41st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120258295 | MULTILAYER COMPONENT FOR THE ENCAPSULATION OF A SENSITIVE ELEMENT - This multilayer component ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258296 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An optical film formed of a cellulose acylate and having a first region and a second region that differ from each other in the birefringence, wherein the angle between the slow axis of the first region and the slow axis of the second region is at least 45 degrees can be produced at a low cost and used for 3D stereoscopic image display. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258297 | TIN-DOPED INDIUM OXIDE FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION , METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS WITH HEAT RAY BLOCKING PROPERTIES FORMED BY USING SAID DISPERSION, AND LAMINATED GLASS THEREWITH - A dispersion of tin-doped indium oxide fine particles has tin-doped indium oxide fine particles, a plasticizer for an interlayer film, an organic solvent containing alcohols as a main component, and a dispersion stabilizer, wherein under measuring conditions of a concentration of tin-doped indium oxide fine particles of 0.7% by weight and an optical path length of a glass cell of 1 mm, a visible light transmittance is 80% or more, a solar radiation transmittance at a wavelength within a range from 300 nm to 2100 nm is ¾ or less of the visible light transmittance, a haze value is 1.0% or less, and a reflection yellow index is −20 or more. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258298 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING INSULATION SHEETS FROM UNSEPARATED MIXTURES OF POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC ARTICLES - A process for the preparation of thermal insulation sheets fashioned from certain unseparated mixtures of post-consumer plastic articles and the article, itself, is disclosed. The mixtures of such articles contain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polystyrene (PS) and optionally also articles made of high density polyethylene (HDPE). An unseparated mixture of such articles is provided. This mixture is crushed and shredded to form plastic flakes, and these plastic flakes are then homogenized. Homogenization of the flakes can be carried out either by melt-blending them or by further comminution to produce very fine particles of the mixed plastics. The resulting homogenized mixture of plastic types is then compression molded into sheets ranging in thickness from about 3 to 10 mm. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258299 | PLASTIC FILM - A plastic film contains, as a main component, a poly(alkylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate) and has a thickness of 1 mm or less. Even when the plastic film is used in a single layer without being laminated, the plastic film has excellent gas barrier properties against oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor and excellent moisture resistance and corrosion resistance. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258300 | SLIP-CLING STRETCH FILM - A multilayer stretch film having a high slip surface and an aggressive cling surface for wrapping items or loads for ease of transport is disclosed. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a multilayer film comprises a first surface having a coefficient of friction at least less than about 0.9, comprising at least polypropylene and high-density polyethylene, a second surface having a cling force to the first surface at least greater than about 5 g/in, comprising at least a styrenic block copolymer, and a core layer, positioned between the first surface and the second surface, comprising at least linear low-density polyethylene or its blend. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258301 | HIGH STRENGTH ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE TAPE ARTICLES - Processes for the production of high strength polyethylene tape articles from high strength ultra-high molecular weight multi-filament yarns, and to the tape articles, fabrics, laminates and impact resistant materials made therefrom. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258302 | FLEXIBLE SENSING MATERIAL CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES - The present invention relates to a flexible sensing material made from (a) at least one flexible polymeric layer and (b) at least one conductive, curable coating layer containing about 0.01 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of multi-walled carbon nanotubes having a diameter of greater than about 4 nm, about 10 wt. % to about 99 wt. % of an aliphatic urethane acrylate and about 0.1 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of a photoinitiator, wherein the weight percentages are based on the weight of the formulation, wherein the coating layer is curable by exposure to radiation and wherein the cured coating layer has a surface resistivity of about 10 | 2012-10-11 |
20120258303 | Multi-Layer Sheet Material and Method for the Production thereof - A multi-layer sheet material includes at least one textile substrate layer, at least one foamed layer made of polyvinyl chloride containing plasticizer, at least one cover layer made of polyvinyl chloride containing plasticizer, and at least one coating layer facing outward on the cover layer. The invention further relates to a method for producing the multi-layer sheet material and to an interior trim part made of a sheet material for a vehicle. For a reduced tendency to yellow under high-temperature aging and for greater color fastness, the polyvinyl chloride fraction in the cover layer is based at least 50 wt% on a polyvinyl chloride that was produced according to the method of suspension polymerization (S-PVC), and the composition for the cover layer comprises a calcium hydroxide stabilizer and/or a Ca/Zn stabilizer that contains 1 to 3 wt% calcium and 1 to 2 wt% zinc. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258304 | METHOD FOR MAKING COATED ARTICLE AND COATED ARTICLE - A method for making a coated article includes: providing a substrate; forming a prefabricated layer on a surface of the substrate by vacuum sputtering, the prefabricated layer being a metal layer containing the metal element ‘N’, or an unsaturated oxide layer containing the metal element ‘N’ and ‘M’, the ‘N’ being one or more metals selected from a group consisting of titanium, aluminum, and zinc, the ‘M’ being calcium, barium, or a mixture of calcium and barium; and thermal oxidizing the prefabricated layer to form a color layer on the substrate, the color layer being an oxide layer of the metal element ‘N’, or an oxide layer of the metal element ‘N’ and ‘M’. The color value of the color layer has a L* coordinate between 91 and 98, an a* coordinate between −1 and 1, and a b* coordinate between −2 and 2 in the CIE LAB color system. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258305 | TRANSPARENT FILM AND USE THEREOF - Provided are a transparent film of an excellent visual quality and a pressure-sensitive adhesive film including the transparent film. Transparent film includes base layer formed of transparent resinous material and top coat layer provided on its first face. Top coat layer has an average thickness Dave of 2 nm to 50 nm and the thickness deviation ΔD is 40% or smaller of the average thickness Dave. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258306 | METHOD FOR GLUING FILM-LIKE SUBSTRATES - A method for adhesively bonding film-like substrates, in which a two-component polyurethane adhesive is applied to a film and then a second film is applied, a two-component polyurethane adhesive being used that consists of—a component A containing at least one prepolymer having at least two NCO groups,—a component B containing at least one polymeric or oligomeric crosslinker having at least two groups that react with NCO groups, wherein component B contains 0.05 to 5 wt. % of a low-molecular-weight compound C, which—should have a nucleophilic group that reacts with NCO groups and—contains a hydrogen-bridging group, selected from O═C—O | 2012-10-11 |
20120258307 | Matte Multi-Layer Films Having Improved Sealing Properties - Multi-layer structures including an oriented multi-layer polymeric film wherein the multi-layer film includes a heat sealable skin layer that includes a matte resin composition and 0.5 to <50.0 wt % of an elastomer selected from propylene based elastomers, ethylene-based elastomers and mixtures thereof, wherein the elastomer or mixture thereof has a Vicat softening temperature of >50° C.; wherein the heat sealable skin layer has a Haze >45.0 % and a 45° Gloss <20.0 and a core layer comprising a polypropylene homopolymer or mini-random copolymer in surface contact with the heat sealable skin layer are disclosed. Optionally, the multi-layer structures can also include a substrate in surface contact with the oriented multi-layer polymeric film. Methods of making such multi-layer structures and articles made therefrom are also disclosed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258308 | Single-crystal apatite nanowires sheathed in graphitic shells and synthesis method thereof - Heterogeneous nanowires having a core-shell structure consisting of single-crystal apatite as the core and graphitic layers as the shell and a synthesis method thereof are provided. More specifically, provided is a method capable of producing large amounts of heterogeneous nanowires, composed of graphitic shells and apatite cores, in a reproducible manner, by preparing a substrate including an element corresponding to X of X | 2012-10-11 |
20120258309 | DIAGNOSTIC GEL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MAKING A DIAGNOSTIC GEL COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a diagnostic gel composition for use as a diagnostic element in diagnostic devices. The diagnostic gel composition is derived from a compound having a formula D-Sp-Po wherein D is a diagnostic group; Sp is a hydrophilic spacer group; and Po is a polymerizable group. The diagnostic gel composition of the invention has dimensions ranging from about 250 nanometers to about 1000 micrometers, and a Young's modulus ranging from about 10 kilopascals to about 200 kilopascals. The invention also provides method for making the diagnostic gel composition. The method comprises providing a composition comprising a porogen, an initiator and a compound having a formula D-Sp-Po; polymerizing the composition to form a polymerized composition; and washing the polymerized composition to form the diagnostic gel composition. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258310 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDER AND SPHERICAL ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDER PRODUCED BY THE SAME PROCESS - [Problems] To provide a process capable of efficiently producing a spherical aluminum nitride powder having a size most suited for use as a filler, and having a high sphericalness and a large particle strength. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258311 | ROLL-TO-ROLL TRANSFER METHOD OF GRAPHENE, GRAPHENE ROLL PRODUCED BY THE METHOD, AND ROLL-TO-ROLL TRANSFER EQUIPMENT FOR GRAPHENE - The present disclosure relates to a graphene roll-to-roll transfer method, a graphene roll-to-roll transfer apparatus, a graphene roll manufactured by the graphene roll-to-roll transfer method, and uses thereof. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258312 | WEATHER-RESISTANT HARD COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE - A weather-resistant hard coating composition to be used for direct coating on at least one surface of an organic resin substrate, the composition containing the following components.
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20120258313 | COATING AGENTS AND COATED ARTICLES - The invention describes novel coating agents that include a polymer, one or more latent reactive groups and one or more noncovalent linking groups, the noncovalent linking groups selected to interact with a substrate to which the coating agent is applied. The coating agents are useful for providing a coating that can be further functionalized (for example, by application of additional coating layers), or for providing desirable properties to a surface. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258314 | SINGLE-COMPONENT EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - An epoxy resin composition is a one-part epoxy resin composition for hermetic sealing of an electronic component or an electrical component, containing: a liquid epoxy resin; dicyandiamide; and a filler, the filler having an average particle size between 0.1 μm and 1 μm, the filler containing particles not less than 5 μm in particle size in an amount of not more than 20 wt %, and the amount of the filler contained in the one-part epoxy resin composition being between 5 and 60 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the liquid epoxy resin. This achieves a one-part liquid epoxy resin composition in which a great variety of curing agents can be used and dissociation of an epoxy resin and a curing agent is suppressed even when used in a gap of approximately several tens of micrometers. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258315 | ASSEMBLY OF TWO SUBSTRATES BONDED BY A RIGID POLYMER, AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLY AND DISMANTLING BY MEANS OF MIGRATION OF SAID BONDED ASSEMBLY - An assembly ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258316 | POWDER COATING COMPOSITIONS CAPABLE OF HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY NON-ZINC CONTAINING PRIMER - Corrosion and chip-resistant coatings for high tensile steel components, such as automotive coil springs, can be formed from a coating composition comprising a primer having an epoxy resin with the proviso that the epoxy resin does not have an EEW of about 860 to about 930, a polyhydroxyl functional phenolic curing agent having a HEW of about 200 to about 500, and a platy filler. The primer contains less than 20 wt % zinc. The topcoat includes an epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of about 450 to about 1400, an elastomer-modified epoxy resin having an epoxy equivalent weight of about 1000 to about 1600, a foaming agent and a reinforcing fiber. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258317 | AQUEOUS TWO-COMPONENT DISPERSION ADHESIVE - An aqueous two-component aqueous dispersion adhesives, including in particular polyether-polyurethane polymers and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA) having a glass transition temperature of greater than 0° C. The dispersion adhesives are optimally suited for use as contact adhesives, and for gluing plastic membranes. It has been demonstrated that the adhesives or the adhesive composite items produced therewith are characterized by an exceptionally low plasticizer absorption behavior, and contact adhesion. The good heat resistance and good bonding to various bases are also advantageous. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258318 | ASSEMBLY OF TWO SUBSTRATES BONDED BY A FLEXIBLE POLYMER, AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLY AND DISMANTLING BY MEANS OF MIGRATION OF SAID BONDED ASSEMBLY - An assembly ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258319 | CORROSION-RESISTANT COATINGS AND METHODS USING POLYUREASIL PRECURSORS - The disclosure relates to curable polyureasil compounds, methods related to curing of such compounds via hydrolysis and/or condensation to form coatings on a substrate, and coated articles formed from the curable polyureasil compounds. The polyureasil compounds are generally hydrocarbon-based, including multiple urea groups and multiple hydrolysable silyl groups per molecule. The hydrolysable silyl groups can be hydrolyzed and subsequently condensed to provide a networked polymeric structure with siloxane/urea linkages between polyureasil compound precursors to form a cured polyureasil composition useful as a coating for a substrate, in particular an anti-corrosion coating for a metallic substrate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258320 | SURFACE CONDITIONING FOR IMPROVING BONE CEMENT ADHESION TO CERAMIC SUBSTRATES - The invention relates to a ceramic substrate, the surface of which is modified for improving bone cement adhesion. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258321 | METAL-CROSSLINKED ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE-THIO BLOCK VINYL COPOLYMER AND ANTIFOULING COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE METAL-CROSSLINKED COPOLYMER - The object of the present invention is to provide a silicone-based copolymer which has excellent long-term antifouling property even in a dry-wet alternate portion of a ship and the like or a portion thereof near the surface of water, is excellent also in mechanical strength and recoatability and exhibits high antifouling performance even if an antifouling agent is not added, and an antifouling coating composition containing the copolymer. The present invention provides, as the silicon-based copolymer, a metal-crosslinked organopolysiloxane-thio block vinyl copolymer [D] wherein an organopolysiloxane-thio block vinyl copolymer [C] having a carboxylic acid-containing vinyl copolymer block [A] formed from constitutional units derived from a polymerizable unsaturated carboxylic acid (a1) and constitutional units derived from at least one other polymerizable unsaturated monomer (a2) copolymerizable with the polymerizable unsaturated carboxylic acid, and a specific organopolysiloxane-thio block [B] is crosslinked with a divalent metal [M]. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258322 | Ceramic Product and Method for Its Manufacture - A ceramic product | 2012-10-11 |
20120258323 | AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC PROTECTION - Disclosed in this application is a novel method and apparatus for reducing electrical resistance of a carbon-reinforced plastic structure to thereby reduce damage due to lightning strikes or precipitation static. This apparatus includes a galvanically compatible conductive interface layer positioned between a nonconductive substrate and a conductive outer surface. The interface layer is electrically conductive to transmit electrical current from the outer surface to the substrate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258324 | Radiation Curable Resin Composition, and Fingerprint-Resistant Resin Composition Containing Same - A radiation-curable base resin composition and a fingerprint-resistant resin composition including the same are provided. The radiation-curable base resin composition includes a multifunctional urethane (meth)acrylate having three or more functional groups at 3 to 35 parts by weight, a bifunctional urethane (meth)acrylate at 3 to 35 parts by weight, at least one (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer selected from a monofunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer and a multifunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer at 20 to 60 parts by weight and a radiation polymerization initiator at 0.1 to 15 parts by weight. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258325 | Noise-Reducing Extrusion Coating Compositions - Methods for extrusion coating a substrate are provided. The methods comprise applying an extrusion coating composition to a surface of a substrate by extrusion coating. In these methods, the extrusion coating composition includes a polyolefin and an inorganic particulate material having an average particle size of no greater than 2 μm and a particle loading of at least 20 weight percent, based on the total weight of polyolefin and the inorganic particulate material. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258326 | Blends of Ethylene Copolymers and Propylene Based Plastomers in Multilayer Films for Low Noise and RF Welding - Compositions comprising from about 30% to about 95% of one or more RF-active functionalized ethylene copolymers and one or more propylene based plastomers are described. When formed into films or thin layers, the films exhibit a combination of low noise properties and good RF weldability characteristics. Also described are multilayer assemblies using such films and various articles incorporating such. Also described are methods of determining minimum thicknesses of an RF weldable layer in a multilayer film using the compositions. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258327 | LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL AND MODIFICATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL - There is herein described a method for treating lignocellulosic material and lignocellulosic material formed from such a method. More particularly, there is described a method for treating lignocellulosic material which introduces organic material into the lignocellulosic material and which produces a modified lignocellulosic material which has increased strength and is highly durable. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258328 | FABRICATED-IN-PLACE INSERTS TO RECEIVE SELF-PIERCING RIVETS - One or more ductile metal inserts may be selectively incorporated into articles of limited ductility, including castings and molded polymers. The inserts are positioned at joint locations for joining of the article to other articles using self-piercing riveting (SPR). The inserts are of suitable ductility, thickness and strength to receive and retain self-piercing rivets and enable a strong riveted joint between the article and a second article. In an embodiment the articles are magnesium alloy castings formed by any of sand casting, die casting and semi-solid metal casting. The chemical composition of the insert may be informed by the anticipated corrosive environment of the joint and the casting temperature of the magnesium alloy. For magnesium alloy castings which may be exposed to corrosive environments, aluminum alloy inserts are preferred. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258329 | RACK BAR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a rack bar and a method for production thereof. The rack bar is composed of a steel pipe ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258330 | METHOD OF MAKING FLUSH DOOR SKINS AND ASSEMBLED DOORS, AND UNIVERSAL MASTER BOARDS FOR THE SAME - Universal master boards and methods of making flush door skins and doors from the universal master boards are disclosed. The universal master boards each have an expansive surface with a graphic design of at least first depressions and second depressions in at least first and second surface regions, respectively. The first depressions simulate a first wood grain pattern, and the second depressions simulate a second wood grain pattern aligned in a different direction than the simulated first wood grain pattern. The universal master boards may be cut and demarcated selectively to establish different assortments of simulated wood patterns and different ornamental features, such as stiles and rails. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258331 | METAL BUILDING PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A contoured metal building panel comprising an inner layer formed from a piece of flexible material that has been manipulated to create contours along its surface and an outer coating that substantially encases and hardens the flexible material so that the contours are substantially rigid and fixed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258332 | METHOD OF WELDING DISSIMILAR METAL MATERIALS AND WELDED BODY OF DISSIMILAR METAL MATERIALS - A method of welding dissimilar metal materials, wherein a high melting-point material and a low melting-point material which are dissimilar metal materials having melting points different from each other are positioned to a planned welding position, and a rotatable tool is pressed to and then inserted into the high melting-point material to thereby perform a friction-stir-welding between the high melting-point material and the low melting-point material to each other. The friction-stir-welding between the high melting-point material and the low melting-point material is performed by disposing an intervening piece made from a same material as the high melting-point material between the rotatable tool and the high melting-point material. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258333 | METAL BUILDING PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A contoured metal building panel comprising an inner layer formed from a piece of flexible material that has been manipulated to create contours along its surface and an outer coating that substantially encases and hardens the flexible material so that the contours are substantially rigid and fixed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258334 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT AND TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A transparent conductive element includes: a base; a transparent conductive film which is formed of a transparent conductive material on the base; and a protective layer which coats the transparent conductive film. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258335 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK - A rechargeable battery pack includes a plurality of unit cells adjacent to each other, each unit cell including a rechargeable battery, a case configured to house the unit cells and support side surfaces thereof, and a spacer compressed among the unit cells, the spacer including an elastic material and configured to exert an elastic force to support the unit cells. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258336 | HYBRID NEGATIVE PLATE FOR LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERY AND LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERY - [Problem] To provide a hybrid negative plate for a lead-acid storage battery, that inhibits decrease in hydrogen gas evolution potential and improves rapid discharge cycle characteristics in PSOC. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258337 | BATTERY THERMAL INTERFACES WITH MICROENCAPSULATED PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR ENHANCED HEAT EXCHANGE PROPERTIES - A battery module with microencapsulated phase change materials as an automotive thermal management system. In one form, the microencapsulated phase change material is in the form of a foam made of a core encased in a generally polymer-based shell. In a more particular form, the foamed material may be tailored to go through isothermal phase change at more than one temperature, such as a relatively cold temperature and a relatively high temperature. A thermal management system based on the use of such microencapsulated phase change material includes heating and cooling capabilities for conditions expected to be encountered under both high-temperature and low-temperature vehicular operating conditions. Methods of controlling the temperature in battery modules are also described. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258338 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery for improving stability by quickly transmitting generated gas to a vent plate when an internal short circuit occurs, the rechargeable battery including: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and second electrodes; a case containing the electrode assembly; and a cap plate sealing an opening of the case and including an electrode terminal connected to the electrode assembly, the cap plate further including a round unit arranged at an inner side of the case. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258339 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrode plates, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly coupled to the case, the cap assembly including a cap plate sealing the case and having a short-circuit hole, a short-circuit plate covering the short-circuit hole of the cap plate, the short-circuit plate being spaced apart from an outer surface of the cap plate, a reversible plate adjacent the short-circuit hole, and a sealing member between the cap plate and the short-circuit plate. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258340 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery may include a short circuit member connected to a terminal having a first polarity and a deformable conductive member having a second polarity, the deformable conductive member being insulated from the short circuit member, the deformable conductive member being configured to contact the short circuit member when a voltage applied thereto exceeds a predetermined voltage. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258341 | SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a battery pack which includes: a battery case comprising a first case member and a second case member, which in combination define an enclosed space, the first case member comprising a first sealing portion, the second case member comprising a second sealing portion, wherein the first and second sealing portions adhere to each other for sealing the enclosed space; an electrode assembly contained in the enclosed space, the electrode assembly comprising a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrode plates; an electrolyte contained in the enclosed space; and a pocket formed in at least one of the first and second sealing portions, wherein the pocket contains an ionic material. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258342 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH CURRENT COLLECTING MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CURRENT COLLECTING MEMBER - A current collecting member includes first and second portions. The second portion includes a base portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the first portion, a twisted portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the base portion, and an insertion portion the first end portion of which is connected to the second end portion of the twisted portion and which is inserted into a winding center of the electrode assembly, so as to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258343 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery obtained by the present invention has a negative electrode sheet | 2012-10-11 |
20120258344 | RAPIDLY RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - Design of a rapidly rechargeable gas battery is disclosed. In one embodiment, a rapidly rechargeable gas battery is constructed of a plurality of high surface area, gas adsorbing electrodes and an electrolyte, wherein, during charging operation, gases are formed and adsorbed at the plurality of electrodes such that they generate an electrochemical potential for discharge of the cell formed by electrodes and electrolyte until the state-of-charge has become negligible (deep discharge). The rapidly rechargeable gas battery is designed such that it can withstand high charging current and a deep discharge without irreversible changes in the electrode materials. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258345 | FLOW BATTERY HAVING ELECTRODES WITH A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT PORE SIZES AND OR DIFFERENT LAYERS - A flow battery includes an electrode operable to be wet by a solution having a reversible redox couple reactant. In one embodiment, the electrode can have plurality of micro and macro pores, wherein the macro pores have a size at least one order of magnitude greater than a size of the micro pores. In another embodiment, the electrode includes a plurality of layers, wherein one of the plurality of layers has a plurality of macro pores, and wherein another one of the plurality of layers has a plurality of micro pores. In another embodiment, the electrode has a thickness less than approximately 2 mm. In still another embodiment, the electrode has a porous carbon layer, wherein the layer is formed of a plurality of particles bound together. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258346 | Moisture Activated Battery - A battery includes a first battery. The first battery includes a first anode, a first cathode, and a dry electrolyte. The dry electrolyte is configured to be activated by a first biological fluid to electrically connect the first anode and the first cathode to generate an electrical current. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258347 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including: a plurality of aligned cells, wherein a cooling unit accommodating a cooling agent is provided in a vicinity of the cells, part of the cooling unit is a vulnerable section having a relatively low compressive strength, and the vulnerable section is unsealed when heat is abnormally generated in at least one of the cells. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258348 | Binder for Separator of Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Battery Comprising 2-Cyanoethyl Group-Containing Polymer and Separator and Battery Using the Same - Provided is a binder used for a heat-resistant porous layer which is comprised by a separator; the separator which comprises the binder and which is comprised by a non-aqueous electrolyte battery with improved stability; and the non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising the separator. More specifically, provided is a binder for a separator of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, the binder comprising at least a 2-cyanoethyl group-containing polymer having storage elasticity of 100 Pa or more in a mixed liquid of specified cyclic carbonate ester, specified chain carbonate ester and lithium phosphate hexafluoride. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258349 | Binder for Separator of Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Battery Comprising 2-Cyanoethyl Group-Containing Polymer and Separator and Battery Using the Same - An object of the invention is to provide a binder for a separator which can be comprised by a non-aqueous electrolyte battery with improved heat resistance, a separator comprising the binder, and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising the separator. More specifically, provided are a binder for a separator of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising at least a 2-cyanoethyl group-containing polymer having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), which is a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) to a number-average molecular weight (Mn), of 6 or less, the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 50,000 to 1,000,000, and 30% by weight or less of a low molecular weight portion having a molecular weight of 30,000 or less. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258350 | Binder for Separator of Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Battery Comprising 2-Cyanoethyl Group-Containing Polymer and Separator and Battery Using the Same - Object of the invention is to provide a binder for a separator which can be comprised by a non-aqueous electrolyte battery with improved battery properties and heat resistance; the separator comprising the binder; and the non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising the separator. More specifically, provided is a binder for a separator of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, the separator comprising a 2-cyanoethyl group-containing polymer having bis-cyanoethyl ether content of 0.5% by weight or less as an impurity. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258351 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides an electrode active material, an electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The electrode active material contains the following powder (A) and powder (B): | 2012-10-11 |
20120258352 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A battery case for a secondary battery and a secondary battery using the same. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and the battery case. The electrode assembly is composed of a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator interposed therebetween. The battery case is provided with an accommodating portion that accommodates the electrode assembly. In the secondary battery, the depth of the accommodating portion is approximately 70% to approximately 80% of the thickness of the electrode assembly. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258353 | POLYMER BATTERY MODULE PACKAGING SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A polymer battery module packaging sheet includes, as essential components, a base layer ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258354 | PACKAGING FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Disclosed are a packaging for an electrochemical device such as a battery, and an electrochemical device using the packaging; the packaging being usable even under a severe condition such as a high temperature or a low temperature. The electrochemical device is produced by hermetically housing electrochemical device element | 2012-10-11 |
20120258355 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the terminal being exposed outside the case; a terminal connecting member extending outside of the case from an interior thereof, the terminal connecting member electrically connecting the electrode assembly and the terminal, and including an electrolyte solution inlet therein; and a sealing cap coupled with the terminal connecting member, the sealing cap covering the electrolyte solution inlet. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258356 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly; a collecting plate electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the collecting plate; a cap plate coupled with the case; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the collecting plate, the electrode terminal extending through the cap plate; and an insulation cover member covering regions of the electrode terminal and the collecting plate, the regions of the electrode terminal and the collecting plate being between the cap plate and the electrode assembly. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258357 | ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, and the electrolyte includes a lithium salt composition including a first lithium salt; and a second lithium salt of lithium bisfluorosulfonyl imide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 at a mole ratio of 1:0.05 to 1:1, and a non-aqueous organic solvent. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258358 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND A LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - [Summary] Provided is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery having a layered rock salt structure, including a secondary grain formed of a large number of primary grains each having an average grain size of 0.01 μm or more and 5 μm or less, in which the secondary grain has the following characteristics: a (003) plane orientation degree of 60% or more; an average grain size of 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less; an aspect ratio of 1.0 or more and less than 2; a voidage of 3% or more and 30% or less; an average pore size of 0.1 μm or more and 5 μm or less; and a value obtained by dividing the average grain size of each of the primary grains by the average pore size of 0.1 or more and 5 or less. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258359 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE PASTE, AND SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a method for producing an electrode and a method for producing an electrode paste, and a sodium secondary battery. The method for producing an electrode includes the following steps (1) to (5) in this order:
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20120258360 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a negative-electrode active material having a specific surface area of Sx (m | 2012-10-11 |
20120258361 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - An anode active material. The anode active material includes a core including SiO | 2012-10-11 |
20120258362 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE INCLUDING ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTRODE - An electrode active material, a method of preparing the electrode active material, an electrode including the electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrode; the electrode active material comprising a core active material; and a coating layer formed on a surface of the core active material, wherein the coating layer comprises a composition including a compound represented by Formula 1 below and a carbonaceous material, or a first coating layer including a carbonaceous material and a second coating layer including the compound represented by Formula 1 below: | 2012-10-11 |
20120258363 | POSITIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a positive electrode material for a safe, high capacity, long lifetime lithium ion secondary battery capable of large current charging and discharging. The positive electrode material contains between 5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of a carbon black composite formed by joining together fibrous carbon and carbon black wherein ash is 1.0% or less by mass in accordance with JIS K 1469 and the remainder includes olivine-type lithium iron phosphate, and volatile oxygen-containing functional groups which constitutes 1.0% or less by mass of the positive electrode material. The fibrous carbon is preferably a nanotube having a fiber diameter of 5 nm or more and 50 nm or less and a specific surface area between 50 m | 2012-10-11 |
20120258364 | C2/M-Structured Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Battery - Disclosed is a C2/m-structured cathode material for a lithium-ion battery. The cathode material includes a lithium transition metal oxide represented by a formula of: | 2012-10-11 |
20120258365 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR PARTICLE, CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention provides lithium secondary battery cathode active material particle, which is formed as a secondary particle that is a mass of a plurality of single-crystal primary particles of a lithium-nickel-based complex oxide having a layered rock salt structure, wherein the primary particles have a mean particle size of 0.01 to 5 μm, and the secondary particle has an aspect ratio, which is a ratio of long axis diameter to short axis diameter, of 1.0 or more and less than 2 and a mean particle size of 1 to 100 μm, wherein the ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258366 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery is a secondary particle formed of an assembly of primary particles of a nickel-based compound. The positive active material has an average particle diameter ranging from 5.5 μm to 7.5 μm and a specific surface area ranging from 0.40 m | 2012-10-11 |
20120258367 | NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a nanocomposite material including graphene and a lithium-containing metal oxide on a surface of the graphene, a method for preparing the same, and an energy storage device including the same as an electrode material. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258368 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A negative electrode active material, a method of preparing the negative electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active material are disclosed. A negative electrode active material includes a lithium titanate, wherein a portion of lithium of the lithium titanate is substituted by at least one selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, a mixture thereof and an alloy thereof, and thus a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active material may improve high-rate discharge characteristics. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258369 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL THEREFOR - The lithium secondary battery cathode active material having a layered rock salt structure is characterized in that the material is formed of a plurality of primary particles having a mean particle size of 0.01 to 5 μm, and contains secondary particles having a mean particle size of 1 to 100 μm and an aspect ratio, which is a ratio of long axis diameter to short axis diameter, of 1.0 or more and less than 2; and that the primary particles forming the secondary particles have a (003) plane orientation degree of 50% or higher. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258370 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS-SYSTEM SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME | 2012-10-11 |
20120258371 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR USE IN NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR USE IN NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a carbon-coated negative electrode active material for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, wherein a negative electrode active raw material including at least one of silicon oxide powder and silicon powder is coated with carbon by a catalytic CVD method. The present invention also provides a negative electrode material for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the negative electrode active material. As a result, there is provided a method for manufacturing a negative electrode active material for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which high battery capacity given by the silicon-based active material is maintained and a volume expansion and a break in the active material are suppressed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258372 | BATTERY LIFE EXTENDER - A battery life extender for a lead-acid storage battery is provided and comprises a mixtures of polyvinyl alcohol, polylysine, and potassium or sodium sorbate (or sorbic acid), and optionally a preservative, such as sodium benzoate. The extender is added to a lead-acid storage battery. Distilled or deionized water can be included to adjust the specific gravity of the electrolyte. The extender substantially increases the operable life of lead-acid storage batteries. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258373 | ATMOSPHERIC SELF-CHARGING BATTERY - A battery ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258374 | Process for Producing Hydrogen from Hydrocarbons - A process for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon gas comprising contacting at elevated temperature the hydrocarbon gas with a catalyst to catalytically convert the hydrocarbon gas to hydrogen and solid carbon; wherein, the catalyst comprises one or both of the following: (a) a calcined Fe-containing catalyst; or (b) a bimetallic M | 2012-10-11 |
20120258375 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STOPPING POWER GENERATION IN FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An oxygen-containing gas supply device of a fuel cell system is equipped with an oxygen-containing gas supply flow passage that communicates with an oxygen-containing gas inlet of a fuel cell. An oxygen-containing gas discharge flow passage communicates with an oxygen-containing gas outlet of the fuel cell. A compressor is disposed in the oxygen-containing gas supply flow passage and a supply flow passage sealing valve is disposed downstream from the compressor in the oxygen-containing gas supply flow passage. A discharge flow passage sealing valve is disposed in the oxygen-containing gas discharge flow passage, and a discharge fluid circulation flow passage that communicates with the oxygen-containing gas discharge flow passage is disposed at a location upstream from the discharge flow passage sealing valve, while also communicating with the oxygen-containing gas supply flow passage at a location upstream from the compressor. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258376 | Management of Operation of PEM-Fuel-Cell-Stack Backup Electric Generator - A PEM-fuel-cell-stack backup electric generator comprising: a fuel-cell stack, formed by a plurality of stacked PEM fuel cells electrically connected in series for supplying electrical energy to an electrical load; a cell-voltage monitor for measuring the voltage supplied by each fuel cell; an electrical-energy management and conditioning unit, connected between the fuel-cell stack and the electrical load; a blower for supplying the amount of air necessary for the chemical reactions that occur in the fuel cells; a hydrogen recirculator for recirculating hydrogen between the outlet and the inlet of the fuel-cell stack; a hydrogen-purging device for carrying out a primary purging of hydrogen at a lower flow rate, and a secondary purging of hydrogen at a higher flow rate; and a controller, programmed for managing operation of the electric generator differently at start-up, at shut-down, and during normal operation thereof. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258377 | FUEL CELL - A cell unit of a fuel cell includes a first membrane electrode assembly, a first metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a second metal separator. Frames are provided at outer circumferences of the first and second membrane electrode assemblies. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage and a fuel gas supply passage, and an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage and a fuel gas discharge passage are provided in one pair of opposite sides of the frames, and a pair of coolant supply passages and a pair of coolant discharge passages are provided in the other pair of opposite sides of the frames at distances from one another. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258378 | FUEL CELL - A cell unit of a fuel cell includes a first membrane electrode assembly, a first metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a second metal separator. A resin frame member is provided integrally with an outer circumference of the first membrane electrode assembly. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage, a fuel gas supply passage, a coolant supply passage, an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage, a fuel gas discharge passage, and a coolant discharge passage extend through the resin frame member in a stacking direction. At each of both ends of the resin frame member in a longitudinal direction, a pair of projections are provided. The projections protrude toward both sides in a lateral direction. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258379 | FUEL CELL AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is formed by stacking membrane electrode assemblies and metal separators. The metal separator is formed by adhering and joining together an anode separator and a cathode separator. In the metal separator, a step is provided on an outer circumferential end of the cathode separator, the step being spaced from an outer circumferential end of the anode separator. An adhesive layer is formed on the step between the outer circumferential end of the cathode separator and the outer circumferential end of the anode separator. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258380 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention includes a membrane-electrode assembly ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258381 | INK, FUEL CELL CATALYST LAYER FORMED BY USING THE INK AND USES THEREOF - There is provided an ink for forming a fuel cell catalyst layer that is capable of efficiently forming a high-performance fuel cell catalyst layer inexpensively. The ink for forming a fuel cell catalyst layer of the present invention comprises a fuel cell catalyst, an electron conductive material, a proton conductive material and a solvent, wherein the fuel cell catalyst comprises a metal-containing oxycarbonitride that contains niobium and/or titanium; the mass ratio [(A)/(B)] of the content (A) of the fuel cell catalyst to the content (B) of the electron conductive material is 1 to 6; and the mass ratio [(D)/(C)] of the content (D) of the proton conductive material to the total content (C) of the fuel cell catalyst and the electron conductive material is 0.2 to 0.6. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258382 | ADDITIVES TO MITIGATE CATALYST LAYER DEGRADATION IN FUEL CELLS - Ligand additives having two or more coordination sites in close proximity can be used in the polymer electrolyte of membrane electrode assemblies in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells in order to reduce the dissolution of catalyst, particularly from the cathode, and hence reduce fuel cell degradation over time. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258383 | FUEL CELL METAL SEPARATOR AND NOBLE METAL COATING METHOD THEREFOR - A first metal separator and an electrolyte electrode assembly are stacked in a fuel cell. The first metal separator comprises a convex portion that abuts against the electrolyte electrode assembly, and a concave portion forming an oxygen-containing gas flow channel between the electrolyte electrode assembly and the concave portion. A gold coating layer is formed on the convex portion. The gold coating layer includes a main gold coating portion and a reticulate gold coating portion that extends around the main gold coating portion. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258384 | SEAL BETWEEN TWO ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION - The invention relates to a seal ( | 2012-10-11 |
20120258385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING VOLUME OF LIQUID AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The volume of liquid that remains in a liquid storage is calculated by measuring capacitances between several pairs of metal plates attached to each of several corresponding faces of the liquid storage and by combining liquid volumes corresponding to the capacitance based on the current position of the liquid storage. Such a method of measuring the volume of liquid can be used to measure the amount of fuel that remains in a fuel cell system. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258386 | MODEL OF DEFINING A PHOTORESIST PATTERN COLLAPSE RULE, AND PHOTOMASK LAYOUT, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING PHOTORESIST PATTERN COLLAPSE - A model of defining a photoresist pattern collapse rule is provided. A portion of the photoresist pattern which corresponds to a second line pattern of a photomask layout is defined as non-collapse if d≧5a and c≧1.5b or if 5a>d≧3a and c≧1.2b, wherein b is the widths of two first line patterns, c is the width of a second line pattern of the photomask layout, and a and d are distances between the second line pattern and the two first line patterns. Accordingly, a photomask layout, a semiconductor substrate and a method for improving photoresist pattern collapse for post-optical proximity correction are also provided. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258387 | METHOD AND MASK FOR ENHANCING THE RESOLUTION OF PATTERNING 2-ROW HOLES - A photolithography mask including a plurality of mask features. Adjacent mask features are separated by a gap and are offset from each other such that individual mask features have one-side dense portions and two-side dense portions. Also a photolithography method that includes a step of providing a substantially opaque mask having N stepped rows of offset, substantially transparent, rectangular mask features, where N is an integer and N≧2. The method also includes illuminating a photoresist layer located over an underlying material with dipole illumination through the substantially transparent, rectangular mask features in the substantially opaque mask to form 2N rows of exposed regions in the photoresist layer. The exposed regions have a substantially elliptical or substantially circular shape when viewed from above the photoresist layer. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258388 | SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR A MASK BLANK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MASK BLANK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MASK - Provided is a mask blank surface treatment method for surface-treating, using a treatment liquid, a surface of a thin film, to be formed into a transfer pattern, of a mask blank having the thin film on a substrate. The thin film is made of a material that can be etched by ion-based dry etching. The concentration of an etching inhibitor contained in the treatment liquid is 0.3 ppb or less. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258389 | TITANIA-DOPED QUARTZ GLASS AND MAKING METHOD - On an EUV light-reflecting surface of titania-doped quartz glass, an angle (θ) included between a straight line connecting an origin (O) at the center of the reflecting surface to a birefringence measurement point (A) and a fast axis of birefringence at the measurement point (A) has an average value of more than 45 degrees. Since fast axes of birefringence are distributed in a concentric fashion, a titania-doped quartz glass substrate having a high flatness is obtainable which is suited for use in the EUV lithography. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258390 | EXPOSURE METHOD AND EXPOSURE DEVICE - In an exposure method, a photomask and a substrate having a resist applied thereto are positioned so as to be opposed to a blinking light source that repeatedly emits light and emits no light. The blinking light source is caused to blink with the substrate being continuously conveyed in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which openings in the photomask are aligned, so that multiple exposures are intermittently performed. In each exposure, a speed at which the substrate is conveyed is controlled such that the openings of the photomask overlap a portion of exposed patterns having been obtained by an immediately preceding exposure, thereby obtaining colored layers which are formed into a striped-shape and extend in the direction in which the substrate is conveyed. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258391 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides a measurement apparatus which measures a position of a second object relative to a first object, the apparatus including a first measurement unit which includes a diffraction grating provided on the first object, and a first head and a second head provided on the second object, and is configured to measure the position of the second object relative to the first object by the first head or the second head, and a processing unit configured to perform a process of obtaining the position of the second object relative to the first object. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258392 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A method for producing an electrophotographic toner, including (1) a step of preparing a thermally treated resin particle dispersion by retaining, for one hour or longer at a temperature satisfying a specific formula, a dispersion of resin particles (A) having a volume median particle size of 0.02 μm to 2 μm and containing a resin containing a crystalline polyester (a1) in an amount of 1 to 50 wt % and an amorphous polyester (b1); (2) a step of preparing an aggregated particle dispersion by aggregating thermally treated resin particles contained in the thermally treated resin particle dispersion prepared through step 1; (2a) a step of preparing resin-fine-particle-attached aggregated particles by adding, to the aggregated particle dispersion prepared through step 2, a dispersion of resin fine particles (B) containing an amorphous polyester (b2) in an amount of 70 wt % or more; and (3) a step of unifying the resin-fine-particle-attached aggregated particles prepared through step 2a. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258393 | CO-EMULSIFICATION OF INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS WITH TONER RESINS - A process for making a latex emulsion suitable for use in a toner composition includes co-emulsifying a bio-based resin with an insoluble component, such as a pigment or wax, whereby the resin encapsulates the insoluble component. The resulting latex, including the insoluble component encapsulated in the resin, may then be utilized to form a toner. The insoluble component may thus be included in toner particles, which might otherwise be difficult to achieve, using emulsion aggregation processes. | 2012-10-11 |
20120258394 | MAGNETIC TONER FOR SINGLE COMPONENT DEVELOPER - A magnetic toner for a single component developer is provided, the magnetic toner including in a polyester resin at least a nigrosine dye that is immiscible with the polyester resin, a nigrosine dye that is miscible with the polyester resin, and a magnetic powder, the nigrosine dye that is immiscible with the polyester resin having an average diameter of 0.2 to 4 μm when dispersed in the polyester resin. | 2012-10-11 |