| 44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (10-29-09/10-29-09_39) part 39 |
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| 20090269626 | Method of optimizing operating efficiency of fuel cells - A method of operating a fuel cell electrochemical system includes receiving at least one of a cost of electricity and a cost of fuel and adjusting at least one of an operating efficiency and throughput of the fuel cell based on the at least one of the received cost of electricity and the received cost of fuel. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269627 | HYDROGEN-IMMERSED FUEL CELL STACK AND RELATED OPERATION - A product includes a fuel cell stack, and an enclosure apparatus sealingly enclosing the fuel cell stack to define a hydrogen chamber between the fuel cell stack and the enclosure apparatus. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269628 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, ESTIMATION DEVICE OF AMOUNT OF ANODE GAS TO BE GENERATED AND ESTIMATION METHOD OF AMOUNT OF ANODE GAS TO BE GENERATED - There is disclosed a fuel cell system or the like capable of sufficiently reducing an exhaust hydrogen concentration even in a case where a fuel cell is operated in a state of a low power generation efficiency. A bypass valve is arranged between an oxidation gas supply path and a cathode-off gas channel. In a state in which supply of an oxidation gas to a cathode falls short, pumping hydrogen is included in a cathode-off gas. Therefore, a valve open degree of the bypass valve is regulated, and a flow rate of bypass air is regulated to control the exhaust hydrogen concentration. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269629 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THEM - A hydrogen generator ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269630 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Deterioration of an electrolyte and a sealing member is suppressed taking account of the durable temperature characteristics thereof, while enhancing the starting performance of a fuel cell. For this realization, in a system comprising a gas piping system for supplying a reactant gas to a fuel cell, and a gas supply controller for altering the supply state of the reactant gas in response to a power generation request, a gas supply quantity is altered in accordance with the temperature of the fuel cell. Preferably, the gas supply quantity is altered in accordance with the durable temperature characteristics of a passage member forming a gas passage of the reactant gas. Furthermore, the differential pressure of the gas supply state between the anode side and the cathode side of the fuel cell is preferably taken into account and the differential pressure between both poles is suppressed by altering the gas supply quantity on the cathode side as the case may be. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269631 | Fuel cell system and control method thereof - Disclosed is a method of controlling a fuel cell system including a fuel processor to generate reforming gas and a stack to generate energy by receiving the reforming gas from the fuel processor. The method includes performing an initial operation, in which the fuel processor is operated to generate thermal energy heating, a heat medium is heated by the thermal energy generated from the fuel processor, and raising a temperature of the stack to a normal operation temperature by the heat medium having a high temperature, and performing a normal operation, in which the reforming gas is supplied to the stack after the temperature of the stack has reached the normal operation temperature. The stack temperature is raised until the stack is normally operated by heating the stack through the circulation of a heat medium heated by heat generated from a fuel processor. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269632 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOISTURIZING A GAS FLOW FLOWING TO A FUEL CELL - An apparatus or a method serves for humidifying a gas flow flowing to a fuel cell. A humidifier and a bypass line passed around the humidifier are thereby present. The gas flow is partially passed around the humidifier and partially through the bypass line, so that an appropriate humidity level adjusts itself in the gas flow when it has been mixed again. In order to realize this, at least one valve is arranged either in the bypass line and/or in the area of the humidifier. This valve can be switched in a clock form between two positions, specifically an open position and a closed position. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269633 | HYDROGEN GAS SUPPLY DEVICE AND FUEL CELL APPARATUS - The hydrogen gas supply device capable of detecting that the hydrogen gas storage volume of a tank has decreased to a predetermined value or less including a plurality of tanks each filled with a hydrogen storage alloy, an information obtaining device for obtaining information on the physical quantity of the plurality of tanks different from each other in hydrogen storage volume, and a signal outputting device for outputting information signal on the remaining amount of the hydrogen gas in the tanks by determining a hydrogen gas storage status of the plurality of tanks from information on the physical quantity, and detecting the decrease of the remaining amount of the hydrogen gas in all tanks in use to a predetermined value or less from the hydrogen gas storage status of the plurality of tanks. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269634 | System for purging non-fuel material from fuel cell anodes - A fuel cell gas purge system is provided that includes at least one fuel cell, such as a fuel cell stack or a fuel cell array, a fuel supply, and an adjustable fuel cell current load. The system further includes at least one passive purge valve disposed to purge accumulated non-fuel matter in the fuel cell, and operates according to a pressure differential across the valve. The valve can be a passive bi-directional valve, such as a dome valve, or a passive unidirectional valve. Further included is a purge management module that has a purge request module to determine when to increase the pressure of the hydrogen fuel to initiate the purge, and a purge complete module to determine when to adjust the pressure of the hydrogen fuel to complete the purge. The non-fuel matter can include non-fuel gases or condensed water. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269635 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system which is capable of reducing deterioration of fuel cells is preferably mounted on a motorbike and includes a cell stack, a CPU, a voltage detection circuit, a current detection circuit, an external air temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a concentration sensor and sonars. The CPU obtains a volume of a garage, an amount of temperature change, an amount of humidity change and an amount of methanol concentration change in external air, as well as an amount of output change in the cell stack based on detection results from the voltage detection circuit, the current detection circuit, the external air temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the concentration sensor and the sonars. The CPU sets first through fifth duration times based on the volume of the garage and the various amounts of changes, selects the shortest duration time of the duration times, and then, stops power generation in the cell stack when the selected duration time has passed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269636 | FUEL CELL CABINET LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM - A fuel cell cabinet liquid cooling system is provided. The fuel cell cabinet liquid cooling system includes a fuel cell, a liquid cooling system for dissipating heat generated by the fuel cell, and a controller that controls the liquid cooling system for maintaining a predetermined temperature range of a first cooling liquid of the fuel cell. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269637 | FUEL CELL MODULE DESIGN FOR ROBUST PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN FREEZING CONDITIONS - A fuel cell system is disclosed including a fuel cell stack and pressure sensors, wherein bypass conduits having flow restriction devices disposed therein are provided for bypassing fluids around the fuel cell stack to militate against the accumulation of moisture in conduits in fluid communication with the pressure sensors. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269638 | FUEL CELL COOLING TANK ASSEMBLY - One embodiment of the invention includes a cooling tank reservoir with a pressure release valve and a cooling fluid conduit wrapped around the pressure release valve. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269639 | FUEL CELL COOLING TANK ASSEMBLY - One embodiment of the invention includes a cooling tank reservoir with a pressure release valve and a cooling fluid conduit wrapped around the pressure release valve. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269640 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL - Miniaturization is achieved when a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) is provided with a cutout, and the flow of a fluid is further smoothened. To realize this, in a separator for a fuel cell according to the present invention, a portion of the contour of a manifold formed in the separator corresponding to a cutout of the membrane-electrode assembly is formed into a shape along the cutout, and a reactant gas or a coolant is supplied or discharged through a portion formed into the shape along the cutout. The cutout is, for example, a corner cut provided in the corner of the membrane-electrode assembly and forming the membrane-electrode assembly into an asymmetric shape. A portion of the contour of the manifold facing this corner cut is preferably formed substantially in parallel with the edge of the corner cut. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269641 | POROUS MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To obtain a porous membrane for a fuel cell electrolyte membrane, having mechanical property which is equal in the longitudinal and lateral directions. A porous membrane | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269642 | ION CONDUCTING POLYMER MEMBRANES - Modified ion-conducting membranes ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269643 | PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, CATALYST INK CONTAINING SAID PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITION AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING SAID CATALYST INK - A proton-conducting polymer composition which contains an aromatic hydrocarbon type of proton-conducting polymer in an amount of 1 to 30 mass %, wherein a component of said proton-conducting polymer having a molecular weight in the range of 2,000 to 230,000 in terms of polyethylene glycol accounts for 10 mass % or more of the total amount of said proton-conducting polymer; a method for preparing the proton-conducting polymer composition, a catalyst ink comprising the proton-conducting polymer composition and a fuel cell including the catalyst ink. The above proton-conducting polymer composition can well exploit the performance capability of a catalyst of a fuel cell, especially when it is allowed to be present with the electrode of a fuel cell. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269644 | PROTON CONDUCTING MATERIALS - Materials are provided that may be useful as ionomers or polymer ionomers, including compounds including bis sulfonyl imide groups which may be highly fluorinated and may be polymers. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269645 | POLYMER, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - Provided is a polymer having a structural unit expressed by the following general formula (1a): | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269646 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND FUEL CELL - An electrolyte membrane with high durability is provided. The electrolyte membrane includes a porous film containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring or a cyano group, and a proton conductive component existing in pores of the porous film, wherein the proton conductive component includes a polymer compound containing at least a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, a cyano group, and an acidic group in one molecule. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269647 | CARTRIDGE FOR METHANOL FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a small-sized, light-weighted, low-cost cartridge for methanol fuel cells which has excellent permeation-preventing performance (barrier properties) against methanol and oxygen. This cartridge is suitably used as a fuel tank or refill container for a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). Specifically disclosed is a cartridge for methanol fuel cells comprising at least one methanol impermeable layer having a methanol vapor permeability coefficient of not more than 15 μg·mm/m | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269648 | Fuel cell - A fuel cell is disclosed. The fuel cell can include a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), converting a chemical energy to an electrical energy; a first end plate, stacked on one surface of the MEA and formed with a first coupling hole; a second end plate, stacked on the other surface of the MEA; and a protrusion, formed on the second end plate such that the protrusion penetrates the first coupling hole and an end part of the protrusion protrudes a surface of the first end plate, and the end part being transformed such that the end part couples the first end plate and the second end plate. With the present invention, the fuel cell can reduce contact resistance between elements and its overall size and prevent a leak of fuel. In the manufacturing process, the end plates and the MEA can be arranged, improving reproducibility and repetition for mass production. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269649 | STAINLESS SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stainless steel separator for fuel cells and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The method includes preparing a stainless steel sheet as a matrix, performing surface modification on a surface of the stainless steel sheet to form a Cr-rich passive film having a comparatively increased amount of Cr in a superficial layer of the stainless steel sheet by decreasing an amount of Fe in the superficial layer of the stainless steel sheet, and forming a coating layer on the surface of the surface-modified stainless steel sheet. The coating layer is one selected from a metal nitride layer (MN | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269650 | CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR FLUID PIPINGS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR FLUID PIPINGS - A connection mechanism for fluid pipings, for connecting a plurality of the fluid pipings to flow a fluid, includes: a first component provided to one side of the plurality of the fluid pipings and including a movable portion constituting a part of a pressure control valve and operated by a differential pressure; a second component provided to another side of the plurality of the fluid pipings and including an opening and closing mechanism which is opened and closed by an operation of the movable portion constituting the part of the pressure control valve; and a transmission mechanism provided to at least one of the first component and the second component. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269651 | Coupler for a fuel cell | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269652 | HOUSING FOR ACCOMMODATING AT LEAST A FUELL CELL STACK - The invention relates to an enclosure for accommodating at least one fuel cell stack ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269653 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell comprising a cathode catalyst layer ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269654 | Prismatic Storage Battery Or Cell With Flexible Recessed Portion - A battery includes a cell casing that has recessed portion on a major surface of the casing, the recessed portion being substantially planar and bordering a remainder of the major surface at ridge portions on at least three sides of the recessed portion, whereby the recessed portion, the ridge portions, and the remainder of the major surface cooperate under an increase of gauge pressure to cause a plane defined by a boundary between the ridge portions and the remainder of the major surface to move. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269655 | BATTERY PACKS SUITABLE FOR USE WITH BATTERY POWERED APPLIANCES - Cooling air intake port ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269656 | MICROPOROUS POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANE, ITS PRODUCTION METHOD, AND BATTERY SEPARATOR - A microporous polyethylene membrane made of a polyethylene resin having a ratio (mass-average molecular weight/number-average molecular weight) of 5 to 300 and comprising 1% or more by mass of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having a mass-average molecular weight of 7×10 | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269657 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METAL BATTERY CASE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electricity storage system comprises a plurality of battery cells in which battery elements are accommodated in angular metal battery cases, wherein the plurality of battery cells are connected together electrically and are disposed in such a manner as to form spaces between the metal battery cells, and wherein the metal battery cell comprises an angular metallic housing on an external surface of which irregularities are formed and a resin portion which is injection molded integrally on the external surface of the metallic housing. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269658 | Grid for Lead-Acid Battery with Electroconductive Polymer Coating - The present invention provides a method for manufacture of a grid structure for use in lead acid batteries using a substrate having low density and low melting point, the method comprising coating the substrate material with a first metal layer and a subsequent metal layer of lead/lead alloy and electrodepositing an electroconductive polymer to form a protective layer thereon. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269659 | INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Injection molded articles having large, thin sections are prepared by injection molding of a composition that includes specific amounts of poly(arylene ether) and a rubber-modified polystyrene. The specific component amounts provide the composition with a shear thinning index of 6 to 17 measured at a temperature of 260 to 300° C. and shear rates of 100 and 10,000 second | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269660 | ALKALINE BATTERY - An alkaline dry battery includes a positive electrode | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269661 | Battery Can and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A battery can of the present invention ensures a stable and favorable contact with an electrode and thus makes it possible to obtain a highly reliable battery excellent in high rate discharge characteristics. The battery can having an opening, including a cylindrical side portion and a bottom portion, of the present invention is formed from a steel plate. The steel plate has an Ni—Fe alloy layer on the inner face side of the battery can. The Ni—Fe alloy layer has an oxide layer containing iron and having a thickness of 10 to 50 nm on the inner face side of the battery can. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269662 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING ASSEMBLY - A battery cover latching assembly includes a body member defining a guiding slot, a battery cover slidably mounted to the body member, and an elastic member. The battery cover includes a resisting block. The resisting block is slidably received in the guiding slot. The elastic member abuts against the resisting block. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269663 | ALKALINE BATTERY - An alkaline battery of the present invention includes a battery case, a power generating element housed in the interior of the battery case, and an assembled sealing part for closing the opening of the battery case. The assembled sealing part includes a resin sealing member. The sealing member includes a central cylindrical portion having a through-hole for inserting a shank of a negative electrode current collector therethrough, a peripheral cylindrical portion interposed between the periphery of the negative electrode terminal plate and the end portion of the opening of the battery case, and a joint portion for joining the central cylindrical portion and the peripheral cylindrical portion. The end portion of the opening of the battery case is curved such that the top of the peripheral cylindrical portion of the sealing member is wrapped therein, and the curved portion is crimped inward so that the periphery of the negative electrode terminal plate is fixed tightly. The sealing member includes polyamide having an equilibrium moisture content at a relative humidity of 50% of 0.9 to 1.7%. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269664 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - An electrode assembly and a secondary battery having the same are provided. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a porous layer for separating the positive and negative electrodes from each other that is formed of a combination of a ceramic material having a particle size of about 50 to 300 nm (particle size distribution value: D50) and a binder. Moreover, the porous layer contains an antacid. The secondary battery having the electrode assembly has satisfactory lifespan and overcharge characteristics. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269665 | Power Storage Device - The invention provides a power storage device capable of preventing reduced energy efficiency of the power storage device and of avoiding variations in temperature distribution. The power storage device includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer placed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and including a group of particles, wherein the density of particles in a first area of the solid electrolyte layer is lower than the density of particles in a second area which has higher heat radiation than the first area. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269666 | Lightweight, Durable Lead-Acid Batteries - A lightweight, durable lead-acid battery is disclosed. Alternative electrode materials and configurations are used to reduce weight, to increase material utilization and to extend service life. The electrode can include a current collector having a buffer layer in contact with the current collector and an electrochemically active material in contact with the buffer layer. In one form, the buffer layer includes a carbide, and the current collector includes carbon fibers having the buffer layer. The buffer layer can include a carbide and/or a noble metal selected from of gold, silver, tantalum, platinum, palladium and rhodium. When the electrode is to be used in a lead-acid battery, the electrochemically active material is selected from metallic lead (for a negative electrode) or lead peroxide (for a positive electrode). | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269667 | Porous Electrically Conductive Carbon Material And Uses Thereof - This disclosure relates to a porous electrically conductive carbon material having interconnected pores in first and second size ranges from 10 μm to 100 nm and from less than 100 nm to 3 nm and a graphene structure and to diverse uses of the material such as an electrode in a lithium-ion battery and a catalyst support, e.g. for the oxidation of methanol in a fuel cell. The carbon material has been heat treated to effect conversion to non-graphitic carbon with the required degree of order at a temperature in the range from 600° C. to 1000° C. A lithium-ion battery and an electrode for a lithium-ion battery are also claimed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269668 | Active Material for Lithium Ion Battery Having Mg-Containing Lithium Titanate and Lithium Ion Battery - It is an object of the present invention to provide an active material for lithium ion battery having an excellent discharge capacity in the potential flat part and a high-performance and long-life lithium ion battery, and particularly to provide a technology of improving voltage flatness. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269669 | Negative electrode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery and lithium rechargeable battery comprising the same - Disclosed are a negative electrode active material and a lithium rechargeable battery. The negative electrode active material may include a graphite core being configured to absorb and release lithium. The graphite core may include pores extending from an outer surface of the graphite core to the inside of the graphite core. The pores may include metal nano-particles and amorphous carbon. The lithium rechargeable battery may include a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode active material configured to absorb and release lithium ions, a negative electrode plate including the negative electrode active material configured to absorb and release lithium ions, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and negative electrode plates and electrolyte configured to transport the lithium ions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269670 | Solid lithium secondary cell, and production method therefor - A solid electrolyte layer and electrode layers are formed within an electrically insulating frame part, and current collecting plates are held by the electrically insulating frame part. Since the current collecting plates are held by the frame part, the shifting or coming-apart of the current collecting plates can be restrained. In order to cause the current collecting plates to be held by the frame part, a powder of material of the electrode layer is filled in between the frame part and the current collecting plates. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269671 | Fuel cell separator and method for manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a fuel cell separator formed of a continuous carbon-fiber composite, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269672 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF MICROPOROUS POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANE AND BATTERY SEPARATOR - A microporous polyethylene membrane having well-balanced permeability, mechanical properties, heat shrinkage resistance, compression resistance, electrolytic solution absorbability, shutdown properties and meltdown properties, with an average pore diameter changing in a thickness direction is produced by melt-blending a polyethylene resin and a membrane-forming solvent to prepare a solution A having a resin concentration of 25 to 50% by mass and a solution B having a resin concentration of 10 to 30% by mass, the resin concentration in the solution A being higher than that in the solution B, (a) simultaneously extruding the resin solutions A and B through a die, cooling the resultant extrudate to provide a gel-like sheet in which the resin solutions A and B are laminated, and removing the membrane-forming solvent from the gel-like sheet, or (b) extruding the resin solutions A and B through separate dies, removing the membrane-forming solvent from the resultant gel-like sheets A and B to form microporous polyethylene membranes A and B, and alternately laminating the microporous polyethylene membranes A and B, while easily controlling the average pore diameter distribution in the microporous polyethylene membrane in a thickness direction. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269673 | Process for the preparation of compounds containing perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid groups - The invention relates to a method for producing perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid esters and for further transforming the same into the salts thereof. The invention also relates to the use of the produced compounds in electrolytes, batteries, capacitors, supercapacitors, and galvanic cells. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269674 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING SAME - An electrolyte for a lithium battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive comprising a) a compound represented by the following Formula (1), and b) a compound selected from the group consisting of a sulfone-based compound, a poly(ester)(metha)acrylate, a polymer of poly(ester)(metha)acrylate, and a mixture thereof: | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269675 | Linear Ether Electrolyte with Asymmetric End Groups for Use in Lithium Batteries - A primary electrochemical cell and electrolyte incorporating a linear asymmetric ether is disclosed. The ether may include EME, used in combination with DIOX and DME, or have the general structural formula R | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269676 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A non-aqueous electrolyte for an electric current producing electrochemical cell is provided comprising an ionically conductive salt and an additional ionically conducting salt in a non-aqueous medium, the additional ionically conducting salt corresponding to the formula M | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269677 | ANODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. The anode has an anode structure on an anode current collector. The anode structure has a structure in which a plurality of anode active material particles having silicon are held by a plurality of metal fibers forming a three-dimensional network structure. Due to the plurality of metal fibers, sufficient conductive paths are obtained among the plurality of anode active material particles. Thus, compared to a general anode in which an active material layer is provided on a current collector made of a metal foil or the like, the current collectivity is improved. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269678 | METHOD FOR MAKING A REFLECTION LITHOGRAPHIC MASK AND MASK OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a process for fabricating an extreme ultraviolet photolithography mask operating in reflection, comprising a substrate, a mirror structure (uniformly deposited on the substrate, and an absorbent element forming a pattern deposited on the mirror structure, characterized in that the absorbent element is obtained by the irradiation and then development of an organometallic resist layer deposited on the mirror structure. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269679 | Phase Shift Mask for Double Patterning and Method for Exposing Wafer Using the Same - A phase shift mask includes a substrate; a first phase shift pattern formed in a groove shape having a first depth within the substrate so that when a first light with a first wave length is incident, the first light transmitted through a surface of the substrate and the first light transmitted through the groove are destructively interfered and when a second light with a second wave length is incident, the second light transmitted through the surface of the substrate and the second light transmitted through the groove have a phase difference of 180 degrees; and a second phase shift pattern formed in a groove shape having a second depth within the substrate so that when the first light with the first wave length is incident, the first light transmitted through the surface of the substrate and the first light transmitted through the groove have a phase difference of 180 degrees and when the second light with the second wave length is incident, the second light transmitted through the surface of the substrate and the second light transmitted through the groove are destructively interfered. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269680 | IMAGE MASK AND IMAGE MASK ASSEMBLY - An image mask and image mask assembly. The image mask includes a glass substrate having a thickness of less than 2 mm and a patterned mask disposed on a surface of the glass substrate. The image mask assembly includes a transparent backer plate coupled to the glass substrate. Methods of writing a pattern on a glass sheet and writing a master pattern into a layer comprising a mask material are also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269681 | Method of detecting exposure boundary position, and method of fabricating semiconductor device - A region at which a light attenuation amount, converted into an exposure amount, is less than or equal to 100 msec is defined as an exposure region, and a region exceeding 100 msec is defined as a light shielded region. A dimension change amount of 0.12 μm is a threshold value of boundary position detection. A region where a dimension change amount of a projected image is less than or equal to 0.12 μm is an exposure region, and a region where a dimension change amount of a projected image exceeds 0.12 μm is a light shielded region. A position of an effective boundary line between the exposure region and the light shielded region can be determined. The position of the effective boundary line can be made to correspond to a position of a boundary line between an exposure region and a light shielded region on a photomask. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269682 | METHOD OF FORMING ETCHING MASK, ETCHING METHOD USING THE ETCHING MASK, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE ETCHING METHOD - The method of forming an etching mask includes: forming a mask layer on an object layer that is to be etched, to form an etching mask used in etching the object layer; forming a first mask layer on the mask layer, the first mask layer having a first pattern that is to be transferred onto the mask layer; forming a second mask layer on the first mask layer, the second mask layer having a second pattern that is to be transferred onto the mask layer; obtaining a third mask layer having the first pattern and the second pattern, by transferring the second pattern of the second mask layer onto the first mask layer; and forming the etching mask used in the etching of the object layer, by etching the mask layer using the third mask layer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269683 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND COLOR FILTERS - A radiation sensitive resin composition comprising (A) a colorant, (B) an alkali-soluble resin, (C) a polyfunctional monomer and (D) a radiation sensitive radical generator, wherein
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| 20090269684 | Method for making liquid crystal display screen - A method for making a liquid crystal display screen includes the following steps. Firstly, providing a base including a surface. Secondly, forming carbon nanotube structure on the surface of the base to obtain a first electrode plate preform, the carbon nanotubes of each carbon nanotube structure being oriented along the extending direction thereof. Thirdly, forming a fixing layer to cover the carbon nanotube structure, thereby obtaining a first electrode plate. Fourthly, repeating the above-described steps, thereby obtaining a second electrode plate. Lastly, forming a liquid crystal layer between the fixing layers of the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, the carbon nanotubes of the first electrode plate being perpendicular to that of the second electrode plate, thereby forming the liquid crystal display screen. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269685 | Position aligning apparatus, position aligning method, and semiconductor device manufacturing method - A position aligning apparatus performs position alignment of a pattern in a current process of a pattern exposure process by using a pattern formed before the current process. The position aligning apparatus includes: a correction calculating section configured to calculate a correction value set of a current lot about each of misalignments in scale and rotation of a pattern in a chip in the current process based on a correction value set in an immediately-preceding lot in the current process, a completeness value set in the immediately-preceding lot in the current process, a summation of completeness value sets in the immediately-preceding lot to a process immediately-preceding to the current process, and a summation of completeness value sets in the current lot to the immediately-preceding process; and a correction control unit configured to control correction of the scale and the rotation of the pattern in the chip by using the correction value sets. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269686 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A processing temperature of thermal processing is corrected based on measurement of a first dimension of a resist pattern on a substrate from a previously obtained relation between a dimension of a resist pattern and a temperature of thermal processing, a second dimension of the resist pattern after thermal processing is performed at the corrected processing temperature is measured, a distribution within the substrate of the second dimension is classified into a linear component expressed by an approximated curved surface and a nonlinear component, a processing condition of exposure processing is corrected based on the linear component from a previously obtained relation between a dimension of a resist pattern and a processing condition of exposure processing, and thermal processing at the processing temperature corrected in a temperature correcting step and exposure processing under the processing condition corrected in an exposure condition correcting step are performed to form a predetermined pattern. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269687 | IMAGING MEMBER HAVING NANO POLYMERIC GEL PARTICLES IN VARIOUS LAYERS - Imaging members useful in electrostatographic apparatuses, including printers, copiers, other reproductive devices, and digital apparatuses. More particularly, imaging members having nano polymeric gel particles embedded into one or more layers of the imaging member that provide for increased mechanical strength and improved wear. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269688 | CHARGE-TRANSPORTING VARNISH - A charge-transporting varnish comprising a phenylamino-N,N′-diphenylquinonediimine derivative represented by the formula (1) as a charge-transporting substance. It becomes possible to provide a charge-transporting varnish comprising an oxidized oligoaniline, which has a high solubility in various organic solvents and also has a good filtration property because the varnish has no aggregation property. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269689 | IMAGING MEMBER - An imaging member with a unique overcoat composition adapted for forming protective, scratch-resistant overcoats is disclosed. The overcoat composition comprises a binder component that includes particular proportions of a acrylated polyol and propylene glycol. The overcoat composition also comprises a transport agent and a crosslinking agent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269690 | Toner and Manufacturing Process Therefor - The invention provides a process for the manufacture of a toner which comprises the steps of:
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| 20090269691 | POLYESTER RESIN FOR TONER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND TONER - Disclosed is a toner which is excellent in low-temperature fixability, high-temperature offset resistance, storage stability and durability, while having a wide range of fixing temperature. Also disclosed is a polyester resin used for such a toner. The polyester resin is one of the following polyester resin (A)-(E) for toners. (A) A polyester resin for toners having an Mp as determined by GPC of not less than 12,000 and having an unsaturated double bond (B) A polyester resin for toners obtained by crosslinking the polyester resin (A) (C) A polyester resin for toners containing the polyester resin (A) and another polyester resin having an Mp as determined by GPC of less than 12,000 (D) A polyester resin for toners obtained by crosslinking the polyester resin (C) (E) A polyester resin for toners containing a THF soluble fraction and a THF insoluble fraction wherein the Mw/Mn of the THF soluble fraction is not less than 6 and the total of the acid value and the hydroxyl value of the THF insoluble fraction is not more than 40 mgKOH/g. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269692 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER - A method of manufacturing the toner comprising dispersing at least one of a binder resin or a precursor thereof, a coloring agent and a releasing agent in an organic solvent to obtain an oil phase,dispersing the oil phase in an aqueous medium with a shearing force to obtain a dispersion emulsion, wherein the dispersion emulsion process has plural stages and the shear speed A of the emulsification process of stage n is faster than the shear speed B of the emulsification process of stage n+1. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269693 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - There are provided a resist composition capable of forming a resist pattern with high sensitivity and high resolution, and a method of forming such a resist pattern. The negative resist composition includes an alkali soluble base component (A), an acid generator component (B) that generates acid by exposure, and a cross-linking agent component (C), wherein the base component (A) includes a polyhydric phenol compound (A1) containing two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups represented by the following general formula (I), with a molecular weight of 300 to 2500. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269694 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A positive resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) including a polymeric compound (A1) having a structural unit (a0-1) represented by general formula (a0-1) (wherein R | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269695 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a chemically amplified resist composition comprising:
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| 20090269696 | SULFONIUM SALT-CONTAINING POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A polymer comprising recurring units having formulae (1), (2) and (3) is provided as well as a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the same. R | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269697 | POLYORGANOSILOXANE, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A polyorganosiloxane compound is modified such that some silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups are substituted with acid labile groups and/or intermolecular or intramolecular crosslinks form with a crosslinking group having a C—O—C linkage. Cured films of a composition comprising the polyorganosiloxane are useful as interlayer dielectric films on TFT substrates. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269698 | COMPOUND, POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF RESIST PATTERN - The present invention provides a compound that can be used within a resist composition, an intermediate compound for the compound, a positive resist composition, and a method for forming a resist pattern. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269699 | ON-PRESS DEVELOPABLE ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE - A negative-working imageable element has an imageable layer that includes an infrared radiation absorbing dye that upon exposure to thermal irradiation, changes from colorless to a visible color or from one visible color to another visible color, providing a ΔE of at least 5 between the exposed and non-exposed regions of the imageable layer within 3 hours of its exposure to 300 mJ/cm | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269700 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A positive resist composition, including a resin component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of an acid, and an acid generator component (B) which generates an acid upon exposure, wherein the component (A) includes a structural unit (a1) derived from a hydroxystyrene, and a structural unit (a2) containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group; and the component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) composed of a compound represented by the general formula (b1) shown below: | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269701 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A positive resist composition including a resin component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the resin component (A) including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0) (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated lower alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Q represents a divalent linking group containing a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; R | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269702 | METHOD FOR INTRODUCING INCLUSION IMAGE INTO GEMSTONE - A gemstone having an image formed by a manufactured color inclusion and method for making same. The gemstone is of a type that is heat sensitive and undergoes a color phase transformation upon heat treatment. The image is formed by tracing a focused laser beam along a linear trail within the interior of the gemstone so as to heat the linear trail for precipitating the color phase transformation and creating the color inclusion. The image is formed by the newly formed color inclusion. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269703 | COLOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a color electrophoretic display and a method of manufacturing the same. The color electrophoretic display includes: a plurality of lower electrodes arranged on a lower layer and disposed with a predetermined interval therebetween; a plurality of first to third photoresist chambers arranged on the plurality of lower electrodes; first to third electronic inks accommodated in the plurality of first to third photoresist chambers respectively, and discriminatively operating to an electric field to independently display red, green, and blue colors; and a plurality of upper electrodes disposed with a predetermined interval therebetween and facing the plurality of lower electrodes with the plurality of first to third photoresist chambers being held therebetween. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269704 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID BOARD - An opto-electric hybrid board manufacturing method which improves the alignment accuracy of an optical element with respect to a core of an optical waveguide. When a core ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269705 | Lighography method - Embodiments of the invention relate to lithography method useful for patterning at sub-micron resolution. This method comprised of deposition and patterning self-assembled monolayer resists using rolling applicator and rolling mask exposure apparatus. Typically the application of these self-assembled monolayers involves contacting substrate materials with a rotatable applicator in the shape of cylinder or cone wetted with precursor materials. The nanopatterning technique makes use of Near-Field photolithography, where the mask used to pattern the substrate is in contact with self-assembled monolayer. The Near-Field photolithography may make use of an elastomeric phase-shifting mask, or may employ surface plasmon technology, where a rotating mask surface comprises metal nano holes or nanoparticles. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269706 | METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A method for forming a resist pattern that includes the steps of: forming a resist film on a substrate using a resist composition including a resin component (A) that exhibits changed alkali solubility under the action of acid and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure; selectively exposing the resist film; and developing the resist film using an alkali developing solution for a developing time of less than 30 seconds, thereby forming a resist pattern. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269707 | Thick Film Layers and Methods Relating Thereto - Thick film layers for a micro-fluid ejection head, micro-fluid ejection heads, and methods for making micro-fluid ejection head and thick film layers. One such thick film layer is derived from a difunctional epoxy component having a weight average molecular weight ranging from about 2500 to about 4000 Daltons, a photoacid generator, an aryl ketone solvent, and an adhesion enhancing component. One such thick film layer has a cross-link density upon curing that increases the dimensional stability of the thick film layer sufficient to provide flow features therein having substantially vertical walls. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269708 | Method of manufacturing magnetic head having a patterned pole layer and method of forming a patterned layer - A method of forming a magnetic head comprises the steps of: selectively exposing through the use of a photomask a photoresist layer unpatterned; forming a pattern for forming a pole layer by developing the photoresist layer after the exposure; and forming the pole layer through the use of the pattern. The photomask includes first to third regions. The first region has such a perimeter that a projection image thereof is shaped along a perimeter of an ideal shape of the top surface of the pole layer. The second region touches the perimeter of the first region, and is located outside the first region. The third region is located inside the first region without touching the perimeter of the first region. The third region suppresses deviation of the pole layer from its desired shape which may be caused by the effect of light reflected while the photoresist layer is exposed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269709 | Communication float - A communication float for an oceanographic instrument, such as a profiler, comprising an elongated buoyant float, connected at one to the instrument by means of a neutrally buoyant communication cable, and having an antenna mounted on the other end. The float is ballasted to float at an angle such that the antenna extends from the water when the float is on the surface of the water, and whereby the float is oriented substantially vertically when submerged. The communication float is configured to provide minimal effects on the profiler instrument for either the submerged or floating mode, and to maintain transmission while subjected to wave action on the ocean. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269710 | GAS-FIRED RADIANT TUBE WITH INTERNAL RECUPERATOR - A single-ended, internally recuperated, radiant tube annulus system in which at least part of the heat recovery takes place within the furnace to which the system is attached and in which the oxidant and/or fuel are preheated not only by heat transfer from the exhaust gases, but also directly from the combustion process. The system includes a plurality of concentric radiant tubular members arranged in a manner providing an outer annular region in which the combustion process is carried out, an inner tubular member through which exhaust gases are exhausted from the system, and intermediate annular regions between the inner tubular member and the outer annular region through which preheated oxidant is provided to the outer annular region for the combustion process. In accordance with one embodiment of this invention, the internal recuperator is used as a fuel reformer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269711 | COLOR ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM FOR FIRES - A flame color-enhancing apparatus includes a hollow outer tubular member having a predetermined copper content, a predetermined inside diameter and surface, and a first predetermined length; and an internal tubular member frictionally disposed within the outer tubular member to a predetermined ratio of contact of the interior surface of the outer member to exterior surface of the internal tubular member. The internal tubular member contains a predetermined content of chlorine-based polymer and has a second predetermined length and an outside diameter substantially equal to the predetermined inside diameter. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269712 | BURNER - An apparatus and method for relieving an ignition pulse that may be created at burner ignition in a gas-fired appliance. The burner is located in a combustion chamber forming part of the appliance such as a water heater. A port for admitting air into the combustion chamber is provided and sufficiently sized to relieve an ignition pulse if created upon burner ignition. The air opening is overlaid with an element made from a material that contains a plurality of small openings and is formed into a cup-shaped configuration so that the total area of the material, including both open and non-open areas is substantially greater than the air opening. The port defines an opening for admitting secondary air into the combustion chamber for some applications. The element that overlies the opening may be constructed from one or more layers of a wire mesh material. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269713 | HEAT TREATMENT EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a heat treatment apparatus, in which an intake valve ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269714 | Systems and methods for temporarily staging teeth - Systems and methods are disclosed for moving teeth by moving a first tooth; and moving a second tooth while isolating the first tooth at a rest position. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269715 | Spider die - For a resilient mounting of a spider die onto a dental prosthetic suprastructure on a male spider mold, at least one retention element is molded onto a sleeve, and the retention element has a substantially occlusal alignment. The at least one retention element extends across the entire length of the sleeve and has a head having a connecting neck in its cross-section. In this manner, retention undercuts are formed on both sides of the connecting neck. The connecting neck of the at least one retention element is molded at an offset as opposed to the crown line of the sleeve. A spider die is thus created, which has an improved retention with an increased retention force at a smaller installation height. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269716 | Oral Health Measurement Clamping Probe, System and Method - Devices, systems, and methods determine the health of oral objects by providing objective measurements using a detachable probe body. The detachable probe body may isolate reusable system components (including an electromagnetic signal detection, signal transmission, energy generation, and or energy transmitting components) from the oral cavity, optionally by encasing at least a portion of one or more of these components in a sheath or the like. A window of the probe body maintains sterile isolation and transmits electromagnetic energy to and/or signals from the oral object. Accuracy can be enhanced by a clamp or other structure for engaging a surface of the oral object so as to maintain a fixed alignment between the signal receiver and the oral object. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269717 | Angles hose connection for dental handpiece - A dental handpiece having a distal end including an attachment for assembly of a removable workpiece and a handpiece body intermediate a proximal end and the distal end. The handpiece extends in a substantially axial direction. A coupler is included having a cylinder portion and a supply-end portion, the cylinder portion being assembled into the handpiece extending in the axial direction toward the distal end. The cylinder portion includes at least one seal that interfaces with an interior of the body so as to isolate a portion of the body interior into at least one distinct chamber. The supply-end portion of the coupler extends from the proximal end of the handpiece body at an angle from the axis. The supply-end portion also includes a plurality of outlets, the at least one distinct chamber in fluid communication with one of the outlets of the plurality of outlets. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269718 | Oral implant placement system - The Oral Implant Placement System, while using a stent will allow a surgeon to place a dental implant in the mandible and/or maxilla bone(s). The Oral Implant Placement System is best implemented in the placement of a surgical dental implant perfectly parallel to other dental implant(s) and root structures. The Oral Implant Placement System, while using a stent will allow a surgeon to place dental implant(s) at a predetermined depth within the mandible and/or maxilla of a patient undergoing surgery. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269719 | RADICULAR PIVOT WITH A VARIABLE DEPTH PROGRESSIVE THREAD ALLOWING THE REMOVAL THEREOF - The present application relates to a radicular pivot including a rod having a threaded part wherein the distance between the internal conical envelope going through the roots of the threads, on the one hand, and the external conical envelope going through the crests of the threads increases towards the apical end, at least on a proximal part of the length of the thread. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269720 | Whitening Mouth Piece Device - A silicone mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while under a whitening lamp and can be used to hold whitening trays and allow light curing of whitening chemicals for the teeth. The device can also hold whitening sponges, whitening strips and chemicals directly placed in the holder or be used as a one piece whitening tray for both upper and lower teeth all at once allowing for molding of those tray all at once. It also holds open the upper and lower lip to keep the teeth exposed to the lights shining into the center and sides of the mouth to reach the upper and lower, right and left sides of the surface of the teeth. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269721 | Footprints for dental cavity filling with composite material - Instead of carving, contouring and shaping a tooth and its occlusal surfaces to give a patient a comfortable, non-grinding bite, an impression mold is first used to exactly reproduce the anatomy of the tooth before any cavity preparation is initiated, on the one hand, or to recreate the anatomy of a fractured or chipped tooth to be rebuilt, on the other hand. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269722 | Pivot for a tooth with an apical end for the protection against the initiation of radicular cracks and breaks - The present application relates to a radicular pivot wherein the apical end of the pivot has a hemispheric end with a continuous variation in the curvature between the cylindro-conical part and the apical end. The invention also relates to a drill for the preparation of the radicular chamber intended to receive such a pivot, as well as the system composed of a pivot and the matching drill. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269723 | Methods for preparing chair-side dental crowns - The invention provides a method of forming dental restorations, particularly dental crowns. The method involves applying a flexible spacer material having a polymerization system capable of being activated by light to a prepared tooth surface. A composite crown-forming material is dispensed into a transparent plastic matrix. The matrix is placed in the mouth of the patient so the composite material is molded over the tooth surface coated with the spacer material. Then, the composite is irradiated with curing light, through the matrix, so that it hardens to form a dental crown. The crown is removed, trimmed and finished, and then permanently affixed to the tooth. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269724 | Flight Simulator with Dual Joystick - A flight simulator, being a scaled model of an actual aircraft, equipped with a dual action joystick, to allow an operator to control a computer simulator program and movement of the simulator with one joystick. The roll movements of the simulator being accomplished by an actuator attached to the cockpit structure through an articulating member and another actuator connected to the pivotal pitch boom to provide ascent and descent movements. Both actions are controlled by movement of the joystick by the occupant who watches the action on the computer monitor and synchronously feels the movement of the simulator. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269725 | My jolly family method for enhancing family unity - A method is presented by which a family may publicly or privately express its unity, pride, and enjoyment of each other. A varied selection of ethnic, cultural, and/or generational features typically found in a cross-section of the population of any selected nation or geographic locale are fashioned by a portrait artist and a graphic artist into a collection of family caricatures. A family member, or the consensus of the entire family, selects from among the catalogued caricatures, suitable figures to identify with their own cultural and lifestyle traditions. | 10-29-2009 |
