| 07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20130040123 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE FILM INCLUDING THE SAME, METHOD OF PREPARING ADHESIVE FILM, AND DISPLAY MEMBER USING THE SAME - A UV curable adhesive composition includes a morpholine group-containing (meth)acrylic copolymer. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040124 | METHOD FOR PREPARING TRANSPARENT ANTISTATIC FILMS USING GRAPHENE AND TRANSPARENT ANTISTATIC FILMS PREPARED BY THE SAME - The present invention relates to transparent antistatic films using graphene, and methods for preparing the same. The films include conductive particles comprising a single-layer or multi-layer graphene, and a binder. The films are prepared by dispersing graphene in a solvent to obtain a graphene dispersion; dissolving a curable binder to a solvent to obtain a binder solution; mixing the graphene dispersion, the binder solution and optionally an additive to obtain a coating solution; applying the coating solution onto a substrate and drying the solution to form a coated film; and curing the coated film. According to the present invention, transparent or semitransparent antistatic films having excellent permeability, abrasion resistance, scratch resistance, chemical stability and dimensional stability can be prepared. The films also have superior adhesion to substrates and applicability, and thus may be advantageously applied to rigid or flexible substrates. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040125 | EXPANDABLE POLYMERS OF CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE - The invention relates to expandable polymers and/or polymer granulates of cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) having an average molecular weight (Mn), determined as polystyrene-equivalent molecular weight by means of gel chromatography, of ≧20.000 g/mol and an average butyryl content of cellulose acetate butyrate of ≧20 wt. %, preferably ≧30 wt. %, and corresponding polymer foams. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040126 | ARTICLES INCLUDING NANOSILICA-BASED PRIMERS FOR POLYMER COATINGS AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides articles that include polymer coatings on substrates primed with a primer coating containing silica nanoparticles, and methods of coating. The polymer coating is preferably a silicone-based polymeric material. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040127 | MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A membrane according to the present invention includes a support member and a polymer layer disposed on the support member and including a plurality of nano pores each having an inner wall formed of a block-structured polymer material of which the end thereof is substituted by a functional group. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040128 | HIGHLY CORROSION RESISTANT POLYUREA COMPOSITION - Disclosed herein is a chemical resistant polyurea composition that may retain physical integrity even when continuously or semi-continuously exposed to a corrosive environment comprising alkalis or acids. The chemical resistant polyurea composition may be formed, in some embodiments, by a process including: reacting a polyalkadiene polyol with a polyisocyanate at a temperature and for a time sufficient to result in a polyurea prepolymer containing less than 5 wt. % NCO; admixing the polyurea prepolymer containing less than 5 wt. % NCO with a polyfunctional amine curing agent and at least one of a solvent, a UV absorber, an antioxidant, and a colorant to form a curable composition, wherein the polyurea prepolymer and the polyfunctional amine are admixed at a stoichiometric ratio, based on equivalents, in the range from about 1.03:1 to 1.08:1; and curing the curable composition to form the chemical resistant polyurea composition. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040129 | INFRARED ABSORBING THIN FILM CONTAINING RUTILE-TYPE TITANIUM OXIDE CRYSTAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There are provided an infrared absorbing thin film that efficiently absorbs infrared rays and has good versatility by controlling the absorption intensity of titanium oxide in an infrared region and a method for producing the infrared absorbing thin film. The infrared absorbing thin film containing a rutile-type titanium oxide crystal can be produced through a step of dispersing or dissolving a complex of an amino group-containing basic polymer and a transition metal ion in an aqueous medium; a step of obtaining a composite having a polymer/titania layered structure in which the complex of the amino group-containing basic polymer and the transition metal ion is sandwiched between layers of titania, by mixing the aqueous dispersion with a water-soluble titanium compound in the aqueous medium; a step of calcining the composite in an air atmosphere at a temperature of 650° C. or higher and pulverizing the obtained crystal into a powder; and a step of mixing the obtained powder with a sol of a metal alkoxide to prepare a fluid liquid composition, coating a surface of a substrate with the obtained fluid liquid composition, and aging the coating film. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040130 | Pigment For Paper And Paper Laminate - A pigment mixture comprising (a) pigment particles, (b) colloidal spacer particles dispersed on surfaces of the pigment particles, and (c) carrier particles, wherein the pigment particles with colloidal spacer particles are dispersed on surfaces of the carrier particles. A pigment mixture of titanium dioxide pigment particles having colloidal silica spacer particles on surfaces of the titanium dioxide, the titanium dioxide and colloidal silica attached to surfaces of diatomaceous earth carrier particles, provides improved optical efficiency of the pigment and improved retention in a paper fiber matrix. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040131 | FLAME-RETARDANT POLYMER MEMBER, FLAME-RETARDANT ARTICLE, AND FLAME-RETARDING METHOD - Provided is a flame-retardant member having flexibility and a high degree of flame retardancy. A flame-retardant polymer member of the present invention is a flame-retardant polymer member having a polymer layer (B) and a flame-retardant layer (A) on at least one surface of the polymer layer (B), in which the flame-retardant layer (A) is a layer containing a layered inorganic compound (f) in a polymer (X). | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040132 | CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - A conductive adhesive tape includes a conductive layer; an adhesive layer formed at one side in the thickness direction of the conductive layer and containing an adhesive and a conductive filler; and a metal layer interposed between the conductive layer and the adhesive layer. The maximum resistance value in the first cycle measured in a heat cycle test is 0.1Ω or less, and the resistance value increase rate is 100% or less. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040133 | MULTILAYER FILM AND MOLDED BODY - A first multilayer film is a multilayer film which contains a layer A on at least one surface of a base film, in which the layer A has (1) a polycaprolactone segment, (2) a polysiloxane segment and/or a polydimethyl siloxane segment, and (3) a urethane bond, and the layer A has a glass transition temperature of from −30 to 0° C. A second multilayer film contains a layer A on at least one surface of a base film, in which the layer A has a scratch recovery time of 3 seconds or less at a temperature of 10° C. A third multilayer film contains a layer B on at least one surface of a base film, in which the layer B has a polycaprolactone segment and a urethane bond, and the layer B has average elongation at break of 65% or more at 80° C. to 150° C. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040134 | CELLULOSE FIBRE-BASED SUPPORT CONTAINING A MODIFIED PVA LAYER-METHOD FOR PRODUCTION AND USE - A cellulose fibre-based support of which at least one surface is coated with a layer containing at least one water-soluble polymer having hydroxyl functions, at least some of which have been reacted beforehand with at least one organic molecule that contains at least one vinylic function, characterized in that said organic molecule also has an aldehyde function. Method for production thereof. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040135 | INORGANIC OXIDE PARTICLE CONTAINING SILICONE RESIN SHEET - There are provided a silicone resin sheet having high heat resistance and strength and being excellent in flexibility, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having excellent anchoring, force and excellent moisture resistance. The inorganic oxide particle-containing silicone resin sheet according to the present invention includes a silicone resin composition containing a crosslinked structure in which an inorganic oxide particle dispersed in a polysiloxane resin and the polysiloxane resin are crosslinked through a chemical bond, and has a tensile elongation of 5 to 15%. The primer composition for a carboxyl group-containing adhesive according to the present invention is a primer composition used for a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a carboxyl group-containing polymer as a base polymer, and contains a crosslinked structure in which a polysiloxane compound is crosslinked through a chemical bond to the surface of a core including an inorganic oxide particle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040136 | HEAT-RESISTANT LASER-INSCRIBABLE FILM - Laser-inscribable film, comprising a contrast layer based on a cured acrylate coating composition and, arranged above the contrast layer, an engraving layer, where the cured acrylate coating composition is based on a composition comprising from 30 to 80% by weight of a trifunctional oligomer A, from 0 to 20% by weight of a trifunctional monomer B, from 1 to 30% by weight of a difunctional monomer C, and from 2 to 40% by weight of a colorant pigment. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040137 | WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which is resistant to increase in adhesive strength with time, has a good appearance, and less stains an adherend. The water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes an acrylic emulsion polymer; and a water-insoluble crosslinking agent having two or more carboxyl-reactive functional groups per molecule. The acrylic emulsion polymer is formed from constitutive monomers essentially including a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester (A), a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer (B), and at least one monomer (C) selected from methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, and diethylacrylamide and has a solvent-insoluble content of 70 percent by weight or more. When the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is applied so as to have a dry thickness of 50 μm, dried at 120° C. for 2 minutes, and aged at 50° C. for 3 days to give a cross-linked acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive film, the film has a solvent-insoluble content of 90 percent by weight or more and an elongation at break of 130% or less at 23° C. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040138 | ULTRATHIN NANOWIRE-BASED AND NANOSCALE HETEROSTRUCTURE BASED THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An ultrathin tellurium nanowire structure is disclosed, including a rod-like crystalline structure of tellurium, wherein the crystalline structure is defined by diameters of between 5-6 nm. In addition, an ultrathin tellurium-based nanowire structure is disclosed including a rod-like crystalline structure of one of lead telluride and bismuth telluride, wherein an ultrathin tellurium nanowire structure is used as a precursor to generate the rod-like crystalline structure. Furthermore, a nanoscale heterostructure tellurium-based nanowire structure is disclosed including a dumbbell-like crystalline heterostructure having a center rod-like portion and one octahedral structure connected to each end of each of the center rod- like portions, wherein the center rod-like portion is a tellurium-based nanowire structure and the octahedral structures are one of lead telluride, cadmium telluride, and bismuth telluride. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040139 | SURFACE-MODIFIED FINE FIBERS - There are provided surface-modified fine fibers that preserve the inherent physical properties of a matrix polymer, the surface of which is efficiently modified, that can be easily produced, and that are formed by an electrospinning method from a spinning material that is a resin composition including a fluorine-containing highly branched polymer (a) and a thermoplastic resin (b); a method for producing the fiber; and a method for modifying the surface of fine fibers. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040140 | ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND NANOFIBERS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Provided herein are gas and/or temperature assisted electrospinning apparatus, processes, components and polymer nanofibers. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040141 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE ACTIVE INGREDIENT PARTICLES - A method and device for producing crystalline active ingredient particles. The active ingredient is crystallized from a supersaturated solution on the surface of particles of the active ingredient. A suspension of active ingredient particles is subjected to wet grinding in a supersaturated solution of the active ingredient in a first module. At least a part of the suspension is fed from the first module into the second module where it is cooled and simultaneously subjected to ultrasound. The suspension is fed back into the first module after cooling and being subjected to ultrasound. Active ingredient solution and optionally antisolvent are added to the suspension and active ingredient particles and liquid phase are extracted. A relative supersaturation of the active ingredient in the liquid phase of the suspension, relative to the entire liquid phase, is ≦90%, and the extracted active ingredient particles comprise a mean particle size of 10-500 μm. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040142 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PTFE AND ARTICLES THEREOF - Described herein is a process for making PTFE having a standard specific gravity of less than 2.160 g/cm | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040143 | Synthesis of Uniform Nanoparticle Shapes with High Selectivity - This invention provides non-spherical nanoparticle compositions that are the reaction product of a source of a Group 12, 13, 14, or 15 metal or metalloid; a source of a Group 15 or 16 element; and a source of a quaternary ammonium compound or phosphonium compound; wherein nanoparticle tetrapods comprise 75-100 number percent of the nanoparticle products. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040144 | SILICONE MICROPARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a silicone microparticle, wherein the silicone microparticle comprises 100 parts by mass of a silicone elastomer spherical microparticle having volume-average particle diameter of 0.1 to 100 μm and 0.5 to 25 parts by mass of a polyorganosilsesquioxane to cover surface of the silicone elastomer spherical microparticle, wherein the polyorganosilsesquioxane has a shape of granule with the size thereof being 60 nm or less. There can be provided a silicone microparticle having low agglomerating tendency and excellent dispersibility even if rubber hardness of a silicone elastomer microparticle is low and a particle diameter thereof is small. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040145 | PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a particle and a method for manufacturing the particle, in particular, a particle in various shapes having a size ranging from several nanometers (nm) to tens of micrometers (μm), and a method for manufacturing the particle. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040146 | GRAPHENE STRUCTURE AND RODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A graphene structure includes a substrate and a graphene layer. The grapheme layer is laminated on the substrate, is formed of graphene doped with a dopant, and has a similar oxidation-reduction potential to that of water. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040147 | PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING OLIGOMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT OF THE SAME, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - [Object] A phosphorus-containing oligomer that has high solubility in an organic solvent and exhibits high flame retardancy and heat resistance in the form of a cured product thereof is provided. The phosphorus-containing oligomer is represented by structural formula (1) below | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040148 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR COATING SURFACE OF SOLAR HEAT-COLLECTING REFLECTIVE PLATE, AND SOLAR HEAT-COLLECTING REFLECTIVE PLATE, AS WELL AS PROCESSES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - To provide a coating composition capable of forming a coating film having excellent functions on the surface of a solar heat-collecting reflective plate, and a solar heat-collecting reflective plate obtainable by such a composition, as well as processes for their production. A coating composition for coating the surface of a solar heat-collecting reflective plate, which comprises a fluorinated copolymer having repeating units derived from ethylene and repeating units derived from tetrafluoroethylene, and a solvent capable of dissolving the fluorinated copolymer at a temperature of not higher than the melting point of the fluorinated copolymer; a solar heat-collecting reflective plate obtainable by such a composition; and processes for producing such a composition and a reflective plate. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040149 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTI-LAYER COATING - This disclosure is directed to a process for producing a target coating having two or more coating layers over a substrate. The disclosure is also directed to a primer coating composition comprising a topcoat component and one or more flatteners. This disclosure is further directed to a multi-layer coating formed by the process disclosed herein. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040150 | Nanoparticle Taggants for Explosive Precursors - An article includes a substrate with a plurality of independent taggant layers that each include metal oxide nanocrystals doped with at least one Lanthanide element. Each taggant layer includes metal oxide nanocrystals doped with a different Lanthanide element than each other taggant layer. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040151 | METHOD FOR JOINING FIBRE-CONTAINING COMPOSITE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to methods for joining and for improving interfacial strength of joints in objects of fibre-containing composite materials, such as epoxy/glass fibre composite materials of a wind turbine blade, as well as fibre reinforced composite materials, laminates and other interconnected objects prepared by this method. In particular wind turbine blades prepared by this method are described. The present invention further relates to robots and robotic tools for carrying out the described methods for joining objects of fibre-containing composite materials. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040152 | PROCESS VIA EXTRUSION FOR PREPARING A HYBRID POLYMER COMPOSITION, HYBRID POLYMER COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE - The present invention refers to polymeric materials having hybrid characteristics, which are composed of a dispersion of organometallic monomers or oligomers of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge, V or Sn or mixture thereof, in a polymeric matrix. The articles prepared with these polymeric materials are characterized by the migration of said compounds to their surface, conferring improved soldability and surface properties. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040153 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RESIN VARNISH CONTAINING SEMI-IPN COMPOSITE, THERMOSETTING RESIN AND, PROVIDED USING THE SAME, RESIN VARNISH FOR PRINTED WIRING BOARD, PREPREG AND METAL-CLAD LAMINATE - A thermosetting resin varnish that includes a thermosetting resin composition of an uncured semi-IPN composite having compatibilized with one another (A) a polyphenylene ether, (B) a butadiene polymer which contains in the molecule thereof 40% or more of a 1,2-butadiene unit having a 1,2-vinyl group in the side chain thereof, and which is not chemically modified, and (C) a crosslinking agent; (D) an inorganic filler; and (E) a saturated thermoplastic elastomer. Also, a resin varnish for a printed circuit board, a prepreg, and a metal-clad laminate, using the thermosetting resin varnish. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040154 | Formation of Solid Layers on Substrates - Disclosed is a method of forming on the surface of a substrate a first solid layer which is suitable for activating a chemical reaction to form a second layer thereon, the method comprising the steps of: applying to the surface of the substrate a first liquid comprising a curable composition and an activator for the second layer-forming chemical reaction; and curing the curable composition, thereby forming a first solid layer adhered to the surface of the substrate, capable of activating the second layer-forming chemical reaction. A second layer can then be formed on the substrate by bringing into contact with the first solid layer a second fluid comprising components of a second layer-forming chemical reaction, activated by the activator, thereby causing a second layer to be formed on the first solid layer. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040155 | PACKAGING AND METHOD OF MAKING PACKAGING - Packaging and a method of making the packaging is disclosed. The packaging includes a substrate with an asymmetrical coextrusion attached there to. The coextrusion includes an ethylene vinyl alcohol layer that is disposed toward the substrate. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040156 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE-MODIFIED FLUORORESIN FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RUBBER COMPOSITE, AND MEDICAL RUBBER PRODUCT - There are provided a method for manufacturing a surface-modified fluororesin film capable of long-term inventory storage, a method for manufacturing a rubber composite composed of the surface-modified fluororesin film and rubber bonded together, and a rubber product for medical use made of the rubber composite. The method for manufacturing a surface-modified fluororesin film comprises the step of performing surface roughening on a fluororesin film RF by applying an ion beam from an anode layer ion source to the surface of the fluororesin film RF. A rubber is placed over the roughened surface of the thusly produced surface-modified fluororesin film, and, through vulcanization molding process, the surface-modified fluororesin film and the tuber can be firmly bonded to each other. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040157 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE USING SAME - A resin composition, containing: (A) polyolefin; (B) a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having an ethylene content of from 20 to 65 mol % and a degree of saponification of vinyl acetate units of 96% or more; (C) a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having an ethylene content of from 68 to 98 mol % and a degree of saponification of vinyl acetate units of 20% or more; and a pigment (E), wherein a mass ratio (A/B) is from 3 to 99.5, a mass ratio (B/C) is from 1 to 100, a mass ratio (E/C) is from 0.04 to 50, and a content of (C) is from 0.01 to 2.4 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of (A) and (B). A molded product, in particular a multilayered structure, obtained by melt molding the resin composition has good dispersibility of the pigment, and improved uneven coloration. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040158 | BINDERS - The present invention provides a starch mixture for use in the preparation of coating compositions—and to coating compositions prepared therewith—characterized in that the starch mixture comprises (a) a non-thinned starch; and (b) a thinned starch. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040159 | PAPER SUBSTRATE HAVING ENHANCED PRINT DENSITY - The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040160 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLATE INCLUDING MULTIPLE METAL LAYERS - A method for manufacturing a plate including multiple metal layers is provided. The method includes: disposing a semi-finished plate formed of a first metal in a mold, wherein a surface of the semi-finished plate is roughened; and injecting a second metal in liquid form onto the roughened surface of the semi-finished plate, so as to form a second metal layer on the semi-finished plate, wherein the second metal in liquid form covers and fills the roughened surface of the semi-finished plate. Not only does the multi-layer metal plate manufactured according to the method have the strength and elasticity of a composite metal, but also increase the joining, bonding or engagement strength between the first and second metal layers without laser welding. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040161 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT AND A COMPONENT PRODUCED BY FORMING - The invention relates to a component, a method, and a tool for forming, in particular for the lateral extrusion or upsetting of thin-walled preforms to form components having a structure formed thereon, in particular having a toothing, wherein, by carrying out the method according to the invention and by using the tool according to the invention, buckling of the wall of the preform during the forming process to form the component according to the invention is prevented. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040162 | SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND COPPER CLAD LAMINATED BOARD - Provided is an industrially excellent surface-treated copper foil which satisfies requirements for adhesiveness to an insulating resin such as polyimide, heat-resistant adhesiveness, chemical resistance and soft etching properties. Also provided is a method for producing a surface-treated copper foil which achieves a high adhesion strength between an insulating resin and the copper foil, shows high chemical resistance in circuit formation and sustains good soft etching properties after forming vias by laser-processing. A base copper foil is subjected to a roughening treatment to give a surface roughness (Rz) of 1.1 μm or below. On the roughened surface, an Ni—Zn alloy layer is formed. The aforesaid roughening treatment is conducted in such a manner that the roughened surface comprises sharp-pointed convexes, which have a width of 0.3-0.8 μm, a height of 0.6-1.8 μm and an aspect ratio of 1.2-3.5, and the surface roughness (Rz) of said base copper foil is increased by 0.05-0.3 μm. The aforesaid Ni—Zn alloy layer has a Zn content of 6-30 wt % and a Zn deposition amount of 0.08 mg/dm | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040163 | STAINLESS STEEL-AND-AMORPHOUS ALLOY COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - A stainless steel-and-amorphous alloy composite includes a stainless steel part and an amorphous alloy part. The stainless steel part has nano-pores defined in a surface thereof. The amorphous alloy part is integrally bonded to the surface having the nano-pores. A method for manufacturing the composite is also described. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040164 | Trivalent Chromium Conversion Coating Pre-Coating Treatment - In a method for coating a copper-containing aluminum alloy, the alloy is treated with a solution of at least one polyamino carboxylic acid ligand. A trivalent chromium coating is thereafter applied. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040165 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN SEAM WELDABILITY - Disclosed is a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more and having satisfactory seam weldability. The steel sheet has a chemical composition of C: 0.12% to 0.40%, Si: 0.003% to 0.5%, Mn 0.01% to 1.5%, Al: 0.032% to 0.15%, N: 0.01% or less, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.01% to 0.2% or less, and B: 0.0001% to 0.01%, with the remainder including iron and inevitable impurities, has a Ceq1 (=C+Mn/5+Si/13) of 0.50% or less, and has a steel structure of a martensite single-phase structure. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040166 | LAYERED COATING SYSTEM WITH A MCRALX LAYER AND A CHROMIUM RICH LAYER AND A METHOD TO PRODUCE IT - A layer system and a method for producing a component having such a layer system are provided. The layer system includes a substrate a substrate, at least one MCrX layer on the substrate, and a chromium-rich layer on or in the at least one MCrX layer. X includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al) and boron (B). M includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co). | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040167 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - It is aimed to provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium capable of dealing with an ultra-higher recording density than before and its manufacturing method. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040168 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording medium is disclosed which has excellent corrosion resistance, even with a protective layer of thickness 2 nm or less. The magnetic recording medium includes, on a substrate, a magnetic layer and a carbon-based protective layer. The thickness of the carbon-based protective layer is 2 nm or less, and the contact angle of water on a surface of the carbon-based protective layer is 25° or greater and less than 60°. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040169 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM TO WHICH THE GLASS SUBSTRATE IS APPLIED - Disclosed are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, having excellent scratch resistance and a light weight and having high fracture toughness, the glass substrate having a fragility index value, measured in water, of 12 μm | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040170 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK OF NOVEL STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including an anode and cathode terminal of a battery cell, the anode and cathode terminal being made of a plate-shaped conductive member, and being electrically connected to a PCM, a battery cell having the anode and cathode terminal formed at one end thereof, the battery cell being provided at the end thereof with a thermally welded surplus portion, and a PCM including a PCB having a protection circuit formed thereon, the PCB being provided at one side thereof with a cathode and an anode terminal connection portion and at the other side thereof with an external input and output terminal connection portion, an external input and output terminal electrically connected to the protection circuit of the PCB via the external input and output terminal connection portion of the PCB, and an electrically insulative PCM case. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040171 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An energy storage device is provided that includes a reservoir in operative communication with a positive electrode such that the positive electrode remains fully flooded, even at the top of the charge cycle. The device more particularly includes a housing receiving therein, in a coaxial manner, an ion conducting member, and a current collector member received coaxially within the ion conducting member. In this device, a first region is provided in the space between the housing and the ion conducting member and a second region is provided in the space between the ion conducting member and the current collector member. The interior of the current collector member defines a reservoir having a certain volume at least equal to the volume of the void space created in the second region during charging of the device. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040172 | STRUCTURE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MODULE - A structure of lithium-ion battery module comprises a battery case, containing one or more flexible packaging polymer lithium-ion battery cells, at of which top a connecting conductor is arranged to connect them in series and/or parallel to form a battery pack, positive and negative poles of the battery pack are mounted on the connecting conductor. The structure further comprises a battery cover plate welded on the open end of the battery case to package the battery pack into the battery case, and the positive and negative pole terminals of the battery module are arranged on the battery cover plate and welded to the positive and negative poles. The plate is provided with one or more through hole, through which the air in the battery case is evacuated and the inert gas is injected, after that a steel ball is clamped into each through hole to seal the battery case. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040173 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack comprising: a secondary battery including a safety valve; a gas absorption portion including a gas absorbent represented by zeolite and a container hermetically enclosing the gas absorbent; and a case housing the secondary battery and the gas absorption portion. The safety valve is configured to discharge a gas produced in the secondary battery at the time of abnormality. The container includes a principal surface facing the safety valve, for example, and when the gas is discharged, the container is unsealed by rupturing of at least the principal surface of the container by an effect of heat or pressure of the gas. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040174 | BATTERY PACK - A module case | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040175 | COOLING MEMBER OF NOVEL STRUCTURE AND BATTERY MODULE EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a cooling member mounted between battery cells to remove heat generated from the battery cells during charge and discharge of the battery cells, wherein the cooling member includes a plate-shaped cooling fin configured to have a structure in which two battery cell contact portions disposed in tight contact with outer sides of the battery cells in a state in which the cooling fin is disposed between the respective battery cells are continuously formed in a horizontal direction (a lateral direction) and a coolant conduit configured to have a hollow structure in which a coolant flows, the coolant conduit thermally contacting the cooling fin, the coolant conduit being located at the outside of an electrode assembly receiving part of each of the battery cells when the cooling fin is disposed between the battery cells. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040176 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL CELL - A current collector with improved flexibility and electrical conductivity includes at least one flexible leg coupled to a central portion of the current collector. The flexible leg extends substantially orthogonally to the central portion when a force is applied to the central portion. Specifically, the at least one flexible leg extends at least 16 percent of the outer width when a 1000 Newton loading is applied between the central portion and the outer portion. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040177 | BATTERY TERMINAL UNIT WITH CURRENT SENSOR - A battery terminal unit with a current sensor includes a bus bar for a battery terminal and a receiving portion. The bus bar includes an attachment part attached to a battery post, an extension part extended from the attachment part, and a connection part which continues to the extension part and is configured to connect a wire harness. The receiving portion receives a board on which a magnetic detection element is mounted so that the board is opposed to a surface of the extension part. The attachment part, the extension part and the connection part are integrally formed. The connection part continues to the extension part through an extending portion bent from the extension part so as to be positioned laterally to the extension part. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040178 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes a plurality of electrode assemblies including positive and negative electrodes separated by a separator and a pair of electrode tabs protruding to both sides. A case receives the plurality of electrode assemblies. First and second current collecting plates cover openings formed on both sides of the case. First and second insulation plates are respectively disposed between the plurality of electrode assemblies and the first and second current collecting plates. The pair of electrode tabs at one side of the electrode assemblies pass through a first through hole formed in the first insulation plate and the pair of electrode tables at the other side of the electrode assemblies pass through a second through hole formed in the second insulation plate. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040179 | Kit for remote location of smoke detector battery - A kit is provided that provides for remotely locating a smoke detector battery from a surface mounted smoke detector of the type that comprises an internal two wire battery connector. The kit comprises a first connector arranged to mate with the internal two-wire battery connector. The kit also includes a length of surface mountable tape wire comprising at least two, flat, thin, flexible, elongate conductors carried by an insulating tape. One surface of the tape carries an adhesive layer or material bonded to the insulating tape. The tape wire is mountable to a flat surface or to adjacent flat surfaces such that said flat electrical conductors are mountable onto an interior wall surface, said wall surface being one of the same wall surface upon which said smoke detector is surface mounted or a wall surface adjacent to the surface upon which said smoke detector is surface mounted. A second connector is configured to connect the first pair of electrical wire conductors to the two elongate conductors. A container is provided for containing a smoke detector battery. The container comprises a pair of contacts for electrically connecting to a smoked detector battery. A third connector is provided to connect the container contacts to the elongate conductors. The container is mountable at a location on a wall surface to provide convenient access to the battery. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040180 | BATTERY MODULE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY PACK - A battery module is disclosed for a high voltage battery pack The battery module is configured so that a plurality of holder plates and a plurality of battery cells are stacked in a vertical direction, thus preventing a defective product from being produced due to incorrect assembly, and a required number of battery cells is stacked to be modularized, thus being advantageous in terms of a package and improving the cooling performance of the battery cells. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040181 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, and at least one barrier adjoining at least one of the battery cells. The barrier includes a plurality of linear members extending in a crosswise direction across the barrier, and a set of the linear members defining a sloping open area in the form of a passage that widens toward one lateral edge of the barrier. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040182 | STACKED SECONDARY CELL - A stacked secondary cell suppresses heat contraction of the opening of a sack-shaped separator even in a high-temperature environment and prevents the occurrence of short circuits between the stacked electrodes. In the disclosed stacked secondary cell, positive electrodes ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040183 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present invention relates to electrochemical cells comprising
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| 20130040184 | HIGHLY POROUS SEPARATOR FOIL - The invention relates to a biaxially oriented single- or multilayer porous foil, the porosity of which is generated by transformation of ss-crystalline polypropylene during orientation of the foil. The Gurley value of the foil is <250 s. The invention also relates to a process for producing the foil by using a low transverse stretching velocity for the transverse orientation process. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040185 | SEPARATOR FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A separator for a rechargeable lithium battery include a substrate including a plurality of first pores and a porous layer on the substrate, the porous layer including a plurality of second pores, the second pores having a larger average size than the first pores. A rechargeable lithium battery may include the separator. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040186 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a cathode active material for secondary batteries, comprising at least one compound selected from the following Formula 1: xLi | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040187 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material having a Li ion insertion potential not lower than 0.4V (vs. Li/Li | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040188 | RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY CELL - Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte comprises SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM′yM″z(XO4)aFb, wherein
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| 20130040189 | APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING BATTERY PACK - Provided is an technique for protecting a battery pack, in which an insulating film member and a support member are installed in a housing surrounding the battery pack, and the insulating film member is wound around and unwound from the support member fixedly installed in the housing. The technique prevents a short circuit from being caused by a conductive object penetrating into a high-capacity battery used in an HEV, PHEV or EV, so that it can prevent ignition and smoke from being generated by the battery as a result. The technique is configured to mount a battery of an HEV, PHEV or EV within a spatial margin and increase safety in the event of a collision. The technique can be applied to all vehicles using electricity in addition to the HEV, PHEV or EV. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040190 | HIGH VOLTAGE SECONDARY BATTERY WITH EARTH MEMBER - Provided is a high voltage secondary battery used for a hybrid electric truck among hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), and more particularly, covers are configured to electrically connect to each other by the earth member to ground the covers so as to move current induced to the covers to a chassis of a car body along the earth member due to the high voltage battery module and set a potential difference of each cover to be 0 (equipotential), thereby preventing a fault of a secondary battery and an electric shock at the time of maintenance thereof from occurring due to noise. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040191 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes: a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly for performing charging and discharging; a case having an inner cavity, the inner cavity retaining the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly; a lead tab including a first tab connected to the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly, and a pair of second tabs, the pair of second tabs being respectively connected to the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly; and a terminal electrically connected to the first and second electrode assemblies through the lead tab, the terminal protruding outside the case. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040192 | POUCH TYPE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A pouch type lithium secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including electrode tabs respectively connected to two electrodes, the two electrodes having different polarities; and a case to house the electrode assembly such that the electrode tabs extend to the outside of the case, wherein one stepped part through which the two electrode tabs simultaneously extend is formed in a sealing portion of the case. In the electrode sealing portion of the pouch type lithium secondary battery having short width, sealing of the case is improved by the one stepped part, thereby improving efficiency of the manufacturing process of the battery. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040193 | COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ALL SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A composite positive electrode active material includes: a positive electrode active material which includes a transition metal; and a reaction suppressor which is formed so as to cover a surface of the positive electrode active material, and which is made of a polyanion structure-containing compound having a cation moiety composed of a metal atom that becomes a conducting ion and having a polyanion structural moiety composed of a center atom that is covalently bonded to a plurality of oxygen atoms. A transition metal-reducing layer which has self-assembled on the surface of the positive electrode active material in contact with the reaction suppressor owing to reaction of the transition metal with the polyanion structure-containing compound, has a thickness of 10 nm or less. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040194 | LAYERED COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR USE IN A REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A layered composite material which is suitable, in particular, for use in a redox flow battery, contains at least one layer of a textile fabric and at least one graphite-containing molded body which is obtained by a method in which graphite particles are mixed with at least one solid organic additive to form a mixture and the thus obtained mixed is then compressed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040195 | ELECTRODE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM-ION CAPACITOR WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, EACH USING THE ELECTRODE - In an electrode according to the present invention including a three-dimensional network aluminum porous body as a base material, the electrode is a sheet-shaped electrode, and a cell of the three-dimensional network aluminum porous body has an elliptic shape having a minor axis in the thickness direction of the electrode in a cross section parallel to the longitudinal direction and thickness direction of the electrode, and a cell of the three-dimensional network aluminum porous body has an elliptic shape having a minor axis in the thickness direction of the electrode in a cross section parallel to the width direction and thickness direction of the electrode. The electrode is preferably obtained by subjecting the three-dimensional network aluminum porous body to at least a current collecting lead welding step, an active material filling step and a compressing step. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040196 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrochemical element which has a high capacity and is low in cost. The electrochemical element of the present invention is an electrochemical element including an electrode for an electrochemical element, wherein a current collector of positive electrode and/or a current collector of negative electrode is a metal porous body having continuous pores and a mixture containing an active material is filled into the continuous pores. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040197 | Polymer-Sulfur Composite Materials for Electrodes in Li-S Energy Storage Devices - Composite materials containing sulfurized polymers and sulfur-containing particles can be used in lithium-sulfur energy storage devices as a positive electrode. The composite material exhibits relatively high capacity retention and high charge/discharge cycle stability. In one particular instance, the composite comprises a sulfurized polymer having chains that are cross-linked through sulfur bonds. The polymer provides a matrix in which sulfide and/or polysulfide intermediates formed during electrochemical charge-discharge processes of sulfur can be confined through chemical bonds and not mere physical confinement or sorption. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040198 | Lithium Batteries Containing Lithium-Bearing Iron Phosphate and Carbon - The invention relates to lithium-bearing iron phosphate in the form of micrometric mixed aggregates of nanometric particles, to an electrode and cell resulting therefrom and to the method for manufacturing same, which is characterized by a nanomilling step. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040199 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - In the method for manufacturing a particulate electrode active material provided by the present invention, a compound comprising phosphorus or boron is added to a mixed material prepared by mixing a carbon source supply material prepared by dissolving a carbon source ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040200 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ANODE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an anode of a lithium secondary battery containing a current collector layer and an active material layer laminated on the current collector layer, wherein the current collector layer has a layer made of Ni | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040201 | HIGH CAPACITY LAYERED OXIDE CATHODS WITH ENHANCED RATE CAPABILITY - The present invention provides a surface modified cathode and method of making surface modified cathode with high discharge capacity and rate capability having a lithium-excess Li[M | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040202 | MIXED OXIDE POWDER CONTAINING THE ELEMENTS LITHIUM, MANGANESE, NICKEL AND COBALT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Mixed oxide which has the composition Li | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040203 | ANODE MATERIAL - The present disclosure relates to anode materials having high surface areas and improved cycle performance made by surface treatments of spheroidized graphite powders. The surface treatments provide a high surface area protective coating over the spheroidized graphite powder. The anodes made according to the disclosed embodiments have improved cycle life and long term high temperature storage performance. In the disclosed embodiments, a spheroidized graphite powder is coated with a high surface area protective coating. The high surface area protective coating improves the performance and durability of an anode made from disclosed 200 material. The high surface area protective coating can include polymers, metal compounds and/or hard carbon. Further, in some embodiments, a protective coating, that may or may not have a high surface area but does have increased durability, can be formed by heat treating the spheroidized graphite in oxidizing or inert atmospheres. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040204 | Functional Nanocomposite Materials, Electrodes, and Energy Storage Systems - Particular functional nanocomposite materials can be employed as electrodes and/or as electrodes in energy storage systems to improve performance. In one example, the nanocomposite material is characterized by nanoparticles having a high-capacity active material, a core particle having a comminution material, and a thin electronically conductive coating having an electronically conductive material. The nanoparticles are fixed between the core particle and the conductive coating. The comminution material has a Mohs hardness that is greater than that of the active material. The core particle has a diameter less than 5000 nm and the nanoparticles have diameters less than 500 nm. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040205 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The method for producing an electrode for an electrochemical element of the present invention includes a slurry filling step of filling a slurry containing an active material into continuous pores of an aluminum porous body having the continuous pores, and a slurry drying step of drying the slurry filled, and in this method, after the slurry drying step, an electrode for an electrochemical element is produced without undergoing a compressing step of compressing the aluminum porous body having the slurry filled therein and dried. In the electrode, a mixture containing an active material is filled into continuous pores of an aluminum porous body having the continuous pores, and porosity (%) of the aluminum porous body, the porosity being represented by the following equation, is 15 to 55%. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040206 | ALL SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND A PRODUCTION METHOD OF AN ALL SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed are: an all solid state secondary battery wherein a solid electrolyte layer can be formed thin and the internal resistance is low; a method for manufacturing an all solid state secondary battery, by which an extremely thin solid electrolyte layer can be formed; and a method for manufacturing an all solid state secondary battery, by which application unevenness of a slurry composition for a solid electrolyte layer is reduced and the internal resistance can be lowered. Specifically disclosed is an all solid state secondary battery which comprises a positive electrode that has a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode that has a negative electrode active material layer, and a solid electrolyte layer that is arranged between the positive and negative electrode active material layers. The all solid state secondary battery is characterized in that: the thickness of the solid electrolyte layer is 1-15 μm; the solid electrolyte layer contains solid electrolyte particles (A) that have an average particle diameter of 1.5 μm or less; the solid electrolyte particles (A) have a cumulative 90% particle diameter of 2.5 μm or less; the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer contain solid electrolyte particles (B); and the average particle diameter of the solid electrolyte particles (B) is smaller than the average particle diameter of the solid electrolyte particles (A), with the difference being 0.3-2.0 μm (inclusive). | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040207 | SILOXANE COPOLYMER AND SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING SUCH SILOXANE COPOLYMERS - A copolymer suitable for use in forming a solid polymer electrolyte film comprising a first monomer represented by Formula (1): | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040208 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - The problem of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material having excellent ion conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising an M | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040209 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION CONTAINING CYCLIC SULFONE COMPOUND, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a cyclic sulfone compound having a 1,3-dithietane-1,1,3,3-tetraoxide structure is provided. The cyclic sultone compound is preferably a compound represented by formula (I) [wherein in formula (I), R | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040210 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND METAL AIR BATTERY - The main object of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte having favorable radical resistance. The present invention attains the object by providing a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising an ionic liquid having a cation portion and an anion portion, an organic solvent, and a metal salt, characterized in that the maximum electric charge calculated by the first-principle calculation in the cation portion of the ionic liquid and the organic solvent is 0.3 or less. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040211 | METHOD TO CORRECT FOR PERMEATION UNCERTAINTIES USING A CONCENTRATION SENSOR - A method for determining a rate of accumulation of nitrogen in an anode side of a fuel cell stack. The method includes determining a concentration of nitrogen in an anode loop and determining a number of moles of nitrogen in the anode loop. The method also includes determining a rate of accumulation of nitrogen in the anode loop and determining a permeability factor of nitrogen through fuel cell membranes in the fuel cell stack using the determined rate of accumulation of nitrogen in the anode loop. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040212 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFICATION OF GAS STREAMS FOR SOLID OXIDE CELLS - The present invention provides in embodiments a method for purification of inlet gas streams for a solid oxide cell operated in both, electrolysis and fuel cell mode, the solid oxide cell comprising at least a first electrode, an electrolyte and a second electrode, the method comprising the steps of:—providing at least one scrubber in the gas stream at the inlet side of the first electrode of the solid oxide cell; and/or providing at least one scrubber in the gas stream at the inlet side of the second electrode of the solid oxide cell; and—purifying the gas streams towards the first and second electrode; wherein the at least one scrubber in the gas stream at the inlet side of the first electrode and/or the at least one scrubber in the gas stream at the inlet side of the second electrode comprises a material suitable as an electrolyte material and a material suitable as an electrode material, and wherein the material suitable as an electrolyte material and a material suitable as an electrode material form triple phase boundaries similar to or identical to the triple phase boundaries of the electrode for which the gas stream is purified with the at least one scrubber. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040213 | WATER CONTROL SHEET, GAS DIFFUSION SHEET, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A water control sheet having superior drainage and gas diffusion properties and superior handling characteristics, and a gas diffusion sheet, a membrane-electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which utilize the water control sheet, are provided. The water control sheet is independent and located for use adjacent to a catalyst layer of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and is formed of a nonwoven fabric containing conductive fibers containing conductive particles at least inside a hydrophobic organic resin. The gas diffusion sheet, the membrane-electrode assembly and the polymer electrolyte fuel cell according to the present invention have the above water control sheet. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040214 | FUEL CELL WATER MANAGEMENT VIA REDUCED ANODE REACTANT PRESSURE - A method is provided for operation of a fuel cell with improved water management by maintaining reduced anode pressure relative to cathode pressure, relative to atmospheric pressure, or both. Typically, the fuel cell comprises a membrane electrode assembly comprising nanostructured thin film cathode catalyst. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040215 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, REFORMER SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The disclosed fuel cell system includes a reformer that generates a reformed gas containing hydrogen by reforming a raw fuel and water with a reforming catalyst, a fuel cell that generates power in a cell unit using the reformed gas, a raw fuel introducing unit that introduces the raw fuel into the reforming catalyst, an unreformed gas generation information acquisition unit that acquires information on unreformed gas generation in the reforming catalyst, and a control unit that performs introduction amount reduction control of causing the raw fuel introducing unit to reduce the introduction amount of the raw fuel on the basis of the information on unreformed gas generation acquired by the unreformed gas generation information acquisition unit. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040216 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS WITH HOT ZONES HAVING IMPROVED REACTANT DISTRIBUTION - A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system having a hot zone with a center cathode air feed tube for improved reactant distribution, a CPDX reactor attached at the anode feed end of the hot zone with a tail gas combustor at the opposing end for more uniform heat distribution, and a counter-flow heat exchanger for efficient heat retention. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040217 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An ECU estimates a dispersion among wet states of cells arranged in a lamination direction of a fuel cell. When it is determined that the dispersion among the wet states is equal to or exceed a threshold, the ECU controls a flow rate of a coolant, flow rates of gases, and pressures of gases to suppress the dispersion among the wet states below the threshold. The ECU controls the flow rate of the coolant with higher priority than the other parameters. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040218 | GAS SUPPLY DEVICE - A gas supply device for use in a fuel cell system, comprises: a first injector configured to have a first maximum valve-openable pressure; a second injector arranged in parallel with the first injector and configured to have a lower flow rate than the first injector and a greater second maximum valve-openable pressure than the first maximum valve-openable pressure; a first pressure sensor located upstream of the first and second injectors; and a controller configured to control open/close operation of the first and second injectors, wherein at a start of the fuel cell system, (i) when pressure in the upstream of the first and second injectors is greater than the first maximum valve-openable pressure but is less than or equal to the second maximum valve-openable pressure, the controller opens the second injector, and (ii) when the pressure in the upstream of the first and second injectors is less than or equal to the first maximum valve-openable pressure, the controller opens the first injector or the second injector. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040219 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an operation controller and an air-conditioning mechanism. In response to a heating request for the air-conditioning mechanism during ordinary operation where the fuel cell is operated at an operating point on a current-voltage characteristic curve of the fuel cell, the operation controller compares a heat value-based required current value that is a current value of an operating point that is located on the current-voltage characteristic curve and satisfies a required heat value for the fuel cell with an output-based required current value that is a current value of an operating point that is located on the current-voltage characteristic curve and satisfies a required output for the fuel cell. When the output-based required current value is equal to or greater than the heat value-based required current value, the operation controller causes the fuel cell to be operated at an operating point on the current-voltage characteristic curve. When the output-based required current value is smaller than the heat value-based required current value, the operation controller controls the operating point of the fuel cell to an operating point of lower power generation efficiency than that of the operating point on the current-voltage characteristic curve. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040220 | OXIDATION-RESISTANT FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL INTERCONNECTOR USING THE FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL - An oxidation-resistant ferritic stainless steel comprising: a ferritic stainless steel comprising Cr, wherein a {110} grain orientation fraction of a surface of the ferritic stainless steel as measured using electron back scattered diffraction pattern (EBSD) is about 5% or more; and a chromium oxide layer formed on the surface of the ferritic stainless steel is provided. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040221 | ADHESIVE MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL - An adhesive material is used to bond between layers of a fuel cell. The adhesive material includes an adhesive resin, conductive particles and a conductive resin. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130040222 | CATALYST LAYER COMPOSITION FOR FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF PREPARING ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A catalyst layer composition for a fuel cell includes an ionomer cluster, a catalyst, and a solvent including water and polyhydric alcohol; and an electrode for a fuel cell includes a catalyst layer comprising an ionomer cluster having a three-dimensional reticular structure, and a catalyst, a method of preparing a electrode for a fuel cell includes a catalyst layer comprising an ionomer cluster having a three-dimensional reticular structure, and a catalyst, and a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell including the electrode and a fuel cell system including the membrane-electrode assembly. | 2013-02-14 |
