42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120263989 | RACK HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A rack housing assembly and an energy storage apparatus having the rack housing assembly are disclosed. The rack housing assembly may include a rack housing defining a plurality of accommodation spaces, each having open front side configured to house a battery tray. The rack housing assembly may also include an anchor member formed on at least at one side of the rack housing and be configured to fix the rack housing to a wall member of an installation space. The rack housing assembly intensively may house a plurality of battery trays and be configured to electrically connect the housed battery trays so that the housed battery trays are modulated. The rack housing assembly may include an improved anti-vibration characteristic with respect to external shocks or vibrations that may be generated during transfer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263990 | SEPARATOR FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A separator for a redox flow battery and a redox flow battery including the same, and the separator includes a cation conductive film and an anion conductive film disposed on either side of the cation conductive film. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263991 | BATTERY PACK - Each battery module | 2012-10-18 |
20120263992 | BATTERY CELL CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a battery cell connector with as first and a second substantially flat limb ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120263993 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Provided is an electrochemical device which is easy to produce and which has excellent characteristics. An electrochemical device includes a first electrode including an aluminum porous body having interconnecting pores and an active material filled into the pores of the aluminum porous body, a separator, and a second electrode, the first electrode, the separator, and the second electrode being stacked, in which a plurality of electrode bodies each including the first electrode, the separator, and the second electrode are stacked without being wound. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263994 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, ELECTRICAL VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode and an anode being opposed to each other with a separator in between, and an electrolytic solution. One or more of the cathode, the anode, and the separator contain an organic silicon compound including a compound having a polysilsesquioxane skeleton. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263995 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK - A battery module in which a plurality of cells are aligned includes a holder in which the cells are accommodated, a positive electrode current collector plate which is provided to face positive electrode terminals of the cells and electrically connects the positive electrode terminals, and a negative electrode current collector plate which is provided to face negative electrode terminals of the cells and electrically connects the negative electrode terminals, wherein the holder includes a plurality of accommodation sections, the cells are accommodated in the accommodation sections, a spacer made of an elastic member is disposed between the positive electrode current collector plate and the cells, the spacer further includes an extended portion extending toward the negative electrode terminals of the cells, and an edge of the extended portion close to the negative electrode terminals touches the negative electrode current collector plate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263996 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cell includes i) a housing comprising first, second and third chambers, wherein the first chamber is interposed between the second and third chambers, ii) a first separator spatially separating the first and second chambers and iii) a second separator spatially separating the first and third chambers. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263997 | TERMINAL SECTION FOR STORAGE BATTERY, NUT FOR TERMINAL OF THE SAME TERMINAL SECTION FOR STORAGE BATTERY, LID FOR STORAGE BATTERY WITH THE SAME TERMINAL SECTION FOR STORAGE BATTERY, AND STORAGE BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a terminal section for storage battery that allows external leading wires to be simultaneously attached thereto at two or more locations, a nut for terminal of the terminal section for storage battery, a lid for storage battery with the terminal section for storage battery, and a storage battery. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263998 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURES AND SURFACES FOR Li BATTERIES - This invention relates to positive electrode materials for electrochemical cells and batteries. It relates, in particular, to electrode precursor materials comprising manganese ions and to methods for fabricating lithium-metal-oxide electrode materials and structures using the precursor materials, notably for lithium cells and batteries. More specifically, the invention relates to lithium-metal-oxide electrode materials with layered-type structures, spinel-type structures, combinations thereof and modifications thereof, notably those with imperfections, such as stacking faults and dislocations. The invention extends to include lithium-metal-oxide electrode materials with modified surfaces to protect the electrode materials from highly oxidizing potentials in the cells and from other undesirable effects, such as electrolyte oxidation, oxygen loss and/or dissolution. | 2012-10-18 |
20120263999 | LITHIUM-ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MODULE, VEHICLE WITH THE BATTERY MODULE AND GENERATING SYSTEM WITH THE BATTERY MODULE - A lithium-ion rechargeable battery module having a plurality of lithium-ion battery cells, arranged that battery cells located at an high temperature portion of the module are electrically connected in parallel with battery cells located at a low temperature portion of the module. The battery cells at the high temperature portion have a higher electric resistance at 20° C. and a better high-temperature storage characteristic at 50° C. than those of the battery cells located at the low temperature portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264000 | HYBRID BATTERY MODULE - A hybrid battery module of the present invention includes a lithium iron battery pack and a lithium manganese battery pack. The lithium iron battery pack includes at least one lithium iron battery which is electrically connected in series, and the lithium iron battery has an anode and a cathode. The lithium manganese battery pack includes at least one lithium manganese battery which is electrically connected in series, and the lithium manganese battery has an anode and a cathode. The lithium iron battery pack and the lithium manganese battery pack are electrically connected in parallel to each other. Thereby, the hybrid battery module has high discharge efficiency, high electric capacity, a small volume and a light weight. Furthermore, the production cost of the present invention is lower than a complete lithium iron battery pack, and the hybrid battery module is much safer to be used than a complete lithium manganese battery pack. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264001 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND BATTERY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264002 | LID FOR STORAGE BATTERY, INJECTION MOLDING METHOD OF THE SAME LID, STORAGE BATTERY WITH THE SAME LID, AND TERMINAL SECTION FOR STORAGE BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a lid for storage battery, an injection molding method of the lid, a storage battery with the lid, and a terminal section for storage battery, which can save trouble of inserting a nut into a cavity portion of a terminal, and can prevent falling of the nut at the time of connection of an external leading wire. In a lid for storage battery in which a terminal section for storage battery | 2012-10-18 |
20120264003 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND BATTERY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264004 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND BATTERY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264005 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND BATTERY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264006 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND BATTERY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264007 | BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a battery that includes: a lid plate provided with a terminal pull-out through hole and a baffling portion whose upper surface is configured in a projecting and/or recessed manner; an auxiliary terminal configured such that a lower portion thereof is connected to a metallic foil of a power generating element by being fitted into a battery container through the terminal pull-out through hole, and sealed and fixed to the lid plate by insulating and sealing members; a connecting conductor connected and fixed to an upper portion of the auxiliary terminal; and an external terminal having a bolt portion that projects upward from a base portion, the bolt portion being inserted through the terminal through hole of the connecting conductor from below, and the base portion being engaged with the baffling portion of the lid plate, thereby restricting rotation centering an axial line of the bolt portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264008 | BATTERY - The present invention provides a battery that includes: an auxiliary terminal configured such that a first tube is connected to a metallic foil of an electrode of a power generating element through a current collecting connector by being fitted into a battery container through a terminal pull-out through hole of a lid plate, and sealed and fixed to the lid plate by insulating and sealing members; a connecting conductor configured such that one end portion is connected and fixed to an upper portion of the auxiliary terminal, and provided with a terminal through hole on the other end portion; an external terminal having a bolt portion that projects upward from a base portion and inserted through the terminal through hole of the connecting conductor from below; and a baffling member fixed onto the lid plate and restricting rotation of the external terminal by engaging with the base portion of the external terminal. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264009 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY USING SAME - A method of preparing a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a) mixing a composite metal precursor and a lithium compound; b) firing the mixture to prepare a positive active material; c) mixing the resulting positive active material, a carbon coating material, and a solvent; and d) heat-treating the resulting mixture to provide a positive active material coated with the carbon coating material, wherein the carbon coating material is used in an amount of 1 wt % to 30 wt % based on 100 wt % of the composite metal precursor, lithium compound, and carbon coating material, the firing is performed at 400 to 900° C., and the positive active material provided in d) is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, is provided. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264010 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES EMPLOYING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte containing a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate and a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. The nonaqueous electrolyte can contain at least one of a saturated chain hydrocarbon, a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon, an aromatic compound having a halogen atom and an ether having a fluorine atom. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264011 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a battery that is low in gas generation, has a large capacity, and is excellent in storage characteristics and cycle characteristics. The solution contains an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and one or more compounds represented by Formulae (2) and (3): | 2012-10-18 |
20120264012 | ELECTRODE AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is an electrode. The electrode comprises an active material in the form of a powder, and an electrically conductive material based on a shape-memory alloy. Consequently, damage to the electrode can be minimised and electrode life is improved. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264013 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery including: a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer comprising a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions, and a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer comprising an alloy-formable active material, and a negative electrode current collector; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material layer has an easily swellable resin having a degree of swelling with the non-aqueous electrolyte of 20% or more, and the negative electrode active material layer has a hardly swellable resin having a degree of swelling with the non-aqueous electrolyte of less than 20%. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264014 | COMPOSITE PARTICLES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a method of producing a composite particle for high density electrochemical element electrodes in electrochemical elements having low internal resistance and high capacitance. Slurry containing an electric conductive material and a binder is obtained, and the slurry is sprayed to a fluidized electrode active material to carry out fluidized-granulation, and further particles obtained by the fluidized-granulation are rolling-fluidized granulated, and thereby, composite particle for electrochemical element electrode, containing electrode active materials, electric conductive materials, and binders, and being structured of an outer layer portion (outer shell portion) and an inner layer portion (core portion) are obtained. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264015 | Anode Active Material For Lithium Secondary Battery And Lithium Secondary Battery Having The Same - An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery having the same are disclosed. The anode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a silicon alloy consisting of silicon and at least two kinds of metals other than silicon, each having the heat of mixing with the silicon of −23 kJ/mol or less. The anode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a high capacity, and thus, is useful in fabricating a high-capacity lithium secondary battery. Also, the anode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a small crystal size of a silicon phase and consequently a small change in volume during charging/discharging, and thus, ensures excellent cycle life characteristics in applications to batteries. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264016 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, AND USE OF SAID ACTIVE SUBSTANCE - A method of producing a positive electrode active substance comprising steps of:
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20120264017 | ENCAPSULATED SULFUR CATHODE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY - Methods of making a cathode element for an electrochemical cell. The methods comprise providing hollow carbon nanotubes and a sulfur source in a closed environment. Sulfur is deposited within an interior of the hollow carbon nanotube. The method includes cleaning an exterior surface of the carbon nanotubes and incorporating the carbon nanotubes into a cathode element. A cathodic material for a lithium-sulfur electrochemical cell is also provided. The material comprises a plurality of stacked-cone carbon nanotubes. Each nanotube defines a hollow interior and has a substantially continuous exterior surface area. Elemental sulfur is disposed within the hollow interior of each nanotube. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264018 | COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL WITH CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF - A composite positive electrode material with a core-shell structure for a lithium ion battery consists of a core active material and a shell active material. The core active material is a lithium iron phosphate or a lithium manganate, and the shell active material is a composite lithium iron phosphate with carbon. The carbon is one or more of carbon nanotube, superfine conductive carbon black and amorphous carbon material. The composite positive electrode material includes from 65% to 99% core active material and from 1% to 35% shell active material, based on the total weight of the composite positive electrode material. The composite positive electrode material has stable property and excellent electrochemistry performance. The lithium ion battery made with the material has higher charge-discharge capacity, excellent cycle performance. It can be charged quickly and discharged at high rate. A preparing method for the composite positive electrode material is also provided. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264019 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE, AND SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides an electrode active material, an electrode and a sodium secondary battery. The electrode active material contains the following powder (A) and powder (B):
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20120264020 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING SILICON ON CARBON NANOMATERIALS - A method of depositing silicon on carbon nanomaterials such as vapor grown carbon nanofibers, nanomats, or nanofiber powder is provided. The method includes flowing a silicon-containing precursor gas in contact with the carbon nanomaterial such that silicon is deposited on the exterior surface and within the hollow core of the carbon nanomaterials. A protective carbon coating may be deposited on the silicon-coated nanomaterials. The resulting nanocomposite materials may be used as anodes in lithium ion batteries. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264021 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which can achieve both of excellent rate characteristic and practically sufficient durability (cycle characteristic) in the lithium secondary battery. The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes therein pores. A particle or film of the cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery has formed therein a large number of pores. The inner wall of each of such pores is coated with a conductive film. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264022 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is electrochemical device, such as a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, which has excellent discharge characteristics and the like by forming a thick electrode using a metal porous body, such as an aluminum porous body, as a current collector. An electrode for an electrochemical device includes a metal porous body filled with an active material, in which the metal porous body is sheet-like and is a stacked porous body in which a plurality of single-layer metal porous bodies are stacked and electrically connected to each other. The metal porous body may be an aluminum porous body having a three-dimensional network structure. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264023 | BIO-FUEL CELL FUEL SUPPLY BODY AND BIO-FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel supply body is partially or wholly formed from a material having a biopolymer as a main component and a biocatalyst that metabolically decomposes the biopolymer is contained therein or immobilized thereto. A bio-fuel cell system is constituted of the fuel supply body and a bio-fuel cell including electrodes with an oxidation-reduction enzyme present on a surface thereof to supply fuel and/or the biocatalyst from the fuel supply body to the bio-fuel cell and also to use the fuel supply body itself as the fuel. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264024 | Methods and apparatuses for electrochemical cell system with movable medium and non-conducting substrate - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for half-cells to oxidize protons in electrochemical half-cells with no medium and to oxidize acid-hosted protons in half-cell systems with a medium in a non-conducting substrate having openings and an apparatus to transfer the media among openings. Details are described of technology to capture protons into acid media so as to provide hosted protons. Detectors are described that can provide seismic and weather-related data. A method of producing power from in vivo vital fluids is given. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264025 | BATTERY - Provided is a battery which can prevent deactivation from occurring by avoiding solid deposition at electrodes. The battery includes an anion conductor, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a first aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and a second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer, wherein the first aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and the positive electrode are present in this sequence on a first surface of the anion conductor, and the second aqueous liquid electrolyte layer and the negative electrode are present in this sequence on a second surface of the anion conductor, and wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer, and the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material which can release a metal ion upon discharging. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264026 | WET SIDE PAPER FOR FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER - A glass fiber-based paper diffusion medium, as well as a membrane humidifier for a fuel cell and method for humidifying a fuel cell using the provided glass fiber-based paper diffusion medium. The diffusion medium is a flexible, resin-bonded glass fiber paper impregnated with 26-55% cured liquid phenolic resin and having a thickness of 100-110 μm and a Gurley permeability of at least 100 cfm. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264027 | FUEL-CELL BIPOLAR PLATE AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a bipolar plate for a fuel cell including a bipolar plate substrate; and a byproduct-decomposing layer covering the bipolar plate substrate, the bipolar plate has channels for transport of a reactant gas, the channels being arranged on a surface of the bipolar plate substrate, and the bipolar plate has a first side to face an anode catalyst layer of the fuel cell and a second side to face a cathode catalyst layer of the fuel cell. The byproduct-decomposing layer is arranged on at least one of the first side and the second side, includes a catalyst, and is capable of decomposing a byproduct formed as a result of a reaction of the fuel cell. The bipolar plate enables long-term control of discharge of formic acid and other byproducts without deterioration in system efficiency of the fuel cell. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264028 | SEMI-PASSIVE BACKPRESSURE CONTROL VALVE - Backpressure control valves, methods of controlling backpressure, and fuel cell systems. In one form, the backpressure control valve is mountable in a body that defines an asymmetrical fluid passage. The backpressure control valve may include a shaft cooperative with the body, an asymmetrical blade cooperative with the shaft, and a biasing device operatively connected to the asymmetrical blade, wherein the asymmetrical blade is rotatable between a closed position and an open position. In another form, the method of controlling backpressure may include providing a backpressure control valve including an asymmetrical blade, and rotating the asymmetrical blade between a closed position and an open position. In still another form, the fuel cell system may include a fuel cell, a body that defines an asymmetrical oxidant passage, and a backpressure control valve mountable in the body. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264029 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system which suppresses a decrease in system efficiency of a fuel cell and, at the same time, allows an emission amount of harmful materials to be reduced for an extended period of time is disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack generating electric power by chemical reaction between liquid fuel supplied to an anode and oxidant gases supplied to a cathode, and an exhaust mechanism discharging to an outside of the system exhaust gases discharged from the anode of the fuel cell stack, the exhaust mechanism being adapted to emit the exhaust gases into liquid in a tank storing the liquid fuel or water and, thereafter, discharge the exhaust gases to the outside of the system. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264030 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES AND FUEL CELLS WITH LONG LIFETIME - The present invention relates to improved membrane electrode assemblies and fuel cells with long lifetime, comprising two electrochemically active electrodes separated by a polymer electrolyte membrane based on polyoxazoles. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264031 | Protective Coatings for Metal Alloys and Methods Incorporating the Same - An electrochemical device having one or more solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), each of the SOFCs including a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte layer positioned between the cathode and anode; and at least one additional component comprising a metallic substrate having an electronically conductive, chromium-free perovskite coating deposited directly thereon. The perovskite coating has the formula ABO | 2012-10-18 |
20120264032 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND FUEL CELL - A method of manufacturing a fuel cell includes the steps of: (a) providing an extendable stacking reference member structured to extend and contract in a stacking direction; (b) arranging the stacking reference member in an extended setting via a first opening, such that one end of the stacking reference member is located inside a casing body and the other end of the stacking reference member is located outside the casing body; (c) after the step (b), mounting a plurality of cells of a cell laminate on the stacking reference member in a direction from inside to outside of the casing body; (d) contracting the stacking reference member and compressing the mounted cell laminate in the stacking direction, so as to locate the stacking reference member and the cell laminate inside the casing body of the fuel cell; and (e) after the step (d), attaching an end wall member to a first wall member to close the first opening and maintaining the cell laminate under a load in the stacking direction. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264033 | MANUFACTURE AND CALIBRATION PROCESS FOR AN INTERCONNECT FOR A FUEL CELL OR A CELL STACK - The manufacture and calibration of an interconnect for a fuel cell ensures contact in all contact points between the interconnect and the adjacent electrodes. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264034 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - A fuel cell electrode that contains a support layer and a catalyst layer, wherein the catalyst layer does not contain a noble metal catalyst and is formed of carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes have pores in sidewalls thereof, and have a pore size distribution of 0.1 nm to 30 nm and a BET specific surface area of 100 to 4,000 m | 2012-10-18 |
20120264035 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120264036 | FLUID MANIFOLD AND METHOD THEREFOR - A electrochemical cell system includes a fluid manifold having a layered structure. The fluid manifold includes at least one conduit layer having a first side and a second side. The at least one conduit layer has at least one conduit channel. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264037 | COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE - A composite bipolar plate includes a frame defining therein an inner edge and a first inlet and a first outlet at the inner edge, a bonding layer bonded to the inner edge of the frame, and a runner plate defining a plurality of flow channels and a second inlet and a second outlet respectively disposed in communication with the flow channels and being bonded to the bonding layer to become affixed to the frame and to have the second inlet be connected to the first inlet and the second outlet be connected to the first outlet for enabling a fuel to flow from the second inlet into the flow channels toward the outside of the runner plate via the second outlet. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264038 | PLATE PROCESSING - A method of processing a linked series of metallic plates, in which each plate ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120264039 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, RESIST LIQUID, INK FOR INKJET PRINTING, COLOR FILTER, METHOD OF PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLORANT COMPOUND - The invention provides a colored curable composition including a dipyrromethene compound having a structure in which a polymerizable group and a carboxyl group are introduced in the same molecule, a resist liquid, an ink for inkjet printing, a color filter, a method of producing a color filter, a solid-state image sensor, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, an image display device and a colorant compound. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264040 | CLEAR OVERCOAT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZING THE SAME - Present embodiments generally relate to a novel clear or colorless overcoat composition that may be used for overcoating, for example, ink based images and xerographic images. The overcoat composition, which may be used as a base for a clear solid ink, comprises one or more waxes. Also included in the present embodiments is methods for using and stabilizing the overcoat composition as a solid ink. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264041 | POLYESTER RESIN FOR TONER, TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A polyester resin for a toner containing: a repeating unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid component; and a repeating unit derived from a diol component represented by Formula (1): | 2012-10-18 |
20120264042 | METHOD OF PREPARING CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY - A method of preparing a carrier for electrophotography, including a core material and a coating material layer formed on the surface of the core material, including:
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20120264043 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - An electrostatic image developing toner including: a binder resin; a colorant; and a wax, wherein the intensity ratio of an absorbance at 2,850 cm | 2012-10-18 |
20120264044 | NEGATIVE-CHARGEABLE ERASABLE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a negative-chargeable erasable electrophotographic toner including a binder resin, a near infrared absorption dye, a decolorizing agent, a charge controlling agent, and fluororesin particles. The toner is obtained by adding 5 to 20 parts by mass of the fluororesin particles to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264045 | FOIL TRANSFERRING METHOD AND TONER FOR FORMING FOIL TRANSFERRING LAYER - A foil transferring method employing an electrophotography is disclosed, in which a toner used for forming a foil transferring layer contains at least a vinyl based resin and a polyester based resin as a binder resin and an amount of the vinyl based resin is 50 to 95% by weight based on the total amount of the binder resin. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264046 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - Disclosed is a toner for electrostatic image development that satisfies both low-temperature fixing ability and excellent high-temperature storage stability, achieves excellent charge property and shatter resistance, and consequently can form a high-quality image even by a high-performance machine such as a high-speed machine. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264047 | Polyester resin comprising a biopolyol - A polyester resin toner-forming composition containing a biopolyol is described. The biopolyol can enhance branching, crosslinking or both. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264048 | TONER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - Provided is a toner including: toner particles, each toner particle containing a toner base particle, wherein the toner contains a binder resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner base particle has protrusions at a surface thereof, wherein an average of lengths of long sides of the protrusions is 0.1 μm or more but less than 0.5 μm, a standard deviation of the lengths of the long sides of the protrusions is 0.20 or less, and a coverage rate of the protrusions is 30% to 90%, wherein a resin forming the protrusions is prepared through polymerization of a monomer mixture containing at least a monomer having a sulfonic acid group, and wherein the monomer mixture contains styrene in an amount of 90% by mass or more and the monomer having a sulfonic acid group in an amount of 0.1% by mass to 5% by mass. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264049 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER - A method of manufacturing toner is provided. The method includes preparing a toner constituents liquid by dissolving or dispersing toner constituents in an organic solvent. The toner constituents includes a binder resin and a charge controlling agent. The charge controlling agent includes a polycondensation product of a phenol with an aldehyde. The method further includes forming a liquid column resonance standing wave in the toner constituents liquid in a chamber having at least one nozzle by vibrating the toner constituents liquid. The method further includes forming the toner constituents liquid into liquid droplets by discharging the toner constituents liquid from the nozzle. The nozzle is disposed within an area including antinodes of the liquid column resonance standing wave. The method further includes removing the organic solvent from the liquid droplets to solidify the liquid droplets. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264050 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - Disclosed is a production process of a toner for electrostatic image development, by which excellent toner particle size-controlling ability is achieved, and moreover the sharpening of a particle size distribution is achieved. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264051 | PEDESTAL COVERS - Examples of novel semiconductor processing pedestals, and apparatuses including such pedestals, are described. These pedestals are specifically configured to provide uniform heat transfer to semiconductor substrates and to reduce maintenance complexity and/or frequency. Specifically, a pedestal may include a removable cover positioned over a metal platen of the pedestal. The removable cover is configured to maintain a consistent and uniform temperature profile of its substrate-facing surface even though the platen's upper-surface, which supports the cover and is in thermal communication with the cover, may have a much less uniform temperature profile. The cover may be made from certain ceramic materials and shaped as a thin plate. These materials are resistant to the processing environments and maintain their thermal characteristics over many processing cycles. The cover can be easily removed from the platen and replaced with a new one without a need for major disassembly of the entire apparatus. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264052 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) containing a resin component (A1) including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below and a structural unit derived from an acrylate ester which may have the hydrogen atom bonded to the carbon atom on the α-position substituted with a substituent and contains an acid decomposable group which exhibits increased polarity by the action of acid (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms). | 2012-10-18 |
20120264053 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - Topcoat layer compositions are provided that are applied above a photoresist composition. The compositions find particular applicability to immersion lithography processing. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264054 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, ACTINIC-RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND RESIST FILM - Provided is a pattern forming method that is excellent in resolving power such as pre-bridging dimension, a roughness performance such as line edge roughness, and development time dependency, and an actinic-ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition and a resist film used for the pattern forming method. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264055 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising a salt represented by the formula (I): | 2012-10-18 |
20120264056 | METHOD OF MAKING RADIATION-SENSITIVE SOL-GEL MATERIALS - Radiation-sensitive sol-gel compositions are provided, along with methods of forming microelectronic structures and the structures thus formed. The compositions comprise a sol-gel compound and a base generator dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system. The sol-gel compound comprises recurring monomeric units comprising silicon with crosslinkable moieties bonded to the silicon. Upon exposure to radiation, the base generator generates a strong base, which crosslinks the sol-gel compound in the compositions to yield a crosslinked layer that is insoluble in developers or solvents. The unexposed portions of the layer can be removed to yield a patterned sol-gel layer. The invention can be used to form patterns from sol-gel materials comprising features having feature sizes of less than about 1 μm. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264057 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND PHOTORESIST WITH A PHOTODEGRADABLE BASE - A resist material and methods using the resist material are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a resist layer over a substrate, wherein the resist layer includes a polymer, a photoacid generator, an electron acceptor, and a photodegradable base; performing an exposure process that exposes portions of the resist layer with radiation, wherein the photodegradable base is depleted in the exposed portions of the resist layer during the exposure process; and performing an developing process on the resist layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264058 | RESIST COMPOSITION FOR NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition for negative development including a base component (A) which exhibits decreased solubility in an organic solvent under the action of acid and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure; and the resist composition used in a method of forming a resist pattern which includes: forming a resist film on a substrate using the resist composition; conducting exposure of the resist film; and patterning the resist film by negative development using a developing solution containing the organic solvent to form a resist pattern, wherein the acid generator component (B) contains an acid generator (B1) that generates an acid having a log P value of 2.7 or less and also a pKa value of at least −3.5. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264059 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition includes (A) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator having a structure to be cleaved by the action of an alkaline developer, and (C) a compound represented by the formula (I), | 2012-10-18 |
20120264060 | SALT, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A salt represented by formula (I): | 2012-10-18 |
20120264061 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, NOVEL COMPOUND, AND ACID GENERATOR - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) including a compound represented by (b1-1), a compound represented by (b1-1′) and/or a compound represented by (b1-1″) (R | 2012-10-18 |
20120264062 | ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THROUGHPUT - An electron beam lithography method and apparatus for improving throughput is disclosed. An exemplary lithography method includes receiving a pattern layout having a pattern layout dimension; shrinking the pattern layout dimension; and overexposing a material layer to the shrunk pattern layout dimension, thereby forming the pattern layout having the pattern layout dimension on the material layer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264063 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FEED-FORWARD ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL - A method including providing a present wafer to be processed by a photolithography tool, selecting a processed wafer having a past chip design from a plurality of processed wafers, the processed wafer being previously processed by the photolithography tool, selecting a plurality of critical dimension (CD) data points extracted from a plurality of fields on the processed wafer, modeling the plurality of CD data points with a function relating CD to position on the processed wafer, creating a field layout on the present wafer for a new chip design, creating an initial exposure dose map for the new chip design using the function and the field layout, and controlling the exposure of the photolithography tool according to the initial exposure dose map to form the new chip design on the present wafer. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264064 | Method for fabricating an amplification gap of an avalanche particle detector - The invention relates to an improved method for fabricating the amplification gap of an avalanche particle detector in which two parallel electrodes are spaced apart by dielectric spacer elements. A foil including a bulk layer made of dielectric material sandwiched by two mutually parallel metallic electrodes is provided, and holes are formed in one of the metallic layers by means of photolithography. The amplification gap is then formed in the bulk layer by means of carefully controlled etching of the bulk material through the holes formed in one of the metallic layers. The invention not only provides a simplified fabrication process, but also results in a detector with enhanced spatial and energy resolution. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264065 | Method of Optical Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Polymeric Structures With Out of Plane Profile Control - A method of optical fabrication comprises coating a substrate with a photocuring material, controlling the application of light to the photocuring material so as to control the intensity and pattern of the light both in-plane and out of plane, and developing the photocuring material. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264066 | Optical Imaging Writer System - System and method for applying mask data patterns to substrate in a lithography manufacturing process are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a parallel imaging writer system which has a plurality of spatial light modulator (SLM) imaging units arranged in one or more parallel arrays; receiving a mask data pattern to be written to a substrate, processing the mask data pattern to form a plurality of partitioned mask data patterns corresponding to different areas of the substrate, assigning one or more SLM imaging units to handle each of the partitioned mask data pattern, controlling the plurality of SLM imaging units to write the plurality of partitioned mask data patterns to the substrate in parallel, controlling movement of the plurality of SLM imaging units to cover the different areas of the substrate, and controlling movement of the substrate to be in synchronization with continuous writing of the plurality of partitioned mask data patterns. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264067 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR EXPOSURE MASK, GENERATING METHOD FOR MASK SUBSTRATE INFORMATION, MASK SUBSTRATE, EXPOSURE MASK, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SERVER - There is disclosed a manufacturing method for exposure mask, which comprises acquiring a first information showing surface shape of surface of each of a plurality of mask substrates, and a second information showing the flatness of the surface of each of mask substrates before and after chucked on a mask stage of an exposure apparatus, forming a corresponding relation of each mask substrate, the first information and the second information, selecting the second information showing a desired flatness among the second information of the corresponding relation, and preparing another mask substrate having the same surface shape as the surface shape indicated by the first information in the corresponding relation with the selected second information, and forming a desired pattern on the above-mentioned another mask substrate. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264068 | Use of ventilation air methane exhausted during mining of non-combustible ore in a surface appliance - Utilization of mine methane produced by mining a non-combustible ore, such as trona, as an energy source for heat, steam, and/or power generation. Such utilization is beneficial for a surface appliance which is close to surface outlet(s) of mine methane recovery system(s). A method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated during mining of a non-combustible ore uses the combustion of co-produced mine methane. The mine methane is recovered in a mine ventilation air exhaust with very low methane content and may be additionally recovered in a drainage gas, such as gob gas, with much higher methane content. The surface appliance may be selected from the group consisting of calciner, dryer, boiler, kiln, furnace, engine, turbine, power generation unit, co-generation unit, and any combinations thereof. Benefits may include reduction in energy purchases, reduction in greenhouse emissions, and/or gain through sale of carbon credits to the carbon market by registering carbon reductions. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264069 | Flexible Wick - A candle wick includes a first layer of paper or dried pulp and a second layer of material selected from the group consisting of paper, silk, thread, textiles, corn fiberfill, cotton batting, bamboo fiber, soybean protein fiber, wood, alpaca hair, dried pulp, rosin, resin, and fibrous material. The first layer is attached to the second layer to form a candle wick that is pliable and shapeable from a generally flat shape to a generally curved shaped. When ignited, the material comprising the candle wick is capable of providing sufficient fuel to a flame to provide a substantially consistent burn from an upper portion to a lower portion. A wick clip includes a slot similarly sized and shaped to receive an undersurface of the pliable, shaped configuration of the candle wick. The candle wick and wick clip form a clip assembly. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264070 | BURNER SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF A HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention is a burner system that allows ‘quasi continuous burning’ of fluids at very high temperatures by using controlled continuous pulsing explosions or detonations instead of continuous flow and thus creating pulsing pressure waves that can be easily utilised for increasing heat exchanger efficiency. After initiation the explosions or detonations are maintained by use of infrared radiation. The pulsed explosions or detonations send their shock waves directly onto the heat exchanger walls thus introducing a bigger part of energy into the heat exchanger wall then would be possible with any other method of heat exchange. In addition the kinetic energy of the negative acceleration of the mass in the explosion or detonation wave is added as additional heat introduced into the heat exchanger walls. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264071 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRE-TREATMENT OF BIOMASS - A process for pretreatment of biomass and an installation for practicing the process, the process including, as well, the subsequent biological treatment and obtaining of biofuel from the biomass. The process is based on the use of at least one scraped surface exchanger and comprises the following steps: heating the biomass to a temperature equal to or lower than 110° C. in an exchanger; further heating the heated biomass so obtained to a temperature between 150 and 175° C. in a scraped surface exchanger; thermal hydrolyzing the biomass at a temperature between 150 and 175° C.; and cooling the thermal hydrolyzed biomass for the subsequent biological treatment thereof. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264072 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING REACTIVE THERMAL TREATMENT OF THIN FILM PV MATERIAL - An apparatus for performing reactive thermal treatment of thin film photovoltaic devices includes a furnace having a tubular body surrounded by heaters and cooling devices. The apparatus includes cooled doors at ends of the furnace separated from a central portion of the furnace by baffles. The cooled doors facilitate increased convection within the furnace and improve temperature uniformity. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264073 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR PREHEATING A CONTINUOUSLY MOVING STEEL STRIP - Equipment and a method for preheating a continuously moving steel strip, in particular before feeding the same into a continuous annealing or hot-dip galvanizing furnace, involves the continuous movement of the steel strip in a preheating chamber including a preheating circuit having at least one preheating tube, the inner surface of which is in contact with externally-recovered burnt gases (e.g. from the furnace). A portion of the outer surface of the preheating tube is disposed directly opposite a surface of the strip in order to provide a first preheating mode by irradiating heat onto the strip and the walls of the chamber, and a second preheating mode, mainly by convection, of a gas constituting a controlled atmosphere in the preheating chamber. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264074 | ROTARY HEARTH FURNACE - In the case of a rotary hearth furnace of annular construction for the heat treatment of workpieces, which has a furnace chamber, an annular rotary hearth, a rotary drive which drives the rotary hearth and a plurality of racks for receiving or supporting workpieces, which are arranged on the annular rotary hearth and are provided with receiving elements, which divide a respective rack into at least two horizontal planes for receiving workpieces, the intention is to provide a solution which makes extremely uniform heating of the workpieces to be heattreated in the furnace chamber possible in a structurally simple and cost-effective manner. This is achieved in that provision is made, at least between two horizontal planes of a respective rack, of at least one additional heating apparatus which heats the workpieces held in the corresponding horizontal planes. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264075 | Assembled Reactor for Fabrications of Thin Film Solar Cell Absorbers through Roll-to-Roll Processes - A roll-to-roll or reel-to-reel reactor, which is assembled with a heating section, a cooling section, plus a series of modular buffer sections between them, is provided. The length of this apparatus is controlled by adding or reducing numbers of the modular buffer sections on the basis of required reaction time and the delivery speed of a continuous flexible workpiece. The whole reactor contains a heating oven, included inside a main vacuum chamber, which is assembled with a series of modular thermal control components. One or more vacuum chambers can be put outside the main vacuum chamber for the purposes of heat insulation and gas leaking protection. A thermal control component has a segment cross-section shape with some heating elements, thermocouples and cooling elements installed inside. The reactor can also be designed for annealing and/or reaction of a precursor at a surface facing down position. A modular thermal control component is fabricated with a top and a bottom piece to form a rectangle cross-section shape. Some heating modules are arranged on the top and underneath of this thermal control component. The present reactor can be used for annealing and reaction of various precursor films on a flexible substrate under vacuum and in an inert or reactive gas ambient at a temperature ranging from a room temperature to a thousand of Celsius degrees. This reactor is particularly useful in manufacturing Group IB-IIIA-VIA and Group IIB-VIA thin film solar cells such as CIGS and CdTe solar cells on flexible substrates through a continuous roll-to-roll process. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264076 | HEATER MOUNTING SYSTEM - A system for mounting a heater to structural members having a predetermined spacing includes a first mounting bracket having first and second mounting locations. The first and second mounting locations are spaced apart by a first integer multiple of the predetermined spacing. The system also includes a second mounting bracket having third and fourth mounting locations. The third and fourth mounting locations re spaced apart by the first integer multiple of the predetermined spacing. The system further includes a plurality of attachment points on the heater for attaching the first and second mounting brackets to the heater. The plurality of attachment points is arranged to locate the first, second, third, and fourth mounting locations in a mounting plane, with both the first and the third mounting locations and the second and the fourth mounting locations being spaced apart by a second integer multiple of the predetermined spacing. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264077 | Dental Tools for Photo-Curing of Dental Filings - A dental tool for use in photo-cured filling processes. The dental tool includes a tool tip formed from a material that allows the transmission of ultraviolet and visible light wavelengths through the tool tip without significant distortion or reflection. The material is also relatively high strength so not to shatter or break during use. The fill material will also not easily adhere to the tool. The material of a preferred embodiment is sapphire. The tool is able to continue to compact and shape the fill material while the composite polymer fill material is undergoing photo-curing. The light beam used for photo-curing is able to safely pass through the tool without the risk of damage to the surrounding tissue from reflection or distortion of the light beam. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264078 | KIT CONTAINING PHOTOSENSITIZING DYES - Generally regarded as safe (GRAS) dyes can be used as photosensitizing dyes in oral compositions to provide anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory efficacy. Embodiments include oral care compositions including photosensitizing dyes, methods of making the compositions, methods of using the compositions, and kits containing the compositions and light emitting devices. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264079 | DENTAL EVACUATION TOOL - Devices for connection to a dental evacuation system and methods of manufacturing the same. In one example, a dental evacuation device for connection to a dental evacuation system includes an elongated body having a central passageway extending through the body, a protective tip disposed over and extending from an end of the body member, and a screening device positioned within the central passageway. The protective tip can define an aperture configured to provide access to the central passageway and can include a blunt ridge circumscribing the defined aperture. In one example, the screening device is offset from the protective tip to form a receiving space within the central passageway therebetween. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264080 | DENTAL HIGH VOLUME SUCTION TUBE WITH PROTECTIVE CAP - This invention is a hollow, crown shaped cap along with the dental High Volume Evacuation (HVE) tube into which the cap is specially designed to fit. The crown shaped cap is detachable and attachable. The invention may also be produced as one piece, with the cap permanently attached. The crown shaped cap extends outward from the suction end, and is larger in diameter than the HVE tube. This crown shaped cap for the HVE dental suction tube consists of four tubular, question mark-shaped parts which intersect to form four openings for suction. The cap is hollow and has a short tubular end. The cap is attached to the suction end of the HVE tube by snapping the tubular end of the cap into the suction end of the HVE tube. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264081 | HEALING ABUTMENT SYSTEM FOR BONE CONTOURING - The present invention uses an anatomically shaped bone graft contouring abutment in place of a conventional healing abutment to control the bone graft for optimal height. The extraction site aesthetics, in the form of enhanced gingival growth, are facilitated by the optimal bone graft placement. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264082 | DEVICE AND METHOD INTENDED FOR HOLDING A PROSTHESIS IN DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY - The invention relates to a device intended for connecting a prosthesis to a dental implant or directly to the jawbone of a patient, of the type including a pier ( | 2012-10-18 |
20120264083 | FIXTURE AND A FIXTURE SET AND A METHOD - The present invention relates to a fixture, such as a dental fixture, for insertion into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue, comprising a threaded leading portion and a threaded trailing portion located coronally of the leading portion. By a widened threading at the trailing portion, the bone tissue is subjected to a static strain beyond the yield strain of the bone tissue. The invention also relates to a fixture set and to a method of insertion of a fixture into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264084 | FIXTURE - The present invention relates to a fixture for insertion into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue, comprising a threaded leading portion and a threaded trailing portion located coronally of the leading portion. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264085 | FIXTURE, A THREAD MAKER AND A FIXTURE SET - The invention relates to a fixture, such as a dental fixture, for insertion into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue. The fixture has two condensation portions which may be designed to provide the same or different tensile strain levels to the cortical and cancellous bone tissue, respectively. The invention also relates to a thread maker for making a female thread in bone tissue prior to insertion of a fixture. The invention further relates to a fixture set, comprising a thread maker and a fixture. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264086 | FIXTURE AND A FIXTURE SET - A fixture for insertion into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue is provided. The fixture has a threaded leading portion provided with at least one cutting edge for creating a female thread in the bone tissue, and a threaded trailing portion following the leading portion in the created female thread. Compared to the geometry of a thread peak of said cutting edge of the leading portion, a thread peak of the trailing portion is displaced or overdimensioned in at least one of the coronal and apical directions of the fixture so that a strain is provided to the bone when said displaced or overdimensioned thread peak engages with the created female thread. A fixture set for creating a strain is also provided, the set comprising a fixture and a separate thread maker. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264087 | Designers' runway fashion party - Designer's Runway Fashion Party kit is a fun party kit that relates to young girls. It is a kit for designing a skirt. The girls are provided with a party kit. The kit is designed so that each girl has full credit for her creation. She also gets to model her creation and talk about her creation on a make believe runway. | 2012-10-18 |
20120264088 | MAKEUP PRACTICE BOOK - A makeup practice book includes a three-dimensional model mounted on a bound page of the book, the model including a surface to which a makeup substance may be applied. At least one compartment for holding a makeup substance that may be applied to the surface is provided on a bound page of the book. Each page of one or more bound pages adjacent to the page on which the model is mounted includes a cutout section that is aligned to the model, such that the surface is accessible via the cutout section when the book is open to a page of the adjacent bound pages. | 2012-10-18 |