46th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120288698 | METHOD OF FABRICATION, DEVICE STRUCTURE AND SUBMOUNT COMPRISING DIAMOND ON METAL SUBSTRATE FOR THERMAL DISSIPATION - A method of fabrication, a device structure and a submount comprising high thermal conductivity (HTC) diamond on a HTC metal substrate, for thermal dissipation, are disclosed. The surface roughness of the diamond layer is controlled by depositing diamond on a sacrificial substrate, such as a polished silicon wafer, having a specific surface roughness. Following deposition of the diamond layer, an adhesion layer, e.g. comprising a refractory metal, such as tantalum, and at least one layer of HTC metal is provided. The HTC metal substrate is preferably copper or silver, and may be provided by electroforming metal onto a thin sputtered base layer, and optionally bonding another metal layer. The electrically non-conductive diamond layer has a smooth exposed surface, preferably ≦10 nm RMS, suitable for patterning of contact metallization and/or bonding to a semiconductor device. Methods are also disclosed for patterning the diamond on metal substrate to facilitate dicing. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288699 | BIOCOMPATIBLE COMPONENT - The invention provides a biocompatible component having a surface intended for contact with living tissue, wherein the surface comprises particles of metal oxide, said particles having an average particle size of less than 100 nm. A method for the production of such biocompatible component is also provided. It was found that the bioactivity of the biocompatible component was increased compare to a reference in that it induced earlier apatite nucleation in vitro. It is believed that by the biocompatible component may induce early hydroxyapatite nucleation in vivo and thus promote osseointegration of an implant. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288700 | COATING COMPOSITION - A coating for a substrate is a cured coating composition which includes binder and particles, wherein the particles are inorganic, organic or organo-metallic; have diameters between about 1 and 500 nm; may be treated with a surface modifer; and wherein the cured coating composition is in direct or indirect contact with the substrate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288701 | WATER-ABSORBENT SHEET STRUCTURE - A water-absorbent sheet structure comprises a structure in which an absorbent layer comprising a water-absorbent resin and an adhesive is sandwiched with nonwoven fabrics from an upper side and a lower side of the absorbent layer, wherein the water-absorbent resin is contained in an amount of 10 g/m | 2012-11-15 |
20120288702 | ADHESIVE FOR BONDING POLYIMIDE RESINS - One embodiment relates to an article and a method for producing an article including a plurality of substrates, and an adhesive bonded between at least two of the plurality of substrates. The adhesive can include a polycarbonate copolymer that includes reacted resorcinol, siloxane, and bisphenol-A. Another embodiment relates to an article having a first polyimide substrate, a second polyimide substrate, and an adhesive bonded between the first substrate and the second substrate. The article can have a 2 minute integrated heat release rate of less than or equal to 65 kilowatt-minutes per square meter (kW-min/m | 2012-11-15 |
20120288703 | SEA-ISLAND COMPOSITE FIBER, ULTRAFINE FIBER, AND COMPOSITE SPINNERET - A sea-island composite fiber has an island component which is ultrafine fibers having a noncircular cross-section, the ultrafine fibers being uniform in the degree of non-circularity and in the diameter of the circumscribed circle. The sea-island composite fiber includes an easily soluble polymer as the sea component and a sparingly soluble polymer as the island component, and the island component has a circumscribed-circle diameter of 10-1,000 nm, a dispersion in circumscribed-circle diameter of 1-20%, a degree of non-circularity of 1.2-5.0, and a dispersion in the degree of non-circularity of 1-10%. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288704 | FLEXIBLE FINISHED WOOD LAMINATE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS - Highly flexible finished wood laminate, formed by several substrates that include a transparent plastic film finish, a layer of pre-varnished sanded wood, a plastic film with corona treatment on both faces and a flexible substrate. It is easy to affix using glue on straight and shaped surfaces and even adapts to acute corners without cracking; manufacturing process for the laminate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288705 | HYDROXYAPATITE COATED METAL SURFACE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING - A device having a body with a metal surface having an oxide free portion. An oxide free phosphorus-containing layer is disposed on the metal surface, and a hydroxyapatite layer is on the phosphorus-containing layer. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288706 | REACTIVE MIXTURE FOR COATING MOLDED OBJECTS BY MEANS OF REACTION INJECTION MOLDING AND COATED MOLDED OBJECT - A reactive mixture for coating moldings by reaction injection molding includes at least 40% by weight of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds. The reactive mixture also includes at least one photoinitiator and at least one thermal initiator. Furthermore, a coated molding includes a molding obtainable by injection molding processes. The molding includes polymethyl methacrylate, polymethylmethacrylimide, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, styrene-maleic acid copolymer, polymethyl methacrylate copolymer, or a combination thereof. A coating is obtainable by polymerization of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds, the coating having an adhesive strength rating of not more than 1 according to the cross hatch test and a decrease in gloss at 20° after a scratch resistance test according to ASTM 1044 (12/05) (applied weight 500 g, number of cycles=100) of not more than 10%. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288707 | BASE COAT COATING COMPOSITION, COMPOSITE FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A base coat coating composition which is able to suppress cracking of a metal thin film, even when a tough top coat layer capable of satisfactorily protecting the metal thin film is formed on the metal thin film, and even when a heat resistance test is performed, as well as a composite film and a method for producing the composite film. Specifically, a base coat coating composition used for undercoating a metal thin film formed on a metal substrate, and containing a coating film-forming component which contains at least 30% by mass of an epoxy (meth)acrylate having a cyclic structure and has an average molecular weight between crosslinks of 180 to 1,000, as well as a composite film having a base coat layer obtained from the base coat coating composition, and a method for producing the composite film. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288708 | GAS BARRIER FILM - The present invention relates to a gas barrier film where a polyurethane type resin layer and an inorganic layer are disposed in this order from a polyester type resin film side on at least one surface of a polyester type resin film, wherein the polyurethane type resin constituting said polyurethane type resin layer is a resin containing a skeleton represented by the following formula (1) and/or the following formula (2). | 2012-11-15 |
20120288709 | Multilayered Film Having Excellent Barrier and Thermal Adhesion Properties - Provided is a molded body where aliphatic polycarbonate and polypropylene are laminated in two or more layers, and more particularly, if aliphatic polycarbonate and polypropylene according to the present invention are co-extruded and bi-axially oriented, since two layers are easily attached by only a simple process while an additional process for introducing a barrier layer and an adhesion agent or a adhesion layer (tie layer) are not provided, stripping does not occur, excellent oxygen barrier property may be provided as compared to only bi-axially oriented polypropylene, in the case where aliphatic polycarbonate is present on a surface layer, a heat sealing property and a thermal adhesion property to paper may be provided at low temperatures, and an additional adhesion agent or adhesion layer (tie layer) are not required, cost is reduced and a layer constitution is simplified to significantly reduce manufacturing costs. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288710 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An object of the present invention is to provide an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive, which has excellent adhesiveness to an adherend having surface polarity of every kind and can exhibit excellent repulsion resistance even in a moist heat environment, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using the composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition provided by the present invention contains a copolymerization reaction product of a monomer mixture. The monomer mixture contains an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group with a carbon number of from 4 to 20 and N-vinylcaprolactam. The total sum amount thereof is 95% by mass or more of the whole of monomer components. An amount of N-vinylcaprolactam is from 12 to 40% by mass. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288711 | TITANIUM OXIDE, CONDUCTIVE TITANIUM OXIDE, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THESE - Titanium dioxide which includes particles having a large major-axis length in a large proportion and comprises columnar particles having a satisfactory particle size distribution. A titanium compound, an alkali metal compound, and an oxyphosphorus compound are heated/fired in the presence of titanium dioxide nucleus crystals having an aspect ratio of 2 or higher to grow the titanium dioxide nucleus crystals. Subsequently, a titanium compound, an alkali metal compound, and an oxyphosphorus compound are further added and heated/fired in the presence of the grown titanium dioxide nucleus crystals. Thus, titanium dioxide is produced which comprises columnar particles having a weight-average major-axis length of 7.0-15.0 μm and in which particles having a major-axis length of 10 μm or longer account for 15 wt. % or more of all the particles. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288712 | ESCITALOPRAM AND SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to Escitalopram having a small median particle size and a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288713 | METHOD FOR PREPARING METAL PHOSPHIDE NANOCRYSTAL FROM PHOSPHITE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PASSIVATING NANOCRYSTAL CORE WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of metal phosphide nanocrystals using a phosphite compound as a phosphorous precursor. More specifically, disclosed herein is a method for preparing metal phosphide nanocrystals by reacting a metal precursor with a phosphite compound in a solvent. A method is also provided for passivating a metal phosphide layer on the surface of a nanocrystal core by reacting a metal precursor with a phosphite compound in a solvent. The metal phosphide nanocrystals have uniform particle sizes and various shapes. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288714 | METHOD FOR MAKING HIGH PURITY METAL OXIDE PARTICLES AND MATERIALS MADE THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a method of making metal oxide and mixed metal oxide particles. The method includes treating a mixture formed from a metal source, such as metal alkoxide, a surfactant, and a first alcohol in an aqueous media at a very high metal oxide yield. The mixture is reacted using a catalyst to form metal oxide particles having a desired particle size in said mixture. By washing the particles with an aprotic solvent, the residual carbon content of the particles can be significantly reduced. The method is particularly suitable for forming silica particles. The metal oxide particles can then be heat treated to form synthetic fused metal oxides such as, for example, synthetic fused silica. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288715 | Anatase White Pigment with High Light and Weather Resistance | 2012-11-15 |
20120288716 | SYNTHETIC AMORPHOUS SILICA POWDER - The synthetic amorphous silica powder of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a synthetic amorphous silica powder obtained by applying a spheroidizing treatment to a silica powder, and by subsequently firing it without cleaning; wherein the synthetic amorphous silica powder has: a quotient of 1.93 or less obtained by dividing a BET specific surface area of the powder by a theoretical specific surface area calculated from an average particle diameter D | 2012-11-15 |
20120288717 | FUNCTIONAL SURFACE COATING - Compositions and methods of preparing functional thin films or surface coatings with low non-specific binding are described. The thin films contain specified functional groups and non-specific binding repellant components. The thin films are either covalently bound to or passively adsorbed to various solid substrates. The specified functional group provides specified activity for the thin film modified solid surfaces and non-specific binding repellant components significantly reduce the non-specific binding to the thin film modified solid surfaces. Non-specific binding repellant components do not affect specified functional group's activity in the thin films. In these methods, specified functional groups are anchored to the solid substrates through a spacer. Surface coatings are also described having both non-specific protein binding properties combined with functional groups for specific binding activity thereby providing surface coating that specifically recognize target proteins but limit binding to non-specific protein. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288718 | COATING COMPOSITION AND SHEET USING SAME - Provided are a coating composition which provides a sheet with a visible light transmission property and a UV ray-blocking performance in addition to an excellent self-cleaning performance and a persistence thereof, a weatherability and a persistence thereof and a transparency and a sheet having a surface protective layer formed by the above composition. They are a coating composition comprising an ionizing radiation-curable resin and a hydrophilizing agent such as a silicate compound and alkyl silicate and a sheet having a surface protective layer formed by cross-linking and curing the above coating composition. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288719 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, TRANSPARENT LAMINATE USING THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE TRANSPARENT LAMINATE - To provide a transparent laminate having a pair of transparent substrates integrated via an adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer has good tear resistance and good adhesion to the transparent substrates and has excellent transparency. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288720 | Hot Melt Moisture Cure Adhesive Composition - An adhesive composition that includes: one or more polyester polyether copolymers of formula I: | 2012-11-15 |
20120288721 | ADHESIVES FOR BONDING POLYURETHANE AND ALUMINUM - The present invention provides an adhesive comprising graphene oxide including at an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group or a carboxylic acid group; and an alkoxysilane compound including an amine group, an epoxy group, a carboxylic acid group, a hydroxyl group, or a thiol group. More specifically the adhesive may be used for bonding a polyurethane elastomer to an aluminum material, in which a silane compound and graphene oxide are applied to improve adhesive strength, compared to adhesives including the silane compound only. In addition, during a separation process for recycling after use, the aluminum material and polyurethane can be easily separated from each other by polyurethane pyrolysis through rapid heating due to microwave absorption properties of graphene oxide. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288722 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass which can suppress bubble formation and bubble growth in the laminated glass, and an interlayer film for the laminated glass. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288723 | Corrosion Protection Coatings and Methods of Making the Same - A corrosion protection composition includes a mixture of three different silanes selected to interact and form a coating on metal substrates that has improved adhesion and durability as well as UV protection properties. Methods of manufacturing the corrosion protection composition include mixing the silanes together and further combining the silane mixture with other mixtures to arrive at the corrosion protection composition. Sonication may be a preferred manner of mixing together the various components of the mixtures. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288724 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component that prevents or minimizes whiskers or has good solder wettability includes a rectangular solid-shaped electronic component element and external electrodes of terminal electrodes provided at opposed end surfaces of the electronic component element. First plated films including Ni are provided on the surfaces of the external electrodes. Second plated films including Sn defining an outermost layer are arranged so as to cover the first plated films. The second plated films have a polycrystalline structure, and flake-shaped Sn—Ni alloy grains are provided at a Sn crystal grain boundary. Intermetallic compound layers including Ni | 2012-11-15 |
20120288725 | Heat-Resistant Adhesive - Disclosed is a heat-resistant adhesive including: a phenolic hydroxy group-containing aromatic polyamide resin (A) having a structure represented by the following formula (1) | 2012-11-15 |
20120288726 | SIMULTANEOUSLY DRAWN OPAQUE FILM MADE OF PLA - The present invention relates to simultaneously drawn opaque biaxially oriented film made of at least one cycloolefin copolymer (COC) containing layer. The COC is preferably at a concentration of 0.5 to 30% by weight, based on the layer. The invention further relates to an opaque, biaxially oriented polyhydroxycarboxylic acid film containing at least one layer containing a polymer based on hydroxycarboxylic acids and a cycloolefin copolymer (COC). The invention further relates to a process for producing the PHC film and the use thereof. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288727 | Foamed carbon space craft - Subject is rocket foam. This letters patent is for construction of a space craft from acrylonitrile foam polymer. The new art involves making a polymer sheet plasticized with sulfur dioxide gas. The plasticize sheet is drape formed and then heated to drive off the gas leaving a rigid foamed polymer shape. The sheet during plasticize step is given a thin adherent layer of sand mingled in acrylonitrile polymer powder. Thermal heating during rocket reentry orbit generates a skin layer of carbide. The carbide protects against flame temperature air, to prevent combustion of the underlying carbon foam structure. A variation is to make the acrylonitrile polymer as a latex paint and apply such paint to a screen form geometry. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288728 | Thermoplastic Joining and Assembly of Bulk Metallic Glass Composites Through Capacitive Discharge - Systems and methods for joining BMG Composites are disclosed. Specifically, the joining of BMG Composites is implemented so as to preserve the amorphicity of their matrix phase and the microstructure of their particulate phase. Implementation of the joining method with respect to the construction of modular cellular structures that comprise BMG Composites is also discussed. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288729 | REINFORCING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is directed to the use of one or more pre-stressed curved members, to enhance the strength of any curved structure. It is envisaged that the use of pre-stressed curved members in a range of curved structures according to the present invention could be used to reinforce aircraft, vehicles, warships/submarines and the like. It is further envisaged that the present invention could also be applied to shaped sections of amour for the protection of buildings, vehicles or human personnel. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288730 | ALLOY, PROTECTIVE LAYER, AND COMPONENT - Known protective layers having a high Cr content, as well as silicon, have brittle phases that become additionally brittle under the influence of carbon during use. A protective layer that has the composition of 32% to 35% cobalt, 10% to 13% aluminum, 0.1% to 0.3% yttrium, and/or at least one equivalent metal from the group comprising scandium and the rate earth elements, 31% to 35% chromium, 0.1% to 0.5% silicon and the remainder nickel is provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288731 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A laminated ceramic capacitor includes a rectangular solid-shaped electronic component element. External electrodes of terminal electrodes are disposed at one end surface and the other end surface of the electronic component element. First plated films including a Ni plating are disposed on the surfaces of external electrodes. On the surfaces of the first plated films, second plated films containing Sn are disposed as Sn-plated films defining outermost layers of the external electrodes. The second plated films have a polycrystalline structure, and flake-shaped Sn—Ni alloy grains are located at a Sn crystal grain boundary and within a Sn crystal grain, respectively. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288732 | Aluminium Composite Sheet Material - Automotive body sheet in the form of an aluminium composite sheet material wherein a clad sheet is applied to at least one side of a core material, and wherein the core material is of an aluminium alloy selected from the group consisting of AA2xxx, AA5xxx and AA7xxx-series alloys, and wherein the clad sheet includes an AA6xxx-series alloy having less than 0.2 wt. % Cu or an AA5xxx-series alloy having less than 3.6 wt. % of Mg. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288733 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT DIP GALVANISED STEEL STRIP - A high strength hot dip galvanized steel strip including, in mass percent, of the following elements: 0.10-0.18% C, 1.90-2.50% Mn, 0.30-0.50% Si, 0.50-0.70% Al, 0.10-0.50% Cr, 0.001-0.10% P, 0.01-0.05% Nb, max 0.004% Ca, max 0.05% S, max 0.007% N, and optionally at least one of the following elements: 0.005-0.50% Ti, 0.005-0.50% V, 0.005-0.50% Mo, 0.005-0.50% Ni, 0.005-0.50% Cu, max 0.005% B, the balance Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein 0.80%2.10%. This steel offers improved formability at a high strength, has a good weldability and surface quality together with a good produce-ability and coat-ability. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288734 | GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - The present invention provides a galvanized steel sheet including: a steel sheet; and a galvanizing layer provided on a surface of the steel sheet; wherein the galvanizing layer includes an amorphous coating layer having an inorganic oxoacid salt and metallic oxide on a surface layer of the galvanizing layer; the galvanizing layer includes a ζ phase and a δ | 2012-11-15 |
20120288735 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - This document discloses a perpendicular magnetic recording medium in which the magnetic anisotropy of a magnetic recording layer is raised and the thermal stability of recorded signals is improved without changing the conventional stacked configuration. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is formed by stacking at least an intermediate layer, a second underlayer, and a magnetic recording layer in this order on a nonmagnetic base. The intermediate layer is either a single layer of Ru or a Ru-based alloy, or a stacked structure of a nonmagnetic alloy film including Co and Cr and a film of Ru or a Ru-based alloy. The second underlayer includes Co in the range from 30 at % to 75 at %, Cr in the range from 20 at % to 60 at %, and W in the range from 0.1 at % to 10 at %, and has a thickness in the range from 0.1 nm to 1.0 nm. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288736 | ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an energy storage apparatus including a magnetic layer formed on any one of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, or an exterior frame, and a method for manufacturing the same. With the energy storage apparatus, the magnetic layer is provided in a vicinity of the separator in order to increase ion conductivity or a magnetic material is contained on surfaces of positive electrode and negative electrode current collectors or in positive electrode and negative electrode active materials, such that conductivity and mobility of lithium ions between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are increased, thereby making it possible to improve a charging and discharging speed. In addition, a shortage due to an ion trap and a defect according to shrinkage ratio may be improved. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288737 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120288738 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack | 2012-11-15 |
20120288739 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND SEALING PLUG FOR A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes a housing comprising at least two cells that can be filled with an electrolyte. The rechargeable battery includes a cover and a degassing system having openings provided therein. The cover and the degassing system are arranged such that the openings provided in the cover and the degassing system are located above the cells of the rechargeable battery. A sealing plug is provided in each of the openings, the sealing plug having an upper part and a lower part having a splash basket. The upper part, covers the openings on the outside of the cover and the lower part extends in the direction of the cells. The splash basket surrounds a cavity and has slots distributed over its circumference, the slots continuing as far as a free end of the splash basket. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288740 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a battery unit including a battery cell, and a lead tap extending from the battery cell, a frame case that supports the battery unit, the frame case including a first supporting portion for supporting the battery cell and a second supporting portion for supporting the lead tap; and a holder case on the second supporting portion with the lead tap interposed between the holder case and the second supporting portion. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288741 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A battery assembly ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120288742 | NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The non-aqueous secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator, the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material containing a graphitic carbon material and a composite in which a carbon coating layer is formed on a surface of a core material containing Si and O as constituent elements, the composite has a carbon content of 10 to 30 mass %, the composite has an intensity ratio I | 2012-11-15 |
20120288743 | BATTERY CELL WITH INTEGRATED BUSBAR - A battery cell has a main body including active material configured to generate power from an electrochemical reaction. A first terminal is disposed on the main body and includes an integrated busbar. The integrated busbar is configured to place the battery cell in electrical communication with a second terminal of an adjacent battery cell. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288744 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including: a plurality of rechargeable batteries including a first terminal and a second terminal; and a connecting member electrically connecting rechargeable batteries of the plurality of rechargeable batteries through the first and second terminals, the connecting member including an access protrusion protruded toward the first terminal, and the first terminal includes a pressurizer configured to press the access protrusion toward a part of the first terminal. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288745 | BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY MODULE - A battery module and a related method are provided. The module includes battery cells having electrical terminals extending from battery portions. The module further includes an interconnect board having apertures for receiving the electrical terminals therethrough, and an elastomeric layer having apertures extending therethrough. The elastomeric layer is disposed proximate to the interconnect board such that the electrical terminals extend through the apertures of the interconnect board and further extend through the apertures of the elastomeric layer. The module further includes a potting compound disposed on the elastomeric layer such that the layer prevents the potting compound from contacting the battery portions. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288746 | SHEET-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed is a sheet-type secondary battery having: a laminated sheath ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120288747 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - The object of the present invention is to provide an electrochemical device, by which short circuit between electrode sheets can be prevented even when the electrode sheets come into contact with each other due to misregistration upon folding of the electrode sheets. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288748 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY, AND BATTERY - The present invention provides a battery with high sealing property at the fitted portion among the case and the terminal. In the embodiment, the electric terminal has the groove formed on the outer periphery along the whole circumference of the terminal, and the groove has an outer edge line at the outer side of the case. The lid is provided with the through hole around which the flanged portion stands outward from the case. The terminal surrounded by the insulating member is inserted into the hole such that the groove faces a section of the lid having thickness in the axial direction of the terminal. Plastically deforming the upper area in the flanged portion above the edge line of the groove positioned at the outer side of the case and forming the press-fitted portion provides the fitted portion between the terminal and the hole. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288749 | ELECTRODE PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRODE PLATE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE ELECTRODE PLATE - An electrode plate of a secondary battery includes an electrode current collector, an active material coated portion on at least one surface of the electrode current collector, and an uncoated portion on the electrode current collector, the uncoated portion including pressed portions extending from a boundary of the active material coated portion and the uncoated portion to a distance on the uncoated portion in a widthwise direction of the electrode current collector. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288750 | GRAPHENE MATERIALS HAVING RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL DEFECTS - Graphene-based storage materials for high-power battery applications are provided. The storage materials are composed of vertical stacks of graphene sheets and have reduced resistance for Li ion transport. This reduced resistance is achieved by incorporating a random distribution of structural defects into the stacked graphene sheets, whereby the structural defects facilitate the diffusion of Li ions into the interior of the storage materials. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288751 | Electric Storage Device - Provided is an electric storage device including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a nonaqueous electrolyte solution in which an electrolyte is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein an inorganic filler layer is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains lithium difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288752 | ADDITIVE FOR OVERCHARGE PREVENTING OF SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An additive for overcharge prevention of a lithium ion battery is provided. A nonaqueous electrolyte for a lithium ion battery including a lithium salt and an organic solvent is also provided, which includes both a terphenylene derivative and a xylene derivative. The additive undergoes oxidative polymerization during overcharge and increases resistance of an electrode surface, thereby shutting down overcharge current. When the additive of the present invention is used in the electrolyte of a lithium ion battery, the safety of battery can be improved during overcharge. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288753 | ALUMINUM-BASED HYDRIDE ANODES AND GALVANIC ELEMENTS CONTAINING ALUMINUM-BASED HYDRIDE ANODES - A hydride anode containing aluminium of the formula (M | 2012-11-15 |
20120288754 | CATHODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a battery cathode ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120288755 | SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - An anode or an electrolytic solution or both contain a metal salt including an unsaturated carbon bond. The electrolytic solution contains an unsaturated carbon bond cyclic ester carbonate represented by Formula ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120288756 | ELECTRODE PLATE AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE ELECTRODE PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRODE PLATE - An electrode plate includes an active material coating portion on at least one surface of an electrode current collector, and a non-coating portion on the electrode current collector, the non-coating portion excluding the active material coating portion and including a metal foil with a grain size in a range of about 6.5 μm to about 7.2 μm. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288757 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK ALUMINUM POROUS BODY FOR CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE USING THE ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM-ION CAPACITOR - It is an object of the present invention to provide a sheet-shaped three-dimensional network aluminum porous body for a current collector which is suitably used for electrodes for nonaqueous electrolyte batteries and electrodes for capacitors, an electrode and a capacitor each using the same. The three-dimensional network aluminum porous body for a current collector of the present invention is a sheet-shaped three-dimensional network aluminum porous body for a current collector used for electrodes, and the aluminum porous body has been made to have an average cell diameter of 50 μm or more and 1000 μm or less in order to enhance the filling performance of an active material slurry. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288758 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK ALUMINUM POROUS BODY FOR CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE USING THE ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, AND BATTERY, CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM-ION CAPACITOR EACH USING THE ELECTRODE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a sheet-shaped three-dimensional network aluminum porous body for a current collector which is suitably used for electrodes for nonaqueous electrolyte batteries and electrodes for capacitors, an electrode and a capacitor each using the same. In such a three-dimensional network aluminum porous body for a current collector, the aluminum porous body has been made to have a compressive strength in a thickness direction of 0.2 MPa or more in order to efficiently fill an active material into the sheet-shaped three-dimensional network aluminum porous body. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288759 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery of the present invention has a positive electrode is provided with a positive electrode mix layer that includes a positive electrode active material and a conductive material. The positive electrode mix layer has two peaks, large and small, of differential pore volume over a pore size ranging from 0.01 μm to 10 μm in a pore distribution curve measured by a mercury porosimeter. A pore size of the smaller peak B of the differential pore volume is smaller than a pore size of the larger peak A of the differential pore volume. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288760 | Flat and High-Density Cathodes for Use in Electrochemical Cells - The traditional method of pressing CF | 2012-11-15 |
20120288761 | ELECTRODE ADDITIVES COATED WITH ELECTRO CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are an electrode additive coated with a coating material made of electrically conductive materials such as metal hydroxides, metal oxides or metal carbonates, and an electrode and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The electrode additive in accordance with the present invention can improve high temperature storage characteristics of the battery, without deterioration of performance thereof. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288762 | GRAPHENE-COATED PYROLYTIC CARBON STRUCTURES, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for flexible graphene-coated pyrolytic carbon materials or structures, methods of making, methods of use, materials including the graphene-coated pyrolytic carbon material or structure, structures including the graphene-coated pyrolytic carbon material or structure, and the like. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288763 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A cathode active material comprising a composition represented by the following general formula (1): | 2012-11-15 |
20120288764 | NOVEL POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein are a cathode for a secondary battery, which includes a combination of one or more selected from compounds represented by Formula 1 and or more selected from compounds represented by Formula 2, as illustrated below, and a secondary battery having the same, | 2012-11-15 |
20120288765 | CATHODE OF LITHIUM BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A cathode of the lithium battery includes a composite film. The composite film includes a carbon nanotube film structure and a plurality of active material particles dispersed in the carbon nanotube film structure. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288766 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a negative active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material includes a carbonaceous core that has a sulfur content of about 10 ppm to 900 ppm; and an amorphous carbon layer continuously formed on a surface of the carbonaceous core, wherein the carbonaceous core has a crystalloid plate structure, and a crystallite size measured from a full width at half maximum of the peak with respect to the surface (002) of about 10 nm to about 45 nm in an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the carbonaceous core. The lithium battery including a negative electrode including the negative active material has improved capacity characteristics and ring lifetime characteristics. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288767 | METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHIUM MANGANESE OXIDE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL PREPARED THEREBY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A method for preparing a lithium manganese oxide positive active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which has spherical spinel-type lithium manganese oxide particles having two or more different types of sizes, the method including uniformly mixing manganese oxide having two or more different types of sizes with a lithium containing compound, and heat treating the resultant mixture to obtain lithium manganese oxide. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288768 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a negative active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the negative active material, wherein the negative active material includes a carbonaceous material that has a peak with respect to a surface (002) at a Bragg angle 2θ of 26.4°±0.1° in an X-ray diffraction spectrum, has a full width at half maximum of the peak with respect to the surface (002) of about 0.2° to about 0.6°, has an interlayer spacing (d | 2012-11-15 |
20120288769 | GEL ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a highly safe lithium ion secondary battery which has good life characteristics. Also disclosed is a gel electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery, which contains a lithium salt, a copolymer of specific monomers, a specific compound that has a phosphazene structure, and at least one compound selected from among specific cyclic disulfonic acid esters, specific chain disulfonic acid esters and specific sultone compounds. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288770 | POLYMER SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A polymer solid electrolyte is provided that includes anatase-type titanium oxide, a lithium electrolyte salt, and an ion conductive polymer that binds the titanium oxide. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288771 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - In one aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode having a positive active material, a negative electrode having a negative active material, and an electrolyte is provided. The positive active material can include manganese-based oxide, and the electrolyte can include fluoroethylene carbonate, lithium bis(oxalato)borate, and tris(trialkylsilyl)borate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288772 | SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode or the electrolytic solution, or both contain a metal salt including an unsaturated carbon bond. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288773 | Apparatus for Humidifying a Gas Flow - In a device for humidifying a gas flow, an atomized liquid is combined with a gas flow in a spray chamber, and passed through a generally U-shaped gas flow passage having a first generally vertical part | 2012-11-15 |
20120288774 | SYSTEM FOR STORING AMMONIA IN AND RELEASING AMMONIA FROM A STORAGE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR STORING AND RELEASING AMMONIA - A system for storing ammonia in and releasing ammonia from a storage material capable of binding and releasing ammonia reversibly by adsorption or absorption for a process with a gradual ammonia demand that can vary over the time. The system has a container capable of housing the ammonia-containing storage material; a heating source arranged to supply heat for the desorption of ammonia from the solid storage medium; and a controller arranged to control the heating source to release ammonia. The heating source is arranged inside the container and surrounded by ammonia storage material. A controllable dosing valve is arranged to dose released ammonia according to the ammonia demand. The controller comprises a feed-forward control arranged to control the heat supplied by the heating source, based on the ammonia demand. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288775 | Reaction Container and Fuel Cell System Equipped with Same - A fuel cell system ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120288776 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell of a solid polymer type that generates power by using a hydrogen-containing gas as a fuel gas, a reformer that generates the fuel gas by reforming ammonia, and a supply amount ratio control unit that controls a supply amount ratio of oxygen and ammonia to be supplied the reformer. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288777 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In an FC system of an FC vehicle, if a control device determines that conditions of an idling power generation suppression mode of a FC are satisfied, the control device sets the voltage of the FC to a predetermined voltage value outside a voltage range where an oxidation-reduction of platinum proceeds, and controls a reactant gas supply apparatus to change a supply amount of air such that the FC has an output in accordance with the electric power required by a load. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288778 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In a case where gas supply controller of an FC system determines that the temperature of an FC is a predetermined temperature or less, the gas supply controller fixes the FC voltage to a voltage value within a voltage region where degradation is relatively small, the voltage value being below a voltage range where an oxidation-reduction proceeds. Further, the amount of a gas supplied to the FC is changed in accordance with electric power required by a load. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288779 | FUEL CELL DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Fuel cell devices and fuel cell systems are provided. In certain embodiments, the fuel cell devices may include one or more active layers containing active cells that are connected electrically in series. In certain embodiments, the fuel cell devices include an elongate ceramic support structure the length of which is the greatest dimension such that the coefficient of thermal expansion has only one dominant axis coextensive with the length. In certain embodiments, a reaction zone is positioned along a first portion of the length for heating to a reaction temperature, and at least one cold zone is positioned along a second portion of the length for operating below the reaction temperature. There are one or more gas passages, each having an associated anode or cathode. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288780 | ACOUSTIC SPEED OF SOUND MEASUREMENT USING BANDPASS FILTERING OF AUTOMOTIVE PRESSURE SENSORS - A fuel cell system that determines the concentration of hydrogen gas in an anode loop. The fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell, an anode inlet, an anode outlet, an anode loop, a source of hydrogen gas and an injector for injecting the hydrogen gas. First and second pressure sensors are provided in the anode loop and are spaced a known distance from each other. A controller responsive to the output signals from the first and second pressure sensors filters the sensor signals from the first and second pressure sensors and determines the concentration of hydrogen gas in the anode loop based on the time difference between the filtered sensor signal from the first pressure sensor and the filtered sensor signal from the second pressure sensor. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288781 | FUEL CELLS AND FUEL CELL COMPONENTS HAVING ASYMMETRIC ARCHITECTURE AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments relate to a composite for a fuel cell layer including a plurality of electron conducting components, a plurality of ion conducting components each having a first surface and a second surface and wherein each ion conducting component is positioned between two electron conducting components. The electron conducting components and the ion conducting components form a layer and at least one of the ion conducting components or the electron conducting components is geometrically asymmetric in one or more dimensions. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288782 | STABLE ULTRALYOPHOBIC COATING FOR PEMFC BIPOLAR PLATE WATER MANAGEMENT - An electrode plate is disclosed. The electrode plate includes a plate having an active area, a feed region in fluid communication with the active region, and a tunnel region in fluid communication with the feed region and a manifold region, an ultralyophobic coating on one or more of at least a portion of the tunnel region, at least a portion of the feed region, and an interface between the tunnel region and the manifold region. Fuel cells using the electrode plate and methods of making electrode plates are also described. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288783 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED FRAME AND FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a membrane electrode assembly provided with a polymer electrolyte membrane; a catalyst layer (A) which is laminated onto one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane; a gas diffusion layer (A) which is laminated onto the catalyst layer (A); a catalyst layer (B); and a gas diffusion layer (B). The outer circumferential section of the catalyst layer (A) is the membrane electrode assembly with an integrated frame which comprises a membrane electrode assembly that protrudes from the gas diffusion layer (A) and a frame adhered to the outer circumferential section of the catalyst layer (A), whereby said frame surrounds the edge of the membrane electrode assembly. The surface that is adhered to the frame in the outer circumferential section of the catalyst layer (A) comprises a plurality of cracks. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288784 | FUEL CELL PLATE WITH RECYCLED MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a fuel cell plate is disclosed that includes machining a part to produce tailings. At least some of the tailings are mixed with a material to produce a mixture. The mixture is formed into a fuel cell plate. In one example, the tailings are recycled flake graphite laminated with binder, and the material is virgin flake graphite mixed with binder. The fuel cell plate has a structure with surfaces extending in the in-plane direction. At least some of the natural flake graphite is arranged out of the in-plane direction. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288785 | HOLOGRAPHIC SENSOR - A sensor device comprising a holographic element comprises a grating or hologram recorded in a holographic recording medium wherein at least one physical and/or chemical and/or optical characteristic of the holographic element or the image produced by it varies as a result of variation in relative humidity or moisture content in the air surrounding the element. Also provided is an acrylamide-based photopolymer and an acrylamide-based reflection hologram. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288786 | RC EXTRACTION FOR SINGLE PATTERNING SPACER TECHNIQUE - A method includes performing a place and route operation using an electronic design automation tool to generate a preliminary layout for a photomask to be used to form a circuit pattern of a semiconductor device. The place and route operation is constrained by a plurality of single patterning spacer technique (SPST) routing rules. Dummy conductive fill patterns are emulated within the EDA tool using an RC extraction tool to predict locations and sizes of dummy conductive fill patterns to be added to the preliminary layout of the photomask. An RC timing analysis of the circuit pattern is performed within the EDA tool, based on the preliminary layout and the emulated dummy conductive fill patterns. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288787 | Beam Exposure Systems and Methods of Forming a Reticle Using the Same - In a method of forming a reticle and electron beam exposure system, first electron beams are irradiated onto a first region of a blank reticle having a light shielding layer and a photosensitive layer, to form first shot patterns. Second electron beams having a cross-sectional area larger than the first electron beams are irradiated onto a second region of the blank reticle. The photosensitive layer is developed to form first and second mask patterns at the first and second regions, respectively. The light shielding layer is etched off using the first and second mask patterns as an etching mask, thereby forming the mother pattern including a first pattern in the first region and a second pattern in the second region. Accordingly, the enlargement of the second electron beams reduces the scan time for the blank reticle, thereby reducing the process time. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288788 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER - Described herein is an intermediate transfer member that includes a layer of phenoxy resin having dispersed therein graphene particles. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288789 | SUPER LOW MELT TONERS - Environmentally friendly latex particles are provided which include a gelling agent and a pigment encapsulated in an amorphous resin which may be utilized in forming EA super low melt toners. Methods for providing these resins and toners are also provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288790 | Clear Styrene Emulsion/Aggregation Toner - The present disclosure describes processes for making clear, high-gloss toners, including toner compositions resulting from such processes that find applications in overcoating and gloss enhancement. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288791 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - In accordance with some embodiments, a toner including a first binder resin, a release agent, a release agent dispersing resin, and a colorant is provided. The first binder resin includes an amorphous polyester resin (a) having a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton in its main chain. The polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton comprises optically-active monomers having an optical purity X of 80% by mole or less. The optical purity X is represented by the following formula: | 2012-11-15 |
20120288792 | DEVELOPER - There is provided a developer that has excellent positive charging characteristics and charging stability, and which is compatible with high-speed developing. The developer of the invention contains toner particles and an insulating liquid, wherein a fatty acid ester is contained as the insulating liquid, a substance A expressed by the following formula (1) and/or a substance B expressed by the following formula (2) is further contained, and the total percentage in which substance A and substance B are contained is at least 0.1 wt % and no more than 3.0 wt %. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288793 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - Disclosed is a method for producing toner. The method for producing toner by emulsion aggregation according to the present invention, comprises adjusting viscosity at a homogenization stage, to thereby obtain toner particles having a dense particle size distribution via a simple process. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288794 | POLYMERS, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNS - Provided are polymers containing a unit having a particular acetal moiety and photoresist compositions containing such a polymer. Also provided are substrates coated with the photoresist compositions and methods of forming photolithographic patterns. The polymers, photoresist compositions, methods and coated substrates find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288795 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMATION OF PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF RESIST PATTERN - A composition for forming a photosensitive resist underlayer film and a method for forming a resist pattern. The composition for forming a photosensitive resist underlayer film includes a polymer having a structural unit of Formula (1), a compound having at least two vinyl ether groups, a photo-acid generator; and a solvent: | 2012-11-15 |
20120288796 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A resist composition is provided comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having a hydroxyl group substituted with an acid labile group, an onium salt PAG capable of generating a sulfonic acid, imide acid or methide acid, and an onium salt PAG capable of generating a carboxylic acid. A resist film of the composition is improved in dissolution contrast during organic solvent development, and from which a hole pattern having minimized nano-edge roughness can be formed via positive/negative reversal. | 2012-11-15 |
20120288797 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE IN HIGH INDEX IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a photoresist polymer and a fluoropolymer. In one embodiment, the fluoropolymer comprises a first monomer having a pendant group selected from alicyclic bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and aryl bis-hexafluoroisopropanol and preferably a second monomer selected from fluorinated styrene and fluorinated vinyl ether. The invention composition has improved receding contact angles with high refractive index hydrocarbon fluids used in immersion lithography and, thereby, provides improved performance in immersion lithography. | 2012-11-15 |