27th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110165428 | PHOTOSENSITIVE SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER FOR SELECTIVE PLACEMENT OF HYDROPHILIC STRUCTURES - A photosensitive monolayer is self-assembled on an oxide surface. The chemical compound of the photosensitive monolayer has three components. A first end group provides covalent bonds with the oxide surface for self assembly on the oxide surface. A photosensitive group that dissociates upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation is linked to the first end group. A second end group linked to the photosensitive group provides hydrophobicity. Upon exposure to the ultraviolet radiation, the dissociated photosensitive group is cleaved and forms a hydrophilic derivative in the exposed region, rendering the exposed region hydrophilic. Carbon nanotubes or nanocrystals applied in an aqueous dispersion are selectively attracted to the hydrophilic exposed region to from electrostatic bonding with the hydrophilic surface of the cleaved photosensitive group. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165429 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ACOUSTICAL SOUND PROOFING MATERIALS WITH OPTIMIZED FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS - Laminated structures for use in building construction are fabricated by a manufacturing process such that the laminating steps to not require elevated drying temperatures or an extended dwell time at any point. The process employs stock materials that simultaneously reduce cost and improve performance. This is accomplished using a specially formulated viscoelastic glue and ambient temperature drying apparatus. As a result, the production capacity of the manufacturing facility, cost of goods, and delivered performance are greatly improved over existing methods. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165430 | Flat product composed of a metal material, in particular a steel material, use of such a flat product and roller and process for producing such flat products - With the invention a metallic flat product can be systematically made available with such a fine, stochastic or quasi-stochastic surface texture that after a typical automotive paint application it is only minimally perceptible, if at all, by the human eye. At the same time, in the case of a surface topography constituted according to the invention, the transition between the peak plateaus and the valleys takes place via steep flanks. In this way, it is achieved that the morphology of the sheet metal surface is practically independent of the actual depth of the valleys. As a result therefore, the morphology of the sheet metal surface of a metallic flat product according to the invention is also independent of the skin-pass rate, which is obtained when the fine metal texture is produced by skin-pass rolling. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165431 | PRESSED PRODUCT - The invention offers a pressed product (F) produced by press-forming a metal plate ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165432 | POWDER METALLURGICAL ARTICLE AND PROCESS - A powder metallurgical article and process are disclosed. The article is a repaired or enlarged powder metallurgical article. The repaired or enlarged powder metallurgical article includes a formed article including a first alloy and a material including a second alloy. The material is welded to the formed article to form the repaired or enlarged powder metallurgical article. The repaired or enlarged powder metallurgical article includes a substantially uniform grain structure. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165433 | Erosion and corrosion resistant coating system for compressor - Process for providing a protective coating to a metal surface by applying a nickel or tantalum plate layer to the surface and dispersing particles of a hard material such as diamond, alumina, vanadium nitride, tantalum carbide and/or tungsten carbide within the nickel or tantalum plate layer as the plating is occurring. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165434 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR STEEL SHEETS HAVING ZINC AND ZINC ALLOY COATING LAYER, METHOD FOR FORMING COATING LAYER USING THE COATING COMPOSITION AND STEEL SHEET HAVING THE COATING LAYER FORMED THEREOF - A coating composition for zinc- and zinc alloy-coated steel sheets includes: 1 to 30% by weight of hypophosphorous acid, 0.1 to 10% by weight of manganese, 0.01 to 5% by weight of a polyvinyl compound, zinc oxide and the balance of water, and further comprises 20% by weight or less of alcohol, when necessary, wherein the zinc oxide is included in such a content that, when 50 Ml (milliliters) of the coating composition is neutralized and titrated with 0.1N NaOH, the NaOH used for the neutralization titration is present in an amount of 10.0 Ml (milliliters) or less, and a content of free acid in the coating composition is adjusted to such an amount that, when 50 Ml (milliliters) of the coating composition is neutralized and titrated with 0.1N NaOH, the NaOH used for the neutralization titration is present in an amount of 10.0 Ml (milliliters) or less. The coating film formed on the steel sheet using the coating composition shows excellent properties such as lubricating property, adhesion and coating removal property, and also has a fine surface appearance. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165435 | SANITARY OBJECT - A method for manufacturing composite bodies is provided by applying a firmly adhering layer to substrates composed of plastic or metal, particularly stainless steel, brass, aluminum, or zinc, it is provided that a layer composed of carbon is deposited on the substrate by means of chemical vapor deposition and a hard material layer is deposited on the carbon layer by means of physical vapor deposition. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165436 | COATED STEEL STRIPS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, METHODS OF USING THE SAME, STAMPING BLANKS PREPARED FROM THE SAME, STAMPED PRODUCTS PREPARED FROM THE SAME, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE WHICH CONTAIN SUCH A STAMPED PRODUCT - Coated steel having a well defined and uniform thickness is useful and advantageous for preparing products by hot stamping. Products prepared by hot stamping such a steel are particularly advantageous when subjected to a subsequent spot welding step. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165437 | Automobile Body Part - The present invention relates to an automotive clad sheet product comprising a core layer and at least one clad layer wherein the core comprises an alloy of the following composition in weight %: Mg 0.45-0.8, Si 0.45-0.7, Cu 0.05-0.25, Mn 0.05-0.2, Fe up to 0.35, other elements (or impurities) <0.05 each and <0.15 in total, balance aluminium; and the at least one clad layer comprises an alloy of the following composition in weight %: Mg 0.3-0.7, Si 0.3-0.7, Mn up to 0.15, Fe up to 0.35, other elements (impurities) <0.05 each and <0.15 in total, balance aluminium. The clad automotive sheet product provides excellent hemmabtlity which does not substantially change over time and yet also provides a good age-hardening response after bake hardening. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165438 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISCRETE TRACK RECORDING MEDIUM AND DISCRETE TRACK RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a discrete track recording medium includes forming protruded magnetic patterns on a substrate, and repeating processes of depositing a nonmagnetic material so as to be filled in recesses between the magnetic patterns and etching back the nonmagnetic material two or more times with rotating the substrate in a plane thereof by an angle less than one revolution. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165439 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK, GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC DISK, AND MAGNETIC DISK - Provided is a method of manufacturing a magnetic disk glass substrate, wherein, in a main surface polishing process, main surface polishing is applied to one of main surfaces of a glass substrate so that the one main surface has a predetermined arithmetic mean roughness, and main surface polishing is applied to the other main surface of the glass substrate so that the other main surface has a roughness which is higher than the arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the one main surface and which is low enough to prevent a component forming the magnetic disk glass substrate from being eluted from the other main surface. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165440 | Electric Power Generation Device - In an electric power generation device ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165441 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL AND BATTERY - A photovoltaic system including: one photovoltaic panel including a face configured to receive light rays, one battery mechanically connected to the photovoltaic panel by a retaining structure, and one space which is opened onto the environment external to the photovoltaic system forming an air layer separating the battery and the photovoltaic panel and including a thickness at least equal to approximately 1 cm. The ratio between the thickness of the photovoltaic system and a dimension of one side of the face of the photovoltaic panel is less than or equal to approximately 1/5. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165442 | STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM, STORAGE BATTERY MONITORING DEVICE, AND STORAGE BATTERY MONITORING METHOD - In order to identify whether each of the cells in a storage battery system is available, the storage battery system is equipped with secondary cell packs, information storage parts which are respectively installed to the secondary cell packs to store cell information on the respective secondary cell packs, and monitor device which judges whether loading to the storage battery system is possible according to the cell information stored in the information storage part. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165443 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A THERMOREGULATION DEVICE FOR A POWER SUPPLY BATTERY OF AN ELECTRIC TRACTION VEHICLE - The present invention related to a method for controlling a thermoregulation device for an electric vehicle power supply that is cooled by a coolant caused to flow by means for applying a flow rate of said fluid controlled by said thermoregulation device, said method comprising a step of predetermining a noise level prevalent in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, said noise level being predetermined on the bases of at least one of the following variables: engine load, engine speed, air conditioning pulser speed, or vehicle speed; and a second step of predetermining said flow rate of said coolant to be applied on the basis of the power supply battery temperature, the temperature of said coolant at the input of said battery, and said noise level predetermined during said first step. The invention can be used immediately in the automotive field. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165444 | SORT OF LI-ION POWER CELL - A Li-ion power cell includes at least two winding cores produced by a winding process. Each of the winding cores has an anode tab and a cathode tab. The anode tabs and the cathode tabs of the respective winding cores are connected in parallel, respectively. The winding core is of cylindrical or diamond shape. The Li-ion power cell further includes a housing, an anode pole and a cathode pole which are disposed on the housing. The anode tabs of the respective winding cores are connected in parallel and then electrically connected to the anode pole, and the cathode tabs of the respective winding cores are connected in parallel and then electrically connected to the cathode pole. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165445 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An electrode group | 2011-07-07 |
20110165446 | Corrosion resistant cell mounting well - A battery mounting structure, preferably for use within a battery pack housing, is provided that prevents condensation-induced corrosion from occurring between the terminals of a battery. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165447 | BATTERY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BATTERY - The printed battery has cathode and anode electrodes with terminals to connect to an external circuit, separator therebetween and electrolyte. An anode electrode material is applied on one side of the separator and a cathode electrode material on the opposite side. The anode material is dry and hydrophobic and is prepared by providing an anode active material, conductive material, solvent and a binder that are mixed to form an anode ink. The anode ink is applied on a substrate and then dried. In response to the drying, the solvent evaporates and the anode ink forms a film on the substrate. The prepared anode material is applied on the separator. An electrolyte solution is printed on the separator that has the anode material thereon. A cathode material is applied between a collector material and separator. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165448 | Tube Sheet for a Lead Acid Battery - The present invention concerns a tube plate for an electrode, preferably a positive electrode, of a lead acid battery, wherein the tube plate ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165449 | BATTERY SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A battery separator ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165450 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A first object of the present invention is to provide a separator including a polyethylene microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer, and that has a sufficient shutdown function and a sufficient heat resistance, and can be formed with a reduced thickness and can overcome the problem of slidability. A first aspect of the present invention is a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery. The separator includes a microporous membrane of primarily polyethylene, and a heat-resistant porous layer of a primarily heat-resistant polymer formed on at least one surface of the microporous membrane. (1) The microporous membrane has a Gurley number of 25 to 35 sec/100 cc·μm per unit thickness. (2) The heat-resistant porous layer contains inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm. (3) The inorganic fine particles are 40% to 80% in volume with respect to a total volume of the heat-resistant polymer and the inorganic fine particles. (4) The heat-resistant porous layer has a total thickness of 3 to 12 μm. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165451 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules having a plurality of secondary batteries stacked together and a housing assembly housing the secondary batteries; and a reinforcement assembly including at least one reinforcement plate extending around the housing assembly of at least one of the battery modules. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165452 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a circuit board including a first connection pad and a second connection pad; a first electrode layer on the circuit board and including a first electrode portion and a first tab portion connected to the first connection pad; a separator on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer on the separator and including a second electrode portion and a second tab portion connected to the second connection pad. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165453 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SECONDARY BATTERY AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery and a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery are provided. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material and a coupling agent represented by a general formula (1). The positive electrode active material includes lithium transition metal oxide particles. At least one rare-earth compound selected from the rare-earth compound group consisting of specific rare-earth hydroxides and specific rare-earth oxyhydroxides is fixed on the surfaces of the lithium transition metal oxide particles in a dispersed form. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165454 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack | 2011-07-07 |
20110165455 | BATTERY CAN AND ALKALINE BATTERY - This invention provides a battery can allowing for a reduced amount of gas forming therein, thus realizing lower production cost. The cathode can | 2011-07-07 |
20110165456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND BATTERY WHICH CAN BE USED FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device configured to alternatively accommodate one of a first battery and a second battery is provided. The electronic device has a housing in which a battery holder including a first space and a second space is formed. The first space is shaped so as to hold the first battery. The second space continues from the first space. The second space is narrower than the first space at an interface between the first space and the second space. The second space is shaped so that the first space and the second space can hold the second battery together. The electronic device has a contact terminal for supplying the electronic device with power from one of the first battery and the second battery. The contact terminal is provided in the first space. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165457 | LITHIUM ACCUMULATOR AND THE METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF - A lithium accumulator including at least two three-dimensional electrodes separated by a separator and encased together with an electrolyte, comprising a non-aqueous solution of a lithium salt in an organic polar solvent, into an accumulator body wherein the two electrodes have a minimum thickness of 0.5 mm each, of which at least one electrode comprises a homogenous, compressed mixture of an electron conductive component and an active material, capable to absorb and extract lithium in the presence of electrolyte, wherein the porosity of the pressed electrodes is 25 to 90%, the active material has morphology of hollow spheres with a wall thickness of maximum 10 micrometers, or morphology of aggregates or agglomerates of maximum 30 micrometers in size, while the separator consists of a highly porous electrically insulating ceramic material with open pores and porosity from 30 to 95%. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165458 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING FIBRES FOR BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, ELECTRODES MADE WITH SUCH FIBRES, AND SYSTEM INCLUDING ONE OR MORE SUCH ELECTRODES - Electrically conductive fibers made of carbon nanotubes that are assembled and covered by at least one deposit that includes a biopolymer, the manufacturing of these electrodes and the use of these electrodes in bioelectrochemical systems such as, for example, enzymatic or immunological biosensors, DNA, RNA, and biobatteries. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165459 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - In a lithium ion battery, one or more chelating agents may be attached to a microporous polymer separator for placement between a negative electrode and a positive electrode or to a polymer binder material used to construct the negative electrode, the positive electrode, or both. The chelating agents may comprise, for example, at least one of a crown ether, a podand, a lariat ether, a calixarene, a calixcrown, or mixtures thereof. The chelating agents can help improve the useful life of the lithium ion battery by complexing with unwanted metal cations that may become present in the battery's electrolyte solution while, at the same time, not significantly interfering with the movement of lithium ions between the negative and positive electrodes. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165460 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery has a positive electrode ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165461 | ELECTRODE INCLUDING NANOCOMPOSITE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrode and a method of preparing the same. The electrode of the present invention is prepared by forming a nanostructured conductor comprising a metal or metal oxide on a substrate and forming an active material comprising metal oxide nanoparticles on the surface of the nanostructured conductor. The electrode of the present invention can be used in various electrochemical devices such as energy storage devices including secondary batteries, supercapacitors, etc., photocatalyst elements, thermoelectric elements, or composite elements thereof. Moreover, the electrode of the present invention can be applied to a lithium secondary battery, in which intercalation/deintercalation of lithium ions is performed, and especially applied to a negative electrode of the lithium secondary battery. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165462 | Anode compositions for lithium secondary batteries - A lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, and a separator-electrolyte assembly or electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode comprises: (a) an integrated nano-structure of electrically conductive nanometer-scaled filaments that are interconnected to form a porous network of electron-conducting paths comprising interconnected pores, wherein the filaments have a transverse dimension less than 500 nm; and (b) a foil of lithium or lithium alloy as an anode active material. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165463 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a cathode active material based on lithium nickel oxide represented by Formula 1, wherein the lithium nickel oxide has a nickel content of at least 40% among overall transition metals and is coated with a compound not reacting with an electrolyte (“non-reactive material”), which is selected from a group consisting of oxides, nitrides, sulfides and a mixture or combination thereof not reacting with an electrolyte, as well as a carbon material, at a surface of the lithium nickel oxide. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165464 | Negative Electrode for Rechargeable Lithium Battery and Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including Same - A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the negative active material layer includes a negative active material including a silicon-based core and a carbon layer disposed on the surface of the silicon-based core, an inorganic salt including an alkaline metal cation selected from a Na cation, a K cation, or a combination of these; and an anion selected from a carbonate anion, a halogen anion, or a combination of these, and an aqueous binder. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165465 | Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing same, and rechargeable lithium battery including same - A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the negative active material, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material has a composite of an active material and crystalline carbon. The active material includes a core and a carbon coating layer formed on the core and including amorphous carbon. The core includes a compound represented by a Chemical Formula LixTiyO | 2011-07-07 |
20110165466 | Lithium metal-sulfur and lithium ion-sulfur secondary batteries containing a nano-structured cathode and processes for producing same - An electrochemical cell comprising an anode, electrolyte or an electrolyte/separator combination, and a nano-structured cathode, wherein the cathode comprises: (a) an integrated nano-structure of electrically conductive nanometer-scaled filaments that are interconnected to form a porous network of electron-conducting paths comprising pores with a size smaller than 100 nm (preferably smaller than 10 nm), wherein the filaments have a transverse dimension less than 500 nm (preferably less than 100 nm); and (b) powder or salt of lithium-containing sulfide (lithium polysulfide) disposed in the pores, or a thin coating of lithium-containing sulfide deposited on a nano-scaled filament surface wherein the lithium-containing sulfide is in contact with, dispersed in, or dissolved in electrolyte liquid and the lithium-containing sulfide-to-filament weight ratio is between 1/10 and 10/1 which is measured when the cell is in a fully discharged state. The cell exhibits an exceptionally high specific energy and a long cycle life. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165467 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative electrode includes a current collector, a negative active material composition layer disposed on the surface of the current collector and including a negative active material, and an inorganic salt layer disposed on the surface of the negative active material composition layer and including an inorganic salt. The negative active material includes a silicon-based core and a carbon layer disposed on the surface of the silicon-based core. The inorganic salt includes an alkaline metal cation selected from a Na cation, a K cation, or a combination thereof; and an anion selected from a carbonate anion, a halogen anion, or a combination thereof. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165468 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SILICON/CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL, MATERIAL THUS PREPARED AND ELECTRODE NOTABLY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE COMPRISING THIS MATERIAL - Process for preparing composite silicon/carbon material composed of carbon-coated silicon particles, wherein the following successive steps are carried out: silicon particles are mixed with a solution of an oxygen-free polymer in a solvent, whereby a dispersion of silicon particles in the polymer solution is obtained; the dispersion obtained in step a) is subjected to a spray-drying operation whereby a composite silicon/polymer material consisting of silicon particles coated with the polymer is obtained; the material obtained in step a) is pyrolyzed whereby the composite silicon/carbon material composed of carbon-coated silicon particles is obtained. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165469 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A first object of the present invention is to provide a separator including a polyethylene microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer, and that has a sufficient shutdown function and a sufficient heat resistance, and can be formed with a reduced thickness and can overcome the problem of slidability. A first aspect of the present invention is a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery. The separator includes a microporous membrane of primarily polyethylene, and a heat-resistant porous layer of a primarily heat-resistant polymer formed on at least one surface of the microporous membrane. (1) The microporous membrane has a Gurley number of 25 to 35 sec/100 cc·μm per unit thickness. (2) The heat-resistant porous layer contains inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm. (3) The inorganic fine particles are 40% to 80% in volume with respect to a total volume of the heat-resistant polymer and the inorganic fine particles. (4) The heat-resistant porous layer has a total thickness of 3 to 12 μm. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165470 | BICOMPONENT FIBER - The present invention relates to a new bicomponent fiber, a nonwoven fabric comprising said new bicomponent fiber and sanitary articles made therefrom. The bicomponent fiber contains a polyethylene-based resin forming at least part of the surface of the fiber longitudinally continuously and is characterized by a Co-monomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45, a recrystallization temperature between 85° C. and 110° C., a tan delta value at 0.1 rad/sec from about 15 to 50, and a complex viscosity at 0.1 rad/second of 1400 Pa.sec or less. The nonwoven fabric comprising the new bicomponent fiber according to the instant invention are not only excellent in softness, but also high in strength, and can be produced in commercial volumes at lower costs due to higher thoughputs and requiring less energy. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165471 | PROTECTION OF ANODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Provided is an anode for use in electrochemical cells, wherein the anode active layer has a first layer comprising lithium metal and a multi-layer structure comprising single ion conducting layers and polymer layers in contact with the first layer comprising lithium metal or in contact with an intermediate protective layer, such as a temporary protective metal layer, on the surface of the lithium-containing first layer. Another aspect of the invention provides an anode active layer formed by the in-situ deposition of lithium vapor and a reactive gas. The anodes of the current invention are particularly useful in electrochemical cells comprising sulfur-containing cathode active materials, such as elemental sulfur. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165472 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY OF IMPROVED HIGH-TEMPERATURE CYCLE LIFE CHARACTERISTICS - Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode including a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, an anode including a carbon-based material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte with addition of a compound of formula (1). Incorporation of the compound (1) into the electrolyte significantly improves the high-temperature performance and cycle life characteristics of the battery. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165473 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - An object of this invention is to improve battery performance such as a rate capability of a nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery using a separator constituting a thermoplastic resin-based porous film containing a filler. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165474 | ELECTROLYTE FOR A HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries that allows the batteries to operate safely at a charging voltage up to 4.35V, wherein the electrolyte comprises a combination of a fluoroethylene carbonate compound and a linear ester compound as solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery that can operate at a charging voltage up to 4.35V, which comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate compound and linear ester compound as solvent. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165475 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - In one embodiment, a metal oxygen battery is provided. The metal oxygen battery includes a battery housing including a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment includes a first electrode and an oxygen storage material in communication with the first electrode. The second compartment includes a second electrode and the second electrode includes a metal material (M). In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material is configured as a number of particles disposed within the first electrode. In certain instances, at least a portion of the number of particles are each contained within a selective transport member. In certain other instances, the selective transport member is oxygen permeable and electrolyte impermeable. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165476 | Metal Oxygen Battery Containing Oxygen Storage Materials - In one embodiment, a metal oxygen battery system includes a metal oxygen battery having an electrode compartment. The electrode compartment includes an electrode being formed of an oxygen storage material. In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an ion conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an electron conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes a catalytic component. In yet another embodiment, at least one of the ion conducting component, the electron conducting component, and the catalytic component is attached to the oxygen storage material via a linker or as a pendant group. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165477 | DESULFURIZER - A desulfurizer includes a filled chamber having a raw fuel passage through which a raw fuel flows, the filled chamber being filled with a desulfurizing agent, a supply chamber disposed upstream of the filled chamber, for uniformly supplying the raw fuel to the raw fuel passage, and a discharge chamber disposed downstream of the filled chamber, for uniformly discharging the raw fuel from the raw fuel passage. The raw fuel passage has first and second reversers for reversing the direction in which the raw fuel flows. The raw fuel passage has a cross-sectional area which is smaller in a downstream portion thereof than in an upstream portion thereof. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165478 | Humidifier Device for Humidifying a Fluid in a Fuel Cell System - A humidifier device for humidifying a fluid in a fuel cell system of a motor vehicle is provided. The humidifier device has a housing, in which is arranged at least one membrane, and a bypass channel for bypassing the at least one membrane. The bypass channel has a non-circular cross-section. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165479 | Charge Air Humidification of Fuel Cells - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack that receives a cathode feed gas and has an exhaust stream and a heat transfer stream flowing therefrom. A charge-air heat exchanger enables heat transfer between the heat transfer stream and the cathode feed gas. The charge-air heat exchanger also enables heat transfer between the heat transfer stream and the cathode feed gas to compensate for the adiabatic cooling effect. Furthermore, the charge-air heat exchanger vaporizes the liquid water to provide water vapor. The water vapor humidifies the cathode feed gas. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165480 | Fuel Cell System And Method Of Using The Same - In at least one embodiment, a fuel cell anode exhaust system includes a fuel cell anode having an input and an output. The system also includes a first conduit loop communicating with the anode input and output. The system also includes a second conduit loop having an input and an output. The input and output communicate with the first conduit loop. A gas separator is disposed on the second conduit loop for purifying an exhaust stream fed into the gas separator. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165481 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generator of the present invention comprises a reformer ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165482 | Method for preparing a thin ceramic material with controlled surface porosity gradient, and resulting ceramic material - A method for preparing a thin ceramic material with a continuous controlled surface porosity gradient is disclosed as well as its use for producing electrochemical cells that conduct by oxide ions. The thin ceramic material is characterized by a continuous variation in porosity from 0% to about 80% of small thicknesses. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165483 | REFORMER - A reformer includes a reforming chamber having a raw fuel passage through which a raw fuel flows, the reforming chamber being filled with or carrying a reforming catalyst, a supply chamber disposed upstream of the reforming chamber, for uniformly supplying the raw fuel to the raw fuel passage, and a discharge chamber disposed downstream of the reforming chamber, for uniformly discharging the raw fuel from the raw fuel passage. The raw fuel passage has first and second reversers for reversing the direction in which the raw fuel flows. The raw fuel passage has a cross-sectional area which is smaller in a downstream portion thereof than in an upstream portion thereof. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165484 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH MECHANICAL CHECK VALVE - A fuel cell system may include a cathode loop having an operating pressure during fuel cell system operation. The cathode loop may include a normally open mechanical check valve disposed at a water pooling location within the loop and having a cracking pressure approximately equal to the operating pressure. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165485 | Fuel Cell System And Method Of Use - A fuel cell having a cathode and an anode. The cathode has an inlet and an outlet. The fuel cell also includes at least one of a first valve and a second valve. The first valve is situated at and connected to the cathode inlet. The second valve is situated at and connected to the cathode outlet. The fuel cell system also includes a controller configured to control the first and second valves during a first operating condition and a second operating condition. The first operating condition includes the transition of the fuel cell system from an operational state to a non-operational state. The second operating condition includes the transition from a non-operational state to an operational state. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165486 | METHOD AND A CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR A FUEL CELL DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a fuel cell device arrangement for producing electrical energy, having at least one fuel cell anode and cathode, an electrolyte for conveying ions between the anode and the cathode, and a passage separate from the electrolyte for the electrons travelling from the anode to the cathode. A control arrangement can prevent the formation of carbon by calculating a thermodynamic equilibrium model based on thermodynamic equilibriums of chemical reactions for the feedback recirculation of fuel. Measurement values are obtained, at least from the electric current and the fuel flow rate, for calculating the fuel composition. Conversion values set on the basis of the thermodynamic equilibrium model for the fuel are calculated using the measurement values and fuel composition. The calculation can be repeated to produce the conversion values by which the fuel composition can be determined to converge with sufficient accuracy, so that operation of the fuel cell device can remain within safety limits according to the thermodynamic equilibrium model. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165487 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW RATE OF FUEL SUPPLIED TO A FUEL CELL, FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In a method for controlling a flow rate of fuel supplied to a fuel cell, a voltage change is examined while the flow rate of the fuel is increased step by step in a state in which a constant current is output. Conversely, when the voltage change becomes small, the flow rate of fuel is reduced step by step. When the voltage change becomes large, the flow rate of the fuel in the previous step is employed. Thus, the flow rate of fuel can be optimized in accordance with an operating state of the fuel cell. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165488 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND HEATED PRESSURE SENSOR - A fuel cell system may include a fuel cell stack, a manifold in fluid communication with the stack, and a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor may include a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with the manifold, a pressure sensing element disposed within the chamber, and a heating element disposed within the chamber. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165489 | FUEL CELL BASED POWER GENERATOR - A power generator is formed with a container adapted to hold a hydrogen generating fuel. A valve assembly has a valve plate with a border less than a border of the container. A fuel cell is laterally disposed outside and around the valve assembly having a lateral width that fits within the border of the container. A cover is adapted to mate with the container and enclose the valve plate and fuel cell. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165490 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE-MEMBRANE-FRAME ASSEMBLY - In a manufacturing method for an electrode-membrane-frame assembly in a fuel cell, a first frame member and an electrolyte membrane member are arranged in a first mold for injection molding such that the edge of the electrolyte membrane member is arranged on the first frame member, a second mold is arranged to form a resin flow passage for forming a second frame member which is in contact with the first frame member by interposing the electrolyte membrane member, and a part of the edge of the electrolyte membrane member is pressed and fixed to the first frame member by a presser member mounted on the second mold and a molding resin material is injected into the resin flow passage to form a second frame member. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165491 | FUEL CELL WITH EMBEDDED FLOW FIELD - A fuel cell may include a porous plate having an embedded flow field formed therein, a catalyst supported on and within the porous plate, and a proton exchange membrane in contact with the porous plate and catalyst. Such fuel cells may be arranged to form a fuel cell stack configured to provide power to move a vehicle. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165492 | FUEL CELL HEADER WEDGE - A fuel cell system may include a fuel cell stack having a header and active area in fluid communication with the header. The fuel cell system may also include a wedge disposed within the header and configured to alter the cross-sectional area of the header along the length of the stack such that, during operation of the stack, a flow velocity of gas through the active area is generally constant. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165493 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK COMPRISING THE SAME - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention includes a membrane electrode assembly ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165494 | FUEL CELL SEAL - An exemplary fuel cell seal assembly includes a first layer, a second layer; and a third layer that limits movement of hydrogen, oxygen, or both between the first layer and the second layer within a fuel cell. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165495 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING FUEL CELLS TO AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT - Embodiments relate to a fuel cell including, an ion conducting component, two or more electrode coatings and one or more interconnects. The interconnects include a non-conductive interface region having a first surface and a second surface in which the first surface is in contact with the ion conducting component, an electron conducting component having two surfaces and a length that is parallel to the two surfaces wherein one of the surfaces is disposed adjacent to the second surface of the interface region. The electron conducting component provides an electrically conductive pathway between one of the electrode coatings and an external circuit, said pathway extending along the length of the electron conducting component. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165496 | Fuel Cell Electrode Assembly and Method of Making the Same - According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a fuel cell electrode assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the fuel cell electrode assembly includes a substrate and a plurality of catalyst regions supported on the substrate to provide a passage way formed between the catalyst regions for passing fuel cell reactants, at least a portion of the plurality of catalyst regions including a number of atomic layers of catalyst metals. In certain instances, the number of atomic layers of catalyst metals is greater than zero and less than 300. In certain other instances, the number of atomic layers of catalyst metals is between 1 and 100. In yet certain other instances, the number of atomic layers of catalyst metals is between 1 and 20. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165497 | Method for Mitigating Fuel Cell Chemical Degradation - A composite membrane for fuel cell applications includes a support substrate with a predefined void volume. The void volume is at least partially filled with an ion conducting polymer composition that includes an additive that inhibits polymer degradation. Characteristically, the ion conducting polymer composition includes a first polymer with a cyclobutyl moiety and a second polymer that is different than the first polymer. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165498 | MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - A protective layer ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165499 | Fuel Cell System And Method of Use - A fuel cell system includes a primary hydrogen source capable of communicating with a fuel cell anode. The system also includes a secondary hydrogen source communicating with the primary hydrogen source. A first valve is positioned downstream of the secondary hydrogen source. The valve allows hydrogen from the secondary source to communicate with hydrogen from the primary source downstream of the valve and upstream of the fuel cell anode. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165500 | FUEL CELL STACK THAT PROMOTES GENERALLY UNIFORM FLOW THEREIN - A power generating system may include a plurality of bipolar plates stacked to form a fuel cell assembly having an inlet side, a non-inlet side, an inlet header extending from the inlet side to the non-inlet side, an active area, and an inlet transition area. The inlet transition area may be in fluid communication with (i) the inlet header via feed passageways formed in each of the plates and (ii) the active area. The feed passageways of the plates located proximate to the inlet side may be generally smaller and/or fewer in number than the feed passageways of the plates located proximate to the non-inlet side such that, during operation of the fuel cell assembly, a flow velocity of gas through the active area is generally constant. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165501 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL - A fuel cell separator in which the adhesion of a conductive coating formed on the surface of the fuel cell separator is further improved. The fuel cell separator ( | 2011-07-07 |
20110165502 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEATURE FUNCTION AWARE PRIORITY PRINTING - A method and system for photomask pattern generation is provided, and more specifically, a method and system for feature function aware priority printing is provided. The method of printing a photolithographic mask includes fracturing mask design data into write shapes that are multiples of a spot size and passing fractured mask design data to a write tool. Additionally, the method includes writing one or more non-critical shapes according to one or more time-saving rules. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165503 | METHOD OF GENERATING PHOTOMASK DATA, METHOD OF FABRICATING PHOTOMASK, MEMORY MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR GENERATING PHOTOMASK DATA, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR HAVING MICROLENS ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROLENS ARRAY - A method of generating photomask data for fabricating a microlens array, the photomask having a microlens pattern including light-shielding portions and non-light-shielding portions, in each rectangular region including a surrounding region having four sides of the rectangular region as outer edges and a primary region having boundaries that are inner edges of the surrounding region, the surrounding region being configured by four strip regions each including one of the four sides as its part, and a width between the outer edge and the inner edge being not more than 1/2 of a wavelength of exposure light, includes determining a layout of light-shielding portions and non-light-shielding portions in the surrounding region so that a density of light-shielding portions is set to fall within a range from 0% to 15%. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165504 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND MASK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - Provision of an EUV mask whereby influence of EUV reflected light from an absorber film surface in the peripheral portion of a mask pattern region is suppressed at a time of carrying out EUV lithography; an EUV mask blank to be employed for producing the above EUV mask; and a process for producing the EUV mask blank. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165505 | Photomasks, Methods of Forming Photomasks, and Methods of Photolithographically-Patterning Substrates - Some embodiments include methods of forming photomasks. A stack of at least three different materials is formed over a base. Regions of the stack are removed to leave a mask pattern over the base. The mask pattern includes a pair of spaced-apart adjacent segments of the stack. A liner is formed to cover sidewalls of the segments. Some embodiments include photomasks. The photomasks may include a transparent base supporting a pair of spaced-apart adjacent features. The spaced-apart adjacent features may include sidewalls, with inner sidewalls of the spaced-apart features being adjacent one another, and spaced from one another by a gap. A coating layer of from about 5 Angstroms thick to about 50 Angstroms thick may be along the entirety of the sidewalls of the spaced-apart adjacent features. Some embodiments include methods of photolithographically patterning substrates. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165506 | Photomasks and Methods Of Forming Photomasks - Some embodiments include methods in which a mathematical representation of a photomask construction is defined, with such representation comprising a plurality of pillars that individually contain a plurality of distinct layers. Each of the layers has two or more characteristic parameters which are optimized through an optimization loop. Subsequently, specifications obtained from the optimization loop are utilized to form actual layers over an actual reticle base. Some embodiments include photomask constructions in which a radiation-patterning topography is across a reticle base, with such topography including multiple pillars that individually contain at least seven distinct layers. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165507 | ERASABLE TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An erasable toner is prepared by mixing colored particles containing at least a color former compound, a color developer agent and a binder resin with de-coloring particles having a melting point higher than the fixing temperature of the colored particles. By using this toner, a colored image is formed by electrostatically transferring a toner image onto a medium, and heating the toner image at a temperature lower than the melting point of the de-coloring particles to form a fixed toner image in a color developed state, and the color of the fixed image is erased by heating the image to a temperature not lower than the melting point of the de-coloring particles. In this toner, the color developing function and the color erasing function are assigned to different particles so that the functions are separated from each other, and therefore, the formation of an image in a color developed state and the erasure thereof can be reliably and promptly achieved. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165508 | TONER AND DEVELOPER - A toner containing at least a binder resin, releasing agent, and colorant, wherein the binder resin contains polyester resin (A), polyester resin (B), and polyester resin (C), which is prepared by condensation-polymerizing (i) an alcohol component containing an alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol compound and (ii) a carboxylic acid component; at least one of the polyester resin (A) and polyester resin (B) is a polyester resin prepared by condensation-polymerizing (i) the alcohol component substantially composed of only aliphatic alcohol and containing 1,2-propanediol in an amount of 65 mole % or more of a divalent alcohol component and (ii) the carboxylic acid component; and a softening point Tm(A) of the polyester resin (A) is 10 C or more higher than Tm(B) of the polyester resin (B), and the absolute difference between Tm(C) of the polyester resin (C) and the Tm(B) is 5° C. or less. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165509 | TONER - Disclosed is a decolorable toner containing a binder resin and a coloring agent which contains a color former compound and a color developing agent and has a capsule structure such that it is covered with an outer shell, and having a volume average particle diameter of from 5.0 to 15.0 μm and a number-based particle size distribution CV of 35% or less. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165510 | TONER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TONER, AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPING AGENT - A toner or two-component developer is obtained by mixing, aggregating, and heating resin particles, colorant particles, and wax particles in an aqueous medium. A gel permeation chromatography (GPC) measurement of the resin particles shows that a weight-average molecular weight is 10000 to 60000, and the ratio of the weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight is 1.5 to 6. The wax particles include at least a first wax and a second wax. An endothermic peak temperature (melting point Tmw1 (° C.)) of the first wax based on a DSC method is 50° C. to 90° C. An endothermic peak temperature (melting point Tmw2 (° C.)) of the second wax based on the DSC method is at least 5° C. to 50° C. higher than Tmw1. Thus, the toner can have a smaller particle size and a sharp particle size distribution without requiring a classification process, can achieve a longer life, and can suppress transfer voids or scattering during transfer. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165511 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - A method for producing an electrostatic image developing toner by: a) adding a free radical polymerizable monomer to an aqueous medium comprising dispersed wax particles containing a colorant, b) polymerizing the free radical polymerizable monomer to yield a resin particle comprising the wax and colorant, and c) agglutinating and fusing the resin particle in the aqueous medium to yield a toner. The resultant toner exhibits uniform particle size, high roll viscosity resistance, and high durability. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165512 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition including a base component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid, an acid-generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, and a nitrogen-containing organic compound (D), wherein the acid generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) consisting of a compound represented by general formula (b0), and the nitrogen-containing organic compound (D) includes a compound represented by general formula (d1) or general formula (d2) [wherein each of R | 2011-07-07 |
20110165513 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising | 2011-07-07 |
20110165514 | PHOTOSENSITIVE CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN, AND CONDUCTIVE FILM SUBSTRATE - A photosensitive conductive film | 2011-07-07 |
20110165515 | NOVEL PHOTORESIST MATERIALS AND PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESSES - A material for use in lithography processing includes a polymer that turns soluble to a base solution in response to reaction with acid and a plurality of magnetically amplified generators (MAGs) each having a magnetic element and each decomposing to form acid bonded with the magnetic element in response to radiation energy. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165516 | COMPOUND FOR RESIST AND RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A radiation-sensitive composition containing 1 to 80% by weight of a solid component and 20 to 99% by weight of a solvent. The solid component contains a compound B which has (a) a structure derived from a polyphenol compound A by introducing an acid-dissociating group to at least one phenolic hydroxyl group of the polyphenol compound A which is synthesized by a condensation between a di- to tetrafunctional aromatic ketone or aromatic aldehyde each having 5 to 36 carbon atoms with a compound having 1 to 3 phenolic hydroxyl groups and 6 to 15 carbon atoms, and (b) a molecular weight of 400 to 2000. The composition containing the compound B is useful as an acid-amplified, non-polymeric resist material, because it is highly sensitive to radiation such as KrF excimer lasers, extreme ultraviolet rays, electron beams, and X-rays, and provides resist patterns with a high resolution, high heat resistance, and high etching resistance. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165517 | ORGANIC EL ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ORGANIC EL ELEMENT - An organic EL element includes a substrate and a light refractive layer, a first transparent electrode layer, an insulation layer, a hole transport layer, and a photosensitive resin layer stacked above the substrate. A luminous function layer is above the hole transport layer in a recess defined by the photosensitive resin layer. A second transparent electrode layer is above the luminous function layer. The light reflective layer, the first transparent electrode layer, the insulation layer, and the hole transport layer are formed above the substrate in a region isolated by the photosensitive resin layer. The photosensitive resin layer comprises a material that absorbs incident light of a predetermined wavelength. The first transparent electrode layer, the insulation layer, the hole transport layer, and the photosensitive resin layer each have a reflectance value that is between a local minimum value and a neighborhood value of the local minimum value. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165518 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a coating provided on a support having a hydrophilic surface, the coating containing thermoplastic polymer particles and an infrared radiation absorbing dye characterized in that the dye contains a substituent selected from bromo and iodo. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165519 | RESIN SUITABLE FOR AN ACID GENERATOR AND A CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention provides a resin which generates an acid by irradiation and is a salt of an organic cation and an anionic polymer wherein the anionic polymer has no carbon-carbon unsaturated bond. The present invention further provides a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the same. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165520 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD USING LEVENSON-TYPE MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LEVENSON-TYPE MASK - A method of forming a pattern including a first pattern portion having a first minimum dimension and a second pattern portion having a second minimum dimension includes a first exposure step of performing exposure using a Levenson-type mask and a second exposure step of performing exposure using a half tone-type mask. When second minimum dimension is 1.3 time or more than the first minimum dimension, the exposure amount of the second exposure step is set to be equal to or smaller than the exposure amount of the first exposure step. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165521 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - Process for producing a photoresist pattern containing the steps: (A) applying a first photoresist composition containing a resin having a structural unit containing an acid-labile group in its side chain, an acid generator and a cross-linking agent on a substrate to form a first photoresist film, exposing the film to radiation followed by developing the film, to form a first photoresist pattern; (B) making the first photoresist pattern inactive to radiation, insoluble in an alkaline developer or insoluble in a second photoresist composition in step (C); (C) applying a second photoresist composition containing a resin having a structural unit containing an acid-labile group in its side chain and at least one acid generator of formula (I) or (II) defined in the specification, on the first photoresist pattern, to form a second photoresist film, exposing the film to radiation; and (D) developing the exposed film, to form a second photoresist pattern. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165522 | IMAGING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An imaging optical system includes a plurality of mirrors configured to image an object field in an object plane of the imaging optical system into an image field in an image plane of the imaging optical system. An illumination system includes such an imaging optical system. The transmission losses of the illumination system are relatively low. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165523 | SUBSTRATE TREATING SOLUTION AND METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME FOR TREATING A RESIST SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a resist substrate treating solution and a method employing the solution for treating a resist substrate. This treating solution enables to remove efficiently resist residues remaining on a surface of the resist substrate after development, and further to miniaturize a resist pattern. The solution is used for treating a resist substrate having a developed photoresist pattern, and comprises a solvent incapable of dissolving the photoresist pattern and a polymer soluble in the solvent. The developed resist substrate is brought into contact with the treating solution, and then washed with a rinse solution such as water to remove efficiently resist residues remaining on the resist substrate surface. The solvent and the polymer are preferably water and a water-soluble polymer, respectively. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165524 | HEAT RETAINING HOOD ASSEMBLIES, AIR CURTAIN DESTRUCTORS WITH HEAT RETAINING HOOD ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - Heat retaining hood assemblies include a plenum with an interior side and an exterior side, wherein the plenum restricts heat from flowing from the interior side to the exterior side, and an exhaust duct fluidly connected to the exterior side of the plenum, wherein the plenum includes one or more contours to direct the exhaust on the interior side to an intake opening of the exhaust duct, and wherein the exhaust flows from the intake opening to a release vent of the exhaust duct disposed on the exterior side of the plenum. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165525 | IGNITION SYSTEM FOR A PULSE FOG GENERATOR - The present invention provides an ignition system for a pulse fog generator having a carburetor, a pump for pumping air into the carburetor, and a priming pump for directing a quantity of fuel into the carburetor. The ignition system includes an igniter operable on low voltage, a switch for activating and deactivating the igniter, and a grounding connection for grounding the igniter to the carburetor. The grounding connection comprises a plurality of means for grounding the igniter including an igniter bracket and a ground wire assembly which couples to the igniter and to a location substantially near a sparkplug of the pulse fog generator. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165526 | EXTERNAL PREHEATING OF FRESH AIR IN SOLID MATERIAL FURNACES - The invention relates to a method for utilizing the heat in the lower temperature range of up to 1000° C., preferably up to 500° C., for preheating fresh air which is added to a solid material furnace, preferably designed as a grate furnace with sub-stoichiometric combustion and supply of fresh air in several stages, or to a circulating fluidized-bed furnace. | 2011-07-07 |
20110165527 | Method and Apparatus of Combustor Dynamics Mitigation - A thermo acoustic damper for a combustor includes at least one resonator in flow communication with a flow channel of the combustor. The resonator includes an enclosed volume and at least one baffle plate positioned in the enclosed volume dividing the enclosed volume into at least two volumes. A plurality of feed tubes extend inwardly into at least one of the at least two volumes from the flow channel and are configured to reduce thermo acoustic dynamics of the combustor. A combustor includes an enclosed combustor cap volume and a plurality of fuel nozzles extending through the combustor cap volume. At least one baffle plate is located in the combustor cap volume dividing the combustor cap volume into at least two volumes. A plurality of feed tubes extend inwardly into at least one of the at least two volumes from a flow channel. | 2011-07-07 |