52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120328817 | RESEALABLE LABEL - A roll-fed label web for a resealable label includes a label ply and a material that permits non-destructive manipulation of the label ply. An individual resealable label is produced when the web is cut by a label application machine. The label further includes an active portion. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328818 | SELF SEALING TAG STOCK - A polymeric film tag stock which comprises;
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20120328819 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A narrow prepreg sheet | 2012-12-27 |
20120328820 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JOINING ADHERENDS, AS WELL AS COMPONENT - Disclosed are methods for firmly joining fiber-reinforced, plastic-based adherends, wherein depressions are introduced into opposing lateral surfaces of the adherends, and have injected into them a fiber-reinforced plastic material that serves as an adhesive, a device for implementing such a method, as well as a component joined in this way. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328821 | FIBER-REINFORCED STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE - The technology being at the core of the present invention relates to the use of novel fibers in the construction of reinforced elements and methods for their manufacture. The fibers effectively upgrade the inherent properties of the elements, as specified herein. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328822 | DRY ADHESIVE STRUCTURES - Dry adhesive structures including a liquid polymer on the second end of the stem that is molded on the stem in a mold, wherein the mold includes a recess having a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the second end of the stem. The liquid polymer is cured in the mold to form a tip at the second end of the stem, wherein the tip includes a second layer stem; corresponding to the recess in the mold. The tip is removed from the mold after the liquid polymer cures. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328823 | TRIM COMPONENTS FOR LAPBOARD SIDING THAT ARE CO-EXTRUDED FROM WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE - A lapboard siding and trim system is provided in which trim siding components for board-and-batten siding and associated trim components are manufactured using a co-extrusion process, whereby wood/thermoplastic resin composite material and polyvinyl chloride thermoplastic resins are co-extruded through a single die assembly, thereby producing a trim piece having a plastic composite component, that will be visible following installation, fused under heat and pressure to the polyvinyl chloride standoff and attachment fins, that will be hidden following installation. Also provided is a lapboard siding and trim system in which siding components for clapboard siding are manufactured by extruding wood/thermoplastic resin composite material through a die. Associated trim components are manufactured using the co-extrusion process described above. The siding and trim components are completely waterproof, and installation proceeds with almost no face nailing and almost no caulk. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328824 | MACHINE FOR MAKING AN IMPERMEABLE JOIN ON IMPERMEABLE THREE-LAYER OR TWO-LAYER FABRICS - A machine for making an impermeable join between two panels made of three-layer or two-layer textile material including at least an internal layer, already joined along a joining line by way of a stitching operation, simple or complex, or by ultrasound joining or other, includes first movement element able to move the textile material in a direction of feed and impermeabilization element able to achieve the impermeabilization along said joining line and including second movement element able to move an impermeable tape for hot taping with adhesive, in order to determine the hot application and welding on the internal layer along the joining line. The impermeabilization element also comprise heating element suitable to effect a cauterization of the material of the internal layer and positionable directly upstream of the second movement element in the direction of feed, so that the hot taping can be effected immediately after the cauterization. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328825 | METAL COLLAR AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING IT - A method for assembling a metal collar to a resin component includes:
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20120328826 | COMPOSITE BOARD FORMED BY METAL SUBSTRATE CONNECTED TO DECORATIVE OUTER LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A composite board formed by a metal substrate connected to a decorative outer layer and a method for manufacturing the same are revealed. A first thermoplastic rubber (TPR) adhesive layer synthesized by butadiene-styrene block copolymer and hydrocarbon petroleum resin is disposed on the metal substrate by hot press. A part of the first TPR adhesive layer with a thickness of 40-50 μm is infiltrated into micro concave holes on the metal substrate. A second TPR adhesive layer is attached to the decorative outer layer by a roller without being infiltrated into micro holes on the decorative outer layer. Then the metal substrate and the decorative outer layer are treated by hot press laminating to form an integral composite board due to the first and the second TPR adhesive layers connected tightly. The composite board is deep processed to produce a housing with good strength and beautiful appearance. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328827 | PLACEMAT HAVING AN INTEGRATED NAPKIN RING AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A placemat assembly having an integrated napkin ring and a method of making and using the placemat assembly are provided. The method may include forming at least two openings in a placemat such that a midpoint of the distance between the two openings is located in a position offset from the center of the placemat. The method may further include attaching a napkin ring to the placemat and fastening the napkin ring so as to secure a napkin to the placemat assembly. In various embodiments, the opening may be a variety of shapes and sizes and may have a periphery that is sewn. The placemat, napkin ring, and napkin may be a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and materials. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328828 | TEAR RESISTENT AND ECO FRIENDLY DISPOSABLE VISOR PROTECTIVE SHEETS - A translucent tear-off lens is provided sufficiently resilient to permit a stack of such lenses to form fit over curvilinear protective eye wear, including goggles, where the translucent lens comprises a thin sheet of biodegradable material and tear-resistant means. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328829 | COMPOSITE WITH NANO-STRUCTURED LAYER - Nano-structured layers having a random nano-structured anisotropic major surface. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328830 | Coating Film and Coating Film Formation Method - A coating film comprises a binder component containing an organosilicon compound; and aggregated particles of silica based fine particles, the aggregated particles are dispersed in the binder component. The aggregated particles are protruded from a surface of the coating film to thereby form convex portions. When a shape of each of the convex portions is assumed to be a shape of a semiellipse spherical body including a long radius “a”, a short radius “b” and a protrusion height “c”, the convex portions include enlarged convex portions each of which satisfies the following relation: ⅔πabc≧1.0×10 | 2012-12-27 |
20120328831 | WEB SUBSTRATE HAVING OPTIMIZED EMBOSS AREA - An exemplary through-air-dried web substrate having a surface thereof is described. The surface has a surface area and an emboss pattern disposed thereon. The emboss pattern has a surface area defined by a perimeter circumscribing the emboss pattern. The surface area of the emboss pattern ranges from about 5 percent to about 40 percent of the surface area of the through-air-dried web substrate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328832 | WEB SUBSTRATE HAVING OPTIMIZED EMBOSS DESIGN - A web substrate having at least one embossed ply having a surface thereof is disclosed. The surface has surface area comprising from 0.0 percent to about 1.2 percent dot embossments and from about 10.0 percent to about 20.0 percent line embossments. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328833 | Double-face Antiskid Mat - An antiskid mat includes a mat body having a front face and a rear face. Each of the front face and the rear face of the mat body is provided with a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions. Thus, each of the concave portions of the mat body is compressed and restored to produce a vacuum suction force so that each of the concave portions of the mat body is attached to the object closely and exactly so as to provide an antiskid effect to the user. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328834 | MICROFABRICATED ELASTOMERIC VALVE AND PUMP SYSTEMS - A method of fabricating an elastomeric structure, comprising: forming a first elastomeric layer on top of a first micromachined mold, the first micromachined mold having a first raised protrusion which forms a first recess extending along a bottom surface of the first elastomeric layer; forming a second elastomeric layer on top of a second micromachined mold, the second micromachined mold having a second raised protrusion which forms a second recess extending along a bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer; bonding the bottom surface of the second elastomeric layer onto a top surface of the first elastomeric layer such that a control channel forms in the second recess between the first and second elastomeric layers; and positioning the first elastomeric layer on top of a planar substrate such that a flow channel forms in the first recess between the first elastomeric layer and the planar substrate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328835 | Out-of-plane microneedle manufacturing process - An out-of-plane microneedle manufacturing process comprises the simultaneous creation of a network of microneedles and the creation of a polygonal shaped hat above each microneedle under formation. The process comprises the following steps: providing bridges between the hats, maintaining the bridges during the remaining microneedle manufacturing steps, removing the bridges, together with the hats, when the microneedles are formed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328836 | Method and Apparatus to Allow a Plurality of Stages to Operate in Close Proximity - According to one aspect of the present invention, a stage apparatus includes a first stage, a first magnet arrangement, and a stator arrangement that includes a first coil having a first width. The first magnet arrangement is associated with the first stage, and includes a first quadrant and a second quadrant or, more generally, a first sub-array and a second sub-array. The first quadrant has at least one first magnet arranged parallel to a first axis, and the second quadrant has at least one second magnet arranged parallel to a second axis. The first quadrant is adjacent to the second quadrant relative to the first axis, and is spaced apart from the second quadrant by a distance relative to the second axis. The stator arrangement is configured to cooperate with the first magnet arrangement to drive the first stage | 2012-12-27 |
20120328837 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BONDING PARTS TO BE JOINED, AS WELL AS COMPONENT - A method is provided for producing a bonded joint between fiber-reinforced thermoplastic parts to be joined, in which fiber-containing plastic material is mixed into the joining zone while friction stir welding the parts to be joined in the form of a butt joint. A device for carrying out such a method for a joined component is also provided. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328838 | MOISTURE-PERMEABLE AND WATERPROOF FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - It is an object of the invention to provide a moisture-permeable and waterproof film that is biodegradable, has high biomass and exhibits high flexibility. The moisture-permeable and waterproof film comprises polylactic acid and an inorganic filler, wherein the film has high-stretch regions (H | 2012-12-27 |
20120328839 | INSULATION BRICK - Presented are an insulation brick and the method of using an insulation brick to create a thermal lining. A set of corrugations are formed into a sidewall of the brick to increase the thermal insulation. A first end of the insulation brick has a convex portion while the second end of the insulation brick has a convex portion. This allows a first insulation brick to mate with another brick in an end to end configuration. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328840 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, MASTER PROTOTYPE, RESIN MASTER, RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE AND METAL MOLD - For generation of optical elements, a master prototype, a resin master, a resin molded article or a metal mold is used. In the master prototype, the resin master, the resin molded article or the metal mold, a fine relief structure is formed on a plane through which an object light is transmitted at a pitch smaller than a wavelength band of the object light, an identification pattern region is disposed in a part of a region where fine relief structure is formed, and in the identification pattern region, a state of the fine relief structure is different from that in the other region. An actual manufacturer of the master prototype, the resin master, the resin molded article or the metal mold can be identified by physically verifying the identification pattern region. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328841 | Vapor-Permeable, Substantially Water-Impermeable Multilayer Article - This disclosure relates to an article that includes a nonwoven substrate, a first film supported by the nonwoven substrate, and a second film such that the first film is between the nonwoven substrate and the second film. The first film includes a first polymer and a pore-forming filler. The difference between a surface energy of the first film and a surface energy of the nonwoven substrate is at most about 10 mN/m. The second film includes a second polymer capable of absorbing and desorbing moisture and providing a barrier to aqueous fluids. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328842 | Vapor-Permeable, Substantially Water-Impermeable Multilayer Article - This disclosure relates to an article that includes a nonwoven substrate and a film supported by the nonwoven substrate. The film can include a first polymer and a polymer that is immiscible with the first polymer. The first polymer can include a polyolefin and the second polymer can include a polycycloolefin, a polymethylpentene, or a copolymer thereof. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328843 | LIGHT-WEIGHT HYBRID GLASS LAMINATES - A glass laminate comprises an external glass sheet, an internal glass sheet, and a polymer interlayer formed between the external glass sheet and the internal glass sheet. The external glass sheet is a chemically-strengthened glass sheet having a thickness of less than 1 mm, the polymer interlayer has a thickness of less than 1.6 mm, and the internal glass sheet is a non-chemically-strengthened glass sheet having a thickness of less than 2.5 mm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328844 | Spacer for Filtration Devices - A spacer for devices for gas separation, reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, dialysis, micro-, ultra, or nano-filtration formed from a planar material which has a plurality of convex support elements having a footprint of 0.03 to 600 mm | 2012-12-27 |
20120328845 | MD STRETCH LAMINATE HAVING CD STRETCH - The presently described technology provides a machine-direction stretch elastic laminate having in addition cross-direction stretch. The elastomeric laminate comprises an elastic film layer laminated to at least one nonwoven fabric layer and may be used in elasticized features of various articles, such as disposable absorbent articles. Methods for producing the elastic laminate are also described. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328846 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF DRY FIBROUS PREFORMS - The invention relates to a device and a method for the realization of elongated textile preforms intended for manufacturing load-bearing composite members by means of a method using resin infusion. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328847 | Method of Manufacturing of Lightweight Structural Trim Part and Lightweight Structural Trim Part Produced - A method for manufacturing a lightweight structural trim part is comprising the following steps: (A) inserting a plurality of layers into a molding tool comprising a first molding half ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120328848 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A three-dimensional support structure is provided and includes a single sheet of material that is folded into a repeating pattern of cells. Each of the cells is formed by first and second spaced-apart endwalls and first and second sloped sidewalls spanning between the endwalls. Each endwall comprises two plies of material while each sidewall comprises a single ply of material. The first and second sidewalls are adjoined at a folded edge. The cells are aligned such that the first endwall of one cell from the repeating pattern abuts the second endwall of an adjacent cell of the repeating pattern to form a four-ply wall of the material. A first liner may be attached to a first side of the folded material and a second liner may be attached to a second side of the folded material. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328849 | LAMINATION PROCESS OPTIMIZATION UTILIZING NEOPENTYL GLYCOL-MODIFIED POLYESTERS - Thermoplastic articles made from polyesters modified by neopentyl glycol laminate more quickly than cyclohexanedimethanol-modified versions yet retain the properties that make modified polyesters the material of choice in this market—water-like color and clarity, high impact strength, low lamination temperature and low flammability. For situations where a faster cycle time is not needed, articles laminated with neopentyl glycol-modified polyesters can alternatively be manufactured at lower temperatures. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328850 | Sheet Materials Having Improved Softness - As disclosed herein, an article defining a visible surface includes a sheet material, an ink composition overlaying the sheet material, and a softening agent overlaying the ink composition, wherein the ink composition is positioned between the sheet material and the softening agent. For example, the softening agent may be selected from the group consisting of erucamide, cetyl 2-ethylhexanone, ethylhexyl stearate, ethylhexyl hydroxyetarate, perfluorinated dimethicone, and so forth. The articles have reduced static coefficient of friction and maintain oil Crockfastness. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328851 | MASK UNIT - A mask unit includes: a unit mask having a plurality of patterned areas arranged along a length direction of the unit mask and a dummy area disposed between two of the plurality of patterned areas; a mask frame coupled to lateral ends of the unit mask in the length direction of the unit mask to apply a tension force to the unit mask along the length direction of the unit mask; and a cross-tension member coupled to the dummy area of the unit mask and extending in a direction crossing the length direction of the unit mask to apply a tension force to the unit mask in the direction crossing the length direction of the unit mask. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328852 | SUBSTRATE WITH A MODIFIED LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER MARKING - The present invention relates to a marking on an item or substrate, which marking is based on a chiral nematic (also called cholesteric) liquid crystal precursor composition. Prior to curing the chiral liquid crystal precursor composition in the chiral liquid crystal state at least one optical property exhibited by the composition is modified by two modifying agents of different types in at least one area of the item or substrate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328853 | INKJET RECORDING INK SET, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDED MATTER - An inkjet recording ink set including: a black ink; and color inks composed of a cyan ink, a magenta ink and a yellow ink, wherein the black ink contains a water-soluble solvent, a surfactant, water, and colored polymer emulsion particles obtained by dispersing, in water, carbon black coated with a vinyl polymer or a polyester polymer, wherein the cyan ink, the magenta ink and the yellow ink each contain a corresponding color dye, a water-soluble solvent, and water, and wherein an amount S of the water-soluble solvent contained in each color ink occupies 40% by mass or more of a total amount of each color ink, a ratio (S/W) of the amount S of the water-soluble solvent to an amount W of the water contained in each color ink is in the range of 0.7 to 1.6, and each color ink does not have a flash point. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328854 | INKJET RECORDING INK SET, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED MATTER - An inkjet recording ink set including a black ink and color inks, wherein the black ink and the color inks each contain at least a dye, a water-soluble solvent and water and each have a viscosity of 5 mPa-s to 20 mPa-s at 25° C., and wherein the respective color inks each satisfy a mass ratio relationship of S/W≧1, and the black ink satisfies a mass ratio relationship of S/W<1, where S denotes an amount of the water-soluble solvent contained in the respective inks, and W denotes an amount of the water contained in the respective inks. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328855 | LAMINATE - A laminate excellent in terms of surface hardness, impact resistance, punchability, and yellowing deterioration resistance and suitable for use as display covers and building materials is provided. A laminate characterized by laminating a layer of a polycarbonate resin which contains a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound having, as part of the structure thereof, a site represented by the following formula (1) (layer A) to a layer of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (layer B). | 2012-12-27 |
20120328856 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CIRCUIT FORMATION SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A photosensitive resin composition for an interlayer insulating film or a protective film of a substrate for circuit formation, which includes a polymer (a) having a structural unit shown by the formula (A) and a compound (b) which generates a radical when irradiated with active rays and has a structure shown by the following formula (B). | 2012-12-27 |
20120328857 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A method for manufacturing a printed wiring board includes laminating a first core substrate and a second core substrate, forming a first upper buildup layer on a surface of the first core substrate, forming a second upper buildup layer on a surface of the second core substrate, separating the first core substrate and the second core substrate from each other, laminating the first upper buildup layer formed on the first core substrate and the second upper buildup layer formed on the second core substrate, forming a first lower buildup layer on the opposite surface of the first core substrate, forming a second lower buildup layer on the opposite surface of the second core substrate, and separating the first upper buildup layer and the second upper buildup layer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328858 | PREPREG, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PREPREG - A prepreg containing components (A) to (C) defined below, wherein component (A) is placed on one surface or both surfaces of a layer comprising components (B) and (C), 90% or more by area of component (A) being present in a region(s) extending from the surface(s) of the resulting prepreg containing components (A) to (C) to a depth equal to 20% of the average thickness of the prepreg: (A) urethane particles having tan δ of 0.15 or more at 10° C. and having a three-dimensional cross-linked structure, (B) a first epoxy resin composition, and (C) reinforcing fiber. The present invention provides a fiber-reinforced composite material which excels in rigidity, strength, and vibration damping properties, and a prepreg which is suitably used for production thereof, and also provides methods for production thereof. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328859 | OUTBOARD DURABLE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING ON AIRCRAFT CANOPY - A coated transparency including an electrically conductive multilayer stack is disclosed. The electrically conductive multilayer stack includes a first metal oxide layer including aluminum doped zinc (AZO), a metal layer including gold, and a second metal oxide layer including AZO. The electrically conductive multilayer stack has a low sheet resistance to provide radar attenuation and anti-static or static-dissipative properties, and has greater flexibility and resistance to corrosion than conventional multilayer stacks used to coat aircraft canopies and other substrates. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328860 | Multi-zone microstructure spring - A method to create a multi-zone microstructure spring includes releasing a buckling layer from a substrate, wherein the buckling layer displaces into a curved shape after the releasing. The buckling layer is displaced, relative to the substrate, through at least one of a first zone, a second zone, and a third zone, wherein the buckling layer provides positive stiffness in the first zone, zero stiffness in a second zone, and negative stiffness in a third zone, and the buckling layer must pass through the first zone to reach the second zone and the buckling layer must pass through the second zone to reach the third zone. A multi-zone microstructure spring includes a substrate and a buckling layer. The buckling layer has a surface area. The buckling layer has a positive stiffness in a first zone, zero stiffness in a second zone, and a negative stiffness in a third zone. The buckling layer must pass through the first zone to reach the second zone and the buckling layer must pass through the second zone to reach the third zone. The buckling layer is connected to the substrate. The microstructure includes an elastic connection. The elastic connection is in contact with the buckling layer over a fraction of the buckling layer's surface area. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328861 | WATER-ABSORBENT SHEET STRUCTURE - A water-absorbent sheet structure comprises a structure in which an absorbent layer comprising a water-absorbent resin and an adhesive is sandwiched with nonwoven fabrics from an upper side and a lower side of the absorbent layer, wherein the water-absorbent resin is contained in an amount of from 100 to 1,000 g/m | 2012-12-27 |
20120328862 | WATER-ABSORBENT SHEET STRUCTURE - A water-absorbent sheet structure comprises a structure in which an absorbent layer containing a water-absorbent resin and an adhesive is sandwiched with nonwoven fabrics from an upper side and a lower side of the absorbent layer, wherein the water-absorbent resin is contained in an amount of from 100 to 1,000 g/m | 2012-12-27 |
20120328863 | Silicone-Based Releasable Adhesive Composition, Sheet-Form Substrate Having Releasable Adhesive Layer Formed By Curing This Composition, And Use Of Such A Protective Film Or Fixing Sheet - Problem: To provide a silicone-based releasable adhesive composition that is capable of easily controlling peeling force of a releasable adhesive layer by the composition, and whereby the silicone-based releasable adhesive composition has excellent attachment characteristics and releasability characteristics. A further object is to provide a sheet-form substrate and a releasable adhesive sheet that have a releasable adhesive layer formed by curing this composition. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328864 | OPTICAL DOUBLE-SIDED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - The present invention provides an optical double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet excellent in step absorbability and anti-foaming release property. The invention relates to en optical double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which contains an acrylic polymer A and an acrylic polymer B having a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 30,000, and has a residual stress after 180 seconds of 3.0 N/cm | 2012-12-27 |
20120328865 | COEXTRUDED FOIL COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND ITS USE IN CARD BODIES - A composite film material usable in a data carrier card body includes a first outer plastic layer, an inner plastic layer and a second outer plastic layer, all the layers together forming a co-extruded composite. The plastic material of the first outer layer is a polyethylene terephthalate glycol copolymer (PETG) or contains a PETG, the plastic material of the inner layer is a thermoplastic copolyester elastomer (TPC) or contains a TPC, and the plastic material of the second outer layer is a PETG or contains a PETG. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328866 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYER STRUCTURAL BODY EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention provides a resin composition which comprises: (A) a saponifed ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer; (B) a rubber-like graft polymer; and (C) a polyalkylene ether unit-containing polymer. The inventive resin composition, which employs the saponfied ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, is excellent in impact resistance. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328867 | Low Reflected-Sound-Pressure-Level, Low Moisture-Vapor-Transmission-Rate Flooring System - A flooring system having a top floor layer, a sub-floor, and an underlayment material disposed between the sub-floor and the top floor layer is disclosed. The underlayment material may include a cross-linked, polyolefin foam having a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than about 3.0 lb/1000 ft | 2012-12-27 |
20120328868 | LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM - The present invention provides a laminated polyester film which can be suitably used in the applications requiring good easy-slip property and anti-sticking property, for example, such as members constituting liquid crystal displays. The laminated polyester film of the present invention comprises a polyester film, a coating layer formed on one surface of the polyester film which comprises a resin and particles in which a content by area ratio of the particles on a surface of the coating layer is in the range of 1 to 50%, and a coating layer formed on the other surface of the polyester film which comprises a resin. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328869 | SOLAR CELL BACKSHEET - A solar cell backsheet is disposed to contact a sealing material on a cell side of a substrate at which solar cell elements are sealed with the sealing material, and includes a support that satisfies Equation (1) and an adhesive layer including a binder and inorganic fine particles in an amount of from 50% to 200% by volume of the total volume of the binder, peeling strength between the sealing material and the adhesive layer being 10 N/20 mm or more after the solar cell backsheet is stored in an 85° C. and 85% RH atmosphere for 1,000 hours. Equation (1): 1.0≧(ELBA)/(ELBB)≧0.5 (ELBA and ELBB respectively denote elongation at break after and before 50 hours of storage in a 120° C. and 100% RH atmosphere.) The backsheet has excellent adhesion to a sealing material in a wet and hot environment. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328870 | COATED POLYMER FOILS WITH OXYGEN BARRIER PROPERTIES - A coated polymer foil is described and can be produced via coating of a polymer foil with an aqueous composition comprising (A) a polymer which is obtained via free-radical polymerization and which is composed of from 10 to 80% by weight of a compound selected from ethylenically unsaturated anhydrides and ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, the carboxylic acid groups of which can form an anhydride group, and (B) an alkanolamine having at least two hydroxy groups. The coating gives the polymer foil an oxygen barrier and can in particular be used for producing packaging. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328871 | Strip, Sheet or Blank Suitable for Hot Forming and Process for the Production Thereof - Disclosed is a strip, sheet or blank suitable for hot forming at a temperature of 700° C. or above, including a substrate of hot formable steel, optionally coated with an active corrosion protective coating. The optionally coated steel substrate is provided with a ceramic based coating having a thickness of at most 25 micron. Also disclosed is a process to produce such strip, sheet or blank. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328872 | LAMINATE - A laminate including an insulating layer including one insulating base material or plural insulating base materials laid one upon another, the base material being obtained by impregnating a glass cloth having a thickness of 5 to 25 μm with a liquid crystal polyester; and a metal layer provided on one surface or both, surfaces of the insulating layer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328873 | OPTICAL PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is an optical pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having satisfactory colorlessness/transparency, excels in whitening resistance, high-temperature bonding reliability, bump absorptivity, and in workability. The sheet includes a plastic film substrate and, on at least one side thereof, an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and has a moisture content of 0.65 percent by weight or more after storage in an environment of 60° C. and 95% RH for 120 hours. The plastic film substrate has a total light transmittance of 88% or more, an internal haze of 1.5% or less, a b* value of −0.5 to 0.5, and a thickness of 12 to 75 μm, the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains an acrylic polymer and has a storage shear modulus at 23° C. of 0.8×10 | 2012-12-27 |
20120328874 | LAMINATE COMPRISING CURABLE EPOXY FILM LAYER COMPRISING A DI-ISOIMIDE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - The present invention deals with a laminate useful for forming fully encapsulated flexible printed wiring boards. The laminate comprises a dielectric substrate coated with a curable composition comprising an epoxy and a novel aromatic di-isoimide chemical compound. The curable composition provides the benefit of thermal latency, improving shelf-life, and reducing premature curing during processing. Fully encapsulated printed wiring boards are also disclosed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328875 | COMPOSITION FOR COATING - The method consists of the formation of a layer over a stone substrate to increase its hardness, chemical resistance, wear and scratch resistance, comprising applying on the substrate a coating matrix incorporating an organic material and fillers including inorganic nanoparticles and/or microparticles; chemically binding said matrix to the substrate, by a self-assembly process and/or a binding process by covalent bonding, electrostatic bonding, van der Waals bonding or hydrogen bonds; and finally drying said matrix. The mentioned organic material is selected from organosilanes, organophosphates, polycarboxylic compounds, compounds based on triazine heterocycles and said nanoparticles are nanoparticles of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides of metals or of semimetals. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328876 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC FIBERS OF A COMPOSITION IN THE SIC RANGE AND FOR PRODUCING SIC FIBERS - A method for producing ceramic fibers of a composition in the SiC range, starts from a spinning material that contains a polysilane-polycarbosilane copolymer solution. The spinning material is extruded through spinnerets in a dry spinning method and spun through a spinning duct into green fibers, and the green fibers are subsequently pyrolyzed. Accordingly, the polysilane-polycarbosilane solution contains between 75 wt. % and 95 wt. %, in particular between 80 and 90 wt. %, of an indifferent solvent, and the spinnerets have a capillary diameter between 20 and 70 μm, in particular between 30 and 60 μm, in particular between 40 and 50 μm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328877 | CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, COMPOSITE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED BODY - The present invention is cellulose nanofibers having an average polymerization degree of 600 to 30000, an aspect ratio of 20 to 10000, an average diameter of 1 nm to 800 nm, and an Iβ-type crystal peak in an X-ray diffraction pattern. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328878 | ANISOTROPICALLY SHAPED POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided an anisotropically shaped powder preferred as plate-like crystals used in the process of producing niobate-based KNbO | 2012-12-27 |
20120328879 | POWDER COMPRISING ZIRCONIA AND ALUMINA GRANULES - The invention relates to a granulated powder intended, in particular, for the production of ceramic sintered parts, said powder having the following chemical weight composition, based on dry matter, namely: a zirconia stabilizer selected from the group containing Y | 2012-12-27 |
20120328880 | CARBON MICROPARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THEREOF - A process is provided for producing carbon microparticles, wherein resin microparticles, metal-containing resin microparticles or daughter-particle-containing resin microparticles are subjected to carbonization baking, and wherein the synthetic resin microparticles, the metal-containing resin microparticles or the daughter-particle-containing resin microparticles are produced by a process comprising mixing a polymer (A) such as polyacrylonitrile copolymer microparticles composed of a copolymer of an acrylonitrile monomer and a hydrophilic vinyl monomer with a polymer (B) that is different from the polymer (A) in an organic solvent to produce an emulsion and bringing the emulsion into contact with a poor solvent for the polymer (A), thereby causing the polymer (A) to precipitate; and the carbon microparticles. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328881 | Carbon Black, Method of Producing Carbon Black and Device for Implementing the Method - The invention relates to a carbon black having an aggregate size distribution which has a (d | 2012-12-27 |
20120328882 | INFUSING A POROUS MEDIA WITH AN ACTIVE CHEMICAL AGENT VAPOR - Porous media may be infused with a layer of chemical upon an extended surface of the porous media by forming a vapor of the chemical and condensing the vapor onto exposed surfaces of the porous media. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328883 | SYNTHESIS METHOD OF TRANSITION METAL NITRIDE AND TRANSITION METAL NITRIDE - The present invention discloses a method of synthesizing transition metal nitride by using supercritical ammonia. Transition metal nitride such as vanadium nitride, molybdenum nitride, titanium nitride, nickel nitride, neodymium nitride, iron nitride, etc. can be synthesized in supercritical ammonia with reducing mineralizers such as potassium, sodium, lithium, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum. Since supercritical ammonia has characteristics of both gas and liquid, it can over complicated fine structure or fine particles. The new method is suitable for forming a protective coating on complicated structure or forming micro- to nano-sized particles. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328884 | Carbon-Based Composite Material and Method for Fabricating the Same - A method for fabricating a carbon-based composite material includes: (a) forming over a substrate a seeding layer that includes amorphous carbon matrix, and a plurality of ultra-nanocrystalline diamond grains; and (b) growing crystal grains over the seeding layer under a hybrid plasma to obtain the carbon-based composite material. The hybrid plasma is produced by ionization of a gas mixture. The gas mixture includes a hydrocarbon gas, H | 2012-12-27 |
20120328885 | DEPOSITION OF POLYMER FILMS BY ELECTROSPINNING - Methods and apparatus for depositing polymer films are provided herein. In some embodiments a method for depositing a dielectric film may include flowing a liquid polymer precursor material through an orifice spaced apart from a substrate upon which the liquid polymer precursor material is to be deposited; providing a potential difference between the orifice and the substrate to attract the liquid polymer towards the substrate and form a deposited material on the substrate; and curing the deposited material to form a dielectric film on the substrate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328886 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE INCLUDING SILICON OXYCARBIDE LAYER - A composite article includes a substrate, at least one protective layer on the substrate and an intermediate layer between the at least one protective layer and the substrate. The intermediate layer includes dense silicon oxycarbide. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328887 | Method of fabricating insulated panels - A method for fabricating an insulated flame retardant panel includes the provision of a mixture of rice hulls and adhesive adhered to one or more skins of the panel with pressure in which the adhesive is either a urethane adhesive or a sodium silicate adhesive that is set by applying pressure, with the rice hulls providing an R value comparable to that associated with expanded polystyrene foam or urethane foam but with significantly improved structural properties and without involving environmentally unfriendly processes. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328888 | ONE-COMPONENT LAMINATING ADHESIVE HAVING SILANE CROSS-LINKING - The invention relates to a crosslinkable one-component laminating adhesive containing 25 to 80 wt. % of polyester prepolymers, polyether prepolymers and/or polyurethane prepolymers, which have at least two cross-linkable alkoxysilane groups and have a molecular weight of 2000 to 30,000 g/mol, 75 to 19 wt. % of organic solvent having a boiling point up to 130° C., 1 to 20 wt. % of polymers which contain anhydride groups, and 0 to 15 wt. % of additives, wherein the viscosity of the adhesive is between 50 and 20,000 mPas (according to DIN ISO 2555), measured at 15 to 45° C. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328889 | THERMALLY FOAMABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, THERMALLY FOAMABLE RESIN SHEET, THERMALLY FOAMABLE LAMINATE, AND FOAMED MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A thermally foamable resin composition contains foamable resin particles and a resin composition. Each of the foamable resin particles contains a solid resin and a thermally expandable substance contained in the solid resin. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328890 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE FOR CONFIGURING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for producing a laminate for configuring an image display device is provided, capable of realizing simultaneously unevenness followability and anti-bubble reliability. A method for producing a laminate for configuring an image display device is proposed, comprising the following steps (1) and (2): | 2012-12-27 |
20120328891 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR OPTICS - An ultraviolet cross-linkable pressure sensitive adhesive sheet includes a (meth)acrylic copolymer of a monomer containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester having an ultraviolet cross-linkable site. The storage modulus of the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet before ultraviolet cross-linking is from 5.0×10 | 2012-12-27 |
20120328892 | NON-BLOOMING LOW FORMALDEHYDE COATING COMPOSITION - Blooming may be reduced or eliminated in a low formaldehyde amino resin-crosslinkable coating composition by including in the composition, in addition to the ingredients necessary to form a crosslinked coating, an anti-blooming agent containing one or more of (i) an acid-functional polymer, (ii) ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or an ethylene glycol or propylene glycol polymer or copolymer, or (iii) for compositions containing the acidic catalyst p-toluene sulfonic acid (PTSA), a further acidic cure catalyst having greater hydrophobicity than PTSA. The anti-blooming agent has particular value in amino resin-crosslinkable alkyd resin formulations, but may be used in amino resin-crosslinkable coating compositions based on other film-forming polymers bearing amino resin-reactive functional groups including appropriately functionalized acrylic, polyester, vinyl and cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) resins and nitrocellulose lacquers. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328893 | COLOR STABILIZATION OF CORK AND COLORED WOODS BY THE COMBINED USE OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC UV-ABSORBERS - The instant invention relates to a method for the color stabilization of cork and specific colored woods by the combined use of a small amount of inorganic UV-absorbers and an excess of organic UV-absorbers in a protective coating. A further aspect of the invention is the use of such a UV-absorber combination for the color stabilization of cork and specific colored woods. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328894 | NON-COVALENTLY BONDING ANTI-MICROBIAL NANOPARTICLES FOR WATER SOLUBLE WOOD TREATMENT - Embodiments described herein include capped nanoparticles having a nanoparticle core and at least one capping agent including a biochemical constituent of wood or a woody plant or a derivative thereof functionally associated to the nanoparticle core. Some embodiments provide for wood products and wood treatment compositions including such capped nanoparticles, and methods for preparing and using such capped nanoparticles to produce treated wood or treated wood products. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328895 | PRE-TREATMENT FOR PRESERVATION OF WOOD - The present application relates to methods of pre-treating wood, methods of drying wood, and methods of preserving wood. The methods include providing untreated wood, and applying an ionic liquid to the untreated wood. The methods also can include drying the wood after applying the ionic liquid to the wood. The methods also can include applying a preservative to the wood. Also provided herein are wood products produced by the methods provided herein. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328896 | REINFORCING BAR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An improved reinforcing bar (REBAR) and the process for manufacturing the same for the enhancement of the life span of reinforced concrete, reinforced concrete structures and constructions as well as reinforced concrete elements without the need for any surface treatment or surface protection to REBAR or addition of admixture in concrete or without any other special provision or effort following the making/manufacturing of REBAR where the rebar, even when made of high strength steel or any other material, has a plain surface but with a deformed axis for use in all concrete constructions. The improved reinforcing bar (REBAR) for reinforced concrete constructions and reinforced concrete structures comprising a high strength material, a circular or oval or elliptical cross section of said bar; deformation of the axis of the bar in specific plane(s). | 2012-12-27 |
20120328897 | HIGH-STRENGTH STAINLESS STEEL FOR OIL WELL AND HIGH-STRENGTH STAINLESS STEEL PIPE FOR OIL WELL - A high-strength stainless steel for oil well having corrosion resistance excellent in a high-temperature environment, having excellent SSC resistance at normal temperature, and having better workability than 13% Cr steels has a chemical composition containing, by mass percent, C: at most 0.05%, Si: at most 1.0%, Mn: at most 0.3%, P: at most 0.05%, S: less than 0.002%, Cr: over 16% and at most 18%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.5 to 6.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: at most 0.025%, and O: at most 0.01%, the balance being Fe and impurities, a microstructure containing a martensite phase, 10 to 48.5%, by volume ratio, of a ferrite phase and at most 10%, by volume ratio, of a retained austenite phase, yield strength of at least 758 MPa and uniform elongation of at least 10%. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328898 | ROLL FORMED STEEL BEAM - The present invention relates to a cold rolled steel beam comprising: a web having two layers of steel, the web having a top end and a bottom end; a pair of bottom flanges extending outwardly from the bottom end of the web; and a pair of top flanges extending outwardly from the top end of the web, each top flange having two layers of steel. Preferably, a portion of each bottom flange has two layers of steel, and the cold rolled steel beam includes a pair of end connectors extending generally orthogonally from the web and positioned generally orthogonally to the bottom flanges and the top flanges. Preferably, the cold rolled steel beam is cold formed from a unitary piece of sheet steel. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328899 | Metal Strip Having a Constant Thickness and Varying Mechanical Properties - The invention relates to a metal strip which is produced from steel by hot rolling and by cold rolling of the metal strip. The invention also relates to a blank produced from the metal strip, the use of the metal strip, and to a method of producing it. The object of providing metal strip from which components of minimum weight which are adapted to specific loads can be produced with little cost or complication is achieved by metal strip of the generic kind which, after the cold rolling, is of constant thickness and has, section by section, regions whose mechanical properties vary. What “after the cold rolling” means, for the purposes of the present invention, is that, immediately on completion of the cold rolling, i.e. without any further treatment such as heat treatment, regions whose mechanical properties vary are present in the metal strip. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328900 | Alloy, protective layer, and component - Known protective layers having a high chromium content, as well as silicon, have brittle phases that become additionally brittle under the influence of carbon during use. A protective layer including the composition of 18% to 20% cobalt, 6% to 8% aluminum, 0.5% to 0.7% yttrium, 22% to 26% chromium, and the remainder nickel is provided. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328901 | HIGH TENSILE STEEL SHEET SUPERIOR IN FORMABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - With regard to an Al content (%) and a Si content (%), a relation of a formula (A) is established, and an average value Y | 2012-12-27 |
20120328902 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPONENT AND A MANUFACTURED COMPONENT - A method of fabricating a component and a fabricated component are disclosed. The method includes depositing a material to a component and manipulating the material to form a boundary region and a filler region for desired properties. The component includes the boundary region and the filler region, thereby having the desired properties. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328903 | METHOD FOR LIMITING SURFACE RECRYSTALLIZATION - A method to limit surface zone recrystallization in a superalloy article includes limiting recrystallization in a surface zone of a superalloy article by treating the superalloy article in an oxygen-containing environment to introduce oxygen into the surface zone in an amount sufficient to pin any new grain boundaries in the surface zone. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328904 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND RELATED ARTICLES INCLUDING ELECTRODEPOSITED COATINGS - Printed circuit boards and related articles including electrodeposited coatings are described herein. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328905 | NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS - Methods for making a material superwicking and/or superwetting (superhydrophyllic) involving creating one or more indentations in the surface of the material that have a micro-rough surface of protrusions, cavities, spheres, rods, or other irregularly shaped features having heights and/or widths on the order of 0.5 to 100 microns and the micro-rough surface having a nano-rough surface of protrusions, cavities, spheres, rods, and other irregularly shaped features having heights and/or widths on the order of 1 to 500 nanometers. Superwicking and/or superwetting materials having micro-rough and nano-rough surface indentations, including metals, glass, enamel, polymers, semiconductors, and others. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328906 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHENE, TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND ACTIVE LAYER COMPRISING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, BATTERY, SOLAR CELL, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE AND THE ACTIVE LAYER - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing graphene, a transparent electrode and an active layer including the graphene, and a display, an electronic device, an optoelectronic device, a solar cell, and a dye-sensitized solar cell including the transparent electrode and the active layer. The method of manufacturing graphene includes: (a) preparing a subject substrate; (b) forming a metal thin film on the subject substrate and heat-treating the metal thin film to increase the grain size of the metal thin film; (c) supplying a carbon source material on the metal thin film; (d) heating the supplied carbon source material, the subject substrate, and the metal thin film; (e) diffusing carbon atoms generated from the heated carbon source material due to thermal decomposition into the metal thin film; and (f) forming graphene on the subject substrate by the carbon atoms diffused through the metal thin film. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328907 | GLASS FOR USE AS SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND THEIR PRODUCTION METHODS - According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is glass for use in substrate for information recording medium, which comprises, denoted as molar percentages, a total of 70 to 85 percent of SiO | 2012-12-27 |
20120328908 | Battery Pack - A battery pack comprises a battery module disposed inside a case, the battery module including a plurality of battery units, each including first and second lead tabs which protrude outside of each battery unit and which have bent portions. An insulation plate includes a plurality of ribs, wherein the bent portions of the lead tabs extend over the ribs, and a plurality of bus bars are disposed over the lead tabs and electrically connect the battery units serially with each other, the bus bars being fixed to the ribs. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328909 | MONITORING ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - This invention relates to a monitoring electrode for measuring voltage of each of a cathode and an anode of a secondary battery including the cathode, the anode and an electrolyte, which includes a first end portion inserted into the secondary battery so as to be incorporated in the electrolyte but disposed so that it is not in contact with the cathode or the anode; and a second end portion extending from the first end portion and having branches respectively connected to the cathode and the anode, and to a secondary battery using the same. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328910 | Electrolyte Flow Configuration for a Metal-Halogen Flow Battery - A flow battery and method of operating a flow battery. The flow battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reaction zone located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The flow battery is configured with a first electrolyte flow configuration in charge mode and a second flow configuration in discharge mode. The first electrolyte flow configuration is at least partially different from the second electrolyte flow configuration. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING EFFICIENCY AND POWER OUTPUT FROM A VANADIUM REDOX BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - An energy storage system includes a vanadium redox battery that interfaces with a control system to optimize performance and efficiency. The control system calculates optimal pump speeds, electrolyte temperature ranges, and charge and discharge rates. The control system instructs the vanadium redox battery to operate in accordance with the prescribed parameters. The control system further calculates optimal temperature ranges and charge and discharge rates for the vanadium redox battery. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328912 | WINDING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS, METHODS OF MAKING THE WINDING ASSEMBLY, AND THE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A winding assembly including positive and negative electrodes and a separator sheet wound in an overlying relationship such that the separator sheet is positioned between the positive and negative electrodes, and such that an exposed edge of the positive electrode is spaced longitudinally from an unexposed edge of the negative electrode at one end, and such that an exposed edge region of the negative electrode is spaced longitudinally from an unexposed edge of the positive electrode at an opposite end, and wherein a portion of the positive electrode proximate to the exposed edge of the positive electrode comprises a first plurality of apertures and a portion of the negative electrode proximate to the exposed edge of the negative electrode comprises a second plurality apertures. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328913 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE PACKAGE - An energy storage device package is provided. The energy storage device package includes a bottom cover and a top cover connected to form a hollow chamber to accumulate an electrolyte, a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the top cover and which stretch from the top cover to the hollow chamber to contact the electrolyte, and a safety valve. The first electrode includes an opening and an exhaust channel that extends between the hollow chamber and the opening. When a gas pressure in the hollow chamber is smaller than or equal to a threshold value, the safety valve in the first electrode blocks the exhaust channel. When the gas pressure is larger than the threshold value, the gas pushes to open the safety valve and flows out from the hollow chamber through the exhaust channel and the opening. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328914 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - A safe battery assembly structure comprises a plurality of secondary battery cells mounted on one side of a rack, and a positive guiding strip, a negative guiding strip, and a plurality of fuses mounted on the other side of the rack in such a manner that the secondary battery cells is electrically connected to the positive and negative guiding strips by the fuses and the connecting members, and each of secondary battery cells has its own fuse, so that the secondary battery cells are mounted on one side of the rack while the fuses and positive and negative guiding strips are all mounted on the other side of the rack, thus making it easy for visual checking, assembling, replacement, and maintenance of the components of the battery assembly, and also allowing a plurality of such battery assemblies to be safely arranged side by side or stacked on one another. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328915 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing an active material, and an electrolytic solution, in which the active material includes a core portion capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a covering portion arranged on at least part of a surface of the core portion, in which the covering portion contains, as constituent elements, Si, O, and at least one element M1 selected from Li, C, Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Zr, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ba, W, Ta, Na, and K, and the atomic ratio y (O/Si) of O to Si is 0.5≦y≦1.8. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328916 | BATTERY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A battery for a motor vehicle includes a battery housing in which at least one cell group having a plurality of electrochemical cells is accommodated, wherein the cells of a cell group are held on a respective cell carrier, wherein a cover part of the cell carrier includes a coolant conduit for cooling the cells of the cell group. The cell carrier thus combines a holding function and a cooling function, and for this reason such a battery has a particularly simple design and is particularly lightweight. Good heat dissipation is ensured by the large surface area of the cover part. | 2012-12-27 |