30th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120189791 | OPTICAL MATERIALS, OPTICAL COMPONENTS, DEVICES, AND METHODS - An optical component including an optical material comprising quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein the optical material has a solid state photoluminescent efficiency greater than or equal to 60%. Devices including optical materials and/or optical components and methods are also disclosed. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189792 | BLOW MOLDING ETHYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND BLOW MOLDED ARTICLE THEREFROM - A blow molding ethylene resin composition satisfies the following requirements [a], [b], [c] and [d] at the same time:
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20120189793 | POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, POLYESTER FIBER, POLYESTER RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF NUCLEATING AGENT FOR POLYESTER RESIN - Provided is a polyester resin composition comprising a sulfonamide compound as a nucleating agent, in which polyester resin composition coloring is inhibited. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189794 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE - PVC compositions, concrete composition including the PVC compositions, and reinforced concrete structures that contain the concrete compositions are described. Methods for manufacturing the reinforced concrete structures of the present technology, methods for repairing reinforced concrete structures having corroded rebar, and methods for reducing rebar corrosion in reinforced concrete structures are also described. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189795 | ELECTROSPUN MICROTUBES AND NANOTUBES CONTAINING RHEOLOGICAL FLUID - Microscale and nanoscale tubular structures are provided including rheological fluids in their interior volume and including at least one electroactive component. Multiple tubular structures are provided, including simple hollow tube structures; core/shell structures, wherein the tube includes a tubular outer shell with a core extending axially therein; concentric tube or coaxial tube structures, wherein the tube includes a tubular outer shell and one or more concentric tubes extending axially therein; and core/concentric tube structures, wherein concentric tubes further include a core extending axially therein, thus having a core and two or more tubes surrounding the core. The tubular structures are formed by electrospinning and special spinnerets are provided. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189796 | PATCH - The present invention relates to a sheet-shaped patch including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one surface of a backing to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface showing adhesiveness at ordinary temperature and further including a release liner covering the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sheet-shaped patch where the release liner is formed in a state of being splittable by a parting line. The patch ensures that the pressure-sensitive adhesive surface can be kept from being largely exposed due to slight stress before use and at the same time, the release liner can be easily split when using the patch. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189797 | Sample paint wall stickers - The present invention relates to wall stickers for paint samples. The invention is used by personnel in the area of property development such as builders, designers, interior decorators, painters, do-it-yourselfers, and the like. The paint sample stickers allow you to see how multiple colors or patterns look on your walls, without fully committing or having to paint over a paint sample numerous times once decided. This paint sample is also used with wall paper designs in the decision making process, when considering redecorating one's home. The stickers will provide a visualization of color combinations on painted walls, wallpapers, kitchen work surfaces, cupboard textures and shades. The paint sample sticker is particularly placed in a strip or book arrangement. The stickers are also available in single units. The used samples are reusable as wrapping paper, art paper, party hats, and the like. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189798 | PREFORM AND METHOD FOR REINFORCING WOVEN FIBER NODES - Preforms including fiber reinforced nodes for use in fiber reinforced composite structures and methods for making fiber reinforced composite structures. Preforms with woven fabric elements extending radially from a common node include at least one reinforcing fiber interwoven between at least two elements and passing through the node. A method of assembling preform structures using the preforms to provide a structure with reinforced nodes. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189799 | RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium includes a substrate having a label-side surface on one side and a recording layer for recording and reproducing information on the other side. The label-side surface of the substrate has a mirror surface portion and a rough surface portion, a step having a step height of 10 μm or less is formed between the mirror surface portion and the rough surface portion, and an average roughness of the rough surface portion is between 10 μm and 2 μm, inclusive. Visible information is formed on the label-side surface by using the mirror surface portion and the rough surface portion. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189800 | ELEMENT ARRAY AND ELEMENT ARRAY LAMINATE - Provided is an element array in which an error in pitch among elements in the element array is absorbed surely in a step of laminating a plurality of element arrays so that each group of the elements arrayed in the laminating direction can be aligned with high accuracy. The element array has a plurality of elements arrayed one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, and a flexible support formed out of a material richer in elasticity than a material forming the elements. The elements are coupled with one another through the support. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189801 | COMPOSITE CONCRETE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a composite concrete article comprising affixing at least one layer of textile to a base layer and incorporating the base layer into a body of wet uncured concrete such that the base layer becomes embedded in the concrete, whereby at least a portion of the at least one textile layer defines at least a portion of a surface of the cured concrete article with the base layer embedded within the concrete to anchor the textile layer to the concrete. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189802 | SKI SKIN - The invention relates to a ski skin, wherein a silicon compound is applied to the reverse side of the plush skin tread and adheres to the ski by van der Waals forces. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189803 | ULTRA-RESILIENT PAD AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - Structures for use in compressible resilient pads and methods of making thereof are disclosed. One structure includes one or more layers of a nonwoven extruded film or sheet, wherein the nonwoven extruded film or sheet is elastic, resilient, and compressible in a thickness direction, and extensible, bendable and resilient in its length and transverse directions, and two or more layers of a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal direction yarns. The structure has a high degree of both compressibility under an applied normal load and excellent recovery (resiliency or spring back) upon removal of that load. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189804 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARMOR ARTICLES - A subassembly useful in a ballistic armor article comprises a first layer comprising a plurality of first yarns of continuous filaments, said first yarns being substantially parallel in a first direction; a second layer adjacent to and in contact with said first layer and comprising a plurality of second yarns of continuous filaments, said second yarns being substantially parallel in a second direction skew with respect to the first direction wherein the first and second yarns comprise para-aramid yarns having a tenacity of at least 25 grams per dtex and an elongation at break of from 3.6 to 4.5 percent. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189805 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATES OF UNIDIRECTIONALLY ARRANGED POLYMERIC TAPES - Process for producing a laminate being built of at least two monolayers of polymeric tapes,
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20120189806 | ULTRA-RESILIENT FABRIC AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - A structure for use in industrial fabrics such as paper machine clothing and engineered fabrics is disclosed. The structure includes one or more layers of an elastic nonwoven extruded film or sheet, which is elastic, resilient, and compressible in a thickness direction, and extensible, bendable, and resilient in its length and transverse directions, and one or more layers of a plurality of substantially parallel machine direction (MD) yarns in various patterns. The structure can also include one or more layers of a plurality of substantially parallel cross-machine direction (CD) yarns attached on top of or under the MD yarns. The structure has a high degree of both compressibility under an applied normal load and excellent recovery (resiliency or spring back) upon removal of that load. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189807 | Device and Method for Repairing Structural Components - A device and method to repair a structural component. The device includes a plug that bonds to the structural component. The plug includes a flange and a solid shank extending from the flange, the solid shank being disposable in an opening of the structural component. The device further includes disc that bonds to the structural component such that, when bonded, the disc covers the solid shank of the plug. The method includes bonding the plug to the structural component such that the solid shank of the plug is disposed in the opening of the structural component. The method further includes bonding the disc to the structural component. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189808 | Laminate Materials and Dilatant Compounds for Ballistic Shielding - In various embodiments, laminate materials having a first layer, second layer and third layer are described herein. The first layer includes a dilatant compound. The second layer is a ceramic material. The third layer includes a strike face material. The second layer is interposed between the first layer and the third layer. In some embodiments, nanomaterials such as HALLOYSITE nanotubes are mixed in the dilatant compound and are cross-linked thereto. Laminate materials of the present disclosure have beneficial properties for ballistic shielding for both persons and equipment. Dilatant compounds formed from a silicone fluid and a nanomaterial functionalized with at least one silane coupling agent are also described herein. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189809 | LAMINATED FOAM PAD - A bottom polyurethane foam slab is adhered to a middle viscoelastic foam slab that, in turn, is adhered to a top polyurethane foam slab to form a laminated foam block that is fed between rollers of a convoluting machine to form a pair of complementary convoluted laminated foam pads having laminated projections with parts of different density. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189810 | Secondary Containment Panels and Process for Making and Installing Same - A method of manufacturing a plurality of secondary containment panels and assembling and installing the panels in a secondary containment system of an above-ground liquid storage tank or other retention facility includes forming a plurality of flexible substrate pieces. A liquid impermeable coating is applied to the upper surface of each piece such that an edge segment of the piece remains uncoated. The coating is applied to the substrate piece in an indoor enclosure using a computer controlled robotic sprayer that applies a uniform coating. Metal plates are embedded in the floor used for quality control testing of the coating thickness using magnetic gauges. At least a pair of the pieces are juxtaposed relative to one another such that a first one of the pieces overlaps the uncoated segment of the second piece to form a seam. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189811 | COPPER ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND TWO-LAYER FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE OBTAINED USING THE SAME - A copper electrolytic solution containing chloride ions, a sulfur organic compound and polyethylene glycol as additives, and the copper electrolytic solution preferably contains 5 to 200 ppm of chloride ions, 2 to 1000 ppm of a sulfur organic compound and 5 to 1500 ppm of polyethylene glycol. A two-layer flexible substrate having a copper layer is formed using the copper electrolytic solution, wherein the MIT folding endurance is 100 or more, and the surface roughness (Rz) of the copper layer is 1.4 to 3.0 μm. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189812 | Packaging Corrugated Board Having Peripheral Edges Oblique to Flute Direction Thereof - A packaging corrugated board having peripheral edges oblique to flute direction thereof is disclosed. A board body of the packaging corrugated board is formed of a first liner board, a second liner board, and a fluted medium sandwiched between the first and the second liner board. The fluted medium is a corrugated board having a plurality of flutes, and a direction in which the flutes extend is defined as a flute direction. The board body defines a plurality of peripheral edges, and most of the peripheral edges are neither parallel nor perpendicular to the flute direction. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189813 | TEM-Lamella, Process for its Manufacture, and Apparatus for Executing the Process - A process for manufacturing a TEM-lamella includes mounting ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120189814 | Nonwoven Having Improved Softness Signals, And Methods For Manufacturing - A method of manufacturing a nonwoven including the steps of: forming a nonwoven web substantially comprised of continuous fibers; applying a bonding pattern to said nonwoven web using a smooth roll and a calender roll wherein said bonding pattern comprises a pattern having unbonded areas; and subjecting the side of said nonwoven web contacted by said smooth roll to a hydraulic treatment at a pressure of between 25 and 75 bars and a total energy of about 0.01-0.04 kwhr/kg., wherein said continuous fibers are comprised of between 97% and 98.5% by weight of an olefin resin comprising substantially of polypropylene and between 1.5% and 3% by weight of a whitener. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189815 | POROUS POLYPROPYLENE FILM ROLL - A porous polypropylene film roll of which a porous polypropylene film includes a polypropylene resin and having the average value of the porosities, εave, of 45 to 90% is wound around a core, and the unevenness of the thickness in the film machine direction is not more than 15%. The porous polypropylene film roll has not only excellent air permeability and porosity, but also excellent thickness uniformity and, therefore, a porous polypropylene film roll which can efficiently utilize the performance of an electric storage device and is suitable for a separator for an electric storage device. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189816 | PLASTIC SHEETING AND A MOULD THEREFOR - In a plastic sheeting material incorporating an array of bubble cells, the cells are shaped with two chambers connected by a constricted region. The chambers are part-spherical e.g. in the form of truncated spheres. The constricted region has concave side walls and/or a concave top wall. The sheeting may have two, three or more layers. Moulds for producing the sheeting material have suitably-placed suction holes. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189817 | ARTICLES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICE - Articles coated via a plasma spray process, and methods for making such articles, are presented. For example, one embodiment is an article comprising a substrate comprising a top surface and a channel disposed in the substrate. The channel is defined by an internal channel surface disposed beneath the top surface and having a terminal end at an orifice at the top surface. A coating is disposed on the top surface and on at least a portion of the internal channel surface. A coating thickness at any point on the internal channel surface is less than a nominal coating thickness on the top surface, and the coating comprises a plurality of at least partially melted and solidified particles. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189818 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board includes an inorganic insulating layer having first inorganic insulating particles connected to each other, and second inorganic insulating particles connected to each other via the first inorganic insulating particles and having a larger particle diameter than that of the first inorganic insulating particles. A circuit board manufacturing method includes applying an inorganic insulating sol including first inorganic insulating particles and second inorganic insulating particles having a larger particle diameter than that of the first inorganic insulating particles, and heating the first inorganic insulating particles and the second inorganic insulating particles at a temperature lower than a crystallization onset temperature of the first inorganic insulating particles and lower than a crystallization onset temperature of the second inorganic insulating particles, and connecting the first inorganic insulating particles to each other, and connecting second insulating particles to each other via the first insulating particles. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189819 | Reinforced Rubber Tile with Laminated Top Layer and Air Cushion Effect - An odorless composite floor tile suitable for indoor or outdoor use is formed from elastomer particles. The composite floor tile has a lower layer that is formed by binding a first group of elastomer particles with an adhesive, and is stabilized with meshes of fiberglass fibers. The composite floor tile also has a laminated upper layer. The laminated upper layer is formed by binding a second group of elastomer particles with the adhesive, or formed from synthetic rubber and/or natural rubber, polymeric materials, or fiber materials. The composite floor tile has shock absorption and anti-slippage properties. The composite floor tile has an attractive upper surface that includes a variety of color patterns. Further, the composite floor tile also has a shock absorbing lower layer providing an air cushion effect that is also permeable to air and liquids which reduces or eliminates the breeding and spread of bacteria and mildew. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189820 | TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE GLAZING PLATE - A temperature-responsive glazing device includes a transparent structure with at least one chamber. The chamber encloses a temperature-responsive material characterized by a transition temperature, such that the transparency of the device is substantially different for fluid temperatures above and below the transition temperature. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189821 | OBJECT STRUCTURE HAVING PATTERNS OF REFRACTIVE VEINS THEREON - An object structure having patterns of refractive veins thereon is provided, in which a heat insulated base plate capable of combining with object major body is provided, then a first base layer, a soft material layer, an aluminum film layer, and a second base layer being respectively build-up in this order thereon. Further, embossing process is conducted on the second base layer and then a pattern layer is printed thereon. In turn, a protection layer is overlaid on the pattern layer for protecting the colors thereof. Configuring like this, the heat insulated base plate having pattern design thereon can be combined integrally with the object major body by injection molding process, and pattern integrity can be ensured during injection molding by means of the heat-blocking effect obtained from the heat insulated base plate. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189822 | RADIATION-CURABLE INK FOR INK JET RECORDING, RECORD MADE USING THE SAME, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A radiation-curable ink for ink jet recording contains N-vinylcaprolactam. The N-vinylcaprolactam content is in a range of 5% by mass to 20% by mass, inclusive, relative to the total mass of the ink. The ink is for the purpose of making a marking on a recording medium, and the recording medium is a package substrate or a semiconductor substrate. The ink is applied to the package substrate or the semiconductor substrate, exposed to radiation, and then subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature in a range of 150° C. to 200° C., inclusive. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189823 | PROTECTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The problems in accordance with the present invention are: to provide a DLC film, wherein a protective film having a segmented shape is easily formed, quality control of the protective film is improved, segmented shapes with a high degree of freedom (that are complicated) are possible, and the application of the DLC film is possible not only to two-dimensional shapes but also to three-dimensional shapes; and to provide a method for forming the DLC film. As solutions to the problems, there are provided a protective film and a method for producing the protective film, characterized by, when forming on a substrate the protective film having a segmented shape formed by depositing a film so that the film is formed divided into segments, masking the substrate using a drawing material so that segments having predetermined shapes are obtained, thereafter depositing the protective film, and then removing the masked part to form a spacing between segments. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189824 | FABRICATION OF COMPLEX THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES BASED ON DIRECTED ASSEMBLY OF SELF-ASSEMBLING MATERIALS ON ACTIVATED TWO-DIMENSIONAL TEMPLATES - Methods of fabricating complex three-dimensional structures on patterned substrates and related compositions are provided. The methods involve depositing on the substrate a block copolymer material that is “mismatched” to the substrate pattern, and then ordering the material to form a complex three-dimensional structure. According to various embodiments, the copolymer material mismatches the substrate pattern in that the symmetry and/or length scale of its bulk morphology differs from that of the pattern. When ordered, a balance between the physics that determines the bulk block copolymer morphology and the physics that determines the substrate surface interfacial interactions results in a thermodynamically stable complex three-dimensional film that varies in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and has a morphology that differs from its bulk morphology. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189825 | SOLVENT BORNE POLYURETHANE PROCESS - A process for obtaining a solvent borne polyurethane composition comprising preparing an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer A; | 2012-07-26 |
20120189826 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A structure for which the electrical reliability is improved is provided. A structure in accordance with one embodiment includes an inorganic insulating layer including amorphous silicon oxide and having an elastic modulus which is 45 GPa or less. A method for manufacturing a structure in accordance with one embodiment includes applying an inorganic insulating sol including inorganic insulating particles composed of amorphous silicon oxide, and forming an inorganic insulating layer including amorphous silicon oxide and having an elastic modulus which is 45 GPa or less by heating the inorganic insulating particles at a temperature lower than a crystallization onset temperature of silicon oxide to each other. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189827 | NAPKIN - A napkin is disclosed. On a first surface if the napkin first and second adhesive portions are adhered so that they are brought into engagement with each other when the sheet is folded in half along a first fold. The adhesive is of a type that will allow the first and second adhesive portions to separate and allow the sheet to be adhered to an object such as clothing. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189828 | OPTICAL LAYERED BODY, POLARIZER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an inexpensive optical layered body which does not cause interference fringes but excels in hard coat properties, antistatic properties, and antireflection properties. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189829 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape according to an embodiment includes a substrate layer, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on both sides of the substrate layer, respectively. The total thickness of the substrate layer, the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 10 μm or less. The average thickness of each of the first and second pressure-sensitive adhesive layers of which the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is composed is 3.5 μm or less. The standard deviation of the thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 25% or less based on the average thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189830 | LABEL FILM - A label film is formed by means of extrusion and has a layer that forms the surface, on a first side, composed of polyethylene with a proportion of at least 70 wt.-%, preferably at least 85 wt.-% high-density polyethylene, wherein the film thickness amounts to less than 75 μm. According to the invention, the 60° reflectometer value on at least the first side of the label film, determined according to DIN 67 530, is greater than 80, preferably greater than 90. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189831 | LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM - The present invention provides a laminated polyester film which exhibits a good adhesion property to various adhesives, and can be suitably used in the applications in which a high total light transmittance is required, for example, as a member for protecting a polarizing plate of liquid crystal displays, in particularly, as a protective film disposed on a rear surface of a rear side polarizing plate. The laminated polyester film according to the present invention comprises a polyester film; a coating layer formed by applying a coating solution which comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin, an acrylic resin and a urethane resin, polyvinyl alcohol and an oxazoline compound, on one surface of the polyester film; and a coating layer formed on the other surface of the polyester film which has an absolute reflectance exhibiting one minimum value in a wavelength range of 300 to 800 nm wherein the minimum value is not more than 3.5%. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189832 | LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM - The present invention provides a laminated polyester film which can be suitably used in the applications in which it is required to exhibit a good adhesion property to various adhesives and has a good bonding property to various surface functional layers, for example, as a member for protecting a polarizing plate of liquid crystal displays, in particularly, as a protective film disposed on a front surface of a front side polarizing plate. The laminated polyester film according to the present invention comprises a polyester film; a first coating layer formed by applying a coating solution which comprises polyvinyl alcohol, an oxazoline compound and at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin, an acrylic resin and a urethane resin, on one surface of the polyester film; and a second coating layer formed on the other surface of the polyester film which comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin, an acrylic resin and a urethane resin. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189833 | ALPHA ALUMINA (CORUNDUM) WHISKERS AND FIBROUS-POROUS CERAMICS AND METHOD OF PREPARING THEREOF - Materials and associated processes for making the materials. For example the material may include alpha alumina crystalline whiskers. The process may include conducting the process as hydrothermal, and producing the whiskers to have a length to diameter aspect ratio of at least two. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189834 | MATERIAL FOR SHIELDING AGAINST ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - A material for shielding against electromagnetic waves includes a flexible substrate including a paper. A coating includes zinc disposed on the substrate. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189835 | OPTICAL PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - The present invention provides an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet excellent in the productivity, and is reduced in the remaining of an air bubble after an autoclave treatment or the generation of a delayed bubble when laminating the optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet to an optical member. The present invention relates to an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, which comprises an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed by an active energy ray polymerization, a gel fraction of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 80 wt % or less, and a content of a component having a molecular weight of 50,000 or less in a sol matter of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is 20 wt % or less. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189836 | DIRECTIONAL CONDUCTIVITY NANOCOMPOSITES - A directional conductivity nanocomposite material, apparatuses and processes for making such material are generally described. A directional conductivity nanocomposite material may comprise a supporting material such as ceramic or polymer, with directionally conductive nanorod structures running through the supporting material. The material may be made by orienting nanorods in an electrophoretic gel using an electrical or magnetic field to align the nanorods, removing the gel, reinforcing the nanorods, and flowing in supporting material. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189837 | ACRYLIC PROCESS AID FOR VINYL FOAM EXTRUSION - The present invention relates to an acrylic process aid useful in vinyl foam extrusion. The process aid is an acrylic copolymer containing from 50 to 79 weight percent of methyl methacrylate monomer units and has a Tg of less than 90° C., preferably less than 70° C., and more preferably less than 65° C. PVC and CPVC foams containing this acrylic process aid fuse faster at the same temperature, or fuse in the same time at lower temperatures than foam formulations currently used. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189838 | TWO-COMPONENT POLYISOCYANURATE ADHESIVE AND INSULATION PANELS PREPARED THEREFROM - A layered insulation panel including a rigid polyisocyanurate foam layer and, adhered to at least one surface thereof, a facing material. The two materials are adhered by a two-component polyisocyanurate adhesive, and both the polyisocyanurate adhesive and the polyisocyanurate foam layer undergo polymerization concurrently and in place. The result is that the tensile bond strength between the polyisocyanurate foam layer and the facing surface is improved, due to interaction between the polymerization occurring at the surface of the foam layer and the polymerization of the polyisocyanurate adhesive. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189839 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT DISSIPATING COMPONENT, AND HEAT DISSIPATING COMPONENT - A method of manufacturing a metal composite material includes applying a mechanical impact force to a carbon material and a metal powder at such an intensity as capable of pulverizing the carbon material, thereby adhering the carbon material to a surface of the metal powder. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189840 | OA ROLLER AND COATING MATERIAL FOR OA ROLLER - The OA roller according to the present invention includes a roller body made of a metal and a coating layer formed on an outside surface of the roller body, while the coating layer is composed by applying a coating material containing binder resin having hardenability, a pigment, amino resin as a crosslinking agent for the binder resin, and attapulgite of not less than 1 part by mass and not more than 8 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin to the outside surface of the roller body and hardening and crosslinking the binder resin. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189841 | LAYER SYSTEM FOR THE FORMATION OF A SURFACE LAYER ON A SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE AND COATING METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A LAYER SYSTEM - The invention thus rel | 2012-07-26 |
20120189842 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a substrate, a metallic coating formed on the substrate by vacuum sputtering or vacuum vapor deposition and a top paint coating formed on the metallic coating. The metallic coating comprising a plurality of titanium oxide layers interleaved with an equal number of silicon oxide layers and has a reflectively of about 50%-80%. The top paint coating includes pearl pigments. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189843 | Coated Articles With Improved Fingerprint Resistance and Methods of Making Same - Described herein are various articles that have improved resistance to the adverse effects observed when tactilely-transferable residue is contacted therewith, along with methods for their manufacture and use. The articles and methods generally make use of an adhesion binder that can be used to form a polymer network around a solvent-soluble fluoropolymer to adhere the fluoropolymer to the surface of the article substrate. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189844 | METHODS TO FABRICATE NANO-MACRO POROUS GLASS USING A WATER SOLUBLE PORE FORMER - Provided herein are methods for preparing nano-macroporous glass articles, such as bioscaffolds, from starting materials such as phosphosilicate glasses made by melt-quench methods, mixed with a soluble pore former such as a sugar, followed by steps of dissolving, heating, and leaching to yield a glass composition having a highly interconnected system of both macropores and large scale nanoporosity. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189845 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a semiconductor device producing method with simple production steps while preventing contamination of a bonding pad and preventing warp generation in an adherend such as a substrate, a lead frame, or a semiconductor element, thereby improving yield; an adhesive sheet used in this method; and a semiconductor device obtained by this method. The invention includes a pre-setting step of pre-setting a semiconductor element | 2012-07-26 |
20120189846 | CNT-INFUSED CERAMIC FIBER MATERIALS AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A composition includes a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused ceramic fiber material, wherein the CNT-infused ceramic fiber material includes: a ceramic fiber material of spoolable dimensions; and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) bonded to the ceramic fiber material. The CNTs are uniform in length and uniform in distribution. A continuous CNT infusion process includes (a) disposing a carbon-nanotube forming catalyst on a surface of a ceramic fiber material of spoolable dimensions; and (b) synthesizing carbon nanotubes on the ceramic fiber material, thereby forming a carbon nanotube-infused ceramic fiber material. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189847 | MARINE POLYESTER YARN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a marine polyester yarn used in the anchoring of an oil prospecting ship for oil field development in the deep sea, in particular, a marine polyester yarn prepared by surface-treatment of a polyester fiber with an oil component, which has a work recovery or creep rate within the predetermined range in a cycling test according to the ASTM D885 method of the American Society for Testing and Materials, and a preparation method thereof. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189848 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-HOLE HOLLOW POLYMER PARTICLES - Provided is a method for producing single-hole hollow polymer particles which have an extremely uniform outside diameter and inside diameter, and thus do not require a classifying operation. Further provided are single-hole hollow polymer particles produced by such a method for producing single-hole hollow polymer particles. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189849 | SOLID PRODUCT COMPRISING OIL-DROPLETS - The present invention concerns a solid product comprising oil-droplets having a diameter in the range of 0.1 to 100 microns, cross-linked proteins at the interface of said droplets and any polar, low molecular compound in between the cross-linked protein interfaces. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189850 | MAGNESIUM OXIDE POWDER HAVING EXCELLENT DISPERSIBILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A magnesium oxide powder having excellent dispersibility and a small average particle diameter as well as a uniform particle diameter and containing no very small size particles is obtained. A magnesium oxide powder which is particles, wherein the magnesium oxide powder has a BET specific surface area of 5 m | 2012-07-26 |
20120189851 | RESIN PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A resin particle including: a resin mother particle; and silica particles externally added onto a surface of the resin mother particle, wherein primary particles of the silica particles, the primary particles which have a volume average particle diameter of from 80 nm to 300 inn, a particle size distribution index of from 1.10 to 1.40, an average circularity of from 0.70 to 0.92 and an average circularity distribution index of from 1.05 to 1.50, and a proportion of the primary particles having an average circularity of 0.95 or more is not more 10% by number. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189852 | Multi-layer Decorating Element and Method of its Manufacture - A method for producing a multi-layer decorating element includes the steps of: (a) providing a base, a first plate, a second plate and an adhesive layer; (b) stacking the first and second plates onto one of the base and the adhesive layer; (c) stacking the other of the base and the adhesive layer onto one of the base and the adhesive layer to form a stacked array; (d) hot pressing the stacked array; and (e) removing the adhesive layer. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189853 | ANTI-CORROSION AND LOW FRICTION COATING - The anti-corrosion coating material contains corrosion inhibiting inorganic constituents, or a combination of inorganic and organic corrosion inhibiting constituents, suspended in a polymeric resin. The corrosion resistant composition includes a salt of inorganic constituents, and alkaline Poly(3-ammoniumpropylalkoxysiloxane)Carboxylic Acid Salt (PCAS) as a corrosion inhibitor, suspended in a polymeric resin remainder. The coating material may be applied to metal parts but not limited to aircraft fasteners, such as aircraft fastener parts, including nuts and bolts, screws, rivets, and sleeved systems. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189854 | ABRASION RESISTANT TRANSPARENT ARMOR - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an abrasion resistant transparent armor composite may comprise an elastomer facing layer and a urethane backing layer, wherein the facing layer comprises a Shore A hardness from about 45 to about 80, a tensile strength from about 4000 to about 8000 psi., a Bashore hardness of about 46, and a softening point at least about 380° F. The elastomer may comprise a polyester based urethane polymer. Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to improve and/or modify the performance characteristics of the abrasion resistant transparent armor composite. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally provide abrasion resistant transparent armor for use as, for example, a composite to layer over a vehicular window, an airplane canopy, and building windows. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189855 | BOTH SURFACES-LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM - The present invention provides a both surfaces-laminated polyester film having a coating layer excellent in easy adhesion property to a hard coat layer and another coating layer having an ability of preventing precipitation of oligomer. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189856 | LAMINATE STRUCTURES - A laminate structure comprises, from the outside to the inside, a substrate, a polypropylene layer comprising a blend of polypropylene and a plastomer, an oxygen barrier layer, and a polymer layer. The oxygen barrier layer can comprise a blend of 70-90% by weight high-barrier resin and 10-30% by weight an aliphatic nylon. The polymer layer can comprise a blend of 50-89% by weight polyolefm, 10-50% by weight plastomer and 1-10% by weight anti-blocking agent. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189857 | PRIMER COMPOSITION, WATERPROOF FLOOR SLAB STRUCTURE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR WATERPROOFING FLOOR SLAB - A primer composition used for applying a radical-curable resin-based waterproof material onto a concrete floor slab of an existing or newly established road bridge, is a troublesome application. For example, it is a problem in that a large machine is required for application thereof. The primer composition is a resin composition containing a urethane (meth)acrylate resin, (B) a polymerizable unsaturated monomer containing a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate (B-1) and another polymerizable unsaturated monomer (B-2), (C) a curing accelerator, (D) a paraffin wax, and (E) a drying aid, in which the above components satisfy a specific molar ratio and specific mass ratios. The primer composition has a good crack-load-following capability, blistering resistance, adhesiveness, and bending resistance. Also provided is a waterproof floor slab structure using the primer composition and a method for waterproofing a floor slab. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189858 | COATING COMPOSITIONS AND RESULTANT COATINGS WITH HIGH SCRATCH RESISTANCE AND STABILITY TO SOLVENT POPPING - The invention provides coating compositions comprising
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20120189859 | RESIN COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTIC COPPER FOIL, COPPER CLAD LAMINATE AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - The problem of the invention is to provide a resin composite electrolytic copper foil having further improved heat resistance and improved plate adhesion strength when plated after desmear treatment in the work process of an additive method. The solution is to form a roughened surface having a plurality of minute projections, a surface roughness (Rz) within a range of 1.0 μm to 3.0 μm and a lightness value of not more than 30 on one surface of an electrolytic copper foil, and form a layer of a resin composition containing a block copolymerized polyimide resin having a structure that imide oligomers of a first structural unit and a second structural unit are bonded alternately and repeatedly on the roughened surface. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189860 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYLACTIC ACID OLIGOMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Process of modifying polylactic acid and compositions formed therefrom are described herein. The process generally includes providing a first polylactic acid, wherein the first polylactic acid includes a carboxylic acid end group and unsaturating the first polylactic acid to form a second polylactic acid. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189861 | POLYACRYLIC ACID (SALT)-BASED WATER ABSORBENT RESIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method for producing a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water absorbent resin, sequentially including the steps of: storing or producing acrylic acid; mixing acrylic acid containing a polymerization inhibitor with water, a crosslinking agent, and optionally, a basic composition, and/or neutralizing them, to prepare an aqueous monomer solution; polymerizing the aqueous monomer solution; drying an obtained water-containing gel-like crosslinked polymer; and optionally carrying out surface crosslinking, wherein the acrylic acid containing the polymerization inhibitor has a water content of not higher than 1,000 ppm (by mass; the same applies hereinafter), and/or the aqueous monomer solution has a formic acid content of 1 to 700 ppm, relative to the monomer. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189862 | STRETCH PACKAGING FILM - There is provided a novel chlorine-free stretch packaging film which has good packaging workability, packaging finish, elastic recovery, bottom sealing stability and transparency, hardly suffers from occurrence of tearing thereof and breakage when used in a low temperature condition, and is excellent in storage stability as pellets and economy. The stretch packaging film of the present invention comprises a layer X comprising a resin composition X which comprises, as main components, a propylene-ethylene random copolymer (A) which has an ethylene content of not less than 5% by mass and satisfies the condition that a single peak is observed in a crystallization curve of the component (A), and the peak temperature is not higher than 70° C. (condition (1)), and a crystalline polypropylene-based resin (B) which satisfies the condition that among peaks observed in a crystallization curve of the component (B), the maximum peak temperature is higher than 70° C. (condition (2)), wherein a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) ((A):(B)) is 8:2 to 2:8. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189863 | THREE-DEIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCUTRES AND METHODS OF FORMATION THEREOF - Provided are three-dimensional microstructures and their methods of formation. The microstructures are formed by a sequential build process and include microstructural elements which are affixed to one another. The microstructures find use, for example, in coaxial transmission lines for electromagnetic energy. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189864 | COATING AND CAST-IN COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a coating composed of a metallic coating material, for a cast-in component composed of a metallic material. It is provided, according to the invention, that the coating consists of galvanically applied nickel. The present invention furthermore relates to a cast-in component composed of a metallic material that is coated on at least part of its surface with a coating composed of a metallic coating material, wherein a coating in the form of a galvanically applied nickel layer is provided. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189865 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing is provided which includes an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate, an aluminum layer and a corrosion resistant layer formed on the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate in that order. The corrosion resistant layer is an Al—O layer. Then, Nd ions are implanted in the Al—O layer by ion implantation process. The atomic percentages of O in the Al—O gradient layer gradually increases from the side of Al—O gradient layer near the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate to the other side of Al—O gradient layer, away from aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate. Therefore the housing has a high corrosion resistance. A method for making the housing is also provided. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189866 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE - A composite substrate including an amorphous metallic substrate and a metallic glass layer is provided. The metallic glass layer is deposited on the amorphous metallic substrate. The composite substrate adopts the metallic glass layer for the amorphous metallic substrate to have ductility and improving a problem of room-temperature brittleness of the amorphous metallic substrate so as to raise the application value of the amorphous metallic substrate. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189867 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing is provided which includes an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate, an aluminum layer and a corrosion resistant layer formed on the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate in that order. The corrosion resistant layer is an Al—O layer. Then, Gd ions are implanted in the Al—O layer by ion implantation process. The atomic percentages of O in the Al—O gradient layer gradually increase from the side of Al—O gradient layer near the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate to the other side of Al—O gradient layer, away from aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate. Therefore the housing has a high corrosion resistance. A method for making the housing is also provided. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189868 | Process for the preparation of a coated substrate, coated substrate, and use thereof - The invention relates to a process for preparing a substrate with a multizone metallic coating comprising the steps of heating a metallic material optionally comprising a metallic outer layer having a different composition than said metallic material, to a temperature T | 2012-07-26 |
20120189869 | COATED ARTICLE HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, a plurality of zinc layers and a plurality of zinc oxide layers formed on the substrate. Each zinc layer interleaves with one zinc oxide layer. One of the zinc layers is formed on the substrate. One of the zinc oxide layers forms an outermost layer of the coated article. A method for making the coated article is also described. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189870 | COATED GLASS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated glass includes a glass substrate, a first titanium oxide layer, a silver layer, a titanium layer, a titanium nitrogen layer and a second titanium oxide. The first titanium oxide layer is formed on the glass substrate. The silver layer is formed on the first titanium oxide layer. The titanium layer is formed on the sliver layer. The titanium nitrogen layer is formed on the titanium layer, and the second titanium oxide layer is formed on the titanium nitrogen layer. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189871 | ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COATING - An environmental protective coating (EPC) for protecting a surface subjected to high temperature environments of more than 3000 degree F. The coating includes a dense platelet lamellar microstructure with a self-sealing, compliant binder material for holding the platelets together. The platelets may be formed from materials that are resistant to high temperatures and impermeable, such as ceramics. The lamellar microstructure creates a tortuous path for oxygen to reach the surface. The binder material may have free internal volume to increase the strain capability between the platelets and absorb increased volume during operation. The binder may be formed from a material that is softer and has a lower temperature capability than the platelets to provide the system with the required compliance and sealing capability. The binder may have sufficient glass content and glass-forming content for initial and long-term sealing purposes. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189872 | Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Disc - A perpendicular magnetic disk is provided. The disk includes, on a base and in the order from bottom, a first granular magnetic layer group including a plurality of magnetic layers each having a granular structure, a non-magnetic layer having Ru or a Ru alloy as a main component, a second granular magnetic layer group including a plurality of magnetic layers each having the granular structure, and an auxiliary recording layer having a CoCrPtRu alloy as a main component. Layers closer to a front surface among the plurality of magnetic layers included in the first granular magnetic layer group having an equal or smaller content of Pt. Layers closer to the front surface among the plurality of magnetic layers included in the second granular magnetic layer group having an equal or smaller content of Pt and having an equal or larger content of an oxide. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189873 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a battery cell; a lower case having an opening and a space housing the battery cell; an upper case coupled to the opening of the lower case and having a first coupling hole formed therein; a first lead tab having opposing sides coupled to the upper case, a central region between the opposing sides contacting an interior-facing surface of the upper case and having a second coupling hole, and an intermediate region between each of the opposing sides and the central region, the intermediate region being spaced from the interior-facing surface of the upper case; and a coupling unit coupling the first lead tab to the interior-facing surface of the upper case and penetrating the first coupling hole and the second coupling hole. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189874 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL - A conductor layer having a predetermined pattern is formed on a base insulating layer so that its second main surface opposes the base insulating layer. A barrier layer having higher corrosion resistance to acids than that of the conductor layer is formed on its first main surface and a side surface of the conductor layer while the first main surface and the side surface of the conductor layer and the barrier layer are covered with a conductive cover layer. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189875 | GALVANIC ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR GENERATING ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRICTY - Galvanic electrochemical cells ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120189876 | FUEL CELL PURGE SYSTEM - A fuel cell purge system including a fuel cell assembly, a fuel supply that supplies fuel to the fuel cell assembly at a first flow rate, an adjustable load that applies a load on the fuel cell assembly, and a purge valve coupled to the fuel cell assembly, and a purge management module. The fuel cell purge system purges the fuel cell assembly by detecting a purge initiation event, adjusting a system parameter to initiate a purge, detecting a purge completion event, and adjusting a system parameter to cease the purge. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189877 | COMPOSITE CARBON FIBER ELECTRODES INCORPORATING POROUS HIGH SURFACE AREA CARBON - The claimed invention uses activated carbon fibers that incorporate porous carbon with a suitable pore size to maximize capacitance. The porous carbon material is prepared using a template, followed by incorporation into a matrix polymer and electrospinning of the mixture. Subsequent thermal treatments retain the fiber form, and a composite carbon fiber incorporating templated porous carbon is attained. The resulting electrode is binder free and 100% electrochemically active. Energy densities up to 41 Wh/kg in energy density 1.5 kW/kg in power density (electrode weight only) have been achieved. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189878 | Optimizing Battery Usage - Techniques for optimizing battery usage are provided. The techniques include sensing energy level of a battery, comparing the sensed energy level of the battery to a predetermined energy threshold for the battery, and controlling energy flow to and from the battery based on the comparison of the sensed energy level and the energy threshold. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189879 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLICATION OF A PRESSURE TO A BATTERY - A method and device is disclosed for application of a pressure to a battery which has at least one or more cells, in order to reduce adverse effects on operation which occur because of different battery states of charge. The device is designed to carry out the method such that the pressure is adjusted as a function of the respective battery volume and/or of the respective battery state of charge. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189880 | ELECTROCHEMICAL POWER DELIVERY VOLTAGE REGULATOR - An electrochemical power delivery voltage regulator. The regulator includes one or more fluid circuits having a first electrolyte solution with a primary redox couple and a secondary redox couple; and a second electrolyte solution with a further primary redox couple; a polyelectrode in contact with the first electrolyte solution; a further electrode in contact with the second electrolyte solution; and control means coupled to control a relative concentration of electroactive species of the secondary redox couple and thereby impact a mixed potential at the polyelectrode, such as to regulate a supply voltage of the electrochemical power delivery voltage regulator, in operation. The invention further concerns a corresponding method of voltage regulation and a system comprising such an electrochemical power and electrical consumers with consumer fluid circuits in fluid communication with respective one or more fluid circuits of the electrochemical power delivery voltage regulator. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189881 | CURRENT COLLECTING TERMINAL FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - An electrochemical cell battery is disclosed having current collecting terminals acting as security device. The battery includes a plurality of electrochemical cells connected in series or parallel; each electrochemical cell having a current collecting terminal connecting the positive current collectors together and a current collecting terminal connecting the negative current collectors together; the current collecting terminals each having a folded extension arm for electrically connecting two adjacent electrochemical cells together. The current collecting terminals utilize layers of PTC materials strategically positioned whereby if a temperature of an electrochemical cell rises above the transition temperature of the layer of PTC material, electrical current is prevented to flow between electrochemical cells by the layer of PTC material. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189882 | BATTERY - A battery includes a stacked electrode body which is formed by stacking sequentially a first electrode plate connected to a first electrode tab, a separator, and a second electrode plate connected to a second electrode tab; an electrolyte; a battery case which seals the stacked electrode body and the electrolyte; and a guidance structure which guides the electrolyte, which moves inside the battery case due to heat generated by the stacked electrode body, to a direction inclined from a direction of gravitational force and also guides the electrolyte to the first or the second electrode tab. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189883 | BATTERY CELL WITH SMALL GROOVE AT SURFACE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a battery cell including an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a receiving part of a battery case (cell case). The cell case is provided, at a predetermined region of the cell case corresponding to the upper end interface of the electrode assembly while the electrode assembly is mounted in the receiving part, with a small groove for pressing against the upper end of the electrode assembly to prevent the upward movement of the electrode assembly. The small groove is continuously formed in parallel with the upper end of the electrode assembly. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189884 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a separator and a second electrode plate, a first collector plate electrically connected to the first electrode plate, a second collector plate electrically connected to the second electrode plate, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the first collector plate and the second collector plate, a first electrode terminal electrically connected to the first collector plate, a second electrode terminal electrically connected to the second collector plate, a first plate connected to the first collector plate and the first electrode terminal and sealing the case, a second plate connected to the second collector plate and the second electrode terminal and including a short-circuit plate, and an insulation plate interposed between the first plate and the second plate. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189885 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a first unit cell, a second unit cell, a first exhaust chamber, and a second exhaust chamber. The first unit cell is disposed so that a positive electrode terminal faces the first direction. The second unit cell is connected in series to the first unit cell, the negative electrode terminal is disposed so as to face the first direction, and the second unit is disposed so as to be adjacent to the first unit cell. The first exhaust chamber is disposed so as to face the positive electrode terminal of the first unit cell, and discharges a gas which is emitted from the positive electrode terminal of the first unit cell. The second exhaust chamber is disposed so as to face the positive electrode terminal of the second unit cell, and discharges a gas generated from the positive electrode terminal of the second unit cell. The end surface of the second unit cell in the first direction and the outer surface of the first exhaust chamber in the first direction are flush with each other. The end surface of the first unit cell in a second direction opposite to the first direction and the outer surface of the second exhaust chamber in the second direction are flush with each other. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189886 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a battery chamber ( | 2012-07-26 |
20120189887 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE MADE OF FLAT CELLS AND FRAME ELEMENTS WITH A SUPPLY CHANNEL - The invention relates to an electrical energy storage device comprising a plurality of flat storage cells for storing and discharging electrical energy, having opposing flat current collectors, a plurality of frame elements for maintaining the storage cells, and a clamping means for clamping the cells with the frame elements into a stack. Each storage cell carries at least one measurement or sensor element for measuring at least one physical variable, to which at least one respective cable for transmitting the measurement data is fixed. The frame elements comprise first recesses for receiving the measurement or sensor elements and second recesses connected to the first recesses, the second recesses of the frame elements together forming at least one channel extending over the length of the device for receiving the cables. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189888 | BATTERY CELL OF A LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A battery cell of a lithium ion battery includes a cathode plate and an anode plate spirally wounded together with a separator interposed therebetween. The cathode plate includes a cathode current collector and a cathode film containing cathode active material formed on the cathode current collector. The cathode current collector defines an exposed portion without cathode film formed thereon. The anode plate includes an anode current collector and an anode film containing anode active material formed on the anode current collector. Boundary of the exposed portion of the cathode current collector is formed with an insulatively isolating layer. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189889 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly wound about an axis extending in a first direction and including a coating portion having an active material thereon, and a non-coating portion at a first end of the electrode assembly along the first direction; a can containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing an opening of the can; a terminal protruding outside the can; and a flexible current collector electrically connected between the non-coating portion of the electrode assembly and the terminal. | 2012-07-26 |
20120189890 | FLAT-WOUND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE CELL AND FLAT-WOUND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE MODULE - A cathode terminal includes a cathode collector foil connector connected to the blank of a cathode collector foil, a cathode terminal external lead-out portion, and an intra-cell cathode terminal radiator located between the cathode collector foil connector and the cathode terminal external lead-out portion and covering approximately half of one of the wide side surfaces of a flat-wound electrode portion. An anode terminal includes an anode collector foil connector connected to the blank of an anode collector foil, an anode terminal external lead-out portion, and an in-cell anode terminal radiator located between the anode collector foil connector and the anode terminal external lead-out portion and substantially covering a remaining portion of the one of the wider side surfaces of the flat-wound electrode portion. | 2012-07-26 |