33rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120208005 | USE OF INORGANIC PARTICLES TO PRODUCE A BARRIER LAYER ON AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to a plastics material component for an aircraft, comprising
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20120208006 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY TOOL - A cubic boron nitride sintered body tool has, at least at a cutting edge, a cubic boron nitride sintered body composed of a cubic boron nitride particle and a binder phase. The binder phase contains at least Al | 2012-08-16 |
20120208007 | BARRIER MATERIALS FOR MIRROR ASSEMBLIES - Provided herein is a reflective optical construction containing a fluoropolymer barrier layer, wherein the fluoropolymer is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of at least one tetrafluoropropene or pentafluoropropene, preferably 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. Also disclosed is a method of forming a reflective optical construction including (a) applying a barrier layer comprising one or more fluoropolymers selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of at least one tetrafluoropropene or pentafluoropropene, and (b) curing. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208008 | GRAPHENE-BASED THIN FILMS IN HEAT CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - In various embodiments, the present invention provides electrically conductive and radio frequency (RF) transparent films that include a graphene layer and a substrate associated with the graphene layer. In some embodiments, the graphene layer has a thickness of less than about 100 nm. In some embodiments, the graphene layer of the film is adhesively associated with the substrate. In more specific embodiments, the graphene layer includes graphene nanoribbons that are in a disordered network. Further embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods of making the aforementioned electrically conductive and RF transparent films. Such methods generally include associating a graphene composition with a substrate to form a graphene layer on a surface of the substrate. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208009 | FILM FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE LAYER - The present invention aims to provide a film for forming a protective layer that is capable of preventing cracks in a low dielectric material layer of a semiconductor wafer while suppressing an increase in the number of steps in the manufacture of a semiconductor device. This object is achieved by a film for forming a protective layer on a bumped wafer in which a low dielectric material layer is formed, including a support base, an adhesive layer, and a thermosetting resin layer, laminated in this order, wherein the melt viscosity of the thermosetting resin layer is 1×10 | 2012-08-16 |
20120208010 | FIBER COMPRISING STARCH AND A HIGH POLYMER - The present invention relates to a fiber having starch and a high polymer, and a web employing such a fiber. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208011 | POLYOXYMETHYLENE LASER SINTERING POWDER, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AND MOLDINGS PRODUCED FROM THIS LASER SINTERING POWDER - The invention relates to a polyoxymethylene (POM) powder for use in a selective laser sintering process and having the following parameters: | 2012-08-16 |
20120208012 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SHEET - A semiconductor processing sheet contains a base layer having a plastic sheet containing pigment as a core layer, wherein a non-pigment-containing layer is arranged in the outermost layer on front and back main surfaces of the core layer. According to the present invention, in a process for manufacturing semiconductor devices, it is possible to minimize contamination of the inner surface for the film manufacturing die that is due to the pigment contained in the film while maintaining the visibility of the semiconductor processing sheet. Consequently, partial occlusion of the die lip aperture due to pigment contamination is reduced, with the result that effective prevention of the deterioration of the sheet thickness precision due to adhering pigment is possible. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208013 | ISOBUTYLENE COPOLYMER WITH GRAFTED POLYMER GROUPS - Disclosed are copolymers which comprise: a) an isobutylene copolymer having grafted polymer groups, b) optionally a tackifier, and c) optionally a non-functionalized poly(isobutylene) polymer. The compositions are useful in adhesives and coatings. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208014 | AQUEOUS HYBRID POLYURETHANE-ACRYLIC ADHESIVES - A process for the preparation of adhesives compositions comprising polymerization of a mixture of acrylic and methacrylic monomers comprising one or more acrylate or methacrylate having active hydrogens in the presence of an isocyanate terminated polyurethane prepolymer and optionally a chain extender. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208015 | THERMALLY REMOVABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A thermally removable pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on at least one side of the substrate and made from a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a polyester including at least a lactic acid unit, a dibasic acid unit, and a glycol unit, a foaming agent, and a crosslinking agent. The dibasic acid unit includes a dimer acid, the polyester has a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 200,000 and a glass transition temperature of −70 to −20° C. as measured using a differential scanning calorimeter at a temperature rise rate of 20° C./minute, and the polyester has a hydroxyl value of 1 to 60 mgKOH/g. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208016 | RADIATION-CURE REMOVAL TYPE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A radiation-cure removable type pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet includes: a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer made from a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a polyester including at least a lactic acid unit, a dibasic acid unit, and a glycol unit, a radiation-cure resin, a radiation reaction initiator, and a crosslinking agent. The dibasic acid unit includes a dimer acid, the polyester has a glass transition temperature of −70 to −20° C., a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 200,000, and a hydroxyl value of 1 to 60 mgKOH/g, the composition contains 30 to 70 parts by weight of the radiation-cure resin based on 100 parts by weight of the polyester and contains 3 to 10% by weight of the radiation reaction initiator based on the amount of the radiation-cure resin. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208017 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR MASKING - A masking pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is provided on at least one side of the substrate and made from a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a polyester including at least a lactic acid unit, a dibasic acid unit, and a glycol unit, and a crosslinking agent. The dibasic acid unit includes a dimer acid, the polyester has a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 200,000 and a glass transition temperature of −70 to −20° C. as measured using a differential scanning calorimeter at a temperature rise rate of 20° C./minute, the polyester has a hydroxyl value of 1 to 60 mgKOH/g, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a gel fraction of 40 to 90% by weight. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208018 | WATER-BASED NON-SILICONE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR SKIS - A silicone-free adhesive composition for use as a tape on skis comprises at least one water-based acrylic polymer pressure sensitive adhesive. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208019 | CARBON FIBER BUNDLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention relates to a carbon fiber bundle to which an amino group-containing modified polyolefin resin has applied, wherein the amount of applying amino group-containing modified polyolefin resin is 0.2 to 5.0% by mass. This carbon fiber bundle can be produced by applying 0.2 to 5.0% by mass of the amino group-containing modified polyolefin resin to the surface of the carbon fiber bundle. The present invention can exhibit excellent interface adhesion to a polyolefin resin, particularly to a polypropylene resin, and can provide a carbon fiber bundle useful for reinforcing the polyolefin resin and a method of producing the same. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208020 | COALESCING AGENT FOR WATERBORNE COATINGS - The present disclosure is directed to coalescing agent for waterborne coatings. The coalescing agent comprises low molecular weight polytrimethylene ether glycol having a Mn (number average molecular weight) in a range of from 100 to 490. This disclosure is further directed to a waterborne coating composition comprising the coalescing agent. The waterborne coating compositions can be used as interior and exterior top coats, basecoats, primers, primer surfacers and primer fillers. The waterborne coating compositions can be used as architecture coatings, automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings, automotive refinish coatings, sports equipment coatings or any other coatings. The disclosure is particularly directed to a coating composition comprising components derived from renewable resources. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208021 | CUTTING LINES FOR VEGETATION CUTTERS - A cutting line for vegetation cutters or trimmers includes a line which has a pre-set length and is a solid line with a cross section. At least one first recess unit is integrally and continuously formed in the outer surface and along the axis of the line. At least one second recess unit is integrally and continuously formed in the outer surface and along the axis of the line. The at least one first and second recess units are arranged in a pattern. The recesses of the at least one first and second recess unit do not wear to each other when the line is scrolled and reduce the chance to injure the user's hand. The line is light in weight. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208022 | PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING GRAPHENE OXIDE NANO-PLATELETS AND DERIVATES AND GRAPHENE OXIDE NON-PLATELETS THUS OBTAINED - A method for manufacturing graphene oxide nanoplatelets and derivative products and the graphene oxide nanoplatelets obtained, comprising two distinct phases, a first phase for obtaining an intermediate material consisting of carbon nanofilaments, each one having a structure comprising continuous ribbon of graphitic material with a small number of stacked monoatomic graphene layers and spirally rolled around and along the main axis of said nanofilaments, and a second phase wherein said carbon nanofilaments are subjected to a high-temperature treatment in order to clean said filaments and increase their degree of crystallinity. Once these nanofilaments are treated, a chemical etching is performed on them comprising an oxidation that causes the fragmentation of the carbon nanofilaments and starts a cleaving method that is completed by physical means in order to obtain graphene oxide nanoplatelets. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208023 | BIOACTIVATION OF PARTICLES - Particles are bioactivated by attaching bioactivation peptides to the particle surface. The bioactivation peptides are peptide-based compounds that impart one or more biologically important functions to the particles. Each bioactivation peptide includes a molecular or surface recognition part that binds with the surface of the particle and one or more functional parts. The surface recognition part includes an amino-end and a carboxy-end and is composed of one or more hydrophobic spacers and one or more binding clusters. The functional part(s) is attached to the surface recognition part at the amino-end and/or said carboxy-end. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208024 | METHOD FOR MAKING HIGH PURITY METAL OXIDE PARTICLES AND MATERIALS MADE THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a method of making metal oxide and mixed metal oxide particles. The method includes treating a mixture formed from a metal source, such as metal alkoxide, a surfactant, and a first alcohol in an aqueous media at a very high metal oxide yield. The mixture is reacted using a catalyst to form metal oxide particles having a desired particle size in said mixture. The method is particularly suitable for forming silica particles. The metal oxide particles can then be heat treated to form synthetic fused metal oxides such as, for example, synthetic fused silica. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208025 | SILVER/POLYDIGUANIDE COMPLEX, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT - The present invention relates to a silver/polydiguanide complex and derivatives thereof including silver and polydiguanide having at least two biguanide moieties, wherein the silver is stabilized in an oxidation state of an integer of 0 to 4, a mole ratio between the silver and the polydiguanide is 1: 1-4, an average particle diameter of the complex is micrometer or nanometer, and zeta potential of the complex is greater than or equal to zero, a preparation method thereof, and an antibacterial composition for burns or wounds treatment including the same as an active ingredient. A silver/polydiguanide complex according to the present invention is different from conventional silver/polydiguanide complexes in carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen contents as well as in structure of silver and polydiguanide, and solubility, is a material that exhibits a very good antibacterial activity due to a much lower minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) value by 10 to 100 folds or more compared to silver sulfadiazine which is a conventional therapeutic agent for burns, and may be usefully used as an antibacterial composition for burns or wounds treatment. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208026 | Silica-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles and Process for Making Same - Disclosed are magnetic coated nanoparticles comprising magnetic cores coated with silica and an organic stabilizer, the magnetic coated nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of no more than about 1,000 nanometers. Also disclosed is a process for preparing silica-coated nanoparticles which comprises: (a) dispersing magnetic nanoparticle cores in a solvent to provide a dispersion having a pH of from about 1 to about 6; (b) adding to the dispersion of magnetic nanoparticles a solution containing tetraethylorthosilicate; and (c) homogenizing or sonicating the dispersion containing the magnetic nanoparticles. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208027 | REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE FILM - Spin coating a mixture of graphene oxide platelets, water, and an organic solvent by placing a drop of the mixture on a spinning substrate while blowing a drying gas onto the substrate and allowing the water and the organic solvent on the substrate to evaporate; and repeating the spin coating one or more times to form a graphene oxide film in contact with the substrate. An about 1-100 nm thick film of overlapping platelets of reduced graphene oxide. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208028 | GLASS SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTRING THE SAME - A glass substrate chemically strengthened, includes a primary surface that has a compressive stress layer formed in an uppermost surface layer thereof. The compressive stress layer is configured to enhance strength of the glass substrate due to a compressive stress generated in the compressive stress layer. The compressive layer consists of a layer of a potassium ion concentration equal to or less than 5000 parts per million (ppm). | 2012-08-16 |
20120208029 | ORGANOSILANE CONDENSATES - Organosilane condensates are described as well as their use in coating compositions, processes for making them and process for applying the coating compositions. The organosilane condensates can be formed from the hydrolysis of at least one medium to long chain trialkoxy silane compound, an amino silane and optionally one or more additional reactants. Coating compositions containing the organosilane condensates can provide coatings having improved scratch and mar resistance and can have excellent recoat adhesion. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208030 | SOIL AND STAIN RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITION FOR FINISHED LEATHER SUBSTRATES - A coated leather substrate having at least one surface that comprises at least one first layer above that surface and at least one second layer above that first layer and, the first layer comprises at least one polymer and wherein the second layer being different in its chemical composition from the first layer comprises the reaction product of a cross-linking reaction of at least one first composition said first composition comprising one or more compounds having at least one fluoropolyether segment and at least two cross-linkable groups and said second composition comprising at least one fluorinated polyolefin. Furthermore are provided a coating composition, methods of coating leather substrates and use of the coating compositions. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208031 | PRODUCING METHOD OF HOT MELT FILM RECYCLING AIRBAG SCRAPS FOR SHOES, AND HOT MELT FILM PRODUCED THEREBY - Disclosed therein is a method of producing a hot melt film through the steps of collecting TPU film scraps, which are generated in large quantity when airbags for absorbing shock of shoes are manufactured, and mixing the collected film scraps with other composites to have the target properties of hot melt films, and particularly, a method of producing a hot melt film of a multi-layer structure by means of the co-extrusion method. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208032 | HELMET DESIGNS UTILIZING AN OUTER SLIP LAYER - Disclosed herein is a helmet structure for reducing kinetic energy transmission. The helmet receives contact of an object that transfers kinetic energy to a first layer having material that displaces in response to applied shearing force. The helmet uses a second layer having material that displaces in response to applied shearing force and uses a third layer having material that does not displace in response to applied shearing force to transfer kinetic energy laterally with respect to the skull. Helmet layers can have material with different mechanical responses, including elastic or rubbery elastic. The outer slip layer may also contain reinforcement particles such as metal, glass and ceramic. In one embodiment, each layer in the structure has a different shear modulus and each layer has a higher shear modulus than the immediately preceding layer. The shear modulus of each layer is modified by adding rigid reinforcement to the layer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208033 | BARRIER FILM - A barrier film is disclosed that includes a polymeric film substrate and at least first and second polymer layers separated by an inorganic barrier layer. The first polymer layer is disposed on the polymeric film substrate. At least one of the first or second polymer layers is prepared from co-deposited amino silane and acrylate or methacrylate monomer. A method of making the barrier film is also disclosed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208034 | FILMS AND ARTICLES HAVING A BARRIER COATING DERIVED FROM CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS NANOCOMPOSITE DISPERSIONS - Films or other articles having a barrier coating derived from a concentrated nanocomposite dispersion which includes a silicate filler and a matrix polymer dispersed in an aqueous medium. The dispersions are condensed by selectively removing liquid therefrom to provide high solids coating formulations. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208035 | AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous coating composition comprising an (A) aluminium pigment treated with molybdic acid and a (B) condensed polycyclic pigment. The aqueous coating composition can achieve a small difference between the color of a coating film formed by application of the coating composition after storage and a color of the coating film formed by application of the coating composition before storage. The aqueous coating composition of the present invention inhibits hydrogen gas generation, and thus has excellent storage stability. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208036 | COMPOSITION, IN PARTICULAR A BLOCKING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR FIXING BLANKS TO OPHTHALMIC OR OPTICAL LENSES - The present invention relates to a composition, in particular a blocking agent composition, in particular for fixing blanks for ophthalmic and/or optical lenses, preferably plastics material-based ophthalmic spectacle glass blanks. The composition comprises a mixture containing (a) at least one polyol (polyalcohol) and (b) at least one organic polyester. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing a composite structure, which comprises a carrier having a blank fixed thereon, and the composite structure as such. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing spectacle glass, in particular plastics material-based spectacle glass, and the spectacle lenses that can be obtained therefrom. Finally, the present invention relates to the use of the composition according to the invention in the production of ophthalmic and optical lenses, and for fixing the blank to a carrier. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208037 | COMPATIBILIZED POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYOLEFIN-POLYLACTIC ACID COPOLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Polymeric compositions and processes of forming the same are described herein. The processes generally include contacting a polyolefin with a polylactic acid in the presence of at least 800 ppm of radical initiator under extrusion conditions to produce a polyolefin-polylactic acid copolymer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208038 | HARDCOAT LAMINATE - A hardcoat laminate including: a support formed from a thermoplastic resin composition; and a hardcoat layer formed from a hardcoat layer forming coating composition, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition contains a polymer having a lactone ring unit or a glutaric anhydride unit, and the hardcoat layer forming coating composition contains at least a component (a), a component (b) and a component (c) and contains substantially no organic solvent: (a) a curable compound having three or more polymerizable groups within one molecule, (b) a polymerization initiator, and (c) a diluent having from one to three polymerizable groups within one molecule. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208039 | MULTILAYER FILM OF A WALL OF A BAG HAVING SEAMS AND INTENDED FOR A BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT - Monolayer contact film, designed, once made integral with a multilayer functional film, to constitute a final multilayer film of a pouch wall; the pouch having seams, and designed to be filled with biopharmaceutical product, and composed of a selected material that can be part of the composition of the final multilayer film, be in contact with the biopharmaceutical product, without degradation of the film and biopharmaceutical product, be sealable on itself, with a thickness that is less than the thickness of a single contact layer of the final multilayer film suitable for the production of seams of the single contact layer on itself, of which one surface functions as an interface for interlocking with a first interface for making the multilayer functional film integral, and whose other surface has as its final function to constitute the contact surface of the final multilayer film with the biopharmaceutical product. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208040 | STRUCTURE OF MULTILAYER CERAMIC DEVICE - A multilayer ceramic device comprises a laminated ceramic body having opposite end surfaces, a pair of conductive electrodes each respectively attached to one end surface of the laminated ceramic body and a plurality of alternately staggered internal electrodes within the laminated ceramic body configured in an alternating manner and each electrically connected to the corresponding conductive electrodes respectively; each conductive electrodes of the multilayer ceramic device is further covered with a solder paste layer so that the multilayer ceramic device is thus made without any plating step and no need of treating waste liquid nickel or waste liquid tin as well as no problem of environmental pollution caused by plating solution, thereby lowering manufacturing costs and reducing processing time. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208041 | TEARDROP LATTICE STRUCTURE FOR HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH MATERIALS - A continuous segment of metallic glass material having a thickness substantially less than a width is disclosed. The continuous strip is bent into a repeating pattern of a teardrop shape providing an outer radius and an inner point defined by two adjacent radii. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208042 | STAINLESS STEEL ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A stainless steel article is provided. The stainless steel article includes a stainless steel substrate, and a pattern formed on an outer surface of the substrate. The pattern is defined by at least one recess formed on the outer surface. The pattern has a surface roughness of about 50 nm-150 nm. A method for making the present article is also provided. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208043 | GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - There is provided a galvanized steel sheet that has various properties such as corrosion resistance and adhesion and allows for high conductivity at a low contact pressure. A first layer film is formed by applying a surface treatment solution having a pH of 8 to 10 onto the surface of the galvanized steel sheet and drying the surface treatment solution by heating, the surface treatment solution containing a water-soluble zirconium compound, a tetraalkoxysilane, an epoxy group-containing compound, a chelating agent, a silane coupling agent, vanadic acid, and a metal compound in a specific ratio. Subsequently, a second layer film is formed by applying a surface treatment solution containing an organic resin onto the surface of the first layer film and drying the surface treatment solution by heating. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208044 | TIN-CONTAINING ALLOY PLATING BATH, ELECTROPLATING METHOD USING SAME, AND SUBSTRATE WITH THE ELECTROPLATING DEPOSITED THEREON - Provided are a tin-containing alloy plating bath being capable of manufacturing a tin-containing alloy plated product suitable for electric and electronic members with excellent anti-oxidation performance, and an electroplating method using the bath. Specifically the bath is a plating bath to deposit a tin-containing alloy on the surface of a substrate, which plating bath contains: (a) a tin compound containing 99.9% by mass to 46% by mass of tin based on entire metal mass in the plating bath; (b) a gadolinium compound containing 0.1% by mass to 54% by mass of gadolinium based on entire metal mass in the plating bath; (c) at least one complexing agent; and (d) a solvent, and the electroplating method uses the tin-containing alloy bath, thus can manufacture a tin-containing alloy plated product having excellent anti-oxidation performance. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208045 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AMORPHOUS COATINGS ON CRYSTALLINE SUBSTRATES - An amorphous coating and method of fabricating the same on a substrate is disclosed. An amorphous iron based powder is located onto an aluminum alloy substrate. Pressure is applied to the powder and substrate at a processing temperature below a crystallization temperature of the powder. The powder and substrate are then spark plasma sintered for infiltrating the substrate material into the powder for resulting in a composite amorphous coating. The powder and substrate are then rapidly heated and held for 15 minutes at the processing temperature. The powder and substrate are then rapidly cooled at a cooling rate of approximately 150° C./minute. In one embodiment, the powder is comprised of Fe | 2012-08-16 |
20120208046 | Battery Pack - A battery pack having a cover frame configured to be tightly coupled to the four side surfaces of a bare cell. The cover frame includes a rectangular cell receiving part framed by four frame parts, wherein each of the four frame parts include a support section for supporting the lower case of the bare cell, and three of the frame parts include ribs supporting the upper case of the bare cell, wherein a fourth one of the frame parts includes tab receiving grooves supporting the electrode tabs extending from the bare cell. The cover frame further includes a protection circuit module receiving part adjacent to, and separated from the cell receiving part by the fourth one of the frame parts. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208047 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A battery pack including a core pack including a unit cell; a protection circuit module electrically connected to the core pack; and a frame including a first region accommodating the core pack and a second region accommodating the protection circuit module, the frame further including a supporting portion supporting the protection circuit module in the second region, and a partition wall dividing the first region and the second region from each other. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208048 | BATTERIES FOR POWER TOOLS AND METHODS OF MOUNTING BATTERY TERMINALS TO BATTERY HOUSINGS - A battery includes a battery housing and a plurality of battery terminals. The battery housing has a terminal mounting portion made of resin. The battery terminals are connectible with external terminals and are mounted to the terminal mounting portion so as to extend through the terminal mounting portion, so that each of the battery terminals has a first end positioned on one side of the terminal mounting portion and a second end positioned on an opposite side of the terminal mounting portion. At least one of the battery terminals is integrated with the terminal mounting portion, so that there is no substantial clearance between the at least one of the battery terminals and a part of the terminal mounting portion, through which the at least one of the battery terminals extends. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208049 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT MODULE AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - A secondary battery having a bare cell and a protective circuit module disposed over the bare cell and electrically connected to the bare cell via a first lead plate, in which the first lead plate includes a first plate, a second plate connected to the first plate, and a third plate arranged opposite to the first plate and connected to the second plate. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208050 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A lithium-ion battery specially used for starting motorcycles, including a positive terminal, a negative terminal, an open-mouthed rectangular can, and a cover matching the can. The positive terminal and negative terminal are both fixed on the cover and the cover is fixed on the can. The lithium-ion battery further comprises a cell assembly, a positive lead, a negative lead, a cell bracket and at least three support cushions. A positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged in the cell assembly. One end of the positive lead is fixed on the positive terminal and the other end is fixed on the positive electrode of the cell assembly, and one end of the negative lead is fixed on the negative terminal and the other end is fixed on the negative electrode of the cell assembly. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208051 | ALKALINE SECONDARY BATTERY - An alkaline secondary battery of the present invention includes: a cylindrical battery case | 2012-08-16 |
20120208052 | Battery pack - A battery pack includes at least one secondary battery and a case that accommodates the at least one secondary battery. In the battery pack, at least one gas exhausting portion is provided at one side of the case. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208053 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electrical energy store of a motor vehicle, in particular a high voltage energy store of a hybrid vehicle or of an electric vehicle, having a housing ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120208054 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND BATTERY STRUCTURE - A battery system is provided with: an assembled battery having a plurality of solid-state unit cells; an assembled battery case that houses the assembled battery; a gas that fills an interior of the assembled battery case; a pressing section that pressurizes the unit cells with hydrostatic pressure that is generated in the assembled battery case by the gas; a deformation section that is part of the assembled battery case and that, upon occurrence of an anomaly in the assembled battery case, deforms in reaction to the anomaly; and a sensing section that senses deformation of the deformation section. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208055 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - An electrode assembly includes first and second electrode plates respectively comprising first and second active material portions on which first and second active materials are coated and first and second non-coating portions on which the first and second active materials are not coated; a separator interposed between the first and second electrode plates; and first and second electrode tabs respectively coupled to the first and second non-coating portions. In the electrode assembly, portions of the first and second non-coating portions are opposite to each other but the first and second electrode tabs are not opposite to each other in the electrode plates. The electrode assembly is formed by winding the first and second electrode plates from the portion at which the first and second non-coating portions are opposite to each other. A secondary battery includes the electrode assembly and a case accommodating the electrode assembly therein. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208056 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery including: a spirally wound electrode body in which a cathode having a cathode active material layer on a strip-shaped cathode current collector and an anode having an anode active material layer on a strip-shaped anode current collector are layered with a separator in between, and spirally wound in a planular state; and a lead joined to the cathode current collector or the anode current collector in a center portion of the spirally wound electrode body. An inner circumferential end of the cathode active material layer is provided in a region where the inner circumferential end does not overlap with the lead in a short axis direction of the spirally wound electrode body. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208057 | ELECTRIC ENERGY STORE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electric energy store ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120208058 | ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electric energy storage device ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120208059 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A method for producing an energy storage device for at least one electrochemical energy storage unit is provided. The method includes a step of providing the at least one electrochemical energy storage unit suitable for providing energy for a drive of a vehicle, and a step of at least partially insert molding the at least one electrochemical energy storage unit in a casting compound in order to produce the energy storage device, wherein the at least one electrochemical energy storage unit is positively or adhesively connected to the casting compound in the insert molding step. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208060 | BATTERY COVER MECHANISM - A battery cover mechanism used in a portable electronic device includes a housing, a cover, and an operating unit. The housing defines a receiving groove therein for receiving a battery. The cover is assembled on the housing to cover the receiving groove. The operating unit is mounted on the cover and includes a movable operating member and at least one movable retaining member driven by the operating member. The operating member is moved to fix one portion of the cover on the housing and the retaining member is driven to move perpendicularly to the movement of the operating member to fix another portion of the cover on the housing. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208061 | FLOW CELL STACK - A stacked cell for a flow cell battery is presented. The stacked cell is sealed by a gasket between individual components. The gasket is formed such that it seals against leakage of electrolytes and facilitates the flow of electrolytes through the stacked cell. Further, the gasket is formed to minimize the linear expansion of the gasket material with temperature. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208062 | LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - A lithium secondary cell, having: a negative electrode, a negative electrode-electrolyte solution, a separator, a positive electrode-electrolyte solution, and a positive electrode, which are disposed in this order, in which the separator is a solid electrolyte through which only lithium ions pass. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208063 | LIQUID COOLED DEVICE FOR BATTERIES - A battery liquid temperature regulating device includes one or more battery cells thermally coupled to one or more temperature regulating modules. A first temperature regulating module is thermally coupled to one end of each battery cell, and in some embodiments, a second temperature regulating module is thermally coupled to the other end of each battery cell. Each temperature regulating module is configured with one or more channels. Heat is transferred between each battery cell end, the material of the temperature regulating module, and the liquid flowing through the one or more channels. The temperature regulating modules are also thermally coupled to current collecting elements electrically coupled to the battery cell to similarly transfer heat between these elements. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208064 | ELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS - An electric storage apparatus has a plurality of electric storage units placed in line in a first direction, and a spacer forming space between two adjacent ones of the electric storage units, a heat exchange medium for use in temperature adjustment of the electric storage unit being moved in the space in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The spacer has a protruding portion on each of two faces forming the space and opposite to each other, the protruding portion protruding toward the inside of the space. The protruding portions provided on the two respective faces are shifted in the second direction from positions where the protruding portions are opposite to each other in the first direction. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208065 | Single Cell For a Battery - A single cell for a battery that includes a first housing part and a second housing part, which are electrically isolated from one another by an insulating housing frame. An electrochemically-active material is located in housing frame between housing parts. The first housing part and second housing part are in the form of plates. At least one of the housing parts exhibits a first edge area bent over towards the inside, and first housing part and second housing part are fixed by a form fit to one-piece housing frame. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208066 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ELECTRODE STACK - A method for producing an electrode stack ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120208067 | High Voltage Lithium Ion Positive Electrode Material with Improved Cycle Life - A lithiated metal phosphate material substituted by divalent atoms at the M2 site and trivalent atoms, a portion of which are present at both the M2 and the M1 sites. The substituted material has the general formula of Li | 2012-08-16 |
20120208068 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEPARATOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN SALT BATTERY, SEPARATOR, AND MOLTEN SALT BATTERY - A separator of a molten salt battery made of a porous resin sheet. The separator is improved in wettability to a molten salt by giving hydrophilicity to the resin sheet. In the case of a fluororesin sheet, the sheet is impregnated with water, and irradiated with ultraviolet rays so that C—F bonds in the fluororesin are cleaved and the resultant reacts with water to generate hydrophilic groups, such as OH groups, in each surface layer thereof. The separator gains hydrophilicity through the hydrophilic groups. The separator made of the resin can be made into a bag form. In a molten salt battery having the bag-form separator, the growth of a dendrite is prevented. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208069 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked together; first and second end plates located at a first end and a second end, respectively, of the stacked battery cells; and side plates and a bottom plate coupled to the first and second end plates, wherein at least one of the first end plate and the second end plate has a bent support portion that overlaps with at least a portion of the bottom plate. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208070 | SEPARATORS FOR NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention relates to a separator for use in a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery employing the separator, the separator comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are capable of occluding and releasing lithium, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte, the separator for use in the battery having an electroconductive layer, the electroconductive layer having (1) an apparent volume resistivity of 1×10 | 2012-08-16 |
20120208071 | Method of Producing Thin Batteries - The invention relates to production of thin batteries. In order to achieve a fast and simple production process, the method comprises: bringing into use an anode web comprising anode half cells consisting of multiple material layers applied on top of each other, and which layers are mutually aligned and sized for use in a thin battery, bringing into use a cathode web comprising cathode half cells consisting of multiple material layers applied on top of each other, and which layers are mutually aligned and sized for use in a thin battery, aligning said anode web and said cathode web into a mutual predetermined position, and bringing said anode web and said cathode web into contact with each other in order to attach said anode half cells to corresponding cathode half cells for producing thin batteries. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208072 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL USING THE SAME - An electrode structure and an electrochemical cell including the electrode structure are provided. The electrode structure includes a porous three-dimensional (3D) outer net including an interconnected plurality of outer metal lines that define a plurality of outer holes between adjacent ones of the outer metal lines. The outer metal lines include a porous 3D inner net, a first layer coating the inner net, and a second layer coating the first layer. The inner net includes an interconnected plurality of inner metal lines that define a plurality of inner holes between adjacent ones of the inner metal lines. The inner metal lines include a first metal. The first layer includes a second metal. The second layer includes a third metal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208073 | ELECTROCHEMICAL STORAGE CELL - An electrochemical storage cell including a housing; a solid electrolyte tube, which defines an inner space of the housing as a first electrode chamber and a second electrode chamber; a first electrode material in the first electrode chamber; a second electrode material in the second electrode chamber; and an electron channel unit arranged in the second electrode chamber for guiding movement of electrons in the second electrode chamber, the electron channel unit having a non-constant thickness. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208074 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator located between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a first collecting plate and a second collecting plate that are electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, respectively; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, the first collecting plate, and the second collecting plate; and a cap plate configured to close the case to seal the electrode assembly, the first collecting plate and the second collecting plate within the case, wherein reinforcement stepped parts are formed on the cap plate such that a center region of the cap plate has a thickness different from a thickness of peripheral regions of the cap plate. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208075 | Secondary Battery - A rechargeable battery including a rupturable cap plate to prevent short-circuiting between an electrode assembly and the electrode terminal when a compressive force is applied. The rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having first and second electrode plates with a separator interposed therebetween, a can accommodating the electrode assembly and having a top opening, an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and a cap plate sealing the top opening of the can and exposing the electrode terminal to the outside. At least two grooves are formed on a bottom surface of the cap plate, on either side of the electrode terminal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208076 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120208077 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - In a method for manufacturing an electrochemical cell ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120208078 | Battery Pack - A battery pack including an external case having improved strength to protect a bare cell is provided. The battery pack includes a bare cell, a cover plate attached to one of long side surfaces that are widest planes of the bare cell, and an external case including a resin portion and a reinforcement plate and accommodating both the bare cell and the cover plate, wherein the resin portion surrounds sides of the reinforcement plate. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208079 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PRECURSOR MATERIAL FOR BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PRECURSOR MATERIAL FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY - A negative electrode precursor material is provided for preparing a negative electrode, which has a reduced thickness, good current collecting performance, and suppresses deformation and generation of dendrites during operation. A molten salt battery comprises a positive electrode formed by providing an active material film on an Al current collector, a separator comprising a glass cloth impregnated with a molten salt as an electrolyte, and the negative electrode formed by providing a Zn film and an active material film on an Al, current collector, which are respectively contained in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped Al case. The active material absorbs and releases Na ions contained in the molten salt. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208080 | ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an alkyl benzonitrile compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are provided. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208081 | COATING METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODES FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORES - The present invention relates to a method for coating a carrier during the production of an electrode for electrical energy stores, in particular for lithium ion cells, using a specific solvent and/or dispersant, characterized in that the solvent and/or dispersant is or comprises N-ethylpyrrolidone. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208082 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY - A bipolar secondary battery current collector is a bipolar secondary battery current collector having electrical conductivity. The current collector has an expansion section that expands in a thickness direction of the current collector at a temperature equal to or higher than a prescribed temperature. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208083 | Silicon Based Electrode Formulations for Lithium-ion Batteries and Method for Obtaining It - An electrode assembly for a rechargeable Li-ion battery, comprising a current collector provided with an electrode composition comprising carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) binder material and silicon powder provided with a layer of SiO | 2012-08-16 |
20120208084 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, including: a negative electrode current collector having a plurality of protrusions formed on a surface thereof; and a plurality of granular bodies, the granular bodies being supported on the protrusions, respectively, and including an alloy-formable active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions, wherein: the granular bodies have a resin layer on their respective surfaces; and the resin layer includes a first resin component which is at least one selected from polyimides and polyacrylic acid, and a second resin component which is composed of a copolymer including vinylidene fluoride units and hexafluoropropylene units. A lithium ion secondary battery including the above negative electrode. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208085 | Vinylidene Fluoride Polymer Powder and Vinylidene Fluoride Polymer Solution - Provided is a vinylidene fluoride polymer powder exhibiting excellent solubility in aprotic polar solvents, and a vinylidene fluoride polymer solution obtained from the powder and an aprotic polar solvent. The vinylidene fluoride polymer powder has an NMP penetration rate of 12 to 100% as measured by an NMP penetration test. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208086 | PROCESS FOR COATING FINE PARTICLES WITH CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS - A process for coating fine particles, in which the feed mixture contains: a monomer and/or an oligomer of aromatic compounds or unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds suitable for forming an electroconductive oligomer, polymer, copolymer, block copolymer or graft copolymer; at least one type of anions which (1) are and/or can be incorporated as doping ions into the structure of the conductive polymer; (2) can be discharged from said structure in the event of a potential fall of the conductive polymer (reduction); and (3) can have an anti-corrosive effect in the presence of a metallic surface; at least one type of particles; if necessary, at least one oxidising agent and water and/or at least another solvent. A coating is formed from the feed mixture on the particle surface, the feed mixture being converted by oxidation into a conductive polymer in the presence of at least one type a of mobile anti-corrosive anion. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208087 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery according to the present invention includes: a positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions; a negative electrode having a negative-electrode active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte having lithium-ion conductivity. The positive-electrode active material contains a nickel-type lithium-containing complex oxide. The negative-electrode active material contains a graphite-type material having a reversible capacity of 350 mAh/g or more and an irreversible capacity of 30 mAh/g or less. A ratio Qc/Qa between an irreversible capacity Qc per unit area in a portion of the positive electrode that opposes the negative electrode and an irreversible capacity Qa per unit area in a portion of the negative electrode that opposes the positive electrode is equal to or greater than 0.50 but less than 1.13. As a result, the charge-discharge cycle characteristics can be improved while ensuring a high capacity. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208088 | HIGH SURFACE AREA NANO-STRUCTURED GRAPHENE COMPOSITES AND CAPACITIVE DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME - A carbon composite material, including a plurality of spaced graphene sheets, each respective sheet having opposed generally planar surfaces, and a plurality of functionalized carbonaceous particles. At least some functionalized carbonaceous particles are disposed between any two adjacent graphene sheets, and each respective at least some functionalized carbonaceous particle is attached to both respective any two adjacent graphene sheets. Each respective graphene sheet comprises at least one layer of graphene and at least portions of respective any two adjacent graphene sheets are oriented substantially parallel with one another. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208089 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY CELL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY CELL AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY CELL - Disclosed is a carbon material for lithium ion secondary cell having a positron lifetime of 370 picoseconds or longer, and 480 picoseconds or shorter, when measured by positron annihilation spectroscopy under conditions (A) to (E) below:
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20120208090 | MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES - The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising first and second components, the first component being polymer and the second component being aliphatic paraffin having a backbone and pendent groups. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes, e.g., as battery separator film. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208091 | Polymer-Based Solid Electrolytes and Preparation Methods Thereof - Polymer-based solid electrolytes and preparation methods thereof are provided. The polymer-based solid electrolyte comprises a polymer, an electrolyte, and a solvent. The polymer of the solid electrolyte can be polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or sulfonated polyetheretherketone (SPEEK). The electrolyte is a lithium salt. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208092 | AMORPHOUS ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD OF ELECTRODE USING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME, AND HYBRID CAPACITOR - An amorphous anode active material, a preparation method of an electrode using the same, a secondary battery containing the same, and a hybrid capacitor are provided. The amorphous anode active material includes at least one of a metal oxide or a metal phosphate, and the metal oxide or the metal phosphate is amorphous. The metal oxide has the form of MO | 2012-08-16 |
20120208093 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of improving high-temperature characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. A separator provided between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. A solvent of the electrolytic solution includes a main solvent such as a cyclic carbonate which includes halogen and a sub solvent such as carbonate dimer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208094 | POROUS CLUSTERS OF SILVER POWDER PROMOTED BY ZIRCONIUM OXIDE FOR USE AS A CATALYST IN GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A catalyst including: a plurality of porous clusters of silver particles, each cluster of the clusters including: (a) a plurality of primary particles of silver, and (b) crystalline particles of zirconium oxide (ZrO | 2012-08-16 |
20120208095 | GASEOUS PRODUCT GENERATOR - According to the invention there is provided a gaseous product generator including:
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20120208096 | AIR BATTERY - According to one embodiment, an air battery includes a case, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a first nonaqueous electrolyte, a second nonaqueous electrolyte, a solid electrolyte layer and a hole. The first nonaqueous electrolyte is permeated into the positive electrode and includes an ionic liquid. The second nonaqueous electrolyte is permeated into the negative electrode and includes an organic solvent. The solid electrolyte layer is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and has lithium ion conductivity. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208097 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND DESULFURIZATION UNIT FOR THE SAME - A desulfurization unit for a fuel cell system includes a first desulfurizer arranged in a temperature environment ranging from 50° C. to 200° C. and accommodating a desulfurizing agent including a porous material serving as a base material, the desulfurizing agent exerting a desulfurization effect in a normal temperature range, the first desulfurizer adsorbing a sulfur compound included in a source gas in the temperature environment ranging from 50° C. to 200° C. when the source gas having a low dew point is supplied through a source gas passage to the first desulfurizer and when the source gas having a high dew point is supplied through the source gas passage to the first desulfurizer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208098 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a source gas passage including a first desulfurizer that has a desulfurization performance relative to a source gas having a relatively higher dew point, and a second desulfurizer that has the desulfurization performance relative to a source gas having a relatively lower dew point and the source gas having the relatively higher dew point. The desulfurization performance of the second desulfurizer relative to the source gas having the relatively higher dew point is lower than the desulfurization performance of the second desulfurizer relative to the source gas having the relatively lower dew point. The first desulfurizer, the second desulfurizer, and a flowmeter are arranged at the source gas passage in the aforementioned order from an upstream side to a downstream side of the source gas passage in a flow direction of the source gas. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208099 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVELY CONTROLLING STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO IN HYDROGEN-PRODUCING FUEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for actively controlling the steam-to-carbon ratio in hydrogen-producing fuel processing systems that include a feedstock delivery system. The feedstock delivery system supplies a combined feedstock stream including steam and carbon-containing feedstock to a hydrogen-producing region, which produces a mixed gas stream including hydrogen gas as a majority component therefrom. The systems and methods may include measuring a thermodynamic property of a steam stream, a carbon-containing feedstock stream, and/or the combined feedstock stream and controlling the flow rate and/or pressure of a water stream, the steam stream, and/or the carbon-containing feedstock stream based on a desired steam-to-carbon ratio in the combined feedstock stream and/or a desired flow rate of the mixed gas stream and may include feedforward and/or feedback control strategies. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208100 | ELECTRICAL POWER STORAGE SYSTEM USING HYDROGEN AND METHOD FOR STORING ELECTRICAL POWER USING HYDROGEN - In one embodiment, an electrical power storage system using hydrogen includes a power generation unit generating power using hydrogen and oxidant gas and an electrolysis unit electrolyzing steam. The electrical power storage system includes a hydrogen storage unit storing hydrogen generated by the electrolysis and supplying the hydrogen to the power generation unit during power generation, a high-temperature heat storage unit storing high temperature heat generated accompanying the power generation and supplying the heat to the electrolysis unit during the electrolysis, and a low-temperature heat storage unit storing low-temperature heat, which is exchanged in the high-temperature heat storage unit and generating with this heat the steam supplied to the electrolysis unit. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208101 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING A START BURNER - The invention relates to a high-temperature fuel cell system having a start burner. Such fuel cell systems are in particular operated at temperatures between 650° C. and 1000° C. due to the ion-conductive properties of the electrolytes used. It is necessary for this reason to carry out a heating before the actual operation of the systems, which takes place by an external supply of energy. The exhaust gas of a start burner of the high-temperature fuel cell system is supplied to a heat exchanger or to two heat exchangers in a series connection for the preheating of an oxidizing agent which can be supplied to at least one fuel cell at the cathode side. In this respect, the oxidizing agent and the exhaust gas of the start burner are conducted over the total surfaces of the one heat exchanger or of the two heat exchangers available for the heat exchange and hot, returned exhaust gas from the total system is conducted over one heat exchanger of the two heat exchangers arranged in series or in a second zone B of a single heat exchanger having two zones A and B over a part region of the surface available for the heat exchange. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208102 | FLUID REGULATING MICROVALVE ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID CONSUMING CELLS WITH SPRING-LIKE SHAPE-RETAINING APERTURE COVER - A fluid regulating microvalve assembly for use to control fluid flow to a fluid consuming electrode, such as an oxygen reduction electrode, in an electrochemical cell is proposed. The microvalve assembly includes a stationary valve body having an aperture and microactuators movable from a first closed aperture position to at least a second position where fluid is able to pass through the microvalve body aperture. These microactuators control the movement of spring-like shape-retaining interior aperture covers, which covers can be belleville springs or flat springs. The fluid regulating microvalve assembly can utilize cell potential or a separate source. The latter assembly can be located outside or inside the cell housing, for example between a fluid inlet aperture and the fluid consuming electrode. Using a printing process to deposit at least one of the layers is proposed for making the multilayer microvalve assembly for a fluid depolarized battery. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208103 | CARBON NANOSPHERE WITH AT LEAST ONE OPENING, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, CARBON NANOSPHERE-IMPREGNATED CATALYST USING THE CARBON NANOSPHERE, AND FUEL CELL USING THE CATALYST - A carbon nanosphere has at least one opening. The carbon nanosphere is obtained by preparing a carbon nanosphere and treating it with an acid to form the opening. The carbon nanosphere with at least one opening has higher utilization of a surface area and electrical conductivity and lower mass transfer resistance than a conventional carbon nanotube, thus allowing for higher current density and cell voltage with a smaller amount of metal catalyst per unit area of a fuel cell electrode. | 2012-08-16 |
20120208104 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is disclosed which comprises a casing ( | 2012-08-16 |