single stream within the invention. This must be done carefully so that the exhaust stack pressure is approximately atmospheric at a variety of operating conditions. The mixing occurs in a device (the invention) called a Barometric Thermal Trap (BaTT). The fuel cell exhaust has a fairly high steam and CO2 content. The steam represents a potentially significant source of latent heat. Typical fuel cell heat recovery units avoid capturing the latent heat due to its relatively low condensing temperature (140 degrees Fahrenheit) and the resultant acidic level of the condensate due to the presence of CO2, which forms carbonic acid. By combining the exhausts into one stream, the BaTT system makes these problems manageable and more cost effective. Design calculations indicate that a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) efficiency of 82% is possible, which is much higher than provided by standard heat recovery designs. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042071 | Multi-tube fuel reformer with augmented heat transfer - A catalytic reformer assembly including a reactor comprising a plurality of parallel tubes arranged within a tubular housing. A metal substrate, formed preferably as a metal foam lattice, is brazed to the tubes on both their inside and outside surfaces. A catalytic washcoat is applied to the metal substrate within the tubes, defining thereby the tubes as individual catalytic reforming reactors. Endothermic reforming reactions within the tubes are supported by heat from hot combustor exhaust flowing around the tubes in contact with the augmenting heat transfer metal substrates outside the tubes. Radial temperature gradients are small because of excellent heat transfer across the tube walls, resulting in excellent mechanical stability of the washcoat on the metal substrate. Preferably, the tubes are formed of Inconel 625 and the metal substrate is formed of Fecralloy®, a high temperature alloy having excellent thermal conductivity and oxidation resistance. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042072 | ON-DEMAND HYDROGEN GAS GENERATION DEVICE WITH PRESSURE-REGULATING SWITCH - The present disclosure generally relates to an on-demand hydrogen gas generation device, suitable for use in a fuel cell, which utilizes water electrolysis, and more particularly galvanic cell corrosion, and/or a chemical hydride reaction, to produce hydrogen gas. The present disclosure additionally relates to such a device that comprises a switching mechanism that has an electrical current passing therethrough and that repeatedly and reversibly moves between a first position and a second position when exposed to pressure differential resulting from hydrogen gas generation, in order to (1) alter the rate at which hydrogen gas is generated, such that hydrogen gas is generated on an as-needed basis for a fuel cell connected thereto, and/or (2) ensure a substantially constant flow of hydrogen gas is released therefrom. The present disclosure additionally or alternatively relates to such an on-demand hydrogen gas generation device that comprises a gas management system designed to maximize the release or evolution of hydrogen gas, and in particular dry hydrogen gas, therefrom once it has been formed, thus maximizing hydrogen gas output. The present disclosure is still further directed to a fuel cell comprising such an on-demand hydrogen gas generation device, and in particular a fuel cell designed for small-scale applications. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042073 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING POWER OF VARIOUS LEVELS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A fuel cell system capable of supplying power at various levels and a method of operating the same includes a power unit having a stack, a power generation unit including unit cells, and a switch group to connect the unit cells in series or in parallel wit. The switch group may include a first switch to connect anodes of two neighboring unit cells, a second switch to connect cathodes of the two neighboring unit cells, and a third switch to connect the two neighboring unit cells in series. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042074 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, COMPRISING SEALING RIBS - The invention relates to a bipolar plate for a fuel cell, of the type that comprises a cathode bipolar half plate and an anode bipolar half plate which are placed next to one another. Each bipolar half plate ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090042075 | Fuel Cell Stack - A fuel cell stack includes a first end power generation unit and a first dummy unit, adjacent to a power generation unit provided at one end of a stack body in a stacking direction. The first end power generation unit includes a fourth separator having the same structure as a first separator of the power generation unit, and includes a fifth separator and a sixth separator having the same structure as a second separator and a third separator. In effect, common separators are used for the fifth separator and the sixth separator by changing a pin of a molding die or changing part of a seal die. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042076 | Modified planar cell (MCP) and stack based on MPC - A single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell having wave-like architecture and a stack composed of such single cells is described. The cell design provides high durability. The stack design provides uniform distribution of reagents along the surface of the electrodes and between the individual cells. In addition the stack design is non material intensive. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042077 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - There are provided a polymer electrolyte membrane having at least one surface with an average surface roughness Ra′ of from 30 nm to 500 nm and a surface area ratio Sr of 1.2 or more in which Sr is defined as S/S | 2009-02-12 |
20090042078 | Surface-treated hydrocarbon-based polymer electrolyte membranes for direct oxidation fuel cells - A proton (H | 2009-02-12 |
20090042079 | CATALYST FOR FUEL CELLS - To provide a catalyst for a fuel cell that has a high oxygen reduction activity and is manufactured at low cost and a fuel cell that has a high power generation efficiency and is manufactured at low cost. As a catalyst for a fuel cell that reduces an oxidizing gas, a catalyst for a fuel cell that contains palladium at least partially oxidized is used. In a fuel cell having an anode that oxidizes a fuel, a cathode that reduces an oxidizing gas and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, a palladium oxide is used as a cathode catalyst. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042080 | Porous Body and Production Method - A porous body which has a density of from 40 to 70%, is formed from an Fe-based alloy and contains from 0.01 to 2% by weight of mixed oxide with at least one oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Y, Sc, rare earth metals and at least one further oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Cr. The porous body displays no after-shrinkage even at operating temperatures of 900° C., it has very good corrosion resistance and it is particularly suitable as a support substrate for use in high-temperature fuel cells. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042081 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - The objective of the present invention is to equalize gas volume distributed into each power generation cell to stabilize fuel cell output and improve the output efficiency. In the present invention, a flat plate laminating type solid oxide fuel cell has a reactant gas supply manifold | 2009-02-12 |
20090042082 | Fuel cell arrangement - A fuel cell arrangement comprises at least one fuel cell module, each fuel cell module comprises a plurality of fuel cells. Each fuel cell module is hollow and defines a chamber. Each fuel cell module is arranged within an inner vessel and the inner vessel is arranged within an outer pressure vessel. Means to supply oxidant is arranged to supply oxidant to the space within the inner vessel so as to supply oxidant to the cathode electrodes. Means to supply fuel is arranged to supply fuel to the chamber in each fuel cell module so to supply fuel to the anode electrodes. The outer pressure vessel is protected from the high temperature environment of the fuel cells by the inner vessel. The outer pressure vessel forms the main pressure containment of the arrangement and operates at a lower temperature and operates with a greater safety margin than a single pressure vessel arrangement. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042083 | Membraneless micro fuel cell - Disclosed herein is a membraneless micro fuel cell. A cathode fluid and an anode fluid with a low Reynolds number flowing along a cathode channel and an anode channel are formed to have an interface with each other through a micro passageway and to be mixed by only diffusion so that the direct mixing of the cathode fluid and the anode fluid is prevented, making it possible to prevent reactants from being depleted at an electrode surface as well as to increase the efficiency of the fuel cell. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042084 | Separator for fuel cell and method for manufacturing the same - At first step S | 2009-02-12 |
20090042085 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEPARATOR AND SEPARATOR - In fuel cell separator, the periphery of manifold through which fuel gas, reaction water, etc., pass and the seal line being a site of bonding with an adjacent separator are provided with a resin layer. Within the surface of the separator, the resin application site on which the resin layer is formed undergoes subbing treatment in advance to thereby increase the capability of bonding with the resin. When the resin layer consists of a resin having an NH group, as the subbing treatment, hydroxide deposition treatment is carried out on the surface of the separator. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042086 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell according to the present invention includes a power generation cell. The power generation cell is formed by sandwiching a membrane electrode assembly between a first metal separator and a second metal separator. An oxygen-containing gas flow field is formed on one surface of the first metal separator, and a coolant flow field is formed on the other surface of the first metal separator. The first metal separator includes a corrugated metal plate. A resin frame member is provided on one surface of the metal plate, and a rubber seal is provided on the other surface of the metal plate. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage, an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage, a coolant supply passage, a coolant discharge passage, a fuel gas supply passage, and a fuel gas discharge passage extend through the metal plate, the resin frame member, and the rubber seal. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042087 | Fuel Cell Separator, Electrode Structure for a Fuel Cell, Methods of Manufacturing Both Thereof, and a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Comprising the Same - The degree of freedom in the shape of channels in a separator is increased, enabling an optimum gas channel to be designed, enabling a sufficient supply of gas below gas channel ribs, and improving cell performance through the reduction in diffusion polarization. Drainage property is also improved and flooding is prevented, thereby reducing diffusion polarization and improving cell performance. Cell performance is also improved through the reduction of contact resistance. A fuel cell separator comprises a separator substrate on which gas channel ribs are formed through vapor-phase growth of a carbon-based porous material with a nanosize structure. An electrode structure for a fuel cell, methods of manufacturing the separator and the fuel cell, and a solid polymer fuel cell comprising the electrode structure. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042088 | Fuel Cell - A fuel cell according to the present invention includes a power generation unit. The power generation unit is formed by stacking a first metal separator, a first membrane electrode assembly, a second metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a third metal separator. The number of flow grooves in a first oxygen-containing gas flow field is different from the number of flow grooves in a second oxygen-containing gas flow field. The first oxygen-containing gas flow field and the second oxygen-containing gas flow field have the same length, and the flow grooves in the first oxygen-containing gas flow field and the flow grooves in the second oxygen-containing gas flow field have the same depth. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042089 | Supported Catalyst For Fuel Cell, Method Of Preparing The Same, Electrode For Fuel Cell Including The Supported Catalyst, Membrane Electrode Assembly Including The Electrode, And Fuel Cell Including The Membrane Electrode Assembly - Provided are a supported catalyst for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, an electrode for a fuel cell including the supported catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly. Specifically, the supported catalyst for a fuel cell has a layered structure obtained by sequentially depositing a carbonaceous support, metal oxide particles, and catalyst metal. The supported catalyst has excellent electrical activity, excellent durability, and can be easily mass-produced at low cost. The membrane electrode assembly including the supported catalyst and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly each show excellent output density and high performance. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042090 | FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a fuel cell comprising: a cathode catalyst layer | 2009-02-12 |
20090042091 | Supported catalyst layers for direct oxidation fuel cells - A method of fabricating a supported catalyst layer for use in a fuel cell electrode, comprises sequential steps of: combining a fluid ink including a supported catalyst comprising at least one precious metal or alloy supported on particles of a support material, and a solution of at least one ionomeric polymer material, with at least one pore-forming material; forming a layer of the combined ink on a surface of a sheet of support material; hot pressing the layer; and treating the hot-pressed layer to remove pore-forming material to form a supported catalyst layer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042092 | Electrode for Alkali Fuel Cell and Method for Making a Fuel Cell Including at Least One Step of Making Such an Electrode - An electrode for an alkali fuel cell comprises an active layer formed by a bilayer or by a stack of a plurality of bilayers. Each bilayer is composed of a catalytic layer comprising catalyst particles of nanometric size and of a porous layer comprising two opposite faces one of which is in contact with the catalytic layer. The porous layer is made from a porous composite material comprising a hydroxide ion conducting polymer matrix in which a metallic lattice is formed constituting a plurality of electronically conducting paths connecting the two opposite faces of the porous layer. Advantageously, fabrication of such an electrode is obtained by successively performing vacuum deposition of the catalyst particles and vacuum co-deposition of the hydroxide ion conducting polymer and of the metal on a free surface of a support. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042093 | PROTON CONDUCTOR FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a proton conductor for a fuel cell, the proton conductor including a phosphoric acid-based material; and a C8-C20 perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid salt which is dissolved in the phosphoric acid-based material and has excellent oxygen solubility characteristics, an electrode including the proton conductor, an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell including the proton conductor, and a fuel cell including the electrode and the electrolyte membrane. When the C8-C20 perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid salt is used in the preparation of the electrode and electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, oxygen solubility is increased in a phosphoric acid-based material and oxygen concentration is increased in a phosphoric acid-based material of the electrode. Thus, reactivity of oxygen reduction which is performed in a cathode is increased. Increased concentration of oxygen in the electrode increases oxygen permeability in the cathode, and thus the resistance against reactants' transfer is decreased. As a result, the cell voltages can be increased using the electrode and the electrolyte membrane, and fuel cells having improved efficiency can be prepared. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042094 | BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY - A battery module includes at least one electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a first terminal conductively coupled to a first electrode and a body portion configured to function as a second terminal and conductively coupled to a second electrode via a pressure relief portion. The battery module further includes an end cap comprising a conductive portion and an insulating portion, the conductive portion being conductively coupled to the body portion. The pressure relief portion is configured to separate from the body portion to a deployed position when a pressure within the body portion reaches a first predetermined level, thereby substantially breaking the conductive coupling between the body portion and the second electrode. The insulating portion substantially prevents formation of a conductive coupling between the body portion and the second electrode when the pressure relief portion is in the deployed position. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042095 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - An active material for a battery includes a mixed phase includes a lithium titanium composite oxide phase and a nonstoichiometric titanium oxide phase. This active material is excellent in lithium absorption/desorption performance, exhibiting high electric potentials in lithium absorption/desorption and high conductivity. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042096 | CONFORMABLE BATTERY - A conformable battery wherein the outer casing has an upper face plate, a lower face plate, and at least one perimetric wall, and an interior of the battery comprising a grid of walls extending from the upper face plate to the lower face plate and connecting to the at least one perimetric wall, thereby dividing the interior of the battery into at least two compartments and increasing the battery's structural stiffness and ability to sustain increased internal pressure. Each compartment contains an electrochemically active plate stack, and a network of electrical conductors provides electrical connection between the plate stacks in each of the compartment. The battery may further comprise a reservoir containing an acid additive which, when released into each of the compartments, shifts the battery from a low power mode into a high power mode. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042097 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a negative electrode that is shaped like waves in a section in the thickness direction. In the negative electrode, the ratio t | 2009-02-12 |
20090042098 | Storage battery - There is provided storage battery that is capable of enabling an easy and speedy fabrication work as well as preventing a terminal thereof from fading or decaying for a long time. A storage battery includes: a lid made of a synthetic resin for closing a container and having cutout portions or recesses; terminals disposed respectively in the cutout portions or the recesses; bushings each having a tubular shape located inside the lid; electrode poles extending from the container for taking out power, the electrode poles respectively inserted into the bushings and welded thereto; conductive portions each for electrically connecting an upper side of the bushing and a lower side of the terminal disposed in parallel with the bushing in a horizontal direction in each of the cutout portions or the recesses; and an auxiliary lid for covering the bushing disposed inside the lid from above. The terminal, the bushing and the conductive portion are monolithically molded to form a terminal portion of the corresponding terminal in each of the cutouts or the recesses. Annular protrusions protrude outwards from a side wall of the conductive portion. At least a lower portion of the bushing and the conductive portion of the terminal portion in each of the cutouts or the recesses are embedded in the lid by insert molding. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042099 | ELECTRODE STACK AND BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode stack includes a cathode active material layer and an anode active material layer stacked together, and an electrolyte layer arranged between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer. A through hole extending in the stacking direction of the cathode active material layer and anode active material layer is formed in the cathode active material layer, anode active material layer and the electrolyte layer. The electrode stack further includes a bolt inserted to the hole for integrally holding the cathode active material layer, anode active material layer and the electrolyte layer. By such a structure, an electrode stack and a bipolar secondary battery that can effectively prevent displacement of interface between each of the cathode, anode and the electrolyte can be provided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042100 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE USED THEREIN - In a negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, in which a negative electrode active material layer ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090042101 | High-Power Battery - A method of forming battery electrodes with high specific surface and thin layers of active material is disclosed. The method enables low series resistance and high battery power. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042102 | Nanowire Battery Methods and Arrangements - A variety of methods and apparatus are implemented in connection with a battery. According to one such arrangement, an apparatus is provided for use in a battery in which ions are moved. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a plurality of growth-rooted nanowires. The growth-rooted nanowires extend from the substrate to interact with the ions. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042103 | ADDITIVE MIXTURE FOR ELECTROLYTE OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - An additive mixture of the electrolyte of lithium ion secondary batteries and the electrolyte of lithium ion secondary batteries including the said additive mixture, characterizing in that the additive mixture includes 0.5-95.4 wt % biphenyl based compound, 0.1-93.8 wt % cyclohexylbenzene based compound, 0.4-93.2 wt % vinylene carbonate, 0.5-96.5 wt % t-alkyl benzene based compound and 0.5-95.8 wt % ethenyl sulfonyl benzene, based on the whole weight of the additive mixture. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042104 | MULTI-COMPONENT COMPOSITE FILM METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention provides a multi-component composite film comprising a) polymer support layer; and b) porous gellable polymer layer which is formed on one side or both sides of the support layer of a), wherein the support film of a) and the gellable polymer layer of b) are unified without the interface, a method for preparing the same, and a polymer electrolyte system applied the same. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042105 | Sensitizer dyes for photoacid generating systems - Photosensitizing dyes are often used in conjunction with a photoacid generator in holographic recording media. Conventional photosensitizing dyes typically are limited by having an appreciable absorption of light when used in a sufficient concentration, such that the intensity of light decreases significantly with penetration into a recording medium. The present invention discloses a number of new 5-alkynyl substituted napthacene photosensitizing dyes that have low extinction coefficients coupled with good sensitizing properties, such that the problems associated with the photosensitizing dyes absorbing light are significantly reduced. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042106 | Photomask, and method and apparatus for producing the same - A shading area having a transmissivity in the range of 0 to 2% is formed at the center of a clear defect in a wiring pattern of a half tone mask. Semitransparent areas having a transmissivity in the range of 10 to 25% are formed, adjacently to shading area, in areas extending from the inside of the edge of an imaginary pattern having no defect to the outside of the edge. In this way, in the correction of the defect in the half tone mask, the working accuracy tolerable margin of the correction portion of the defect can be made large. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042107 | PELLICLE FOR HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURE EXPOSURE DEVICE - A pellicle that is used in a semiconductor lithography process and that can be used in an exposure device with an optical system having a numerical aperture of 1.0 or above, is provided. The pellicle of the present invention uses a pellicle film that has had its film thickness adjusted so as to exhibit transmittance of 95% or above at angles of incidence of exposure light with respect to the pellicle film in the range of from 0° to 20°. By using the pellicle of the present invention, it is possible to produce a semiconductor having an unprecedented fine circuit pattern at good yield while preventing adherence of dust to a reticle. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042108 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND MASK - Hole patterns are repeatedly arranged on a mask at a constant pitch in each of predetermined directions. In the predetermined directions, a first direction with the smallest pitch and a second direction with the second smaller pitch are specified. A Levenson phase shifter is formed corresponding to the hole patterns to cause the phases of transmitted light through the hole patterns adjacent to each other in the first direction to be opposite to each other. An exposure process is performed by two-point illumination which is adapted to improve the resolution property in the second direction. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042109 | MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, MASK BLANK MANUFACTURING METHOD, MASK MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MASK BLANK SUBSTRATE - An object of this invention is to properly identify or manage mask blank substrates, mask blanks, and so on. A manufacturing method of a mask blank substrate ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090042110 | Reflection type photomask blank, manufacturing method thereof, reflection type photomask, and manufacturing method of semiconductor device - A reflection type photomask blank includes: a substrate; a multilayer reflection film formed on the substrate for reflecting exposure light; a protection film formed on the multilayer reflection film for protecting the multilayer reflection film; an absorber layer for absorbing the exposure light on the protection film; and a shock absorbing film formed between the absorber layer and the protection film, with a resistance to etching which is performed when an exposure transfer pattern of the absorber layer is formed, in which the protection film is: a compound including Zr and Si; a compound including Zr, Si, and at least either one of O and N; or a single element or a compound including at least any one of Ru, C, and Y. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042111 | IMAGING AND DEVICES IN LITHOGRAPHY - Systems and techniques for lithography. In one aspect, a method includes producing a microelectronic device by modulating an intensity and a phase of the zero diffraction order of a radiation with a device including subwavelength features having a pitch dimension smaller than one wavelength of the radiation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042112 | Magnetic recording media - A magnetic recording media has a substrate and a magnetic recording layer containing ferromagnatic patterns on the substrate, the magnetic recording layer including a data zone to constitute a recording track and a servo zone to constitute a preamble region, an address region and a burst region, in which the address region and the burst region are separated by a part of the recording track. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042113 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FILTER AND COLOR FILTER - A manufacturing method of a filter is provided. The manufacturing method includes steps as follows. First, a substrate is provided and a black matrix is formed on the substrate. The black matrix has a number of openings arranged in array. Next, a filter material is individually formed in the openings by inkjet printing or other methods, and the filter material includes a solvent and a dye mixed with the solvent. Thereafter, a thermal treatment is performed and an evaporation rate of the solvent during the thermal treatment is reduced, so as to cure the filter material. As the evaporation rate of the solvent is relatively slow, the filter material is still flowable during the thermal treatment. Hence, the cured filter material has a flat surface. The filter fabricated by the above manufacturing method has an even hue and a well flattened surface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042114 | Halogenated oxime derivatives and the use therof as latent acids - Compounds of the formula I or II | 2009-02-12 |
20090042115 | Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and electronic device manufacturing method - An exposure apparatus for exposing a bright-dark pattern on a substrate via a projection optical system includes a position detection system which detects a plurality of predetermined positions in a unit exposure field of the substrate. A plurality of reference detection positions fall within a range substantially equal to the unit exposure field. A deformation calculation unit calculates a state of deformation in the unit exposure field based on the detection result of the position detection system. A shape modification unit modifies a shape of the bright-dark pattern to be exposed on the substrate based on the deformation state calculated by the deformation calculation unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042116 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING alpha-FORM TITANYLPHTHALOCYANINE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR COMPRISING alpha-FORM TITANYLPHTHALOCYANINE - The present invention relates to a method for producing an α-form titanylphthalocyanine represented by the formula (1): | 2009-02-12 |
20090042117 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE CONDUCTIVE MEMBER - A conductive member for use in an image forming apparatus, a process cartridge including the conductive member as a charging member, an image forming apparatus including the process cartridge, a charging member, and a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus including the charging member. The conductive member includes a surface coated with a powder lubricant. The charging member includes a conductive member and a powder lubricant applied to a surface of the conductive member. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042118 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE TONER - A method of preparing a toner, including dripping a toner constituent liquid comprising an organic solvent; and toner constituents comprising a resin and a colorant, which are dissolved or dispersed in the organic solvent through a nozzle to form a droplet; and removing the organic solvent from the droplet, wherein the droplet is dried while contacted with a first de-solvent gas comprising steam in a pre-heated period and at least a part of a constant-rate drying period, or the droplet is dried at least in a pre-heated period and a constant-rate drying period, which include two stages including a first stage and a second stage, wherein the droplet is contacted with the first de-solvent gas including steam in the first stage and a second de-solvent gas having a dew point not greater than −10° C. under ordinary pressure in the second stage. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042119 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER PARTICLES, TONER PARTICLES, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing toner particles capable of decreasing the manufacturing costs by simplifying the manufacturing apparatus and by decreasing the number of the steps, as well as to provide toner particles, a two-component developer, a developing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are provided. A high-pressure homogenizer is constituted by a tank, a feed pump, a high-pressure pump, a heat exchanger, a nozzle, a first depressurizing module, a cooling unit, a second depressurizing module and a take-out port arranged in this order. A flow path constituted in the first depressurizing module has a straight portion tilted with respect to a direction in which the aqueous slurry passes and a portion for relaxing the flow of the aqueous slurry. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042120 | OXIDIZED MIXED CYCLIC PHENOL SULFIDES, AND CHARGE CONTROL AGENTS AND TONERS USING THE SAME - The present invention discloses an oxidized mixed cyclic phenol sulfide which is a mixture of the oxidized cyclic phenol sulfide wherein in is 8 and the oxidized cyclic phenol sulfide wherein m is an integer other than 8, the oxidized cyclic phenol sulfide being represented by the following formula (1): | 2009-02-12 |
20090042121 | TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner capable of ensuring cleanness and the amount of specific charge for extended periods of time and having excellent charge stability and fixing property, a two-component developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus are provided. A toner includes toner particles containing at least a binding resin and a coloring agent, and fine silicon-containing oxide particles having an average primary particle size of not smaller than 70 nm but not larger than 150 nm and containing water in an amount of not larger than 2.0% by weight, the fine silicon-containing oxide particles being externally added to the toner particles. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042122 | METHODS OF PRODUCING TONER COMPOSITIONS AND TONER COMPOSITIONS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Toner compositions, methods for making toner compositions, and methods for coating toner particles. A method for coating toner particles may include mixing dry toner particles and a dispersion including shell particles to coat at least a portion of an exterior surface of the toner particles with an essentially continuous layer of the shell particles. The toner particles may comprise a first resin and a coloring agent. The shell particles may comprise a second resin. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042123 | CALIXRESORCINARENE COMPOUND, PHOTORESIST BASE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND COMPOSITION THEREOF - A calixresorcinarene compound represented by the following formula (1): | 2009-02-12 |
20090042124 | RESIST COMPOSITION CONTAINING NOVEL SULFONIUM COMPOUND, PATTERN-FORMING METHOD USING THE RESIST COMPOSITION, AND NOVEL SULFONIUM COMPOUND - A resist composition includes (A) a compound represented by the following formula (I): | 2009-02-12 |
20090042125 | PHOTOTHERMOGRAPHIC MATERIAL - A photothermographic material comprising on one side of a support a light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, silver halide grains, a binder and a reducing agent and on the other side of the support a back coating layer, wherein a dry thickness of the light-sensitive layer is 9 to 16 μm; a centerline average roughness (Ra(B)) of an outermost surface of a back coating layer side is 100 to 150 nm; and the back coating layer contains a lubricant having a molecular weight of 550 to 10000. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042126 | Photosensitive resin composition and cured article thereof - A photosensitive resin composition which is excellent in photosensitivity and excellent in flame resistance, flexibility, adhesiveness, pencil hardness, resistance to solvent, acid resistance, heat resistance, resistance to gold plating and the like and a cured article thereof are provided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042127 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING A PHOTORESIST PATTERN USING THE SAME - A photoresist composition comprises about 0.5 to about 20 parts by weight of a photo-acid generator, about 10 to about 70 parts by weight of a novolac resin containing a hydroxyl group, about 1 to about 40 parts by weight of a cross-linker that comprises an alkoxymethylmelamine compound, and about 10 to about 150 parts by weight of a solvent. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042128 | Salt suitable for an acid generator and a chemically amplified positive resist composition containing the same - The present invention provides a salt represented by the formula (I): | 2009-02-12 |
20090042129 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR RESIST PATTERN FORMATION - A positive resist composition includes a resin component (A) that exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, wherein the resin component (A) is a mixture of a copolymer (A1) that includes a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester that contains an acid-dissociable, dissolution-inhibiting group, a structural unit (a2) derived from a methacrylate ester that contains a lactone-containing monocyclic group, and a structural unit (a3) derived from an acrylate ester that contains a polar group-containing polycyclic group, and a copolymer (A2) that has a different structure from the copolymer (A1) and has a lower hydrophilicity than the copolymer (A1). | 2009-02-12 |
20090042130 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION FOR IMMERSION EXPOSURE AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A positive resist composition for immersion exposure including a resin component (A) which has an acid dissociable dissolution inhibiting group and exhibits increased alkali solubility under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the resin component (A) including a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester having an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group and a structural unit (a3) derived from an acrylate ester having a polar group-containing aliphatic hydrocarbon group, the amount of the structural unit (a3) based on the combined total of all structural units constituting the resin component (A) being 3 to 12 mol %. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042131 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, POLYMERIC COMPOUND, AND COMPOUND - A compound represented by general formula (I) shown below; and a polymeric compound having a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below: | 2009-02-12 |
20090042132 | RESIST COMPOSITION FOR IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition for immersion lithography of the present invention includes a resin component (A) which exhibits changed alkali solubility under the action of acid; and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid on exposure, wherein the resin component (A) includes a resin (A1) containing a fluorine atom and no acid-dissociable group, and a resin (A2) containing a structural unit (a′) derived from an acrylic acid and no fluorine atom. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042133 | Antireflective Coating Composition - An antireflective coating composition which forms films with high n values is described. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042134 | Photosensitive composition, photosensitive planographic printing plate material, and image forming method of photosensitive planographic printing plate material - A photosensitive composition containing: (A) a polymerizable compound containing an ethylenic double bond in the molecule; (B) a photopolymerization initiator; (C) a polymer binder; and (D) a dye exhibiting a maximum absorption wavelength of 350-450 nm, wherein the dye is represented by Formula (1): | 2009-02-12 |
20090042135 | MULTI-LAYER IMAGEABLE ELEMENT WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES - Positive-working imageable elements comprise a radiation absorbing compound and inner and outer layers on a substrate having a hydrophilic surface. The inner layer comprises a specific polymeric binder represented by Structure (I): | 2009-02-12 |
20090042136 | Carbon Nanotube-Silicon Composite Structures and Methods for Making Same - The present invention is directed toward methods of attaching or grafting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to silicon or other surfaces, wherein such attaching or grafting occurs via functional groups on either or both of the CNTs and silicon surface. The present invention is also directed to the novel compositions produced by such methods. Previous work by Applicants has demonstrated covalent attachment of arenes via aryldiazonium salts to Si (hydride passivated single crystal or poly Si; <111> or <100>, p-doped, n-doped or intrinsic), GaAs, and Pd surfaces. In the case of Si, this provides a direct arene-Si bond with no intervening oxide. Applicants have also reported on the use of aryldiazonium salts for the direct covalent linkage of arenes to single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) where the nanotubes can exist either as bundles or individual structures (when surfactant-wrapped). In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to a merger of these two technologies to afford the covalent attachment of individualized (unroped) SWNTs to Si surfaces. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042137 | METHOD FOR TRANSLATING A STRUCTURED BEAM OF ENERGETIC PARTICLES ACROSS A SUBSTRATE IN TEMPLATE MASK LITHOGRAPHY - The present inventors have developed an accurate method for forming a plurality of images on a substrate. The present method provides an improved pattern replication technique that provides submicron resolution, for example 20 nm or less, especially 10 nm or less. The method may involve moving a structured beam of energetic radiation across a target substrate. The motion of an image of the template mask on the substrate is achieved by tilting a mask and substrate assembly relative to the axis of the incident beam. The technique does not require high precision motion of the template mask relative to the target substrate. The energetic radiation may comprise energetic particles. The technique is insensitive to particle energy and can be applied to uncharged, neutral particles. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042138 | Method of pre-exposing relief image printing plate - The present invention is directed to a method of selectively pre-exposing a photosensitive printing element prior to imagewise exposure in order to remove oxygen from the photosensitive layer prior to imagewise exposure. The invention is usable in a computer-to-plate process to produce flexographic relief image printing elements. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042139 | Exposure method and electronic device manufacturing method - An exposure method enabling deformation occurring in a unit exposure field to be measured rapidly and accurately and enabling a plurality of patterns to be superimposed on a substrate with high accuracy. The exposure method of the present embodiment for exposing a bright-dark pattern on the substrate using a projection optical system includes a position detection process for detecting the positions of a plurality of position detection marks, relative to a substrate-in-plane-direction of the substrate, arranged in at least one functional element in a unit exposure field of the substrate, a deformation calculation process for calculating the state of deformation occurring in the unit exposure field based on information related to the positions of the position detection marks obtained in the position detection process, and a shape modification process for modifying the shape of the bright-dark pattern to be exposed on the substrate based on the deformation state obtained in the deformation calculation process. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042140 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE POLYMER, ANTI-REFLECTIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN USING THE SAME - A polymer for crosslinking an anti-reflective film has a high refractive index. An anti-reflective composition containing the polymer for crosslinking is useful in an immersion lithography process using ArF (193 nm) of a semiconductor device manufacturing process. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042141 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE POLYMER, ANTI-REFLECTIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN USING THE SAME - A polymer for crosslinking an anti-reflective film has a high refractive index. An anti-reflective composition containing the polymer is useful in a damascene process and an immersion lithography process using ArF (193 nm) of a semiconductor device manufacturing process. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042142 | ORGANIC TRIODES WITH NOVEL GRID STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - An organic semiconductor device is provided. The device has a first electrode and a second electrode, with an organic semiconductor layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. An electrically conductive grid is disposed within the organic semiconductor layer, which has openings in which the organic semiconductor layer is present. At least one insulating layer is disposed adjacent to the electrically conductive grid, preferably such that the electrically conductive grid is completely separated from the organic semiconductor layer by the insulating layer. Methods of fabricating the device, and the electrically conductive grid in particular, are also provided. In one method, openings are formed in an electrically conductive layer with a patterned die, which is then removed. In another method, an electrically conductive layer and a first insulating layer are etched through the mask to expose portions of a first electrode. In yet another method, a patterned die is pressed into a first organic semiconductor layer to create texture in the surface of the first organic semiconductor layer, and then removed. An electrically conductive material is then deposited onto the first organic semiconductor layer from an angle to form a grid having openings as a result of the textured surface and the angular deposition. In each of the methods, insulating layers are preferably deposited or otherwise formed during the process to completely separate the electrically conductive layer from previously and subsequently deposited organic semiconductor layers. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042143 | Thin-film magnetic head structure, method of manufacturing the same, and thin-film magnetic head - A method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head structure comprises the steps of preparing an insulating layer | 2009-02-12 |
20090042144 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD, METHOD FOR FORMING THE PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND BOARD INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE - A board interconnection structure having a first printed wiring board in which a first conductive circuit is arranged on a first insulating layer, the first conductive circuit having, on an end portion thereof, a first connection terminal in which an upper surface width is narrower than a bottom surface width; a second printed wiring board in which a second conductive layer having a second connection terminal is arranged on a second insulating layer; and a connection layer that forms fillets along longitudinal side surfaces of the first connection terminal, and interconnects the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal. The first connection terminal may have a projection portion. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042145 | Method for Detecting Light Intensity Distribution for Gradient Filter and Method for Improving Line Width Consistency - A method for detecting light intensity distribution for a gradient filter, including: providing a mask plate which has patterns with identical line widths; providing a semiconductor substrate with a photosensitive material layer, and transferring the patterns of the mask plate to the photosensitive material layer, to form patterns of the photosensitive material layer; measuring line widths of the patterns of the photosensitive material layer at different positions on the semiconductor substrate, to obtain line width distribution of the patterns of the photosensitive material layer; inputting the measured line width distribution of the patterns of the photosensitive material layer into a function of light intensity distribution for a gradient filter versus line width distribution, to obtain light intensity distribution for the gradient filter. The present invention further provides a method for improving line width consistency in a photolithography process. The methods of the present invention are relatively simple, time-saving and cost-reducing. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042146 | Method of forming fine patterns using a block copolymer - A method of patterning a substrate includes processing first regions of the substrate to form a first pattern, the first regions defining a second region between adjacent first regions, arranging a block copolymer on the first and second regions, the block copolymer including a first component and a second component, the first component of the block copolymer being aligned on the first regions, and selectively removing one of the first component and the second component of the block copolymer to form a second pattern having a pitch that is less than a pitch of a first region and an adjacent second region. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042147 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNS - A method of forming patterns includes (a) coating a substrate with a resist composition for negative development to form a resist film, wherein the resist composition contains a resin capable of increasing the polarity by the action of the acid and becomes more soluble in a positive developer and less soluble in a negative developer upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (b) forming a protective film on the resist film with a protective film composition after forming the resist film and before exposing the resist film, (c) exposing the resist film via an immersion medium, and (d) performing development with a negative developer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042148 | Photoresist Composition for Deep UV and Process Thereof - The present invention refers to a photoresist composition comprising (i) a polymer A comprising at least one acid labile group; (ii) at least one photoacid generator; (iii) at least one base; (iv) a polymer B, where polymer B is non-miscible with polymer A and soluble in the coating solvent, and; (v) a coating solvent composition. The present invention also relates to the process of imaging the photoresist. | 2009-02-12 |
20090042149 | Rinsing method and developing method - A rinsing process is performed by supplying a rinsing-liquid onto a substrate with a light-exposed pattern formed thereon and treated by a developing process. The rinsing liquid contains a polyethylene glycol family surfactant or an acetylene glycol family surfactant in a critical micelle concentration or less. Preferably, the surfactant includes a hydrophobic group having a carbon number of larger than 11 and having no double bond or triple bond therein. | 2009-02-12 |