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20090325328 | Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method - A plasma processing method is provided. The method includes providing photon detection sensors for measuring an ultraviolet-light-induced current around circumferential portions of a wafer stage within a plasma chamber. The method also includes providing a semiconductor wafer on the wafer stage and performing plasma processing so as to form an insulating layer the semiconductor wafer or etch an insulating layer formed on the semiconductor wafer. | 12-31-2009 |
20100080502 | OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR - An optical fiber sensor measuring refractive index of a medium with high sensitivity in a wide range. The optical fiber sensor includes an optical fiber causing a transmission loss due to leakage in the clad propagation mode from a portion of a core and a clad where a Bragg grating is provided, a light source permitting light in a wavelength band in the clad propagation mode to enter the optical fiber, and a light-receiving section receiving the transmitted or reflected light transmitted through the core and the clad at the portion where the Bragg grating is provided. The refractive index of the medium to be measured in contact with the clad is measured according to total intensity of the light received by the light-receiving section. The Bragg grating is inclined at a predetermined angle of inclination to the vertical line vertical to the length direction of the optical fiber. | 04-01-2010 |
20100296080 | OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR - An objective of the present invention is to provide an optical fiber sensor which has a simple configuration to enable sensitively measuring a refractive index of a measurement medium in a wide range of refractive indexes. An optical fiber sensor according to the present invention includes; an optical fiber having a core in which a short-period gratings are formed and a cladding, the optical fiber being made so that transmission loss occurs due to cladding-propagation-mode leakage at its cladding portion where the short-period gratings are formed; a light source from which light having a wavelength range of the cladding propagation mode is emitted; and a light receiving unit for receiving transmission or reflection light having passed through the cladding at the position where the short-period gratings are formed. The optical fiber sensor detects, based on the total receiving light intensity that the light receiving unit receives, the refractive index of the measurement medium contacting the cladding, in which the optical fiber is multi-mode one, and the short-period gratings have plural kinds of periods. | 11-25-2010 |
20110043799 | OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR AND FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An optical fiber sensor includes: an optical fiber; a light source portion; and a light receiving portion. The optical fiber includes: a core that includes a grating that generates a clad mode upon receipt of light; a clad that covers the core; and a fiber jacket that covers the clad, wherein a part of the fiber jacket corresponding to an area where the grating is formed is removed so that the lad is contactable with the fuel. The light source portion includes a light cutting element that emits light, whose wavelength is within a wavelength band of the cladding mode toward the optical fiber. The light receiving portion that detects intensity of the light transmitted through the grating. The optical fiber, the light receiving portion and the light source portion are arranged linearly. | 02-24-2011 |
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20130272644 | Multi-Mode Interference Manipulator - A multi-mode interference includes a core portion suitable, at any point, for propagating an optical signal having multiple spatial modes. The core portion includes a shifting section for shifting phases of the spatial modes of the optical signal. | 10-17-2013 |
20140030578 | SEPARATOR FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a separator for a rechargeable lithium battery including a porous substrate and an adherence porous layer on at least one side of the porous substrate, and including a first fluorovinylidene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a second fluorovinylidene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, and filler particles, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. | 01-30-2014 |
20140270635 | Multi-Mode Interference Device - A multi-mode interference (MMI) device includes a substrate layer, a core layer grown on the substrate layer for propagating an optical signal, and a cladding layer grown on the core layer for guiding the optical signal. The MMI device also includes a non-uniform pattern of patches forming a non-uniform refractive index distribution within the MMI device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140321823 | Multi-Mode Interference Device - A multi-mode interference (MMI) device includes a substrate layer, a core layer grown on the substrate layer for propagating an optical signal, and a cladding layer grown on the core layer for guiding the optical signal. The MMI device includes a patch with a non-uniform shape formed by an intersection of a plurality of curves forming a non-uniform refractive index distribution within the MMI device. The plurality of curves includes at least one curve with a non-null curvature. | 10-30-2014 |
20150086158 | Multi-Mode Phase-Shifting Interference Device - A multi-mode interference (MMI) device includes a substrate layer, a core layer deposited on the substrate layer for propagating an optical signal, and a cladding layer deposited on the core layer for guiding the optical signal. The core layer includes a core section suitable for propagating multiple optical signals having different wavelengths. The core section includes a shifting segment for uniquely shifting phases of the multiple optical signals. The shifting segment includes at least one or a combination of sections having different effective refractive index, a tilted segment, a curved section, and waveguides with variations in width, thickness or effective refractive index. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080316536 | PRINT CONTROLLER, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A print controller for making a print device print in such a manner that a grouping for each record included in printed matter can be easily recognized is provided. A print control program stored on computer readable storage media for outputting a business form by sending output form data to a print device includes the steps of inputting form data which indicates a layout of the business form; inputting variable length field data consisting of a plurality of records; setting a print condition for each record included in the input field data; generating output form data of the business form by overlaying the field data set with the print condition on the input form data; and outputting the business form by sending the generated output form data to the print device. | 12-25-2008 |
20090273806 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT DATA FORMING METHOD, PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM, AND MEMORY MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for forming print data to be print-processed by a printer is constructed by: designation receiving means for receiving designation of a duplex printing, discriminating means for discriminating the number of pages in the case where data to be printed has been arranged on a recording paper, and command adding means for receiving the designation of the duplex printing by the designation receiving means and, in the case where it is determined by the discriminating means that the number of pages of the recording paper on which the data to be printed has been arranged is equal to an odd number, adding a command to urge a forced paper ejection in the printer lest a blank page of the last page is logically counted in the printer. A print data forming method and a print control program for realizing such an apparatus and a memory medium which stores such a program are provided. When the last page is printed as a blank page in the printer in a duplex printing mode, the print data is formed lest the last blank page is counted up by a counter. | 11-05-2009 |
20100033761 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Upon designating bookbinding print, preview images are displayed in a layout after bookbinding. When “store” of intermediate data is designated in a print process, a spooler ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100064211 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAMS - Defect-free printing is achieved by previewing on a display prior to printing, device functions and print specifications. Preview of double-sided faces is concurrently provided when double-sided printing is specified. Display is performed by generation of data which allows print preview that reflects consideration of device information and document data. Data is generated for perspective-reverse-face preview when page-specification information is set for double-sided faces. | 03-11-2010 |
20110032560 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus that can be connected to an image-forming apparatus, a method, and a program used for the information processing apparatus are disclosed. The information processing apparatus comprises a control unit for controlling print-setting information set for document data to be printed, a recognition unit for recognizing information about a first function specified by the print-setting information by translating the print-setting information controlled by the control unit, an obtaining unit for obtaining information about a second function of the image-forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus, a determination unit for determining whether or not the image-forming apparatus can perform the first function recognized by the recognition unit based on the second-function information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a modification unit for modifying the print-setting information controlled by the control unit based on the determination result. | 02-10-2011 |
20110170926 | PRINTING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - This invention relates to a printing control method and apparatus, a computer program product, and the like in which printing data is held in a hierarchical structure and a printing job is issued to a printer to cause the printer to print. In the printing control method according to the present invention, different setting values can be set in the lower and upper layers of the hierarchical structure as printing setting data containing double-sided printing or single-sided printing setting. When a setting value different from that of the upper layer is set in the lower layer of the hierarchical structure, the printer is instructed on a setting in the lower layer for each printing data to which the setting value is applied. | 07-14-2011 |
20110205592 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Upon designating bookbinding print, preview images are displayed in a layout after bookbinding. When “store” of intermediate data is designated in a print process, a spooler ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110261377 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAMS - Defect-free printing is achieved by previewing on a display prior to printing, device functions and print specifications. Preview of double-sided faces is concurrently provided when double-sided printing is specified. Display is performed by generation of data which allows print preview that reflects consideration of device information and document data. Data is generated for perspective-reverse-face preview when page-specification information is set for double-sided faces. | 10-27-2011 |
20120070251 | Information Processing Apparatus and Method for Generating Print Data for a Book with a Cover Sheet - An information processing apparatus for making a bookbinding setup for a document includes a cover page determination unit for determining pages to be imposed on a cover from input data of a plurality of pages, a cover imposing processing unit for executing an imposing process of cover pages on the basis of data of the pages determined by the cover page determination unit, and a bookbinding imposing processing unit for executing an imposing process of running text pages on the basis of data of the remaining pages which are not imposed on the cover pages by the cover imposing processing unit, thus allowing an information process for making a bookbinding setup that the user wants. | 03-22-2012 |
20130050761 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Upon designating bookbinding print, preview images are displayed in a layout after bookbinding. When “store” of intermediate data is designated in a print process, a spooler ( | 02-28-2013 |
20140022596 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Upon designating bookbinding print, preview images are displayed in a layout after bookbinding. When “store” of intermediate data is designated in a print process, a spooler ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140168706 | PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Upon designating bookbinding print, preview images are displayed in a layout after bookbinding. When “store” of intermediate data is designated in a print process, a spooler ( | 06-19-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080309971 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to the claimed invention, an information-processing apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus, comprises: a setting unit (S | 12-18-2008 |
20090146980 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND FIRMWARE UPLOAD METHOD - An information processing apparatus receives firmware information on firmware and an image processing apparatus which uploads the above-mentioned firmware, controls a display device to display a screen, including options of attribute information on an upload of the above-mentioned firmware, on the basis of the above-mentioned firmware information according to a display request, and generates a command according to the attribute information selected in the above-mentioned screen. | 06-11-2009 |
20090177806 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A distribution apparatus includes a firmware distribution unit distributing firmware corresponding to a post-update version of firmware included in an acquisition request to an image processing apparatus; a determination unit determining whether migration of setup information stored in a storage unit in the image processing apparatus is necessary in the update of the firmware from a pre-update version currently applied to the image processing apparatus to the post-update version on the basis of the pre-update version, the post-update version, and data on the setup information in which combinations of the versions of firmware are associated with information indicating whether the migration of the setup information is necessary; and a setup-migration-program distribution unit distributing a setup migration program involved in the migration of the setup information to the image processing apparatus if the determination unit determines that the migration is necessary. | 07-09-2009 |
20100079793 | SYSTEM, SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention provides a server which distributes firmware to an image forming apparatus, the server including a determination unit configured to determine whether the firmware distributed to the image forming apparatus is released now, and a transmission unit configured to, when the firmware determined by the determination unit not to be released now has not been applied to the image forming apparatus, transmit instruction information containing an instruction to prevent application of the firmware to the image forming apparatus, and when the firmware determined by the determination unit not to be released now has been applied to the image forming apparatus, transmit instruction information containing an instruction to obtain either of alternative firmware and downgrade firmware to the firmware and apply the obtained firmware. | 04-01-2010 |
20100208294 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An application is determined based on an application list and output settings transmitted from a delivery server. Application information is transmitted to a user by a job completion notification, and displayed on a PC. The user can know an appropriate application which reduces his print work. | 08-19-2010 |
20100302592 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - Document data is stored including both permanent pages whose page contents are permanent and variable pages whose page contents vary depending on a plurality of types of records. Print data which includes the variable pages and is to be output to the first printing apparatus serving as a plateless printing apparatus, and plate data which does not include the variable pages and is used to make a press plate used in the second printing apparatus serving as a plate printing apparatus are generated from the document data. | 12-02-2010 |
20110276958 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FIRMWARE APPLICATION METHOD - A PC determines whether or not firmware (a first firmware), which has already been downloaded to an image forming apparatus, is present, and, when the first firmware is present on the image forming apparatus, acquires information about the first firmware and information about a second firmware that matches the image forming apparatus. When the application of second firmware to the image forming apparatus is selected, the PC acquires a difference package corresponding to the difference between first firmware and second firmware based on information about first and second firmware, and applies a difference package and first firmware to the image forming apparatus. | 11-10-2011 |
20120062948 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, FIRMWARE UPDATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A confirmation time at which confirmation processing for confirming whether firmware applicable to an image forming apparatus is managed by a delivery server and an application time at which the firmware is applied to the image forming apparatus are set in advance by an operation unit of the image forming apparatus, and an update control unit performs the confirmation processing at an actual confirmation time which is acquired by shifting the confirmation time, and if firmware applicable to the image forming apparatus is managed by the delivery server, the firmware is downloaded from the delivery server, and the firmware is stored in a storage device, and the update control unit applies the stored firmware to the image forming apparatus at the application time. | 03-15-2012 |
20130152065 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - For update of individual firmware of an image forming apparatus by a service person through a dedicated interface, an update information file indicating a range of versions of firmware in collective update is stored. In the collective update, applicable firmware is searched based on the versions included in the update information file to search sets of applicable firmware. When the sets of the applicable firmware searched in a distribution system are acquired, collective update of the firmware is performed based on a firmware set selected from the sets. | 06-13-2013 |
20140351805 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL APPARATUS, DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A distribution control apparatus that controls distribution of firmware to be mounted on an image forming apparatus in a network, comprises: a storage control unit configured to cause a first storage unit installed in the network to store different versions of firmware; a control unit configured to control, based on information of the different versions of firmware, publication and suspension of publication of the different versions of firmware; and a distribution unit configured to cause distribution of a publicized version of firmware from the first storage unit in accordance with a request, wherein the control unit causes deletion of a version of firmware whose publication is to be suspended from the first storage unit. | 11-27-2014 |
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20100068612 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A first object of the present invention is to provide a separator including a polyethylene microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer, and that has a sufficient shutdown function and a sufficient heat resistance, and can be formed with a reduced thickness and can overcome the problem of slidability. A first aspect of the present invention is a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery. The separator includes a microporous membrane of primarily polyethylene, and a heat-resistant porous layer of a primarily heat-resistant polymer formed on at least one surface of the microporous membrane. (1) The microporous membrane has a Gurley number of 25 to 35 sec/100 cc·μm per unit thickness. (2) The heat-resistant porous layer contains inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm. (3) The inorganic fine particles are 40% to 80% in volume with respect to a total volume of the heat-resistant polymer and the inorganic fine particles. (4) The heat-resistant porous layer has a total thickness of 3 to 12 μm. | 03-18-2010 |
20100143783 | NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND PROCESS FOR ITS FABRICATION - This invention provides a separator for a nonaqueous rechargeable battery comprising a composite porous membrane that has both a shutdown function and heat resistance good enough to be effective for the suppression of meltdown, desired in a high-performance nonaqueous rechargeable battery having increased energy density, increased output, and increased size, and can realize a separator for a nonaqueous rechargeable battery having excellent handling properties and ion permeability. The composite porous membrane comprises a polyolefin microporous membrane having an air permeability per thickness of not less than 15 sec/100 cc·μm and not more than 50 sec/100 cc·μm (JIS P 8117) and a membrane thickness of not less than 5 μm and not more than 25 μm and a porous layer formed of poly-m-phenylene isophthalamide covering and integrated with both sides of the polyolefin microporous membrane. The composite porous membrane is characterized in that the composite porous membrane has a thickness of not less than 6 μm and not more than 35 μm and an air permeability (JIS P 8117) of not less than 1.01 times and not more than 2.00 times that of the polyolefine microporous membrane, and the coverage of poly-m-phenylene isophthalamide is not less than 1.0 g/m | 06-10-2010 |
20100173187 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is to provide a separator that is excellent in heat resistance, shutdown function, flame retardancy and handling property. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention is a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery that has a polyolefin microporous membrane at least one surface of which is laminated with a heat resistant porous layer containing a heat resistant resin, and is characterized by containing an inorganic filler containing a metallic hydroxide that undergoes dehydration reaction at a temperature of 200 to 400° C. | 07-08-2010 |
20100178544 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE BASE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY SERARATOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous secondary battery separator is provided that is excellent in heat resistance, shutdown characteristics, membrane resistance and handling property. The present invention is a polyolefin microporous membrane used for a nonaqueous secondary battery separator containing the polyolefin microporous membrane at least one surface of which is coated and integrated with a heat resistant porous layer, characterized in that the membrane has (A) a thickness of 5 to 20 μm, (B) a porosity of 35 to 50%, (C) an air permeability per unit thickness (JIS P8117) of 10 to 30 sec/100 cc·μm and a total air permeability of the membrane (JIS P8117) of 400 sec/100 cc or less, and (D) Y/X of 1×10 | 07-15-2010 |
20110165450 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A first object of the present invention is to provide a separator including a polyethylene microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer, and that has a sufficient shutdown function and a sufficient heat resistance, and can be formed with a reduced thickness and can overcome the problem of slidability. A first aspect of the present invention is a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery. The separator includes a microporous membrane of primarily polyethylene, and a heat-resistant porous layer of a primarily heat-resistant polymer formed on at least one surface of the microporous membrane. (1) The microporous membrane has a Gurley number of 25 to 35 sec/100 cc·μm per unit thickness. (2) The heat-resistant porous layer contains inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm. (3) The inorganic fine particles are 40% to 80% in volume with respect to a total volume of the heat-resistant polymer and the inorganic fine particles. (4) The heat-resistant porous layer has a total thickness of 3 to 12 μm. | 07-07-2011 |
20110165469 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A first object of the present invention is to provide a separator including a polyethylene microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer, and that has a sufficient shutdown function and a sufficient heat resistance, and can be formed with a reduced thickness and can overcome the problem of slidability. A first aspect of the present invention is a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery. The separator includes a microporous membrane of primarily polyethylene, and a heat-resistant porous layer of a primarily heat-resistant polymer formed on at least one surface of the microporous membrane. (1) The microporous membrane has a Gurley number of 25 to 35 sec/100 cc·μm per unit thickness. (2) The heat-resistant porous layer contains inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm. (3) The inorganic fine particles are 40% to 80% in volume with respect to a total volume of the heat-resistant polymer and the inorganic fine particles. (4) The heat-resistant porous layer has a total thickness of 3 to 12 μm. | 07-07-2011 |
20120115008 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE - A polyolefin microporous membrane, the membrane having, when measured by DSC, a degree of crystallinity of from 65 to 85%, a lamellar crystal/crystal ratio of from 30 to 85%, a crystal length of from 5 nm to 50 nm and an amorphous length of from 3 nm to 30 nm, and a polyolefin microporous membrane, the membrane having, when measured by X-ray diffractometry, crystal size of from 12.5 nm to 13.5 nm and a degree of crystallinity of from 64 to 68%. | 05-10-2012 |
20130011716 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a polyolefin microporous membrane in which a degree of crystallinity is from 60 to 85%, and a tie molecular volume fraction is from 0.7 to 1.7%. | 01-10-2013 |
20130089770 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes, is capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to electrodes, and further includes an adhesive porous layer having dynamic physical properties sufficient to withstand heat pressing and a uniform porous structure. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and contains a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a porosity of 30 to 60% and an average pore size of 1 to 100 nm. | 04-11-2013 |
20130089771 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to an electrode. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and containing a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin has a weight average molecular weight of 600,000 to 3,000,000. | 04-11-2013 |
20130089772 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to electrodes. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and contains a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a crystal size of 1 to 13 nm. | 04-11-2013 |
20130095365 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to an electrode. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and containing a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a crystallinity of 20 to 35%. | 04-18-2013 |
20130273408 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that includes a porous base material including a polyolefin and a heat-resistant porous layer provided on at least one surface of the porous base material and including a heat-resistant resin, in which when a thermomechanical analysis measurement has been performed by applying a constant load, the separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery satisfies the following conditions (i) and (ii):
| 10-17-2013 |
20140242444 | SEPARATOR FOR A NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate, and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on one side or both sides of the porous substrate and contains the following polyvinylidene fluoride resin A and the following polyvinylidene fluoride resin B: | 08-28-2014 |
20140248525 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer provided on one or both sides of the porous substrate, the adhesive porous layer including a polyvinylidene-fluoride resin and a filler whose difference between a particle diameter at 90% cumulative volume and a particle diameter at 10% cumulative volume is 2 μm or less, and the adhesive porous layer satisfying Inequality (1): 0.5≦a/r≦3.0, wherein, in Inequality (1), “a” represents an average thickness (μm) of the adhesive porous layer on one of the sides of the porous substrate; and “r” represents a volume average particle diameter (μm) of the filler contained in the adhesive porous layer. | 09-04-2014 |
20140255754 | SEPARATOR FOR A NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate, and an adhesive porous layer that is formed at one or both sides of the porous substrate, contains (1) polyvinylidene fluoride resin A and (2) polyvinylidene fluoride resin B described below, and has a porosity of from 30% to 60% and an average pore size of from 20 nm to 100 nm:
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20140308567 | NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed at at least one side of the porous substrate and contains the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin A and the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin B. (1) Polyvinylidene fluoride resin A selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride homopolymers having a weight average molecular weight of from 600,000 to 2,500,000, and vinylidene fluoride copolymers having a weight average molecular weight of from 600,000 to 2,500,000 and containing a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a structural unit derived from hexafluoropropylene, the total content of structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymers being 1.5 mol % or less of the total content of structural units in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymer. (2) Polyvinylidene fluoride resin B containing a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a structural unit derived from hexafluoropropylene, the total content of structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene in the polyvinylidene fluoride resin B being greater than 1.5 mol % of the total content of structural units in the polyvinylidene fluoride resin B. | 10-16-2014 |
20140315068 | NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery, including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed at at least one side of the porous substrate and contains the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin A and the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin B. (1) Polyvinylidene fluoride resin A selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride homopolymers, and vinylidene fluoride copolymers containing a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a structural unit derived from hexafluoropropylene, the total content of structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymers being 1.5 mol % or less of the total content of structural units in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymer. (2) Polyvinylidene fluoride resin B selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride copolymers having a weight average molecular weight of from 300,000 to 2,500,000 and containing a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a structural unit derived from hexafluoropropylene, the total content of structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymer being greater than 1.5 mol % of the total content of structural units in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymer. | 10-23-2014 |
20140363726 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate and an adhesive layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and is an aggregate layer of particles that contain a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and have an average particle diameter of from 0.01 μm to 1 μm, in which a content of the particles per one adhesive layer is from 0.1 g/m | 12-11-2014 |
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20110143185 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery having excellent heat resistance and excellent ion permeation as well as shut-down properties. The first invention is a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, comprising a porous composite membrane which includes a substrate comprising a polyolefin microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer comprising a heat-resistant resin, the heat-resistant porous layer being formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the separator is characterized in that the sheet resistance (A) of the substrate, the Gurley value (B) of the substrate, the sheet resistance (C) of the porous composite membrane, and the Gurley value (D) of the porous composite membrane satisfy a specific relationship. The second invention is characterized in that the heat-resistant porous layer has an average pore size of 0.1 to 0.2 μm as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry. The third invention is characterized in that the heat-resistant resin fibrils have an average fibril diameter of 10 to 80 nm, and the pores in the heat-resistant porous layer have an average pore size of 50 to 250 nm. | 06-16-2011 |
20110171514 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is to provide a separator that is excellent in heat resistance, shutdown function, flame retardancy and handling property. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention is a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery that has a polyolefin microporous membrane at least one surface of which is laminated with a heat resistant porous layer containing a heat resistant resin, and is characterized by containing an inorganic filler containing a metallic hydroxide that undergoes dehydration reaction at a temperature of 200 to 400° C. | 07-14-2011 |
20120321929 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is to provide a separator that is excellent in heat resistance, shutdown function, flame retardancy and handling property. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention is a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery that has a polyolefin microporous membrane at least one surface of which is laminated with a heat resistant porous layer containing a heat resistant resin, and is characterized by containing an inorganic filler containing a metallic hydroxide that undergoes dehydration reaction at a temperature of 200 to 400° C. | 12-20-2012 |
20130236767 | CONNECTED POROUS SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An example of the present invention is provided with porous sheets | 09-12-2013 |