42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080254244 | TEXTILE SLEEVE FOR PROTECTING ELONGATE MEMBERS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof provides a sleeve having a wall constructed at least in part from generally round monofilaments. The sleeve wall provides a central space extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends for receipt of the elongate members. The monofilaments have a region with a permanently melted and flattened outer surface adjacent at least one of the ends. The melted and flattened region provides an increased surface area to which tape can be adhered, while also acting to reduce the potential for end fray of the filaments forming the textile sleeve. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254245 | CONTAINER CONSTRUCTIONS - A container, according to various embodiments of the invention, includes a co-extruded, blow molded wall that comprises: (1) a first, inner surface layer, (2) a second, interior layer; and (3) a third layer. In one embodiment, the inner surface layer comprises an extrusion blow-molding-capable grade of PET; the second, interior layer comprises adhesive; and the third layer comprises a polyolefin and the regrind material from one or more containers similar to the blow molded container. In various embodiments, the third layer is an outer surface layer of the blow molded wall. Alternatively, the container may further comprise a fourth (e.g., exterior surface) layer that comprises a polyolefin. In other embodiments, the inner surface layer comprises an extrusion blow-molding-capable grade of PET; the second, interior layer comprises a barrier material, such as polyamide resin, EVOH, or a compatible oxygen scavenger; and the third layer comprises an extrusion blow-molding-capable grade of PET. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254246 | Pressure Pipe Comprising a Multimodal Polyethylene Composition With an Inorganic Filler - The present invention relates to a pipe or a supplementary pipe article comprising a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (A) a first ethylene homopolymer fraction, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction, wherein fraction (A) has a lower average molecular weight than fraction (B), and the composition further comprises (C) an inorganic mineral filler, wherein inorganic mineral filler (C) is present in the composition in an amount of 1 to 70 wt. %, and to the use of said composition for the production of a pipe or a supplementary pipe article. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254247 | HEAT CONDUCTIVE CURED PRODUCT AND MAKING METHOD - A silicone rubber composition comprises (a) an organopolysiloxane having alkenyl radicals, (b) a heat conductive filler, (c) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, (d) a platinum group metal compound, (e) a reaction regulator, and (f) a silicone resin. A heat conductive cured product is prepared by intimately mixing components (a) to (f), applying the composition as a thin film to a substrate which has been treated to be releasable, and curing the composition. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254248 | Bonding Intermediate for Silicone Coated Textile - Bonding intermediate between two textiles each having a coating layer of silicone-based polymer, the said intermediate comprising a composition based on a non-crosslinked silicone elastomer, and a release film positioned on a first side of the said intermediate, characterized in that it has the shape of a planar rectilinear section of a strip based on the said non-crosslinked silicone elastomer, and in that it comprises a translucent film provided on the second side of the strip. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254249 | Work Subject Material, Surface Protection Sheet and Method of Working - A work subject material comprising a metal plate for use in punching and/or bending and, attached thereto, a surface protection sheet, characterized in that the surface protection sheet comprises a support base material and an adhesive layer superimposed on one surface of the support base material and that the surface protection sheet exhibits a coefficient (I) not more than 21.0, a coefficient (II) not less than 4.0 and a coefficient (III) not more than 1.5, which are calculated by the following formulae: (I) thickness of support base material (mm)×elongation at break of surface protection sheet (%); (II)=thickness of support base material (mm)×strength at break of surface protection sheet (N/20 mm); and (III)=coefficient (I)/coefficient (II). | 2008-10-16 |
20080254250 | Image recording media and image layers - Imaging layers, image recording media, and methods of preparation of each, are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254251 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF RECORDING AND REPRODUCING INFORMATION - The optical information recording medium comprises a recording layer on a surface of a support. The surface of the support has pregrooves with a track pitch ranging from 50 to 500 nm, and the recording layer comprises a phthalocyanine derivative denoted by general formula (I) and a compound denoted by general formula (II). | 2008-10-16 |
20080254252 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF RECORDING INFORMATION, AND AZO METAL COMPLEX DYE - The optical information recording medium comprises a recording layer on a surface of a support. The surface of the support has pregrooves with a track pitch ranging from 50 to 500 nm, the recording layer comprises an azo metal complex dye, the azo metal complex dye is a complex of one or more azo dye and transition metal ions of which number is equal to or greater than the number of the azo dye. The azo metal complex dye comprises two or more transition metal ions per molecule, and in a molecule of the azo metal complex dye. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254253 | Interchangeable and removably connected geometric carpet sections - Interchangeable and removably connected geometric carpet sections or runners that are suitable for use in homes, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and the like are described. The carpet sections have geometric configurations wherein the various sections are removably joined together to follow a given path or direction. Alternatively, a plurality of stair step modules, contain carpet sections, which are attached to stair steps are disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254254 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A pillar-shaped honeycomb structure has a plurality of cells longitudinally placed in parallel with one another with a wall portion therebetween, wherein the honeycomb structure mainly includes inorganic fibers which form the honeycomb structure without lamination interfaces. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254255 | GEL FOAM ELASTOMER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID GEL FOAM ELASTOMER - The present invention provides an innovative gel foam elastomer and method of manufacturing thereof, which blends raw gel with the powdery foaming/bridging agent, and then adds some assistants to begin the foaming procedure. The raw gel molecules and foaming agent molecules generate a bonding effect of virtual key or elastic key, thus forming a solid gel foam elastomer. The elastomer can be fabricated into various 3D structures, and also incorporated into the superficial layer or mat structure. The elastomer of the present invention overcomes the instability problem of existing liquid gel, but also maintains the excellent softness property, thus providing improved applicability for the industry and the users. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254256 | Heat-resistant light-shading film and production method thereof, and diaphragm or light intensity adjusting device using the same - A heat-resistant light-shading film having high light shading capacity, high heat resistance, high sliding characteristics, low surface gloss and high electroconductivity, and useful for optical device parts such as shutter blades or diaphragm blades for diaphragm blades of lens shutter and the like for digital cameras and digital video cameras and diaphragm blades of light intensity adjusting device for projectors, and a method for producing the same. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254257 | POLY (PHENYLENE ETHER) RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, AND LAMINATED SHEET - An object of the invention is to provide a poly(phenylene ether) resin composition that allows production of laminated sheets excellent in heat resistance and processability, even in case of using a low molecular weight PPE for convenience in prepreg manufacturing without the sacrifice of dielectric characteristics. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254258 | TEFLON® REPLACEMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTION METHODS - The methods and compositions described herein generally relate to methods and compositions for providing a non-stick surface on selected materials. In a method aspect, the methods and compositions described herein provide a method of making a non-stick surface on a metal substrate. The method includes the following steps: a) applying nanostructured zirconia or nanostructured titania to a metal substrate; and b) polishing the surface of the metal substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254259 | Polyamide Based Mixed Resin Film Roll And Process For Producing The Same - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a biaxially oriented polyamide based mixed resin film roll with which bag forming processing by lamination is able to be performed smoothly and with high yield ratio and at the same time with which packages free of S-shaped curls can be obtained efficiently. A solution for the problem concerns the polyamide based mixed resin film roll of the present invention which includes a first sample cutout portion within 2 m from the winding end of film and a final cutout portion within 2 m from the winding start of film, and when a sample cutout portion is set up in approximately every 100 m from the first sample cutout portion, in all samples cut out from each of the cutout portions, physical properties such as elastomer content, elastic modulus in tension, boiling water shrinkage percentage and refraction index in the thickness direction are adjusted to be within a predetermined range of variation range. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254260 | Wide ultra high molecular weight polyethylene sheet and method of manufacture - A wide sheet of highly oriented ultra high molecular weight polyethylene comprising a plurality of strips of highly oriented ultra high molecular weight polyethylene partially overlapped or abutted longitudinally to define joints between adjoining strips wherein the thickness of the joint is less than about 80% of the thickness of the sum of the thicknesses of the adjoining strips that make up the joint. A continuous method for the production of such materials comprising subjecting longitudinally overlapping or abutted strips of these materials to temperatures below the melting point of the UHMWPE and pressures over 300 pli is also disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254261 | Interior Automotive Trim Part and Process for Producing the Same - An interior article for automobiles is provided having a light-weight and suitable rigidity without lowering moldability even if the amount of use of a thermoplastic resin is decreased. A panel having a hollow double-wall structure and constituting an interior part for automobiles is formed from a mixture of polyolefin resins comprised of a propylene homopolymer having a specific gravity of 0.93 or less (JIS K7112), exhibiting a melt flow rate of 0.3 to 3.0 g/10 minutes (JIS K7210) and exhibiting a bending modulus of 1400 MPa or more (JIS K6758), a crystalline propylene block copolymer having a specific gravity of 0.93 or less (JIS K7112), exhibiting a melt flow rate of 0.3 to 1.5 g/10 minutes (JIS K7210) and exhibiting a bending modulus of 1250 MPa or less (JIS K7171) and a high density polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.925 to 0.965 (JIS K7112) and exhibiting a melt flow rate of 0.5 g/10 minutes or less (JIS K7210). | 2008-10-16 |
20080254262 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical recording medium includes a first substrate having a groove on the side of an outer peripheral portion thereof; a second substrate in contact with the first substrate in the outer peripheral portion; and a recording layer being disposed in a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate and forming a void in cooperation with the first substrate at the portion of the groove. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254263 | Composite Fabric Material Exhibiting Three-Dimensional Structural Change Upon Water Absorption, and Textile Products - The composite fabric material of the invention comprises a water-absorbing woven or knitted fabric, the area and thickness of which, or the area or thickness of which, increases by at least 10% in its water-absorbed state relative to its dried state; and an area change-restricting means composed of a woven or knitted fabric, nonwoven fabric, resin film or resin coating, the area and thickness of which does not substantially change in its water-absorbed state relative to its dried state, the area change-restricting means being bonded or sewn onto at least one side of the water-absorbing woven or knitted fabric over a partial region so as to leave a plurality of other partial regions separated from each other, or over the entire region, the means serving to restrict change in area by water absorption at the bonded or sewn portions of the water-absorbing woven or knitted fabric. Upon wetting with water, the area and thickness, or the area or thickness, of the water-absorbing woven or knitted fabric at the plurality of the partial regions that are separated from each other increases, thereby changing the three dimensional structure of the composite fabric material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254264 | TEXTILE SLEEVE FOR PROTECTING ELONGATE MEMBERS AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof provides a sleeve having a wall constructed at least in part from generally round monofilaments. The sleeve wall provides a central space extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends for receipt of the elongate members. The monofilaments have a region with a permanently melted and flattened outer surface adjacent at least one of the ends. The melted and flattened region provides an increased surface area to which tape can be adhered, while also acting to reduce the potential for end fray of the filaments forming the textile sleeve. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254265 | Ink set and ink jet recording method - Disclosed is an ink set that can realize printing of images having excellent image reproduction, color reproduction, and fixation. The ink set comprises a black ink composition and a chromatic color ink composition, wherein the black ink composition comprises at least a surface-treated pigment dispersible and/or dissolvable in water without any dispersant, resin particles having a film forming temperature below 0° C., resin particles having a film forming temperature of 30° C. or above, and water as a main solvent, and the chromatic color ink composition comprises at least a pigment, a polymer, which includes the pigment and renders the pigment dispersible in the ink composition, and water as a main solvent. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254266 | Gas Barrier Film and Gas Barrier Laminate - The gas barrier film of the present invention is a gas barrier film comprising a base material, and an inorganic thin film composed of a silicon oxide film formed on one or both surfaces of the base material, wherein radical density of the Pb center of the silicon oxide film observed by an electron spin resonance method (ESR method) is from 1×10 | 2008-10-16 |
20080254267 | PRINTED MATTER AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A printed matter including a base and a printed pattern layer disposed on the base is provided. The printed pattern layer includes printing ink and photocatalytic powders. The printing ink is disposed on the base. The photocatalytic powders are dispersed in the printing ink. A fabrication method of a printed matter including following steps is also provided. First, a base is provided. Next, a printed pattern layer is printed on the base. The printed pattern layer has printing ink disposed on the base and photocatalytic powders dispersed in the printing ink. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254268 | COLOR TONER FOR ELECTRO PRINTING, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GLASS PLATE PROVIDED WITH CERAMIC COLOR PRINT, EMPLOYING IT - A color toner for electro printing, whereby a ceramic color print excellent in adhesion can be printed on a glass plate surface by a simple process without using a screen plate. The color toner for electro printing comprises toner matrix particles containing from 10 to 50 parts by mass of fine inorganic pigment particles, from 5 to 40 parts by mass of a heat decomposable binder resin having a disappearance temperature T | 2008-10-16 |
20080254269 | NbO Capacitors With Improved Performance And Higher Working Voltages - A capacitor is described with an NbO anode. The capacitor has an NbO anode and an NbO anode lead extending from the NbO anode. A dielectric is on the NbO anode and a conductor is on the dielectric. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254270 | Moisture Vapor permeable Film Including Ethylene Copolymer and Articles Including the Same - A continuous film that includes ethylene copolymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene n-butylacrylate carbon monoxide, ethylene vinyl acetate carbon monoxide, and combinations thereof. The film exhibits a moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 100 g/m | 2008-10-16 |
20080254271 | Si-SiC BASED FIRED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A Si—SiC based fired body includes a plurality of silicon carbide (SiC) particles serving as an aggregate, and silicon (Si) which serves as a binder and which is filled into gaps between the above-described silicon carbide particles, wherein the maximum particle diameter of the above-described silicon carbide particles is 0.5 mm or more, the content of silicon is 5 to 40 percent by mass, and the porosity is 0 to 5%. Preferably, the Si—SiC based fired body is in a thick-walled shape having a thickness of 20 to 200 mm. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254272 | MULTI-LAYER SHEET FOR USE IN ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - A multi-layer film ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254273 | LOW PERMEABILITY FABRIC - A fabric comprising a plurality of coiled yarns arranged in side-by-side intermeshing relationship and having elongated pintles extending through intermeshed portions of the yarn. Elongated stuffer elements extend through central portion of each of the coils in between adjacent pintles. The stuffer elements respond to a given input after insertion to expand and fill the central portions of each of the coils. The input may be temperature, light, sound, chemical and tension. In one form, the stuffer elements formed from auxetic material which is placed in tension, after insertion, to cause the stuffer elements to expand and reduce the permeability of the fabric. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254274 | POLYMER COMPOSITE STRUCTURE REINFORCED WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A prepreg material infused with a bulk resin, where the bulk resin has shape memory alloy (SMA) particles intermixed in the resin to toughen the material when the material is used in an application and is cured. The SMA particles may be of various shapes and sizes. The material may form a prepreg fabric having interwoven fibers or a prepreg unidirectional tape having fibers oriented unidirectionally. Opposing surfaces of the material may be infused with quantities of bulk resin having different concentrations of SMA particles. The SMA particles may be mixed in the bulk resin while in their austenitic or martensitic states to suit the needs of specific applications. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254275 | In-Mold Label, and Labeled Resin-Labeled Article - An in-mold label comprising an olefinic resin substrate layer (A) having a wetting index (α) of from 34 to 74 mN/m and a heat-sealable resin layer (B) with an antistatic layer having a wetting index (β) of from 30 to 54 mN/m, wherein the absolute value of the initial frictional charge voltage of the substrate layer (A) relative to a sheet offset printing blanket is from 0 kV to 15 kV. This label has good workability in printing, cutting and blanking even in a low-humidity environment. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254276 | System for applying a continuous surface layer on porous substructures of turbine airfoils - A system for forming a surface coating on an outer surface of a foam for use with cooling system of turbine engines. The system may include removing filler from the outer surface of the foam to expose a porous structure of the foam, whereby portions of the porous structure extend outwardly from a newly formed outer surface of the filler. A surface layer may be applied to the outer surface of the filler and exposed portions of the porous structure, whereby the surface layer is attached to the porous structure at least in part due to mechanical interaction with the portions of the porous structure extending outwardly from the newly formed outer surface of the filler. The filler material may then be removed from the porous structure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254277 | Process for Manufacturing Cellular Structures Based on Amorphous Thermoplastic Polymers - Process for manufacturing cellular structure based on a composition comprising an amorphous thermoplastic polymer and made up of sheets extruded in parallel and intermittently welded, according to which:
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20080254278 | MICROPOROUS LAYERS, AN ARTICLE COMPRISING A MICROPOROUS LAYER, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A microporous layer comprising a microporous xerogel comprising pores that are substantially continuously interconnected from a first outermost surface of the microporous xerogel through to a second outermost surface of the microporous xerogel; and a crosslinked polymer binder comprising a polymer having a glass transition temperature of about 50° C. or higher, wherein the polymer binder is water soluble prior to crosslinking. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254279 | Multilayer Structure and Process for Producing the Same - A multilayer structure having a layer of an adhesive resin composition (A) and a layer of another resin (B), wherein the adhesive resin composition (A) includes a thermoplastic resin (a1) containing functional groups of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a boronic acid group and boron-containing groups capable of being converted into a boronic acid group in the presence of water, and a polyolefin (a2) which does not contain the functional groups, the blending weight ratio (a1/a2) of the thermoplastic resin (a1) to the polyolefin (a2) is 1/99 to 15/85, and particles of the thermoplastic resin (a1) are dispersed with an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.2 μm in a matrix of the polyolefin (a2). Consequently, a multilayer structures having satisfactory interlayer adhesion strength can be provided even if the content of the resin having a special functional group in the adhesive resin composition layer is reduced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254280 | Silicate-Coated Particles in a Metal Layer - The invention relates to an electrodeposited metal layer on a substrate with embedded particles, especially inorganic particles, which have a silicate coating, and to the use of such layer for coating machine parts. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254281 | Microlayer Structures and Methods - Improved microlayer structures and methods typically employing at least 4 stacked layers of polymers (e.g., including alternating layers of components A and B), such as that obtained by coextrusion. The layers each have a thickness of less than about 50 microns. One optional approach involves forming an intermediate form that includes at least one elongated member made from the plurality of layers, from which a shaped composite article may be made. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254282 | Cbn Sintered Body for High Surface Integrity Machining and Cbn Sintered Body Cutting Tool - In high efficiency cutting of very hard and hard-to-cut ferrous materials, compared with conventional cBN sintered body tools, the fatigue life of the machined part is improved and a longer lasting tool is provided by controlling the production of the affected layer by machining formed on the machined surface of the workpiece to be cut and by promoting residual of compression stress. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254283 | Method for forming surface-treating film - This invention relates to a method for forming on a metal substrate a surface treating film excelling in corrosion resistance and stability of film-forming agent, by applying a film-forming agent thereto by a multistage electrification system comprising at least two stages. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254284 | Epoxy-based electroplating composition - An electrocoating composition and a coating formed from the composition, where the electrocoating composition comprises an epoxy-functional compound, an isocyanate-functional compound, a polyethylene wax, and aluminum oxide. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254285 | RARE EARTH MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A rare-earth magnet includes a magnet body made of an R—Fe—B based rare-earth magnet material (where R is at least one rare-earth element) and a metal film that has been deposited on the surface of the magnet body. The magnet further includes a plurality of reaction layers between the magnet body and the metal film. The reaction layers include: a first reaction layer, which contacts with at least some of R | 2008-10-16 |
20080254286 | Method of Evaluating Adhesion Property, Low-Adhesion Material, and Mold for Molding Resin - A mold surface of an upper mold with which a fluid resin comes into contact has an oxide therein. The oxide contains a metal cation and an ion. Field strength is calculated based on a valence of the metal cation and ionic radius of the ion. Based on predetermined relationship established between a value of the field strength and adhesion strength between a cured resin and the mold surface, releasability between the cured resin and the mold surface is evaluated. Thereby, a method of evaluating releasability between the cured resin and the mold surface is established. With this evaluation method, a material with high releasability can readily be provided. Further, if the material with high releasability is used for the mold surface of the upper mold, a mold for molding a resin having excellent releasability can be obtained. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254287 | SILICON CARBIDE-SILICON CARBIDE FIBER COMPOSITE AND MAKING METHOD - A silicon carbide-silicon carbide fiber composite consists of silicon carbide particles and silicon carbide fibers. The composite has excellent oxidation resistance and finds a wide range of application as heat resistant material. The silicon carbide conversion method is simple and consistent enough to ensure production of silicon carbide-silicon carbide fiber composites with minimized variation in quality. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254288 | Curable Liquid Resin Composition - The invention relates to a curable liquid resin composition comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, (B) a monomer shown by the following formula (1), CH | 2008-10-16 |
20080254289 | Scorch-Retarding Polymer Composition - The present invention relates to crosslinkable polymer composition, comprising an unsaturated polyolefin having a total amount of carbon-carbon double bonds/1000 carbon atoms of at least 0.1, at least one scorch retarder, and at least one crosslinking agent. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254290 | Sizing Composition for Glass Fibre Granules with a High Glass Content - The invention relates to a glass-strand sizing composition comprising the following constituents, in the following contents by weight expressed as percentages of the solids:
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20080254291 | Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product Providing Radial Addressing of Nanowires - Disclosed is a method to construct a device that includes a plurality of nanowires (NWs) each having a core and at least one shell. The method includes providing a plurality of radially encoded NWs where each shell contains one of a plurality of different shell materials; and differentiating individual ones of the NWs from one another by selectively removing or not removing shell material within areas to be electrically coupled to individual ones of a plurality of mesowires (MWs). Also disclosed is a nanowire array that contains radially encoded NWs, and a computer program product useful in forming a nanowire array. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254292 | PVC fibers and method of manufacture - Improved PVC filaments for use as wig material for toy dolls are described. PVC resin may be mixed with a stabilizing agent, lubricants, and a processing aid and pounded into PVC resin pellets. The PVC resin pellets may be subsequently spun or extruded in a conventional spin-draw machine. Undrawn PVC filaments are oil-coated and drawn at differential temperatures on a plurality of roller sets prior to heat-setting and being wound on a take-up unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254293 | Reduction Method - Processes comprising: melting a mixture comprising a valve metal precursor and a diluting agent in at least one first vessel under a first set of temperature and residence time conditions; transferring the mixture to at least one second vessel; and initiating, in the at least one second vessel, a reaction of the valve metal precursor to form a valve metal under a second set of temperature and residence time conditions; valve metal powder prepared thereby and uses therefor. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254294 | Multi-functional coating material, method of making and products made therefrom - The present invention relates to a liquid multi-functional coating material having a multi-pigment/additive portion, and a liquid organic solvent portion and methods of making and utilizing the same. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254295 | Method for Preparing Surface-Modified, Nanoparticulate Metal Oxides, Metal Hydroxides and/or Metal Oxyhydroxides - Methods are disclosed comprising: (a) mixing (i) an aqueous solution of at least one salt of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, magnesium, cerium, iron, manganese, cobalt, nickel, titanium, zinc, zirconium and mixtures thereof with (ii) an aqueous solution of at least one polymer, at a pH value of 3 to 13 and at a temperature T | 2008-10-16 |
20080254296 | Carbon Fibrous Conjunct and Composite Material Using Thereof - Carbon fibrous conjunct is provided by adding to carbon fibrous structures, which each comprises a three dimensional network of carbon fibers each having an outside diameter of 15-100 nm, wherein the carbon fibrous structure further comprises a granular part with which the carbon fibers are bound in the state that the carbon fibers extend outwardly from the granular part, a binder for binding the carbon fibrous structures. The fine carbon fibrous structures having such unique configuration and also bearing physical properties suitable for a filler for a composite material can be provided with a good handleability by this carbon fibrous conjunct. Composite material is prepared by adding to the matrix the carbon fibrous conjuncts, at an amount of 0.1 to 30% by weight based on the total weight of the composite material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254297 | PHOTORESIST COATING TO APPLY A COATING TO SELECT AREAS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and devices for coating a medical device, such as a stent, including the steps of coating the medical device with a photoresist polymeric coating, irradiating a portion of the medical device, optionally applying a post-exposure bake step, and removing all or a portion of the coating from the irradiated portion of the medical device, if a positive photoresist coating material is used, or from a portion of the medical device not exposed to the radiation, if a negative photoresist coating material is used. The photoresist polymeric coating may optionally include a drug. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254298 | Method for treating a substrate - A method for treating a substrate is described. In accordance with one aspect, the method includes applying a polymer coating to a substrate, and bringing the polymer coating into contact with a heated surface in a pressure nip while the coating is still in a wet state. Optionally the polymer coating may include a crosslinkable material, and a crosslinking agent may be used to promote crosslinking. The polymer coating replicates the heated surface. A product produced in accordance with the described method is also disclosed. The product is characterized by having subsurface voids within the coating. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254299 | Scratch-resistant Layered Composite and Articles - Multi-layer composites having a blend of a dimethyl bisphenol cyclohexane polycarbonate and a bisphenol A polycarbonate as a top layer joined to a bisphenol-A polycarbonate second layer provide both surface scratch resistance and the ability to form molded and die cut articles. In the top layer, repeat units of dimethyl bisphenol cyclohexane are present in an amount of at least 50 weight percent relative of the total repeat units in the top layer, preferably in a weight ratio of from 60 to 75 weight percent. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254300 | Resin Composition, Resin-Attached Metal Foil, Base Material-Attached Insulating Sheet and Multiple-Layered Printed Wiring Board - A multiple-layered printed wiring board is manufactured, which exhibits higher thermal resistance and lower thermal expansion so that no flaking and/or no crack would be occurred in a thermal shock test such as a cooling-heating cycle test and the like, in addition to exhibiting a fire retardancy. The present invention is directed to a resin composition, capable of being employed for forming a resin layer of a resin-attached metal foil or an insulating sheet of a base material-attached insulating sheet, and comprises: a cyanate resin and/or a prepolymer thereof; an epoxy resin substantially containing no halogen atom; a phenoxy resin substantially containing no halogen atom; an imidazole compound; and an inorganic filler, and also directed to a resin-attached metal foil formed by cladding a metal foil with such resin composition, a base material-attached insulating sheet formed by cladding an insulating base material therewith, and a multiple-layered printed wiring board, formed by laying such resin-attached metal foil(s) or such base material-attached insulating sheet(s) on a single side or both sides of an internal layer circuit board, and hot pressure forming thereof. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254301 | UV-RADIATION ABSORBING GLASS WITH REDUCED ABSORPTION OF VISIBLE LIGHT AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The PbO-free UV-absorbing glass is made under oxidative conditions and has a composition, in % by weight, of: SiO | 2008-10-16 |
20080254302 | MULTIPLE LAYER POLYMER INTERLAYERS HAVING A MELT FRACTURED SURFACE - The present invention provides multiple layer interlayers having a soft inner polymer layer and relatively stiff outer layers that can be laminated without unacceptable optical distortion and used in various multiple layer glass panel type applications. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254303 | MONOMER MATT ADDITIVES AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed are monomer matt additives that include actinic-radiation curable monomers and between about 10% and about 40% by weight of amorphous silica. Also disclosed are methods for producing the monomer matt additives. Further disclosed are uses of the monomer matt additives in forming actinic-radiation curable, substantially all solids coating compositions that form a matt coating upon curing. Such coating compositions can be used to coat a variety of surfaces, including wood surfaces, metal surfaces, plastic surfaces and composite surfaces. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254304 | Article with Lubricated Surface and Method - A method for preparing one or more lubricated surfaces of an article to reduce the break-out force and sliding frictional force. A lubricant is applied to one or more surfaces, and the lubricant-coated surface is treated by exposing the surface to an energy source, wherein the energy source is an ionizing gas plasma at about atmospheric pressure, gamma radiation, or electron beam radiation. One or more of the surfaces may be exposed to the ionizing gas plasma at about atmospheric pressure prior to application of the lubricant. Another aspect of the invention is articles produced using one or more methods of the invention. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254305 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL device including an electron injection layer having the state which can be specified with a physical quantity that can be measured with a simple measuring unit. The organic EL device includes, as an electron injection layer, a co-deposited film using a product obtained by evaporating at least one of a metal and a metal compound under heat and a product obtained by evaporating an organic substance under heat as raw materials, wherein the electron injection layer has a strength ratio of a maximum value for a Raman signal strength in a range of (1,600±50) cm | 2008-10-16 |
20080254306 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE MANUFACTURED USING THE METHOD - Provided is a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting device, the method including: forming an anode; forming an intermediate layer including an emission layer on the anode; and forming a cathode on the intermediate layer, wherein the forming the cathode includes: thermally depositing indium oxide with plasma generated in a chamber; and surface-treating with plasma an indium oxide layer formed by the thermal depositing of the indium oxide. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254307 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIALS USING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - Apparatuses and methods for bonding together two or more layers of oriented polymer material or secondary material to form a rigid member. Two or more layers of material are initially restrained along an orientation axis to prevent contraction and loss of orientation. Then, the contact surfaces of each layer of material are heated to a temperature above the melting point for each respective material. Next, the heated contact surfaces are merged together, and pressure is applied to the merged contact surfaces to combine the layers. Once combined, the layers are cooled, and a rigid unitary member is formed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254308 | MULTILAYERED POLYMERIC STRUCTURE AND METHODS - Multilayered structures formed from two or more polymeric layers are fabricated to obtain a single structure preferably having advantages of each of the separate layers. Polyolefin-based substrates can provide a layer with a good balance of stiffness and impact resistance, excellent processability, and relatively lower cost. Tie layers, preferably physically positioned adjacent a polyolefin-based substrate layer, facilitates adhering additional layer(s) together with the polyolefin-based substrate. Suitable tie layers generally include a multicomponent blend of at least one vinyl cyanide-containing component and at least one styrenic block copolymer component. Preferably, the additional layers include at least one acrylate-based cap layer, which can have a glossy, scratch resistance outer layer with excellent optical characteristics. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254309 | Functionally Graded Metal Matrix Composite Sheet - The present invention discloses a method of making a functionally graded metal matrix composite (MMC) sheet having a central layer of particulate matter. The method includes providing a molten metal containing particulate matter to a pair of advancing casting surfaces. Solidifying the molten metal while advancing the molten metal between the advancing casting surfaces to form a product comprising a first solid outer layer, a second solid outer layer, and a semi-solid central layer having a higher concentration of particulate matter than either of the outer layers. Solidifying the central layer to form a solid metal product comprised of an inner layer sandwiched between the outer layers and withdrawing the metal product from between the casting surfaces. The method yields an MMC having a central layer enriched with particulate matter and sandwiched between metallic outer layers. The product combines the easy mechanical working chracteristics and the appearance of the metallic outer layers with the enhanced properties provided by the central MMC layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254310 | Article comprising a fine-Grained metallic material and a polymeric material - Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardness between 200 VHN and 3,000 VHN. The lightweight articles are strong and ductile and exhibit high coefficients of restitution and a high stiffness and are particularly suitable for a variety of applications including aerospace and automotive parts, sporting goods, and the like. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254311 | PALLADIUM-CONTAINING PLATING SOLUTION AND ITS USES - A palladium-containing electroplating solution and method for providing a palladium or palladium alloy membrane on a porous metal support are provided. The subject invention uses electroplating to manufacture a palladium or palladium alloy membrane on a porous metal with a decreased preparation time and simplified preparation procedure. Moreover, the palladium or palladium alloy membrane prepared by the subject invention exhibits excellent compactness and good resistance to the hydrogen embrittlement, as well as a high applicability. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254312 | Coated Porous Metal Medium - The invention relates to a coated porous medium comprising metal particles. The metal particles define a free area surface S. The free area surface S is substantially completely coated with a coating layer. The coating layer is substantially conformal, substantially uniform in composition and has substantially the same thickness over the whole free area surface. The invention further relates to the use of a coated medium as filter medium and to a method of manufacturing a coated medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254313 | CIRCUIT MATERIALS, MULTILAYER CIRCUITS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A circuit assembly comprises two or more circuit laminates, each comprising a conductive metal layer disposed on a poly(arylene ether ketone) substrate layer, wherein at least one of the conductive metal layers has been patterned to form a circuit, and a bond ply layer comprising a thermoplastic or thermosetting material. The thermoplastic bond ply has a melting point between 250° C. and 370° C., a decomposition temperature greater than about 290° C. and a dissipation factor of less than 0.01 at 10 GHz. The thermoset bond ply has a dissipation factor less than 0.01 at 10 GHz and a decomposition temperature greater than about 290° C. after lamination. Methods of forming the above circuit assemblies are also disclosed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254314 | METHODS FOR FORMING AN ENRICHED METAL OXIDE SURFACE - Methods of forming a metal oxide surface that is enriched with metal oxide in its higher oxidation state are provided. A metal oxide surface that is enriched with metal oxide in its higher oxidation state is also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254315 | Chromium-free solution for treating metal surfaces - An acidic chromium-free solution for treating a metal surface containing: a vanadium cation source and/or a vanadyl cation source; an organic acid as an anion source; and at least one oxoacid as another anion source is provided. The oxoacid is selected from oxoacids of nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, boron, and chlorine. A metal component composed of, for example, aluminum or magnesium is brought into contact with the chromium-free solution to form a vanadium coating film of a surface of the metal component. A surface treating process using this chromium-free solution is useful for formation of a coating film having low corrosion resistance and low electric resistance. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254316 | Plain-Bearing Material, Plain-Bearing Composite-Material and Uses Thereof - The invention relates to a sintered plain bearing material consisting of a copper alloy, which is characterized by between 10 and 15 wt. % tin, between 0.5 and 10 wt. % bismuth, between 5 and 12 wt. % graphite and a residual amount of copper. Said plain bearing material can also be applied to a support material consisting of steel and/or bronze. Said plain bearing material is used for radial or axial plain bearings, plain bearing segments, sliding plates, spherical plain bearings and/or bearing bushes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254317 | GYPSUM WALLBOARD WITH IMPROVED NAIL PULL STRENGTH AND THE METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Repulped fiber that has been treated with an aqueous solution of a caustic selected from sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and sodium carbonate, is used to make wallboard paper that is used to make a gypsum wallboard having improved nail pulling strength compared to gypsum wallboard made with fiber wallboard paper that has not been treated with caustic. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254318 | Carbazole Derivative, and Light-Emitting Element and Light-Emitting Device Using the Carbzole Derivative - The present invention provides a material having excellent hole injecting and hole transporting properties. Moreover, the present invention provides a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device using the material having excellent hole injecting and hole transporting properties. The present invention provides a carbazole derivative represented by the general formula (1). By applying the carbazole derivative of the present invention to a light-emitting element or a light-emitting device, a lower driving voltage, enhanced emission efficiency, a longer lifetime and enhanced reliability of the light-emitting element or the light-emitting device can be realized. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254319 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY - In an organic electroluminescence device including a cathode and an anode, at least an emitting layer and an electron transporting layer are provided between the cathode and the anode. The emitting layer contains a host material formed of a naphthacene derivative represented by the following formula (1) and a dopant material formed of a compound having a pyrromethene skeleton represented by the following formula (2) or a metal complex of the compound. The electron transporting layer is preferably a benzoimidazole derivative. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254320 | Polymer Compound, Luminescent Material, and Light Emitting Element - This invention provides a luminescent composition comprising a polymer and at least one phosphorescent compound, characterized in that the electronic conjunction chain coefficient Z | 2008-10-16 |
20080254321 | Coatings for Particle Reduction - Coatings for particle suppression are provided. Such coatings comprise fluorochemical moieties and reactive pendant groups. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254322 | Apparatus With Increased Magnetic Anisotropy And Related Method - An apparatus includes a thermally insulating substrate, an energy absorbing layer on the thermally insulating substrate, and a flash annealed magnetic layer on the energy absorbing layer. The flash annealed magnetic layer may be configured for data storage. A method includes providing a thermally insulating substrate, depositing an energy absorbing layer on the thermally insulating substrate, depositing a magnetic layer on the energy absorbing layer, and flash annealing the magnetic layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254323 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording medium includes a metal thin-film magnetic layer formed on a non-magnetic substrate. The metal thin-film magnetic layer is formed so that the coercivity measured when a magnetic field is applied with an angle of intersection of 120° between the plane of the non-magnetic substrate and magnetic field lines of the magnetic field and the coercivity measured when the magnetic field is applied with the angle of intersection of 60° are both at least 160 kA/m. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254324 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH EXCHANGE-COUPLED MAGNETIC LAYERS AND IMPROVED COUPLING LAYER - A perpendicular magnetic recording medium has an “exchange-spring” type magnetic recording layer (RL) with an improved coupling layer (CL). The RL includes the first or lower ferromagnetic layer MAG | 2008-10-16 |
20080254325 | System for transferring metal to electronic energy - Disclosed are a device and method for generating electrical energy. The device has a fuel cell that converts hydrogen gas to electricity; and a fuel cartridge in fluid communication with the fuel cell and containing a fuel which reacts with water to form the hydrogen gas. The fuel comprises a solid metal or alloy, and the fuel cartridge is configured such that the rate of hydrogen gas generation decreases automatically without consuming electricity as demand for the hydrogen gas decreases. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254326 | Method and a System for Producing, Converting and Storing Energy - The invention relates to a method and a system of converting and storing energy. Energy in the form of, for example, wind power or solar energy is used to convert carbon dioxide to methyl alcohol in an electrochemical cell. The methyl alcohol may later be used to produce electricity in a fuel cell. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254327 | Reformer - A reformer ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254328 | Closed Coolant Loop with Expansion Device for a Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system that employs a closed coolant loop. The system includes an expansion device having a flexible membrane, where a cooling fluid side of the membrane is in fluid communication with the cooling fluid in the coolant loop and an air side of the membrane is in communication with an air pocket. The air side of the expansion device is in air communication with an air compressor so that the pressure of the cooling fluid within the coolant loop changes as the stack pressure changes. The fuel cell system also includes a coolant reservoir that is in fluid communication with the cooling fluid in the coolant loop. Air and hydrogen bubbles within the cooling fluid are vented to the coolant reservoir where they accumulate. The coolant reservoir includes a level sensor indicating the level of the cooling fluid therein. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254329 | FUEL CELL OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION METHOD, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD AND DATA STORAGE MEDIUM - An output characteristic of a fuel cell is estimated by detecting an output current of the fuel cell and a voltage between terminals of the fuel cell, and then estimating the output characteristic of the fuel cell on the basis of the detected output current and the detected voltage between the terminals, and a basic output characteristic of the fuel cell. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254330 | BATTERY FLUID MANAGER USING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY COMPONENTS WITH DIFFERENT ACTUATION TEMPERATURES - A fluid consuming battery ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254331 | FUEL CELL WITH SHUTOFF DEVICE - A fuel cell with a shutoff device is provided. The substance shutoff device is for shutting down the communication of at least one of an inflammable substance and an oxidizer when the inflammable substance and the oxidizer are brought into contact with each other to thereby prevent further contact between the inflammable substance and the oxidizer. The substance shutoff device comprises a catalyst portion provided in contact with one of an inflammable substance flow path and an oxidizer flow path; and a shutoff means, which operates by heating through a reaction between the inflammable substance and the oxidizer in the catalyst portion to shut down the communication of at least one of the inflammable substance and the oxidizer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254332 | FUEL CELL STACK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A fuel cell stack includes a membrane electrode assembly including an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte membrane positioned between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode; a separator including a channel for a flow of fuel and oxidant and closely adhered to the membrane electrode assembly; and a gasket with a two-layer structure stacked between the separator and the membrane electrode assembly. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254333 | Steam electrolytic apparatus and steam electrolytic method - To provide a high-temperature steam electrolytic apparatus and method that steam can be used as a common gas between a hydrogen electrode and an oxygen electrode, and the steam can be electrolyzed efficiently while the electrodes of the electrochemical cell are suppressed from oxidative and reductive degradation. A steam electrolytic apparatus | 2008-10-16 |
20080254334 | Electrically Conductive Member for Solid Oxide Fuel-Stack - Disclosed is an electrically conductive member for electrically connecting a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells in series and/or parallel to assemble a fuel-cell stack. The electrically conductive member according to the present invention comprises a metal sheet having a three-dimensional porous structure of a continuous skeleton. The electrically conductive member according to the present invention is three-dimensionally strong and is highly elastic and resilient. Therefore, the thickness of the electrically conductive member can be easily re-regulated in the regulation of spacing between the fuel cells. Further, even after baking or power generation, the electrically conductive member is not sintered, and separation easily takes place in the folded interface, and, thus, excellent maintainability can be realized. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254335 | Porous bi-tubular solid state electrochemical device - A low cost, robust bi-tubular solid state electrochemical device including a first porous, sintered support tube of a non-noble transition metal, a non-noble transition metal alloy and a cermet incorporating one or more of a non-noble transition metal and a non-noble transition metal alloy and having successive layers of a first porous electrode, a dense electrolyte and a second porous electrode, said successive layers disposed radially on the interior surface of said first porous, sintered support tube or disposed radially on the exterior surface of the first porous, sintered support tube and a second porous, sintered tubular member of a non-noble transition metal, a non-noble transition metal alloy and a cermet incorporating one or more of a non-noble transition metal and a non-noble transition metal alloy formed, deposited, or placed in electrical contact with the second porous electrode. The bi-tubular device of the present invention may comprise a solid oxide fuel cell or a solid oxide electrolyzer cell. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254336 | Composite anode showing low performance loss with time - A solid oxide fuel cell includes cathode electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an anode electrode including a first sublayer and a second sublayer. The first sublayer is located between the electrolyte and the second sublayer. The first sublayer is composed of a doped ceria and the second sublayer is composed of a nickel containing phase and a ceramic phase including a doped ceria and scandia stabilized zirconia, such as scandia ceria stabilized zirconia. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254337 | Solid electrolyte type fuel cell and air electrode current collector used for the same - A solid electrolyte type fuel cell which incorporates a metal separator comprising a base material of a metal other than silver or a silver alloy which is plated with silver or a silver alloy. The fuel cell can achieve improved efficiency for electricity generation with no increase of the resistance of the metal separator, even when it is operated at a low temperature. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254338 | Ion-conducting membrane and preparing method of same - In an ion-conducting membrane, a polystyrene portion having ion conductivity and a polyethylene portion that forms a membrane skeleton together form a microphase-separated structure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254339 | CONSTANT CHANNEL CROSS-SECTION IN A PEMFC OUTLET - A plate for a fuel cell is disclosed, wherein an inlet aperture is disposed at a first end of the plate and an outlet aperture is disposed at a second end of the plate. The plate includes a first side and a second side. The first side of the plate has a flow field formed therein between the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture, the flow field having a plurality of flow channels formed therein, the plurality of flow channels in communication with a plurality of outlet ports formed in the plate. The second side of the plate has a plurality of drainage channels formed therein adjacent the outlet aperture, the plurality of drainage channels in fluid communication with the outlet ports and the outlet aperture, wherein a cross-sectional area occupied by each of the plurality of flow channels is substantially equal to a cross-sectional area occupied by each of the plurality of drainage channels. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254340 | BATTERY HAVING FLUID REGULATOR WITH PRESSURE EQUALIZATION - A fluid consuming battery ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080254341 | BATTERY INCLUDING A FLUID MANAGER - An electrochemical cell having a fluid consuming electrode and a fluid regulating system for controlling the rate of entry of fluids into the cell. The fluid regulating system may include a valve for controlling the rate of entry of fluids into the cell and an actuator for operating the valve. The actuator comprises an ionic polymer that responds to changes in a potential applied across the actuator to open or close the valve. In one embodiment, the actuator comprises at least one conducting polymer. In one embodiment, the actuator comprises polypyrrole, at least one polypyrrole derivative, or mixtures of two of more thereof. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254342 | Gas Diffusion Electrodes, Membrane-Electrode Assemblies and Method for the Production Thereof - A method for forming a patterned noble metal coating on a gas diffusion medium substantially free of ionomeric components comprising subjecting an electrically conductive web with a patterned mask overlaid thereto to a first ion beam having an energy not higher than 500 eV, and to a second beam having an energy of at least 500 eV, containing the ions of at least one noble metal and a gas diffusion electrode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080254343 | Electrochemical cell with thermal current interrupting switch - An electrochemical cell having a current interrupting switch as an internal component of the cell that is thermally responsive and breaks an electrical path within the cell thereby preventing current flow when temperature within the cell is at or above an activating temperature. The switch is reversible and current flow and a closed circuit is re-established when temperature within the cell returns below the activating temperature. | 2008-10-16 |