| 44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (10-29-09/10-29-09_38) part 38 |
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| 20090269526 | Multilayer Blow Molded Container and Production Process Thereof - A multilayer blow molded container having a layer structure that a polyglycolic acid layer is provided as a core layer, and thermoplastic polyester resin layers are arranged as inner and outer layers, wherein the melt viscosity x of a polyglycolic acid forming the polyglycolic acid layer is 300 to 900 Pa·s as measured at a temperature of 270° C. and a shear rate of 122 sec | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269527 | Polymeric Compositions and Articles Comprising Polylactic Acid and Polyolefin - The present invention relates to polymeric compositions comprising polylactic acid (PLA), polyolefin, and, optionally, a non reactive melt strength enhancing additive (NRMSEA), as well as articles molded from the compositions and a method of making the compositions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269528 | Multilayered stretched hollow material - The object of the present invention is to provide a multilayered stretched hollow material having excellent transparency and gas barrier properties. The multilayered stretched hollow material of the present invention is characterized in that it includes surface layers and an intermediate layer wherein the surface layers each contain a propylene polymer composition containing a propylene polymer (the weight thereof being A) and a modified propylene polymer grafted with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof (the weight thereof being B) in a weight ratio of B/(A+B)≧0.15 and wherein the intermediate layer contains a modified ethylene/vinyl compound copolymer that has a melt flow rate (ASTM D 1238, 210° C., 2.16 kg load) of not less than 8 g/10 min and a crystallization temperature (Tc) of not less than 138° C. and further wherein the multilayered stretched hollow material satisfies C/(A+B+C)≧0.05 wherein C is the weight of the ethylene/vinyl compound copolymer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269529 | Support Coil With Mechanical Locking Device and Method For Its Manufacture - The present invention relates to a tubular support coil for radial support of resiliently expanded tubing material, made from at least one extruded profile body wound into a plurality of windings, the end faces of the extruded profile body being connected to each other at least in portions in the longitudinal direction of the support coil and interlocked by a ratchet arrangement in the longitudinal direction and by a tongue and groove arrangement in a radial direction. To create an improved support coil, which is inexpensive to produce, reliably withstands exterior pressing forces and can easily be taken apart manually with low releasing forces and removed from the tubing material, it is proposed that the present invention has a rotation prevention means, through which adjacent windings are held secure against rotation. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269530 | Multilayer Plastic Container - A multilayer thermoplastic container for storing and transporting liquid contents, especially combustible or explosive contents, is made of at least three superimposed layers and includes at least one layer for discharging an electric charge. The innermost layer of the container in contact with the liquid content is made of virgin material. A second integrated inner layer which is covered by the innermost virgin material layer is electrically conductive as a result of incorporated additives, e.g. conductive carbon black and is covered on the outside by another electrically non-conductive layer. Electric charge carriers that accumulate on the surface of the thin inner layer due to the friction with the content are “suctioned through” large areas of the inner, electrically non-conductive layer by the second, electrically conductive layer and discharged. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269531 | RESINOUS COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM AND PROCESS - Disclosed is a resinous composition having reduced susceptibility to scratch formation during abrasion of its surface, wherein the composition comprises: (i) 10-40 wt. %, based on the weight of resinous components in the composition, of at least one rubber modified thermoplastic resin comprising a discontinuous elastomeric phase dispersed in a first rigid thermoplastic phase, wherein at least a portion of the first rigid thermoplastic phase is grafted to the elastomeric phase, and wherein the elastomeric phase comprises structural units derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of butadiene and butadiene-styrene mixture; and wherein the first rigid thermoplastic phase comprises structural units derived from at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, at least one monoethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer, and optionally at least one (C | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269532 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE STABILIZED LAYER - The invention relates to a multilayer structure comprising at least two layers;
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| 20090269533 | HIGH BARRIER LAMINATED BODY - A laminated body having a thermoplastic resin layer (I) and a polyamide resin layer (II) which is made of nylon 11 and/or nylon 12. The thermoplastic resin layer (I) includes 100 parts by weight of a polyamide resin composition (A) and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a carbodiimide compound (B) having two or more carbodiimide groups. The polyamide resin composition (A) contains a polyamide resin (a-1) having diamine units 70 mol % or more of which are derived from m-xylylenediamine and dicarboxylic acid units 70 mol % or more of which are derived from a C | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269534 | Adhesive tape - The adhesive tape is a multi-layer, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having two different adhesive surfaces, one of which has a greater tack than the other. The adhesive tape includes a first backing layer having opposed 5 first and second surfaces, with a first adhesive coating the first and second surfaces thereof. The first adhesive has a first tack associated therewith. A second backing layer is further provided, with the second backing layer having opposed first and second surfaces. The first surface thereof is secured to the second surface of the first backing layer by the first adhesive, 1 o which is sandwiched therebetween. A second adhesive coats the second surface of the second backing layer, with the second adhesive having a second tack associated therewith. The first tack is greater than the second tack. A release strip is further provided, with the release strip releasably covering the first surface of the first backing layer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269535 | ANTISTATIC PROTECTIVE HOT MELT ADHESIVES - UV curable pressure sensitive adhesive containing an antistatic agent, and films comprising UV cured pressure sensitive adhesives containing antistatic agents, are particularly useful in the manufacture of electrical components. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269536 | MULTI-COMPONENT ADHESIVE SYSTEM - Adhesive systems may be fabricated to include first and second solid adhesion structures. The first adhesion structure may require an applied normal preload force to achieve adhesion to a surface. The second solid adhesion structure may be separate from but joined to the first adhesion structure such that both adhesion structures are jointly adherable to the surface upon application of the normal preload force. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269537 | ADHESIVE SHEET AND DELIVERY SLIP - One surface of a base sheet BS is provided with a delivery information display portion BS | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269538 | THERMOPLASTIC FILM - A thermoplastic film for the interior paneling of motor vehicles has a top layer with a structured surface layer and a foamed layer on the underside and with indentations or material weak points introduced on the reverse side. The top layer has a residual thickness of at least 35% in the region of the indentations and the foamed layer has a thickness between 15 and 50% of the density of the compact top layer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269539 | Information Recording Medium and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention provides an information recording medium with high reliability and excellent repeated rewriting performance even when no interface layer is formed and a method for manufacturing the same. Accordingly, the information recording medium for carrying out recording and/or reproducing by light irradiation or electric energy application has a material layer containing at least one element selected from a group GM consisting of Sn and Ga, at least one element selected from a group GL consisting of Ta and Y, and oxygen. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269540 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an extremely high-density optical recording medium with excellent jitter characteristics and good recording/reproducing characteristics. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269541 | OPTICAL RECORDING MATERIAL, CHALCONE TYPE COMPOUNDS AND METAL COMPLEXES - An optical recording material comprising at least one kind of chalcone type compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a metal complex using the chalcone type compound as a ligand: | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269542 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - An object of the invention is to write-once record and reproduce, or only reproduce, a mark smaller than the resolution limit; obtain a high level of reproduction performance (CNR and the like); and realize a high level of reproduction durability. In the invention, between a signal reproducing functional layer composed of Sb or Te and a protecting layer there is introduced a thermally stable diffusion preventing layer, and thereby reactions between the signal reproducing functional layer and the protecting layer due to increased temperature can be prevented or suppressed while increasing reproduction durability. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269543 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical recording medium comprises a laminate of at least two recording layers; each of the recording layers contains a metal complex dye and an organic dye in a predetermined concentration; when the recording layers comprise a first recording layer and a second recording layer in order from a light entrance side, the first recording layer contains 20 to 50 parts by weight of the metal complex dye where a total amount of the metal complex dye and the organic dye is 100 parts by weight, and the second recording layer contains 20 to 100 parts by weight of the metal complex dye where a total amount of the metal complex dye and the organic dye is 100 parts by weight. The optical recording medium is provided as one with a satisfactorily excellent initial error rate and a satisfactorily excellent error rate after a light resistance test, in each of the recording layers. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269544 | GLITTER ENHANCED FLOCK FABRIC - The present invention provides systems and methods for the incorporation of glitter particulates in flocked pile fabrics, as well as fabrics manufactured using the same. The fabrics produced according to the invention comprise flocking and glitter particulates at the exposed surface of the adhesive used to attach the flocking and glitter particulates to the fabric. By adhering the glitter particulates to the exposed surface of the adhesive layer—rather than admixing the glitter particulates with the adhesive—the decorative effect is maintained while reducing the amount of glitter particulates used in the manufacturing process. In addition, the process does not require the passage of glitter particulates through an adhesive deposition tool, thereby eliminating shape and size restrictions imposed by the use of such tools. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269545 | CHANGEABLE IMITATION FUR AND LINEN FACE FABRIC AND ITS PROCESSING TECHNIQUE - This invention makes public a kind of changeable imitation fur and linen face fabric weaved together from warp and weft yarns. The warp yarn uses mixed spun yarn with bamboo fiber and fine polyester as raw materials. The weft yarn uses mixed spun multiple color changeable yarn with allotropic and anisotropic polyester and adhesives as raw materials. The processing technique of this changeable imitation fur and linen is also made public. This invention features soft tactility, abrasion resistance, good drapability, air permeability, flexibility, anti-static and anti-bacterial ability. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269546 | POSITIVE RETENTION FLOOR MAT SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the present invention may take the form of a positive retention floor mat system. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269547 | REPAIR OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES - A process for the repair of a honeycomb structure which comprises a honeycomb bonded to at least one surface layer wherein a replacement for a damaged piece of the structure is bonded to the honeycomb structure by means of a foamable adhesive material. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269548 | HONEYCOMB SEGMENT AND HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - Formation is performed so that an opening percentage of the first cells | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269549 | Anisotropic conductive sheet, production method thereof, connection method and inspection method - The invention offers an anisotropic electroconductive sheet suitable for connecting with pin electrodes of a through-hole-mounting type. The sheet has electrical conductivity in the direction of thickness. The sheet comprises a base film formed using a porous film ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269550 | Diffuser film and method of manufacturing the same - A diffuser film and a method of manufacturing the same are proposes. A colloid layer is formed on a transparent substrate. A mold plate with a raised texture is then used to roll over the colloid layer to let the surface of the colloid layer have an indented texture. Finally, a solidification process is carried out to harden the colloid layer to form a coarse layer whose surface has an indented texture. The diffuser film can thus achieve the effects of light concentration and light uniformity promotion, and can also reduce astray light rays. Moreover, using a mold plate for embossing can accomplish high reproducibility of film thickness and indented texture of the coarse layer, hence being advantageous to mass production. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269551 | RESILIENT FLOOR COVERING WITH HIGH DENT RESISTANCE AND HIGH SOUNDPROOFING PERFORMANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A floor covering has a sub-layer that includes a flexible covering surface on which is provided a plurality of rigid or flexible projections. The projections are associated with a low-density foam, and foam surrounding the projections is higher than the projections while exposing the upper portion thereof. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269552 | ARMOUR PLATE - Armour plate comprising a mass of cured resinous material having a face surface and a back surface, a tile layer comprising a single ceramic or metal tile, or a plurality of coplanar ceramic or metal tiles arranged in edge to edge relationship, entirely embedded in the resinous mass to a depth of at least 1 mm from the face surface, and a backing layer of impact resistant flexible material embedded or partially embedded in the resinous mass on the side of the tile(s) towards the back surface. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269553 | ACID DYES - Compounds of the general formula (I) | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269554 | BAKEABLE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES WITH A HIGH RESISTANCE TO CHEMICALS - A singe- or multilayer lithographic printing plate precursor comprises on a substrate a radiation-sensitive coating that comprises a copolymer soluble or dispersible in aqueous alkaline solution and comprising (meth)acryl recurring units, imide recurring units, and amide recurring units derived from corresponding ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers; the copolymer provides increased chemical resistance for the lithographic printing plate precursors which can be negatively or positively working. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269555 | SURFACE NANOPATTERNING - A method for producing, and a product having, a surface nanopattern, wherein the method comprises the steps of: obtaining a substrate with a smooth surface; acquiring a self-assembling monolayer precursor, wherein the precursor includes an inducible, usually photocatalytically, active region and a substrate attachment region; mixing a plurality of the self-assembling monolayer precursors with the substrate to produce a self-assembled monolayer having an exposed surface comprising the inducible active regions and anchored to the substrate smooth surface by the substrate attachment regions; obtaining a path-directable nanoparticle; contacting the path-directable nanoparticle with the exposed surface at an interface area; exposing the exposed surface contacted with the path-directable nanoparticle to an inducing event, usually exposure to light, thereby chemically altering the inducible active regions and producing a detectable state in the interface area on the exposed surface; and applying a force of variable magnitude and direction in the plane of the surface to the contacted path-directable nanoparticle to produce movement of the contacted nanoparticle over the exposed surface thereby extending the detectable state interface area into a detectable trace over the exposed surface to produce the nanopatterened surface. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269556 | HOUSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE HOUSING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A housing for an electronic device includes a thin film defining an outer surface having a plurality of impressions, and an inner surface positioned opposite to the outer surface, a decorative coating attached to the inner surface of the thin film; and a substrate attached to the decorative coating. A method for manufacturing the housing and an electronic device using the housing are also disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269557 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A FIBRE REINFORCED LAMINATE AND OF A LATERALLY EXTENDED MATERIAL WHICH HAS IN A FIRST LATERAL DIRECTION A GREATER STIFFNESS THAN IN A SECOND LATERAL DIRECTION - A method for manufacturing of a fibre reinforced laminate is provided that includes building up a part of the laminate to a determined thickness using at least one layer of fibre material placing a laterally extended layer on top of the partially completed laminate, the layer having in a first lateral direction a greater stiffness than in a second lateral direction and having in the first lateral direction a greater stiffness than the other layers constituting the laminate, building up a new part of the laminate to a determined thickness, and in case the thickness of the laminate built up pursuant is not as large as a desired thickness of the completed laminate, repeating steps placing a laterally extended layer and the building up a new part until the thickness of the laminate built up is equal to the desired thickness of the completed laminate. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SMALL STRUCTURES - The present invention relates to a method for producing small structures includes: depositing a mask on a surface of a substrate; and evaporating a source material under such evaporation condition performed at such pressure to form a layer onto both a shadowed surface area and a non-shadowed surface area of the mask and the substrate. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269559 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board are disclosed. The method of manufacturing the printed circuit board can include adhering a film to an insulation base, in which the film is configured to flatten a surface of the insulation base, thermosetting the film, and forming a circuit pattern on the film by way of ink-jetting. In accordance with the present invention, a surface of the insulation base can be flattened and the surface roughness thereof can be made uniform, so that the diffusivity of the circuit pattern can be controlled while printing a minute circuit pattern and an adhesive strength between the insulation base and the circuit pattern can be increased. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269560 | ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE-POLYMER MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The invention is directed to carbon nanostructure composite systems which may be useful for various applications, including as dry adhesives, self-cleaning applications, electronics and display technologies, or in a wide variety of other areas where organized nanostructures may be formed and integrated into a flexible substrate. The present invention provides systems and methods wherein organized nanotube structures or other nanostructures are embedded within an adhesive, with the properties and characteristics of the nanotubes or other nanostructures exploited for use in various applications. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a self-cleaning carbon nanotube composite material that includes a substrate, an adhesive coating on at least a portion of the substrate, a plurality of carbon nanostructures formed into a predetermined architecture, each of the plurality of nanostructures having a substantially predetermined width and length, and the architecture of the plurality of nanostructures defining at least one orientation for a plurality of nanostructures, and defining the approximate spacing between nanostructures and/or groups of nanostructures, the carbon nanostructures architecture being at least partially adhered to the adhesive coating on the substrate in a manner that the architecture is stabilized in the predetermined architecture, wherein the carbon nanostructures architecture renders the composite material superhydrophobic. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269561 | METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL PLATED MATERIAL, METAL PLATED MATERIAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL PATTERN MATERIAL, AND METAL PATTERN MATERIAL - A method of producing a metal plated material, the method including: preparing a polymer solution containing a polymer; preparing a composition by mixing the polymer solution with a monomer at an amount of from 30% by mass to 200% by mass with respect to the polymer, at least one of the polymer or the monomer having a non-dissociative functional group that interacts with a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof, forming a cured layer on a substrate by applying the composition, drying the composition and curing the composition; applying the plating catalyst or the precursor thereof to the cured layer; and conducting plating with respect to the plating catalyst or the precursor thereof to form a plating film on the cured layer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269562 | Bimetal Laminate Structure And Method Of Making The Same - The present invention provides a bimetal laminate structure and improved method for manufacturing the same. The method includes: applying a layer of adhesive to a metallic substrate; and laminating a decorative metallic sheet to the metallic substrate in such a manner that substantially all surface defects and all read through appearance along an outer surface of the decorative metallic sheet are eliminated. The resultant bimetal laminate includes a decorative metallic layer consisting of a first metallic material, and a metallic substrate consisting of a second metallic material that is different from the first metallic material. The metal substrate has a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the decorative metallic layer. An adhesive layer is disposed between, and spans substantially the entirety of the decorative metallic layer and metallic substrate to rigidly attach the same. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269563 | LIGHT REFLECTING SHEET - Provided is a recyclable light reflecting sheet which is excellent in light reflection characteristic regardless of being thin type and is contributing to weight reduction of a display. Provided is a light reflecting sheet comprising a sheet containing a single filament with a number mean diameter of 1 to 1000 nm, and having a light reflectance of 95% or more at a wavelength of 560 nm. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269564 | Manufacturing of Nets Consisting of Synthetic Yarns and Monofilament Yarns - By the extrusion method, (position | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269565 | POLYMERIC LAMINATES INCLUDING NANOCLAY - A flexible polymeric laminate comprising a first layer including a thermoplastic resin having a nanoclay dispersed therein, and a second layer including a thermoplastic resin having a filler dispersed therein, where said filler includes less than 1% by weight nanoclay. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269566 | PRE-STRETCHED MULTI-LAYER STRETCH FILM - A multi-layer stretch film includes multiple layers of polyolefins. A multi-layer stretch film may include two or more layers including a cling layer, a non-cling layer, or a core layer. A multi-layer stretch film includes a pre-stretched multi-layer stretch film having two or more layers. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269567 | Thermal Barrier, an Article with a Thermal Barrier and a Method of Applying a Thermal Barrier to a Surface - A thermal barrier comprises a coating of titanium dioxide or a blend of titanium dioxide with at least one other ceramic material. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269568 | DEFORMABLE FILM WITH RADIATION-CURING COATING AND SHAPED ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a film, further comprising a radiation-curing coating, wherein the coating comprises a polyurethane polymer which contains (meth)acrylate groups and which is obtainable from the reaction of a reaction mixture comprising (a) polyisocyanates and (b1) compounds which comprise (meth)acrylate groups and are reactive towards isocyanates and wherein the coating further comprises inorganic nanoparticles with an average particle size of ≧1 nm to ≦200 nm. It also relates to a process for the production of such coated films, the use of such films for the production of shaped articles, a process for the production of shaped articles with a radiation-cured coating and shaped articles which can be produced by this process. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269569 | Low Temperature Process for Polysilazane Oxidation/Densification - Semiconductor devices, structures and systems that utilize a polysilazane-based silicon oxide layer or fill, and methods of making the oxide layer are disclosed. In one embodiment, a polysilazane solution is deposited on a substrate and processed with ozone in a wet oxidation at low temperature to chemically modify the polysilazane material to a silicon oxide layer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269570 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NET-LIKE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NET-LIKE STRUCTURE - A method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional netted structure using thermoplastic resin. The netted structure includes a plurality of filaments which are helically and randomly entangled and partly and thermally bonded together. The netted structure is a three-dimensional plate type netted structure having an apparent density greater than a predetermined amount. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269571 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETTED STRUCTURE - A three-dimensional netted structure having an upper surface, a lower surface, two side surfaces a left end surface, and a right end surface, including at least a plurality of filaments helically and randomly entangled and thermally bonded together, wherein the filaments are formed out of a thermoplastic resin by extrusion molding followed by cooling with a liquid; and the netted structure is four-surface molded, the upper surface, the lower surface and the two side surfaces being molded. An apparatus and a method for manufacturing the three-dimensional netted structure. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269572 | REFLECTIVE METAL POLYMERIC INSULATION MATERIAL - A reflective metal polymeric insulation bubble pack assembly comprising a first reflective metal bubble pack; a second reflective metal bubble pack; and a first plurality of intervening bubble spaces suitably located between the first and the second bubble packs as to define at least one inner insulative air chamber between the first and second bubble packs. The invention provides a non-fiberglass improved R-value insulation material that is cost-effective in material, labour, production and installation costs relative to prior art materials. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269573 | High-Performance Composite Material and Manufacturing Method thereof - The present invention provides a new high-performance composite material that uses inexpensive materials, has high toughness, has a low coefficient of friction, excellent wear resistance, lower electrical resistance, and excellent electromagnetic wave absorption, and corresponding manufacturing method. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269574 | FUNCTIONAL MULTILAYER ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A functional multilayer anisotropic conductive adhesive film, capable of bonding and package 0.18-0.13 micron IC chips and high density COF, includes a monomer layer, a reinforcing layer, a low-temperature, hot-melt resin layer, and a conductive particle layer, successively bonded by coating and drying processes. The monomer layer comprises a copolymer of butyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, glycol acrylate, and tetramethyl butyl peroxy-2-ethyl hexanoate. The reinforcing layer comprises long chain imidazole derivatives. The hot-melt resin layer comprises polymer of tocopheroxyl, novolac epoxy, acrylic rubbers and elastic mixture of acrylic rubbers and styrene-butadiene rubbers. The conductive particle layer comprises conductive particles and micro-encapsulating resin for receiving the conductive particles. Diameter of the conductive particles is selected from the group consisting of 3.00 μm±0.05, 3.25 μm±0.05, 3.50 μm±0.05, 3.75 μm±0.05 and 4.00 μm±0.05. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269575 | DAMPED PRODUCT WITH AN INSERT HAVING A LAYER INCLUDING GRAPHITE THEREON AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A product including a damping substrate and a layer over a portion thereof, the layer including graphite, and a body portion positioned so that the layer is interposed between the body portion and the damping substrate. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269576 | Optical Thin Film, Optical Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - In an optical thin film of the present invention, a hydrogenated carbon film containing at least carbon and hydrogen as major components is formed on a substrate, and at least one protective layer including one of an oxide film, a nitride film, an oxynitride film, a fluoride film, and a film containing hydrogen and carbon as major components is superposed thereon. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269577 | WATERBORNE ANTI-CHIP PRIMER COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to towards a waterborne anti-chip primer coating composition comprising a polyester polyol having a molecular weight ≧1500 wherein the polyester polyol comprises ≧30 weight % of the total resin solids of the waterborne anti-chip primer coating composition; and wherein after application to a substrate as a coating and after curing has a dry film thickness ranging from 2 μm to 8 μm. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269578 | STEEL WIRE ROD - An FeO layer including fine crystal grains having random orientation is formed as inner layer scale on the surface of the steel wire rod containing C: 0.05-1.2 mass % (hereinafter referred to as “%”), Si: 0.01-0.50%, Mn: 0.1-1.5%, P: 0.02% or below, S: 0.02% or below, N: 0.005% or below, an Fe | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269579 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURED PARTICLE - An object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer structured particle which can transmit or reflect light having a specific wavelength selectively within a wide range and a simple and easy method for producing the same. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269580 | PACKAGING MATERIAL - Disclosed is a packaging material, wherein a barrier layer, an adhesive layer and a sealant layer are laminated in this order, and the adhesive layer includes an acid-modified polyolefin resin that contains a (meth)acrylic acid ester component. The packaging material is preferably produced by forming on the barrier layer the adhesive layer including the acid-modified polyolefin resin that contains a (meth)acrylic acid ester component, and by subsequently laminating a molten sealant resin on the adhesive layer by extrusion lamination. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269581 | HIGH STRENGTH POLYETHYLENE FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A polyethylene fiber having high strength and extremely high productivity is difficult to obtain by conventional gel spinning methods. This high strength polyethylene fiber includes an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 8 dL/g or more and contains a poor solvent in an amount of 10 ppm or more with respect to the resin. This high strength polyethylene fiber may also contain an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 8 dL/g or more in which the resin contains a non-solvent in which the resin is insoluble in an amount of 10 ppm or more. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269582 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CORE/SHEATH CONJUGATE ELASTOMER FIBER - The present invention provides a process for producing a conjugate fiber that is excellent in strength, stretch elasticity, and transparency. The process includes a step (1) in which an elastomer resin (A) having stretching elasticity and an elastomer resin (B) having stretch elasticity, a permanent elongation of 25-70%, and a tensile elongation of 100-800% are separately melted and subjected to conjugate spinning using a conjugate spinneret having two nozzles so that the elastomer resin (A) forms a core and the elastomer resin (B) form a sheath; a step (2) in which the fiber obtained by composite spinning in the step (1) is heat-treated; and a step (3) in which the fiber heat-treated in the step (2) is stretched. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269583 | High tenacity polyolefin ropes having improved strength - A rope comprising a plurality of high tenacity polyolefin yarns aligned in a substantially uniaxial direction along the length of the rope. The rope yarns are substantially untwisted and are substantially parallel to each other. The yarns are formed from a plurality of fibers aligned in a substantially uniaxial direction along the length of the yarns, with the fibers being substantially untwisted and being substantially parallel to each other. The fibers comprise high tenacity polyolefin fibers. Adjacent yarns are connected together by contact of their respective resin surface coatings. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269584 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS COMBINING INCREASED POWER FACTOR AND REDUCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY - A thermoelectric material and a method of forming a thermoelectric material are provided. The method of forming a thermoelectric material includes providing at least one compound fabricated by a first technique and having a first power factor and a first thermal conductivity. The method further includes modifying a spatial structure of the at least one compound by a second technique different from the first technique. The modified at least one compound has a plurality of portions separated from one another by a plurality of boundaries. The plurality of portions include one or more portions having a second power factor not less than the first power factor, and the modified at least one compound has a second thermal conductivity less than the first thermal conductivity. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269585 | BLACK COMPLEX OXIDE PARTICLES - The complex oxide particles of the present invention are conductive and exhibit a black color. The particles contain cobalt in an amount of 40 to 65% by mass in terms of the metal element based on the whole particles and at least one kind or two or more kinds of metals selected from copper, nickel and molybdenum. The particles are preferably prepared in the following manner: an aqueous solution of mixed metal salts prepared from water-soluble salts, wherein the aqueous solution contains cobalt and one kind or two or more kinds of metal element selected from copper, nickel and molybdenum, is mixed and neutralized with an alkali hydroxide to obtain a metal hydroxide slurry; the resultant slurry of metal hydroxides is kept at a pH of 10 to 13 and oxidized at a temperature of higher than 40° C. and 60° C. or less to obtain a precursor slurry; the resultant precursor slurry is aged at 80 to 150° C.; and then, after solid-liquid separation, the resultant solid is heated at 400 to 700° C. for longer than 1 hour and 3 hours or less. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269586 | Multimicrolamellar Collagen Membranes - The present invention relates to multimicrolamellar membranes of collagen of several types and structures (e.g. collagen type I, type II, type III, etc.), of only one type or two types in association, but more particularly of type I and type II collagen and/or of their mixture. The multimolecular arrangement is obtained by preparing the membrane in several steps involving the sequential addition of collagen gel layers. Membranes look thin, with a variable rough surface depending on the type of collagen used. Such membranes show a parallel horizontal lamellar microstructure and they can be soaked with different fluids, act as three-dimensional scaffold for cultured cells and are apt to be infiltrated and colonized by cells in vivo, therefore working as support suitable for direct, guided tissue regeneration. Moreover, the present invention relates to the preparation of said membranes from collagen gels and to the optimization of the preparation of collagen gel from tissues. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269587 | HYDROPHOBIC NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILMS - Provided herein are the polymers shown below. The value n is a positive integer. R | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269588 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - A transparent conductive film made of ZnO includes a ZnO layer having a region having a granular crystal structure. The zinc oxide layer is doped with a group-III element. The dose of the group-III element is about 0.8 to about 11.5 weight percent on an oxide mass basis. The group-III element is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ga, Al, and In. The full width at half maximum of a ZnO (002) rocking curve is preferably about 10.5 degrees or less. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269589 | BLOCK-RESISTANT, RADIATION-CURABLE COATING SYSTEMS BASED ON HIGH MOLECULAR MASS, AQUEOUS POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS - The present invention describes block-resistant, radiation-curable coating systems based on high molecular mass, aqueous polyurethane dispersions, a process for preparing them, the use of the coating systems as paints and/or adhesives, and also articles and substrates provided with these paints and/or adhesives. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269590 | Thermoplastic Elastomer Composition And Glass Panel Molding Assembly For A Vehicle - The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition and a glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a polymer component (1) that comprises a styrene-type thermoplastic elastomer and a polyolefin-type polymer {except for the additives in item (5) below}, a non-aromatic-rubber softener (2), a higher fatty acid derivative (4), and at least one type of an additive (5) selected from (5-a) a vinyl polymer graft-olefin polymer, (5-b) a polyorganosiloxane cross-linked powder; and (5-c) a polyorganosiloxane graft-olefin polymer. And the glass panel molding assembly for a vehicle produced from the aforementioned composition. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269591 | Organic Compound, Optical Film and Method of Production thereof - An organic compound has the general structural formula I. In the formula I, Core is a conjugated organic unit capable of forming a rod-like macromolecule, n is a number of the conjugated organic units in the rod-like macromolecule, G | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269592 | GAS BARRIER FILM, GAS BARRIER LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FILM OR LAMINATE - Disclosed is an excellent gas barrier laminate whose gas-barrier property has little dependency on temperature and which hardly causes fracture even when the laminate is stretched. A gas barrier film comprising a polymer (A) of an unsaturated carboxylic acid compound monovalent metal salt (a), wherein the polymer (A) contains a modified vinyl alcohol polymer (B); a gas barrier laminate comprising a base layer and the gas barrier film formed on at least one surface of the base layer; and a method for production of a gas barrier laminate comprising the steps of: coating a solution of an unsaturated carboxylic acid compound monovalent metal salt (a) having a polymerization degree less than 20 on at least one surface of a base layer, wherein the solution contains a modified vinyl alcohol polymer (B); performing the polymerizaton to form a layer of the polymer (A) of the unsaturated carboxylic acid compound monovalent metal salt (a) containing the modified vinyl alcohol polymer (B). | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269593 | FUNCTIONALIZED, HYDROGEN-PASSIVATED SILICON SURFACES - This invention is generally related to a method of making a molecule-surface interface comprising at least one surface comprising at least one material and at least one organic group wherein the organic group is adjoined to the surface and the method comprises contacting at least one organic group precursor with at least one surface wherein the organic group precursor is capable of reacting with the surface in a manner sufficient to adjoin the organic group and the surface. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269594 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING A SURFACE TREATING COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Surface treating compositions employing polysiloxanes and emulsifying agents, fibrous structures treated with such surface treating compositions and methods for making same are provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269595 | Aluminum Wheel Having High Gloss - The present invention relates to an aluminum wheel having high gloss and a method for manufacturing the same, and the method for manufacturing an aluminum wheel having high gloss includes the steps of: (i) coating a primary coating powder paints for increasing a flatness of an aluminum wheel having a rough surface and improving an adhesive force to a silver mirror coating surface, (ii) forming of silver coating layer forming a mirror surface having a high gloss and high reflectivity on the powder paints coated surface using a silver coating solution, and (iii) forming at least one transparent top coating for protecting the silver mirror surface and increasing an abrasion resistance and a saltwater resistance after the step (ii). In accordance with the present invention, an aluminum wheel having high gloss and high reflectivity can be manufactured in a simple processes and relative inexpensive cost. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269596 | LAY-UP ARRANGEMENT AND STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT FOR AEROSPACE - The invention provides a method for producing a component ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269597 | POLYIMIDE RESIN - A polyimide resin which is soluble in an organic solvent and which has a low coefficient of water absorption, thermosetting properties, high heat resistance and excellent adhesive properties, a method for manufacturing the same, an adhesive and a film each containing the subject polyimide resin and a metal-clad laminate including an adhesive layer composed of the subject polyimide resin are provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269598 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A conductive paste includes a filler component and a flux component; the filler component including a first conductive filler and a second conductive filler having different melting points, and the melting point of the first conductive filler being higher than the melting point of the second conductive filler by 20° C. or more; the flux component including a first flux and a second flux having different melting points, the melting point of the first flux being higher than the melting point of the second flux, and the melting point of the first flux being higher than the melting point of the second conductive filler by 15° C. to 45° C.; and the melting point of the second flux being equal to or less than the melting point of the second conductive filler. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269599 | MULTILAYER FILM FOR PLATING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METAL FILM-COATED MATERIAL AND METAL FILM-COATED MATERIAL - Disclosed is a multilayer film for plating comprising, on a surface of a first substrate, a plating receptive layer which contains a polymer having a polymerizable group and a functional group, wherein the plating receptive layer satisfies at least one of the following (1)-(4):
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| 20090269600 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL OXIDE LAYERS THROUGH ARC VAPORIZATION - The invention relates to a method for producing oxidic layers by means of PVD (physical vapor deposition), in particular by means of cathodic arc vaporization, wherein a powder-metallurgical target is vaporized and the powder-metallic target is formed of at least two metallic or semi-metallic components, the composition of the metallic or semi-metallic components resp. of the target being chosen in such a manner that during heating in the transition from the room temperature into the liquid phase no phase boundary of purely solid phases, based on the phase diagram of a molten mixture of the at least two metallic or semi-metallic components, is crossed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269601 | Norbornene Compound Addition Polymer, Process for Producing the Same, Molded Article Comprised of the Polymer, and Use Thereof - [PROBLEMS] To provide: a norbornene compound addition polymer which has excellent heat resistance and suffers no decrease in the excellent transparency and mechanical properties even when exposed to high temperatures during molding, processing, or use; and a process for producing the polymer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269602 | ADHESIVE SYSTEM AND WOOD BASED PANELS WITH LOW SUBSEQUENT FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION AND SUITABLE PRODUCTION PROCEDURE - Particle or MFD boards are disclosed comprising an aminoplastic resins and yet exhibiting low emissions levels of formaldehyde, as well as methods to arrive at such boards. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269603 | Aqueous Glyoxyl-Based Insolubilizer Composition for the Surface Treatment of Paper and Cardboard - The invention relates to an aqueous insolubilizer composition intended for the surface treatment of paper and cardboard, comprising a mixture composed of glyoxal and of at least one alkali metal orthophosphate, and also its use. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269604 | COMPOSITE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING NANO-SCALE COMPONENTS - A method of manufacturing a thermal interface material, comprising providing a sheet comprising nano-scale fibers, the sheet having at least one exposed surface; and stabilizing the fibers with a stabilizing material disposed in at least a portion of a void space between the fibers in the sheet. The fibers may be CNT's or metallic nano-wires. Stabilizing may include infiltrating the fibers with a polymerizable material. The polymerizable material may be mixed with nano- or micro-particles. The composite system may include two films, with the fibers in between, to create a sandwich. Each capping film may include two sub films: a palladium film closer to the stabilizing material to improve adhesion; and a nano-particle film for contact with a device to be cooled or a heat sink. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269605 | Composite Preform Having a Controlled Fraction of Porosity in at Least One Layer and Methods for Manufacture and Use - The invention provides clad billet for hot working plastic deformation processes for the production of clad products, including, but not limited to, clad pipe and tubing by extrusion of a hollow, bicomponent composite billet having a fully dense structural component and a partially dense component of a specialty alloy at a fraction of porosity predetermined to provide a flow stress compatible with that of the structural component. The components are diffusion bonded to the predetermined fraction of porosity in the specialty component by application of heat and pressure over time, including by hot isostatically pressing the billet components. Computer modeling techniques can be used to determine processing conditions for obtaining flow stress compatibility. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269606 | METHOD FOR FORMING METAL FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING METAL PATTERN - The present invention provides a method for forming a metal film including: (a1) a step of providing, on a substrate, a polymer layer that includes a polymer containing a functional group that interacts with a metal ion or a metal salt, the polymer directly chemically bonding to the substrate; (a2) a step of applying a metal ion or a metal salt to the polymer layer; (a3) a step of reducing the metal ion or the metal salt to form a conductive layer having a surface resistivity of from 10 to 100 kΩ/square; and (a4) a step of forming a conductive layer having a surface resistivity of 1×10 | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269607 | Cast product having aluminum-based film and process for producing the same - In a throttle body, a passive film and a corrosion-resistant film are stacked in that order on a substrate of aluminum. The passive film has a concave part on its corrosion-resistant film side. A metal layer is provided in the concave part. In shot blasting, upon collision of a blasting material against the corrosion-resistant film, a part of the blasting material is separated and adhered onto the resultant concaves to form the metal layer. For example, aluminum having a purity of not less than 98% is selected as the blasting material. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269608 | Al-Zn-Mg-Cu ALLOY WITH IMPROVED DAMAGE TOLERANCE-STRENGTH COMBINATION PROPERTIES - An Al—Zn—Mg—Cu alloy with improved damage tolerance-strength combination properties. The present invention relates to an aluminium alloy product comprising or consisting essentially of, in weight %, about 6.5 to 9.5 zinc (Zn), about 1.2 to 2.2% magnesium (Mg), about 1.0 to 1.9% copper (Cu), preferable (0.9Mg−0.6)≦Cu≦(0.9Mg+0.05), about 0 to 0.5% zirconium (Zr), about 0 to 0.7% scandium (Sc), about 0 to 0.4% chromium (Cr), about 0 to 0.3% hafnium (Hf), about 0 to 0.4% titanium (Ti), about 0 to 0.8% manganese (Mn), the balance being aluminium (Al) and other incidental elements. The invention relates also to a method of manufacturing such as alloy. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269609 | Degreasing method for aluminium hard foil, aluminium hard foil, aluminium hard foil electrode member, and lithium ion secondary battery using said member - An aluminum hard foil is degreased without reducing the hardness to improve the coating performance of coating material. A foil-rolled aluminum foil is subjected to a low-temperature heat treatment for holding the aluminum foil at 80 to 160° C. for 1 hour or more. The low-temperature heat treatment is preferably performed by subjecting the aluminum foil to batch processing with the aluminum foil coiled. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269610 | HIGH-ENERGY CAPACITORS FOR IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS - Implantable defibrillators are implanted into the chests of patients prone to suffering ventricular fibrillation, a potentially fatal heart condition. A critical component in these devices is an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which stores and delivers life-saving bursts of electric charge to a fibrillating heart. To reduce capacitor size, manufacturers have developed special aluminum foils, such as core-etched and tunnel-etched aluminum foils. Unfortunately, core-etched foils don't work well in multiple-anode capacitors, and tunnel-etched foils are brittle and tend to break when making some common types of capacitors. Accordingly, the inventors devised a new foil structure having perforations and cavities. In an exemplary embodiment, each perforation and cavity has a cross-sectional area, with the perforations having a larger, for example, 2 to 100 times larger, average cross-sectional area than the cavities. Other embodiments of the invention include foil assemblies, capacitors, and implantable defibrillators that benefit from properties of the new foil structure. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269611 | METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP - A steel strip having a coating of a metal alloy on at least one surface of the strip is disclosed. The metal alloy contains aluminium, zinc, silicon, and magnesium as the major elements. The metal alloy also contains strontium and/or calcium and unavoidable impurities and optionally other elements that are present as deliberate alloying elements. The concentration of magnesium is at least 1 wt. % and the concentration of (i) strontium or (ii) calcium or (iii) strontium and calcium is greater than 50 ppm. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269612 | METAL MEMBER HAVING PRECIOUS METAL PLATING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THAT METAL MEMBER - A metal member is manufactured that has a plating layer of precious metal on the surface of a bare metal portion formed of a predetermined metal. First, a surface layer of the bare metal portion is removed. Then, a plating of precious metal is applied to the portion where the surface layer of the bare metal portion was removed. Then, the metal member is heat treated in an inert atmosphere. As a result, a metal member can be manufactured that has less carbide and hydrogen near a boundary surface of the plating layer and the bare metal portion than it would if the removing step and the heat treating step were not performed. With a metal member manufactured in this way, the plating layer does not easily peel away. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269613 | HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - High strength aluminum alloy sheet having superior surface roughening and formability suitable for home electrical appliances and automobile outer panels and other structural materials and a method of production of the same are provided. High strength aluminum alloy sheet having a chemical composition containing Mg: 2.0 to 3.3 mass %, Mn: 0.1 to 0.5 mass %, and Fe: 0.2 to 1.0 mass %, having a balance of unavoidable impurities and Al, and having an Si among the unavoidable impurities of less than 0.20 mass % and having an average circle equivalent diameter of intermetallic compounds of 1 μm or less, having an area ratio of intermetallic compounds of 1.2% or more, having an average diameter of recrystallized grains of 10 μm or less, and having a tensile strength of 220 MPa or more. This is obtained by pouring an aluminum alloy melt having the above chemical composition in a twin belt caster, continuously casting a thin slab of a thickness of 6 to 15 mm at a cooling rate at a position of ¼ the slab thickness of 50 to 200° C./sec and winding it up into a coil, then cold rolling it at a cold reduction of 60 to 98%, final annealing it by a continuous annealing furnace at a heating rate of 100° C./min or more, at a holding temperature of 400 to 520° C. for a holding time of within 5 minutes. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269614 | HARD COATING FILM AND TARGET FOR FORMATION THEREOF - A hard coating film having oxidation resistance and wear resistance superior to those of conventional coating films formed of TiAlN, TiCrAlN, TiCrAlSiBN, CrAlSiBN, NbCrAlSiBN, or the like. The hard coating film of the present invention has a component composition represented by the formula: | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269615 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL OXIDE LAYERS OF PREDETERMINED STRUCTURE THROUGH ARC VAPORIZATION - The invention relates to a method for producing layers consisting of ternary and higher oxides of metallic and semi-metallic components, wherein the formation temperature of these oxides can be determined essentially through the composition of the binary (or higher) alloy targets (based on the phase diagram). | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269616 | CHROMATE-GENERATING CORROSION INHIBITOR - A coating composition is disclosed that includes a binder, a tri-valent chromium solid, and a stabilized oxidizing agent. The coating composition is used in a method to protect a surface of a metallic article, such as an aluminum article. The tri-valent chromium solid forms a soluble hexavalent chromium compound as a result of reaction with the oxidizing agent when activated in the presence of a corrosive environment. The released water soluble hexavalent chromium migrates to coating defects to protect the metallic article. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269617 | Ultra low RA sensors - A high performance TMR sensor with a spacer including at least one Cu layer and one or more MgO layers is disclosed. Optionally, Cu may be replaced by one of Au, Zn, Ru, or Al. In addition, there may be a dopant such as Zn, Mn, Al, Cu, Ni, Cd, Cr, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ru, Mo, Nb, Co, or Fe in the MgO layer. In an alternative embodiment, the MgO layer may be replaced by other low band gap insulating or semiconductor materials. A resonant tunneling mechanism is believed to be responsible for achieving an ultra-low RA of <0.4 μohm-cm | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269618 | MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT, MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCING SYSTEM - There is provided a practical magnetoresistance effect element which has an appropriate value of resistance, which can be sensitized and which has a small number of magnetic layers to be controlled, and a magnetic head and magnetic recording and/or reproducing system using the same. In a magnetoresistance effect element wherein a sense current is caused to flow in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the film, a resistance regulating layer is provided in at least one of a pinned layer, a free layer and an non-magnetic intermediate layer. The resistance regulating layer contains, as a principal component, an oxide, a nitride, a fluoride, a carbide or a boride. The resistance regulating layer may be a continuous film or may have pin holes. Thus, it is possible to provide a practical magnetoresistance effect element which has an appropriate value of resistance, which can be sensitized and which has a small number of magnetic layers, while effectively utilizing the scattering effect depending on spin. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269619 | Multifunctional biomaterials as scaffolds for electronic, optical, magnetic, semiconducting, and biotechnological applications - One-dimensional ring structures from M13 viruses were constructed by two genetic modifications encoding binding peptides and synthesis of a heterobifunctional linker molecule. The bifunctional viruses displayed an anti-streptavidin peptide and hexahistidine (SEQ ID NO:4) peptide at opposite ends of the virus as pIII and pIX fusions. Stoichiometric addition of the streptavidin-NiNTA linker molecule led to the reversible formation of virus-based nanorings with circumferences corresponding to lengths of the packageable DNAs. These virus-based ring structures can be further engineered to nucleate inorganic materials and form metallic, magnetic, or semiconductor nanorings using trifunctionalized viruses. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269620 | BATTERY PACK - Provided is a battery pack, which can prevent easy detachment of a welded part between a cap plate and a case due to external impact, thereby enhancing hermeticity and reliability. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269621 | INTEGRATED DEVICE - The present invention relates to an integrated device ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269622 | Fuel Cell System with Electric Storage Device and Voltage Converter - The present invention seeks, when a temporary abnormality occurs in a voltage converter, a recovery of the voltage converter, and minimizes the inadequacy of the drive power. In a fuel cell system comprising an electric storage device disposed with a voltage converter, in the case where an abnormality occurs in the voltage converter, the voltage converter is stopped once, an attempt is made to recover the voltage converter to a normal state after the voltage converter is stopped, and drive power is generated in at least a fuel cell until the voltage converter recovers to the normal state. It is preferred that an upper limit of the power which can be generated when the voltage converter recovers to the normal state be set to a value lower than an upper limit of power obtained prior to the occurrence of the abnormality. Further, it is preferred that the limit be canceled step by step when recovering the voltage converter to a normal state. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269623 | METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR FORMING SURFACE LAYER OF THE SAME - The present invention provides a metallic bipolar plate for a fuel cell and a method for forming a surface layer of the same, in which the surface layer is formed in such a manner that a plasma nitridation process is performed on the surface of a stainless steel base material to form a nitrogen implanted layer, and oxidation and reduction processes are performed on the surface of the nitrogen implanted layer to form a Fe | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269624 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention provides a hydrogen supply system including a plurality of hydrogen tanks, in which an in-tank regulator is mounted only on one hydrogen tank and a solenoid valve is mounted on each of the other hydrogen tanks so that a reduction in manufacturing cost is realized and hydrogen is stably supplied to a fuel cell stack by controlling the solenoid valves during driving, and a method for controlling the same. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269625 | Methods and Systems for Determining and Controlling Fuel Concentrations in Fuel Cells - Methods and systems for electrical determination and adjustment of the fuel concentration in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) are provided. | 10-29-2009 |
