39th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130252079 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING A RESISTANCE MEMBER - A rechargeable battery including: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and second electrodes; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case; a first electrode terminal arranged on the cap plate, electrically connected to the cap plate, and connected to the first electrode; and a second electrode terminal arranged on the cap plate, insulated from the cap plate, and connected to the second electrode, the first electrode terminal including a terminal plate connected to the first electrode and exposed to an outside of the cap plate, and a top plate electrically connecting the terminal plate and the cap plate, and having an electrical resistance greater than an electrical resistance of the terminal plate. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252080 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE HAVING CURRENT COLLECTOR AND VEHICLE HAVING THE ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - Provided are an electric storage device in which a current collector is not easily broken even when vibration is applied, and a vehicle having this electric storage device. This electric storage device includes a case having a first inner surface and a second inner surface adjacent to the first inner surface, an electrode assembly housed in the case and including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate insulated from each other, an electrode terminal disposed outside the case, and a current collector housed in the case and electrically connecting the electrode assembly and the electrode terminal to each other. A distal end edge of a distal end portion of the current collector is supported on the first inner surface of the case. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252081 | BATTERY CASE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a battery case including a receiving part having an electrode assembly mounted therein, wherein the receiving part, which is formed by deforming a sheet type base material, is configured to have a stair-like structure in which at least one corner and/or surface forming a shape of the receiving part is deformed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252082 | HARD CARBON MATERIALS - The present application is directed to hard carbon materials. The hard carbon materials find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, in lithium ion batteries. Methods for making the disclosed carbon materials are also disclosed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252083 | LEAD-ZINC BATTERY - A rechargeable battery is provided such that the positive electrode comprises lead, the negative electrode zinc, and the electrolyte is an aqueous solution of an alkali metal bisulfate. Upon discharge, lead dioxide is reduced to lead sulfate, zinc is oxidized to zinc oxide, and the electrolyte is converted to an alkali metal hydroxide. The reactions are reversed when the battery is charged. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252084 | SUBSTRATE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - According to one embodiment, a substrate includes a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer comprises tungsten oxide particles having a first peak in a range of 268 to 274 cm | 2013-09-26 |
20130252085 | METAL-DOPED NICKEL OXIDE ACTIVE MATERIALS - A primary battery includes a cathode having an alkali-deficient nickel oxide including metals such as Ca, Mg, Al, Co, Y, Mn, and/or non-metals such as B, Si, Ge, or a combination of metal and/or non-metal atoms; a combination of metal atoms; an anode; a separator between the cathode and the anode; and an alkaline electrolyte. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252086 | BATTERY ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In order to allow for maximum freedom of design in the selection of an electrode or battery shape, a compact configuration and low production costs, the invention specifies a battery electrode and a method for producing same, wherein a collector substrate is coated with a coating film and at least one arrester region is produced thereon by removing the coating film by means of laser ablation. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252087 | CATHODE AND A CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PLATE FOR A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THESE - The present invention relates to a cathode and a cathode active material plate for a lithium secondary battery, and the production method thereof. There is a feature of the present invention in that grooves consisting of a concave portion and having an infinite form (for example, an infinite cell-like shape) in a planar view are formed in a principal surface of the cathode active material plate. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252088 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A power storage device is reduced in weight. A metal sheet serving as a negative electrode current collector is separated and another negative electrode current collector is formed. For example, through the step of forming silicon serving as a negative electrode active material layer over a titanium sheet and then performing heating, the titanium sheet can be separated. Then, another negative electrode current collector with a thickness of more than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 1 μm is formed. Thus, light weight of the power storage device can be achieved. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252089 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - Provided is a power storage device having a high discharge capacitance and a light-transmitting property. The power storage device includes a first current collector having a net-like planar shape; a first active material layer over the first current collector; a solid electrolyte layer over the first active material layer; a second active material layer over the solid electrolyte layer; and a second current collector over the second active material layer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252090 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of securing safety at a time of battery abnormality and restricting a drop in capacity or output at a time of battery use is provided. In a lithium-ion secondary battery | 2013-09-26 |
20130252091 | Lithium Ion Battery Electrode and Its Fabrication Method - The present invention is aimed to provide a complex electrode for a lithium ion battery, consisting of: an electro-conductive current collector with porous three-dimensional network construction, the electrode active materials filled in the porous current collector, and a porous ionic conductive polymer binder coated in the pores of the current collector holding the electrode materials. In the abovementioned lithium ion battery complex electrode construction, the current collector connects with the electrode active materials through its highly porous three-dimensional backbone network and thus greatly improves the utilization of the electrode active materials and obtains high area density and low impedance of the electrode. Another objective of this invention is to disclose a novel electrode fabrication technique for lithium ion batteries. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252092 | Lithium Ion Battery - The present invention is related with a novel fabrication technique for a lithium ion battery, consisting of a cathode layer and an anode layer. The cathode and the anode layer are configured through a separator in between. The cathode or the anode layer comprises: a current collector with porous three-dimensional network construction; an electrode active material, filled in the pores and onto the both sides of the abovementioned current collector; and a layer of porous ionic conductive polymer layer, coated on the abovementioned current collector holding the electrode material. In the abovementioned lithium ion battery, the cathode or the anode layer comprises both the current collector and the electrode material. The current collector connects with the electrode material through its porous three-dimensional network and thus improves the active material utilization, capacity and energy density of the lithium ion battery. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252093 | MULTILAYER-STRUCTURED CARBON MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER-STRUCTURED CARBON MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - The present invention resolves the problem by using a multilayer-structured carbon material, as a nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery negative electrode, which satisfies the following (a) and (b):
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20130252094 | SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - This secondary battery negative electrode material constitutes an active material layer formed on a current collector layer of a secondary battery negative electrode and includes a Si particle and a coating material containing Ni and P, formed to cover a surface of the Si particle. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252095 | NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The non-aqueous secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a separator. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material, a conductive polymer, an organic silane compound, a conductive assistant and a binder, the conductive polymer is polythiophene or a derivative thereof, and the content of the conductive polymer is 0.05 to 0.5 mass % with respect to the total mass of the positive electrode mixture layer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252096 | Nonaqueous Electrolyte Rechargeable Battery Having Electrode Containing Conductive Polymer - A nonaqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active material that occludes and discharges an alkali metal ion. The negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active material that occludes and discharges an alkali metal ion. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode contains a conductive polymer. The conductive polymer has a fiber-form or a three-dimensional structure provided by the fiber-form as a base, the fiber-form having a fiber diameter of equal to or less than 100 nm and an aspect ratio of equal to or greater than 10. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252097 | METHOD TO PREPARE SILICON PARTICLES FOR USE IN LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY ANODES - The disclosure describes a process to fabricate composite anodes for lithium secondary batteries using silicon particles obtained from the byproducts of silicon manufacturing processes. Silicon particles are obtained from the byproducts of solar cell manufacturing or silicon wafer manufacturing steps such as sawing, polishing and deposition processes. Said silicon particles are mechanically resized, mixed with carbonaceous materials and formed into an anode for a lithium secondary battery. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252098 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE BASE MEMBER - A battery having high output voltage, high energy density and excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics is achieved through the use of one of the following negative electrode base members as a negative electrode base member for lithium ion secondary batteries: a negative electrode base member where a metal film is formed on a support having an organic film; such a negative electrode base member where the surface layer of the organic film is covered with a metal oxide film; a negative electrode base member where a metal film is formed on a support having a composite film formed from a composite film-forming material containing an organic component and an inorganic component; and a negative electrode base member where a silica coating is formed, on a support having a photoresist pattern, from a silica film-forming coating liquid and a metal film is formed on the support after removing the photoresist pattern. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252099 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE BASE MEMBER - A battery having high output voltage, high energy density and excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics is achieved through the use of one of the following negative electrode base members as a negative electrode base member for lithium ion secondary batteries: a negative electrode base member where a metal film is formed on a support having an organic film; such a negative electrode base member where the surface layer of the organic film is covered with a metal oxide film; a negative electrode base member where a metal film is formed on a support having a composite film formed from a composite film-forming material containing an organic component and an inorganic component; and a negative electrode base member where a silica coating is formed, on a support having a photoresist pattern, from a silica film-forming coating liquid and a metal film is formed on the support after removing the photoresist pattern. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252100 | COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a composite positive electrode active material, an electrode for a lithium secondary battery including the composite positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, a composite positive electrode active material including lithium composite oxide, activated carbon, and carbon black, an electrode for a lithium secondary battery including the composite positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery. The present disclosure may provide a lithium secondary battery having improved rate characteristics in a low-temperature atmosphere. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252101 | NANOPOROUS SILICON AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY ANODES FORMED THEREFROM - An electrode for a lithium ion battery, the electrode including nanoporous silicon structures, each nanoporous silicon structure defining a multiplicity of pores, a binder, and a conductive substrate. The nanoporous silicon structures are mixed with the binder to form a composition, and the composition is adhered to the conductive substrate to form the electrode. The nanoporous silicon may be, for example, nanoporous silicon nanowires or nanoporous silicon formed by etching a silicon wafer, metallurgical grade silicon, silicon nanoparticles, or silicon prepared from silicon precursors in a plasma or chemical vapor deposition process. The nanoporous silicon structures may be coated or combined with a carbon-containing compound, such as reduced graphene oxide. The electrode has a high specific capacity (e.g., above 1000 mAh/g at current rate of 0.4 A/g, above 1000 mAh/g at a current rate of 2.0 A/g, or above 1400 mAh/g at a current rate of 1.0 A/g). | 2013-09-26 |
20130252102 | Nonaqueous Electrolyte Rechargeable Battery Having Electrode Containing Conductive Polymer - A nonaqueous electrolyte rechargeable battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active material that occludes and discharges an alkali metal ion. The negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active material that occludes and discharges an alkali metal ion. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode contains a conductive polymer that binds the active material and provides oxidation resistance. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252103 | POROUS SUPPORT STRUCTURES, ELECTRODES CONTAINING SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Electrodes comprising metal support structures and methods for making the same are generally described. In certain embodiments, the electrodes described herein comprise a metal porous support structure, and an electrode active material at least partially contained within the pores of the porous support structure. In some embodiments, the electrical conductivity of the porous support structure material can ensure that electrons are efficiently transferred through and/or out of the electrode (e.g., to a current collector and/or to an external circuit). The pores within the porous support structure can ensure, in certain embodiments, that the electrode active material is accessible to the electrolyte, thereby enhancing performance of the electrochemical cell in which the electrode is used. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252104 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING POSITIVE ELECTRODE - Provided is a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery sequentially including a positive electrode collector, a positive electrode active material layer able to insert/extract lithium ions, and a lithium ion conductive layer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252105 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Provided are a positive electrode active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode active material, and more particularly, a positive electrode active material in which a surface of layer-structured lithium transition metal composite oxide is coated with one or more indium-based compounds selected from the group consisting of indium oxides and alloys including indium, a method of preparing the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode active material. According to the present disclosure, degradation of cycle characteristics according to repetitive discharge of a battery may be prevented and thermal stability and rate characteristics may be improved. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252106 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE USED IN THE SAME - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery having a high energy density, and a positive electrode and a negative electrode used therefor. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein: the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material having an initial charge/discharge efficiency of 75% or less when charged and discharged by employing metallic Li as a ocounter electrode; and the positive electrode contains a metal oxide (X) represented by A | 2013-09-26 |
20130252107 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Provided is a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery including layer-structured lithium metal oxide expressed by the following Chemical Formula 1 and at least one selected from the group consisting of spinel-structured lithium metal oxides and olivine-structured lithium metal oxides. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252108 | METAL-DOPED NICKEL OXIDE ACTIVE MATERIALS - A primary alkaline battery includes a cathode having an alkali-deficient nickel (IV)-containing oxide including metals such as Ni, Co, Mg, Al, Ca, Y, Mn, and/or non-metals such as B, Si, Ge or a combination of metal and/or non-metal ions as stabilizing dopants; a combination of metal ions as dopants; an anode; a separator between the cathode and the anode; and an alkaline electrolyte. The battery can be pre-discharged within one hour after assembly to decrease the open circuit voltage. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252109 | Positive Electrode Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery and Method for Preparing the Same - Provided is a method for preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the method comprising: mixing and reacting a nickel source, a cobalt source, and an aluminum source, ammonia water, sucrose, and a pH adjusting agent to prepare a mixed solution; drying and oxidizing the mixed solution to prepare a positive electrode active material precursor; and adding a lithium source to the positive electrode active material precursor and firing them to prepare a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252110 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - A negative active material includes a silicon-based particle and a crystalline carbonaceous material, the crystalline carbonaceous material including a graphite particle and a carbonaceous nano-sheet. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252111 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery involves a negative electrode sheet including a negative current collector and a negative active material layer that contains negative active material particles including first particles and second particles. In the negative active material layer, the ratio of the first particles to the total negative active material particles in a part on the current collector side in the layer thickness direction of the negative active material layer is higher than the ratio of the first particles to the total negative active material particles in the whole negative active material layer and the ratio of the second particles to the total negative active material particles in a part on an outer surface side of the negative active material layer in the layer thickness direction is higher than the ratio of the second particles to the total negative active material particles in the whole negative active material layer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252112 | HIGH VOLTAGE RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM BATTERIES HAVING A NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - A rechargable magnesium battery having an non-aqueous electrolyte is provided. The properties of the electrolyte include high conductivity, high Coulombic efficiency, and an electrochemical window that can exceed 3.5 V vs. Mg/Mg | 2013-09-26 |
20130252113 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a pyrimidine-based compound, a non-fluorinated solvent and a fluorinated solvent; and a lithium secondary battery using the same. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252114 | HIGH VOLTAGE RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM CELLS HAVING A NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - A electrochemical cell having an non-aqueous electrolyte is provided. The properties of the electrolyte include high conductivity, high Coulombic efficiency, and an electrochemical window that can exceed 3.5 V vs. Mg/Mg | 2013-09-26 |
20130252115 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM USING PLASMA GASIFIER - A generation system using a plasma gasifier, includes a plasma gasifier that combusts pulverized coal or biomass using plasma so as to generate a synthesis gas including hydrogen (H | 2013-09-26 |
20130252116 | Model Based Approach For In-Situ WVTD Degradation Detection In Fuel Cell Vehicles - A method of estimating water vapor transfer unit degradation without having to remove the unit from a fuel cell system to which it cooperates, and a device performing the same. The method includes using a combination of a backward-looking model and a forward-looking model. The first of these models is used to evaluate changes in water vapor transfer effectiveness in the unit, while the second is for determining the water transfer rate of the unit. Together, the models provide a more accurate way to estimate and control relative humidity for both stack inlet and outlet flowpaths, as well as provide an indication of when service or replacement of the water vapor transfer unit may be warranted. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252117 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HUMIDIFIED FLUID STREAM DELIVERY TO FUEL CELL STACK - An apparatus for providing a humidified cathode fluid stream to a fuel cell stack is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a first humidifier including membranes and a compressor. The first humidifier is configured to receive a cathode fluid stream and to humidify the cathode fluid stream with water from a recirculated fluid stream to provide a first humidified cathode stream. The compressor is configured to receive the first humidified cathode stream and to provide a first pressurized humidified cathode stream. The compressor is further configured to generate a pressure differential across the first humidifier such that the membranes are humidified with the water. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252118 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ENERGY AND WATER - Fuel cell systems aboard means of transport can be used for generating energy and for producing water. In order to reduce the overall weight of the system, the fuel cell is controlled or regulated in dependence on a current fill level or a limit level of the water tank, as well as a predicted future water consumption. In this way, it may be possible to minimize the water quantity to be stored in the water tank. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252119 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack Heat Treatment Methods and Apparatus - Systems and methods are provided for fuel cell stack heat treatment. An eductor may be used to recycle air into the air inlet stream or to recycle fuel into the fuel inlet stream. An eductor may also be used to exhaust air away from the furnace. The stack heat treatment may include stack sintering or conditioning. The conditioning may be conducted without using externally supplied hydrogen. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252120 | ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - An improved system of hardware and controls, known as a Hyper Hub, that absorbs electric power from any source, including hydropower, wind, solar, and other renewable energy resources, chemically stores the power in hydrogen-dense anhydrous ammonia, then reshapes the stored energy to the power grid with zero emissions by using anhydrous ammonia to fuel diesel-type, spark-ignited internal combustion, combustion turbine, fuel cell or other electric power generators, and for other purposes. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN FOR PLANT EQUIPMENT - A system includes a photoelectrolysis system having a solar collector configured to collect and concentrate solar radiation to heat water, generate electricity, or both. The system also includes an electrolysis unit configured to electrolyze the heated water using at least the generated electricity to produce a first gas mixture and a second gas mixture. The first gas mixture includes oxygen and steam and the second gas mixture includes hydrogen and steam. The system further includes a first device configured to receive and use the first gas mixture as well as a hydrogen membrane configured to receive and separate the hydrogen and steam mixture into a hydrogen component and a steam component. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252122 | POWER GENERATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A power generator according to the present invention includes a fuel cell system ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130252123 | FUEL CELL POWER PLANT OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN SUB-FREEZING AMBIENT CONDITIONS - The fuel cell power plant operating system ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130252124 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING FUEL CELL - A system for activating a fuel cell includes a flow meter for measuring the amount of water discharged from an outlet of the air electrode and an outlet of the fuel electrode; a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure at the respective outlets; and a back pressure regulator receiving flow values measured by the flow meters and pressure values measured by the pressure sensors, which are fed back from a controller, and regulating a pressure difference (ΔP=P | 2013-09-26 |
20130252125 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A power generation system of the present invention comprises a fuel cell system ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130252126 | FUEL CELL DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a fuel cell system. A hot zone chamber has a wall thickness T and a heat source coupled thereto. An elongate fuel cell device is positioned with a first lengthwise portion within the hot zone chamber, a second lengthwise portion outside the hot zone chamber, and a third lengthwise portion of length T within the chamber wall. The third portion has a maximum dimension L in a plane transverse to the length where T≧½L. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252127 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a first separator and a second separator. The first separator includes a first sandwiching section for sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly, a fuel gas supply section, and a first bridge section. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the fuel gas supply section in the stacking direction. The second separator includes a second sandwiching section for sandwiching the electrolyte electrode assembly, an oxygen-containing gas supply section, and a second bridge section. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage extends through the oxygen-containing gas supply section. A first displacement absorbing mechanism, a second displacement absorbing mechanism, a third displacement absorbing mechanism and a fourth displacement absorbing mechanism are provided in the fuel gas supply section, the oxygen-containing gas supply section, the first sandwiching section and the second sandwiching section for absorbing displacement generated in the fuel cell stack. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252128 | Membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell with binder layer having inorganic additive and fuel cell system using the same - The present invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The membrane-electrode assembly includes an anode and a cathode facing each other and a polymer electrolyte membrane positioned therebetween. The polymer electrolyte membrane adheres to the anode through a binder disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane and the anode, and adheres to the cathode through a binder disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane and the cathode. The binder and the polymer electrolyte membrane can include a cation exchange resin and an inorganic additive. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252129 | System, Method and Device for Use of a Carbonaceous Material as a Fuel for the Direct Generation of Electrical and Thermal Energy - A solid oxide supercritical water electrochemical cell which uses carbonaceous materials, such as sewage or waste food, in a mixture with fluid as fuel, simultaneously generating two or more forms of energy by means of combustion of oxidizable carbonaceous material in whole or in part by electrochemical oxidation under hydrothermal conditions. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252130 | FUEL CELL - A power generation unit of a fuel cell includes a first metal separator, a first membrane electrode assembly, a second metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a third metal separator. A bypass limiting section is provided at an end of the coolant flow field for preventing a coolant from bypassing the coolant flow field. The bypass limiting section includes a corrugated section formed integrally with the first metal separator and a corrugated section formed integrally with the third metal separator adjacent to the first metal separator, and contacting the corrugated section. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252131 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a first separator, and a second separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a resin frame member, and an electrolyte membrane. The resin frame member includes a first surface, a second surface, a first buffer portion, and a second buffer portion. The first buffer portion is provided on the first surface of the resin frame member. The second buffer portion is provided on the second surface of the resin frame member. The second buffer portion is independent from the first buffer portion. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252132 | NOBLE METAL CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NOBLE METAL CATALYST LAYER - According to one embodiment, the noble metal catalyst layer includes first noble metal layer and a second noble metal layer formed on the first noble metal layer. The first noble metal layer includes a first noble metal element and has a porosity of 65 to 95 vol. %, a volume of pores having a diameter of 5 to 80 nm accounts for 50% or more of a volume of total pores in the first noble metal layer. The second noble metal layer includes a second noble metal element, and has an average thickness of 3 to 20 nm and a porosity of 50 vol. % or less. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252133 | MEMBRANE CATALYST LAYER ASSEMBLY WITH REINFORCING FILMS, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH REINFORCING FILMS, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS - A membrane-catalyst layer assembly with reinforcing films including a solid polymer electrolyte membrane | 2013-09-26 |
20130252134 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT IONOMERS AND IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR USE AS ONE OR MORE ELECTRODE OF A FUEL CELL - This invention relates to solid polymer electrolyte materials for use in one or more electrode of a fuel cell. The solid polymer electrolyte materials comprise one or more ionomer which comprises polymerized units of monomers A and monomers B, wherein monomers A are perfluoro dioxole or perfluoro dioxolane monomers, and the monomers B are functionalized perfluoro olefins having fluoroalkyl sulfonyl, fluoroalkyl sulfonate or fluoroalkyl sulfonic acid pendant groups, CF | 2013-09-26 |
20130252135 | PT-RU NANO-ALLOY/GRAPHENE CATALYST, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - A Pt—Ru nano-alloy/graphene catalyst comprises graphene as a support, and a Pt—Ru nano-alloy loaded on the graphene. The use of graphene as support for the catalyst takes advantage of the ion effect and tow-dimensional ductility of graphene, which increase the stability of the catalyst. The catalyst is prepared by a reverse micelles system method which provides a micro-environment (i.e. water-in-oil microemulsion), so that the particle size of the resulting nano-alloy particles can be regulated easily and is more uniformly distributed. The use of the catalyst in electrochemistry is also disclosed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252136 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR MATERIAL, FUEL CELL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL SEPARATOR MATERIAL - It is an object to provide a fuel cell separator material excellent in electroconductivity and corrosion resistance and capable of excellently adhering to a gasket material by stipulating a novel separator material, a fuel cell, and a method for manufacturing the fuel cell separator material. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252137 | USE OF POROUS MEMBRANE AND COMPOSITE MEMBRANE THEREOF IN REDOX FLOW ENERGY STORAGE BATTERY - Disclosed is use of a porous membrane and a composite membrane thereof in a redox flow batteries, and in particular the use thereof in a vanadium redox flow battery. The membrane can effectively realize the separation of ions with different valence states, and an ion transfer without any ion exchange group. The pore size and structure of the porous membrane can be controlled by filling an inorganic substance or grafting an ion exchange group in the pore, in order to improve the barrier properties of the porous membrane for vanadium ions and to increase proton conductivity. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252138 | PT/GRAPHENE CATALYST, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - A Pt/graphene catalyst comprises graphene as carrier, and Pt loaded on the graphene. The use of graphene as carrier for the catalyst takes advantage of the ion effect and two-dimensional ductility of graphene, which increases the stability of the catalyst. The catalyst is prepared by a reverse micelles system method which provides a micro-environment (i.e. water-in-oil microemulsion), so that the particle size of the resulting nano-particles can be regulated easily and is more uniformly distributed. The use of the catalyst in electrochemostry is also disclosed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252139 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIPOLAR PLATES - Disclosed herein is a method for producing bipolar plates. The method comprises providing an electrically conductive sheet and then cutting through the sheet to create at least one opening for a fluid in the sheet. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252140 | DIFUNCTIONAL (METH)ACRYLATE WRITING MONOMERS - The invention relates to compounds, of formula (I) in which X is CH | 2013-09-26 |
20130252141 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PHOTOMASK - In a method form manufacturing a photomask, the method includes coating an organometallic ink on a base substrate to form a solution layer. The base substrate is heat-treated on which the solution layer is formed, to self-produce a nanoparticle in the solution layer. A laser is irradiated to the solution layer, to form a metal pattern. The solution layer having the metal pattern is cleaned. The metal pattern is heat-treated. The metal pattern is covered using an encapsulant. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252142 | IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS OF FORMING SAME, AND METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES - An imaging device comprising a first region and a second region. Imaging features in the first region and assist features in the second region are substantially the same size as one another and are formed substantially on pitch. Methods of forming an imaging device and methods of forming a semiconductor device structure are also disclosed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252143 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGN OF ENHANCED ACCURACY PATTERNS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - A method and system for fracturing or mask data preparation are presented in which overlapping shots are generated to increase dosage in selected portions of a pattern, thus improving the fidelity and/or the critical dimension variation of the transferred pattern. In various embodiments, the improvements may affect the ends of paths or lines, or square or nearly-square patterns. Simulation is used to determine the pattern that will be produced on the surface. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252144 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING AN AIR-GAP REGION AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure, the method includes removing a portion of a dielectric filler from a first metal-containing layer formed over a semiconductor substrate to define an air-gap region according to a predetermined air-gap pattern. The method further includes filling the air-gap region with a decomposable filler and forming a dielectric capping layer over the first metal-containing layer. The method further includes decomposing the decomposable filler. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252145 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - A multi charged particle beam writing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of first blankers to respectively perform blanking deflection of a corresponding beam in multiple beams having passed through the plurality of openings of the aperture member, a plurality of second blankers to deflect a defective beam in the multiple beams having passed through the plurality of openings of the aperture member to be in a direction orthogonal to a deflection direction of the plurality of first blankers, a blanking aperture member to block each of beams which were deflected to be in a beam off state by at least one of the plurality of first blankers and the plurality of second blankers, and a detection processing unit to detect a defective beam in the multiple beams having passed through the plurality of openings of the aperture member. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252146 | Projection Exposure Tool for Microlithography and Method for Microlithographic Imaging - A projection exposure tool for microlithography for imaging mask structures of an image-providing substrate onto a substrate to be structured includes a measuring apparatus configured to determine a relative position of measurement structures disposed on a surface of one of the substrates in relation to one another in at least one lateral direction with respect to the substrate surface and to thereby simultaneously measure a number of measurement structures disposed laterally offset in relation to one another. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252147 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive support, and an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer that are provided in this order on the conductive support, wherein the undercoat layer includes at least metallic oxide particles, a reactive acceptor substance including an anthraquinone structure expressed by the following Formula 1, and a binder resin, the charge generation layer includes hydroxygallium phthalocyanine as a charge generation material, and a reflectance of incident light having a wavelength of 780 nm on a surface of the charge generation layer when the charge transport layer is removed is 17% or greater: | 2013-09-26 |
20130252148 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, a photosensitive layer that is provided on the conductive substrate, and a surface layer that is provided on the photosensitive layer or is contained in the photosensitive layer, wherein the surface layer is formed of a cured film of a composition including a first reactive charge transport material having a hydroxyl group and a second reactive charge transport material having a methoxy group, and has an elastic deformation ratio R satisfying the following Expression (1): | 2013-09-26 |
20130252149 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; an undercoat layer which is provided on the conductive substrate and includes a binder resin and metal oxide particles of which the surfaces are treated with at least two kinds of coupling agents of a first coupling agent having an electron-donating group and a second coupling agent having an electron-accepting group; and a photosensitive layer which is provided on the undercoat layer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252150 | ADDITIVE FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an additive for an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is represented by Formula (I): | 2013-09-26 |
20130252151 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a substrate; a photosensitive layer that is provided on the substrate; and a surface layer that is provided on the photosensitive layer, contains fluororesin particles, is a single layer having a thickness of 3 μm or greater, and has a cross-section, taken along a thickness direction thereof, which satisfies specific expressions. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252152 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a substrate and a photosensitive layer, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor has a surface layer containing fluorine resin particles, and the fluorine resin particles exposed on a surface satisfy the following Expression (1): | 2013-09-26 |
20130252153 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A negative-charge type electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; an undercoat layer which includes a binder resin and metal oxide particles and in which the work function is from 4.0 eV to 4.7 eV; a charge generation layer in which a difference between the work functions of the charge generation layer and the undercoat layer is from −4 eV to 0 eV; and a charge transport layer which is provided on the charge generation layer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252154 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, an undercoat layer that is provided on the conductive substrate, a charge generation layer that is provided on the undercoat layer, a charge transport layer that is provided on the charge generation layer, and a protective layer that is provided on the charge transport layer and has volume resistivity of 2×10 | 2013-09-26 |
20130252155 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is an electrostatic charge image developer including a first toner that contains a binder resin and a brilliant pigment, a second toner that contains a binder resin without a brilliant pigment, and a carrier, wherein the developer satisfies the following formulae, | 2013-09-26 |
20130252156 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles that contain a binder resin having a carboxyl group, in which the carboxyl group in the binder resin present on the surfaces of the toner particles forms an alkaline earth metal salt, and an amount of the alkaline earth metal which is detected through ion chromatography of the toner particles is in a range of from 1.00×10 | 2013-09-26 |
20130252157 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent and an external additive, in which the external additive contains inorganic particles which include saturated hydrocarbons having from 9 to 35 carbon atoms on the surfaces thereof. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252158 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic toner, including: a binder resin; a colorant; and an organically-modified layered inorganic mineral, wherein the binder resin contains 50% by mass or more of a crystalline resin relative to the binder resin, and the crystalline resin contains a resin having a sulfonic acid group, and wherein an amount of the sulfonic acid group is 0.1% by mass to 2.0% by mass relative to the resin having the sulfonic acid group. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252159 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles that contain a colorant, a binder resin and a release agent, and an external additive, in which the external additive contains inorganic particles including an aliphatic alcohol having 5 or more carbon atoms and a melting point of 20° C. or lower on the surfaces thereof. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252160 | TONER FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TONER FOR FORMING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A toner for forming an electrophotographic image is provided, wherein the toner includes at least four types of binder resins,
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20130252161 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent; and an external additive, wherein the external additive contains inorganic particles which include a compound represented by Formula (1) below on the surfaces thereof: | 2013-09-26 |
20130252162 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - A process includes forming particles in a latex by emulsion polymerization of a mixture including one or more monomers in an emulsion, and about 4 percent or less by weight of the mixture of a non-surfactant-based charge control agent, the non-surfactant-based charge control agent is distributed within a matrix of the particles, and forming toner particles from the particles in the latex, the toner particles supporting a sufficient triboelectric charge for use under A-zone environmental conditions in a single-component development system. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252163 | TONER - Provided is a toner capable of suppressing the bleeding of wax to the surface of the toner to maintain a high electrophotograph property while maintaining a broad fixing temperature range and capable of reducing interior contamination in long-term use. The toner includes toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a colorant, and a wax. The toner has a softening point of 75° C. or more and 110° C. or less measured by a constant-pressure-extrusion-type capillary rheometer. The wax is a hydrocarbon wax composed of a hydrocarbon compound. The hydrocarbon wax has specific abundance ratios each corresponding to a specific carbon number range of hydrocarbon compounds. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252164 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes toner particles containing a colorant, a binder resin, and a release agent, and an external additive, wherein the external additive contains inorganic particles having fluorine atom-containing oil on the hydrophobization-treated surfaces. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252165 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner including toner particles containing a colorant, a binder resin and a release agent; and an external additive, in which the external additive contains inorganic particles having hydrocarbon oil that contains a saturated hydrocarbon having a ring structure on the surfaces thereof. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252166 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developer includes a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, containing toner particles including a polyester resin having a rosin skeleton and an external additive, and a carrier having core material particles and a coating resin layer which coats the surface of the core material particles, in which the hardness of the coating resin layer is from 1.2 times to 2.0 times that of the toner particles. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252167 | TONER - A toner comprising toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the binder resin includes a resin having an endothermic peak at a temperature of 55° C. to 120° C. in a DSC curve; the toner has a softening point Tm of 90° C. to 140° C.; in the viscoelastic characteristic of the toner measured at a frequency of 6.28 rad/sec, the storage elastic modulus at a temperature of 180° C. is 1.0×10 | 2013-09-26 |
20130252168 | CARRIER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, DEVELOPER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A carrier for developing an electrostatic charge image includes a core containing a magnetic material and a coating layer, in which the coating layer includes porous carbon having a volume average particle size of from 0.5 μm to 2 μm and a BET specific surface area of from 1 m | 2013-09-26 |
20130252169 | CARRIER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE, TOW-COMPONENT DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A carrier for developing electrostatic latent image, including a particulate magnetic core material; and a coated layer covering the surface of the particulate magnetic core material, wherein the coated layer includes a resin including a silicone resin and a methacrylic ester or an acrylic ester resin, and a filler including a substrate; and an electroconductive layer comprising tin dioxide (SnO | 2013-09-26 |
20130252170 | Polymer Compound, And Resist-Protecting Film Composition Including Same For A Liquid Immersion Exposure Process - A polymer compound and a resist protective film composition for an immersion lithography process including the same. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252171 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) containing a polymeric compound (A1) including a structural unit (A) represented by general formula (a0-1) and a structural unit (a1) containing an acid decomposable group which exhibits increased polarity by the action of acid (R | 2013-09-26 |
20130252172 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD - A multi charged particle beam writing apparatus of the present invention includes an aperture member to form multiple beams, a plurality of first deflectors to respectively perform blanking deflection of a corresponding beam, a second deflector to collectively deflect the multiple beams having passed through the plurality of openings of the aperture member so that the multiple beams do not reach the target object, a blanking aperture member to block each beam that has been deflected to be in the off state by the plurality of first deflectors, and a current detector, arranged at the blanking aperture member, to detect a current value of all beams in the on state in the multiple beams that have been deflected by the second deflector. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252173 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROFORMING MOLD, ELECTROFORMING MOLD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROFORMED COMPONENT - In a method of manufacturing an electroforming mold, a first photoresist layer is formed on an upper surface of a bottom conductive film of a substrate, and the first photoresist layer is divided into a first soluble portion and a first insoluble portion. A conductive material is thermally deposited on an upper surface of the first photoresist layer within a predetermined temperature range, to thereby form an intermediate conductive film. An intermediate conductive film is patterned. A second photoresist layer is formed on an exposed upper surface of the first photoresist layer after the intermediate conductive film is removed, and on an upper surface of the intermediate conductive film remaining after patterning. The second photoresist layer is divided into a second soluble portion and a second insoluble portion. Next, the first and second photoresist layers are developed, and the first and second soluble portions are removed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252174 | Method for Forming Fine Patterns of Semiconductor Device - A method for forming fine patterns of a semiconductor device employs a double patterning characteristic using a mask for forming a first pattern including a line pattern and a mask for separating the line pattern, and a reflow characteristic of a photoresist pattern. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252175 | Litho Cluster and Modulization to Enhance Productivity - The present disclosure relates to a lithographic tool arrangement for semiconductor workpiece processing. The lithographic tool arrangement groups lithographic tools into clusters, and selectively transfers a semiconductor workpiece between a plurality of lithographic tools of a first type in a first cluster to a plurality of lithographic tools of a second type in a second cluster. The selective transfer is achieved though a transfer assembly, which is coupled to a defect scan tool that identifies defects generated in the lithographic tool of the first type. The disclosed lithographic tool arrangement also utilizes shared structural elements such as a housing assembly, and shared functional elements such as gases and chemicals. The lithographic tool arrangement may consist of baking, coating, exposure, and development units configured to provide a modularization of these various components in order to optimize throughput and efficiency for a given lithographic fabrication process. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252176 | METHOD FOR MAKING CORRECTION MAP OF DOSE AMOUNT, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method for making a correction map of a dose amount of EUV light used when exposing with the EUV light, includes estimating an exposure result based on an initial correction map of the dose amount and flare of the EUV light, determining a goodness of the exposure result, and correcting the initial correction map in the case where the exposure result is unacceptable. And, the correcting of the initial correction map, the estimating of the exposure result, and the determining of the goodness are repeated until the exposure result is good. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252177 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FINE METAL ELECTRODE - In a method for manufacturing a fine metal electrode, the method includes coating an organometallic ink on a first base substrate to form a solution layer. The first base substrate on which the solution layer is formed is pre-baked, to self-produce a nanoparticle in the solution layer. The first base substrate on which the solution layer is formed is aligned with a photomask. A laser is irradiated on the photomask. The photomask is detached from the base substrate on which the solution layer is formed. The solution layer is cleaned. | 2013-09-26 |
20130252178 | Liquid Deposition Photolithography - Systems and methods for liquid deposition photolithography are described. In particular, some embodiments relate to systems and methods for using photolithography to control the 2D structure of a thin layer of material (e.g., photopolymer) using various masks, projection optics and materials. In one or more embodiments, this thin layer can be manipulated by micro-fluidic techniques such that it can be formed, patterned and post-processed in a liquid environment, vastly simplifying the creation of multi-layer structures. Multiple layers are rapidly built up to create thick structures of possibly multiple materials that are currently challenging to fabricate by existing methods. | 2013-09-26 |