05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090029214 | System and a method for regulating the temperature of a fuel cell - The invention relates to a system for regulating the temperature of a fuel cell that is cooled by a cooling fluid traveling through the cell, the system including both first control means for measuring the temperature of the cooling fluid and for controlling the flow rate of the controlling fluid as a function of said measured temperature of said cooling fluid, comprising second control means for measuring the flow rate of the cooling fluid and for controlling the temperature of the cooling fluid as a function of a flow rate difference between the command flow rate specified by said first control means and said corresponding measured flow rate of the cooling fluid such that said command temperature specified by the second control means compensates for said flow rate difference. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029215 | ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES STRUCTURED IN THE THICKNESS AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THESE MEMBRANES - Monolayer ion-exchange membrane structured in the thickness comprising ion-exchange sites covalently bonded to a support polymer, the membrane comprising two surface zones located on either side of a mid-zone, each surface zone having a thickness of not more than 15% of the total thickness of the membrane, in which the surface zones have a mean ion-exchange site density D | 2009-01-29 |
20090029216 | ELECTRODE CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a method for suppressing corrosion of a carbon material, which acts as a carrier in a catalyst layer of PEFC. The present invention relates to an electrode catalyst produced by subjecting a carbon material having a noble metal catalyst supported thereon to heat treatment under inert gas atmosphere. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029217 | SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for integrating an MEA and a pair of separators and regulate their positions without using parts that are specifically dedicated for position regulation use. More specifically, the present invention provides a polymer electrolyte fuel cell including a frame-integrated MEA, a separator having a channel for supplying and releasing a fuel gas, and a separator having a channel for supplying and releasing an oxidizer gas, and, in this fuel cell, the frame body of the frame-integrated MEA has a plurality of projections having a hook-shaped tip on both planes of the frame body and each separators has a plurality of stepped parts, and the projections on the frame body and the stepped parts on the pair of separators are integrated by fitting together with each other. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029218 | Fabrication Method of Anode and Electrolyte in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - The present invention relates to a fabrication method of a solid oxide fuel cell. The fabrication method of a fuel electrode and electrolyte of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) in which a sheet cell including a fuel electrode sheet and an electrolyte sheet is positioned at an upper side of a surface of a fuel electrode pellet, includes the steps of (a) molding and heat-treating powder, in which a fuel electrode material is mixed with a pore forming agent, so as to prepare a fuel electrode pellet; (b) stacking the fuel electrode sheet containing the fuel electrode material and the electrolyte sheet containing an electrolyte material so as to prepare the sheet cell; and (c) coating an adhesive slurry containing the fuel electrode material on the sheet cell or the pellet and adhering the fuel electrode sheet of the sheet cell and the pellet and then heat-treating it. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029219 | CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE CATALYST, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - This invention provides a highly active and stable catalyst, which is suitable for use in fuel cells while suppressing the amount of expensive noble metals used, i.e., platinum (Pt) and ruthenium (Ru), and a process for producing the catalyst, and a membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell using the catalyst. The catalyst comprises: an electro conductive support; and catalyst particles supported on the electro conductive support and having a composition represented by formula (1) | 2009-01-29 |
20090029220 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell including an electrolyte film, a catalyst layer, two diffusion layers, a fuel supply layer, an oxygen supply layer, a water-absorbing layer, and a collector. The fuel cell has an opening at least in a part of a side surface parallel to a proton conduction direction of the electrolyte film among side surfaces of the fuel cell. The water-absorbing layer is present between the oxygen supply layer and the collector. An end portion of the water-absorbing layer is present on one of a plane including the opening and an opposite side of the fuel cell with the plane including the opening being a reference. A fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack including the fuel cells. The fuel cell has a high water discharging ability and is capable of maintaining stable high generation efficiency and providing a high output even while being small-sized and light-weight. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029221 | FUNCTIONAL ANCHORS CONNECTING GRAPHENE-LIKE CARBON TO METAL - Functional linkers or anchors interconnecting graphene-like carbon, such as nanotubes or graphite sheets, with a conducting material such as a metal, are shown, together with related structures, devices, methods and systems. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029222 | Fuel cell with structured gas diffusion layer and manufacturing method of gas diffusion layer - A cell for a fuel cell comprises an electrolyte layer, a catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer formed to be contacted to both sides of the electrolyte layer, an anode contacting hydrogen, and a cathode contacting oxygen and air, cations being transferred through the electrolyte layer or the operating temperature being equal to or less than 100° C., characterized in that the cell for the fuel cell has hollow portions hollowed up and down inside the gas diffusion layer. The manufacturing method uses a mold having the specific pattern to form the hollow portion in the gas diffusion layer using the micro needle or the micro lens so that the diffusion resistance inside the gas diffusion layer is lowered, making it possible to smoothly move fuel and reactants through the hollow portion and the reaction is smoothly performed even in a situation where fuel partial pressure is low. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029223 | PROTON CONDUCTING ELECTROLYTE - A cationic conductive polymer is described herein which generally comprises a proton donating polymer and an oxocarbonic acid. The cationic conductive polymer exhibits a high conductivity in low humidity environments. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029224 | LIQUID SEND/RECEIVE JOINT DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A liquid send/receive joint device that has a simplified configuration, is composed of a small number of components, is of small size, and can be manufactured at low cost and prevent liquid leakage, is provided; and a fuel cell system equipped with such a liquid send/receive joint device is also provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029225 | Fuel cell system - A fuel cell system is adapted for use with at least one electrical power source. The fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell body for receiving a fuel, and for generating electrical power; a fuel supply unit adapted to be coupled electrically to the electrical power source, coupled to and in fluid communication with the fuel cell body, and having the fuel stored therein; and a manual driving unit coupled to the fuel supply unit, and operable to permit transfer of the fuel stored in the fuel supply unit to the fuel cell body when electrical power of the electrical power source is insufficient to drive the fuel supply unit for transferring the fuel to the fuel cell body. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029226 | Fuel Cell System and Method for Operating the System - The present invention is a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, an injector which is provided in a hydrogen supply channel of the fuel cell and which adjusts a gas state of an upstream side of the hydrogen supply channel to supply a gas toward a downstream side, and a control device which drives and controls the injector. The control device controls an operation of the injector based on a driving state of an associated device including the fuel cell system | 2009-01-29 |
20090029227 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SECURING A CARTRIDGE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for securing a cartridge. A cartridge may contain a fluid processing component such as a fluid filtration component, a fluid generation component, a fluid consumption component, or a fluid containment. The cartridge has a cartridge interface. An interface fluid outlet port is disposed on the cartridge interface. The interface fluid outlet port is in fluid communication with an interior of the cartridge. The interface fluid outlet port is configured to mate with a receiver fluid inlet port of a cartridge receiver. A biasing member applies a biasing force that presses the interface fluid outlet port against the receiver fluid inlet port. The biasing force removably secures the cartridge to the cartridge receiver. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029228 | Separator Plate And Fuel Cell - The invention relates to a separator plate for use in a fuel cell and to a fuel cell. The separator plate has: a passage groove group including a plurality of gas passage grooves | 2009-01-29 |
20090029229 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention has been devised in order to solve the problems described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system that can discharge an impurity in an anode gas flow channel while suppressing wasteful discharge of a fuel gas to the outside of the system. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029230 | Fuel Cell and Fuel Cell Stack - A fuel cell stack is prepared by laminating multiple fuel cells. Each fuel cell has a first separator, a first resin frame, a second resin frame, and a second separator arranged in this sequence. A membrane electrode assembly or MEA is held between the two resin frames. A layered structure of the two resin frames and seal layers forms an inter-separator inclusion. In the fuel cell, a barcode is provided on an exposed outer surface of the inter-separator inclusion, which has a greater thickness than those of the respective separators. This arrangement enables the barcode to be readily provided and scanned, regardless of the thicknesses and the materials of the respective separators. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029231 | VARIABLE COMPRESSIBILITY GASKETS - A gasket formed of compressible material and having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface for providing a fluid seal between a first component and a second component, a plurality of cavities provided within the gasket proximate the first and/or second sealing surfaces and extending over at least a first portion of the gasket to provide increased compressibility of the gasket in the first portion. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029232 | Fuel cell cover plate tie-down - A pair of reactant cover plates, e.g., fluid manifolds or protective covers ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029233 | Gas Diffusion Unit - A gas diffusion unit ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029234 | Method of manufacturing membrane electrode assembly, and membrane electrode assembly - A method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell includes: producing a gas diffusion layer powder that is used to form a gas diffusion layer; forming a catalyst layer on an electrolyte membrane; and forming the gas diffusion layer on the catalyst layer by depositing the gas diffusion layer powder on the catalyst layer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029235 | Mitigation of Membrane Degradation by Multilayer Electrode - An MEA for a fuel cell that employs multiple catalyst layers to reduce the hydrogen and/or oxygen partial pressure at the membrane so as to reduce the fluoride release rate from the membrane and reduce membrane degradation. An anode side multi-layer catalyst configuration is positioned at the anode side of the MEA membrane. The anode side multi-layer catalyst configuration includes an anode side under layer positioned against the membrane and including a catalyst, an anode side middle layer positioned against the anode side under layer and not including a catalyst and an anode side catalyst layer positioned against the anode side middle layer and opposite to the anode side under layer and including a catalyst, where the amount of catalyst in the anode side catalyst layer is greater than the amount of catalyst in the anode side under layer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029236 | CATHODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR, ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR INCORPORATING SUCH CATHODES AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAID CATHODE - This cathode for electrochemical reactor comprises a diffusion layer and a catalyst layer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029237 | FLUORIDE ION ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The present invention provides electrochemical cells capable of good electronic performance, particularly high specific energies, useful discharge rate capabilities and good cycle life. Electrochemical cells of the present invention are versatile and include primary and secondary cells useful for a range of important applications including use in portable electronic devices. Electrochemical cells of the present invention also exhibit enhanced safety and stability relative to conventional state of the art primary lithium batteries and lithium ion secondary batteries. For example, electrochemical cells of the present invention include secondary electrochemical cells using anion charge carriers capable of accommodation by positive and negative electrodes comprising anion host materials, which entirely eliminate the need for metallic lithium or dissolved lithium ion in these systems. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029238 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING POLYMERIC MOISTURE BARRIER - An alkaline electrochemical cell is provided which employs a polymeric moisture barrier material disposed in the collector assembly to substantially prevent the passage of moisture into the cell. The polymeric vapor barrier material may include a polyvinylidene chloride applied to the outer cover, the inner neutral cover, or the top side of the seal, to prevent the ingress and egress of moisture. The polyvinylidene chloride may be applied as a preformed thin sheet. The polymeric material exhibits a very low water vapor transmission rate of less than 1.0 (grams×mil)/(100 inches | 2009-01-29 |
20090029239 | BATTERY CELL CARRIER ASSEMBLY HAVING A BATTERY CELL CARRIER FOR HOLDING A BATTERY CELL THEREIN - A battery cell carrier assembly having a battery cell carrier for holding a battery cell is provided. The battery cell carrier includes a trapping member for holding the battery cell. The battery cell carrier has at least one aperture extending therethrough for allowing air to flow therethrough to contact the first side of the battery cell for cooling the battery cell. The battery cell carrier further includes a panel member configured to be coupled to the trapping member for holding the battery cell therebetween. The panel member has at least one aperture extending therethrough for allowing air to flow therethrough to contact the battery cell for cooling the battery cell. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029240 | BATTERY CELL DESIGN AND METHODS OF ITS CONSTRUCTION - In some embodiments, a battery cell can include an assembly having an anode sheet and a cathode sheet separated by separator membranes, each sheet having an electroactive layer on a current collector. At least one of the current collectors can be in electrical communication with conducting tabs that extend from at least one of the anode sheet and the cathode sheet, the conducting tabs extends from an end face of the spirally wound assembly. In addition, the cell can include a first tab insulator having concentrically positioned outer and inner members, each of the outer and inner members having at least one slot that allows one or more of the plurality of conducting tabs to pass through. The inner and outer members are adjustable with respect to relative angular orientation of the at least one slot on the outer and inner members of the first tab insulator. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029241 | Battery and case of battery pack - Disclosed is a battery pack that includes a bare cell for producing electricity, a circuit board electrically coupled to the bare cell, and a case for accommodating the bare cell and circuit board. The case has a foot rubber installing part formed on an outer surface of the case, and the foot rubber installing part has a tub for accommodating a foot rubber. The tub has a receiving groove formed on an inner surface of the tub. The receiving groove is an extra space that does not accommodate the foot rubber. The receiving groove stores an excess of glue material that is used to couple the foot rubber to the foot rubber installing part. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029242 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029243 | Battery and Method for Manufacturing Battery - A battery ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029244 | BATTERY, AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a low-cost battery in which an outermost first electrode plate is designed to be bent at a bent portion farther from a current collector than its own joint end so that a near portion extending from the bent portion to the joint end is positioned inward in a lamination direction than a distant portion positioned farther from the current collector than the bent portion, and first electrode plates including the outermost first electrode plate are connected to a collector joint part, and a manufacturing method thereof. In the battery of the invention, a negative collector joint part is connected to a negative joint end of an inside negative electrode plate with a fillet formed of metal melted from the negative collector joint part itself and also connected to a negative joint end of an outermost negative electrode plate with a fillet formed of metal melted from the negative collector joint part itself. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029245 | Resin-Coated Stainless Steel Foil, Container and Secondary Battery - The present invention provides a resin-coated stainless steel foil capable of maintaining a strong adherence force to the film even in an electrolytic solution to exhibit good corrosion resistance and excellent in the workability, design property and piecing resistance, and a container and a secondary battery each using the resin-coated stainless steel foil. According to the present invention, a resin-coated stainless steel foil having a chromate treatment layer of 2 to 200 nm in thickness on at least one surface of a stainless steel foil and having at least a polyolefin-based resin (A) layer containing a functional group having polarity on the chromate treatment layer; and a container and a secondary battery each using the resin-coated stainless steel foil are provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029246 | Pouch-type secondary battery - A pouch-type secondary battery including: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween; a pouch case housing the electrode assembly, having a sealing portion to seal at least at a part of the periphery of the pouch case; and a positive electrode tap and a negative electrode tap electrically connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, respectively. The electrode taps extend through the sealing portion, and out of the pouch case each. The secondary battery includes an insulator that covers at least portions of one or both of the electrode taps. The insulator can include hole that expose portions of the electrode taps. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029247 | SIDE TERMINAL AND INSERT, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A cold formed battery terminal and a method for forming the like having a body defining a cavity and an insert formed of a material different than the body confined in the cavity. The insert includes an insert base, at least one side wall, and at least one flange extending radially outward from the side wall. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029248 | Nonaqueous electrolyte and secondary battery containing same - Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte for a secondary battery including a non-aqueous solvent, a solute dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, and an additive, in which the additive includes an unsaturated chain hydrocarbon compound having two or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds and including a main chain having five or more carbon atoms. The unsaturated chain hydrocarbon compound preferable as the additive is 1,3-hexadiene or 2,4-hexadiene. The amount of the unsaturated chain hydrocarbon compound is preferably 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the non-aqueous solvent. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029249 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains active material particles and a coating material. The active material particles are represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3) and have an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 10 μm. The coating material comprises at least particles having an average particle diameter of 60 nm or less or layers having an average thickness of 60 nm or less. The particles or the layers contain at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Zr, Ba, B and C. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029250 | Polymer Electrolyte The Use Thereof And An Electrochemical Device Containing Said Polymer Electrolyte - The present invention relates to a polymer electrolyte having a lithium salt component and a polymer component, wherein the polymer component comprises at least one polymer compound, the repetitive units of which have at least partially groups which interact with the anions of the lithium salt component such that the dissociation of the lithium salt is enhanced. Thereby, a high ion conductivity of the polymer electrolyte is ensured by the interaction of the polymer component with the anions of the lithium salt component without a liquid component, i.e. without plasticizer and solvent. The polymer electrolyte according to the present invention is particularly suitable for the use in an electrochemical device, in particular in a battery and a secondary battery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the polymer electrolyte for producing an electrochemical device, in particular a battery and a secondary battery, an electrochemical device comprising the polymer electrolyte as well as a method for increasing the ion conductivity of polymer electrolytes. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029251 | SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND SYSTEM THEREOF - The invention provides a secondary battery that has good adhesion between a thin substrate and an active material, is thinner and lighter in weight, has flexibility, and has excellent charge/discharge characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a cell having, in order, a positive electrode active material layer, an electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode active material layer, or a cell having, in order, a negative electrode active material layer, an electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode active material layer, wherein the cell is formed on a conductive thin substrate having a surface roughness RMS of 0.8 μm or less. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029252 | ANODE, BATTERY, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEM - A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. The anode has a coat on an anode active material layer provided on an anode current collector. The anode active material layer contains an anode material that is capable of inserting and extracting an electrode reactant and has at least one of a metal element and a metalloid element. The coat contains a metal salt having sulfur and oxygen. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029253 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND BATTERY USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte lithium-ion battery which capable of discharging high output power and inhibiting cracking of secondary particle in the cyclic endurance at a high temperature. The above object can be attained by a positive electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte lithium-ion battery of the present invention, characterized in that said material comprises secondary particles composed of primary particles of lithium nickel composite oxide containing the primary particles having different aspect ratios, and that at least a part of said primary particles having different aspect ratios are arranged so as to make the longitudinal direction (the long side direction) thereof oriented toward the center of the secondary particle. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029254 | Cathode active material and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same - A cathode active material having a large capacity and improved charge/discharge cycle characteristics is disclosed. A battery has a cathode ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029255 | SECONDARY-BATTERY CURRENT COLLECTOR, SECONDARY-BATTERY CATHODE, SECONDARY-BATTERY ANODE, SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A secondary-battery current collector comprising an aluminum foil and a film containing an ion-permeable compound and carbon fine particles formed thereon or a secondary-battery current collector comprising an aluminum foil, a film containing an ion-permeable compound and carbon fine particles formed thereon as the lower layer, and a film containing a binder, carbon fine particles and a cathodic electroactive material formed thereon as the upper layer, a production method of the same, and a secondary battery having the current collector are provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029256 | SI/C COMPOSITE, ANODE ACTIVE MATERIALS, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An Si/C composite includes carbon (C) dispersed in porous silicon (Si) particles. The Si/C composite may be used to form an anode active material to provide a lithium battery having a high capacity and excellent capacity retention. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029257 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - A negative electrode | 2009-01-29 |
20090029258 | PREPARING METHOD OF TIN SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY USING THE SAME - There is provided a method of preparing tin sulfide nanoparticles, in which tin sulfide particles are prepared selectively, easily controlled in size and morphology and can be massively produced more easily through a simpler process. The method includes: mixing a tin sulfide precursor with at least one surfactant into a mixture; and heating the mixture. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029259 | BATTERY - A battery of this invention includes: a separator which is folded in a zigzag manner, thereby forming a layered structure having at least one first-electrode holding part and at least one second-electrode holding part which are alternately aligned; a first electrode accommodated in the first-electrode holding part; and a second electrode accommodated in the second-electrode holding part. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has at least one protruding part. The first electrode is connected to a first terminal, and the second electrode is connected to second terminal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029260 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrochemical device includes four or more electrodes which are laminated with separators provided between the respective electrodes, an electrolyte filled between the respective electrodes, and a sealing member which covers the periphery. The electrodes are arranged so that the polarities alternately change in the lamination direction, and each of the electrodes has projections projecting from diagonally opposite positions on the peripheral edge so that the positions of the projections of the electrodes of different polarities are opposite to each other in the lateral direction and the projections of the electrodes of the same polarity are aligned and connected with each other. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029261 | SEPARATOR INCLUDING ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL FOR OVERCHARGE PROTECTION - Porous separators for use in electrochemical cells and methods of their manufacture are provided. The separators are porous structures comprising an electroactive material and an electronically insulating structural material, wherein the electroactive material forms a percolating path in the separator. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029262 | Separator and electrical/electronic components using the same - The invention provides a separator characterized by a constitution wherein a porous sheet formed of a thermoplastic polymer having a melting point of 200° C. or lower is incorporating a thin sheet material comprising an organic compound substantially having no stable melting point, which is useful for secondary batteries or capacitors having both the shutting-down function and the high temperature shape stability. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029263 | APROTIC POLYMER/MOLTEN SALT TERNARY MIXTURE SOLVENT, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF IN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS - The invention relates to an aprotic polymer/molten salt ternary mixture solvent and to a corresponding quaternary mixture additionally comprising an ionic conducting salt, which are prepared by mixing the constituents of the mixture. These mixtures are advantageously used in the preparation of electrochemical membranes, electrochemical systems and of electrochromic systems. The invention also relates to electrochemical and electrochromic systems obtained hereby that exhibit, in particular, excellent electrochemical properties at low temperatures. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029264 | Thin-Film Solid Secondary Cell - Disclosed is a thin-film solid secondary cell ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029265 | BATTERY STRUCTURE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A battery structure includes a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer disposed in that order, wherein the solid electrolyte layer has a chemical composition, excluding incidental impurities, represented by the formula aLi·bX·cS·dY, where X is at least one element of phosphorus (P) and boron (B), Y is at least one element of oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N), the sum of a, b, c, and d is 1, a is 0.20 to 0.52, b is 0.10 to 0.20, c is 0.30 to 0.55, and d is 0 to 0.30. The solid electrolyte layer includes a portion A in contact with the negative electrode layer and a portion B in contact with the positive electrode layer, and d in the portion A is larger than d in the portion B. A lithium secondary battery includes the battery structure. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029266 | MULTI-LAYER ALTERNATING PHASE SHIFT MASK STRUCTURE - A multi-layer alternating phase shift mask and associated techniques are generally described. In one example, a photomask includes a glass substrate, a compensating layer of material coupled with the glass substrate, the material having optical properties to compensate for thick mask effects, an absorber layer coupled with the compensating layer, the absorber layer having a first opening patterned therein, and the absorber layer and the compensating layer having a second opening patterned therein, the second opening having a depth selected to provide a desired phase shift, the compensating material having an index of refraction that is greater than the index of refraction of the glass substrate to reduce the depth of the second opening to provide a desired phase shift. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029267 | PHOTOMASK LAYOUT PATTERN - A photomask layout pattern including an H-shaped pattern having a first opaque line pattern in parallel with a second opaque line pattern and a central zone connecting the first and second line patterns. A zebra-crossing-like dense line and space pattern is disposed in the central zone. The pitch of the zebra-crossing-like dense line and space pattern is beyond the resolution limit of an exposure tool such that light passing the central zone has an exposure energy that is not adequate to form corresponding line/space image on a photoresist. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029268 | PELLICLE STRESS RELIEF - The present disclosure provides a mask-pellicle system for lithography patterning. The mask-pellicle system includes a mask substrate; a predefined pattern formed on the transparent pattern; a pellicle configured approximate the transparent substrate; a pellicle frame designed to secure the pellicle; and a stress-absorbing feature configured between the pellicle frame and the mask substrate, to reduce stress of the mask substrate. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029269 | LITHOGRAPHIC PELLICLE - The present invention is directed to provide a pellicle that can control the deformation of the photomask to a minimum without particular consideration of the flatness of a pellicle frame even in the case where a pellicle is affixed to a photomask for lithography. In the pellicle of the present invention, the pellicle comprises a photomask adhesive for affixing the pellicle to a photomask, the photomask adhesive having a flat surface, wherein the flatness of the surface is no more than 15 μm. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029270 | Projection exposure device and method of separate exposure - A projection exposure device which can perform high accurate alignment and separate exposures wherein the mask marks | 2009-01-29 |
20090029271 | CONTAINER FOR HOUSING A MASK BLANK, METHOD OF HOUSING A MASK BLANK, AND MASK BLANK PACKAGE - A container is adapted to receive a mask blank having a resist film and includes a container body having an upper opening and a cap put on the container body. The container body has an opening edge provided with an annular elastic member made of polyolefin elastomer or the like and extending throughout entire circumference. When the cap is put on the container body, the elastic member is interposed at a joint portion between the cap and the container body to hermetically seal the container. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029272 | Merging Sub-Resolution Assist Features of a Photolithographic Mask - Merging sub-resolution assist features includes receiving a mask pattern that includes the sub-resolution assist features. A first sub-resolution assist feature is selected to merge with a second sub-resolution assist feature. A merge bar width of a merge bar is established. A distance between the first sub-resolution assist feature and the second sub-resolution assist feature is determined. A merging technique is determined in accordance with the distance and the merge bar width. The first sub-resolution assist feature and the second sub-resolution assist feature are merged according to the identified merging technique. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029273 | Ink Formulations and Methods of Making Ink Formulations - Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include ink composition for use in electrostatic imaging, method of making an ink formulation for use in electrostatic imaging, and the like. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029274 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATION WITH FLUORINATED COMPOSITIONS - A method of removing contamination from a substrate having an ion-implanted region is described. The method comprises applying a composition comprising a fluorinated solvent and a co-solvent to the substrate in an amount sufficient to assist in the removal of contamination from the substrate. As contaminant is removed, metal patterns or other desired features on the substrate remain. Additionally, the composition for removing contamination is not harmful to the user or the substrate (i.e., non-flammable and/or non caustic). | 2009-01-29 |
20090029275 | Photoconductor Formulation Containing Boron Nitride - The present disclosure relates to incorporation of boron nitride in the charge transport layer of a photoconductor. The boron nitride may have an aspect ratio of greater than 1.0, a D50 mean particle size of less than about 10.0 μm and be present at about 5.0% (wt) or less in the charge transport layer. The cartridge may also include toner particles wherein the toner particles have a size range of about 1-25 μm and an average degree of circularity of about 0.90-1.0. The photoconductor containing boron nitride when used in an electrophotographic printer may then provide acceptable dark decay and/or photoinduced decay (PID) curves relative to photoconductors that do not contain boron nitride along with improved resistance to toner filming. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029276 | PHOTORECEPTOR - An electrophotographic imaging member includes a substrate, a photo generating layer, and an optional overcoating layer, wherein the photo generating layer includes a cyclic triphenylamine derivative material. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029277 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided which has a photosensitive layer formed on a support. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer containing a silicon-containing compound or a fluorine-containing compound. The surface layer has a plurality of depressed portions which are independent from one another, on the surface. When the major axis diameter of the depressed portion is represented by Rpc and the distance between the deepest part and the opening surface of the depressed portion is represented by Rdv, Rdv is 0.1 μ or more to 10.0 μm or less, and the ratio of the depth (Rdv) to the major axis diameter (Rpc), Rdv/Rpc, is more than 0.3 to 7.0 or less. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029278 | UV curable toner with improved scratch resistance - A radiation curable toner is described comprising at least a radiation curable binder (e.g. a UV curable polymer), a photoinitiator, and a wax; wherein the wax is present in a concentration ranging from 0.3 to 3% by weight. The ratio of scratch resistance after curing to scratch resistance before curing is preferably at least 2. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029279 | TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE TONER AND THE TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - A toner is provided which is capable of preventing a decrease in a toner charge amount and thus preventing fog and a decrease in image density even in a case where images of low coverage are continuously printed or where a printing operation restarts immediately after long suspension of operation in an image forming apparatus. The toner contains coloring resin particles formed of a boron compound, a hinder resin, and a colorant, and an external additive of which a primary particle is adjusted to have a size of 16 nm or more and 30 nm or less and of which a volume resistivity is adjusted to 1×10 | 2009-01-29 |
20090029280 | TONER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner includes toner particles containing at least binder resin and colorant. The toner particles contain a large-sized toner particle group of particles and a small-sized toner particle group of particles having a volume average particle size smaller than that of the large-sized toner particle group. In the toner, a volume average particle size D | 2009-01-29 |
20090029281 | TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - To provide a two-component developer and an image forming device which are excellent in stability of image density in formed images even when image formation is continued for a long time, by controlling non-electrostatic adhesion force between toner particle and a carrier or developing roll and maintaining the charge property of toner particle effectively. A two-component developer in which the surface of a toner particle and the surface of a carrier are each covered with a fluorine compound, wherein a ratio represented by (A | 2009-01-29 |
20090029282 | POLYESTER RESIN TONER PRODUCED BY EMULSION AGGREGATION - The present disclosure relates to chemically processed toner. The toner may be prepared by an emulsion aggregation method by forming a polyester dispersion wherein the polyester has an acid value of about 5 to about 50 and a particle size of about 50 to about 500 nanometers. The polyester dispersion may then be combined with a pigment and/or release agent dispersion wherein the pigment and/or release agent dispersion may contain a dispersant. This may then be followed by heating and recovering agglomerated toner particles wherein the toner particles may have a mean particle size of about 3 to about 15 microns and an average degree of circularity of between about 0.90 to about 1.0. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029283 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ALUMINUM SUPPORT FOR PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE MATERIAL, ALUMINUM SUPPORT FOR PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE MATERIAL, AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a manufacturing method of an aluminum support for a planographic printing plate material, which comprises electrolytically surface-roughening an aluminum plate in an electrolytic solution containing mainly hydrochloric acid at current density of from 35 to 150 A/dm | 2009-01-29 |
20090029284 | PATTERN COATING MATERIAL AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - There are provided a coating material which improves an etching resistance of a pattern in an etching process using a pattern formed on a substrate as a mask. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029285 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTOSENSITIVE LAMINATE ORIGINAL PRINTING PLATE FOR LETTERPRESS PRINTING, PHOTOSENSITIVE LAMINATE ORIGINAL PRINTING PLATE FOR LETTERPRESS PRINTING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LETTERPRESS PRINTING PLATE - A mask pattern of high outline precision is formed on a photosensitive resin layer by a step of printing a predetermined pattern of a printing ink composition containing a light-blocking substance for absorbing light in a predetermined wavelength region and curable when receiving a predetermined energy on the photosensitive resin layer formed on a support and exhibiting a sensitivity to light in the predetermined wavelength region or on an intermediate layer formed on the photosensitive resin layer, and a step of forming a mask pattern by applying the predetermined energy to the print pattern to cure the print pattern. The problems when conventional negative films are employed in letterpress printing and when a mask pattern is formed of an ink composition directly on the surface of the photosensitive resin layer can thereby be solved simultaneously. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029286 | Method for Fabricating Photoresist Pattern - Disclosed is a method for fabricating a photoresist pattern. The method includes coating photoresist on an etch target layer, forming an initial photoresist pattern through an exposure process using a mask, and growing the initial photoresist pattern to form a final photoresist pattern by using an application of a photoresist material including a reactive organic material. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029287 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition and a resin film obtained from the photosensitive resin particularly useful for a buffer coating material for LSI chips. For this purpose, there are used a photosensitive resin composition, comprising: 100 parts by weight of a polycondensate obtained by condensation-polymerizing compounds represented by specific chemical formulas in a specific mixing ratio, 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a specific organosilane, and a resin film obtained by coating the photosensitive resin composition on a silicon wafer surface, exposing the coated film, developing the exposed film, and curing the developed film. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029288 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST COMPOSITION - A method for producing a resist composition including a resin component (A) that exhibits changed alkali solubility under the action of acid and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, the method including the steps of: obtaining the component (A) by mixing a plurality of copolymers, which are composed of the same structural units but have mutually different measured values for the contact angle. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029289 | Photosensitive Resin Composition, Photosensitive Element, Method for Forming Resist Pattern and Method for Producing Printed Wiring Board - A photosensitive resin composition comprising: (A) a binder polymer; (B) a photopolymerizable compound that has an ethylenically unsaturated bond; and (C1) a compound represented by general formula (1) below, | 2009-01-29 |
20090029290 | TERTIARY ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE, POLYMER COMPOUND AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - (1) A polymer compound for photoresist composition which is high in dissolution rate in a developing solution after exposure and small swelling at the development and (2) a compound which is a raw material for such a polymer compound are provided. Furthermore, (3) a photoresist composition containing the subject polymer compound is provided. In detail, a tertiary alcohol derivative represented by the following general formula (1) is provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029291 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION FOR THIN-FILM IMPLANTATION PROCESS AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A positive resist composition for a thin-film implantation process of the present invention includes: a resin component (A) with an acid-dissociable dissolution inhibiting group, whose alkali solubility increases by the action of an acid; an acid generator component (B) which generates an acid by irradiation with radiation; and a compound (C) having a radiation absorbing ability, wherein said resin component (A) comprises a structural unit (a1) derived from a hydroxystyrene and a structural unit (a2) obtained by substituting the hydrogen atom in a hydroxyl group of said structural unit (a1) with an acid-dissociable dissolution inhibiting group, and said acid-dissociable dissolution inhibiting group contains an acid-dissociable dissolution inhibiting group (II) represented by the following general formula (II) as a main component. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029292 | ENGRAVING WITH AMPLIFIER HAVING MULTIPLE EXIT PORTS - An apparatus for direct engraving comprises: a plurality of laser diode emitting at different wavelengths; a multiplexer ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029293 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a silicon carbide semiconductor apparatus is provided. The method includes forming a first resist pattern on a surface of a silicon carbide layer formed on a silicon carbide substrate, implanting a first conduction type impurity ion in the silicon carbide layer on which the first resist pattern is formed, forming a second resist pattern by decreasing a width of the first resist pattern with etching and forming a deposition layer on the surface of the silicon carbide layer which is not covered with the second resist pattern, and implanting a second conduction type impurity ion in the silicon carbide layer on which the second resist pattern is formed, through the deposition layer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029294 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method comprises: forming a resist layer over a substrate; exposing the resist layer to light thereby to form a first exposed pattern and a second exposed pattern on the resist layer, the second exposed pattern being used for forming one or more trenches; contacting the resist layer with a developing solution thereby to form a patterned resist having an opening corresponding to the first exposed pattern and to form one or more trenches corresponding to the second exposed pattern on a surface layer of the patterned resist; and conducting a bake process on the patterned resist. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029295 | MICROMACHINED IMAGING TRANSDUCER - The present invention generally relates to medical devices, and more particularly to an improved medical imaging device. In one embodiment, an imaging device includes a drive shaft having proximal and distal ends received within the lumen; and an imaging transducer assembly coupled to the distal end of the drive shaft and positioned at the distal portion of the elongate member. The imaging transducer assembly includes one or more imaging transducers formed with a piezoelectric composite plate using photolithography based micromachining. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029296 | IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND DEVICE - A light quantity of a laser beam (L) outputted from exposure heads ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029297 | Method of forming fine patterns - It is disclosed a method of forming fine patterns comprising: covering a substrate having photoresist patterns with an over-coating agent for forming fine patterns, applying heat treatment to cause thermal shrinkage of the over-coating agent so that the spacing between adjacent photoresist patterns is lessened by the resulting thermal shrinking action, and removing the over-coating agent substantially completely by way of bringing thusly treated substrate into contact with a remover solution for over 60 seconds. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029298 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a method of manufacturing a patterned magnetic recording medium. The method includes (a) forming a patterned recording layer on an underlayer of a first substrate; (b) coating a polymer layer on a surface of a second substrate; (c) transferring the polymer layer on the patterned recording layer; and (d) exposing the surface of the patterned recording layer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029299 | Method for the selective safety-related monitoring of entrained-flow gasification reactors - While ensuring technical safety and a short start-up time the invention permits the operation of autothermic partial oxidation of fuels processed into pulverized fuel such as lignite and bituminous coals, petroleum cokes, solid grindable carbon-containing residues, as well as solid-liquid suspensions or slurries, with a gasification agent containing oxygen at operating pressures of up to 8 MPa (80 bar). The selective configuration of the fail-safe monitoring of the gasification process only the supply of the main fuel is cut off. Through the continued operation of the pilot and ignition burner the reactor is kept at operating pressure and after the fault has been rectified fuel gasification can be restarted with the pilot and ignition burner without a complicated placement and pulling of a starter burner and subsequent pressurization of the reactors. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029300 | Method, system and apparatus for firing control - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling the air to fuel ratio in a burner containing a venturi assembly. The venturi includes an air inlet, a primary fuel inlet with a converging section, a throat portion downstream from the converging section, a diverging section downstream from the throat portion, an outlet, and a secondary gas inlet disposed downstream from the converging section and upstream from the outlet. The method comprises introducing fuel into the fuel inlet, receiving air through the air inlet by inspiration, and feeding a gas through the secondary gas inlet, the flow rate and content of the gas fed through the secondary gas inlet being selected to result in a desired air to fuel ratio through the outlet. A method of firing a heater, a burner, a furnace and firing control systems also are disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029301 | SAFETY FLINT LIGHTER - A safety flint lighter is provided that an adult is allowed to easily make an ignition with a single action without allowing a child to easily lean how to ignite a flame. A safety flint lighter has an ignition device using a flint and a sparking file wheel and structured not permitting a child to ignite a flame. An axial hole, rotatably supporting a rotary shaft of a sparking file wheel, is in a form permitting the rotary shaft, at an axis thereof, to directly move between a first position the rotary shaft is normally hold and distant from a tank body, a second position established closer to the tank body than the first position and on an axis of a flint and a third position established oppositely to a nozzle with respect to a straight line connecting between the first position and the second position. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029302 | System of close coupled rapid mix burner cells - A burner system that utilizes a plurality of single stage rapid mix burner cells which are organized into one or more self-stabilizing matrices. The assemblage combines the advantageous operating characteristics of nozzle mix and premixed type burners and achieves extremely low NO | 2009-01-29 |
20090029303 | Flare Stack Adapted to Heat Incoming Fuel - A flare stack that preferably comprises a burner assembly, an exhaust stack, an housing, and a fuel line. The burner assembly burns a fuel to generate thermal energy and combustion byproducts. The exhaust stack is cooperatively associated with the burner assembly to direct the thermal energy and combustion byproducts away from the burner assembly. The housing at least partially defines a fluid-receiving chamber in thermal communication with the exhaust stack. The fluid-receiving chamber has a heat-transfer fluid disposed therein. The fuel line is in fluid communication with the burner assembly to deliver fuel to the burner assembly. At least a portion of the fuel line is in thermal communication with at least one of the exhaust stack, housing, or heat-transfer fluid to permit fuel in the fuel line to absorb thermal energy before reaching the burner assembly. In one embodiment, the burner assembly includes a pressure-variable burner to increase the rate of fuel consumption of the burner in relation to the pressure in the fuel line. In the preferred embodiment, the housing has an inlet and an outlet formed therethrough in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving chamber. The inlet permits heat-transfer fluid to flow into the fluid-receiving chamber to absorb thermal energy from the exhaust stack, and the outlet permits heat-transfer fluid to flow out of the fluid-receiving chamber. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029304 | Adjustable height candle holder jar - An adjustable height holder jar for consumable items includes a stack of accurately fitted rings forming the side atop a closed bottom section. The jar is intended to be factory filled with scented candle wax with a typical wick in the center or with a collection of consumable items, such as food item pieces or hardware fasteners, such as screws or nails. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029305 | Candlestick - A candlestick includes a tubular cartridge of biodegradable material having an upper end which forms a socket for a candle and a lower end, and a sleeve of flexible biodegradable material encircling the cartridge and extending appreciably above the upper end thereof. The sleeve is collapsible lengthwise towards the upper end of the cartridge so that when a candle is received the cartridge, the sleeve is gathered around the candle at the upper end of the cartridge forming a cuff or skirt which can catch any melted wax dripping from the candle. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029306 | Ceramic Burner Plate - The present invention relates to a ceramic burner plate for infrared radiators which includes a lithium silicate as a main constituent. The burner plates according to the invention can have a content of lithium oxide within the range of 0.63% by weight to 7.6% by weight and they exhibit a high temperature resistance and are extremely durable. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029307 | HEAT-TREATING FURNACE - A heat treating furnace capable of continuously performing binder removal and subsequent firing without requiring a complicated configuration and increasing the equipment size and cost, for example, for degreasing a ceramic molding which is to be fired in a process for manufacturing a ceramic electronic component. A heat insulator is disposed to surround a heat treatment region in a case, and a reflector is disposed between the inner wall of the case and the insulator in order to reflect heat transferred from the heat treatment region through the heat insulator. A module heater including a heater embedded in the insulator is used. As the reflector, there is used a reflector having a structure in which a plurality of thin plates is arranged so that the main surfaces are arranged in parallel to each other with a predetermined space between the adjacent main surfaces. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029308 | HEAT SHIELD PLATE FOR SUBSTRATE ANNEALING APPARATUS - A heat shield plate for a substrate annealing apparatus is provided with a horizontally supported flat-plate-like substrate | 2009-01-29 |
20090029309 | Orthodontic force module - An orthodontic force mechanism includes a jack screw having a pair of ends, at least one of which is threaded, and a central spindle between the ends, which spindle has two intersecting radial through-holes therein. A pair of nut housings are mounted on the end portions of the jack screw, at least one of which is threadedly coupled to a threaded end portion of the jack screw. A lock mechanism mounted on the central spindle section includes a spring-loaded detent configured to engage an end opening of each of the through holes in the spindle when the through hole is in alignment with the detent, such that the spindle cannot rotate relative to the lock mechanism when the detent is inserted into a through hole. The detent can be moved out of engagement with a through hole using a tool inserted into that through hole from its opposite end. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029310 | DENTAL MODELS AND SERIES OF DENTAL MODELS, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - Methods of making a series of dental models, as well as devices and systems for making a series of dental models, are described. In general, these methods and systems describe a manual and visual method of manipulating tooth models to form the series of digital models. Also described are methods for packing, distributing and using a series of dental models, and methods for editing and storing dental models. | 2009-01-29 |
20090029311 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WHITENING TEETH - An apparatus ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090029312 | Handpiece and method for preventing occurence of sucking back in the handpiece - A handpiece and a method for driving the handpiece are provided in which a sucking-back problem can be prevented with a simple structure. The handpiece | 2009-01-29 |
20090029313 | Simplified implant cap for tooth implant - An implant cap that may fit with a post includes an opened face contacting a tooth socket and having an opening, a closed face opposite to the opened face, and a penetrating portion communicating with the opening and having a diameter corresponding to that of the post. The cap serves as a hemostasis cap for the wound to prevent it from bleeding after the surgery so that a pretty gum profile can be formed and a provisional tooth crown can be guided and formed to facilitate the inserting of the artificial tooth. Also, the cap serves as the expanding cap for the soft tissue of gum to avoid the anesthetization surgery before the artificial tooth is placed. If the patient has to wear the provisional artificial tooth, the implant cap can be formed to protect the post and keep the cleanness therearound when the artificial tooth is being manufactured. | 2009-01-29 |