38th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100239862 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METAL PEROXIDE FILMS - Disclosed are adhesive coating compositions containing a metal peroxide for producing clear colorless adhesive coatings on substrates, particularly micro particulate substrates. In one preferred embodiment the nanoparticle coatings are chemically active and function at a high level of efficiency due to the high total surface area of the micro particulate substrate. Also disclosed are coated substrates and compositions having nanoparticles bound to a substrate by the coating compositions. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239863 | Spherical particles having nanometer size, crystalline structure, and good sphericity and method for producing the same - The present invention provides a method for producing nanometer-size spherical particles. The method includes a first step for producing intermediate spherical particles. The intermediate spherical particles include a polycrystalline or single-crystalline region, having a particle size of 1 to 300 μm. The method of the present invention further includes a second step for producing final spherical particles. The second step uses a swirling plasma gas flow having the central axis thereof, the central axis running through an area between an anode and a cathode of a plasma generator. The intermediate spherical particles are discharged along the axis to subject the intermediate spherical particles to a plasma atmosphere of the area to form the final spherical particles. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239864 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLYMER COATED FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLES AND POLYMER COATED FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLES - Polymer coated ferromagnetic particles could be obtained giving a solution to a problem of difficulty in dispersing ferromagnetic fine particles to a level of monodispersion because of their properties apt to form aggregates. Providing hydrophilic character to hydrophobic ferromagnetic particles obtained by adsorbing hydrophobizing agent to hydrophilic ferromagnetic particles, and dispersed using nonionic surface activating agent suppressing ionic strength increase of the particles. Monomer liquid was emulsified using nonionic surface activating agent and ionic surface activating agent. Mixing the dispersion liquid of ferromagnetic particles and the monomer emulsion were mixed and emulsion polymerization was conducted. Then well-dispersed homogeneous and stable polymer coated ferromagnetic particles showing good response to magnetic field were obtained. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239865 | Composite Manufacturing Method - A method of manufacturing a panel, the panel comprising a composite skin and at least one composite stiffener, the method comprising: positioning first and second mandrels on opposite sides of the stiffener; positioning first and second compaction tools on opposite sides of the skin; and compacting the skin between the first and second compaction tools by moving one or both of the compaction tools, wherein the movement of the compaction tool(s) causes the first and second mandrels to move towards the stiffener along inclined paths so as to compact the stiffener between the mandrels. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239866 | DICING DIE-BONDING FILM - The present invention provides a dicing die-bonding film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a base material, and a die-bonding film formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. A dicing die-bonding film having a dicing film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a base material, and a die-bonding film formed on the dicing film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a polymer that is obtained by the addition-reaction of an acrylic polymer containing 10 to 30 mol % of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer with 70 to 90 mol % of an isocyanate compound having a radical reactive carbon-carbon double bond based on the hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and also contains 2 to 20 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent containing two or more functional groups having reactivity with a hydroxyl group in the molecule based on 100 parts by weight of the polymer, and the die-bonding film comprises an epoxy resin. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239867 | SEALING MATERIAL, PARTS FOR PLASMA TREATING EQUIPMENT HAVING SAID SEALING MATERIAL, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAID SEALING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a sealing material having excellent plasma resistance, sealing property and non-sticking property, parts for plasma treating equipment having the sealing material, and a process for preparing the sealing material. The sealing material comprises a fluoroelastomer sealing material and a coating film formed by using an inorganic material on the surface of the fluoroelastomer sealing material, wherein a ratio of weight reduction of the sealing material after dipping it in perfluoro tri-n-butylamine at 60° C. for 70 hours and then taking it out and drying it at 90° C. for 5 hours, at 125° C. for 5 hours, and then at 200° C. for 10 hours, is not more than 0.4% by weight. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239868 | Laminated Film - A laminated film including a thermoplastic resin film, and a laminated layer disposed on at least one surface of the thermoplastic resin film including an acryl-urethane copolymer resin (A), and a polyester resin (B), and a crosslinking agent (C) including an isocyanate crosslinking agent, a carbodiimide crosslinking agent or mixtures thereof, the amount of the crosslinking agent (C) is from 5 to 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the sum of the acryl-urethane copolymer resin (A) and the polyester resin (B). | 2010-09-23 |
20100239869 | Method of forming a film of graphite oxide single layers, and applications of same - A method for forming a film of graphite oxide single layers. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of preparing a solution of graphite oxide to allow a plurality of graphite oxide single layers to be formed and dispersed in the solution; and applying the solution of graphite oxide onto an air-water interface of water to form a film at the air-water interface, wherein the film comprises a plurality of graphite oxide single layers and is characterized by a packing density, wherein the film of graphite oxide single layers is formed with no presence of a surfactant or stabilizing agent. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239870 | DURABLE UV BLOCKING TRANSPARENT COATING - A coating and associated method for coating is disclosed. The coating provides a hard, transparent, UV blocking coating for a substrate. A UV blocking layer is first deposited upon the substrate, and a hard coating is deposited above the UV blocking layer. A soft coating layer may be deposited between the UV blocking layer and the hard coating. The soft and hard coating layers may both have the general composition SiO | 2010-09-23 |
20100239871 | ONE-PART POLYSILOXANE INKS AND COATINGS AND METHOD OF ADHERING THE SAME TO A SUBSTRATE - One-part polysiloxane inks and coatings comprising at least one cross-linkable polysiloxane comprising pendant radical polymerizable groups, at least one pigment, and at least one polymerization initiator prior to curing. The inks and coatings may be applied to a substrate and cured. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239872 | METAL OXIDE COMPOSITE SOL, COATING COMPOSITION, AND OPTICAL MEMBER - There is provided a sol of modified metal oxide composite colloidal particles including titanium oxide having a high refractive index and excellent light resistance and weather resistance that discoloration of the colloidal particles by photoexcitation is almost completely inhibited. A titanium oxide-tin oxide-zirconium oxide-tungsten oxide composite colloidal particle having a primary particle diameter of 2 to 50 nm, and a SnO | 2010-09-23 |
20100239873 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROTECTIVE COATING FOR A COMPONENT OF A TURBOMACHINE, THE COMPONENT ITSELF AND THE RESPECTIVE MACHINE - A method for obtaining a protective coating on a surface to be treated of a light alloy mechanical component of a turbomachine. The method comprises associating a first coating layer resistant to corrosion on the surface to be treated of the mechanical component, and associating a second coating layer resistant to erosion, abrasion and high temperatures on the first coating layer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239874 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METAL FILM, PRIMER COMPOSITION, METAL FILM AND USE OF THE METAL FILM - The present invention provides (i) a process for producing a metal film with which process a metal film and a metal pattern can be formed, at low cost, on an arbitrary substrate, (ii) a primer composition, (iii) a metal film, and (iv) use of the metal film. The process includes the steps of: forming an organic film with use of a primer composition which contains (i) an addition polymerizable compound including three or more reactive groups, (ii) an addition polymerizable compound including an acid group, (iii) an addition polymerizable compound including a basic group, and (iv) an addition polymerizable compound including a hydrophilic functional group; form a metal (M1) salt from the acid group; substituting the metal (M1) salt of the acid group with a metal (M2) salt by processing with a metal (M2) ion aqueous solution containing a metal (M2) ion which has a less ionization tendency than the metal (M1) ion; and reducing the metal (M2) ion so that a metal film is formed on a surface of the organic film. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239875 | COATING FOR WOOD MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEROF - The invention relates to the field of chemistry and relates to a coating for wood materials, which serves as a basis for subsequent coatings. The object of the present invention is to disclose a coating, with the aid of which the conductivity of the wood materials is improved. The object is attained by a coating, in which the outer and/or inner surface of a wood material is provided with polyelectrolytes which were dissolved or are or were dispersed in water and/or an organic solvent at least up to processing, with a largely uniform distribution and wherein at least 10 g polyelectrolyte is present per square meter. The object is further attained through a method in which an aqueous solution and/or dispersion of polyelectrolytes is applied on the outer and/or inner surface of wood materials, wherein at least 10 g cationized polyelectrolyte solid is applied per square meter coated outer and/or inner surface of the wood material. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239876 | CHITOSAN-BASED ADHESIVES AND USES THEREOF - There is provided an adhesive comprising chitosan an optionally a crosslinking agent. A method for preparing such an adhesive is also disclosed. A wood-panel made with such an adhesive is also provided. Moreover, a method for manufacturing a wood-based panel is provided. The method comprises preparing a mixture comprising wood, chitosan, optionally a crosslinking agent, and optionally an acid, forming a mat with the mixture, and pressing the mat under heat and pressure so as to obtain the wood-based panel. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239877 | METHOD FOR ADDING A FUSIBLE MATERIAL TO A CONTAINER WALL - A method for adhering a shaped fusible material ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239878 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PERMANENT MAGNET AND PERMANENT MAGNET - High-performance magnets are obtained by: housing metal evaporating materials (v) containing at least one of Dy and Tb and sintered magnets (S) inside a processing box; disposing the processing box inside a vacuum chamber; thereafter, heating the processing box to a predetermined temperature in a vacuum atmosphere to thereby evaporate the metal evaporating materials and cause them to be adhered to the sintered magnets. The metal atoms of the adhered Dy or Tb are diffused into grain boundaries and/or grain boundary phases of the sintered magnets. A method of manufacturing a permanent magnet is provided in which, even if the sintered magnets and the metal evaporating materials are disposed in close proximity to each other, the squareness of demagnetization curve is not impaired and in which high feasibility of mass production can be attained. While the metal evaporating materials are being evaporated, an inert gas is introduced into the processing chamber in which the sintered magnets are disposed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239879 | IRON POWDER FOR DUST CORES - Since a surface of an iron powder is covered with an oxide film composed of a Si-based oxide in which the ratio of Si to Fe satisfies Si/Fe≧0.8 on an atomic number basis, an iron powder for dust cores is provided which can be formed into a dust core having a high resistivity and hence having a low iron loss without degrading the mechanical strength. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239880 | METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES AND METALLIC COMPOSITE FOAMS WITH IN-SITU GENERATED CARBONACEOUS FIBROUS REINFORCEMENTS - An exemplary embodiment discloses a thermoformed composite powder metallurgy based material including a matrix of sintered metal particles including at least one of a metal and metal alloy; and carbon fibers within said matrix having an orientation and shape derived from a precursor fibrous matte. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239881 | GALVANIC DEPOSITION METHOD FOR AN ANTHRACITE COLOURED COATING AND METALLIC PARTS PROVIDED WITH THE COATING - The invention concerns a galvanic deposition method for an anthracite coloured coating for metallic parts, including a first step of depositing a gold-nickel alloy by means of an electrolytic bath, characterized in that it includes a second step of treating said gold-nickel alloy by means of a diluted acid bath, containing an acid selected from among hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, phosphoric, nitric and sulphuric acid. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239882 | Method for brazing of titanium and aluminium parts and parts obtainable thereby - Aluminium and titanium parts can be joined to each other by brazing in the presence of an alkali metal fluoroaluminate in a protective gas atmosphere which comprises argon. According to the process, the assemblies of aluminium and titanium, joint by brazing, can be used for example in or as chemical apparatus, as parts for cars, boats, space transportation systems, or airplanes, or for manufacturing heat exchangers. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239883 | High Performance Thermal Spray Coated Polymer Substrates and Related Methods of Manufacture - Described are methods of coating a polymer substrate including thermal coating substrate with a metallic boundary material to form a first layer and thermal coating the first layer with a metallic thermal spray material to form a second layer. Related coated articles, coated members, actuators and other items are also included. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239884 | PLATED STEEL WIRE FOR PARALLEL WIRE STRAND (PWS) WITH PARTICULAR TWIST PROPERTIES, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plated steel wire for a parallel wire strand (PWS) with excellent twist properties can include, in terms of mass %, about 0.8 to 1.1% of C, about 0.8 to 1.3% of Si, about 0.3 to 0.8% of Mn, about 0.001 to 0.006% of N, and about 0.0004 to 0.0060% of B, where a quantity of solid-solubilized B is at least 0.0002%. Such exemplary wire can include either one or both of about 0.005 to 0.1% of Al and/or about 0.005 to 0.1% of Ti, and may contain, as the remainder, Fe and unavoidable impurities. For example, an area fraction of non-pearlite structures in a region from a surface layer down to a depth of about 50 μm is likely not more than about 10%, an area fraction of non-pearlite structures within an entire cross-section is likely not more than about 5%, and a surface of the steel wire can be galvanized with a plating quantity within a range from about 300 to 500 g/m | 2010-09-23 |
20100239885 | High temperature-resistant article, method for producing the same, and high temperature-resistant adhesive - A method for producing a high temperature-resistant article comprises an assembling step of foaming an assembly of a first substrate and a second substrate with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween and comprising paste of powder of at least one carbide of niobium carbide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and tungsten carbide; and a bonding step of heating the assembly to bond the first substrate and the second substrate by sintering, thereby obtaining a high temperature-resistant article comprising the assembly after sintering. Moreover, a method for producing a high temperature-resistant article comprises a coating step of coating a slurry comprising powder of at least one carbide of niobium carbide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and tungsten carbide on a surface of a high temperature-resistant substrate; a drying step of drying the substrate after the coating step; and a film-forming step of heating the substrate after the drying step to form a carbide coating film on the surface of the substrate by sintering, thereby obtaining a high temperature-resistant article having the carbide coating film. A high temperature-resistant article of a complicated shape can be easily produced at low costs by these methods. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239886 | High Starch Light Weight Gypsum Wallboard - The invention generally provides gypsum-containing slurries including stucco, naphthalenesulfonate dispersant, and pregelatinized starch. The naphthalenesulfonate dispersant is present in an amount of about 0.1%-3.0% by weight based on the weight of dry stucco. The pregelatinized starch is present in an amount of at least about 0.5% by weight up to about 10% by weight of pregelatinized starch by weight based on the weight of dry stucco in the formulation. Other slurry additives can include trimetaphosphate salts, accelerators, binders, paper fiber, glass fiber, and other known ingredients. The invention also comprises the gypsum-containing products made with such slurries, for example, gypsum wallboard, and a method of making gypsum wallboard. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239887 | LUBRICANT AND MAGNETIC DISK - A lubricant containing a compound (A) comprising a perfluoropolyether having a main-chain structure of the formula (1) and having a polar group at each of opposite terminals thereof, and a compound (B) comprising a perfluoropolyether having a main-chain structure of the formula (1) and having a nonpolar group at least one terminal thereof | 2010-09-23 |
20100239888 | Magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus - A magnetic recording medium is provided in which recording elements and concave portions have a clear difference in terms of magnetism at the boundaries therebetween, and which has favorable production efficiency. The magnetic recording medium includes a substrate; a recording layer formed in a predetermined concavo-convex pattern over the substrate, convex portions of the concavo-convex pattern serving as recording elements; and a filler portion filling a concave portion between the recording elements. A center part of a bottom surface of the concave portion protrudes from edge parts of the bottom surface of the concave portion in a direction away from the substrate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239889 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN STAMPER, IMPRINT METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a technique capable of manufacturing a resin stamper at a low cost. A method of manufacturing a plate-shaped resin stamper includes: pressing a resin composite base material against a mother stamper having a pattern formed on the surface thereof by compression molding to transfer the pattern of the mother stamper to the composite base material; and punching the composite base material. In the manufacturing method, the resin composite base material includes at least one curing resin. In addition, during the compression molding, a portion of the composite base material is cured by active energy beams or heat, the pattern is transferred to the composite base material, and the composite base material is punched, thereby manufacturing the resin stamper. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239890 | Magnetic thin film - Disclosed are magnetic thin films, sputtering targets and vapor deposition materials, each of which is composed of 40-60 at % of Pt, 40-60 at % of Fe, 0.05-1.0 at % of P and furthermore depending on the occasions, 0.4-19.5 at % of Cu and/or Ni. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239891 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the magnetic layer comprises compound A and/or a ring-opened product of compound A. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the nonmagnetic layer comprises compound A and/or a ring-opened product of compound A. Compound A comprises a lactone ring substituted with at least one polar group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, and an amino group, or substituted with a substituent comprising the above polar group. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239892 | HEAVY VEHICLE BATTERY PACK WITH IMPROVED COOLING SCHEME - A battery pack includes a plurality of multi-cell battery modules mounted within a casing. At least one fan is mounted in an intermediate position within the casing such that airflow to the fan passes over some of the battery modules, and airflow downstream of the fan passes over others of the battery modules. In one embodiment, a fan flow direction is periodically reversed. An electronic driveline for a vehicle, including the battery pack, and a method of cooling a battery pack are also disclosed and claimed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239893 | SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERY WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY NON-POROUS MEMBRANE AND ENHANCED CATHODE UTILIZATION - A sodium-sulfur battery is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an anode containing sodium and a cathode comprising elemental sulfur. The cathode may include at least one solvent selected to at least partially dissolve the elemental sulfur and Na | 2010-09-23 |
20100239894 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR BATTERY, VEHICLE APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR - In an ECU, a coolant fan performs cooling operation such that a control DUTY value is limited by a control DUTY value according to tolerable noise level of the cooling fan based on a vehicle speed in a case in which the temperature in the high-voltage battery is lower than a predetermined limitation for highest temperature. In a case in which the temperature in the high-voltage battery is higher than the predetermined limitation for highest temperature, the cooling fan performs the cooling operation by using an energy storage device cooling operation requirement value and an IPU cooling operation requirement value such that performance in the high-voltage battery is not affected. By doing this, a temperature controlling apparatus for batteries in which it is possible to cool the battery and solve temperature difference among a plurality of batteries can be provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239895 | SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING ONE-WAY EXHAUST VALVE - Disclosed herein is a plate-shaped secondary battery constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case, and the battery case is sealed by thermal welding, wherein the secondary battery has at least one valve (one-way exhaust valve), having a small thickness, mounted at a sealed portion, formed at the outer circumference of an electrode assembly receiving part of the battery case, for allowing internal high-pressure gas to be exhausted out of a battery cell and preventing external gas from being introduced into the battery cell. The secondary battery according to the present invention has the effect of effectively exhausting internal high-pressure gas generated during the abnormal operation of the battery, such as overcharge, out of the battery case, while maintaining the sealability of the battery case, thereby simultaneously improving the efficiency and safety of the battery. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239896 | Protection Device For Secondary Batteries, And Battery Pack And Electronic Equipment Employing Same - A protection device includes a voltage detector having N or more sub-circuits each for monitoring a specific battery cell to output a detection signal when at least one of the battery cells outputs an abnormal voltage. Each sub-circuit includes voltage dividing resistors, a reference voltage generator, and a comparator. The voltage dividing resistors generate a voltage division signal by dividing an output voltage of the battery cell. The reference voltage generator generates a reference voltage. The comparator compares the voltage division signal against the reference voltage. Each comparator is powered with voltage across the battery cell associated with the sub-circuit. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239897 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode group is constructed by disposing a positive electrode current collector exposed portion on one end side and a negative electrode current collector exposed portion on the other end side. A positive electrode current collector terminal plate and a negative electrode current collector terminal plate are connected to the positive and negative electrode current collector exposed portions, respectively. A conductive coned disc spring is disposed compressed between the positive electrode current collector terminal plate and a sealing plate. The coned disc spring has a dead zone in which the elastic force does not change according to the amount of deformation, and urges the negative electrode current collector terminal plate toward a bottom portion of a battery case with a defined elastic force. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239898 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM - A battery cover latching mechanism is provided. The battery cover latching mechanism includes a body member, a battery cover, and a button mounted on the body member. The body member defines a battery receiving space and includes a latching block. The battery cover is placed on the body member to cover the battery receiving space, the battery cover includes a clamp. The button resists the clamp and slides between a first position and a second position. When the button is at a first position, the clamp is released from the latching block. When the button slides from the first position to the second position, the button resists the clamp to move towards the latching block and then latch with the latching block. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239899 | Gauntlet motive battery - An improved gauntlet wet cell battery provides a plurality of elongated hollow spines filled with active material in a cathode array. Bottom ends of the cathode array are closed with an electrically conductive bottom end cap that electrically and mechanically interconnects the free ends of each spine so as to close and substantially rigidly locate the free ends of said spines with respect to one another. In this manner, electrical continuity between the spines is maintained even if one of the spines fractures, cracks, or otherwise becomes mechanically disassociated from an upper portion of the same spine. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239900 | BATTERY SEPARATOR AND NONAQUEOUS LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - The invention provides a battery separator comprising a porous resin film and a crosslinked polymer supported thereon and having iminodiacetic acid groups in side chains of the polymer chains. The iminodiacetic acid group is preferably represented by the formula | 2010-09-23 |
20100239901 | Separator for Lead Starved Storage Batteries - A separator for lead starved storage batteries comprises at least one layer of nonwoven fabric made from fibres of one or more organic polymers. In at least one embodiment, the nonwoven fabric is made from staple fibres of polyester with count between 0.1 and 4 dTex. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a lead starved storage battery is provided with such separators. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239902 | LAMINATE CELL, ASSEMBLED BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A laminate cell comprises a power generating element formed by sequentially stacking positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates while interposing separators therebetween; a positive tab connected to the positive electrode plates through a plurality of positive leads; a negative tab connected to the negative electrode plates through a plurality of negative leads; and a cell package formed of a metal composite film, the cell package hermetically sealing the power generating element and an electrolyte. According to the laminate cell, the heat capacity of a portion of the positive tab, onto which a plurality of the positive leads are joined, and the heat capacity of a portion of the negative tab, onto which a plurality of the negative leads are joined, are made larger than that of other portions of the positive tab and the negative tab. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239903 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK - The invention relates to a rechargeable battery pack. Particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a rechargeable battery pack for a battery powered appliance such as a hand held vacuum cleaner. The rechargeable battery pack includes at least one power interface for transferring power from the battery pack to an appliance during use and a single charger input terminal to which an output terminal of a battery charger is connectable during use for charging the battery pack, wherein the single charger input terminal is connectable to the output terminal of a battery charger when the battery pack is connected to an appliance and when the battery pack is not connected to an appliance. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239904 | PHOSPHORATED POLYMER, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY USING THE SAME - A phosphorated polymer includes a conductive polymer main-chain and a side-chain connected to the conductive polymer main-chain. The side-chain includes an electrochemically active phosphorated group Pm. A method for making the phosphorated polymer and a lithium-ion battery using the phosphorated polymer is also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239905 | PHOSPHORATED COMPOSITE, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY USING THE SAME - A phosphorated composite capable of electrochemical reversible lithium storage includes a conductive matrix and a red phosphorus. The conductive matrix includes a material being selected from the group consisting of conductive polymer and conductive carbonaceous material. A weight percentage of the conductive matrix in the phosphorated composite ranges from about 10% to about 85%. A weight percentage of the red phosphorus in the phosphorated composite ranges from about 15% to about 90%. A method for making the phosphorated composite and a lithium-ion battery using the phosphorated composite is also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239906 | NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOY - It is an object of the present invention to improve the cycle performance in a nickel-metal hydride battery using a rare earth-Mg—Ni type alloy. The present invention provides a nickel-metal hydride battery having a negative electrode including an La—Mg—Ni based hydrogen absorbing alloy, wherein the hydrogen absorbing alloy has a crystal phase having Gd | 2010-09-23 |
20100239907 | Power Storage Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A power storage device having a small thickness is manufactured. A manufacturing method of the power storage device includes: forming a first layer and a second layer over a first substrate; forming a first insulating layer, a positive electrode and a negative electrode over the second layer; forming a solid electrolyte layer over the first insulating layer, the positive electrode, and the negative electrode; forming a sealing layer to cover the solid electrolyte layer; forming a planarization film and a support over the sealing layer; separating the first layer and the second layer from each other so that the second layer, the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the solid electrolyte layer, the sealing layer, the planarization film, and the support are separated from the first substrate; attaching the separated structure to a second substrate which is flexible; and separating the support from the planarization film. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239908 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode comprising a current collector and a first active material and a negative electrode comprising a current collector, a second active material, and a third active material. The second active material comprises a lithium titanate material and the third active material is selected from the group consisting of Li | 2010-09-23 |
20100239909 | CATHODE MIX CONTAINING HAVING IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY DENSITY OF ELECTRODE - Provided is a cathode mix for lithium secondary batteries, comprising a cathode active material having a composition represented by the following Formula I: LiFe(P | 2010-09-23 |
20100239910 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive agent, and a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium. The positive electrode active material includes a layered lithium-transition metal composite oxide represented by the compositional formula Li | 2010-09-23 |
20100239911 | ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE FOR LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY USING SAME - Electrolytic manganese dioxide for lithium primary batteries has a sodium content of 0.05 to 0.2% by mass, and a pH of 5 to 7 as measured according to JIS-K-1467. Using this electrolytic manganese dioxide as a positive electrode active material for lithium primary batteries enables the batteries to be excellent in both initial discharge characteristics and long-term discharge characteristics. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239912 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material containing a lithium-containing oxide active material, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The lithium-containing oxide active material is represented by the general formula Li | 2010-09-23 |
20100239913 | EXTERNAL STABILIZATION OF CARBON FOAM - According to one aspect, the present disclosure is directed toward an electrode plate for an energy storage device. The electrode plate may include a carbon foam current collector and an external restraint structure. A chemically active material may be disposed on the carbon foam current collector. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239914 | CATHODE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention relates to cathodes used in electrochemical cells. A force, or forces, applied to portions of an electrochemical cell as described in this application can reduce irregularity or roughening of an electrode surface of the cell, improving performance. The cathodes described herein may possess enhanced properties that render them particularly suitable for use in electrochemical cells designed to be charged and/or discharged while a force is applied. In some embodiments, the cathode retains sufficient porosity to charge and discharge effectively when a force is applied to the cell. Cathodes described herein may also comprise relatively high electrolyte-accessible conductive material (e.g., carbon) areas. The cathode may comprise a relatively low ratio of the amount of binder and/or mass of electrolyte to cathode active material (e.g., sulfur) ratio in some instances. In some embodiments, electrochemical cells comprising the cathodes described herein may achieve relatively high specific capacities and/or relatively high discharge current densities. In addition, the cathode described herein may exhibit relatively high cathode active material (e.g., sulfur) utilization during charge and discharge. In still further cases, the electrical conductivity between conductive material in the cathode (e.g., carbon) may be enhanced during the application of the force. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239915 | ELECTRODES AND LITHIUM-ION CELLS WITH A NOVEL ELECTRODE BINDER - An electrode for a lithium ion battery includes a matrix based on at least one polysaccharide and also particles of at least one electrochemically active material which are embedded in the matrix, with the electrode being free of synthetic polymeric compounds. A battery contains the electrode and a polysaccharide is a binder for electrochemically active electrode materials for such an electrode. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239916 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND A BATTERY, A SUPERCAPACITOR, AN ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE AND A SOLAR CELL INCLUDING SUCH AN ELECTROLYTE - A non-aqueous electrolyte including at least one ionically conducting salt, especially a lithium salt, a non-aqueous, anhydrous solvent for the ionically conductive salt, and at least one oxide in a particulate form, said oxide being selected such that it is not soluble in said solvent and such that it is water-free. The electrolyte can be used in a primary or secondary lithium battery, in a supercapacitor, in an electro-chromic display or in a solar cell. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239917 | ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING EUTECTIC MIXTURE AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electrolyte for a secondary battery, comprising an eutectic mixture consisting of: (a) am amide group-containing compound with at least one EDG introduced into the N-position thereof; and (b) an ionizable lithium salt. Also, provided are a secondary battery comprising such an electrolyte, and a method of adjusting an electrochemical stability window of an eutectic mixture consisting of an amide group-containing compound and a lithium salt by regulating electron donating properties of at least one substituent group introduced into the N-position of the amide group-containing compound. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239918 | NANOPARTICLE-BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITES FOR SOLID IONIC ELECTROLYTES - A microphase separated polymer has nano-domains and inorganic nanoparticles within at least one of the domains. The nanoparticle size is chosen to be substantially smaller than the domain size. For example, for the case of lamellar domains, the nanoparticle size is smaller than the width of the domain. This allows the nanoparticles to affect the bulk properties of the domain phase, such as the overall ionic conductivity or mechanical properties. The nanoparticles can be any of a number of inorganic oxides such as alumina, silica, or titania. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239919 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution exhibiting excellent battery characteristics such as electrical capacity, cycle property and storage property and capable of maintaining the battery characteristics for a long time, and a lithium secondary battery using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239920 | Multi-Electrode Microbial Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Systems and Bioreactors with Dynamically Configurable Fluidics - Microbial fuel cells including multiple electrodes, and systems of such fuel cells, are provided. An exemplary fuel cell includes a population of exoelectrogenic microbes and at least two anodes in an anode chamber, and a cathode in a cathode chamber. A path exists between the chambers for conducting hydrogen ions and each anode is connected to the cathode by a separate external circuit. Electrical output from the fuel cell is maximized by optimizing the microbe population, achieved by dynamically controlling the sub-populations at each of the multiple anodes. Systems comprising multiple such fuel cells connected by a dynamically reconfigurable fluidics system provide further optimization. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239921 | CO2 TOLERANT ALKALINE FUEL CELLS AND ALKALINE BATTERIES - An alkaline electrochemical device having an alkaline electrolyte disposed between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, where the anode electrode and/or the cathode electrode is provided with a CO | 2010-09-23 |
20100239922 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A fuel cell system and a method for driving the fuel cell system are disclosed. In one aspect, the fuel cell system may include a fuel stack, a fuel supply unit, an oxidizer supply unit, a humidifying unit, and a controller configured to measure the temperature of unit cells within the fuel cell stack and configured to detect the lowest measured temperature. The fuel cell stack may include a membrane electrode assembly and a plurality of unit cells. The membrane electrode assembly may include a membrane, a cathode disposed at a first side of the membrane and an anode disposed at a second side of the membrane. In another aspect, a method of driving a fuel cell system may include sequentially supplying a humidified fuel and an oxidizer to a fuel cell stack, measuring the temperature of each of a plurality of unit cells in the fuel cell stack, detecting to detect a unit cell having the lowest temperature among the measured temperature of each of the plurality of unit cells and decreasing humidification temperature of the fuel to be lower than the lowest temperature. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239923 | Photobiological hydrogen production with switchable photosystem-II designer algae - A process for enhanced photobiological H | 2010-09-23 |
20100239924 | Fuel cell system with partial recycling of anode exhaust - A method of operating a fuel cell system includes providing a fuel inlet stream into a fuel cell stack, operating the fuel cell stack to generate electricity and a hydrogen containing fuel exhaust stream having a temperature above 200 C, lowering a temperature of the fuel exhaust stream to 200 C or less, separating the fuel exhaust stream into a first separated fuel exhaust stream and a second separated fuel exhaust stream, and recycling the first separated fuel exhaust stream into the fuel inlet stream. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239925 | REFORMING DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In a reforming device and a fuel cell system, the ignition and combustion at a burner section is stabilized regardless of the temperature of a reforming section by supplying the burner section with the combustible gas depending on the temperature of the reforming section at the time of a starting operation and after the generation of steam begins at an evaporator section. At the time of a starting operation and after steam generation detecting means detects the generation of steam, a control device of a reforming device executes control to switch the combustions of at least first combustible gas and second combustible gas at the burner section based on the state of the burner section and the temperature of the reforming section at the time of detecting the generation of steam as well as on the temperature of the reforming section after the time subsequent thereto. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239926 | PREHEATING ARRANGEMENT IN A FUEL CELL APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a preheating arrangement in a fuel cell apparatus, the fuel cell apparatus comprising at least a fuel cell unit having an anode side and a cathode side with an electrolyte therebetween, the fuel cell apparatus having at least a fuel inlet to the anode side and an oxygen-containing air inlet to the cathode side as well as a sulphur removal unit and a fuel modifying unit and an afterburner for combustion the exhaust gases from the anode and/or cathode side. According to the invention, the afterburner is provided with a separate fuel inlet channel for introducing fuel to the afterburner during the start-up phase of the fuel cell apparatus and that at least a part of the exhaust gases formed in the combustion of the separately fed fuel is arranged to be directed from the afterburner for heating at least the sulphur removal unit and/or the fuel modifying unit during the start-up phase. The outlet channels are provided with heat exchangers and adjustment means for adjusting the exhaust gas flow rate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239927 | AVOIDING COOLANT SLUMP INTO REACTANT FIELDS DURING PEM FUEL CELL SHUTDOWN - A fuel cell power plant ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239928 | FUEL CELL RUNNING SYSTEM, AND VALVE-FREEZE PREVENTING METHOD IN THE FUEL CELL RUNNING SYSTEM - A fuel cell operating system which can prevent freezing of a valve and a method of preventing fixation of the valve in the fuel cell operating system are provided. In steps of the process of preventing freezing of a valve in the present invention, first, supply of hydrogen, which is a fuel gas, is stopped. Power generation is continued in a fuel cell stack until the fuel gas which has already been supplied is consumed by the fuel cell reaction. It is constantly judged whether or not the power generation is stopped. When it is judged that the power generation is stopped, a function of a water discharge process module executes a process to open a bypass valve. When the bypass valve is opened, a large amount of pressurized air is supplied to a bypass flow path, and water present in the bypass flow path and water present in an exit-side flow path are forcibly pushed and discharged. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239929 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system has a fuel cell stack generating electricity with a reactive gas supplied thereto and a controller supplying to the fuel cell stack the reactive gas whose pressure is higher than a normal operational pressure on condition that a temperature of the fuel cell stack is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold temperature and that a moisture content of the fuel cell stack is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. Where a supply pressure of the reactive gas is raised, an amount of moisture taken away by the reactive gas becomes less, and thus, water balance within the fuel cell stack shifts toward accumulation of moisture contained in the reactive gas into the film-electrode joined body. However, since the moisture content of the fuel cell stack is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value, the system can improve the starting performance of the fuel cell stack at low temperature while suppressing flooding. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239930 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In the event that at least a portion of unit cells in a fuel cell stack have experienced a significant drop in voltage, the fuel cell system will execute a voltage recovery process allowing them to recover generating capability. In the voltage recovery process, a controller measures impedance of the fuel cell stack, and based on these measurements, determines the hydration condition of the electrolyte membrane inside the fuel cell. If, during the determination of hydration condition, the controller has determined that the hydration level is low, a current limiting process for temporarily limiting output of the fuel cell in order to recover generating capability will be triggered under more lenient conditions, as compared to if determined that the hydration level is high. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239931 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a cathode side separator. An oxygen-containing gas flow field is formed on a surface of the cathode side separator. The oxygen-containing gas flow field includes an inlet channel having a plurality of flow grooves connected to the oxygen-containing gas supply passage, an outlet channel having a plurality of flow grooves connected to the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage, and an intermediate channel having flow grooves with both ends connected to the inlet channel and the outlet channel respectively. The flow grooves of the outlet channel are longer than the flow grooves of the inlet channel, and the flow grooves of the outlet channel are narrowed toward the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239932 | PEM fuel cell system with a porous hydrophobloc plug for maintaining system back pressure and methods for designing the plug and for designing systems for using the plug - A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant is cooled evaporatively by a non-circulating pressurized water coolant system. The coolant system utilizes a hydrophobic porous plug for bleeding air from the coolant water while maintaining coolant back pressure in a coolant flow field of the system. Furthermore, there is a first method for identifying appropriate parameters of the hydrophobic porous plug for use with a known particular coolant system; and a second method for determining proper operating conditions for a fuel cell water coolant system which can operate with a hydrophobic porous plug closure having known physical parameters. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239933 | PEM fuel cell system with a porous hydrophobic plug for maintaining system back pressure and methods for designing the plug and for designing systems for using the plug - A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant is cooled evaporatively by a non-circulating pressurized water coolant system. The coolant system utilizes a hydrophobic porous plug for bleeding air from from the coolant water while maintaining coolant back pressure in a coolant flow field of the system. Furthermore, there is a first method for identifying appropriate parameters of the hydrophobic porous plug for use with a known particular coolant system; and a second method for determining proper operating conditions for a fuel cell water coolant system which can operate with a hydrophobic porous plug closure having known physical parameters. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239934 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ROTATION SPEED OF COMPRESSOR - Even when the atmospheric pressure is lowered, a sufficient amount of oxidant gas is supplied to a fuel cell without causing any failure in a compressor. A control unit judges whether or not both the following conditions are satisfied: the accelerator opening degree detected by an accelerator opening degree sensor is equal to or larger than a predetermined opening degree; and the state where the atmospheric pressure detected by a pressure sensor is equal to or lower than a predetermined pressure value has been maintained for a predetermined time period or longer. If the judgment result is positive, the control unit changes the maximum rotation speed permitted in the compressor from a normal maximum rotation speed to an increased maximum rotation speed. The control unit then judges whether or not a predetermined time period has elapsed from when the maximum rotation speed was changed to the increased maximum rotation speed, and also judges whether or not the state where a discharge temperature of the compressor detected by the temperature sensor is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature has been maintained for a predetermined time or longer. If the result of at least one of these judgments is positive, the control unit returns the maximum rotation speed to the normal maximum rotation speed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239935 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A fuel cell system according to the present invention includes a fuel cell; a fuel supply system for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell; an injector which drives a valve body with an electromagnetic driving force in a predetermined driving period to detach the valve body from a valve seat, whereby a gas state on the upstream side of the fuel supply system is adjusted to jet the gas to a downstream side; and a control device which controls the operation of the injector. The control device allows the injector to jet the gas with a jet flow rate of a predetermined jet flow rate or less in a case where the demanded amount of a power to be generated with respect to the fuel cell is the predetermined amount of the power to be generated or less, and the control device sets the driving frequency of the injector in accordance with the jet flow rate and the demanded amount of the power to be generated. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239936 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A fuel cell system, which can supply a stable flow rate of fuel to a fuel cell stack is disclosed. The fuel cell system may include a fuel cell stack for generating electricity by an electrochemical reaction of a fuel and an oxidizing agent, a fuel supply unit for supplying a fuel to the fuel cell stack, an oxidizing agent supply unit for supplying an oxidizing agent to the fuel cell stack, and a flow rate controller installed between the fuel cell stack and the fuel supply unit. The fuel cell system may include a feed pump for pressurizing the fuel, a first resistor connected to the front end of the feed pump to reduce flow rate and a second resistor connected to the rear end of the feed pump to reduce flow rate. A method of operating a fuel cell system is also disclosed. The method may include supplying fuel to a fuel cell stack from a fuel supply unit, reducing a flow rate by a first resistor, activating a feed pump, reducing a flow rate by a second resistor, and stopping the feed pump. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239937 | Crack free SOFC electrolyte - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack includes a plurality of SOFCs, and a plurality of interconnects, each interconnect containing a conductive perovskite layer on an air side of the interconnect. The stack in internally manifolded for fuel and the conductive perovskite layer on each interconnect is not exposed in the fuel inlet riser. The SOFC electrolyte has a smaller roughness in regions adjacent to the fuel inlet and fuel outlet openings in the electrolyte than under the cathode or anode electrodes. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239938 | JOINT-FREE INTEGRATED FUEL CELL ARCHITECTURE - A fuel cell element including an assembly of a membrane, a first electrode, and a second electrode, and a mechanism holding the assembly together, which forms a peripheral support thereof and that includes an electrical connection and a mechanism for circulation of fluid and for supply of the fluid into the assembly. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239939 | TUBE-TYPE FUEL CELL - To provide a tube-type fuel cell, which has an electricity-collecting structure that makes it possible to collect electricity in axially-orthogonal directions in an outside electricity collector of single cell constituting the tube-type fuel cell, and whose electricity-collecting distance is so less as to make it possible to be of low resistance. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239940 | System and Method for Manufacturing Fuel Cell Stacks - A method of manufacturing a fuel cell stack is provided. The method provides forming an inspectable preassembly of multiple fuel cell assemblies that may be termed a pseudostack. Each fuel cell in the pseudostack has permanent electrical interconnections and sealing connections on only one of the two electrodes, namely an anode layer or a cathode layer. For example, an anode interconnect may be firmly attached to the anode layer by means of a bonding agent and a sealing agent used to seal passages on the anode layer of the fuel cell. Alternatively, seals and permanent electrical connections may be made on the cathode layer of the fuel cell, and not on the anode layer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239941 | CEILING DEVICE FOR A FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a sealing device for a fuel cell arrangement having a plurality of fuel cells combined to form a fuel cell stack ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239942 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell equipped with at least an air electrode side power collector layer, an air electrode catalyst layer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, a fuel electrode catalyst layer and a fuel electrode side power collector layer and provided with a porous body layer having a porous body at a liquid fuel side of the fuel electrode side power collector layer assumes a structure in which the porous body layer is provided with a gas flow velocity (superficial velocity in the layer) of 10 to 5000 cm/s at a differential pressure of 100 kPa. The porous body layer is a diffusion medium of a fuel into the fuel electrode catalyst layer and a discharge resistor of gases comprising carbon dioxide and steam which are electrode reaction products and a vapor of the liquid fuel in progress of electrode reaction. An interface of the gases and a gases layer are also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239943 | SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - It is an object of this invention to provide a solid polymer fuel cell using alcohol fuel which is capable of controlling fuel supply with a simple configuration and realizing excellent power generation characteristics and storage characteristics. The fuel cell of this invention includes a power generation portion ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239944 | SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a method for producing a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, which is characterized by: irradiating a fluorine-containing resin or a hydrocarbon resin with a radioactive ray to co-graft-polymerize both of a radical-polymerizable monomer having an ion-exchangeable functional group or capable of introducing an ion-exchangeable functional group and a radical-polymerizable monomer having a hydroxysilyl group or an alkoxysilyl group to the resin; introducing the ion-exchangeable functional group when a radical-polymerizable monomer capable of introducing the ion-exchangeable functional group is used; and impregnating the resin with a monomer having a hydroxysilyl group or an alkoxysilyl group and containing a phosphorus atom. By using the electrolyte membrane, it becomes possible to produce a fuel cell having extremely high performance. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239945 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - A membrane electrode assembly according to the invention includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and an electrode joined to each of two sides of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The solid polymer electrolyte membrane is such that some or all of the protons included in the entire solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a band region, or a non-power generating region are ion exchanged with one or more cations selected from among complex cations, class four alkylammonium cations, and high valence cations. In addition or alternatively, the solid polymer electrolyte membrane includes an organo-metalloxane polymer obtained by impregnating the entire solid polymer electrolyte membrane, the non-power generating region, or the band region with an organo-metalloxane monomer that includes an ammonium cation or a class four ammonium cation at its terminus and then hydrolyzing and polycondensing the organo-metalloxane monomer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239946 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL | 2010-09-23 |
20100239947 | Condensed ring-containing polymer electrolyte and application thereof - The polymer electrolyte of the present invention comprises a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) in weight fraction of 1 to 30% by weight: | 2010-09-23 |
20100239948 | FUEL CELL SOCKET AND FUEL CELL USING SAME - A fuel cell socket ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239949 | CELL FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND GAS CHANNEL STRUCTURE FOR FUEL CELL - A cell for a fuel cell, comprising a membrane electrode assembly, expanded moldings that are laminated to both surfaces of the membrane electrode assembly and form gas channels, and separators that are laminated to the gas channel structures and separate the gases between adjacent cells, wherein each of the expanded moldings comprises a gas channel substrate formed from a metal material such as a titanium material or a stainless steel, a conductive layer that is formed from a conductor such as gold on a contact portion of the gas channel substrate that contacts the membrane electrode assembly or the separator, and a hydrophilic layer that is formed from a hydrophilic material such as a titanium oxide on the gas channel surface of the gas channel substrate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239950 | CATALYST LAYER-SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND FUEL CELL - A catalyst layer-supporting substrate includes a substrate and a catalyst layer. The catalyst layer includes a catalyst material and pores. The catalyst layer is formed on the substrate. The catalyst material has a layer or wire shape. A half-value width of a main peak of the catalyst material, as determined from X-ray diffraction spectrum of the catalyst layer, is 1.5° or more. A porosity of the catalyst layer is 30% or more. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239951 | FUEL CELL COMPRISING OXYGEN ELECTRODE WITH SURFACE NANOSTRUCTURE - An oxygen electrode used in the fuel cell and includes a plurality of carbon particles, a carbon thin-film, and surface nanostructure. The carbon particles are bonded to one another with the carbon thin-film, and the surface nanostructure is formed on the surface of the carbon thin-film. The surface nanostructure comprises catalyst nanoparticles made of platinum (Pt) and carbon nanoparticles. According to this combination of these elements, the catalyst nanoparticles are confined within three-dimensional structure to be formed by the carbon nanoparticles and are immobilized without losing space which allows any reactant to be accessed to the surface of the catalyst nanoparticles. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239952 | IONIC ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MAKING USE OF IONIC ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE - To provide an ionic electrolyte membrane structure that enables contact between the air pole and the fuel pole in which structure an edge face of the interface between an ion conducting layer and an ion non-conducting layer stands bare on a plane, an ionic electrolyte membrane structure which transmits ions only is made up of i) a substrate having a plurality of pores which have been made through the substrate in the thickness direction thereof and ii) a plurality of multi-layer membranes each comprising an ion conducting layer formed of an ion conductive material and an ion non-conducting layer formed of an ion non-conductive material which have alternately been formed in laminae a plurality of times on each inner wall surface of the pores of the substrate in such a way that the multi-layer membranes fill up the pores completely; the ions only being transmitted in the through direction by way of the multi-layer membranes provided on the inner wall surfaces of the pores. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239953 | GAS DIFFUSION UNIT FOR A FUEL CELL - Gas diffusion unit ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239954 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a separator having circular disks. On a surface of each of the circular disks, a fuel gas channel is provided for supplying a fuel gas to an anode. The fuel gas channel includes ring shaped grooves and ridges provided alternately, wherein the width of the ring shaped grooves gradually increases outwardly from a fuel gas inlet. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239955 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system includes a holder, a first connector, a second connector, and a connecting pipe. The holder has a device holder part on which an electronic device is to be mounted. The first connector is provided at the device holder part. The second connector is connected to a fuel cartridge. The connecting pipe connects the first connector with the second connector. A predetermined portion of the device holder part other than the first connector and a predetermined part of the electronic device form a pair of mechanical keys having special shapes capable of being coupled to each other. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239956 | Unit for a Fuel Cell System, and a Fuel Cell System - A flow unit such as may be provided as a recirculation device for an anode circuit of a fuel cell system has at least one moving element by which a two-phase flow with a liquid phase can be conveyed. At least one separator is arranged in or adjacent to the unit. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239957 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL - A separator has a concavo-convex structure formed in mutually reversed shapes on two opposite sides thereof to define flow paths of different fluids on the respective two sides. The concavo-convex structure includes multiple first projections formed and protruded on one side of the two opposite sides and arranged at intervals having a preset regularity. The concavo-convex structure also includes multiple second projections formed and protruded on the other side of the two opposite sides in a specific area corresponding to an area for formation of the multiple first projections on the one side and arranged at intervals having a preset regularity. The concavo-convex structure further includes reinforcing elements protruded on the one side. Each of the reinforcing elements is formed as a convex in a specific shape of connecting multiple positions where the first projections are expected to be formed according to the preset regularity, while avoiding positions corresponding to the second projections formed on the other side. This arrangement effectively prevents a potential trouble caused by deformation of the separator due to a pressure difference between the flow pressures of the respective fluids flowing on the respective sides of the separator. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239958 | HYDROPHILIC/HYDROPHOBIC PATTERNED SURFACES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - One embodiment includes a substrate having a plurality of molecular chains, each chain comprising a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic segment, and a reversible crosslinker. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239959 | Method for preparation of the solid oxide fuel cell single cell - There are disclosed a method for preparation of the solid oxide fuel cell single cell and a single cell with nano (micro) meso porous cathode electrode that are operational from 723 to 1073 K. The cathode electrode of the single cell possesses very large surface area (10-500 m2 g | 2010-09-23 |
20100239960 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - The present invention provides a production method for fuel cell separator, including: preparing a material plate made of stainless steel; press forming the material plate, so that the material plate has a cross section having a concavo-convex shape; and plating only convex of the concavo-convex shape of the material plate with a conductive metal, wherein in the plating, a plating solution holding member, having a plating solution including an ion of the conductive metal, is prepared, the plating solution holding member contacts only the convex, and current is supplied between the solution holding member and the material plate, and in the plating, hydrogen is generated on a surface of the material plate, a passivation film formed on the surface of the material plate is reduced by the hydrogen, and the material plate is plated with the conductive metal. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239961 | HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS SEALS - A flexible seal for use in a solid oxide fuel cell stack is formed from a fibre matrix with a plurality of solid particles through tape casting method. The fibres and particles are preferably ceramic and may be formed from alumina or zirconia. The seal may be formed by forming a slurry of fibres, particles, a binder and a non-aqueous solvent, tape casting the slurry, drying the tape seal, die-cutting, prior to installation in the fuel cell stack. | 2010-09-23 |