48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100304098 | INK CURABLE WITH ACTINIC ENERGY RAY AND PRINTED MATTER - An ink curable with actinic energy rays which is characterized by containing a photocleavage type photopolymerization initiator (A) comprising α-aminoalkylphenone compound (A1) having a molar absorption coefficient as measured at a wavelength of 365 nm of 100 (l/mol·cm) or more and less than 100,000 (l/mol·cm) and/or an acylphosphine oxide compound (A2) having a molar absorption coefficient as measured at a wavelength of 365 nm of 100 (l/mol·cm) or more and less than 100,000 (l/mol·cm); and a hydrogen abstraction type photopolymerization initiator (B) comprising 4,4′-dialkylaminobenzophenone having a molar absorption coefficient at a wavelength of 365 nm of 10,000 (l/mol·cm) or more and less than 1,000,000 (l/mol·cm) and by optionally containing a tertiary amine compound (C) having a molar extinction coefficient as measured at a wavelength of 365 nm of 1 (l/mol·cm) or lower. The ink curable with actinic energy rays further includes a resin, a pigment, and a compound having an acrylate group. When used with a light emitting ultraviolet rays especially having a luminescence-peak wavelength in the range of 350 to 420 nm as an ultraviolet irradiator, the ink has excellent curability and printability in both monocolor printing and overprinting, the ink further has excellent storage stability. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304099 | Adherent Fabric Articles and Associated Methods - Adherent fabric articles and uses therefor are disclosed and described. In one aspect, an adherent fabric article may include a fabric layer bonded to a cling layer. In use, the fabric layer can be used to clean, polish, or treat a surface of a device, such as a scratch sensitive surface. Once cleaning, polishing, or treating is complete, the adherent fabric article can be stored on the device by adhering it to a smooth surface on the device using the cling layer. Moreover, in this position, the article may be used to protect the surface of the device to which the article is adhered. Further, the fabric portion of the article may be imaged to allow the article to be decorative in nature when adorning a device, or to provide messaging or advertisement. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304100 | PHOTOCURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING THREE DIMENSIONAL ARTICLES HAVING HIGH CLARITY - The present invention provides a low viscosity photocurable composition including (i) a cationically curable component comprising a polyglycidyl epoxy compound (II) a free radically active component (iii) a cationic photoinitiator (v) a free radical photoinitiator and optionally (iv) one or more optional components. The photocurable composition can be cured using rapid prototyping techniques to form clear, colorless three-dimensional articles having excellent mechanical properties. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304101 | Stuctures including carbon nanotubes, methods of making structures, and methods of using structures - Embodiments of the present disclosure include structures including a layer of carbon nanotubes, methods of making structures including a layer of carbon nanotubes, and the like. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304102 | Layer arrangement for the formation of a coating on a surface of a substrate, coating method, and substrate with a layer arrangement - The invention relates to a layer arrangement ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304103 | GAS BARRIER ARTICLES WITH POLYMER LAYER CONTAINING GAS BARRIER MATERIAL UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a gas barrier article which exerts gas barrier properties by the action of a gas barrier material contained in a small content. The gas barrier article is an article having a multilayer structure including a polymer layer and a monomer-absorptive layer capable of absorbing at least one of monomer component(s) constituting the polymer, in which the polymer layer is a polymer layer containing the gas barrier material unevenly distributed in the layer and enriched at an interface, or in the vicinity thereof, opposite to the monomer-absorptive layer. The vicinity of the interface opposite to the monomer-absorptive layer is preferably a region ranging from the interface opposite to the monomer-absorptive layer and occupying, in a thickness direction, 50% or less of the total thickness. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304104 | VISCOELASTIC ARTICLES WITH POLYMER LAYER CONTAINING ELASTOMER UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED - Provided is a viscoelastic article which exerts different properties between one surface and the other surface thereof, which has a transparent appearance, and which less causes staining of objects to which the viscoelastic article is adopted. The viscoelastic article is an article having a multilayer structure including a polymer layer, and a monomer-absorptive layer capable of absorbing at least one of monomer component(s) constituting the polymer, in which the polymer layer is a polymer layer containing an elastomer unevenly distributed and enriched at an interface, or in the vicinity thereof, opposite to the monomer-absorptive layer. The vicinity of the interface opposite to the monomer-absorptive layer is preferably a region ranging from the interface opposite to the other interface with the monomer-absorptive layer and occupying, in a thickness direction, 50% or less of the total thickness. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304105 | Fabric - A fabric includes a woven plastic base layer, a first coating layer including a plastic applied to one side of the woven plastic base layer, and a second coating layer including a plastic applied to the other side of the woven plastic base layer. The fabric further includes a first exterior layer including a plastic applied to the first coating layer, and a second exterior layer including a plastic applied to the second coating layer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304106 | GAS BARRIER LAMINATE FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GAS BARRIER LAMINATE FILM - A gas barrier laminate film including an organic compound layer and an oxide inorganic compound layer and having both excellent gas barrier properties and durability. The gas barrier laminate film comprises an organic compound layer, a silicon atom-containing compound layer on the organic compound layer, and an inorganic compound oxide layer on the silicon atom-containing compound layer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304107 | LAYERED COATING FOR EROSION PROTECTION - A coating for protecting a surface against erosion when contacted by particles having a range of particle sizes or by high velocity fluid impingement includes a first coating on the surface forming a high bulk or composite hardness coating; and a hard ceramic coating on the first coating having a hardness higher than the hardness of the first coating and the erosion particles. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304108 | STRETCHABLE NONWOVEN FABRIC, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING, AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREOF - The present invention relates generally to textile fabrics, and more particularly, to a stretchable, nonwoven nanofiber fabric which is impermeable to water but allows vapor transport, capable of conforming to body parts, and is particularly useful in high performance apparels and personal care products. The fabric is combined with different substrates to form a laminate. The fabric and its laminate can retain their dimensional integrity on repeated stretching, have relatively high air permeability while maintaining liquid repellency, and have high stretching recovery. Methods of preparing and applying the nanofiber fabric and its laminate are also provided. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304109 | ACOUSTIC NONWOVEN FABRIC FOR PERFORATED CEILING ELEMENTS - A ply has a base weight of not more than 45 g/m | 2010-12-02 |
20100304110 | OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a resin solution containing polyester with a specific structure, an optical film containing said polyester, and methods for production thereof. Further, the invention also relates to an optical laminate, a polarizing plate, and an image display device each using the optical film. The polyester may be obtained by condensation polymerization of dicarboxylic acid compound(s) and bisphenol compound(s), and preferably has no halogen atom in its chemical structure. According to the invention, high productivity of the optical film can be achieved since the polyester has a high solubility in solvents, and an environmental loading for production can be reduced. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304111 | SOUND REDUCING AND FIRE RESISTANT SURFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Thin, flexible surface apparatus with sound reducing and fire resistant characteristics. The surface apparatus comprises an EVA layer and at least one fire resistant fabric layer. The EVA layer is extruded and bonded to the at least one fire resistant fabric layer. The surface apparatus may be affixed to the surface of a permanent or temporary wall, ceiling, or floor system. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304112 | MICROPOROUS POLYMER MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a microporous material which is a non-network polymer having a chain comprised of repeating units bonded to each other and each including a first generally planar species and a rigid linker, the linker having a point of contortion such that two adjacent first planar species connected by a rigid linker are held in a non-coplanar orientation, the rigid linker further being such that the polymer chain has a rigid contorted structure, and the polymer being such that said repeating units comprised of the first generally planar species and the rigid linker are bonded predominately to two other such repeating units. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304113 | COATING COMPOSITION AND COATING FILM HAVING ENHANCED ABRASION RESISTANCE AND FINGERPRINT TRACES REMOVABILITY - The present invention provides a coating composition and a coating film that comprises a binder containing a UV-curable functional group, a compound containing a fluorine UV-curable functional group, a photoinitiator; and nano-sized particles. The coating film according to the present invention has excellent abrasion resistance and contamination resistance such as fingerprint trace removability and scribbling resistance. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304114 | FOLDABLE REINFORCING WEB - A reinforcing web has multiple fibers joined together with a binder. At least some of the fibers have foldable portions, wherein the foldable portions have substantially less binder thereon to increase flexure to fold the web. A method of making the reinforcing web includes, applying a binder on the web, and removing some or all of the binder from a foldable portion of the web prior to curing the binder that remains on the web. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304115 | SHAPE MEMORY POLYAMIDE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SHAPE MEMORY POLYAMIDE FABRIC USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a shape memory polyamide, produced by adding a polyvalent carboxylic acid and a polyvalent amine when polyamide is polymerized from e-caprolactam or hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid, and having an aromatic component which is introduced by one or more among the polyvalent carboxylic acid and the polyvalent amine and has a total amount ranging from 0.4 mol % to 10 mol % based on the amount of the raw material for polyamide. Also, a method of producing a shape memory polyamide fabric using the shape memory polyamide is provided. The polyamide fabric produced using the shape memory polyamide is a highly functional fabric which does not easily wrinkle and easily recovers its original shape even when wrinkled, and thus may be applied as material for various kinds of clothing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304116 | GREASE RESISTANT COATINGS, ARTICLES AND METHODS - Disclosed herein is an environmentally safe, grease resistant article comprising an absorbent substrate, a cross-linking agent, and a polymer; wherein the substrate is first coated with the cross-linking agent and is then coated with the polymer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304117 | METHOD OF FORMATION OF REINFORCEMENT MESH - The formation of reinforcement mesh which includes the steps of attaching intersecting filaments ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304118 | ENGINEERED CROSSLINKED THERMOPLASTIC PARTICLES FOR INTERLAMINAR TOUGHENING - Engineered crosslinked thermoplastic particles are useful for interlaminar toughening of pre-pregs and composite materials. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304119 | PARTICLE-TOUGHENED FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES - Particle toughened, fiber-reinforced composites include a fiber region and an interlayer region between the fibers. The fiber region includes a plurality of fibers at least partially within a first polymer composition including a first base polymer formulation and a first plurality of toughening particles. The interlayer region includes a second polymer composition including a second base polymer formulation and at least one of the first plurality of toughening particles and a second plurality of toughening particles. Examples of first and second pluralities of toughening particles, respectively, may include core shell rubbers and polyimides. Increasing concentration of the first plurality of toughening particles may improve the composite toughness while preserving thermal properties of the composite, such as weight loss after extended duration exposure to elevated temperature. It is further discovered that the relative placement of the toughening particles influences composite mechanical properties, such as compression after impact (CAI) strength. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304120 | Self-cleaning member and coating composition - A self-cleaning member comprising a member having a porous surface is disclosed. The member has a contact angle hysteresis Δθ (=θa−θr), which is a difference between an advancing contact angle θa and a receding contact angle θr measured by a dynamic contact angle measurement with an extension/contraction method, of 80 degree or more at the surface layer and a receding contact angle θr of 25 degree or less, is capable of forming a water film on the surface by water provided and of allowing an ionic or reactive contaminant to be washed away without fixation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304121 | POROUS STRUCTURE FOR VENTILATION STOPPER - The present invention provides an air-permeable porous structural body that can be used for a vent plug or the like and imposes a low environmental load in waste treatment or the like after use, and also provides a vent plug using the porous structural body. Further, the invention provides an air-permeable porous structural body that can be molded by injection molding that has high productivity. The porous structural body has an overall structure entirely occupied by a structure composed of an infinite number of spherical or ellipsoidal cavities having a diameter of 1 μm to 100 μm. Holes are open in cavity walls and the cavity is linked to another cavity by the holes. The inside of the porous structural body is constituted by communicating open passages that pass in a meandering fashion between the inlet and outlet of the porous structural body and are composed of a plurality of cavities that are joined with each other in a chain configuration, and chain closed passages that are composed of one cavity or a plurality of cavities and connected to the communicating open passages. Further, 50 to 60% of the cavities per unit cube are cavities having a diameter of less than 10 μm. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304122 | CEMENTITIOUS SIDING HAVING ENCAPSULATED FOAM CORE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A molded siding member having an encapsulated foam core that extends substantially the entire length of the member in which it is contained, and a molding system therefor. The siding member includes a cementitious shell molded about the foam core, the shell being formed from cementitious slurry, including gypsum cement and a latex/water mixture, or hydraulic cement. After sufficient curing, the siding member is removed from the mold and is ready for immediate use and/or further processing. Also, production methods are disclosed, including a continuous method for producing relatively long lengths of the siding that can be cut to an appropriate size, without the need to produce individual siding members of limited size. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304123 | Antireflection film and polarizing plate and image display device using same - An antireflection film comprises: at least one layer containing fine pores; and an antistatic layer, wherein the antistatic layer and one of said at least one layer containing fine pores are the same or different; and wherein, when a surface of the antireflection film is brought into contact with water for 15 minutes, a wiped portion of the surface shows a chromaticity change, ΔE, of 0.45 or less in the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space measured under a standard illuminant D65. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304124 | COATING FORMULATION FOR OFFSET PAPER AND PAPER COATED THEREWITH - Coated paper for offset printing comprising at least on one side a top coating layer with improved ink scuff behaviour, said top coating layer comprising a pigment part, the 100 parts in dry weight thereof comprising in the range of 2-40 parts in dry weight of a fine particulate, preferably organosilane surface-treated Phyllosilicate pigment like (as pure as possible) Talcum, a binder part of 2-20 parts in dry weight of binder and optionally additives in the range of 0-8 parts in dry weight. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304125 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AND CERAMIC SUBSTRATE - When a ceramic substrate is manufactured through a constraint firing step that uses a constraining layer, the constraining layer is removed without causing significant damage to a sintered base layer or an electrode formed on the surface of the sintered base layer, and the electrode can be reliably exposed. A green stacked body having a base layer and a constraining layer disposed so as to be in contact with at least one principal surface of the base layer is formed. A fired stacked body having a sintered base layer and a green constraining layer is then obtained by firing the green stacked body to sinter the base layer. Subsequently, the constraining layer is removed from the sintered base layer by vibrating media that are disposed so as to be in contact with the constraining layer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304126 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COATING WOOD SUBSTRATES USING ORGANIC COAGULANTS - Engineered wood product edges are protected by applying a two part edge sealing composition to at least one edge surface. The two part edge sealing composition can improve holdout, hide, and water resistance. An edge sealing system and substrates coated with the sealing system are provided. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304127 | Multi-layer Polymer Film For Printing and Copying - A multi-layer polymer film for printing and copying of the present invention comprising a two-layer polymer base film composed of layer A and layer B laminated on one side of the layer A, the layer B containing a filler in an amount of 50 to 3000 ppm and the layer A containing no filler or a filler in an amount of at least 1000 ppm and less than the B layer; an image receiving layer coated on the exposed surface of the layer A; and an antistatic layer coated on the exposed surface of the layer B, wherein the layer A having the image receiving coating layer and the layer B having the antistatic coating layer have average degrees of surface roughness (Ra) ranging from 10 to 60 nm and 50 to 150 nm, respectively, exhibits improved properties in terms of runnability, printing, optical (haze), antistatic, friction coefficient and anti-blocking properties, which can be advantageously used as an OHP film. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304128 | TITANIUM ALLOY HAVING IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE AND STRENGTH - A titanium alloy containing carbon with and without addition of silicon exhibiting improved corrosion resistance and mechanical strength as compared to commercially pure ASTM grade | 2010-12-02 |
20100304129 | COATING OF A FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THERMAL LOADS AND EROSION, MOLD-RELEASE AGENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID COATING - The invention relates to a metallic functional component, which is subject to thermal or thermal and erosive stress and to which on at least one surface a coating is applied, whereby the coating consists of a binder phase, which consists at least largely of a phosphate, and a material embedded in the binder phase. In addition, the invention relates to a separating agent for preparing a layer of this type, and to a method for applying the coating to a functional component. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304130 | Composite product for taking the impression of an edentulous arch - The layered composite product ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304131 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - The transparent conductive film according to the present invention comprises graphene platelets which overlap one another to form a multilayer structure. The average size of the graphene platelets is 50 nm or more and the number of layers of the graphene platelets is 9 or less. The transparent conductive film has an electrical resistivity of 1.0×10 | 2010-12-02 |
20100304132 | Controlled vapor deposition of multilayered coatings adhered by an oxide layer - An improved vapor-phase deposition method and apparatus for the application of multilayered films/coatings on substrates is described. The method is used to deposit multilayered coatings where the thickness of an oxide-based layer in direct contact with a substrate is controlled as a function of the chemical composition of the substrate, whereby a subsequently deposited layer bonds better to the oxide-based layer. The improved method is used to deposit multilayered coatings where an oxide-based layer is deposited directly over a substrate and an organic-based layer is directly deposited over the oxide-based layer. Typically, a series of alternating layers of oxide-based layer and organic-based layer are applied. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304133 | Transparent resin plate and a method for producing the same - A transparent resin plate superior in quality and productivity and a method for producing the same by forming a hard-coat layer on a substrate into a hardened film and by establishing a reforming method thereof are disclosed. The transparent resin plate has a substrate ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304134 | METHOD FOR PEELING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE OPTICAL FILM, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE OPTICAL FILM - An object of the invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film-peeling method capable of easily detaching the pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film from a glass substrate with no damage to the glass substrate or no adhesive deposit on the glass substrate, and to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film suitable for use in such a peeling method. The invention is directed to a method for peeling a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film from an optical film-carrying glass substrate including a glass substrate and the pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film bonded thereto, which includes: exposing the optical film-carrying glass substrate to an environment at a temperature of 40 to 98° C. and a relative humidity of 60 to 99% for three minutes or more; and then peeling the pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film from the glass substrate under the environment. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304135 | Adhesive composition, adhesive optical film and image display device - To provide an adhesive composition which shows high adhesion with a glass substrate and has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, an adhesive optical film comprising an adhesive layer made of the adhesive composition, which shows high adhesion between the adhesive layer and an optical film and effectively suppresses the occurrence of adhesive residue and lack of adhesive and also has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, and an image display device comprising the adhesive optical film, the adhesive optical film comprises an optical film | 2010-12-02 |
20100304136 | Product - Composite materials comprise nanotubes and a polymer. The nanotubes and polymer interact in an ordered fashion at an interfacial region. The interface is crystalline or semi crystalline. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304137 | Fiber modified with particulate through a coupling agent - An article is provided that includes a polymeric fiber that has an excess number of surface active reactive moieties relative to the number of surface reactive moieties found on the fiber in a native state. A particle is bonded covalently to the fiber through an intermediate coupling agent. Multiple particles can be covalently bonded to the fiber, the multiple particles can be bonded uniformly or asymmetrically around the fiber diameter. A process for modifying a fiber includes creating surface activated reactive moieties thereon. The activated fiber is then exposed to a liquid solution containing a coupling agent to form a covalent bond. The coupling agent is also reacted with a particle in a liquid solution to form a covalent bond between the coupling agent and the particle. The coupling agent is covalently bonded to either a particle and then bonded to the fiber, or vice versa. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304138 | BORON SUBOXIDE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention provides a boron suboxide composite material comprising boron suboxide and a secondary phase, wherein the secondary phase contains a mixture of at least two metal oxides, neither of which is a boron-containing oxide. At least one of the oxides may be selected from oxides of elements of Groups IA, IIA, IIIA, and IVA of the periodic table. Also, at least one of the oxides may be a rare earth metal oxide selected from the oxides of scandium, yttrium, and elements of the ianthanide series. The secondary phase of the composite material may also contain a boride, and particularly a boride selected from the borides of transition metals of the fourth to eighth groups of the periodic table. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304139 | METHOD OF PREPARING HIGHLY ORDERED MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOPARTICLES USING THE ADDITION OF TRANSITION METAL SALTS - Disclosed is a method of preparing mesoporous silica nanoparticles using hydrothermal synthesis, including adding a transition metal when reacting a surfactant and a silica precursor. The mesoporous silica nanoparticles are high functional particles able to be used as an adsorbent, a sensor, a membrane, a catalyst and a catalyst support, thanks to their large surface area and nano-sized pores. The mesoporous silica nanoparticles are functionally advantageous in terms of increased material diffusion rate and reactivity, easy recycling after use as a catalyst and slow inactivation, compared to conventional mesoporous silica, and are prepared through a very simple process among methods of controlling the particle size of mesoporous silica to a nano size. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304140 | LSX ZEOLITE OF CONTROLLED PARTICLE SIZE - The invention relates to a zeolite of the faujasite X type having a low silica content, more precisely a zeolite LSX having a Si/Al atomic ratio lower than or equal to 1.15, having a high crystallinity rate and whereof the crystals have a controlled particle size distribution. The present invention also relates to the method for preparing said zeolite LSX. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304141 | CARBON MICROPARTICLE HAVING LIGNIN AS RAW MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method for preparing a carbon microparticle from an organic raw material having lignin as a main constituent, and a carbon microparticle obtained thereby. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304142 | COLOR ERASABLE RECORDING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method for producing a color erasable recording material includes dispersing a granulated mixture of a color erasable recording material in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous dispersion liquid, and subjecting the dispersion liquid to a high-pressure pulverizer at a temperature not lower than the melting point of a color erasing agent to pulverize the granulated mixture in the dispersion liquid, thereby obtaining a particulate color erasable recording material having a volume average particle diameter smaller than that of the granulated mixture. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304143 | PRODUCTION OF Si02-COATED TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES WITH AN ADJUSTABLE COATING - The present invention relates to a process for producing coated nanoparticles comprising a core comprising at least one first substance and at least one envelope at least partly surrounding the core and composed of at least one further substance, in a streaming system, to nanoparticles which can be produced according to this process, to nanoparticles comprising a nonporous core comprising at least one first substance and at least one porous envelope at least partly surrounding the core and composed of at least one further substance, the nanoparticles having a narrow particle size distribution, to the use of such nanoparticles in photocatalysis and to apparatus for carrying out the process. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304144 | COATED CARRIER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COATED CARRIER - A coated carrier that peeling and wearing of a coating layer are hard to be generated and a method of manufacturing the coated carrier are provided. The coated carrier includes a core particle including a magnetic body, a first resin layer coating the core particle, a resin particle layer including a resin particle fixed to the first resin layer as a single layer, and a second resin layer. The first resin layer includes a first resin having a first reactive group. The resin particle layer is formed of resin particles including a cross-linking resin having a second reactive group which can undergo a cross-linking reaction with the first reactive group. The second resin layer is provided so as to fill gaps between the resin particles. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304145 | CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PREPREG OF GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES, CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - There are provided a carbon fiber reinforced prepreg of gas barrier properties comprising a sheet-like carbon fiber reinforcement and a matrix resin including therein a gas barrier layer having a clay mineral with a plate-like crystal structure unidirectionally aligned and densely laminated, and a carbon fiber reinforced plastic produced from the carbon fiber reinforced prepreg. Such prepreg is obtained by disposing a film material of gas barrier properties having a clay mineral with a plate-like crystal structure unidirectionally aligned and densely laminated, in at least one interlayer of a laminate of a carbon fiber reinforced prepreg comprising a sheet form carbon fiber reinforcement and a matrix resin; and then heating and/or pressurizing the laminate. The carbon fiber-reinforced composite material of the invention exhibits high gas barrier properties, and particularly hydrogen gas barrier properties. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304146 | ENHANCING PLASMA SURFACE MODIFICATION USING HIGH INTENSITY AND HIGH POWER ULTRASONIC ACOUSTIC WAVES - This invention relates to a plasma surface modification process (and a corresponding a system) of a solid object ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304147 | METHOD FOR COATING LAYERS WHICH CONTAIN NONPOLAR POLY-AROMATICS - The invention relates to a process for coating layers comprising nonpolar polyaromatics with conductive polymers, and to polymeric layers produced by this process. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304148 | Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, polymerizable liquid crystal composition, and polymer thereof - A compound represented by the formula (1) is provided. A polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing the compound can be controlled in birefringence and is excellent in stability of a liquid crystal phase. An anisotropic polymer excellent in uniformity of alignment is obtained by coating and polymerizing the composition on a supporting substrate. In the formula (1), at least one of R | 2010-12-02 |
20100304149 | RADIATION CURABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS - A liquid radiation curable composition for inkjet printing includes a photoinitiating system consisting of one or more diffusion hindered photoinitiators selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional initiators, oligomeric or polymeric initiators, and polymerizable initiators, and one or more polymerizable co-initiators, wherein at least one of the polymerizable co-initiators is a polymerizable aromatic tertiary amine. Inkjet inks, an inkjet printing process, and packaging materials may include the liquid radiation curable composition. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304150 | Process for Preparing Articles Having Anti-Fog Layer by Layer Coating and Coated Articles Having Enhanced Anti-Fog and Durability Properties - Disclosed are processes for preparing articles having anti-fog properties, comprising providing a substrate having at least one main surface coated with an intermediate coating obtained by applying and at least partially curing an intermediate coating composition comprising at least one monoepoxysilane and/or an hydrolyzate thereof and at least one polyepoxy monomer comprising at least two epoxy groups, forming onto said intermediate coating at least one bi-layer, and curing said at least one bi-layer by heating at a temperature of 150° C. or less at atmospheric pressure and in the absence of added water steam. Also disclosed are articles made and/or makeable by these processes. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304151 | METHOD FOR LASER-ASSISTED BONDING, SUBSTRATES BONDED IN THIS MANNER AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for laser-assisted bonding of substrates, in which these are connected together firstly frictionally by pressing together and subsequently strengthening of the connection between the substrates is effected by activation in regions which is induced by laser irradiation. The invention likewise relates to substrates produced accordingly. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304152 | FIRE RESISTANT FLEXIBLE CERAMIC RESIN BLEND AND COMPOSITE PRODUCTS FORMED THEREFROM - High heat resistant elastic composite laminates, sealants, adhesives, and coatings developed from a resin blend. The resin blend is made up of methyl and optionally phenyl silsequioxane resins selected to produce silanol-silanol condensation silicone polymers formed in a slowly evolving reaction mass containing submicron boron nitride, silica and boron oxide fillers. The required ratio of submicron boron nitride to silica has been discovered for assuring the formation of a high temperature resistant elastic composite blend that will form intermediate flexible ceramic products up to 600 deg C., then continue to form preceramic then dense ceramic products from 600 to 1000 deg C. The thermal yield of the composite is generally greater than 90 wt. % at 1000 deg C. Composite products with different levels of heat transformation can be fabricated within the same product depending upon the thickness of the layers of reinforcement. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304153 | SURFACE-TREATED RESIN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE OF THE SAME - A resin according to the present invention includes an ester bond as an essential component and comprises an amine thin membrane on a surface of the resin. This makes it possible to provide (i) a resin having an amine membrane on its surface, (ii) a production method thereof, and (iii) use thereof. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304154 | METHOD FOR PREPARING AN INORGANIC CRYSTALLINE CERAMIC MATERIAL HAVING AN ORGANIZED STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a method for preparing an inorganic crystalline ceramic material having an organized structure, comprising the steps of:
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20100304155 | FILM DEPOSITION METHOD, FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND GAS BARRIER FILM - A film deposition method comprises the steps of: transporting on a given transport path a long length of flexible film passed over a surface of a drum that is rotatably provided in a chamber evacuated to a given degree of vacuum; applying a radio-frequency voltage to a film deposition space created between a film deposition electrode and the surface of the drum to generate an electric field in the film deposition space; supplying a feed gas for film deposition into the film deposition space; and limiting an area where the feed gas is supplied so that an area where the electric field is generated in the film deposition space is large enough to cover the area where the feed gas is supplied. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304156 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED STRUCTURE - A bonding method includes: preparing a first base material and a second base material to be bonded to each other via a bonding film; forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of the first base material and the second base material, the polyester-modified silicone material being a product of dehydrocondensation reaction between a polyester resin obtained by esterification reaction of trimethylolpropane with terephthalic acid and a silicone material that has a branched polyorganosiloxane backbone having a unit structure represented by chemical formula (1) below at a branched portion, a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (2) and (3) below at a linking portion, and a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (4) and (5) below at a terminal portion, | 2010-12-02 |
20100304157 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED STRUCTURE - A bonding method includes: forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of a first base material and a second base material prepared beforehand to be bonded to each other via a bonding film, the polyester-modified silicone material being a product of dehydrocondensation reaction between a polyester resin obtained by esterification reaction of trimethylolpropane with terephthalic acid and a silicone material that has a branched polyorganosiloxane backbone having a unit structure represented by chemical formula (1) below at a branched portion, a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (2) and (3) below at a linking portion, and a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (4) and (5) below at a terminal portion, | 2010-12-02 |
20100304158 | SURFACE PRE-TREATMENT COATING FILM AND PROCESS FOR METALLIC SUBSTRATES - The various embodiments herein provide a method and composition to produce an anti-corrosive layer. According to one embodiment herein, a titanium based sol is synthesized and deposited on a substrate, dried for 120° C. for 1 hour, calcinated upto 400° C. for 1 hour, doped with a corrosion inhibitor, dried and deposited a layer of hybrid silica sol and cured to obtain the anticorrosive layer. According to another embodiment, a surface pre-treatment coating has a composition comprising a titanium dioxide layer, a corrosion inhibitor doped on the titanium dioxide layer, a hybrid silicate layer deposited on the doped titanium layer to form a coating to provide an improved corrosion resistance and self-healing effect. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304159 | BONDING METHOD AND BONDED STRUCTURE - A bonding method includes: forming a liquid coating by supplying an epoxy-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of a first base material and a second base material prepared beforehand to be bonded to each other via a bonding film; drying and/or curing the liquid coating to obtain the bonding film on at least one of the first base material and the second base material; imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near a surface of the bonding film; and contacting the first base material and the second base material via the bonding film with developed adhesion, so as to obtain a bonded structure in which the first base material and the second base material are bonded to each other via the bonding film. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304160 | POLYIMIDE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND FILM THEREOF - A polyamic acid solution according to the present invention includes a polyamic acid, a solvent (C) in which the polyamic acid (PAA1) is dissolved, and a substance (M) that can release at least one metal selected from groups 1 and 2 of the periodic table as a metal ion, or a substance (m) that contains the substance (M). A polyimide composite according to the present invention is produced from the polyamic acid solution. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304161 | CASTING PROCESSES, CASTING APPARATUSES THEREFOR, AND CASTINGS PRODUCED THEREBY - A casting process and apparatus for producing directionally-solidified castings, and castings produced therewith. The process entails applying a facecoat slurry to a surface within a mold cavity to form a continuous solid facecoat on the surface, introducing a molten metal alloy into the mold cavity so that the molten metal alloy contacts the facecoat, and then immersing the mold in a liquid coolant to cool and solidify the molten metal alloy and form a casting of the metal alloy, during which an oxide layer forms on the casting surface. The facecoat is sufficiently adherent to the oxide layer such that at least a portion of the facecoat detaches from the mold surface and remains tightly adhered to the casting surface in the event the casting contracts during cooling. The facecoat contains at least 60 weight percent of a first phase of yttria, and the balance of the facecoat is a binder phase of an inorganic material. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304162 | METALLIC LAMINATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a metallic laminate and a manufacturing method of a light emitting diode package using the same. The present invention provides a metallic laminate including: a core layer made of an insulating material; a metal layer disposed on one surface of the core layer; a heat radiating metal layer disposed on the other surface of the core layer; and a protective metal oxide layer disposed along an outer surface of the heat radiating metal layer and made of an oxide of the heat radiating metal layer. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304163 | Coatings - A hydrophilic coating can be applied to virtually any surface to produce a long-lasting, durable antifog effect. The coating includes a molecular-level blend of hydrophilic polymers. The coating can be assembled using a layer-by-layer assembly process. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304164 | INJECTION MOLDED BODY HAVING EXCELLENT BARRIER PROPERTY - The present invention relates to a multilayer injection molded article comprising a layer of a barrier resin composition including (A) 10 to 70% by mass of a polyamide resin including a diamine constitutional unit 70 mol % or more of which is derived from m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid constitutional unit 70 mol % or more of which is derived from a dicarboxylic acid containing a C | 2010-12-02 |
20100304165 | MODIFIED GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS, PROCESSES AND USES - The present invention relates to modified geopolymer compositions, geopolymer-coated organic polymer substrates, and methods of manufacturing and articles comprising same. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304166 | NEW FIBER PRODUCTS - Fiber products, comprising in their body at least 20% by weight of cellulose fibers, and adequate amounts of an acid and a cationic retention aid for the acid, can be marked by means of a laser beam. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304167 | (METH)ACRYLIC COMB POLYMER CONTAINING A (METH)ACRYLIC ESTER AS A DISPERSING AND ANTI-DEFOAMING AGENT IN AN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION OF CALCIUM SULFATE HEMIHYDRATE - This invention relates to the use, in a foamy aqueous suspension of calcium sulfate hemihydrate, as an agent having the dual function of being a dispersing agent and an anti-defoaming agent, of a comb polymer made up of (meth)acrylic acid, a monomer which is an alcoxy- or hydroxy-polyalkylene glycol, and an ester of (meth)acrylic acid. It also relates to the aqueous suspensions thereby formed, and the plasterboard manufactured from 2 sheets of paper containing a body resulting from the drying of said suspensions. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304168 | PREFORM FOR PLASTICS MATERIAL BOTTLES OR WIDE-NECKED VESSELS - A preform for manufacturing plastics material bottles or wide-necked vessels is described, having a rigid, substantially elongate, frustoconical body portion that is closed at one of its longitudinal ends by a dome-shaped end portion and at its opposite longitudinal end adjoins via a preform collar a neck portion provided with a pouring opening. The preform possesses in the body portion an external diameter that is reduced from the preform collar to the end portion. The body portion has a wall thickness which changes over its longitudinal extension substantially constantly by up to +2 mm. For this purpose, it possesses an internal diameter which decreases substantially constantly from a transition to the preform collar up to a transition to the dome-shaped end portion. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304169 | PREFORM FOR PLASTICS MATERIAL BOTTLES OR WIDE-NECKED VESSELS - A preform for manufacturing plastics material bottles or wide-necked vessels is described, having a rigid, substantially elongate, frustoconical body portion that is closed at one of its longitudinal ends by a dome-shaped end portion and at its opposite longitudinal end adjoins via a preform collar a neck portion provided with a pouring opening. The preform possesses in the body portion an external diameter that is reduced from the preform collar to the end portion. The body portion has a wall thickness which changes over its longitudinal extension substantially constantly by up to +2 mm. For this purpose, it possesses an internal diameter which decreases substantially constantly from a transition to the preform collar up to a transition to the dome-shaped end portion. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304170 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE VIA INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS, THE RELATED APPARATUS AND A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OBTAINABLE BY THE METHOD - A method of producing a composite structure comprising fibre reinforced material and having a longitudinal direction is described. The method comprises the following steps: a) manufacturing a first structure comprising a first cured composite part having a first thickness and a longitudinal direction with a first end, and a number of first fibre layers extending from the first end, b) manufacturing a second structure comprising a second cured composite part having a second thickness and a longitudinal direction with a second end, and a number of second fibre layers extending from the second end, and c) arranging the first structure and the second structure so that the first end faces towards the second end, and arranging the first fibre layers and the second fibre layers so that at least a part of the first fibre layers overlap at least a part of the second fibre layers in the longitudinal direction, d) supplying liquid resin in order to impregnate the first fibre layers and the second fibre layers, and e) curing the liquid resin in order to form the composite structure comprising the first cured composite part, the second cured composite part, and an intermediate composite part including the first fibre layers and the second fibre layers. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304171 | METAL-CLAD POLYMER ARTICLE - Metal-clad polymer articles containing structural fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings/layers optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein, are disclosed. The fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight articles, precision molds, sporting goods, automotive parts and components exposed to thermal cycling although the CLTE of the metallic layer and the one of the substrate is mismatched. The interface between the metallic layer and the polymer is suitably pretreated to withstand thermal cycling without failure. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304172 | ELECTRODEPOSITED METALLIC-MATERIALS COMPRISING COBALT - Free standing articles or articles at least partially coated with substantially porosity free, fine-grained and/or amorphous Co-bearing metallic materials optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein, are disclosed. The electrodeposited metallic layers and/or patches comprising Co provide, enhance or restore strength, wear and/or lubricity of substrates without reducing the fatigue performance. The fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings comprising Co are particularly suited for articles exposed to thermal cycling, fatigue and other stresses and/or in applications requiring anti-microbial properties. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304173 | Plasmonic-Driven Synthesis of Nanoprisms from Isotropic and Anisotropic Gold Cores - A nanoprism having a prismatic silver shell formed about a gold core and a process of forming the same are disclosed. The process includes irradiating a mixture of gold and silver nanoparticles with a narrow band of wavelengths capable of exciting the surface plasmon resonance of the gold. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304174 | STRIP OF STEEL HAVING A VARIABLE THICKNESS IN LENGTH DIRECTION - A strip of steel having a variable thickness in its length direction with at least thicker and thinner sections, the strip having been cold rolled to form the thicker and thinner sections, one thicker and one thinner section having a length of at most a few meters, which strip has been annealed. The annealing has been performed by continuous annealing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304175 | HIGH STRENGTH MULTI-LAYER BRAZING SHEET STRUCTURES WITH GOOD CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE BRAZING (CAB) BRAZEABILITY - The present invention relates to aluminum brazing sheet with high levels of Magnesium in the core layer and having good Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) brazeability and suitable for use with any commercially available brazing flux, including brazing flux with or without Cesium. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304176 | PRODUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE OF SURFACE ROUGHENED COPPER PLATE, AND SURFACE ROUGHENED COPPER PLATE - Problems to be Solved: To provide a process for roughening both sides of a copper plate by forming a protrusion with a fine bump shape on the both sides of the copper plate, and then to provide a process for a deterioration of an electroplating solution for plating copper to become hard to progress therein. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304177 | METAL MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A metallic material for an electrical electronic includes a CU-Sun alloy layer ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100304178 | CARRIER MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING WORKPIECES - A carrier material to be used as a placeholder for structuring workpieces having at least one vacuity is disclosed, said carrier material comprising at least two metal powders Mel and Mell, the standard electrode potentials of which are different at room temperature, which can be produced by a method compacting the powders, as well as a method for producing same. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304179 | ELECTRODEPOSITED METALLIC MATERIALS COMPRISING COBALT - Free standing articles or articles at least partially coated with substantially porosity free, fine-grained and/or amorphous Co-bearing metallic materials optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein, are disclosed. The electrodeposited metallic layers and/or patches comprising Co provide, enhance or restore strength, wear and/or lubricity of substrates without reducing the fatigue performance compared to either uncoated or equivalent thickness Cr coated substrate. The fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings comprising Co are particularly suited for articles exposed to thermal cycling, fatigue and other stresses and/or in applications requiring anti-microbial and hydrophobic properties. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304180 | BENDABLE CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FOR LED MOUNTING AND INTERCONNECTION - This invention is directed to bendable circuit substrate structures useful for LED mounting and interconnection. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304181 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS WHICH PROVIDE EROSION RESISTANCE, AND RELATED ARTICLES AND METHODS - A coating composition is described, having a first coating layer which includes a nickel-chromium matrix in which metal carbide particles are dispersed; and a hard, dense second coating layer disposed over the first coating layer. The second coating layer is formed from a metal nitride-type material, and has an average roughness of less than about 80 micro-inches (Ra). Related articles and processes are also disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304182 | ELECTRODEPOSITED METALLIC-MATERIALS COMPRISING COBALT - Free standing articles or articles at least partially coated with substantially porosity free, fine-grained and/or amorphous Co-bearing metallic materials optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein, are disclosed. The electrodeposited metallic layers and/or patches comprising Co provide, enhance or restore strength, wear and/or lubricity of substrates without reducing the fatigue performance compared to either uncoated or equivalent thickness chromium coated substrate. The fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings comprising Co are particularly suited for articles exposed to thermal cycling, fatigue and other stresses and/or in applications requiring anti-microbial properties. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304183 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND HIGH STRENGTH GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN SHAPEABILITY AND PLATEABILITY AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND APPARATUSES FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - Hot dip galvanized steel sheet excellent in shapeability and plateability comprised of high strength steel sheet according to the present invention can be provided containing, by mass % about, C: 0.05 to 0.25%, Si: 0.3 to 2.5%, Mn: 1.5 to 2.8%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, N: 0.0060% or less and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. The exemplary steel sheet can have thereon a galvanized layer containing, e.g., about Al: 0.05 to 10 mass % and Fe: 0.05 to 3 mass % and the balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities. Such exemplary hot dip galvanized steel sheet can have oxides containing Si in an average content of about 0.6 to 10 mass % at the crystal grain boundaries and in the crystal grains at the sheet steel side 5 μm or less from the interface between the high strength steel sheet and the plating layer and by the presence of Fe—Zn alloy with an average grain size of about 0.5 to 3 μm at the plating side. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304184 | GALVANIZED WEATHERING STEEL - A steel structure may include a steel member that is fabricating using a weathering steel chemistry. The weathering steel chemistry may include silicon. The steel member may also include a zinc coating that covers at least some of the outer surface of the steel. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304185 | Low resistance tunneling magnetoresistive sensor with natural oxidized double MgO barrier - A high performance TMR sensor is fabricated by incorporating a tunnel barrier having a Mg/MgO/Mg configuration. The 4 to 14 Angstroms thick lower Mg layer and 2 to 8 Angstroms thick upper Mg layer are deposited by a DC sputtering method while the MgO layer is formed by a NOX process involving oxygen pressure from 0.1 mTorr to 1 Torr for 15 to 300 seconds. NOX time and pressure may be varied to achieve a MR ratio of at least 34% and a RA value of 2.1 ohm-um | 2010-12-02 |
20100304186 | MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a magnetic disk comprising a lubricating layer formed of a lubricant. The lubricant constituting the lubricating layer has excellent properties, for example, excellent fluidity, surface energy, and CFT properties. By virtue of the excellent properties, the magnetic disk has a high level of reliability despite a low flying height of a magnetic head due to a recent rapid increase in recording density and a very severe environment resistance requirement due to diversification of applications. The magnetic disk comprises a substrate and at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer provided in that order over the substrate. The lubricating layer is formed of a lubricant that is a mixture of a specific perfluoropolyether lubricant with a lubricant formed of a compound comprising perfluoropolyether groups having a perfluoropolyether main chain in the structure thereof and having a hydroxyl group at the end thereof, the perfluoropolyether groups being bonded to each other through a divalent linking group having at least two hydroxyl groups in the structure thereof. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304187 | HEXAGONAL FERRITE MAGNETIC POWDER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder manufactured by a glass crystallization method as well as having an average plate diameter ranging from 15 to 25 nm, an average plate ratio ranging from 2.0 to 2.8 and a coercive force (Hc) ranging from 159 to 279 kA/m. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304188 | END-LOADED BATTERY CARRIAGE - A battery carriage is provided, including first and second dual-contact assemblies. The first dual contact assembly is disposed on a body portion of the battery carriage and the second dual contact assembly is disposed on a separable portion of the battery carriage. Each dual contact assembly includes a positive contact configured to contact a positive terminal of a battery and a negative contact configured to contact a negative terminal of the battery. The separable portion of the battery carriage is selectively moveable into and out of a coupled state with the body portion. When the separable portion is moved into the coupled state, the dual contact assemblies are held spaced apart to define a receptacle in which the dual contact assemblies hold opposing ends of the battery. Movement of the separable portion into the coupled state also establishes electrical conductivity between the positive contacts of each of the dual contact assemblies, and between the negative contacts of each of the dual contact assemblies. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304189 | GEOBACTERACEAE STRAINS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of producing genetically modified strains of electricigenic microbes that are specifically adapted for the production of electrical current in microbial fuel cells, as well as strains produced by such methods and fuel cells using such strains. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides genetically modified strains of | 2010-12-02 |
20100304190 | BATTERY HAVING A/S LABEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a battery in which an A/S label is disposed in a plastic member of the battery and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, the A/S label is prevented from being separated and disappeared and from being exchanged or modified arbitrarily by a battery user. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304191 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES HAVING CELLS ELECTRICALLY COUPLED IN SERIES AND IN PARALLEL - A stacked energy storage device (ESD) has at least two cell segments arranged in a stack. Each cell segment may have a first electrode unit having a first active material electrode, a second electrode unit having a second active material electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the active material electrodes. The ESD includes at least two sub-stacks, where the elements of each respective sub-stack are electrically coupled in series with other elements of the sub-stack. The sub-stacks may be placed in a single stack, and the sub-stacks may be electrically coupled in parallel, in series, or both, with other sub-stacks to create an ESD with a particular voltage and current capacity. The entire stack may be contained by a single pair of end caps. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304192 | System for altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation device using high thermal conductivity materials based on states of the device - A method is generally described which includes altering temperature of an electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical electrochemical energy generation device, includes providing at least one thermal control structure formed of a high thermal conductive material, the high thermal conductive material having a high k-value. The high k-value is greater than approximately 410 W/(m*K). The thermal control structures are disposed adjacent at least a portion of the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical electrochemical energy generation device. The thermal control structures are configured to provide heat transfer away from the portion of the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical electrochemical energy generation device. Further, the method includes configuring a controller with a control algorithm to control the actions of a controllable fluid flow device as a function of current draw from the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical electrochemical energy generation device, the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical electrochemical energy generation device configured to provide electrical current and the controllable fluid flow device providing a fluid to the at least one thermal control structure. Further still, the method includes providing an electrical characteristic sensor coupled to the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical electrochemical energy generation device and configured to sense at least one electrical characteristic of the electrical energy storage device or the electrochemical electrochemical energy generation device and to provide a signal representative of the at least one characteristic to the controller. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304193 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDITIONING ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS OF VEHICLES - A method for conditioning an energy storage system for a vehicle located in a geographic area includes the steps of obtaining data pertaining to an external temperature of the geographic area, measuring a temperature of the energy storage system, heating the energy storage system if the temperature is less than a first predetermined threshold, and cooling the energy storage system if the temperature is greater than a second predetermined threshold. The first predetermined threshold is dependent upon the external temperature. The second predetermined threshold is also dependent upon the external temperature. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304194 | PROCESS FOR MAKING FILL HOLE IN A WALL OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A method of forming an energy storage device includes forming a fill hole in a wall of the energy storage device. The method also includes deforming the wall of the energy storage device to reduce a width of the fill hole. Moreover, the method includes sealing the fill hole. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304195 | FIXTURE FOR HOLDING TERMINALS OF A BATTERY IN ALIGNMENT - A fixture is configured for holding terminals of a battery in alignment. The fixture includes a first and a second side member. The first and second side members each include a plurality of first and second teeth, respectively. The second side member is movable relative to the first side member between an open position and a closed position. The second side member opposes the first side member such that a number of the first teeth oppose a corresponding number of the second teeth and a slit is defined between each of the adjacent teeth when the fixture is in the open position. Likewise, the second side member opposes the first side member such that the number of the first teeth are staggered from the corresponding number of the second teeth to reduce the slit in size when the fixture is in the closed position. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304196 | Secondary Electrochemical Cell - The invention provides a cylindrical electrochemical cell which includes a first electrode and a second electrode which is a counter electrode to the first electrode, and an electrolyte. The first electrode includes a polyanion-based electrode active material. | 2010-12-02 |
20100304197 | Flexible foil prismatic battery having improved volumetric efficiency - A (e.g., 12-volt) lead acid battery having prismatic and wound prismatic battery cells that are arranged relative to one another within a standard battery casing to avoid wasted space whereby to improve the overall volumetric efficiency of the battery relative to conventional batteries having thick grids or cylindrical cell configurations. According to a first preferred embodiment, each battery cell includes a plurality of cathode and anode electrode plates, wherein each plate is manufactured from an electrically-conductive flexible foil covered on opposite sides thereof by one of a positively or negatively charged material. According to a second preferred embodiment, each battery cell includes flexible, electrically-conductive cathode and anode electrodes that are prismatically wound in an oval (i.e., flat) configuration, such that the battery cell is longer along the major axis thereof than along the minor axis. The batteries of this invention are capable of increasing their stored energy capability and maximizing their power performance by avoiding unused or wasted volume within the battery casing so as to improve the stored energy capacity and cold-cranking power. | 2010-12-02 |