41st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090252934 | CASE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a case of an electronic device includes the following steps. First, a vacuum formed film is formed on a first mold, and the vacuum formed film has a first surface and a second surface. Then, an electromagnetic shielding layer is formed on the first surface. Afterwards, a patterned film and the vacuum formed film are provided in the second mold, and an in-mold decoration injection molding process is performed to form a case body between the second surface and the patterned film. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252935 | MULTILAYER FILM FOR USE IN SIMULTANEOUS INJECTION MOLDING-LAMINATION METHOD - A multilayer film for use in a simultaneous injection molding-lamination method comprising a layer (A) formed of a polycarbonate resin and a layer (B) formed of a methacrylic resin and acrylic rubber particles, which is laminated on at least one surface of the layer (A). The multilayer film is preferably used as a decorative film having high heat resistance and high surface hardness. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252936 | MATTE LAMINATE FILM - A matte laminate film comprising a transparent resin film substrate and a matte layer formed on at least one surface of the transparent resin film substrate, in which the transparent resin film substrate is a laminate film comprising a layer (A) formed of a polycarbonate resin and a layer (B) formed of a methacrylic resin which is laminated on at least one surface of the layer (A). The matte laminate film is preferably used as a decorative film having good resistance to whitening and high mechanical properties and surface hardness. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252937 | Articles for Applying Color on Surfaces - A decorative dry color laminate includes a dry color layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry color layer, and a carrier in releasable contact with the dry color layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). In use, the adhesive layer adheres the dry color laminate to the surface under application of pressure, and the carrier is peeled away to expose the dry color layer. Methods for providing a substantially permanent color effect on an architectural surface comprise delivering such an article to the architectural surface. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252938 | Substrate structure and method of forming the same - Provided are a substrate structure and method of forming the same. The method of forming the substrate structure may include etching a substrate to form an etched portion having a vertical surface, forming a diffusion material layer on the whole substrate or in part of the substrate; annealing the diffusion material layer to form a seed layer diffused downward toward the surface of the etched portion, and forming a metal layer on the seed layer. Accordingly, surface characteristics of the etched portion of the substrate may be enhanced by the seed layer, and therefore, a metal layer with improved adhesion and a uniform thickness may be formed on the vertical surface of the etched portion. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252939 | Wafer structures and wafer bonding methods - Wafer structures and wafer bonding methods are provided. In some embodiments, a wafer bonding method includes providing a conductive wafer and a plurality of insulating wafers, the conductive wafer being larger than the insulating wafers; performing a pre-treatment operation on the conductive wafer, the insulating wafers, or both; and directly bonding the insulating wafers to the conductive wafer. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252940 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FILM - An optical waveguide film is provided having a cross-sectional structure wherein claddings composed of a thermoplastic resin B and dispersions (cores) composed of a thermoplastic resin A extend in the machine direction of the film and are arrayed in the transverse direction of the film, the optical waveguide film comprising not less than 3 cores, diameters (We1, We2) of cores located at the both ends in the transverse direction of the film and diameter (Wc) of a core in the central portion in the transverse direction of the film satisfying the following Formulae (1) and (2), the optical waveguide film comprising a continuous cladding layer at least one side thereof, the thicknesses of the cladding layers (Te1, Te2) at the both ends thereof in the transverse direction of the film and the thickness (Tc) of the cladding layer in the central portion in the transverse direction of the film satisfying the following Formulae (3) and (4): | 2009-10-08 |
20090252941 | NON-WOVEN MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH MATERIAL - A non-woven material and method of formation thereof is provided to form a substantially flat or planar self supporting core of an inorganic base fiber and an organic binding fiber preferably using an air-laid forming head. In certain preferred embodiments, the non-woven material has a basis weight of about 3,000 gsm or greater. Preferably, the organic binding fiber has a binding component and a structural component within unitary fiber filaments. In one aspect, the structural component of the organic binding fiber has a composition effective to provide a strength thereof so that the non-woven material can be manually cut with minimal effort. In such form, the non-woven material is suitable to function as an acoustic ceiling tile. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252942 | Method for Manufacturing Epitaxial Wafer and Epitaxial Wafer - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an epitaxial wafer by supplying a raw material gas onto a silicon wafer to perform vapor-phase growth of an epitaxial layer, wherein a thickness of the epitaxial layer that is formed at a peripheral portion of the silicon wafer is controlled by controlling a growth rate and/or a growth temperature of the epitaxial layer that is subjected to vapor-phase growth. As a result, there is provided the method that enables manufacturing an epitaxial wafer having a small roll-off value by controlling a thickness of an epitaxial layer near the outermost periphery at the time of epitaxial growth. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252943 | ADIABATIC SOUND ABSORBER WITH HIGH THERMOSTABILITY - Provided is a flexible adiabatic sound absorber with high thermal insulation performance and acoustic performance, particularly an adiabatic sound absorbing material that is suitable for a new severe requirement specification regarding aircrafts. The adiabatic sound absorber comprises mixing uniformly 20 to 80% of a high-thermostable inorganic fiber whose high-temperature strength is maintained at 1000° C. or more, 10 to 60% of a flame-retarded organic fiber whose thermal melting or decomposition temperature is 350° C. or more and 10 to 25% of an organic fiber having a low melting point and treating the obtained woolly felt with heating to transform the whole into the mat-form material of 8 to 50 mm in thickness. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252944 | SILICON WAFER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A silicon wafer is produced by subjecting a back face of a silicon wafer after the formation of a device structure to a given surface treatment so as to form a gettering sink layer having a good deflective strength. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252945 | Method and apparatus for the coating and for the surface treatment of substrates by means of a plasma beam - For the coating and for the surface treatment of substrates by means of a plasma beam a working chamber ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090252946 | METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF SEMICONDUCTING SINGLE WALL NANOTUBES - A process of forming a semiconductive carbon nanotube structure includes imposing energy on a mixture that contains metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductive carbon nanotubes under conditions to cause the metallic carbon nanotubes to be digested or to decompose so that they may be separated away from the semiconductive carbon nanotubes. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252947 | Three pressure hydrogen loading cycle for fused silica - A method of loading at least one fused silica article with hydrogen. At least one fused silica article is first loaded with an amount of hydrogen so that the hydrogen concentration at the center of the article exceeds a minimum concentration upon completion of loading. An amount of hydrogen is the removed from the fused silica article so that the fused silica article has an average hydrogen concentration that is less than the maximum average concentration limit. The surface region of the fused silica article is then reloaded to ensure that the hydrogen concentration throughout the article is within a predetermined pressure range. A fused silica article comprising hydrogen is also described. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252948 | Method of manufacturing membranes and the resulting membranes - This invention provides a process for making microporous membranes from a polymer solution and the membranes therefrom. A thermal assist, such as heating of the polymer solution can be effected subsequent to shaping the solution, such as by forming a film, tube or hollow fiber of the solution under conditions that do not cause phase separation. In a preferred embodiment, the formed solution is briefly heated to generate a temperature gradient through the body of the formed solution. The polymer in solution then is precipitated to form a microporous structure. The formation of a wide variety of symmetric and asymmetric structures can be obtained using this process. Higher temperatures and/or longer heating times effected during the heating step result in larger pore sizes and different pore gradients in the final membrane product. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252949 | COMPOSITE SHEET FOR MOUNTING A WORKPIECE AND THE METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a composite sheet for mounting a workpiece and a method for making the same. The composite sheet includes a buffer layer and an adsorption layer. The buffer layer has a plurality of continuous pores. The adsorption layer is located on the buffer layer for adsorbing a workpiece, and the compression ratio of the buffer layer is higher than that of the adsorption layer. Thereby, due to low hardness, good adsorption effect, and high compression ratio, the composite sheet of the present invention has good buffer effect. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252950 | ALUMINA SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MAKING AN ALUMINA SUBSTRATE - An alumina substrate and method of making an alumina substrate using oxidation is provided. Generally, photoresist masks are used to protect selected areas of an aluminum layer. The unprotected or exposed areas of the aluminum layer are then oxidized during a photolithography process. The protected, unexposed areas of the aluminum layer retain their conductive properties while the oxidized areas are converted to alumina, or aluminum oxide, which is non-conductive. Accordingly, an alumina substrate having conductive areas of aluminum is formed. In one embodiment, the alumina substrate includes an alumina layer, one or more aluminum vias formed within the alumina layer, each of the one or more aluminum vias extending between the bottom of the alumina layer and the top of the alumina layer, wherein the one or more aluminum vias are integrally formed within the alumina layer. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252951 | Protective sheet for preventing scratches - A protective sheet for preventing scratches which comprises a substrate ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090252952 | SURFACE TREATED CR-FREE STEEL SHEET FOR USED IN FUEL TANK, PREPARING METHOD THEREOF AND TREATMENT COMPOSITION THEREFOR - A Cr-free steel sheet includes a Zn-based electroplated steel sheet, a Cr-free layer which is formed by a Cr-free treatment liquid coated on the steel sheet, the Cr-free treatment liquid containing silicate of 3 to 40 parts by weight, silane of 0.5 to 10 parts by weight, titanium compound of 0.2 to 8 parts by weight, binder resin of 10 to 50 parts by weight, the binder resin being selected from the group consisting of urethane resin, epoxy resin and a combination thereof, and phosphoric ester of 1 to 5 parts by weight based on the Cr-free treatment liquid of 100 parts by weight, and a resin layer which is formed by a resin treatment liquid coated on the Cr-free layer, the resin treatment liquid containing melamine resin of 3 to 25 parts by weight, colloidal silica of 10 to 20 parts by weight, metal powder of 5 to 40 parts by weight, and phosphoric ester of 1 to 5 parts by weight based on phenoxy resin of 100 parts by weight. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252953 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING NANOPARTICLES, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An arrangement ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090252954 | APPLIANCE WITH COATED TRANSPARENCY - An appliance transparency, such as an oven transparency, includes at least one substrate and a coating deposited over at least a portion of the substrate. The coating includes at least one metal layer, such as a metallic silver layer. The metal layer can have a thickness in the range of 80 Å to 100 Å and optionally or the coating can have a protective coating deposited thereon. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252955 | STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT WELDABILITY - Disclosed is a steel sheet, containing: Si: 0.20-2% (the term “%” herein means “mass %”, the same is true hereinbelow), Mn: 1-2.5%, a total mass of Si and Mn being 1.5% or more, and O: 0.002% or less (exclusive of 0%), C: 0.02-0.25%, P: 0.1% or less (exclusive of 0%), S: 0.05% or less (exclusive of 0%), Al—0.02-0.2%, and N: 0.0015-0.015%. The steel sheet of the invention can be advantageously used for forming wide beads even in high-speed arc welding of 100 cm/min or higher. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252956 | DEW RESISTANT COATINGS - The present invention relates to dew resistant coatings and articles having the dew resistant coating adhered thereto. The dew resistant coatings comprise elongate silica particles. These coatings are useful on articles or surfaces used in outdoor applications and articles and surfaces used in moist indoor environments. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252957 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE, AND LAMINATED POLYIMIDE FILM AND METAL FOIL-LAMINATED POLYIMIDE FILM USING THE THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE - Disclosed is a thermoplastic polyimide which has excellent heat resistance and can adhere to a metal foil by thermocompression bonding for a short-time. The thermoplastic polyimide comprising a tetracarboxylic dianhydride residue and a diamine residue wherein the biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride residues account for 80 mol % or more of the total tetracarboxylic dianhydride residues, the 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether residues for 65 mol % or more and 85 mol % or less of the total diamine residues, and the paraphenylene diamine residues for 15 mol % or more and 35 mol % or less of the total diamine residues. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252958 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a PSA sheet comprising a PVC film (support) provided with PSA layer formed of an aqueous dispersion-type PSA composition, which exhibits a smooth unwinding motion. The PVC film can be obtained by molding a PVC composition comprising PVC and a metal soap. The metal soap comprises an alkali earth metal soap and zinc soap. At least part of the alkali earth metal soap is a stearate and at least part of the zinc soap is zinc laurate. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252959 | CROSS-LINKABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR DETACHABLE SOFT PVC SUPPORTS - Self-adhesive articles comprising at least one backing and a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising
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20090252960 | Composite materials comprising PPTA and nanotubes - Disclosed is a composite material comprising PPTA (poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide) and nanotubes having an aspect ratio of at least 100 and a cross-sectional diameter of 5 nm or less, the composite material containing up to 12 wt. % of nanotubes, obtainable by adding the nanotubes to sulfuric acid, decreasing the temperature to solidify the mixture, adding PPTA to the solid mixture, heating to above the solidifying point and mixing the mixture, and spinning, casting, or molding the mixture to the composite material. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252961 | CORE-SHEATH COMPOUNDED YARN AND A WOVEN/KNITTED FABRIC HAVING EXCELLENT COVERING PROPERTY AND ABRASION RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a core-sheath compounded yarn constituted from a high tenacity and high heat-resistant fiber and other dyeable fiber and/or dope-dyed yarn where the high tenacity and high heat-resistant fiber is arranged as a core yarn while other dyeable fiber and/or dope-dyed yarn are/is arranged in a substantially untwisted state and the surroundings thereof are spirally covered by dyeable fiber and/or dope-dyed yarn. A woven/knitted fabric where the core-sheath compounded yarn is at least partially used is also provided. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252962 | USE OF FORMALDEHYDE-FREE AQUEOUS BINDERS FOR SUBSTRATES - The present invention relates to the use of formaldehyde-free aqueous binders having a broad molecular weight distribution for substrates, said binders comprising
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20090252963 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A SYNTHETIC TALC COMPOSITION FROM A KEROLITE COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a method for preparing a synthetic talc composition. According to said method, a kerolite composition is subjected to an anhydrous thermal treatment carried out at a pressure lower than 5 bar, from over a few hours up to over a few days, at a treatment temperature higher than 300° C. The invention also relates to a synthetic talc composition prepared in this way, the synthetic talc particles of the composition being exclusively of chemical formula —(Si | 2009-10-08 |
20090252964 | ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE AGGREGATED PARTICLES, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, VESSEL USED THEREFOR, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE POWDER - Aluminum hydroxide aggregated particles which have an average particle diameter of not less than 40 μm, an average particle diameter as determined after pressing at 1,000 kg/cm | 2009-10-08 |
20090252965 | Surface functionalization and coating of flame-generated nanoparticles - A method for generating a chemically bonded organic functionality on the surface of particles or for condensing an organic compound onto the particle surface giving an organic coating is described. The method comprises a step of contacting a vapour containing an organic compound and a gaseous process stream containing flame-generated particles so as to react the organic compound with surface groups on the particles to give a chemically bonded organic functionality to the particle surface or so as to result in an organic coating. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252966 | PRINTING INK COMPOSITION - A printing ink composition that not only exerts an excellent anti-blocking effect but also is free from any hickey phenomenon, resolving the problems of form plate stain, blanket stain, etc. There are provided a printing ink composition wherein there are dispersed composite particles having a volume-average particle diameter of 2 to 8 μm in which the volume content of solid polymer particles having a particle diameter of larger than 10 μm is not larger than 5 vol. % or less. Each of the composite particles (A) comprises a solid polymer particle (B), such as wax, insoluble in the printing ink, and inorganic microparticles (C) mainly adhered to the periphery of the solid polymer particle (B) and having an average particle diameter of 5 to 1000 nm. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252967 | CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A CNT transparent electrode may have a CNT layer consisting essentially of CNT only, together with a cover layer that may include conductive particles and a polymer. The cover layer may cover an upper and/or a lower portion of the CNT layer. The CNT transparent electrode including the CNT layer which essentially consists of CNT only and does not contain other materials such as a binder or a dispersing agent can exhibit excellent conductivity. When the CNT layer is covered by the cover layer, surface roughness, film uniformity, adhesion between the CNT transparent electrode and the substrate and stability in the process of applying the CNT transparent electrode to devices can be enhanced, compared to the case where only the CNT layer is used. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252968 | METHOD FOR APPLYING A COATING MATERIAL AND COATING FOR A METALLIC SURFACE - In a method for applying a multilayer wear-resistant coating on metallic, optionally already coated, surfaces, the coating is composed of at least two anti-wear layers ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090252969 | Product having injection molded portion, method of manufacturing the product, and apparatus for manufacturing the product - A molded product includes an already-formed member and an injection molded portion. The already-formed member, which has a joining surface, is placed in an injection molding mold, and the joining surface and the injection molding mold define a molding cavity. The injection molding mold further defines a spill cavity that is in communication with the molding cavity. Liquid molding material is injected into the molding cavity. At least some of initial molding material which has initially reached the joining surface flows into the spill cavity due to injection pressure of subsequent molding material injected after injection of the initial molding material, and is replaced with the subsequent molding material, which has a temperature higher than that of the initial molding material and a viscosity lower than that of the initial molding material. When the liquid molding material hardens to form an injection molded portion joined to the joining surface of the first already-formed member, the first already-formed member and the injection molded portion are a joined molded product. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252970 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING METAL ALKOXIDE CONDENSATION PRODUCT, ORGANIC SILANE COMPOUND AND BORON COMPOUND - A polymeric composition comprising: a reaction product (c) produced by reacting an organic silane compound (a) represented by the formula: R | 2009-10-08 |
20090252971 | SiOC MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making a porous SiOC membrane is provided. The method comprises disposing a SiOC layer on a porous substrate, and etching the SiOC layer to form through pores in the SiOC layer. A porous SiOC membrane having a network of pores extending through a thickness of the membrane is provided. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252972 | POLYMER DISPERSION AND METHOD OF USING SAME AS A WATER VAPOR BARRIER - The invention is a product, comprising a substrate and a film that limits the transmission of water vapor comprising a polymer derived from one or more nonionic monomers polymerized in the presence of at least one nonionic surfactant and in the absence of ionic surfactants. The cloud temperature of the at least one nonionic surfactant is preferably less than the polymerization temperature. The nonionic surfactant is preferably an alkylene oxide adduct of an alkyl alcohol, alkylbenzene alcohol or dialkylbenzene alcohol, wherein the number of alkylene oxide groups is less than or equal to 14. The invention includes a dispersion formed by polymerizing nonionic monomers at a polymerization temperature in the presence of at least one nonionic surfactant with a cloud temperature less than the polymerization temperature; a water vapor barrier composition; a film formed from the dispersion; a method of making the dispersion; a method of making a film; and a method of reducing the ability of water vapor to be transmitted with respect to a substrate. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252973 | COATED BODY - A coated body and a process for producing a layer of hard material on a substrate are described. The body comprises a substrate ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090252974 | EPITAXIAL WAFER HAVING A HEAVILY DOPED SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - This invention generally relates to a process for suppressing silicon self-interstitial diffusion near the substrate/epitaxial layer interface of an epitaxial silicon wafer having a heavily doped silicon substrate and a lightly doped silicon epitaxial layer. Interstitial diffusion into the epitaxial layer is suppressed by a silicon self-interstitial sink layer comprising dislocation loops. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252975 | PROTECTIVE FILM AND ENCAPSULATION MATERIAL COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a protective film. The protective film is produced by alternate coating of a polysilazane-based polymer and a flexible polysiloxane-based polymer. The polysilazane-based polymer is cured at low temperature to form silica, thereby achieving high hardness and high light transmittance. The protective film has improved interfacial adhesion between the respective coating films, which prevents permeation of moisture and oxygen. In addition, the protective film can be easily produced by low-temperature wet processes. Also disclosed herein is an encapsulation material comprising the protective film. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252976 | COVER MEMBER FOR PUSH BUTTON SWITCH AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A cover member for a push bottom switch having excellent adhesiveness, durabilities for long-term usage, and humidity resistance and manufacturing the same. The cover member for push button switch comprises a resin key top, a silicone rubber key sheet integrated with the resin key top, and an adhesive layer that bonds the silicone rubber key sheet with the resin key top and includes an optical curing resin, an amine silane compound and a hydrophobic silane compound. In the cover member for push button switch, the area of the adhesive layer becomes one third or more of the adhesive layer areas of the resin key top and the silicone rubber key sheet. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252977 | MULTILAYER FILM REFLECTOR - A stress distribution resulting from variation in in-plane film quality of a stress relaxation layer and a reflective layer is eliminated. A reflective layer is stacked on a substrate via a stress relaxation layer. The stress relaxation layer has a stress relaxation portion having a uniform film thickness distribution to cancel the internal stress of the reflective layer, and a stress distribution eliminating portion with a film thickness distribution approximated to a second order even function. The stress is substantially proportional to the film thickness. Thus, formation of a given film thickness distribution allows the stress distribution to be controlled. However, changing the film thickness distribution based on a design value may degrade the optical characteristics. Thus, the film thickness distribution of the stress distribution eliminating portion, which serves to eliminate the stress distribution, is approximated to the second order even function. This enables aberration associated with the film thickness distribution to be reduced by adjusting an optical system. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252978 | METHOD FOR METAL-RESIN JOINING AND A METAL-RESIN COMPOSITE, A METHOD FOR GLASS-RESIN JOINING AND A GLASS-RESIN COMPOSITE, AND A METHOD FOR CERAMIC-RESIN JOINING AND A CERAMIC-RESIN COMPOSITE - The present invention provides a method for joining a metallic material, a glass material or a ceramic material, and a resin material, that have no limitation in their field of application and that can form a strong joint by an easy method. The method for joining a metallic material, a glass material or a ceramic material, and a resin material is characterized in that joining is effected by heating a portion to be joined, in such a state that the metallic material, glass material or ceramic material is coupled with the resin material, to a temperature at which bubbles (preferably the sphere equivalent diameter from 0.01 mm to 5.0 mm) are generated in the resin material at the portion to be joined. As a heating source for heating the portion to be joined, a laser light source is used, especially. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252979 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF THE SAID COMPOSITION - The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising
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20090252980 | GREASE-RESISTANT FILMS AND COATINGS - Compositions and methods for rendering a substrate more grease-resistant are disclosed. Treatments, such as aqueous-based treatments and/or emulsions, can be applied to the surface of a substrate, such as paper-based materials, which can be dried to form a treatment layer imparting grease resistant properties. In some instances, the treatment includes an acrylic-based polymer, which can impart grease-resistance, and one or more complementary components (e.g., a polymer and/or oligomer) that can make a layer less brittle (e.g., lowering the T | 2009-10-08 |
20090252981 | Multilayer Sealable Film Having a Temperature-Resistant Layer Therein - The present invention provides a multilayer sealable film having a sealable outer layer, a first heat resistant layer, a core layer, and a second heat resistant layer. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the core layer is positioned between the two heat resistant layers. The sealable layer is positioned such that one of the heat resistant layers is located between the seal layer and the core layers. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252982 | Indentification device - A sheet of thermally reflective material ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090252983 | Crystal unit - A crystal unit includes a unit base in which a metal flange is welded to an outer circumference of a base main body, a crystal element held by supporters on the unit base, and a metal cover that is jointed to the metal flange to cover and hermetically encapsulate the crystal element. The base main body is formed of ceramic. A first metal film, to which the metal flange is joined, is formed on a surface of the outer circumference of the base main body. At least two places of the main body, second metal films are formed on an inner bottom face of the main body, and third metal films are formed on an outer bottom face of the main body. The second metal films and the third metal films are electrically connected to one another through via holes. The supporters are joined to the second metal films. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252984 | BIAXIALLY TEXTURED COMPOSITE ARTICLE - A composite article that can be used as a substrate for coated conductors is disclosed. The composite substrate has at least three layers in which one or more inner layers of Ni—W alloys with 9 at. %-13 at. % W and two outer layers of Ni—W alloys with 3 at. %-9 at. % W. The content of W element gradually decreases from the inner layers to the outer layers. The composite substrate can be prepared using a process of designing and sintering composite ingot, rolling composite ingot and then annealing composite substrate. The composite substrate have a dominant cube texture on the outer layer of the whole substrate which have a weaker magnetism and higher strength than that of a single Ni—5 at. % W alloy substrate. the preformed composite ingot is prepared by filling and compacting the Ni—W mixed powders into a mould layer by layer according to the structure of composite substrate; in said mould, said preformed composite ingots are with the total thickness of 5-250 mm, the thickness of two outer layers being 2/9-⅔ of the total thickness. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252985 | THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM AND COATING METHODS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE SHROUD - A CMAS resistant coating system and method for a gas turbine engine component includes a thermally insulating coating having a dense vertically microcracked ceramic inner layer and a columnar-grained ceramic top layer. The inner layer may be applied by an air plasma spray technique. The top layer may be deposited by a physical vapor deposition technique. In an exemplary coating, a ratio of the thickness of the top layer to the thickness of the inner layer is greater than about 2 to 1. The layered coating may be particularly useful for the relatively thick coatings in gas turbine engine shroud applications. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252986 | Anti-corrosive coating for metal surfaces - A protective coating for a metal substrate is provided that is light, durable, galvanically protective, and easily applied at the site of manufacture. The coating has at least two layers, one of which is a galvanizing layer and one of which is a micro-composite of a galvanic metal and a non-conducting material, such as polymer. Such coatings are useful for example to protect pipes or other metal surfaces in corrosive environments. Methods of producing the coating are provided, including methods that use advanced spraying techniques to provide very thin but consistent layers. Using the advanced spraying methods the composite layer can be created by co-spraying the galvanic metal and the nonconductive material onto the surface of the galvanic coating. Optionally, an outer coat of insulating material can be applied to provide further protection to the surface. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252987 | Inspection and repair process using thermal acoustic imaging - A method of repairing a metal component of a turbine engine includes removing the existing protective coating and cleaning the surface. The surface is then inspected for intergranular attack (IGA) and other damage by the nondestructive technique of thermal acoustic imaging (TAI). The surface containing IGA and other damage is repaired and then recoated with the protective coating and returned to service. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252988 | COATED COMPONENTS FOR USE IN HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS OF FORMING A COATING ON THE COMPONENT - Coated components and methods of forming a coating on a component are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a coated component includes a substrate and a coating overlying the substrate, where the coating comprises a plurality of agglomerates, each agglomerate including one or more particles of a first constituent and one or more particles of a second constituent that is different from the first constituent assembled into a structure. The structures of a majority of the plurality of agglomerates of the coating are identical to each other, | 2009-10-08 |
20090252989 | Laminated Viscoelastic Damping Structure And Method Of Making The Same - The present invention provides a laminate structure for attenuating vibration and damping noise, and a method for manufacturing the same. The laminate structure includes first and second metallic constraining layers, and a viscoelastic layer disposed between and bonded to both constraining layers. The viscoelastic layer includes an amount of an external cross-linking agent, such as metal acetylacetonate, in excess of a stoichiometric quantity thereof. The laminate structure also includes a layer of 100% inorganic, hexavalent chrome free pretreatment, such as aqueous chromium (III) phosphate-silicate, disposed between and bonded to the viscoelastic layer and each constraining layer. The method includes: applying a layer of pretreatment to the first and second constraining layers; applying the viscoelastic layer to one or both constraining layers; and laminating the constraining layers, wherein each of the constraining layers has a concave up coil orientation disposed in opposing relation to one another prior to laminating. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252990 | Novel organic electroluminescent compounds and organic electroluminescent device using the same - The present invention relates to novel organic electroluminescent compounds exhibiting high luminous efficiency, and organic electroluminescent devices comprising the same. The organic electroluminescent compounds according to the invention are represented by Chemical Formula (1): | 2009-10-08 |
20090252991 | Iron Nitride-Based Magnetic Powder, Process for Producing the Same, and Magnetic Recording Medium - Provided is an iron nitride-based magnetic powder that comprises magnetic particles having a mean particle size of at most 20 nm. The magnetic particle has a core of a main phase of Fe | 2009-10-08 |
20090252992 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A magnetic recording medium has a recording layer, a protection layer and a lubricant layer that are stacked above a substrate. The lubricant layer includes a bond layer in contact with the protection layer, and a mobile layer at a surface of the magnetic recording medium and having a bonding strength weaker than that of the bond layer with respect to the protection layer. A height of convex portions at a surface portion of the mobile layer is approximately 0.3 nm or less. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252993 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR AN INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR AN INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND AN INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, which has both high strength and high flatness and can be manufactured at low cost, a method for manufacturing such glass substrate and an information recording medium using such glass substrate. The glass substrate for the information recording medium satisfies inequalities of 0.1≦(W1−W3)/W2≦5, where, W1 is an ion concentration at the center portion in the thickness direction of the glass substrate in a chemically reinforced region at the outer circumference end surface and the inner circumference end surface of the glass substrate and is the maximum value of K | 2009-10-08 |
20090252994 | BATTERY PACK SYSTEM - The invention described here is a modular energy system for electric vehicles. This modular electrical power system is comprised of a group of battery packs, a rack, and a charging and exchange station. Each battery pack fits into a case that has a handle to make it easy to grasp and lift from its holder. Battery packs are limited to no more than thirty pounds each. The battery packs are installed in a rack which is secured to the vehicle. The rack has defined positions or slots in which the battery packs are placed. The battery pack includes heat sinks to remove the heat from the batteries. The charging and exchange station allows the user two options; 1) recharge the vehicle while parked without removing the batteries, or 2) exchange the vehicles batteries for fully charged packs. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252995 | FUEL CELL WITH OXYGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE - A power generator includes a fuel cell having a proton exchange membrane for generating electricity from hydrogen and oxygen. An oxygen generator is coupled to the proton exchange membrane for providing oxygen to the proton exchange membrane. A hydrogen producing fuel may be used to provide hydrogen to the proton exchange membrane. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252996 | Conveying Device for Conveying Single Separator Plates for Fuel Cells - There is provided a conveying method for attracting and conveying separators for a fuel cell, from a stack of the separators, one at a time. According to the conveying method, when a separator arranged at the top of the separators stacked on top of each other is attracted, gas is supplied into a clearance formed between the separator and another separator arranged immediately below the separator. The clearance is formed due to presence of a seal portion that is formed on the separator so as to protrude therefrom in order to provide sealing to at least one of a fluid passage and a fluid manifold formed in the separator. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252997 | Fuel Cell System and Its Operation Stop Method - The present invention provides a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, a hydrogen gas pipe system for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell, and an injector for adjusting a pressure of the upstream side of the hydrogen gas pipe system to supply the hydrogen gas to the downstream side, wherein the injector includes an internal channel for communicating the upstream side of the injector with the downstream side of the injector, and a valve body movably arranged in the internal channel for switching a channel opening area in multiple stages corresponding to a movement position of the valve body, and wherein water at least around the valve body of the injector is reduced when the system stops. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252998 | AUTOMOTIVE FUEL CELL WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - Actuators are attached with plates of a fuel cell stack. Electrical power is provided to the actuators to drive the actuators to mechanically excite the plates to agitate liquid water restricting or blocking flow fields formed in the plates. | 2009-10-08 |
20090252999 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Process and Apparatus - Conveying gas containing sulfur through a sulfur tolerant planar solid oxide fuel cell (PSOFC) stack for sulfur scrubbing, followed by conveying the gas through a non-sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack. The sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack utilizes anode materials, such as LSV, that selectively convert H | 2009-10-08 |
20090253000 | System and method for operating a high temperature fuel cell as a back-up power supply with reduced performance decay - A method is provided for reducing degradation in a fuel cell assembly, including at least one fuel cell with a PBI membrane, during standby, operation. The method may include electrochemically consuming an oxidant from a cathode coupled to the PBI membrane in response to a disconnection of an external load and supplying fuel to remove or electrochemically consume any back-diffused oxidant to the associated fuel cell sufficient to replace or consume the back-diffused oxidant while the external load is removed, and/or also may include controlling a standby temperature of the fuel cell. In this way, it may be possible to avoid increased cell voltage decay associated with degradation of the PBI in a simple and cost effective system. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253001 | Fuel Cell System, Fuel Cell Vehicle, and Operating Method for Fuel Cell System - A utility supply system (SS) supplies a fluid containing an antioxidant of a gaseous phase to a stack ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090253002 | Optimizing Reactions in Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Reactions - This invention relates to novel methods for affecting, controlling and/or directing various reactions and/or reaction pathways or systems by exposing one or more components in a fuel cell reaction system to at least one spectral energy pattern. In a first aspect of the invention, at least one spectral energy pattern can be applied to a fuel cell reaction system. In a second aspect of the invention, at least one spectral energy conditioning pattern can be applied to a conditioning reaction system. The spectral energy conditioning pattern can, for example, be applied at a separate location from the reaction vessel (e.g., in a conditioning reaction vessel) or can be applied in (or to) the reaction vessel, but prior to other reaction system participants being introduced into the reaction vessel. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253003 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCAVENGING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell that supplies fuel gas to an anode electrode and that supplies oxidant gas to a cathode electrode to generate electric power; a scavenging gas supply device that scavenges the inside of the fuel cell; a temperature detection device that detects a temperature of the inside of the fuel cell; a deterioration countermeasure scavenging device that executes deterioration countermeasure scavenging by the scavenging gas supply device and replaces the accumulated gas accumulated in the anode electrode with the scavenging gas; and a sub-zero countermeasure scavenging device that executes sub-zero countermeasure scavenging with a greater flow volume than the scavenging gas supplied during the deterioration countermeasure scavenging and to discharge the generated water in the inside of the fuel cell. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253004 | FUEL CELL ELECTRICITY-GENERATING DEVICE - A stable and high reliability fuel cell electricity-generating device capable of generating electricity even in the case of sudden drop of load power. A fuel cell generating electric power from a fuel and an oxidizer, a fuel processor producing fuel to be supplied into the fuel cell from an electricity-generating material, a combustion device combusting a residual fuel gas unconsumed in the fuel cell to raise the temperature of the fuel processor, and an electric power generation instructing means of determining the electric power generated by the fuel cell, wherein when the electric power generation instructing means decreases the electric power generated by the fuel cell depending on the decrease of load power to be supplied, the rate at which the generated electric power is decreased is made different depending on the change of the temperature of the fuel processor. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253005 | REFORMER FOR A FUEL CELL - A reformer ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090253006 | MICRO FUEL CELL AND CORRESPONDING MICROREACTOR, SUPPLIED WITH HYDROGEN, FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC ENERGY - A device for producing energy for portable applications including at least one micro fuel cell and a microreactor, having a reaction chamber including a catalyst, for producing hydrogen gas to be fed to the micro fuel cell. The microreactor includes at least one substrate of a composite material for making printed circuits micromachined with printed circuit technology suitable for making the reaction chamber and having a semipermeable membrane on top of it. The substrate and the membrane are connected to the micro fuel cell to make a single body through a single pressure assembly step. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253007 | Method and apparatus for anode oxidation prevention and cooling of a solid-oxide fuel cell stack - An apparatus and method for a normal system shutdown of a SOFC system implements a control strategy that utilizes existing system hardware and operating processes already used during normal operation of the SOFC system. The control strategy enables the SOFC system to generate the fluid needed for prevention of oxidation during the cooling process of the anode side of the SOFC stack by converting the conventional system fuel supply for delivery of a reducing fluid to the anode side of the SOFC stack during normal system shutdown thereby preventing subjecting the hardware to cyclic stress that typically occurs during oxidation. The control strategy further enables the SOFC system to control the temperature gradient that exists across the system hardware thereby eliminating induction of thermal stress on the hardware, hence prolonging the life of the system hardware. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253008 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes a fuel cell, a supply channel which supplies, to the fuel cell, a fuel gas supplied from a fuel supply source, a variable gas supply device which adjusts a gas state on an upstream side of this supply channel to supply the gas to a downstream side, a control section which performs PI control of a gas supply command amount with respect to the variable gas supply device, and an abnormality judgment section to judge whether or not the variable gas supply device is abnormal. The controller uses, as a part of a correction term of the PI control, a learning term constituted by integrating an I term only in a case where an operation state of the fuel cell satisfies predetermined learning allowable conditions. The abnormality judgment section judges based on this learning term whether or not the variable gas supply device is abnormal. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253009 | Fuel cell - The present invention provides a fuel cell which is capable to improve heat exchange efficiency with a plurality of tubular cells. The fuel cell of the present invention comprises: a plurality of tubular cells; heat exchangers arranged at the outside of the tubular cells, wherein at least a part of the outer circumferential surface of said tubular cells and the peripheral surface of said heat exchangers have face contact with each other. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253010 | UNIT CELL ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNIT CELL ASSEMBLY - A unit cell assembly, stacked in a plurality to form a fuel cell, includes: a separator; a unit cell constituent member disposed at a first region on one face of the separator; a seal member which is formed of an elastic member and bonded to a second region surrounding the first region on one face of the separator, and which is integrated with at least part of a peripheral edge of the unit cell constituent member; and a first insulating portion having insulating properties and provided at least on part of a peripheral edge of the separator. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253011 | Fuel Cell - A fuel cell that includes an anode-side diffusion layer, an anode-side catalyst layer, an electrolyte membrane, a cathode-side catalyst and a cathode-side diffusion layer layered in that order. The anode-side catalyst layer includes Pt—Ru catalyst. A catalyst layer portion of the anode-side catalyst layer apart from the electrolyte membrane and/or the anode-side diffusion layer contains a metal element which is lower in standard potential than Ru and higher in standard potential than hydrogen. The metal element which is lower in standard potential than Ru and higher in standard potential than hydrogen is at least one element which may be selected from, for example, Cu, Re and Ge. By this structure, both prevention of poisoning of Pt—Ru catalyst by CO and prevention of contamination of an electrolyte membrane can be satisfied. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253012 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell including an anode conductive layer, an anode catalyst layer, an electrolyte membrane, a cathode catalyst layer, a cathode conductive layer, and a cathode diffusion layer stacked in this order, in which the cathode diffusion layer has a fabric structure in which a water-swellable fiber and a non-water-swellable fiber are arranged. Preferably, in the fabric structure, the water-swellable fiber is arranged in either one of a warp and a weft. Preferably, gas permeability of the cathode diffusion layer increases as the water absorption amount of the water-swellable fiber increases. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253013 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL - A fuel cell electrode includes a catalyst layer including an ion conductive substance, an electron conductive substance, and a catalytic activity substance. The catalytic activity substance includes Pt and at least one metal other than Pt. The catalyst layer includes at least two regions differing in the content ratio of Pt. A membrane electrode assembly and a fuel cell include the fuel cell electrode. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253014 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell module includes: an electrode member having a membrane electrode assembly, which is formed from an electrolyte membrane and a pair of electrode catalyst layers that is disposed on both sides of the electrolyte membrane in the thickness direction, and having a pair of porous layers disposed on both sides of the membrane electrode assembly in the thickness direction; a separator disposed layered on the electrode member so as to contact at least one of the porous layers; and an adhesive rubber member sealing a peripheral edge portion of the electrode member, wherein the electrode member and the separator are integrated by the adhesive rubber member, and a tensile product of the adhesive rubber member is 1,500 MPa·% or more. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253015 | POLYARYLENE BLOCK COPOLYMER AND USE THEREOF - Provided is a block copolymer comprising one or more segments having an acid group and one or more segments having substantially no acid group, wherein the segment having an acid group is represented by the following formula (1): | 2009-10-08 |
20090253016 | POROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS MEMBRANE, SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND FUEL CELL - It is intended to provide a porous membrane comprising a film or sheet made of a polymer or inorganic material, characterized by having a large number of pores of 0.1 to 100 μm in pore size formed by irradiation with an ultra-short pulse laser with a pulse width of 10 | 2009-10-08 |
20090253017 | FUEL CELL STACK - Solid oxide fuel cell stack obtainable by a process comprising the use of a glass sealant with composition 50-70 wt % SiO | 2009-10-08 |
20090253018 | Fuel Cell - An output cable for transferring an output of a fuel cell stack to a device provided outside a stack case and an output terminal portion of the fuel cell stack are connected to each other, and a blocking device capable of blocking the fuel cell stack from supplying the output thereof to the device through mechanical operation from outside the stack case is provided. In the stack case, a first through hole for allowing for maintenance and checkout from the outside of the stack case to the inside is formed, and the blocking device is attached so as to cover this first through hole from outside. The blocking device includes a housing made of a solid body, a second through hole for communicating the outside of the stack case with the inside by communicating with the first through hole, and a closing cover for closing the second through hole. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253019 | Mixing pump device and fuel cell - A mixing pump device ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090253020 | Interconnector for a fuel cell stack and method for production - An interconnector is made of ferritic chromium steel, on which a cupriferous layer is disposed. This layer prevents interdiffusion between the chromium steel and additional components with which the interconnector has direct contact. According to the state of the art, such diffusion occurs particularly if these additional components contain nickel. In addition, the interconnector may comprise a chromium-containing oxide layer as a barrier against interdiffusion. For this purpose, the interconnector steel can also be preoxidized before applying the cupriferous layer. The interconnector has a significantly longer service life than interconnectors according to the state of the art, and it has improved electrical conductivity because the electrical contact surface thereof is free of oxides and has high transverse conductivity. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253021 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system having an adsorber placed in an air supply path to an air electrode of a fuel cell and receiving a chemical filter for adsorbing impurities contained in air; measurement means for measuring the amount per unit time of air having passed the adsorber; detection means for detecting the density of impurities contained in the air, whose volume has been measured by the measurement means, before it enters the adsorber; estimation means for estimating, based on the amount of the air, the density of the impurities, and adsorption efficiency of the chemical filter, the amount of the impurities adsorbed per unit time by the chemical filter; and output control means for causing a signal to output when an accumulated value of the amount of the impurity exceeds a predetermined level. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253022 | SEAL FOR PEM FUEL CELL PLATE - A seal structure is disclosed for forming a substantially fluid tight seal between a UEA and a plate of a fuel cell system, the seal structure including a sealing member formed in one fuel cell plate, a seal support adapted to span feed area channels in an adjacent fuel cell plate, and a seal adapted to cooperate with a UEA disposed between the fuel cell plates, the sealing member, and the seal support to form a substantially fluid tight seal between the UEA and the one fuel cell plate. The seal structure militates against a leakage of fluids from the fuel cell system, facilitates the maintenance of a velocity of a reactant flow in the fuel cell system, and a cost thereof is minimized. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253023 | FUEL CELL AND GASKET FOR FUEL CELL - In a fuel cell including a gasket, which includes a lip portion, as a sealing member, the fuel cell includes a fuel cell constituent element ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090253024 | Nitro-Compound Cathodes for Batteries and Semi-Fuel Cells - There is disclosed a cathode/fuel formulation used for primary cells (batteries) or even for semi-fuel cells. More particularly, there is disclosed an air-breathing cathode semi-fuel cell having an anode and a cathode formulation, wherein the anode comprises a formulation of metals and alloys selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Ca, Al, and combinations thereof, and the cathode formulation comprises components (a) an aromatic nitro compound as a fuel, (b) a binder agent, and (c) and a conductive particle composition, wherein the three components are mixed together and pressed onto a scaffold to form a cathode, wherein the cathode formulation further comprises oxygen or openings to allow for air to circulate. More particularly, there is disclosed a battery having an anode and a cathode formulation, wherein the anode comprises a formulation of metals and alloys selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Ca, Al, and combinations thereof, and the cathode formulation comprises components (a) an aromatic nitro compound as a fuel, (b) a binder agent, and (c) and a conductive particle composition, wherein the three components are mixed together and pressed onto a scaffold to form a cathode. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253025 | Sodium ion based aqueous electrolyte electrochemical secondary energy storage device - A secondary hybrid aqueous energy storage device includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode which is capable of reversibly intercalating sodium cations, a separator, and a sodium cation containing aqueous electrolyte, wherein an initial active cathode electrode material comprises an alkali metal containing active cathode electrode material which deintercalates alkali metal ions during initial charging of the device. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253026 | Electrical Battery Comprising Flexible Generating Elements and a System for the Mechanical and Thermal Conditioning of Said Elements - An electrical battery includes a plurality of electrical energy generating elements formed by at least one electrochemical cell that is packaged in a flexible sealed envelope, and a system for the mechanical and thermal conditioning of the elements. The conditioning system forms a structural body made from thermally conductive material. The body has two longitudinal members and a plurality of cross-members connecting the longitudinal members so as to form between the cross-members housings in which respectively a generating element is disposed. The body includes a circulation path for a thermal conditioning fluid. The path has two channels, respectively upstream and downstream, that are formed respectively in a longitudinal member and passages formed in each of the cross-members. The passages are in fluid communication on each side with respectively the upstream channel and the downstream channel. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253027 | BMS HAVING WATERPROOF FUNCTION - Disclosed herein is a battery management system for controlling the operation of a middle- or large-sized battery pack, the battery management system comprising: a battery management system printed circuit board (BMS PCB) comprising a circuit and elements for controlling the operation of the battery pack; a connector attached to one side of the BMS PCB; a housing including a housing body for receiving the BMS PCB while partially exposing the connector and a cover for covering the housing body, the cover is coupled to the housing body while the cover is disposed on the housing body; and a waterproofing member interposed between the housing body and the cover, constituting the housing, such that the waterproofing member is in tight contact with the interface between the housing body and the cover, the waterproofing member being constructed in a structure to be coupled at coupling regions of the housing body and the cover. The battery management system according to the present invention is constructed in a structure in which moisture is prevented from permeation into the housing of the battery management system in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment. Consequently, the present invention has the effect of preventing the damage to and the corrosion of the BMS PCB, and therefore, improving the reliability of the battery pack and increasing the service life of the battery pack. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253028 | TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND VEHICLE - A temperature adjustment mechanism has an electric power supply device, and a member that is provided between and in contact with the electric power supply device and a heat transfer member and that contains a PTC material. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253029 | Battery unit with blower - A battery unit includes a battery housing, a module assembly, electrode portions, fins and a blower. The module assembly includes battery modules having positive terminals and negative terminals. The electrode portions are disposed to connect the positive and negative terminals of the battery modules. The fins are disposed along the electrode portions. The module assembly defines a first surface and a second surface along a stacking direction of the battery modules. The blower is disposed to supply air toward the fins over a range substantially equal to a dimension of the module assembly in the stacking direction. A rotation shaft of the blower is located between a first plane that includes the first surface of the module assembly and a second plane that includes the second surface of the module assembly. The fins have surface areas that increase toward a downstream location with respect to a flow of the air. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253030 | Battery Receptacle - A battery receptacle for use with a medical device, said receptacle comprising at least one cavity accessed via a respective door, said cavity adapted to slidably receive at least one non-cylindrical battery to engage with electrical contacts in a single predetermined orientation, said receptacle and said battery each being provided with complementary slidable engagement means that must be engaged with each other when inserting said battery into said cavity, thereby only allowing said battery to engage said contacts in said single predetermined configuration, and wherein said receptacle further comprising at least one portion that allows said battery to be visible when said battery is inserted in said cavity and said door is closed. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253031 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT USING THE SAME, AND DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - An electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid and conductive particles, an electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid and oxide semiconductor particles and optionally containing conductive particles, and an electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid and insulating particles are provided. Furthermore, a photoelectric conversion element comprising: a working electrode, the working electrode comprising an electrode substrate and an oxide semiconductor porous film formed on the electrode substrate and sensitized with a dye; a counter electrode disposed opposing the working electrode; and an electrolyte layer made of these electrolyte compositions is provided. | 2009-10-08 |
20090253032 | MULTI-LAYER, MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN MEMBRANE, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, BATTERY SEPARATOR, AND BATTERY - A multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane comprising first microporous layers constituting at least both surface layers and at least one second microporous layer disposed between both surface layers; said first microporous layer being made of a first polyolefin comprising (i) polypropylene, or (ii) a mixture of 50% or more by mass of polypropylene and a polyethylene resin; said second microporous layer being made of a second polyolefin comprising (i) a mixture of 7% or less by mass of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having weight-average molecular weight of 1×10 | 2009-10-08 |
20090253033 | ANODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the swollenness characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode includes an anode active material layer having a plurality of fine pores on an anode current collector. The anode active material layer contains an anode active material and an anode binder. A change rate of a mercury intrusion into the plurality of fine pores measured by mercury penetration technique is distributed to show a peak in the pore diameter range from 30 nm to 10000 nm, both inclusive. | 2009-10-08 |