49th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130323573 | Secondary Battery - The present invention provides a secondary battery including stacks that are hermetically enclosed in a battery can with a bottom, each stack having an alternate arrangement of a metallic current collector having a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface thereof, a separator that retains an electrolyte, and another metallic current collector having a positive electrode active material layer formed on a surface thereof, all of which are in strip form. In the secondary battery, at least one partition plate, which splits an internal space of the battery can at a position opposite wider-side faces of the stacks, is formed between the stacks housed in the battery can. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323574 | ELECTRIC CELLS AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY - An electric cell comprises: a power generating element including electrodes; a cell container including a cell case for housing the power generating element and a cell cover for sealing an opening of the cell case; two external terminals disposed on the cell cover; and two collector electrodes for connecting the electrodes of the power generating element to the external terminals; wherein each of the external terminals includes: a connector connected to one of the collector electrodes within the cell container; a flat section located right above the connector and exposed to the outside of the cell container; and a bolting section located adjacent to the flat section and having an insertion hole, and wherein the connector, the flat section, and the bolting section are integrally formed. The electric cell allows connection of external terminals to busbars either by bolting or welding. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323575 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY DEVICE - An assembled battery device ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130323576 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device includes a plurality of power storage modules, a first connecting plate, and a second connecting plate. Each of the plurality of power storage modules includes a plurality of power storage cells, a first end plate, and a second end plate. The first end plate includes a first main plate and a first sub-plate. The first sub-plate includes a first securing hole. The first main plate and the first sub-plate are provided to be connected to each other in at least two positional relationships with different positions of the first securing hole. The first connecting plate includes a first reference securing hole aligned with the first securing hole. The first securing hole is secured to the first reference securing hole by a first securing member. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323577 | ELECTRODE LEAD AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - An electrode lead is applied as a part of at least one of a cathode lead and an anode lead of a secondary battery and includes a first metal plate and a second metal plate spaced apart from each other with a gap therebetween and having coating layers formed on the surfaces thereof except for surfaces of end portions thereof facing each others, and a metal bridge made of material having a lower melting point than the first metal plate and the second metal plate and buried in the gap so that the end portions are not exposed. In this case, if an overcurrent flows through the electrode lead, a portion of the metal plate at which a metal bridge is formed is rapidly broken to irreversibly interrupt the overcurrent flowing at the secondary battery without giving a substantial influence on the temperature of the secondary battery. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323578 | ALKALINE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - An alkaline rechargeable battery comprises an electrode assembly formed of a positive electrode and a negative electrode stacked with a separator interposed between and an alkaline electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode holds a positive electrode mixture containing positive-electrode active material particles, each comprising of a base particle formed primarily of nickel hydroxide, coated with a conducive layer of a Co compound containing Li, and a positive-electrode additive containing aluminum hydroxide, distributed between the positive-electrode active material particles, where the amount U of the positive-electrode additive (in parts by weight) relative to 100 parts by weight of the positive-electrode active material particles satisfies 0.01≦U<1.5, and wherein Li is present within the alkaline rechargeable battery, where the total amount of Li present within the alkaline rechargeable battery, in terms of weight of LiOH per unit positive-electrode capacitance 1 Ah, is between 20 and 30 (mg/Ah). | 2013-12-05 |
20130323579 | COVER HAVING METALLIC GRID STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE COVER - Provided are a cover having a metallic grid structure and a method for manufacturing the cover. The cover includes a pattern portion formed of a metallic material, in which a plurality of patterns are independently disposed spaced apart from each other and an injection portion disposed between pattern portions to connect the pattern portions, the injection portion being formed of a non-metallic material. The method includes forming a pre-pattern portion including patterns in a regular or irregular form and a bridge connecting the patterns on a metallic plate, forming the injection portion on the pre-pattern portion by insert-injection or thermo-compression press, and removing the bridge. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323580 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED RELIABILITY FOR HUMIDITY PENETRATION - Disclosed is a secondary battery with improved long-term reliability for humidity penetration. The pouch-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached, and a pouch package accommodating the electrode assembly so that the electrode lead is partially exposed outwards, the pouch package having a sealing portion formed along an edge thereof, wherein the sealing portion has a characteristic length of 10 to 19 mm | 2013-12-05 |
20130323581 | BISMUTH-TIN BINARY ANODES FOR RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM-ION BATTERIES - A rechargeable magnesium-ion battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte includes a source of magnesium ions, such as a magnesium salt. The first electrode includes an active material, the active material including tin and bismuth, for example as a binary combination of Sn and Bi, such as a solid solution or intermetallic compound. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323582 | INDIUM-TIN BINARY ANODES FOR RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM-ION BATTERIES - A rechargeable magnesium-ion battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte includes a source of magnesium ions, such as a magnesium salt. The first electrode includes an active material, the active material including indium and tin, for example as a solid solution or intermetallic compound of indium and tin. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323583 | PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE FILMS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - The invention is directed to a process for forming a particle film on a substrate. Preferably, a series of corona guns, staggered to optimize film thickness uniformity, are oriented on both sides of a slowly translating grounded substrate (copper or aluminum for the anode or cathode, respectively). The substrate is preferably slightly heated to induce binder flow, and passed through a set of hot rollers that further induce melting and improve film uniformity. The sheeting is collected on a roll or can be combined in-situ and rolled into a single-cell battery. The invention is also directed to products formed by the processes of the invention and, in particular, batteries. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323584 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE/SEPARATOR STACK INCLUDING FILLING WITH AN ELECTROLYTE FOR USE IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL - A method for producing an electrochemical energy storage cell, which has a stack | 2013-12-05 |
20130323585 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A decomposition reaction of an electrolyte solution and the like caused as a side reaction of charge and discharge is minimized in repeated charge and discharge of a lithium ion battery or a lithium ion capacitor, and thus the lithium ion battery or the lithium ion capacitor can have long-term cycle performance. A negative electrode for a power storage device includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer which includes a plurality of particles of a negative electrode active material. Each of the particles of the negative electrode active material has an inorganic compound film containing a first inorganic compound on part of its surface. The negative electrode active material layer has a film in contact with an exposed part of the negative electrode active material and part of the inorganic compound film. The film contains an organic compound and a second inorganic compound. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323586 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE, AND BATTERY - An electrode includes a current collector formed in a sheet and an electrode mixture layer formed on the surface of a current collector. An electrode mixture containing an active material is prepared by using a kneading machine. The electrode mixture on a surface of the current collector is coated. The electrode mixture coated on the current collector is pressed to form the electrode mixture layer on the surface of the current collector. A first thickener and a second thickener are added to the active material when the electrode mixture is prepared. A 1% by weight aqueous solution of the first thickener has the viscosity of equal to or larger than 5000 and equal to or smaller than 9000 mPa·s. A 1% by weight aqueous solution of the second thickener has the viscosity of equal to or larger than 2000 and equal to or smaller than 5000 mPa·s. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323587 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE OF ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - A binder composition for an electrode of an electric storage device is provided. The binder composition comprises (A) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyamic acids and imidized polymers thereof having an imidization rate of 50% or less and (B) water. The ratio Ma/Mb of the content of the polymer (A), Ma (parts by mass), to the content of the water (B), Mb (parts by mass), ranges from 500 to 5,000. The binder composition for an electrode of the present invention provides an electric storage device having a large charge/discharge capacity and a low degree of capacity degradation due to repetition of a charge/discharge cycle. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323588 | ELECTRODE BINDER COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE SLURRY, ELECTRODE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE BINDER COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR STORING ELECTRODE BINDER COMPOSITION - An electrode binder composition includes polymer particles. The polymer particles include 5 to 40 parts by mass of a constituent unit (A) derived from an alpha,beta-unsaturated nitrile compound, and 0.3 to 10 parts by mass of a constituent unit (B) derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid, and have a number average particle size of 50 to 400 nm. The electrode binder composition has a gel content of 90 to 99% and an electrolyte solution swelling ratio of 110 to 400%. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323589 | CURRENT COLLECTOR - A current collector for an electrochemical element including an aluminum foil showing a peak in the range between 945 cm | 2013-12-05 |
20130323590 | SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE AND SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A sodium secondary battery electrode having an collector and an electrode mixture containing an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, and wherein: the electrode active material has a sodium-containing transition metal compound, the conductivity of the electrode mixture is 5.0×10 | 2013-12-05 |
20130323591 | Accumulator Cell with Coated Terminal - An accumulator cell comprises two terminals. One terminal is provided with a coating made of a metal. The metal is identical to the metal of which the second terminal consists, or each terminal is coated with a coating made of the same metal. The disclosure further relates to an accumulator and a motor vehicle with an accumulator. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323592 | BINDER FOR ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM BATTERY, AND ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE BINDER - A binder for an electrode of a lithium battery, an electrode including the binder, and a lithium battery including the binder. The binder includes an epoxy-phenolic resin and a rubber-based resin, and prevents deformation of an electrode even when expansion and contraction of an active material occur from charging and discharging operations of a lithium battery, and thus improves lifetime of the lithium battery. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323593 | RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE UNIT - A rechargeable energy storage unit is proposed. The rechargeable energy storage unit has a first and a second electrode. The first electrode is assigned an energy storage material in the form of metal particles made from at least one metal which can be deoxidized during charging operation of the energy storage unit and can be oxidized during discharging operation of the energy storage unit. The metal particles are incorporated into a matrix-forming carrier material. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323594 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HIGH PURITY SiOx NANOPARTICLES WITH EXCELLENT VOLATILITY AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a method of producing high purity SiOx nanoparticles with excellent volatility and an apparatus for producing the same, which enables mass production of SiOx nanoparticles by melting silicon through induction heating and injecting gas to a surface of the molten silicon. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a graphite crucible into which raw silicon is charged, the graphite crucible being mounted inside the vacuum chamber, an induction melting part which forms molten silicon by induction heating of the silicon material received in the graphite crucible, a gas injector which injects a gas into the graphite crucible to be brought into direct contact with a surface of the molten silicon, and a collector disposed above the graphite crucible and collecting SiOx vapor produced by reaction between the molten silicon and the injected gas. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323595 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - An example of a lithium ion battery electrode material includes a substrate, and a substantially graphitic carbon layer completely encapsulating the substrate. The substantially graphitic carbon layer is free of voids. Methods for making electrode materials are also disclosed herein. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323596 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE CELL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - Disclosed herein is a positive electrode active material prepared by mixing a lithium-containing compound, a compound containing a transition metal to be put into a solid solution, and a compound containing a metallic element M2 different from the transition metal, and firing the mixture to form composite oxide particles, depositing a compound containing at least one element selected from among sulfur (S), phosphorus (P) and fluorine (F) on surfaces of the particles, and firing the particles, whereby each of the particles is provided with a concentration gradient such that the concentration of the metallic element M2 increases from the center toward the surface of the particle, and at least one element selected from among (S), (P) and (F) is made present in the form of being aggregated at the surfaces of the composite oxide particles. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323597 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN LMO PRODUCT - A fused product including lithium-manganese spinel, which is optionally doped, having a spinel structure AB | 2013-12-05 |
20130323598 | LITHIUM NICKEL COBALT MANGANESE COMPOSITE OXIDE CATHODE MATERIAL - A lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide cathode material includes a plurality of secondary particles. Each secondary particle consists of aggregates of fine primary particles. Each secondary particle includes lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide, which is expressed as Li | 2013-12-05 |
20130323599 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a cathode active material (and a secondary battery having the same) comprising a combination of lithium manganese composite oxide with a spinel structure of Formula 1 and an oxide of Formula 2, the material having a broad potential region at 3.0 to 4.8V upon initial charge: | 2013-12-05 |
20130323600 | Potato-Shaped Graphite Particles with Low impurity Rate at the Surface, Method for Preparing the Same - Modified graphite particles are obtained from graphite or based on graphite. The particles have impurities in their internal structure and have on the surface a low, even nil, rate of an impurity or several impurities. In addition, these particles have at least one of the following characteristics: a tab density between 0.3 and 1.5 g/cc; a potatolike shape; and a granulometric dispersion such that the D90/D10 ratio varies between 2 and 5 and the particles have a size between 1 and 50 μm. These particles can be used for fuel cells, electrochemical generators, or as moisture absorbers and/or oxygen absorbers and they have important electrochemical properties. The electrochemical cells and batteries thus obtained are stable and safe. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323601 | GRAPHITE CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL, CARBON MATERIAL FOR BATTERY ELECTRODES, AND BATTERIES - A graphite carbon composite material including a graphite material having diversity in the sizes of optical anisotropic structure and optical isotropic structure, the ratio thereof, and crystal direction, and a carbon material on the way to a graphitized structure of easily-graphitizable carbon. Also disclosed is a carbon material for a battery electrode, a past for an electrode, an electrode, a battery, a lithium ion secondary battery and a method of producing the graphite carbon composite material. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323602 | COMPOSITE METAL FOIL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A composite metal foil is provided comprising a porous metal foil comprising a two-dimensional network structure composed of a metal fiber, and a primer provided on at least a part of the interior and/or periphery of pores of the porous metal foil. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a composite metal foil which has a desired function imparted by a primer in addition to superior properties derived from a porous metal foil, in a highly productive and cost effective manner that is suited for continuous production. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323603 | SOLID HIGH-IONIC CONDUCTOR FOR BATTERY AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a lithium-sulfur battery using a solid high-ionic conductor in a three-dimensional (3D) porous structure. In particular, at a higher temperature (120° C. or higher) than a melting temperature, the lithium-sulfur battery does not have fluid sulfur leaking outside of a battery cell electrode. The lithium-sulfur battery can be operated at both a high temperature and room temperature. The battery of the invention can be used without performance degradation and with increased ion conductivity at a high temperature, thus improving the battery's power performance. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323604 | GARNET-TYPE SOLID ELECTROLYTE, SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING GARNET-TYPE SOLID ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GARNET-TYPE SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A garnet-type solid electrolyte contains a crystal having (110) face, (1-10) face, (112) face, (1-12) face, and (11-2) face, the garnet-type solid electrolyte being Li | 2013-12-05 |
20130323605 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which maintains small internal resistance and high electrical capacitance in long-term use in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery uses, as an active material, a crystalline carbon material having a high crystallinity, and a negative electrode produced using a polymeric carboxylic compound as a binding agent. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains: (A) at least one compound selected from a group consisting of an unsaturated phosphate ester compound represented by a general formula (1) and an unsaturated phosphate ester compound represented by a general formula (2); (B) at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a sulfite ester compound, a sulfonate ester compound, an alkali metal imide salt compound, a fluorosilane compound, an organic disilane compound or an organic disiloxane compound; (C) an organic solvent, and (D) an electrolyte salt. A secondary battery using such nonaqueous electrolyte solution is also described. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323606 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is aimed at providing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of improving cycling characteristics by improving a positive electrode active material when particles with a structure in which primary particles are aggregated to front, secondary particles are used as the positive electrode active material of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, thereby permitting preferred use as a power supply of a hybrid electric car or the like. The positive electrode active material includes secondary particles | 2013-12-05 |
20130323607 | SECONDARY ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS WITH SEPARATOR AND ELECTROLYTE COMBINATION - A secondary electrochemical cell comprises an anode, a cathode including electrochemically active cathode material, a separator between the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises at least one salt dissolved in at least one organic solvent. The separator in combination with the electrolyte has an area-specific resistance of less than about 2 ohm-cm | 2013-12-05 |
20130323608 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION HAVING IONIC LIQUID AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrolyte solution including an ionic liquid having the structure of formula (I): | 2013-12-05 |
20130323609 | BATTERY WITH MULTILAYER ELECTRODE - Provided is a battery which can prevent deactivation from occurring by avoiding solid deposition at electrodes. The battery includes an anion conductor, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a first aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and a second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer, wherein the first aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and the positive electrode are present in this sequence on a first surface of the anion conductor, and the second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and the negative electrode are present in this sequence on a second surface of the anion conductor, and wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material which can release a metal ion upon discharging. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323610 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION CATALYSTS AND CATALYSTS THEREOF, CATHODE USING OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION CATALYSTS - This invention relates to a method of preparing an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst, an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst prepared thereby, and an electrode for a metal-air battery using the oxygen reduction reaction catalyst, wherein transition metal ions are adsorbed on a commercially available melamine foam and carbonized, and carbon black is supported on a porous structure of the carbonized melamine foam support, thereby economically preparing the oxygen reduction reaction catalyst that is able to maximize an effect of promoting the oxygen reduction reaction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323611 | HIGH ENERGY DENSITY FLOW BATTERIES - A nickel/zinc (Ni/Zn) flow battery employs a solid suspension charge material to maintain high charge density via stability of a suspension including a binder, conductive carbon and an electrolyte. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is employed as the anodic (anode) charge material and nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH) | 2013-12-05 |
20130323612 | DESULFURIZATION SYSTEM, HYDROGEN-MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, FUEL-CELL SYSTEM, FUEL-DESULFURIZATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROGEN - A desulfurization system includes: a fuel supply part for supplying a hydrocarbon-based fuel containing water and a sulfur compound to a subsequent stage; and a desulfurization part for desulfurizing the above hydrocarbon-based fuel supplied from the above fuel supply part, wherein, in the above desulfurization part, the above hydrocarbon-based fuel is brought into contact at a temperature of 65 to 105° C. with a catalyst prepared by loading silver on an X-type zeolite. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323613 | GRAPHENE-BASED SELF-HUMIDIFYING MEMBRANE AND SELF-HUMIDIFYING FUEL CELL - A self-humidifying fuel cell is made by preparing a porous substrate, coating the substrate with a zeolitic material (or a graphene derivative) and filling the pores with a mixture of graphene derivative and proton-conducting material (or a proton-conducting material). The coating of the substrate includes selecting a zeolitic material, and applying coating on the pore walls and surface of the porous substrate, to form zeolitic material-coated pores. The resulting composite material is used as a self-humidifying proton-conducting membrane in a fuel cell. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323614 | GAS STREAM PRODUCTION - Gas Stream Production The present invention provides a method for the production of carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen gas streams, the method comprising: (i) thermally treating a feedstock material to produce a syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen and plasma-treating the syngas in a plasma treatment unit; (ii) reacting the plasma-treated syngas with water in a further treatment unit, whereby at least some of the carbon monoxide is converted into carbon dioxide; and (iii) recovering hydrogen and/or, separately, carbon dioxide from the syngas. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323615 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND MOBILE ARTICLE - There is disclosed a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, a fuel supply system to supply a fuel gas to the fuel cell, an injector which adjusts a gas state on an upstream side of the fuel supply system to supply the gas to a downstream side, and a control unit which drives and controls the injector in a predetermined drive cycle. The control unit sets the drive cycle of the injector in accordance with an operation state of the fuel cell. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING FUEL CELL DEGRADATION AFTER SHUTDOWN - A system and method is provided for minimizing the degradation of a fuel cell after shutdown by forcing remaining air out of a fuel cell system. Upon fuel cell shutdown, the flow of air to the cathode of the fuel cell can be kept at a low rate. The flow of cathode exhaust gases along an exhaust conduit is substantially restricted while the pressure of the supply air supplied is increased. As a result, the pressure of the cathode exhaust gases in the exhaust conduit increases. The voltage of the fuel cell can be to deplete the oxygen in the supply air. The pressure of the supply air is decreased to a pressure lower than the pressure of the cathode exhaust gas in the exhaust conduit such that the cathode exhaust gas flows backward through the system to push out any remaining air. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323617 | Method for optimizing the feed of fuel comprising a carbonyl-containing compound to the catalytic electrode of a fuel cell stack - A method for optimizing fuel feed of a fuel cell stack catalytic electrode, the fuel cell stack containing a cell comprising a proton exchange membrane located between said catalytic electrode and another electrode, operating in superstoichiometric mode, said fuel comprising a carbonyl-containing polluting agent compound reacting on said catalytic electrode, comprises: defining a reference voltage for said cell when fed with a fuel exempt from polluting agent; defining a threshold voltage corresponding to a preset operating voltage of said cell as a percentage of reference voltage; defining a calibration curve for given operating conditions, relating threshold voltage to flow rate of polluting agent and allowing a first parameter of flow rate of polluting agent to be defined; detecting polluting agent to define a second parameter corresponding to content of polluting agent present in said fuel; and determining a maximum stoichiometry coefficient for said fuel stream, depending on said two parameters. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323618 | PRESSURE-REGULATING DEVICE FOR A SYSTEM OF FUEL-CELL STACKS - A system of fuel-cell stacks is provided. The system includes fuel-cell stacks, a circuit for supplying each fuel-cell stack with an oxidizing fluid, a circuit for supplying each fuel-cell stack with a reducing fluid, and a pressure-regulating device fitted to the supply circuits so as to regulate the fluid pressure in each fuel-cell stack. The pressure-regulating device includes a first line for controlling the fluid pressure and a second line for passing the fluid, these two lines being placed in parallel between an upstream channel delivering fluid from a supply circuit and downstream channels connected to each fuel-cell stack. The first line comprises a first pressure regulator for regulating the pressure in an upstream portion of the first line depending on a pressure measured downstream of a second pressure regulator placed on the second line, and the second pressure regulator is capable of matching the pressure in the downstream portion of the second line to a reference pressure, measured in the downstream portion of the first line. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323619 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is a fuel cell system for generating electricity by supplying a fuel cell with an anode gas and a cathode gas, the fuel cell system including: a buffer tank for storing an anode-off gas discharged from the fuel cell; a control valve for controlling a pressure of the anode gas supplied to the fuel cell; and anode gas pressure control means for controlling the control valve to increase the pressure of the anode gas as a required output increases. The anode gas pressure control means adjusts, in a transient operation in which the required output decreases, an opening of the control valve to a predetermined opening, thereby decreasing the pressure of the anode gas while supplying the anode gas. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323620 | POROUS ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, PRECURSOR SHEET, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - According to the present invention, a porous electrode substrate with greater sheet strength, lower production cost, and excellent gas permeability and conductivity as well as its manufacturing method are provided. Also provided are a precursor sheet for forming such a substrate, and a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell containing such a substrate. The method for manufacturing such a porous electrode substrate includes the following steps [1]˜[3]: [1] a step for manufacturing a sheet material in which short carbon fibers (A) are dispersed; [2] a step for manufacturing a precursor sheet by adding a water-soluble phenolic resin and/or water-dispersible phenolic resin to the sheet material; and [3] a step for carbonizing the precursor sheet at a temperature of 1000° C. or higher. The present invention also relates to a porous electrode substrate obtained by such a manufacturing method as well as a precursor sheet to be used for manufacturing the substrate, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323621 | SILICIFIED ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION AND FUEL CELL USING SAME - This material suitable for constituting an electrolyte for a fuel cell has a hydrophobic matrix comprising carbon, fluorine, oxygen and hydrogen, and silicon. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323622 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes: a cell which has a first electrode to be exposed to a first gas, a second electrode to be exposed to a second gas and an electrolyte interposed between the first and second electrodes and which has a first circumferential surface consisting of a curved surface curved in a circular shape and connected to make a full circle; a holding member which has a second circumferential surface consisting of a curved surface curved in a circular shape and connected to make a full circle and opposed to the first circumferential surface over the full circle, and which holds the cell; and an annular seal material which is interposed between the first circumferential surface and the second circumferential surface to separate a channel of the first gas and a channel of the second gas from each other as defined herein. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323623 | FUEL CELL FLUID CHANNELS - An example fuel cell assembly includes a plate having channels configured to facilitate movement of a fuel cell fluid near an area of active flow of fuel cell. The channels include portions having a varying depth that extend laterally outside of the area of active flow. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323624 | ELECTROCATALYST FOR A FUEL CELL AND THE METHOD OF PREPARING THEREOF - The invention relates to an electrocatalyst for a fuel cell comprising carbon nanotubes as substrate, ruthenium oxide deposited on the substrate, platinum particles supported on the ruthenium oxide, and manganese dioxide layer coated on the surface of the ruthenium oxide-platinum particles deposited carbon nanotubes. The invention also relates to the method of preparing the electrocatalyst for a fuel cell comprising the steps of depositing ruthenium oxide on the surface of carbon nanotubes, depositing platinum particles on the ruthenium oxide, and coating a manganese dioxide layer on the surface of the ruthenium oxide-platinum particles deposited carbon nanotubes. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323625 | Systems and Methods for Lithography Masks - Structure of mask blanks and masks, and methods of making masks are disclosed. The new mask blank and mask comprise a tripe etching stop layer to prevent damages to the quartz substrate when the process goes through etching steps three times. The triple etching stop layer may comprise a first sub-layer of tantalum containing nitrogen (TaN), a second sub-layer of tantalum containing oxygen (TaO), and a third sub-layer of TaN. Alternatively, the triple etching stop layer may comprise a first sub-layer of SiON material, a second sub-layer of TaO material, and a third sub-layer of SiON material. Another alternative may be one layer of low etching rate Mo | 2013-12-05 |
20130323626 | REFLECTIVE MASK - A reflective mask includes a substrate, a first reflective multi-layer, a second reflective multi-layer, a first patterned absorber layer and a second patterned absorber layer. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first reflective multi-layer is formed on the first surface of the substrate. The second reflective multi-layer is formed on the second surface of the substrate. The first patterned absorber layer is formed on the first reflective multi-layer. The second patterned absorber layer is formed on the second reflective multi-layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323627 | Photomasks, Methods Of Forming A Photomask, And Methods Of Photolithographically Patterning A Substrate - A photomask includes a substrate having a device region and an adjacent edge region over transparent material. The device region includes spaced primary features of constant pitch at least adjacent the edge region. The edge region includes spaced sub-resolution assist features of the constant pitch of the spaced primary features at least adjacent the device region and which are off-phase by from about 30° to about 150° from +/−180°. Additional embodiments, including methods, are disclosed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323628 | RETICLE WITH COMPOSITE POLARIZER AND METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUS OPTIMIZATION OF IMAGING OF A SET OF DIFFERENT PATTERNS - A reticle with a composite polarizer includes: a transparent substrate; a patterned layer disposed on said transparent substrate; and a polarizing filter disposed on said transparent substrate, wherein said transparent substrate is substantially transparent with respect to illumination light, said patterned layer is partially opaque with respect to said illumination light, and said polarizing filter is capable of selectively polarizing said illumination light. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323629 | REFLECTION TYPE BLANK MASKS, METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING REFLECTION TYPE PHOTO MASKS USING THE SAME - Reflection type blank masks are provided. The blank mask includes a substrate, a reflection layer substantially on the substrate, at least one fiducial mark substantially on the reflection layer, an absorption layer substantially on the at least one fiducial mark and the reflection layer, and a resist layer substantially on the absorption layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323630 | SUBSTRATE WITH CONDUCTIVE FILM, SUBSTRATE WITH MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM AND REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - To provide a substrate with a conductive film for an EUV mask blank, which has a conductive film having a low sheet resistance, excellent surface smoothness and excellent contact to an electrostatic chuck, and with which deformation of the substrate by the film stress in an EUV mask blank can be suppressed. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323631 | PHOTO-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTO-CURABLE DRY FILM, PATTERNING PROCESS, PROTECTIVE FILM, AND ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC PART - A photo-curable resin composition comprising an epoxy-containing polymer, a photoacid generator in the form of an onium salt having tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate anion, a solvent, and optionally an epoxy resin crosslinker forms a coating which serves as a protective film for the protection of electric/electronic parts. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323632 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which leakage doesn't easily occur, a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and a method of manufacturing the electrophotographic photosensitive member. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive layer including titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with a hetero element. When an absolute value of a maximum current amount flowing through the conductive layer in a case of performing a test of applying −1.0 kV including DC voltage to the conductive layer is defined as Ia, and an absolute value of a current amount flowing through the conductive layer in a case where a decrease ratio of a current amount per minute reaches 1% or less for the first time is defined as Ib, the relations of Ia≦6000 and 10≦Ib are satisfied. A volume resistivity of the conductive layer before the test is 1.0×10 | 2013-12-05 |
20130323633 | BRILLIANT TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A brilliant toner includes toner particles which at least contain a brilliant pigment, a binder resin, and a release agent; and an external additive, wherein a ratio (X/Y) of a specific surface area X (m | 2013-12-05 |
20130323634 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - To provide a toner, which contains: base particles each having a core-shell structure, where a core of the base particle contains crystalline polyester, non-crystalline polyester, a colorant, and a releasing agent, and a shell of the base particle contain a resin, wherein the toner has thermal hardness of 0.5 to 1.8, wherein the toner has a softening index of 80° C. to 95° C., and wherein the toner has thermal retentiveness of 30° C. to 50° C. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323635 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESIN PARTICLES, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN PARTICLES, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing resin particles uses a microreactor to mix first and second stock solutions, and to aggregate resin fine-particles to obtain resin particles. The microreactor includes stationary and rotating discs that are two discoid discs and that are disposed so that a gap is formed between circular surfaces of the two discs when the resin particles are manufactured, a first stock solution feed part that feeds the first stock solution from an end of the gap into the gap, and one or more second stock solution feed parts that are formed at the opposite side of the first stock solution feed part based on the center of the circular surface of the stationary disc by spatially connecting top and bottom surfaces of the stationary disc, and that feed the second stock solution containing an aggregating agent from the top surface side of the stationary disc to the gap. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323636 | ELECTROSTATIC INK COMPOSITION - The present disclosure is drawn to an electrostatic ink composition comprising: (a) a carrier liquid; (b) particles comprising: (i) a polymer having a melt flow rate of less than 60 g/10 minutes, (ii) a colorant, (c) a charge director, wherein the electrostatic ink composition excludes a positively charged organic molecule or an organic molecule capable of becoming a positively charged organic molecule during an electrostatic printing process. Also disclosed herein is a method of producing a electrostatic ink composition and a method of electrophotographic printing an electrostatic ink composition. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323637 | TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - Provided is a toner that is excellent in terms of low-temperature fixability and hot offset resistance, has a wide fixing temperature range from a low-temperature region to a high-temperature region, and has high thermal storability. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323638 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TONER - An object of the present invention is to suppress the increase of coarse particles due to the fusion of powder particles and reduce a ratio of particles that have been excessively spheroidized, when the powder particles are heat-treated. A heat treatment apparatus including a raw-material supply unit, a hot-air supply unit for heat-treating a raw material and a discharge portion for discharging the heat-treated powder particles, and supplying hot air toward a raw material to be supplied from the raw-material supply unit, wherein the hot-air supply unit has a first nozzle and a second nozzle which spread in the radial direction downward from an upstream side in a hot-air supply direction, the second nozzle is arranged in the inside of the first nozzle, the hot air passes through a space between the first nozzle and the second nozzle, and an air-flow adjustment unit section for rotating the supplied hot air spirally along an inner wall face of the apparatus is provided in an outlet portion of the hot-air supply unit. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323639 | Toner, Manufacturing Method Thereof and Image Forming Method - A toner comprising a modified polyester resin containing a structure represented by Formula (1a) or (1b), wherein, in Formula (1a) and (1b), R | 2013-12-05 |
20130323640 | Preparation of Norbornane-based PAC Ballasts - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for norbornane-type ballast materials, norbornane-type photoactive compounds derived from such ballast materials and alkali-soluble positive-tone polymer compositions that encompass such norbornane-type photoactive compounds and one of a PBO or PNB resin. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323641 | PHOTOSENSTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF LITHOGRAPHY - Photosensitive materials and method of forming a pattern that include providing a composition of a component of a photosensitive material that is operable to float to a top region of a layer formed from the photosensitive material. In an example, a photosensitive layer includes a first component having a fluorine atom (e.g., alkyl fluoride group). After forming the photosensitive layer, the first component floats to a top surface of the photosensitive layer. Thereafter, the photosensitive layer is patterned. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323642 | Photoinduced Alkyne-Azide Click Reactions - The present invention includes a composition comprising an alkyne-based substrate, an azide-based substrate, a Cu(II) salt and a photoinducible reducing agent. The present invention further includes a method of immobilizing a chemical structure in a given pattern onto a section of the surface of a solid substrate, using the photoinducible Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition Click reaction. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323643 | NEGATIVE-WORKING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSORS - Negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor a negative-working imagable layer and an outermost water-soluble overcoat layer that is disposed directly on the negative-working imagable layer. The outermost water-soluble overcoat layer comprises: (1) one or more film-forming water-soluble polymeric binders, and (2) organic wax particles dispersed therein. The organic wax particles have an average largest dimension of at least 0.05 μm and up to and including 0.7 μm, as determined from a scanning electron micrographic of the dried outermost water-soluble overcoat layer. Useful organic wax particles include fluorinated or non-fluorinated hydrocarbon wax particles. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323644 | NORBORNENE-TYPE POLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF AND LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS USING SUCH COMPOSITIONS - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for non-self imagable norbornene-type polymers useful for immersion lithographic processes, methods of making such polymers, compositions employing such polymers and immersion lithographic processes that make use of such compositions. More specifically the embodiments of the present invention are related to norbornene-type polymers useful for forming top-coat layers for overlying photoresist layers in immersion lithographic process and the process thereof. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323645 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND COMPOUND - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid generator component (B) including a sulfonium compound (B1) having a sulfonio group and an anion group represented by general formula (b1-r-1) shown below in one molecule thereof (wherein Y | 2013-12-05 |
20130323646 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A polymer is obtained from copolymerization of a unit having a carboxyl and/or phenolic hydroxyl group substituted with an acid labile group with a hydroxyphenyl methacrylate unit having one acyl, acyloxy or alkoxycarbonyl group. The polymer is useful as a base resin in a positive resist composition. The resist composition comprising the polymer is improved in contrast of alkali dissolution rate before and after exposure, acid diffusion control, resolution, and profile and edge roughness of a pattern after exposure. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323647 | POLYMER, RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A photo or heat-sensitive polymer comprising recurring units having polymerizable anion-containing sulfonium salt and phenolic hydroxyl-containing recurring units is useful as a base resin to formulate a resist composition having high sensitivity, high resolution and low LWR. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323648 | SMART SUBFIELD METHOD FOR E-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - The present disclosure provides a method of improving a layer to layer overlay error by an electron beam lithography system. The method includes generating a smart boundary of two subfields at the first pattern layer and obeying the smart boundary at all consecutive pattern layers. The same subfield is exposed by the same electron beam writer at all pattern layers. The overlay error caused by the different electron beam at different layer is improved. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323649 | High Heat Load Optics with Vibration Isolated Hoses in an Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography System - Methods and apparatus for reducing vibrations in an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system associated with the cooling of minors are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus includes a first assembly, a structure, a vibration isolator, and a hose arrangement. The first assembly includes a heat exchanger and a mirror assembly. The structure is subject to vibrations, and the vibration isolator is arranged to attenuate the vibrations when the vibrations are transmitted through the hose arrangement. The hose arrangement being coupled between the heat exchanger and the structure, and the vibration isolator is coupled to the hose arrangement. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323650 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - There is provided a method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head having a substrate and a channel-forming member having an ejection port from which a liquid is ejected, the method including forming a negative photosensitive resin layer on or above the substrate; forming a lens layer on the negative photosensitive resin layer, the lens layer having a lens; exposing the negative photosensitive resin layer through the lens to form an ejection port in the negative photosensitive resin layer; and removing the lens layer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323651 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF NANOSTRUCTURES OVER LARGE AREAS - A method and an apparatus print a pattern of periodic features into a photosensitive layer. The methods includes the steps of: providing a substrate bearing the layer, providing a mask, arranging the substrate such that the mask has a tilt angle with respect to the substrate in a first plane orthogonal thereto, and providing collimated light for illuminating the mask pattern so as to generate a transmitted light-field composed of a range of transversal intensity distributions between Talbot planes separated by a Talbot distance so that the transmitted light-field has an intensity envelope in the first plane. The mask is illuminated with the light while displacing the substrate relative to the mask in a direction parallel to the first plane and to the substrate. The tilt angle and the intensity envelope are arranged so that the layer is exposed to an average of the range of transversal intensity distributions. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323652 | METHOD OF FABRICATING PATTERNED FUNCTIONAL SUBSTRATES - Methods of preparing organosilane-functionalized regions on a substrate surface and more specifically fabricating patterned functionalized substrates suitable to be optically read, the methods generally comprising employing a vapor deposition process of an organosilane gas onto a lithographically patterned silicon surface followed by removal of the patterning media in a bath of organic solvents and ultrasonic excitation. The inventive methods provide optimized surface density of functional species while avoiding deleterious effects that can occur when lithographically patterned substrates are exposed to various gaseous species during the functionalization process. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323653 | RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A resist pattern-forming method includes applying a radiation-sensitive resin composition on a substrate to form a resist film. The radiation-sensitive resin composition includes an acid-labile group-containing polymer and a photoacid generator. The resist film is exposed. The resist film is developed using a developer including an organic solvent in an amount of no less than 80% by mass to a total amount of the developer. The radiation-sensitive resin composition has a contrast value γ of from 5.0 to 30.0. The contrast value γ is calculated from a resist dissolution contrast curve obtained by changing only a dose of a light used for exposing the resist film. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323654 | METHOD TO ENHANCE OPERATION OF CIRCULATING MASS REACTOR AND METHOD TO CARRY OUT SUCH REACTOR - The object of the invention is a method for enhancing the operation of a circulating mass reactor ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130323655 | BURNER SYSTEM WITH ANTI-FLASHBACK ELECTRODE - A premixed fuel and air combustion system includes an anti-flashback electrode configured to repel a charge concentration in a combustion fluid and reduce or prevent the flame from flashing back into a mixer. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323656 | BURNER FOR UNIFORMLY HEATING A LONG FURNACE - The present invention relates to a burner for a furnace with the following features: a first feed for at least one fuel, preferably with a primary outlet for an oxidizing agent, preferably oxygen; a second feed, surrounding the first feed, with at least one secondary outlet for the oxidizing agent; a third feed, surrounding the second feed, with at least one enveloping jet outlet for the oxidizing agent, wherein the second feed and the third feed are designed such that a first velocity with which the oxidizing agent emerges from the at least one secondary outlet is greater than a second velocity with which the oxidizing agent emerges from the at least one enveloping jet outlet. The second feed thereby preferably enables a first volumetric flow of the oxidizing agent that is greater than or equal to a second volumetric flow of the oxidizing agent through the third feed. By surrounding the oxidizing agent that is fed into a combustion space with an enveloping jet likewise of oxidizing agent, a greater flame length and more uniform heating of a furnace are made possible, which is useful in particular when melting metals in elongated furnaces. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION IN A COMBUSTION BOILER - A technique for controlling the combustion of fuel in a combustion boiler, comprising at least the following steps: a) a desired combustion air quantity for the combustion of the fuel in the combustion boiler is determined, b) a combustion air quantity which is available for the combustion of the fuel in the combustion boiler is determined, c) at least one combustion air inflow is controlled by at least one material output opening or at least one appliance opening in the combustion boiler, in order to at least partially match the combustion air quantity available in the combustion boiler to the desired combustion air quantity. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323658 | BURNER FLAME DETECTION AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A burner flame detection and monitoring system for a pilot burner for combustion of wastes gases and waste materials. The system includes a pilot burner assembly. A gas premix burner assembly includes a fuel gas delivery conduit, a fuel metering orifice, a fuel and air mixing device, a pilot tube and a pilot burner tip assembly. A primary sensor is in communication with the pilot burner assembly downstream of the fuel metering orifice. A secondary sensor is in communication with pilot burner assembly at or upstream of the fuel metering orifice. A processor receives input from both the primary sensor and the secondary sensor. A mechanism integrates the input from the primary sensor and the input from the secondary sensor in order to deduce the presence, absence or quality of a pilot flame. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323659 | TORCH WITH TWIST OPEN FIRE BOWL - A torch has a fuel container with a reservoir and a top cover. The top cover defines a first wick passage, a first fill hole, and a guide slot. A fire bowl is positioned atop the fuel container and defines a second wick passage, a second fill hole, and a guide member. At least one open rotational position is allowed between the fuel container and fire bowl such that the first and second fill holes are aligned to allow fluid into the reservoir via the fill holes. At least one closed rotational position is allowed between the fuel container and the fire bowl such that the first and second fill holes are out of alignment substantially blocking fluid flow into or out of the reservoir via the fill holes. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323660 | COMBUSTION HEAD FOR A LOW NOx LIQUID FUEL BURNER - A combustion head for a burner provided with a nozzle for atomizing a liquid fuel; the head has a first body adapted to receive a primary comburent flow and having a frontal wall arranged to produce a swirl in the primary comburent flow; and a second body adapted to receive a secondary comburent flow, to convey it towards a combustion chamber and to produce a swirl therein; a duct and an intermediate body which define a channel, adapted to feed a tertiary comburent flow into the combustion chamber and having a tapered end profile which converges towards the first body and the second body; and a frontal surface of the intermediate body substantially lies on the plane defined by the frontal wall of the first body. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323661 | LONG FLAME PROCESS HEATER - A flame used to heat a process material may be extended or otherwise shaped by the application of voltages using electrodes. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323662 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A THERMOSTAT RETAINER FOR A THERMOSTAT OF A WARMING DRAWER - A household appliance includes a thermostat retainer for supporting a thermostat in an opening in a support plate. The thermostat retainer includes a first body portion having a first width dimension in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the first body portion, and a second body portion arranged in series with the first body portion in the axial direction of the thermostat retainer. The second body portion has a second width dimension in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction that is greater than the first width dimension. The first body portion and the second body portion cooperate to form a shoulder that prevents the second body portion from passing through the opening in the support plate. The first body portion or the second body portion includes means for preventing rotation of the thermostat retainer in the opening in the support plate. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323663 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A DEPLOYABLE WARMING DRAWER MODULE - A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber and a warming drawer module having a warming area for placing items to be warmed and a heating device that heats the area. The warming drawer module is movable between a first position in which the warming drawer module is in the interior chamber of the warming drawer housing and the warming area is concealed from an outside of the warming drawer housing by the warming drawer housing, and a second position in which a part of the warming drawer module is outside the warming drawer housing and a portion of the warming area is exposed to the outside of the warming drawer housing. The heating device is coupled to and movable with the warming drawer module between the first position and the second position. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323664 | Orthodontic Appliance Anchoring Method and Apparatus - Orthodontic anchoring method and custom apparatus affixed to teeth, TADS and/or tooth positioning and stabilization appliances and/or orthodontic auxiliaries. Each appliance has mechanical fasteners structured to secure segments of a curable flexible resin rope called a flex fit module (FFM). The FFM is moldable and adaptable to the oral cavity between mechanical fasteners in an uncured first mode where it is cut to length, positioned around the anatomy of the mouth and attached to clamps or fasteners at each end. Each fastener has a clamp attached to orthodontic auxiliaries, orthodontic appliances or onto a TAD for anchorage purposes. One end of this custom appliance is usually attached via a clamp manufactured as part of a bracket or band to a tooth. The other end is connected to an appliance, tad or auxiliary. Once connected together the system is cured and becomes a solid entity ready to accept orthodontic forces. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323665 | ORTHODONTIC ALIGNERS, METHODS OF USING SUCH ALIGNERS, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND USING SUCH ALIGNERS - A system for repositioning teeth comprises a plurality of individual appliances. The appliances are configured to be placed successively on the patient's teeth and to incrementally reposition the teeth from an initial tooth arrangement, through a plurality of intermediate tooth arrangements, and to a final tooth arrangement. The appliances comprise at least 200 layers. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323666 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODULARLY COMPOSED BRACKET BODY AND CORRESPONDING BRACKET - Method for producing at least one patient-specific modular bracket ( | 2013-12-05 |
20130323667 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BODILY TRANSLATING A TOOTH WITH A WIDE AND ADJUSTABLE WIDTH BRACKETS - A system and method for translating teeth along an arch wire which utilizes brackets with larger dimensions and with variable dimensions so that larger lever arms are possible thereby reducing the need for excessive pressure and reducing occasions of excessive tooth rotation which is incidental to tooth translation. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323668 | DEVICE FOR MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT - A device for advancing the lower jaw to an upper jaw in a mouth includes an upper member arranged to be retained on the upper jaw of a user in use. A lower member is arranged to be retained on a lower jaw of a user in use and a connection mechanism is configured to connect the upper member to the lower member such that, in use, the lower jaw is advanced to and retained at a minimum distance relative to the upper jaw. The connection mechanism is provided by at least one connecting member, each end of the connecting member being pivotably connected to one of the upper member and lower member. At least one of the pivotable connections is formed by a stud retained on the upper or lower member, the stud having a flange at the end which remains unconnected to the upper or lower member. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323669 | VIBRATING ORTHODONTIC REMODELING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A bite plate allowing for contact with occlusal and facial and/or lingual maxillary and mandibular teeth is coupled to an extraoral housing containing a rechargeable battery coupled to a vibrator coupled to a processor coupled to data and charging port or ports. The housing is at least water resistant, and a hatch allows access to the data and charging port or ports only. The device is fitted with a very smooth and quiet vibrator, with minimal variance on operating specifications. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323670 | MOUTH OPENING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A mouth opening instrument includes an upper member suitable for attaching on an upper jaw side within the mouth of a patient and a lower member suitable for attaching on a lower jaw side. The instrument further includes a connecting section, a control section, and an input section. The connecting section connects end portions of the upper member and the lower member such that a resistance of opening or closing actions of the upper member and the lower member are controllable. The control section controls the resistance of opening or closing actions of the upper member and the lower member. The input section receives an operating state signal indicating an operating state of a dental treatment device. When the operating state signal indicating an operating state of a dental treatment device is inputted, the closing resistance of the upper member and the lower member is set to be greater than that at a time when the operating state signal is not inputted. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323671 | SPECTRAL FILTER FOR AN INTRA-ORAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging device is coupled to a wand having an optical source that generates light at a metrology wavelength, wherein the wand is included in an intra-oral imaging system. The imaging device comprises a spectral filter that transmits the light of the metrology wavelength and blocks light of other wavelengths. The imaging device also comprises a lens coupled to the spectral filter. Additionally, the imaging device further comprises a sensor, wherein the light of the metrology wavelength is incident on the sensor after being transmitted through the lens and the spectral filter, and wherein the sensor converts the light of the metrology wavelength that is incident on the sensor, into electrical signals to generate intra-oral imagery. | 2013-12-05 |
20130323672 | Apparatus and Method for Controlled Fluid Cooling During Laser Based Dental Treatments - A system for dental tissue treatment includes a system for directing a laser beam to an area of dental tissue to be treated, and a fluid-delivery system for directing and controlling a flow of a fluid. The fluid is directed to at least a portion of the area to be treated and the fluid flow is controlled to substantially prevent both a change in laser energy absorption by the dental tissue and attenuation of treatment efficiency due to fluid interference with the laser beam. The fluid present in at least a portion of the area to be treated may prevent or reduce the likelihood of melting of enamel in that area. | 2013-12-05 |