38th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110229702 | REDUCING THERMAL EXPANSION EFFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES - Reducing effects of thermal expansion in electronic components. An electronic device can include a support, such as a leadframe. An electronic component can be supported by the support. A first flexible layer can cover the electronic component. A second more rigid layer can cover the first layer. The first layer can be made from a material that is more flexible than the second layer thereby creating a mechanical buffer layer between the second layer and the electronic component such that the electronic component is protected from thermal expansion of the second portion caused by changes in temperature. The electronic component can be a laser. The first and second materials can be selected to disperse an optical emission from the optical transmitter. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229703 | PROTECTIVE SHEET AND USE THEREOF - A protective sheet is provided that achieves both a high level of performance as a protective sheet (particularly a protective sheet for masking during plating) and an excellent ease of use. The protective sheet includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer which is provided on one side of the substrate. The PSA layer is formed of an acrylic PSA composition which includes a crosslinking agent and a crosslinking accelerator. The sum D | 2011-09-22 |
20110229704 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND ARTICLES THEREFROM - A thermoplastic polycarbonate composition includes, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic polycarbonate composition: 15 to less than 40 wt. % of a reinforcing mineral filler; and greater than 60 to 85 wt. % of a polymer component, including, based on the weight of the polymer component, 68 to 99.9 wt. % of an aromatic polycarbonate, 0.1 to 2 wt. % of a fluorinated polymer, optionally, 0.1 to 25 wt. % of an impact modifier; and optionally, 0.1 to 5 wt. % of an additive composition including an antioxidant, a mold release agent, and a stabilizer; wherein a molded sample of the thermoplastic polycarbonate composition has no drips when measured in accordance with NF P 92-505 at a thickness of 3.0 mm. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229705 | BIOPOLYMER ROLL STOCK FOR FORM- FILL- SEALED ARTICLE - A system and method for forming a biopolymer roll stock for a biopolymer form-fill-sealed package, the biopolymer roll stock includes at least one biopolymer resin; and at least one additive, the additive including at least one impact modifier between 5-50 weight % of the total weight of the additive; and at least one polymer color concentrate between 5-50 weight % of the total weight of the additive, whereby the biopolymer roll stock has a predetermined thickness and impact resistance. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229706 | ALIGNED NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMERS - Novel, simple methods are presented directed to the synthesis of aligned nanofibers of polyaniline and substituted derivatives on a substrate. The production of these fibers is achieved via various methods by controlling the concentration of aniline monomer or substituted aniline derivatives or an oxidant in the reaction medium and maintaining said concentration at a level much lower than conventional polyaniline synthesis methods. Methods are disclosed relating to the use of a permeable membrane to control the release of a monomer and/or oxidant as well as a bulk polymerization method. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229707 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT AND WAFER MANUFACTURED BY THEREBY - A method of manufacturing single crystal ingot and a wafer manufactured thereby are provided. The method includes pulling and growing an ingot in a crucible; and cooling the ingot, wherein during the pulling of the ingot, a pulling rate of the ingot is configured to generate a vacancy of less than 80 nm; when the ingot is cooled at an interval of about 1000 to about 2000, a cooling speed of the ingot is slow cooling to allow the vacancy of less than about 80 nm to grow into a vacancy of more than about 80 nm. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229708 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT MODULE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT MODULE COMPONENT - An electronic circuit module component includes an electronic component, a substrate, a first resin, a second resin, a metal layer, and an opening. The electronic component is mounted on the substrate. The first resin has pores and is in contact with at least a part of the electronic component. The second resin covers a surface of the first resin and has porosity which is lower than that of the first resin. The metal layer covers the first resin and the second resin and is electrically connected to a ground of the substrate. The opening is provided in the metal layer and allows a part of the first resin to be exposed to an outside at least of the metal layer. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229709 | CIRCUIT LAMINATES, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of making a supported foam circuit laminate comprises fitting a dielectric foam substrate having a shape defined by edges to a support frame having a thickness, an inner rim and an outer rim, wherein the edges of the dielectric foam substrate are flush with the inner rim of the support frame, and the dielectric foam substrate has a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the support frame; disposing an electrically conductive layer onto a side of the dielectric foam substrate and the support frame, wherein the edges of the electrically conductive layer overlap the inner rim of the support frame; and co-laminating the electrically conductive layer to the dielectric foam substrate and the overlapped support frame under heat and pressure to provide a supported foam circuit laminate. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229710 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AGAINST IMPACTS - An impact-resistant protective coating includes a material consisting of an outer metal adhesive layer having a sub-layer of compressible cellular material. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229711 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING CARBON PARTS BY REFRACTORY BRAZING - The present invention relates to a method of assembling carbon parts using a braze based on silicon carbide. The invention also relates to the parts assembled using such a method. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229712 | Breathable Protecting Film - Breathable solar protecting film comprising a first polymeric film and a second polymeric film bond one to each other by means of a first adhesive layer. The protecting film further comprising particles allowing to reflect thermal solar radiation while allowing the visible light to pass. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229713 | TITANIUM OR TITANIUM ALLOY PLATE EXCELLENT IN BALANCE BETWEEN PRESS FORMABILITY AND STRENGTH - Disclosed is a titanium or titanium alloy plate rolled in one direction, wherein a lubricating film is coated on the surface and the coefficient of sliding friction of the lubricating film-coated surface is controlled to less than 0.15. The elongation (L-El) of the titanium or titanium alloy plate in the rolling direction and the r value (T-r) in the direction perpendicular to the rolling direction have the following relation (1). | 2011-09-22 |
20110229714 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LAMINATED GLASS CONTAINING THE SAME - Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which is excellent in transparency, heat-shielding property, durability and electromagnetic wave permeability, and which has good adhesiveness with glass. Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass made of a resin composition containing polyvinyl acetal (A), anhydrous zinc antimonate (B) and a plasticizer (C), wherein the anhydrous zinc antimonate (B) having a ZnO/Sb | 2011-09-22 |
20110229715 | HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention discloses a hieararchical composite material comprising a ferrous alloy reinforced with titanium carbides according to a defined geometry, in which said reinforced portion comprises an alternating macro-microstructure of millimetric areas concentrated with micrometric globular particles of titanium carbide separated by millimetric areas essentially free of micrometric globular particles of titanium carbide, said areas concentrated with micrometric globular particles of titanium carbide forming a microstructure in which the micrometric interstices between said globular particles are also filled by said ferrous alloy. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229716 | AQUEOUS COATING FORMULATION - Aqueous coating formulation for tannin-containing substrates. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229717 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRACK-FREE POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON RODS - The invention relates to a method for producing polycrystalline silicon rods by deposition from the gas phase on a thin rod, wherein one or a plurality of disks consisting of a material having a lower electrical resistivity than the polycrystalline silicon under deposition conditions are introduced above the electrodes and/or below the bridge of the rod pair. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229718 | HIGH-CARBON STEEL WIRE ROD EXHIBITING EXCELLENT WORKABILITY - Provided is a wire rod contains, in mass %: C: 0.6 to 1.1%; Si: 0.1 to 0.5%; Mn: 0.2 to 0.6% ; S: 0.004 to 0.015%; and, Cr: 0.02 to less than 0.05%; with a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities in which P is limited to 0.02% by mass or lower and Al is limited to 0.003% by mass or lower; the wire rod has a pearlite in a surface thereof; and, the wire rod has, in a peripheral portion in a cross section thereof, a {110} crystal plane of ferrite in the pearlite, an accumulation degree of the crystal plane being 1.2 or more. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229719 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CRYSTAL, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR CRYSTAL, AND STACKED FILM - A manufacturing method for a crystal, a manufacturing apparatus for a crystal, and a stacked film capable of growing a high-quality crystal are provided. The manufacturing method for a crystal includes the steps of: preparing a seed crystal having a frontside surface and a backside surface opposite to the frontside surface; forming at least one film selected from the group consisting of a hard carbon film, a diamond film, a tantalum film, and a tantalum carbide film on the backside surface of the seed crystal; and growing the crystal on the frontside surface of the seed crystal. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229720 | Method and Apparatus For Curing a Composite Part Layup - A composite part layup is cured using a set of tools adapted to hold the layup and which include at least one tool face contacting the layup. Means are provided for heating the tool face to cure the part layup, and for selectively cooling sections of the tool face. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229721 | HOTMELT ADHESIVES - New hotmelt adhesives are provided that are based on specific ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, styrene block copolymers, and a tackifying resin. These hotmelt adhesives are outstandingly suitable for bonding substrates, more particularly for bonding films to substrates. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229722 | Multilayer Oxygen Barrier Film Comprising a Plurality of Adjoining Microlayers Comprising Ethylene/Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer - A multilayer oxygen barrier film includes at least one bulk layer and a microlayer section including a plurality of adjoining microlayers including ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer, wherein the plurality of adjoining microlayers includes at least one microlayer including a first ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer having a first ethylene content, and at least one microlayer including a second ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene content different from the ethylene content of the first ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer. Methods of making a multilayer oxygen barrier film are also disclosed, e.g. in which a bulk layer is extruded, a plurality of adjoining microlayers is coextruded to form a microlayer section; and said bulk layer and microlayer section are merged to form a multilayer film; wherein the plurality of adjoining microlayers is as recited above. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229723 | RADIATION-CURABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS, COMPOSITE AND PLASTIC MATERIALS COATED WITH SAID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - Curable coating composition suitable for use on composite substrates such as plastic composites, cementitious composites, ceramic composites, and engineered wood, or on plastic materials. The curable coating composition comprises a multifunctional oligomer, a monomer selected from the group consisting of monofunctional monomers, difunctional monomers and mixtures thereof, a photoinitiator, a polyester resin and a polycarboxylic acid. Also disclosed is a method of coating the substrates with the curable coating composition and a coated substrate wherein the cured coating resides on the surface of the substrate. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229724 | HIGH FLOW SUPRAMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a supramolecular compound comprising a low molecular weight, apolar compound, said low molecular weight, apolar compound having a melting point of below 45° C., a molecular weight of about 80 to about 1500 amu and a HLB-value of lower than 8, said low molecular weight, apolar compound bearing a single 4H-unit per molecule. The supramolecular compound according to the present invention may be used in coating, ink, toner, resin, lacquer, adhesive or glue compositions. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229725 | PROCESS OF PREPARING LAMINATION FILM, LAMINATION FILM AND HEAT SHIELD - A process of preparing a lamination film comprising two or more layers of a fixed cholesteric liquid-crystal phase is disclosed. The process comprises (a) applying a coating liquid of a curable liquid crystal composition comprising a rod-like liquid crystal compound, an alignment-control agent capable of controlling an alignment of the rod-like liquid crystal compound and a solvent to a surface; (b) drying the applied curable liquid crystal composition to form a cholesteric liquid-crystal phase; (c) carrying out a curing reaction of the composition and fixing the cholesteric liquid-crystal phase, thereby to form a lower layer; and (d) repeating the steps (a) to (c) on the lower layer, thereby to form an upper layer; wherein at least a part of the alignment-control agent in the lower layer diffuses into the upper layer. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229726 | STAINS, COATINGS, AND SEALERS - A composition for treating wood, concrete, masonry and related materials to effect sealing the article against water, preventing microbial attack, protecting against UV degradation, and optionally imparting a color for aesthetic purposes and an article treated with the composition. The composition includes a solvent having an elevated flash point, no VOC's or substantially no VOC's, and the composition can be used inside with little or no additional ventilation. The compositions contain no antioxidants, or low and controlled levels of antioxidants to allow the applied composition to properly oxidize and cure upon exposure to air. The compositions can be applied by all conventional methods known for applying sealants and stains. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229727 | LOW VOC MULTICOLOR COATING - A coating composition includes (a) an aqueous polymer emulsion containing a thickener sufficient to provide a viscosity of at least 1,000 at 75 degrees F., and (b) a plurality of particulates suspended in the aqueous polymer emulsion providing special tactile and visual effects such as, for example, multicolor effects, three dimensional effects, metallic sheen and luster, and the like. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229728 | COMPONENT WITH AN ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACE AND USE THEREOF - The surface of a component includes metallic fractions of Ag and/or Ni, touching MnO | 2011-09-22 |
20110229729 | Adhesive Propylene Polymer Composition Suitable for Extrusion Coating of Paper Substrates - Two-component adhesion composition suitable for extrusion coating paper substrates which comprises a) from 70 to 98 wt % of high melt strength polypropylene (A) with a branching index g′ of 0.9 or less and b) from 2 to 30 wt % of a component (B) selected from the group of (i) maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene (MAPP) (ii) maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene wax (iii) polypropylene homopolymer with high melt flow rate or (iv) ethylene-vinyl acetate-based hot melt adhesive and its use. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229730 | OPTICAL FILM FOR PROTECTING POLARIZER, POLARIZER FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical film for protecting a polarizer is provided that is excellent in mass productivity and is capable being imparted with characteristics by application while maintaining optical characteristics and moisture resistance of polypropylene polymerized with a metallocene catalyst. A polarizer film and an image display device using the same are also provided that have high performance. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229731 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSIONS FROM A AROMATIC COMPOUND, A CONJUGATED ALIPHATIC DIENE AND AN ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED CARBONITRILE - A process for the preparation of aqueous polymer dispersions is described, a vinylaromatic compound, such as, for example, styrene, a conjugated aliphatic diene, such as, for example, butadiene, and an ethylenically unsaturated carbonitrile, such as, for example, acrylonitrile, being copolymerized in an aqueous medium. The copolymerization is effected in the presence of a degraded starch and of free radical initiators. At least part of the monomers differing from ethylenically unsaturated carbonitriles are polymerized before the ethylenically unsaturated carbonitriles are added to the polymerization mixture. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229732 | Building Board with Coating and Method of Coating Building Boards - A building board with coating includes at least one end face ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229733 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY JOINED PART - A plurality of magnesium alloy parts are joined to one another through an inorganic joining layer (an reinforcing material | 2011-09-22 |
20110229734 | Immersion platinum plating solution - A platinum plating solution for immersion plating a continuous film of platinum on a metal structure. The immersion platinum plating solution is free of a reducing agent. The plating process does not require electricity (e.g., electrical current) and does not require electrodes (e.g., anode and/or cathode). The solution includes a platinum source and a complexing agent including Oxalic Acid. The solution enables immersion plating of platinum onto a metal surface, a metal substrate, or a structure of which at least a portion is a metal. The resulting platinum plating comprises a continuous thin film layer of platinum having a thickness not exceeding 300 Å. The solution can be used for plating articles including but not limited to jewelry, medical devices, electronic structures, microelectronics structures, MEMS structures, nano-sized or smaller structures, structures used for chemical and/or catalytic reactions (e.g., catalytic converters), and irregularly shaped metal surfaces. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229735 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS WITH PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI+GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOY COMPOSITIONS - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni | 2011-09-22 |
20110229736 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS WITH PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI+GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOY COMPOSITIONS - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al in relative concentration to provide a γ-Ni+γ′-Ni | 2011-09-22 |
20110229737 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE AND DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a method for producing a transparent conductive film which is formed via a coating step, a drying step and a baking step, wherein the baking step is characterized in that the dried coating film containing the organic metal compound as the main component is baked by being heated to a baking temperature or higher, at which at least the inorganic component is crystallized, under an oxygen-containing atmosphere having a dewpoint of −10° C. or lower, whereby an organic component contained in the dried coating film is removed therefrom by a heat decomposition, a combustion or the combination thereof to thereby form a conductive oxide microparticle layer densely filled with conductive oxide microparticles containing the metal oxide as a main component. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229738 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER FILM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE - A biaxially oriented polyester film which has a Young's modulus (YMD) in the film machine direction (YMD) of 6.5 GPa or more and a Young's modulus in the width direction (YTD) of 8.2 to 9.8 GPa and is used as a base film for magnetic recording tapes of linear recording system, and a magnetic recording tape of linear recording system comprising the same as a base film. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229739 | COMPOSITE MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - Composite magnetic recording media are described. A composite structure is a structure that is formed of multiple components. For example, a composite magnetic recording medium may include a substrate, an underlayer formed over the substrate, the underlayer defining a coating surface, and a magnetic layer formed over the coating surface of the underlayer. Composite magnetic recording media constructed according to the materials and techniques disclosed may provide dimensional flexibility while exhibiting improved physical or electromagnetic characteristics. In some examples, dimensional flexibility may be achieved by pairing a substrate greater than or equal to approximately 4000 nanometers thick with an underlayer less than or equal to approximately 890 nanometers thick. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229740 | MAGNETIC TAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic tape comprising a nonmagnetic layer containing a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support. The nonmagnetic layer is a radiation-cured layer formed by curing with radiation a given radiation-curable composition. The nonmagnetic layer has a thickness ranging from 0.5 to 1.3 μm. The relation between the nonmagnetic powder and the binder component contained in the radiation-curable composition satisfies equation (I): | 2011-09-22 |
20110229741 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic layer containing a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the binder of the magnetic layer is a mixture of a vinyl chloride copolymer, polyurethane resin, and polyisocyanate, the polyurethane resin having a glass transition temperature ranging from 90 to 130° C. and a storage elastic modulus at 80° C. ranging from 2.5 to 5.0 GPa, the nonmagnetic layer is a radiation-cured layer formed by curing with radiation a radiation-curable composition comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder component, the binder component comprising a radiation-curable vinyl chloride copolymer and a radiation-curable polyurethane resin, and the radiation-curable vinyl chloride copolymer and radiation-curable polyurethane resin both have glass transition temperatures ranging from 30 to 100° C. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229742 | ELECTRODES FOR USE IN BACTERIAL FUEL CELLS AND BACTERIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS AND BACTERIAL FUEL CELLS AND BACTERIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS EMPLOYING SUCH ELECTRODES - A bacterial fuel cell including a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in liquid communication with a liquid to be purified, the plurality of anodes and the plurality of cathodes each including a metal electrical conductor arranged to be electrically coupled across a load in an electrical circuit and an electrically conductive coating at least between the metal electrical conductor and the liquid to be purified, the electrically conductive coating being operative to mutually seal the liquid and the electrical conductor from each other. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229743 | Power assembly - The invention relates to an inventive electrochemical device and an inventive metal-air fuel cell and Zinc-air fuel cell are also revealed. The inventive electrochemical device can also be used as an amplifier, a power generator, a detector, a photoelectric conversion device or a charger. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229744 | Battery and Portable Electronic Apparatus - A battery which can be assembled by using reduced man-hours. The battery has a battery cell ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229745 | INTERCONNECT DEVICE FOR BATTERY ASSEMBLY - An interconnect device for a battery assembly having a plurality of battery cell assemblies and a thermistor is disclosed. The interconnect device includes a non-conductive frame; a plurality of conductive traces integrally formed with the frame, a busbar in electrical communication with at least one of the conductive traces and disposed adjacent an aperture formed in the frame, wherein the aperture receives a tab of at least one of the battery cell assemblies, and a conductive pad disposed on a lower surface of the frame, the pad in electrical communication with at least one of the conductive traces and adapted to receive a signal from the thermistor. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229746 | Battery for Electric Vehicle - The invention relates to a battery for an electric vehicle, comprising a plurality of cells ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229747 | SECONDARY BATTERY CELL - The secondary battery cell according to the present invention includes a cylindrical winding core for winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode. This winding core has a hollow portion which pierces through the winding core coaxially from one end of the cylindrical winding core to the other end. The cross section of one side of the hollow portion is larger than that of the other end, so that a welding electrode rod is easily inserted from the side of the winding core with larger cross section of the hollow portion, and that the position of the welding electrode rod is well defined by the narrower hollow portion. The side of the winding core with larger cross section of the hollow portion is used for fitting a drive shaft of winding device. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229748 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The current-collecting lead for being welded to a collector welded to an upper portion of an electrode group and also to a sealing assembly of an cylindrical secondary battery includes: a flat surface part welded to the collector, and a top part formed to be curved and protrude approximately in the shape of a dome from the flat surface part and welded to the sealing assembly. A central opening is formed at a central portion of the top part. Around the central opening, a plurality of welding projections are formed to protrude toward the sealing assembly. The welding projections serve as welding spots to the sealing assembly. The top part is deformed by a pressing force from the sealing assembly to be brought into surface contact with a corner portion of a convex portion formed on a lower surface of the sealing assembly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229749 | Advanced Vehicle Battery Cooling/Heating System with Varying Hydraulic Diameter - A battery cooling system ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229750 | Polyolefin Fibers for Use as Battery Separators and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present invention is directed to battery separators comprising layers of non-woven, melt-blown polyolefin fibers, and methods of making and using the same. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229751 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The separator is constituted of a polyolefin microporous membrane constituted of two or more layers of stacked film containing polyethylene and polypropylene, one or both of the surface layers has a polypropylene mixture proportion exceeding 50% by mass and contains inorganic particles, and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a dinitrile compound expressed by CN—(CH | 2011-09-22 |
20110229752 | BATTERY SEPARATOR AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A polyethylene resin surface is formed on a surface of a nonwoven fabric, which is made of polypropylene resin as a main component material and structured with bonded pieces of the polypropylene resin. The polyethylene resin surface is then subjected to a hydrophilization treatment, such as a radical reaction treatment or a sulfonation treatment. As a result, a secondary battery separator having a high mechanical strength along with a high hydrophilic nature, and a secondary battery using that secondary battery separator are provided. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229753 | HIGH OUTPUT ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electric energy storage device such as a capacitor, a secondary battery, or the like, and more particularly, to an electric energy storage device capable of improving high output characteristics by using a voltage terminal. The electric energy storage device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode storing electric energy and a positive current terminal and a negative current terminal connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode to apply current; and a positive voltage terminal and a negative voltage terminal connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode to detect voltage across the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the charging or discharging operation is controlled by using the detected voltage across the positive electrode and the negative electrode as control voltage. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229754 | REVERSIBLE BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND TOOLING FOR AUTOMATED HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a stack, each of the battery cells including a pair of spaced apart tabs extending therefrom, a rigid support plate coupled to at least one of the tabs, and a busbar coupled to at least one of the tabs of each of a pair of adjacent battery cells. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229755 | HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOY FOR ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY, AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM EACH INCLUDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE HAVING THE ALLOY - To provide a hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline storage battery that improves output power by pulverization of the alloy in the initial stage of partial charge and discharge cycles and that maintains its surface condition to improve the amount of lifetime work (Wh), and an alkaline storage battery and battery system. A hydrogen storage alloy for an alkaline storage battery includes a composition expressed by La | 2011-09-22 |
20110229756 | CYLINDRICAL AAA ALKALINE DRY BATTERY - The invention relates to a cylindrical AAA alkaline dry battery including: a positive terminal protruding from one end face of the alkaline dry battery; a negative terminal protruding from the other end face; and an external label covering the alkaline dry battery. The diameter Dp (mm) and protruding height Hp (mm) of the positive terminal and the diameter Dn (mm) and protruding height Hn (mm) of the negative terminal satisfy the relation (1): 2.5≦Dn−Dp≦4.1 (1), and the relation (2): 0.8≦Hp−Hn≦1.1 (2). This permits easy and reliable identification of the polarities of the terminals, making it possible to provide a cylindrical AAA alkaline dry battery which is unlikely to be installed reversely. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229757 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An object is to increase the amount of ions capable of entering and leaving a positive electrode active material in an ion battery so that the capacity of the battery is increased. When a solid solution including alkali metal oxide having electrical conductivity less than or equal to 10 | 2011-09-22 |
20110229758 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material having a Li ion insertion potential not lower than 0.4V (vs. Li/Li | 2011-09-22 |
20110229759 | ELECTRODES INCORPORATING NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMER FILMS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ION STORAGE - Ion storage electrodes formed by coating an underlying substrate with a nanofibrillar film of structured conjugate polymer nanofibers and methods of forming such electrodes are described herein. The electrical properties of the electrodes may be customized by modifying the structure of the polymer nanofibers, the thickness of the nanofiber film, and the pore size of the nanofiber films. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229760 | CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE OR SALT THEREOF FOR ELECTRODES OF NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND AQUEOUS SOLUTION THEREOF - The present invention provides carboxymethylcellulose or a salt thereof that can prevent defects such as streaks and pinholes from occurring in the obtained electrode when it is used as a binder for an electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229761 | INTERCONNECTING ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE MATERIAL NANOSTRUCTURES - Provided are various examples of lithium electrode subassemblies, lithium ion cells using such subassemblies, and methods of fabricating such subassemblies. Methods generally include receiving nanostructures containing electrochemically active materials and interconnecting at least a portion of these nanostructures. Interconnecting may involve depositing one or more interconnecting materials, such as amorphous silicon and/or metal containing materials. Interconnecting may additionally or alternatively involve treating a layer containing the nanostructures using various techniques, such as compressing the layer, heating the layer, and/or passing an electrical current through the layer. These methods may be used to interconnect nanostructures containing one or more high capacity materials, such as silicon, germanium, and tin, and having various shapes or forms, such as nanowires, nanoparticles, and nano-flakes. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229762 | Method Of Using Cyclic Pressure To Increase The Pressed Density Of Electrodes For Use In Electrochemical Cells - The traditional method of building a CF | 2011-09-22 |
20110229763 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR A BATTERY WITH IMPROVED CYCLE PERFORMANCE AT A HIGH CURRENT DENSITY - A material for use in the cathode terminal of a battery that is made from a lithiated manganese oxide which is doped with ruthenium and optionally with a transition material and a method for the synthesis of the same. The material exhibits improved conductivity and cyclic performance at high current density (current density of 1470 mA/g and higher) and can be used in hybrid vehicles and other electronic devices due to its good cyclic performance at high current density and its relatively large capacity. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229764 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A power storage device comprising a positive electrode which includes in a positive electrode active material layer, lithium iron phosphate particles whose surface is supported by a carbon material and whose half width of the X-ray diffraction peak is less than or equal to 0.17°, or greater than or equal to 0.13° and less than or equal to 0.165′ or whose particle size is greater than or equal to 20 nm and less than 50 nm or greater than or equal to 30 nm and less than 40 nm; or a method for manufacturing a power storage device comprising the steps of mixing the lithium iron phosphate particles, a conduction auxiliary agent, and a binder so as to be a paste, and applying the paste on a current collector, thereby manufacturing a positive electrode. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229765 | Electrodes Comprising Mixed Active Particles - An electrode active material comprising two or more groups of particles having differing chemical compositions, wherein each group of particles comprises a material selected from:
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20110229766 | CARBON CATALYST, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE CARBON CATALYST, AND ELECTRODE AND BATTERY USING THE CARBON CATALYST - Provided are a carbon catalyst having an excellent activity and a method of manufacturing a carbon catalyst, and an electrode and a battery each using the carbon catalyst. The method of manufacturing a carbon catalyst according to the present invention includes a carbonizing step S | 2011-09-22 |
20110229767 | Electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for producing the same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery - An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with which the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery can perform high output charge and discharge is provided. The electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a current collector and an electrode active material layer containing active materials. The electrode active material layer is formed on at least a part of a surface of the current collector. The electrode active material layer has a pore forming layer and a dense layer situated on a current collector side of the pore forming layer. The dense layer has a structure in which the active material exists continuously with the active material particles binding to each other, and has substantially no pores. The pore forming layer has a structure in which the active material exists continuously with the active material particles partly binding to each other, and has pores through which an electrolyte can pass. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229768 | MICROPOROUS POLYMER MEMBRANE MODIFIED BY AQUEOUS POLYMER, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND USE THEREOF - Microporous polyolefin membrane modified by aqueous polymer of the invention is obtained by the following steps: copolymerizing 100 parts of a water-soluble polymer, 30-500 parts of a hydrophobic monomer, 0-200 parts of a hydrophilic monomer and 1-5 parts of an initiator into polymeric colloid emulsion; adding 0-100% of an inorganic filler and 20-100% of a plasticizer based on 100% solid content of the polymeric colloid emulsion to obtain slurry; and coating the slurry on one or two surfaces of the surface modified microporous polyolefin membrane and then drying. The microporous polyolefin membrane modified by aqueous polymer has thermal shutdown effect and little thermal shrinkage, and improves the main problem of shrinkage of the microporous polyolefin membrane at high temperature. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229769 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A lithium secondary battery capable of obtaining superior cycle characteristics, superior storage characteristics and superior load characteristics is provided. The lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution contains a nonaqueous solvent, a lithium ion, a nitrogen-containing organic anion having an imidazole skeleton, and an inorganic anion having fluorine and an element of Group 13 to Group 15 in the long period periodic table as an element. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229770 | Electrolyte solution for rechargeable lithium battery, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same - An electrolyte solution for a rechargeable lithium battery, including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive including fluoroethylene carbonate, a vinyl-containing carbonate, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C10 cyclic sulfate, and a nitrile-based compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: | 2011-09-22 |
20110229771 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a nonaqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt dissolved therein is provided. Also provided is a lithium secondary battery employing the nonaqueous electrolyte. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229772 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND USE THEREFOR - The present invention provides an electrolyte solution including: a solvent composed primarily of a BF | 2011-09-22 |
20110229773 | Non-Aqueous Electrolyte And Electrochemical Device Comprising The Same - Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising: an acrylate compound; a sulfinyl group-containing compound; an organic solvent; and an electrolyte salt. Also, disclosed is an electrode comprising a coating layer formed partially or totally on a surface thereof, the coating layer comprising: (i) a reduced form of an acrylate compound; and (ii) a reduced form of a sulfinyl group-containing compound. Further, disclosed is an electrochemical device comprising a cathode, an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein (i) the non-aqueous electrolyte is the aforementioned non-aqueous electrolyte; and/or (ii) the cathode and/or the anode is the aforementioned electrode. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229774 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - The present invention provides a lithium ion battery which is protected from deterioration in performance due to oxidation decomposition of the nonaqueous electrolyte solution and excels in cycle life. The lithium ion battery has a cathode including a cathode active material exhibiting a potential of 4.5 V or more with reference to lithium metal; an anode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a nonaqueous solvent and at least one lithium salt dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent. The nonaqueous solvent mainly contains a cyclic carbonate and a chain carbonate. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains boron ethoxide. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229775 | Device for Efficient, Cost-Effective Conversion of Aquatic Biomass to Fuels and Electricity - A continuous system for growing algae, processing it and converting it into electricity, fuel and animal feed. The system utilizes an algae bioreactor which feeds harvested algae to a biomass extraction system which in turn directs a portion of the harvested algae to a microbial generator. The microbial generator converts the algae into electricity, water and nutrients. The biomass extraction system includes a dewatering device and a biomass dryer. The microbial generator in a preferred embodiment is a microbial fuel cell. Dry algae product used for animal feed, fuel, and the like is obtained from the output of the biomass dryer. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229776 | METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING ENZYME ON ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL - Provided are an enzyme immobilizing method, a fuel cell and an electrode for the fuel cell which employ the enzyme immobilizing method, and a method for manufacturing the fuel cell and the electrode. The enzyme immobilizing method prevents reduction in enzyme activity when the enzyme is immobilized on the electrode, so as to make it possible to obtain a high catalyst current value. In the method for immobilizing an enzyme on the electrode used in the fuel cell, an enzyme variant with at least one amino acid residue being deleted, substituted, added, or inserted in a wild-type amino acid sequences is used as the enzyme, and the enzyme variant increases in activity through heat treatment. The immobilization is performed within a temperature range which makes it possible to increase the activity of the enzyme variant. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229777 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR METAL-AIR BATTERIES, FUEL CELLS AND SUPERCAPACITATORS - The present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a first layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material; and a second layer which comprises a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material arranged on the first layer. In a further aspect, the present invention refers to an electrode comprised of a single layer which comprises a mixture of a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophobic material and a mesoporous nanostructured hydrophilic material; or a single layer comprised of a porous nanostructured material wherein the porous nanostructured material comprises metallic nanostructures which are bound to the surface of the porous nanostructured material. The present invention further refers to the manufacture of these electrodes and their use in metal-air batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229778 | FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A fuel cell power generation system | 2011-09-22 |
20110229779 | INTERNALLY GAS REGULATED FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and at least one bipolar plate having an anode-side gas distributor structure for distributing anode reactants, a cathode-side gas distributor structure for distributing cathode reactants, and a guide passage structure for distributing a cooling medium. At least one of the anode-side gas distributor structure and the cathode-side gas distributor structure is divided into at least a first field and a second field, each of the first and second fields having an entry port and an exit port for the reactants. In addition, a method for such a fuel cell includes passing a reactant into an entry port of the first field and out of an exit port of the first field, mixing the reactant with a fresh reactant so as to form a mixture, and passing the mixture into the entry port of the second field. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229780 | HYDROGEN GENERATION AND STORAGE SYSTEM FOR COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF ENERGY - A hydrogen generation and storage system provides energy storage and energy production through use of hydrogen. The system may comprise a hydrogen generation subsystem and a storage subsystem. Typically, the system will be powered by a renewable or environmentally friendly electrical source, such as wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, or wave energy. The stored hydrogen may automatically be used to supplement electrical output, such as to meet demand for electricity. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229781 | VARIABLE ANODE FLOW RATE FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE START-UP - A fuel cell system is disclosed with a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cell stack including an anode supply manifold and an anode exhaust manifold, a sensor for measuring at least one of an environmental condition affecting the fuel cell stack and a characteristic of the fuel cell stack, wherein the sensor generates a sensor signal representing the measurement of the sensor; and a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and controlling a flow rate of a fluid flowing into the anode supply manifold based upon the analysis of the sensor signal. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229782 | ACTIVATION METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system capable of performing activation for stabilizing electrical characteristics of a fuel cell with suppressing generation of polarity inversion associated with drying of a polymer electrolyte membrane and excess power consumption. An activation method for a fuel cell, the fuel cell system including a fuel cell having a fuel electrode and an oxidizer electrode that are provided on both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane; a resistance detector for detecting an internal resistance of the fuel cell; a load connection portion having a mechanism for connecting a resistor between the fuel electrode and the oxidizer electrode; and a control unit for controlling the load connection portion. The control unit controls the operation of the load connection portion based on a value of the inner resistance of the fuel cell, which is detected by the resistance detector. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229783 | ADAPTIVE LOADING OF A FUEL CELL - A fuel cell system is disclosed with a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cell stack including an external electrical circuit adapted to control current from the fuel cell stack, a sensor for measuring at least one of an environmental condition affecting the fuel cell stack and a characteristic of the fuel cell stack, wherein the sensor generates a sensor signal representing a measurement of the sensor, and a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and controlling an adaptive load applied to the external electrical circuit based upon the analysis of the sensor signal. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229784 | Flow regulator for fuel cell - A fuel-cell flow regulator is placed in a fuel cell having two entrances, each of which is formed at one of two sides of the fuel cell. The fuel cell is composed of a plurality of single cells, each of which includes a fuel inlet and a fuel passage in communication with the fuel inlet. The fuel passages jointly define a fuel tunnel in communication with all of the entrances. The flow regulator is located at the fuel tunnel and movable back and forth along the fuel tunnel. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229785 | FUEL CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies, each of the membrane electrode assemblies having an electrolyte membrane; an anode on a first side of the electrolyte membrane; and a cathode on a second side of the electrolyte membrane opposite to the first side, wherein the anode and the cathode each comprise a gas diffusion layer divided into at least two areas such that a first area and a second area have different area densities; and a separator between adjacent membrane electrode assemblies. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229786 | ELECTROLYTE PLATE WITH INCREASED RIGIDITY, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AN ELECTROLYTE PLATE - An electrolyte plate for an electrochemical system including a first face and a second face, being opposite each other, of largest surface area, the first face including linear parallel ribs and the second face including linear parallel ribs. The plate thus exhibits an increased rigidity without substantially increasing the thickness thereof. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229787 | PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL STACK - A proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack comprises a plurality of stacked unit cells, the unit cells each including: a membrane electrode assembly; an anode side-conductive gas diffusion layer and an anode side-fuel gas flow field to feed a fuel gas to an anode of the membrane electrode assembly; and a cathode side-conductive gas diffusion layer and a cathode side-oxidant gas flow field to feed an oxidant gas to a cathode of the membrane electrode assembly; and a bipolar plate for separating between the anode side-fuel flow field and the cathode side-oxidant gas flow field. Then, the fuel gas flow field and the oxidant gas flow field are constituted by respective porous media flow fields each which is a conductive porous medium, and the porous media flow field for the oxidant gas flow field is configured so that liquid water is supplied mixedly together with the oxidant gas thereto. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229788 | FUEL CELL STACK - The invention relates to a fuel cell stack with a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and a plurality of bipolar plates, wherein at least one surface of a first bipolar plate runs in undulating fashion, meandering fashion or zig-zag-shaped fashion and extreme points of the surface of the bipolar plate make contact with a first surface of a MEA at contact points. The invention provides that at least some of the contact points are associated with mating contact points on a second surface of the MEA, which surface is opposite the first surface of the MEA, with a surface of a second bipolar plate making contact with said mating contact points, and that the contact points and the associated mating contact points are positioned one above the other in the stacking direction. The invention also relates to a method for producing a fuel cell stack. The invention furthermore relates to a bipolar plate for a fuel cell stack, with an undulating, meandering or zig-zag-shaped upper surface, a lower surface, a left-hand wall, and a right-hand wall. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229789 | SOFC STACK WITH CORRUGATED SEPARATOR PLATE - SOFC cell unit in which a separator plate provided with a corrugation is fitted and bears directly against the anode and cathode, respectively. Anode gas and cathode gas preferably move in the same direction and anode gas is supplied from a number of anode gas supply openings extending through a cell stack. These openings are situated on the side parallel to the direction of the ducts formed by the corrugation. Cathode gas can be fed directly into the corrugation. In this way, it is possible to produce a highly efficient cell and an associated compact cell stack in a simple manner. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229790 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack and fuel cell modules that constitute such a fuel cell stack are provided, wherein adhesion of foreign materials to an electrolyte membrane of each fuel cell can be effectively prevented, and highly efficient maintenance is possible by replacing a fuel cell with degraded performance out of the fuel cell stack. A plurality of fuel cells | 2011-09-22 |
20110229791 | SEALING STRUCTURE AND FUEL CELL HAVING THE SEALING STRUCTURE - A sealing structure includes: components ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110229792 | Selectively Coated Bipolar Plates for Water Management and Freeze Start in PEM Fuel Cells - A flow field plate for fuel cell applications includes an electrically conductive plate having a first surface defining a plurality of channels. An active area section and an inactive area section characterize the flow field channels. A hydrophobic layer is disposed over at least a portion of the inactive area section while a hydrophilic layer is disposed over at least a portion of the active area section. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229793 | METAL OXIDE ELECTROCATALYST, USE THEREOF, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METAL OXIDE ELECTROCATALYSTS - A metal oxide electrode catalyst which includes a metal oxide (Y) obtained by heat treating a metal compound (X) under an oxygen-containing atmosphere. The valence of the metal in the metal compound (X) is smaller than the valence of the metal in the metal oxide (Y). Further, the metal oxide electrocatalyst has an ionization potential in the range of 4.9 to 5.5 eV. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229794 | Composite Cathode for Use in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Devices - Disclosed are composite electrodes for use in a solid oxide fuel cell devices. The electrodes are comprised of a sintered mixture of lanthanum strontium ferrite phase and yttria stabilized zirconia phase. The lanthanum strontium ferrite phase has the general formula (La | 2011-09-22 |
20110229795 | Nanowire-Based Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Fuel Cells - The present invention discloses nanowires for use in a fuel cell comprising a metal catalyst deposited on a surface of the nanowires. A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed which generally comprises a proton exchange membrane, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode, wherein at least one or more of the anode electrode and cathode electrode comprise an interconnected network of the catalyst supported nanowires. Methods are also disclosed for preparing a membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell based upon an interconnected network of nanowires. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229796 | PLANAR HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL - A planar high temperature fuel cell, a use and a method of manufacture are discloses. The planar high-temperature fuel cell with includes a layer structure. The layer structure includes a cathode layer, an anode layer and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer. Each of the layers are planar. A porous metal structure is used as the support for the layer structure and is also planar. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229797 | Sulfonated-Perfluorocyclobutane Polyelectrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells - A process for preparing a polymer comprising sulfonating a perfluorocyclobutane polymer with a sulfonating agent to form a sulfonated perfluorocyclobutane polymer, wherein the sulfonating agent comprises oleum, SO | 2011-09-22 |
20110229798 | Connector for fuel cell and fuel cell system including the same - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell system connector and a fuel cartridge connector. The fuel cell system connector includes an external structure configured to accommodate a connector of a fuel cartridge and an internal structure mounted in the external structure. A contacting surface between the external structure and the internal structure of the fuel cell system connector includes a first nano-processed surface on a fuel supply path. The fuel cartridge connector includes an external structure having a retention key and an internal structure mounted in the external structure. A contacting surface between the external structure and the internal structure of the fuel cartridge connector includes a second nano-processed surface on a fuel supply path. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229799 | PEM FUEL CELL STACK HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTION INSERT - A fluid distribution insert adapted to be received within an inlet header of a fuel cell assembly is disclosed. The fluid distribution insert includes a hollow insert with a first end and a second end. An inlet is formed at the first end of the hollow insert in fluid communication with a source of a reactant gas and adapted to receive the reactant gas therein. A plurality of outlets is formed intermediate the first end and the second end. A plurality of flow channels is formed in the hollow insert providing fluid communication between the inlet and the outlets to deliver the fluid to a plurality of fuel cells of the fuel cell assembly, wherein a total flow volume and flow resistance of each of the flow channels is substantially the same to provide for a substantially simultaneous delivery of the reactant gas to the fuel cells. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229800 | METAL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a metal separator for fuel cells, which exhibits excellent properties in terms of corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity and durability, and a method of manufacturing the same. The metal separator for fuel cells includes a separator-shaped metal matrix and a coating layer formed on the metal matrix. The coating layer has a concentration gradient of a carbon element C and a metal element Me according to a thickness thereof such that the carbon element C becomes gradually concentrated in the coating layer with increasing distance from the metal matrix, and the metal element Me becomes gradually concentrated in the coating layer with decreasing distance from the metal matrix. | 2011-09-22 |
20110229801 | MANUFACTURE OF FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is manufactured using a polymer electrolyte membrane ( | 2011-09-22 |