28th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120177978 | SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME, AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery, a method of assembling the same, and a battery pack including the secondary battery, the secondary battery including an electrode assembly; a collecting terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a terminal plate electrically connected to the collecting terminal, the terminal plate including a slide groove on an upper side thereof; and a coupling terminal connected to the terminal plate, wherein the coupling terminal is slide-coupled with the slide groove of the terminal plate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177979 | BATTERY MODULE - Disclosed is a battery module including a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction, a barrier disposed between the plurality of battery cells; and a housing accommodating the battery cells and the barrier, wherein the barrier includes at least one linear member having a plurality of protrusions, and first and second lateral members respectively connected to one end portion and another end portion of the linear member, and the first and second lateral members include at least one opening. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177980 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The gas generation and the decrease in battery capacity during high temperature storage of a lithium secondary battery are suppressed. The electrolyte contains a polymerizable compound or a polymer, the polymerizable compound contains a compound having an aromatic functional group and a polymerizable functional group and a compound having a complex-forming functional group forming a complex with a metal ion and a polymerizable functional group, and the polymer has the complex-forming functional group, the aromatic functional group and a residue of the polymerizable functional group. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177981 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate provided with a first tab portion, a second electrode plate provided with a second tab portion, and a separator interposed between the electrode plates. In the electrode assembly, the width of the first or second tab portion is in the range from over 0.5 of the half of the width of each of the electrode plates to below the half of the width of each of the electrode plates, and the first or second tab portion is provided to have a spacing distance b from a central portion of the first or second electrode plate to a starting portion of the first or second tab portion. The spacing distance is in the range from over 0 mm to less than half of the half (¼) of the width of the first or second electrode plate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177982 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode assembly for a secondary battery having a positive and negative electrode plates with a separator interposed therebetween. The positive and negative electrode plates have coated and uncoated portions. The length of the interconnection between the coated and uncoated portion of the positive electrode plate is greater than the length of the interconnection between the coated and uncoated portions of the negative electrode plate to reduce heat concentration occurring at the positive electrode plate. In one implementation, that relative lengths between the boundary intervals between the coated and uncoated portions of the positive and negative electrodes are determined using a ratio comprised of the product of the relative resistances and thicknesses. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177983 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates; a first collector plate and a second collector plate electrically coupled to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, respectively; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the first and second collector plates; and a cap assembly coupled to the case, wherein the cap assembly comprises a cap plate sealing the case, and wherein a reinforcing protrusion part is on the cap plate extending along a length of the cap plate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177984 | Case for Battery and Secondary Battery Including the Case - A case for a battery includes a body including at least four side parts and a first bent part at an edge of at least one of the side parts, the four side parts being arranged to define a volumetric structure having two open ends, a bottom coupled to one of the open ends of the body, and a seal disposed in a space between the first bent part of the body and an edge of the bottom. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177985 | HIGH DURABILITY LITHIUM-ION CELLS - A rechargeable battery and a method of fabricating which includes stacking a plurality of electrode pages having an uncoated portion between portions coated with an active electrode material. The electrode pages are arranged in a stack and an overall current collector is connected at the uncoated portion in order to form an electrode booklet. The overall current collector maintains the arrangement of the electrode pages and electrically connects all of the uncoated portions of the electrode pages. A tilted stack of electrode pages is utilized when a large number of electrodes are desired to result in a battery cell having a vertical orientation. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177986 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITOR - An electrochemical cell includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode and/or the negative electrode includes a penetrating portion that penetrates the electrodes in the thickness direction. Further, an electrochemical capacitor includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. In a plane of projection in which a region carrying a negative electrode active material of the negative electrode is projected onto a region carrying a positive electrode active material of the positive electrode along a opposed direction, the ratio of an area carrying the positive electrode active material to an area carrying the negative electrode active material is less than 1. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177987 | Composition of a Fluorinated Organic Carbonate and a Lewis Acid - A method for handling fluorinated organic carbonates such that degradation reactions are minimized or even completely suppressed and hence initial purity of fluorinated organic carbonates is essentially maintained during handling. Compositions comprising a fluorinated organic carbonate with improved stability against degradation reactions. The compositions comprise equal to or less than 500 ppm of a Lewis acid. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177988 | NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte suitable for use in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, the negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material having at least one kind of atom selected from the group consisting of Si atom, Sn atom and Pb atom, wherein the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprises a carbonate having at least either an unsaturated bond or a halogen atom. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177989 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE BY USING NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY MANUFACTURED BY USING THE NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION - A negative active material composition includes a negative active material, a binder, and a solvent, in which the solvent includes an aqueous solvent and an organic solvent. A method of preparing a negative electrode plate uses the negative active material composition. A lithium battery is manufactured using the negative active material composition, and has good lifetime characteristics due to the formation of pores in the electrode plate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177990 | ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE PLATE - An electrode plate includes a current collector plate and an active material layer formed thereon. The active material layer includes, as a binder, a plurality of binders having different glass transition points (Tg) from each other. A ratio (A | 2012-07-12 |
20120177991 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND BINDER COMPOSITION - The invention relates to an electrochemical device having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein at least either of the positive electrode and the negative electrode has a current collector and an electrode layer having an electrode active material and a binder containing a polymer having a constituent unit derived from an amide group-containing monomer and a constituent unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid, such that: (i) the polymer has a swelling rate of 120 to 600% when immersed for 24 hours at 80° C. in a solution containing ethylene carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate and lithium hexafluorophosphate; or (ii) the polymer has a swelling rate of 110 to 300% when immersed for 24 hours at 80° C. in a solution containing propylene carbonate and methyl triethyl ammonium tetrafluoroborate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177992 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - To provide a negative electrode for lithium-ion secondary battery, negative electrode which has good cyclability by suppressing the active material from coming off or falling down from the current collector, and a manufacturing process for the same. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177993 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY ANODE MATERIAL WITH A UNIFORM METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOY LAYER - The present invention relates to nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries and durable anode materials and anodes for use in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The present invention also relates to methods for producing these anode materials. In the present invention, a metal-semiconductor alloy layer is formed on an anode material by contacting a portion of the anode material with a displacement solution. The displacement solution contains ions of the metal to be deposited and a dissolution component for dissolving a part of the semiconductor in the anode material. When the anode material is contacted with the displacement solution, the dissolution component dissolves a part of the semiconductor in the anode material thereby providing electrons to reduce the metal ions and deposit the metal on the anode material. After deposition, the anode material and metal are annealed to form a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177994 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A cathode active material including: a lithium manganese oxide of which primary particles has a diameter of 1 μm or more and which has a spinel structure in which an X-ray diffraction (XRD) peak intensity ratio of I(111)/I(311) is 1.0 or more; and a boron element disposed at least one position selected from the group consisting of inside the primary particles and on surfaces of the primary particles. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177995 | Secondary Lithium Batteries Having Novel Anodes - A secondary lithium battery having an anode comprising graphene nanosheets doped with a doping element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, boron, sulfur, phosphorous and combinations thereof. The secondary lithium battery and the anode provide capacity and other performance without degradation during long term charge and discharge cycling. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177996 | NONWOVEN ARTICLE WITH RIBBON FIBERS - Ribbon fibers, nonwoven articles derived therefrom, and their process of manufacture are provided. The ribbon fibers are derived from multicomponent fibers having a striped configuration and have a length of less than 25 millimeters, a minimum transverse dimension of less than 5 microns, and a transverse aspect ratio of at least 2:1. The ribbon fibers are formed from a water non-dispersible synthetic polymer. The nonwoven articles containing the ribbon fibers may be used for a wide array of products. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177997 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL-CONTAINING SHEET - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a solid electrolyte material-containing sheet excellent in strength. The present invention attains the object by providing a method for producing a solid electrolyte material-containing sheet comprising the steps of: preparing a raw material composition containing a sulfide solid electrolyte material and a binder composition containing a monomer or oligomer having a double bond and a radical polymerization initiator; applying the raw material composition to form a sheet-shaped composition; and polymerizing the sheet-shaped composition by radical polymerization. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177998 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having a high charge-discharge cycle capability in which the battery capacity is less likely to decrease even after repeated charge and discharge. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive-electrode layer | 2012-07-12 |
20120177999 | ELECTROLYTE SOLVENT FOR IMPROVING SAFETY OF BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178000 | Electrochemical devices based on multiple junction ionic conductive membranes - A fuel cell ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178001 | Graphene-based Battery Electrodes Having Continuous Flow Paths - Some batteries can exhibit greatly improved performance by utilizing electrodes having randomly arranged graphene nanosheets forming a network of channels defining continuous flow paths through the electrode. The network of channels can provide a diffusion pathway for the liquid electrolyte and/or for reactant gases. Metal-air batteries can benefit from such electrodes. In particular Li-air batteries show extremely high capacities, wherein the network of channels allow oxygen to diffuse through the electrode and mesopores in the electrode can store discharge products. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178002 | ELECTRODES AND PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - Electrodes and production and use thereof | 2012-07-12 |
20120178003 | SOFC Hot Box Components - Various hot box fuel cell system components are provided, such as heat exchangers, steam generator and other components. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178004 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a membrane-electrode assembly and a separator. The membrane-electrode assembly has an electrolyte and a pair of electrodes that are disposed on respective sides of the electrolyte. The membrane-electrode assembly and the separator are stacked in a stacking direction. A reaction surface of the membrane-electrode assembly is in a vertical direction along a direction of gravity and has a shape having a longer dimension in a horizontal direction. The fuel cell is provided with a reactant gas passage to allow a reactant gas to flow along a longitudinal direction of the reaction surface. The reactant gas is an oxidant gas or a fuel gas. A drain channel to allow product water from the reactant gas passage to be drained away is disposed between the membrane-electrode assembly and the separator and under the reaction surface in the direction of gravity. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178005 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a high-temperature fuel cell system which can be operated with at least one hydrocarbon compound, preferably with methane or a gas containing methane such as natural gas or biogas. It is the object of the invention to increase the efficiency of high-temperature fuel cell systems and to allow a more flexible operation. In the system in accordance with the invention, individual fuel cells are present which are connected electrically in series and form the stacks. The stacks are flowed through after one another by fuel gas which contains hydrogen and which flows into a first stack of the system from a reformer and a suitable hydrocarbon compound is supplied via further connection lines in the flow direction of the introduced fuel gas sequentially into further stacks to the respective stack for a direct internal reforming of a hydrocarbon compound at anodes of the fuel cells of the stack and air is supplied as an oxidation means at the cathode side to the individual fuel cells of the system. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178006 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS OPERATION METHOD - A hydrogen generation apparatus ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178007 | FUEL CELL CONTROL METHOD AND FUEL CELL CONTROLLER - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a fuel cell control method. The method includes: obtaining a current output power of a fuel cell; obtaining a current inlet-outlet temperature difference of a fuel cell stack, where the current inlet-outlet temperature difference of the stack is a difference between a stack temperature and an ambient temperature; controlling a hydrogen exhaust solenoid valve according to the output power and working parameters of the hydrogen exhaust solenoid valve corresponding to the output power; and controlling the stack temperature according to the output power and the current inlet-outlet temperature difference of the stack, so that the amount of water generated in the fuel cell is equal to the amount of water discharged. In the embodiments, the fuel cell can work in a preferred state, steady output of the cell is ensured, and the service life is improved. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178008 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING REACTION CONDITION OF FUEL IN FUEL CELL - A target value of each of factors in a fuel cell system is determined based on a correspondence relationship of a change in each of the factors determining reaction conditions of fuel in a fuel cell to a change in an external environment of the fuel cell system, and peripheral devices of the fuel cell affecting the reaction conditions of the fuel in the fuel cell are controlled according to a target value of each of the factors. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178009 | FUEL CELL SEALING CONFIGURATION - A fuel cell plate includes a structure having opposing sides bounded by a periphery providing at least one edge. Gas flow channels are arranged on the one side and arranged within a perimeter that is spaced inboard from the periphery to provide a first gasket surface between the perimeter and the periphery. Inlet and outlet flow channels are arranged on the other side and extend to the periphery and are configured to provide gas at the at least one edge. Holes extend through the structure and fluidly interconnect the inlet and outlet flow channels to the gas flow channels. In one example, the fuel cell plate is a water transport plate in a fuel cell having external manifolds that supply fluid to the plate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178010 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH ASYMMETRIC DIFFUSION MEDIA ON ANODE AND CATHODE - The present invention provides a fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly disposed between a first diffusion media that has a first set of material characteristics and a second diffusion media that has a second set of material characteristics. The membrane electrode assembly and the first and second diffusion media provide a cell assembly. The cell assembly provides a water transport mechanism that selectively controls water transportation across a thickness of the first and second diffusion media and through the membrane electrode assembly. The first set of material characteristics has at least one material characteristic substantially different from at least one material characteristic of the second set of material characteristics. The selection of the first and second set of material characteristics defines the water transport mechanism for managing hydration of the first and the second diffusion media. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178011 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a cell unit. The cell unit includes a first separator, a second separator, and an electrolyte-electrode assembly. The electrolyte-electrode assembly is sandwiched between the first separator and the second separator in a stacking direction. The outer periphery of the electrolyte-electrode assembly is integrally provided with frame members composed of a polymer material. Fluid communication holes are provided as through holes in the stacking direction in each of the frame members. The seal member is sandwiched between the frame members that are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction. The first and second separators each have two plates with an identical outer shape. Each of the frame members has a rib projecting in a thickness direction of the frame member, at least around one of an outermost periphery of the frame member and the fluid communication holes. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178012 | SEALING MEMBER FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a sealing member for a solid oxide fuel cell and a solid oxide fuel cell employing the same. The sealing member for a solid oxide fuel cell includes: a glass sheet; and mica layers formed on both surfaces of the glass sheet. The sealing member can have excellent airtightness and bonding capability, proper flow characteristics, and high electric resistivity, by constituting the sealing member of the glass sheet and the mica layers. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178013 | CATALYST COATED MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA) INCLUDING SAME, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MEA, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE MEA - A catalyst coated membrane (CCM) for a fuel cell, including an electrolyte membrane and a catalyst layer formed on at least one surface of the electrolyte membrane, a membrane and electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell, including the CCM, a method of preparing the MEA, and a fuel cell including the MEA. The CCM is formed directly on the electrolyte membrane. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178014 | REACTION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL - A reaction layer for a fuel cell, which is interposed between a solid electrolyte membrane and a diffusion layer in the fuel cell, the reaction layer including a first layer that is in contact with the solid electrolyte membrane, a second layer that is in contact with the diffusion layer; and an intermediate layer that is interposed between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer have a catalyst supported by an electrically conductive support, and the intermediate layer has no catalyst. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178015 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A CERAMIC ELECTROLYTE, AND RELATED ARTICLES - A method of processing a ceramic electrolyte suitable for use in a fuel cell is provided. The method comprises situating a ceramic electrolyte layer over an anode layer; and subjecting the ceramic electrolyte layer to a stress prior to operation of the fuel cell, by: exposing the top surface of the electrolyte layer to an oxidizing atmosphere and the bottom surface of the electrolyte layer to a reducing atmosphere; and heating the electrolyte layer. The stress causes a substantial increase in the number of microcracks, or in the average size of the microcracks, or in both the number of the microcracks and their average size. A solid oxide fuel cell comprising a ceramic electrolyte layer processed by the disclosed method is also provided. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178016 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL, CATHODE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CATHODE, AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE CATHODE - A cathode material for a fuel cell, the cathode material for a fuel cell including a lanthanide metal oxide having a perovskite crystal structure; and a bismuth metal oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1 below, | 2012-07-12 |
20120178017 | ELECTROLYTE EMULSION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a fluoropolymer electrolyte material which has improved processability and which is easily produced. The electrolyte emulsion of the present invention comprises an aqueous medium and a fluoropolymer electrolyte dispersed in the aqueous medium. The fluoropolymer electrolyte has a monomer unit having an SO | 2012-07-12 |
20120178018 | CATALYST WITH METAL OXIDE DOPING FOR FUEL CELLS - The invention relates to a catalyst for fuel cells which comprises a support, at least one catalytically active metal from the platinum group or an alloy comprising at least one metal of the platinum group and also at least one oxide of at least one metal selected from among Ti, Sn, Si, W, Mo, Zn, Ta, Nb, V, Cr and Zr. The invention further relates to a process for producing such a catalyst and its use. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178019 | METHOD OF MAKING HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MATERIALS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - A method of manufacturing an article for display of a holographic image is described that includes thermally fusing a holographic recording medium containing a photochemically active dye dispersed in a transparent thermoplastic polymer binder to another layer or material; and then exposing the holographic film to intersecting beams of coherent light to form a holographic image therein formed by photoreacted areas of the photochemically active dye and unreacted areas of the photochemically active dye. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178020 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING WASTE IN PHOTO-IMAGING APPLICATIONS - Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. The addition of fluorinated polymers including fluorinated surfactants provides improved diffusional resolution in cationic and/or radical based photoimaging formulations allowing for image accuracy improvements, and reduced product and process waste quantity and disposal cost. These fluorinated surfactants also allow for increased cure speed, and non-hazardous constituent formulations that result in less wasted material and time. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178021 | RESIN AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides a resin comprising a structural unit represented by the formula (aa): | 2012-07-12 |
20120178022 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED FILM OBTAINED USING SAME, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - Disclosed is a positive photosensitive resin composition which is characterized by containing (a) a polysiloxane that is synthesized by hydrolyzing and partially condensing a specific organosilane and an organosilane oligomer, (b) aluminum compound particles, tin compound particles, titanium compound particles, zirconium compound particles, composite particles of the aforementioned compounds or composite particles of any of the aforementioned compounds and a silicon compound, (c) a naphthoquinonediazide compound and (d) a solvent. The positive photosensitive resin composition is also characterized in that the organosilane oligomer contains a specific organosilane. The positive photosensitive resin composition has achieved excellent sensitivity and resolution without deteriorating high refractive index and high transparency. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178023 | (METH)ACRYLATE DERIVATIVE, POLYMER AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION HAVING LACTONE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN BY USING IT - Photoresist material for lithography using a light of 220 nm or less comprising at least a polymer represented by following formula (2) and a photo-acid generator for generating an acid by exposure: | 2012-07-12 |
20120178024 | POLYMER, RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, MONOMER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COMPOUND - A polymer includes a repeating unit shown by a general formula (1). R | 2012-07-12 |
20120178025 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The charged particle beam drawing apparatus of the present invention performs drawing to a substrate with a plurality of charged particle beams. The drawing apparatus includes an electron lens positioned at a location facing opposite to the substrate and including a plurality of holes through which the charged particle beams pass; and a cleaning unit configured to release active species to a decomposition product that has adhered to the electron lens and reduce the decomposition product by the reaction of the active species and the decomposition product to thereby change the decomposition product to a volatile gas. Here, the cleaning unit has a plurality of openings formed such that the active species are released toward the plurality of holes of the electron lens. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178026 | IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS OF FORMING SAME, AND METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES - An imaging device comprising at least one array pattern region and at least one attenuation region. A plurality of imaging features in the at least one array pattern region and a plurality of assist features in the at least one attenuation region are substantially the same size as one another and are formed substantially on pitch. Methods of forming an imaging device and methods of forming a semiconductor device structure are also disclosed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178027 | MULTIPLE EXPOSURE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY METHODS - A method. The method forms a film of photoresist composition on a substrate and exposes a first and second region of the film to radiation through a first and second mask having a first and second image pattern, respectively. The photoresist composition includes a polymer including labile group(s), base soluble group(s), a photosensitive acid generator, and a photosensitive base generator. The photosensitive acid generator generates first and second amounts of acid upon exposure to first and second doses of radiation, respectively. The second amount of acid exceeds the first amount of acid. The second dose of radiation exceeds the first dose of radiation. The photosensitive base generator generates a first and second amount of base upon exposure to the first and second dose of radiation, respectively. The first amount of base exceeds the first amount of acid. The second amount of acid exceeds the second amount of base. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178028 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR UNIT, ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE DEVICE, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a spatial light modulator unit is used in the illumination optical system for illuminating an illumination target surface with light from a light source and comprises: a spatial light modulator with a plurality of optical elements arrayed in a predetermined plane and controlled individually; a spatial light modulation element which applies spatial light modulation to the incident light from the light source and which makes rays of intensity levels according to positions of the respective optical elements, incident on the plurality of optical elements; and a control unit which individually controls the plurality of optical elements on the basis of information about the intensity levels of the rays incident on the respective optical elements. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178029 | DEVELOPABLE BOTTOM ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING COMPOSITIONS ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR ION IMPLANT APPLICATIONS - Compositions characterized by the presence of an aqueous base-soluble polymer having aromatic moieties and aliphatic alcohol moieties have been found which are especially useful as developable bottom antireflective coatings in 193 nm lithographic processes. The compositions enable improved lithographic processes which are especially useful in the context of subsequent ion implantation or other similar processes where avoidance of aggressive antireflective coating removal techniques is desired. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178030 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM A BOILER - A system and method for reducing emissions from a boiler. A boiler generally has a combustion area. The system further includes a fuel pipe for delivering fuel. The system further includes a conduit. A bore extends through the conduit. The bore of the conduit is in fluid communication with the fuel pipe and the combustion area of the boiler. A pre-ignition source is positioned in the conduit. The pre-ignition source operates to pre-ignite at least a portion of the fuel flowing through the conduit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178031 | Push and Pull Premix Combustion System With Blocked Vent Safety Shutoff - A furnace with a push and pull combustion system is disclosed. The furnace may include a cabinet housing a burner box, a gas valve assembly, a premix chamber, a heat exchanger, a blower, an induced-draft blower, and a flue pipe. The gas valve assembly may meter gas into the premix chamber, while the blower may draw air into the premix chamber, wherein air and gas may mix to produce a lean gas/air mixture. The blower may also push the lean gas/air mixture into the burner box. The burner box may ignite the lean gas/air mixture to produce combustion products. A blocked vent safety shutoff switch may be mounted over an opening of the burner box to ensure negative pressure by detecting any leakage of combustion products. The induced-draft blower may pull the combustion products through the heat exchanger, the flue pipe, and out into the atmosphere. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178032 | Low NOx Gas Burners With Carryover Ignition - A gas burner for low NOx gas furnaces is disclosed with improved flame carryover for igniting one or more adjacent burners. The burner includes a burner tube that receives a mixture of fuel and air. The burner tube is coupled to an outlet. The outlet includes a primary outlet opening which is in communication with at least one transverse slot for communicating a flame to at least one adjacent burner. The primary outlet opening may be elliptical and the outlet further may also include a concave outer face through which the primary outlet opening extends. The at least one slot may include a pair of oppositely directed transverse slots extending outward from the primary outlet opening along a semi-minor axis of the primary outlet opening. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178033 | LEAN-RICH BURNER - A lean-rich burner is provided, in which an air-rich flame and a fuel-rich flame are formed by a simple structure, thereby reducing the emission of noxious gas and enabling stable combustion. The lean-rich burner includes: a main flame part ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178034 | BARBEQUE RADIANT BURNER - A radiant burner is disclosed that includes a body configured to form a tray having an open top and a perforated ceramic plate configured to fill the open top of the body and coupled to the body to form an enclosed volume. The radiant burner is configured such that the ceramic plate covers at least 90% of a projected top area of the radiant burner. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178035 | Device for Producing Stable and Augmented Flame - A device for producing a stable and augmented flame includes a fluid-inducing assembly and a shield. The fluid-inducing assembly includes a flow-diverting mechanism defining a flow-intake end and a flow-accelerating end and includes a plurality of vanes extending from the flow-intake end to the flow-accelerating end. The plurality of vanes are circumferentially disposed and spaced from one another. Furthermore, two vanes include a space defined therebetween and the space defines a passage which is spiral-shaped. The flow-diverting mechanism further includes a covering member with an enclosed circumferential edge circumferentially surrounded such that where each vane in the flow-accelerating end is encircled by the covering member and where each vane in the flow-intake end is exposed to outside and not covered by the covering member. In addition, the shield is hollow and is disposed above the fluid-inducing assembly. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178036 | LOW PRESSURE DEVICE FOR MELTING AND PURIFYING SILICON AND MELTING/PURIFYING/SOLIDIFYING METHOD - The device for melting and purifying of a silicon feedstock comprises a crucible arranged inside a sealed chamber. A thermal gradient can be applied to the crucible by an arranged heat exchanger and a heating device. The device likewise comprises a device for reducing the pressure inside the chamber to a value lower than 10 | 2012-07-12 |
20120178037 | ROLLER SEALING DEVICE AND GAS-SEALING METHOD THEREOF - A roller sealing device arranged at an access port of a continuous furnace for adapting a continuous processed planar processed material. The rolling device includes a pair of first roller carriers arranged correspondingly opposite to each other, each having a first roller assembly. Each first roller carrier includes a first sealing roller and two first auxiliary rollers; the first sealing roller and two first auxiliary rollers are pivoted to a respective one of the first roller carriers; the two first auxiliary rollers are located between the first sealing roller and the corresponding first roller carrier. The first auxiliary rollers rollingly abut against the first sealing roller and the corresponding first roller carrier. Therefore, the roller sealing device is sealed well so as to prevent the gas from leakage. The present invention further provides a gas-sealing method. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178038 | LPG FUEL HEATING DEVICE AND PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE FOR LPG FUEL - In an LPG fuel heating device in which a heat source for heating LPG fuel circulating through a gas passage is placed in a passage forming body outside of the gas passage, the passage forming body is provided with a passage-longitudinal-direction protruding wall ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178039 | NOZZLE FOR HEATING DEVICE, HEATING DEVICE, AND NOZZLE FOR COOLING DEVICE - To achieve an improvement of heat exchanger effectiveness (heat transfer rate) without any increase of a fan motor output. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178040 | Apparatus and method for use in firing cores - Apparatus and method for use in firing a ceramic casting core includes a saggar and a core setter insert disposed in the saggar. The core setter insert can be disposed on a refractory particulate grog bed and/or refractory supports inside the saggar on a bottom wall of the saggar. The core setter insert has a core-receiving surface, which can have an airfoil shape to receive an airfoil-shaped ceramic casting core used in casting hollow airfoil castings. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178041 | Windowed Muzzle to Facilitate Oral Inspection - The device allows for an opening to be procured on either or both sides at one time on a muzzle that is at the same time being used to hold the mouth of the animal closed. The opening will allow the health professional such as a veterinarian to observe the oral cavity of the animal while being protected from the dogs biting teeth, the oral cavity which is an important aspect of the health of the animal can be assessed. The utility will allow for the shutting and opening of the sides through flaps by the use of Velcro®, snaps, twist tops, zippers, buttons, and mechanical movement such as one tube over another. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178042 | DENTAL ARTICLES USING NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS - Dental articles are produced using relatively low sintering temperatures to achieve high density dental articles exhibiting strengths equal to and greater than about 700 MPa. Ceramic powders comprised of nanoparticulate crystallites are used to manufacture dental articles. The ceramic powders may include sintering agents, binders and other similar additives to aid in the processing of the ceramic powder into a dental article. The ceramic powders may be processed into dental articles using various methods including, but not limited to, injection molding, gel-casting, slip casting, or electroforming, hand, cad/camming and other various rapid prototyping methods. The ceramic powder may be formed into a suspension, pellet, feedstock material or a pre-sintered blank prior to forming into the dental article. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178043 | SURGICAL DRILLS - A series of drills are provided for creating progressively larger and/or deeper holes in a dental implant procedure based upon a single drill guide. In one embodiment, the drills are monolithic or single-piece drills. In another embodiment, drills are held in drill extensions that provide control of depth independent of drill length. Using the techniques described herein, a kit of drills and/or extensions may be provided for independent control of hole depth and hole diameter during a progressive drilling procedure. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178044 | Dental Prosthesis Removal Tool - A dental prosthesis removal, tool comprising a handle portion and a top portion, the top portion comprising a head portion and a beak portion. The beak portion is configured to engage both a maxillary dental prosthesis and a mandibular dental prosthesis without the tool needing to be reoriented. The dental prosthesis removal tool makes it possible for a dental prosthesis wearer to remove dental prostheses without the user placing his or her fingers inside of his or her mouth. The dental prosthesis removal tool also allows a denture wearer to remove dental prostheses without bending, work hardening, or breaking metal clasps contained in some dental prostheses. The dental prosthesis removal tool further allows a denture wearer to more comfortably remove his or her dental prosthesis, promoting better patient compliance with maintenance procedures and oral hygiene. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178045 | DENTAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A unitary dental device constructed from a suitable thermoplastic or thermosetting material allowing the dental device to be heat molded by a dental practitioner sitting chair side to a patient. The dental device includes a single-piece, shell-like analogue having the appearance of contoured, individual teeth. The dental device may also include a pair of posterior tooth extensions in order to create a custom buccal corridor specifically adapted for the patient. A connection bridge uniformly joins the proximal contact areas intermediate of adjacent teeth to form the unitary shell-like analogue. The dental device may be temporarily affixed in the patient's mouth to allow both the patient and the dental practitioner to preview chair side the look of a final smile design with a fully-fabricated dental prosthesis. Once the patient and dentist are satisfied with the particular tooth selection and characterization, the dental prosthesis can be fabricated from the dental device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178046 | Dental prosthesis - A dental prosthesis is described which includes two separable halves with three rigid wires extending through the halves and protruding beyond them and providing a resin to anchor the prosthesis to adjacent teeth. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178047 | CERAMIC/METALLIC DENTAL ABUTMENT - A ceramic/metallic dental abutment for use with an implant, the abutment generally including a ceramic body portion having a base region, a transgingival region, and a supragingival region. The base region includes an anti-rotational implant interface, such as an external polygonal fitting, for engaging a cooperating internal polygonal fitting of an implant to prevent relative rotation between the abutment and the implant. The ceramic abutment body portion additionally includes a metal implant contact portion for contacting the implant and providing a load-bearing, metal-on-metal interface between the abutment and the implant. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178048 | DENTAL IMPLANT WITH MULTIPLE THREAD PATTERNS - A modified dental implant fixture designed with a multiple of three or more thread or groove patterns which provide adequate wall thickness for a deep female conical connection such that the threads or grooves transition from smaller to larger moving in the apical direction along the long axis of the dental implant. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178049 | DENTAL COMPONENT, A DENTAL FIXTURE, A DENTAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY AND A DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a dental component, which can only be connected in one indexing position in one type of dental fixture, but in any one of a plurality of indexing positions with another type of dental fixture. The dental component is provided with primary projections which are not completely evenly distributed around the circumference of an engagement portion of the dental component. The invention also relates to a dental fixture, a dental implant assembly and a dental implant system. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178050 | ARTIFICIAL TOOTH WITH MULTIPLE INTERNAL CROWNS - The present invention provides an artificial tooth with multiple internal crowns, which includes a plurality of the internal crown members, a plurality of the connection bars, and at least one external crown member. The internal crown members are respectively fit to a plurality of the abutments. Each of the connection bars connects to at least two of the internal crown members. The external crown member forms therein a plurality of recesses. The recesses are formed to correspond to the internal crown members. The external crown member, when fit to the internal crown members, forms a tight engagement with the internal crown members. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178051 | Anesthesia delivery system - An anesthesia delivery system comprising a nanosphere forming a bubble into which an anesthesia is introduced and delivered with a swab of absorbent material to a site to be treated. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178052 | STRUCTURE OF ARTIFICIAL TOOTH - An artificial tooth includes an internal crown member and an external crown member. The internal crown member includes a recess and a peg. The recess is formed in a top surface of the internal crown member. The peg is formed in the recess. The peg has a top end forming a retention block. The external crown member forms a resilient cap. The resilient cap is formed at a location corresponding to the retention block and can be fit over the retention block to form clamping engagement therebetween. When the external crown member is fit over the internal crown member, the resilient cap encloses and clamps the retention block. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178053 | SNIPER TRAINING SYSTEM - A method and system for a projectile training system that automatically predicts a ballistics solution based upon automatically-gathered meteorological and distance information is disclosed. The projectile training system also confirms that manual efforts performed by an operator to adjust the sight turrets would or would not result in a hit and/or kill of the target. Both adjustment of the turrets and aim of weapon is automatically gathered in a determination of whether there was a hit, kill, miss, or near miss. A light or other signal is sent from the weapon toward the target to indicate a shot was sent by the weapon. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178054 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT OF A FLIGHT SIMULATOR SYSTEM - A method and an image generator in a flight simulator system for generating a simulated head mounted display. The simulated head mounted display area represents a display area in a head mounted display and is positioned in a visual surrounding in dependence of a signal representing a position of a head of a pilot. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178055 | COLOR SPOON - This application relates to a method of allowing customers to personally view cosmetic materials they located on the internet without leaving their homes and more particularly to a colored spoon. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178056 | METHOD OF COLORING NAILS AND A NAIL POLISH FORMULATION - Various embodiments of this invention discloses a translucent and colored nail polish glaze, a nail polish base, and a method for combining nail polish base colors with translucent and colored nail polish glazes to create a multiple of different colors and color shades from a minimal number of nail polish base and glaze colors. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178057 | Electronic English Vocabulary Size Evaluation System for Chinese EFL Learners - Electronic English Vocabulary Size Evaluation System for Chinese EFL Learners constructs a word frequency table from the British National Corpus, and randomly extracts sample words from the word frequency table to construct productive and identification items. With the data from over 1,000 test takers, the modern test theory, Item Response Theory, is introduced to carry out the model fit test. The model fit probability value is taken as the standard to pick out items. Simultaneously, the three major parameters of the items are calculated. The qualified items are divided into ten grades and stored in the item bank. Then they are randomly extracted to form the test paper by applying the normal distribution theory. Finally, the confidence limit and interval estimation principles are used in the system to evaluate Chinese EFL learners' productive and identification English vocabulary sizes. Therefore, the system has a higher reliability, maneuverability and technicality. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178058 | CHINESE / ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING TOOL - In a method for teaching a vocabulary, a computer receives a user selection of a chapter from a plurality of chapters in a Chinese-English textbook, a user selection of a language in which to display questions in a user interface, wherein the language in which to display the questions is one of English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Pin Yin, and a user selection of a language in which to receive answers to the questions in the user interface, wherein the language in which to receive the answers is another of the one of English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Pin Yin. The computer determines a question including a vocabulary word in the chapter and in the language in which to display the questions. In response to receiving an answer to the question in the language in which to receive the answers, the computer determines if the answer is correct. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178059 | METHOD FOR CREATING COMBINED CHARACTERS IN A CHINESE CHARACTER LEARNING GAME - A method for creating a combined character in a Chinese character learning game includes a first step of creating a portion representing a pronunciation of a combined character as a graphic character; a second step of a portion representing a meaning of the combined character as an additional graphic character(s); and a third step of disposing the graphic character(s) representing the meaning and the graphic character representing the pronunciation according to the positional relationship of the combined character. In the method, a graphic character of the combined character is formed by combining the two or more graphic characters. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178060 | PERSONALIZED ANIMATED STORYBOOK AND RELATED METHODS - An animated, personalized storybook. This storybook utilizes pictures of a child or other subject which are provided by the purchaser of the storybook to provide for a personalized experience in the storybook. As the storybook is electronic, not only can the storybook provide for personalized images, it can animate those images to provide for a more interactive reading experience. Specifically, in an embodiment, not only are the stock or other characters animated, but the child themselves appears in an animated fashion and they can be shown directly interacting with the other action in the story allowing for a very personalized and immersive reading experience. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178061 | LITERACY EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD) - A literacy system provides teaching for reading and writing skills particularly adapted to students with autistic spectrum disorders (ADS). In one embodiment, the literacy system may include exercises for teaching visual sequencing, motor skills, phonology, semantics, syntax, and text. The literacy system may have a pre-reading section, which includes exercises for developing visual sequencing skills and motor skills prior to teaching the skills of reading and writing words. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178062 | Haptic Interface for Simulator, Such as a Colonoscopy Simulator - A device for endoscopic simulation includes an endoscopic interface with a guiding tube for guiding an endoscope. The tube is mounted on bearings for free rotation and includes windows for allowing a contact between the endoscope and friction rollers for tracking axial displacement of the endoscope and for imposing a linear force feedback on the endoscope. One friction roller is connected to a motor for transmission of torque generated by the motor. Another friction roller is connected to an encoder for tracking its axial displacement. The device further includes an axial brake for blocking axial movement of the endoscope while allowing rotation of the endoscope. The axial brake includes two pairs of brake rollers placed around the endoscope. One pair of brake rollers is movable relatively to another pair for realizing the axial blocking. One friction roller is mounted on the tube via a lever actuated by spring means for allowing smooth insertion of endoscopes having different sizes and ensuring sufficient contact force on the endoscope of the brake rollers. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178063 | Health/Wellness Appliance - A simple, low cost device to communicate important information about a change in state relative to someone's health or wellness, ie recovery from surgery or illness. This invention focuses on the delivery of such information in audio (or video) format, tailored to the language needs of the patient or caregiver, in a simple, intuitive device that the user can access any time to hear the appropriate message. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178064 | RESPONSE SCORING SYSTEM FOR VERBAL BEHAVIOR WITHINA BEHAVIORAL STREAM WITH A REMOTE CENTRAL PROCESSINGSYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED HANDHELD COMMUNICATING DEVICES - A system, method and related devices for monitoring and improving the training and social eye contact and communication skills of developmentally challenged individuals such as autistic individuals. One component of the system allows the defining of a students/patients long-term behavior or academic or social goal treatment in a hierarchical relationship of skills in treatment plans. It captures behavioral events within a ‘behavioral stream’ and stores the ‘behavioral stream’ in a centralized database that can be accessed centrally, including with the Internet. Procedures and materials used during the treatment are identified and data is stored in a central depository and can be displayed in a therapist's handheld device. Another component provides stimuli that promotes and encourages improvements in the eye contact habits of the subject. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178065 | Advanced Button Application for Individual Self-Activating and Monitored Control System in Weight Loss Program - A mobile programmable device and method providing aural, visual or mechanical stimulus in a program for facilitating weight loss or maintenance. The device may be a mobile phone programmed with a downloadable mobile application. The application program may be modified as a result of user behavior or responses to the application. Thus the application can provide a personalized aid in weight loss control. The application may also provide a link for the user to live coaching assistance, support text messaging or email. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178066 | Accelerated Reading Loop Bible, Reading Method and System to Encourage Bible Reading & Familiarity And Book Edge Coloring Technique - A sectionalized Bible and method to systematically expose readers to interesting broad divisions of the Bible by a new combination of:
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20120178067 | SNOWBOARD TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A snowboard training apparatus is provided that can limit a snowboarder's weight shift on a snowboard, or limit a snowboarder from shifting his weight improperly to his back foot. The snowboard training apparatus includes a strap comprising a first end, a second end, and an adjustment device to alter a length of the strap. A snowboarder attachment device is connected to the first end of the strap and is adapted for connection to a front-facing side of the waist of the snowboarder. The training apparatus further includes a snowboard attachment device connected to the second end of the strap. The snowboard attachment device is adapted for connection along a forward portion of the snowboard. The strap is adjustable to a length that limits the snowboarder's shift in weight from a first forward positioned foot to a second rearward positioned foot. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178068 | SKI TRAINING DEVICE - A combination of a ski boot and a training aid ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120178069 | Surgical Procedure Planning and Training Tool - Computer systems and methods are provided for training surgeons to perform the Nuss procedure, a surgery for correcting pectus excavatum (PE), and for planning such procedures. PE is a congenital chest wall deformity, and the Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive surgery that involves implantation of a corrective bar. A surgical trainer and planner may be based on one or more of the biomechanical properties of the PE ribcage, deformable models, and visualization techniques. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178070 | METHOD OF APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ELICITING HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION AND ELECTION OF A WELLNESS PROGRAM - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing an automated health assessment interview and collecting data commensurate with such interview. The interview may include video segments based upon input from user interactive devices presented to the user. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178071 | Mobile Observation Panel - An apparatus for visually isolating an observer from an observed individual comprises a two way mirror forming a first panel and a movable frame disposed to hold the first panel in a vertical orientation; methods of assembling and operating instructional simulation lab, methods for instruction/proctoring/operating/repurposing a nursing simulation lab comprising the steps of identifying a space having a simulated patient location and an observation location, providing a panel assembly having a two way mirror, locating the panel assembly between the simulated patient location and the observation location, providing a patent simulation system including a simulated patient, providing a lab student, providing a lab instructor and/or observer, administering care to the simulated patient at the simulated patient location, and observing the administration of care at the observation location by looking towards the simulated patient location through the two way mirror. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178072 | PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of psychometric testing of a plurality of candidates for a position, the method comprising the steps of: specifying at least one psychometric test based upon a definition of the position, the psychometric test having a plurality of versions, each version having a corresponding plurality of items; registering each of the candidates; assembling a plurality of candidate tests corresponding to the plurality of candidates, each candidate test assembled from the plurality of versions, with each candidate test being substantially unique from other candidate tests; and administering the respective candidate tests to each of the candidates and to determine test results therefrom. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178073 | Game Systems with Interoperating or both Interoperating and Interrelated Quizzes and/or Puzzles - A system that integrates at least two levels of quiz or puzzle solving. Some embodiments use a Graphical User Interface (GUI) aspect only. According to the GUI aspect, a gameplay sequence is provided, whereby an indication of a solution associated with a level-two quiz is displayed. A clue to a different, level-one quiz is subsequently presented. An attempt is input at the level-one quiz. A level-two quiz clue is displayed. The level-two quiz can be solved with one or more clues so provided. According to the data aspect, different quizzes or puzzles are data related through a persistent data structure. Embodiments that use a data aspect may omit displaying a solution indication. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178074 | DIMENSIONALLY STABLE WHITE BOARD - A dry erase whiteboard, or other writing or projection surface assembly, is formed from a backing substrate having a surface, and an inner conductive layer and an outer conductive layer supported by the surface of the substrate. A resistive layer is positioned between the inner conductive layer and the outer conductive layer. The resistive layer has an electrical resistivity that varies in response to mechanical deformation and/or stress to provide a variable effective resistance between the inner and outer conductive layers. The outer conductive layer can be immovably attached to a fixed frame, which is mounted to the substrate, in spaced apart relation to the inner conductive layer to define an air gap therebetween and a tensioning assembly can maintain the outer conductive layer in a tensioned state. Alternatively, the resistive layer is fixed directly to each conductive layer to provide a substantially air free environment therebetween. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178075 | EMULSION AND MOLD-RELEASING AGENT USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an emulsion formed using, as an emulsifier, 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of a perfluoroalkylethyl phosphonic acid salt represented by the general formula: C | 2012-07-12 |
20120178076 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE AND NON-MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANALYSIS - In one embodiment, a hypothermic pulsatile perfusion (HPP) apparatus is described. The example HPP includes a chamber configured to house an object (e.g., kidney, liver, heart, skin graft) to be transplanted. The example HPP may include a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) element(s) (e.g., coil) configured to facilitate performing a first (e.g., magnetic resonance (MR) based) analysis of the object using a first set of frequencies. The example HPP may also include a spectrum element (e.g., optical probe) configured to facilitate performing a second (e.g., non-MR based) analysis of the object using a second, different set of frequencies. The HPP apparatus is constructed from MR compatible, non-ferromagnetic materials. In one embodiment, a combination MR/non-MR apparatus may apply MR and non-MR electromagnetic energy to an object housed in the HPP apparatus. | 2012-07-12 |
20120178077 | THERMAL CALIBRATION - The present invention relates to the use of one or more amplicons as temperature calibrators. In some embodiments, the calibrators may be used to calibrate the temperature of a microfluidic channel in which amplification and/or melt analysis is performed. In some embodiments, the amplicons may be genomic, ultra conserved elements and/or synthetic. The amplicon(s) may have a known or expected melt temperature(s). The calibrators may be added to primers of study or may follow or lead the primers of study in the channel. The amplicon(s) may be amplified and melted, and the temperature(s) at which the amplicon(s) melted may be determined. The measured temperature(s) may be compared to the known temperature(s) at which the amplicon(s) was expected to melt. The difference(s) between the measured and expected temperatures may be used to calibrate/adjust one or more temperature control elements used to control and/or detect the temperature of the channel. | 2012-07-12 |